Contribution of ESR/U-series dating to the chronology of late Middle Palaeolithic sites in the middle Rhône valley,southeastern France

The establishment of a chronology for late Middle Palaeolithic sites on the right bank of the Rhône valley in southeastern France is important for the knowledge of Neandertal dynamics and their demise in this area. The suite of dating methods that are directly applicable to fossils is limited for this period, especially around 50 ka where radiocarbon dating is beyond its technical limits. Currently applied to Middle and Lower Pleistocene periods, the use of combined ESR/U-series dating on Upper Pleistocene samples led to new issues, such as the acquisition of an age for samples yielding low equivalent doses and low uranium content in dental tissues. The gamma dose rate measurement thus plays a key role in age calculation. Beyond the discussion on methodological issues, the present study contributes to the establishment of a chronological framework that covers the Neandertal occupations between MIS 5 and MIS 3 for this area.     

西藏多龙矿集区尕尔勤斑岩铜矿床年代学及地球化学——兼论硅帽的识别与可能的浅成低温热液矿床

尕尔勤斑岩铜矿床是多龙超大型铜金矿集区内具有较大找矿潜力的矿床之一。本文以尕尔勤斑岩铜矿区内成矿花岗闪长斑岩及新发现的硅帽为研究对象,进行了矿床年代学、地球化学及找矿方向研究工作。尕尔勤矿床花岗闪长斑岩SiO_2含量在60.01%~62.81%之间,K_2O含量在1.86%~2.16%之间,Al_2O_3含量在15.12%~16.51%之间,属于钙碱性岩石系列。斑岩体锆石U-Pb年龄为124.4±0.4Ma(MSWD=0.42,n=25),属于早白垩世侵位;锆石εHf(t)值主要集中于1.15~9.71之间,tDMc模式年龄主要集中于559~1105Ma之间,表明岩浆岩区起源于具有幔源特征的深成熔体,而个别负εHf(t)值(-18.65,-19.75)的出现表明其受到了古老成熟地壳的轻微混染。斑岩体稀土元素显示为重稀土亏损的右倾分布型式,在原始地幔标准化图解中微量元素显示为Rb、Th、U、Sr等大离子亲石元素相对富集,而Nb、Ta、Ti、P、Zr等高场强元素相对亏损特征,体现出岛弧岩浆特有的地球化学特征,综合研究表明矿床形成与班公湖-怒江洋北向俯冲密切相关。硅帽中角砾状样品与层纹状(致密块状)样品地球化学特征具有明显区别,发育较少的层纹状硅帽样品可能为热水沉积与生物化学沉积共同作用形成的硅质岩,而大量存在的角砾状硅帽体现出明显热液充填交代成因特点,经地球化学剖面测量显示硅帽展布区域Cu、Au、Ag、Pb、Zn、As、Sb等成矿指示元素异常明显,结合高光谱矿物识别表明该区域存在浅成低温热液型矿床的巨大可能性,具有重要的勘查指示意义。     

江苏太湖第四纪沉积环境

依据江苏太湖２２３’钻孔岩心的古地磁极性和沉积相分析,结合对比本区其他钻孔岩心资料,简要根据了江苏太湖第四纪沉积环境,早更新世时期,太湖区域曾是山间洪积扇与炭酸盐湖的沉积环境,中更新世时期,太湖平原为河湖交替的沉积环境。晚更新世时期,太湖平源三次遭受海水入侵,以致河湖喾环境曾三度变为潮坪沉积环境。全新世以来,太湖区域显现今日景观。     

青藏高原及邻区晚更新世-全新世冰川活动的年代学及影响因素

山岳冰川发育是否同步于北半球冰期,西风与季风对山岳冰川发育的控制作用是青藏高原及周边山地的冰川年代学研究的关键.近年来就地宇宙成因核素和光释光测年技术的快速发展为山岳冰川发育规律研究提供了大量的数据支持.本文综合分析了近年来在青藏高原和周边山地获得的冰川年代学数据,发现该地区山岳冰川发育与北半球冰期不同步,冰川发育贯穿于整个MIS 3阶段.在MIS 2阶段冰川活动峰期明显滞后于北半球末次冰期冰盛期.但是,山岳冰川对Heinrich Event 1和Younger Dryas两次快速气候波动事件有显著响应.这可能说明了西风作为纽带可以将北大西洋气候变化与青藏高原联系起来,同时,来自南方的季风对高原冰川的发育也有着重要的控制作用.造山带地区的冰川进退与高原抬升、地貌及气候之间是一个复杂的耦合系统.     

准噶尔板块东南缘沙尔德兰地区A型花岗岩构造环境研究

研究区属于准噶尔板块东南缘,即传统意义上的北天山东段,分布有两类A型花岗岩,一种是钾长花岗岩,另一种是正长花岗斑岩。其中阔台克力克能厄肯钾长花岗岩产于大南湖岛弧带,白坡南钾长花岗岩和正长花岗斑岩均产于觉罗塔格岛弧带。白坡南与阔台克力克能厄肯钾长花岗岩同为弱过铝质,岩石化学属高钾钙碱性系列,稀土元素配分曲线为轻稀土富集型,具有明显的负Eu异常; 富集大离子亲石元素,显著亏损Sr、Nb、P₂O₅、TiO₂,具有火山弧花岗岩的地球化学特征。正长花岗斑岩从准铝质过渡到弱过铝质,岩石化学从高钾钙碱性系列过渡到钾玄岩系列,轻重稀土元素分馏不明显,具有显著的负Eu异常; 富集高场强元素,亏损Ba、Sr、P₂O₅及TiO₂,具有板内花岗岩的地球化学特征。这些钾长花岗岩和正长花岗斑岩均属于A₂型花岗岩。根据前人在北疆地区获取的研究成果,可将该区域岛弧环境结束与后碰撞岩石圈伸展环境开始的分界时限厘定为320Ma。根据我们的研究,白坡南钾长花岗岩体的锆石U-Pb谐和年龄为338.3±4.3Ma,正长花岗斑岩的锆石U-Pb谐和年龄为278±2Ma。年代学与岩石地球化学研究表明,白坡南钾长花岗岩形成于B型俯冲阶段的岛弧环境,而正长花岗斑岩形成于后碰撞岩石圈伸展环境。由此证明,A型花岗岩不仅产于非造山和后碰撞伸展环境,还可以产于岛弧环境。     

Petrography,chronology and Hf isotope constraints on origin of the ore-bearing granodiorite in Zhibula copper deposit,TibetEI北大核心CSCD

The Zhibula skarn-type copper polymetallic deposit is a large copper deposit. It is located 2-3 km south of the Qulong porphyry copper deposit, in the middle section of the Gandise metallogenic belt in Tibet. The ores are commonly bedded, stratoid and vein-like hosted in the interformational detachment zone between tuff and marble and in the fracture zone. The granodiorite was discovered lately in the drill holes. The contact zone between granodiorite and tuff or marble is skarnized. The skarn-type ore deposit is closely related to the granodiorite as was demonstrated by the gradual change from the tuff, hornfels, and skarn, to the skarnized granodiorite. LA-ICP-MS zircon U-Pb dating yields a weight average 206Pb/238U age of 16.0±0.4 Ma, which is close to the Re-Os isochron age (16.9±0.6 Ma) of molybdenites from the ores. The granodiorite has εHf(t) values in range of 3.2-12 and single-stage model ages between 209-563 Ma, which are similar to those of the Miocene intrusives in the Qulong areas. The zircon Hf isotopic compositions of the granodiorite indicate that the magma is likely resulted from partial melting of the juvenile lower crust. The granodiorites are determined as the ore-forming intrusive of the Zhibula skarn-type deposit, and they are derived from the same magma system with those associate with Qulong deposits. Both of them are are of hydrothermal origin. ©, 2015, Science Press. All right reserved.     

Age modelling for Pleistocene lake sediments: A comparison of methods from the Andean Fúquene Basin (Colombia) case study

Challenges and pitfalls for developing age models for long lacustrine sedimentary records are discussed and a comparison is made between radiocarbon dating, visual curve matching, and frequency analysis in the depth domain in combination with cyclostratigraphy. A core section of the high resolution 284-ka long temperature record developed from Lake Fúquene in the Northern Andes is used to explore four different age models (a–d). (a) A model based on 46 AMS ¹⁴C dates of bulk sediment is hampered by low concentrations of organic carbon. (b) A model based on the comparison of the radiocarbon dated pollen record to the well-established record from Cariaco Basin using curve matching and visual tie points. For the upper 26 m of the core this approach yields an age interval of 28–59.5 ka. (c) Another age model is based on curve matching and the Intcal09 radiocarbon calibration curve, yielding an age range of 22.5–80.4 ka for the same core interval. (d) Finally, a model is developed based on spectral analysis in the depth domain of the temperature-related altitudinal migrations of the upper forest line. This method identifies periodicities without a pre-conceived idea of age. The main frequency of 9.07 m appears to reflect the 41-kyr orbital signal of obliquity, which is tuned to the filtered 41-kyr temperature signal from the well-constrained LR04 marine benthic ∂¹⁸O stack record (Lisiecki and Raymo, 2005). Using this last age-modelling approach, the upper 26 m of core Fq-9C yields a temporal interval of 27–133 ka. Problems arising from radiocarbon dating carbon poor sediments from a large lake are addressed and the visual curve matching approach is compared to the analysis of cyclic changes in sediment records in developing an age model. We conclude that the frequency analysis and cyclostratigraphy model is the most reliable one of the four approaches. These results show that cyclostratigraphy may provide a useful method for developing an age model for long terrestrial records including multiple orbital cycles.     

210pb as a chronometer and tracer,Burrinjuck Reservoir,Australia

Cores taken at Burrinjuck Reservoir in southeastern New South Wales have been dated using the first appearance of ¹³⁷Cs, charcoal/bushfire correlations, and annual grass pollen peaks. None of the main ²¹⁰Pb dating models reproduced the ‘known’ chronology. Correlation analysis shows no significant relationship between original ²¹⁰Pb (unsupp.) concentration and grain-size, sedimentation rate or loss on ignition. Differences in sediment source may explain the variations in ²¹⁰Pb. A simple provenance model has been used to interpret the ratio of original ²¹⁰Pb (unsupp.)/²²⁶Ra as a tracer of topsoils and subsoils. High ratios in the reservoir sediments probably indicate eroded topsoils and low ratios eroded subsoils.     

洞穴碳酸钙沉积的古气候记录研究

洞穴碳酸钙是陆地环境中一种极好的古气候信息库。本文比较论述了中外科学家在该领域的研究历史与最新进展，指出该项研究需要通过高精度地质年代学、同位素地球化学和洞穴沉积学密切配合；并结合作者自己的工作，提出洞穴碳酸钙的稳定同位素和年轮记录是我国东部季风区古季风强弱、干湿变化、干旱事件及强降水事件的极好的高分辨档案     

Devensian glacial events in Buchan (NE Scotland): A progress report on new OSL dates and their implications

Optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dating of a series of glaciofluvial/glaciodeltaic sediments in central Buchan and Aberdeen has recently been undertaken. The aims of this project are to test the chronological model proposed by the most recent regional review and the suggestion that parts of Buchan may have remained ice-free during the last glacial maximum (late marine isotope stage (MIS) 3 and MIS 2 29–15 ka). The preliminary results indicate that during the Devensian (ca. 116–12 ka), extensive areas of Buchan may have been glaciated earlier than previously believed (possibly during MIS 4, 72–60 ka), but parts of the region show no depositional evidence of later glaciation. Some waterlain sediments from the Ugie Valley have yielded OSL ages indicating deposition during MIS 5d to MIS 5a (116–72 ka). We discuss whether the absence of overlying glaciogenic sediments at these locations raises questions about the reliability of the OSL ages or about existing models of the Devensian glaciation of Buchan.