In recent twenty years, much numerical simulation work has been done on the evolution of Qinghai-Xizang (Tibetan) plateau. In this paper some principal numerical models and results are reviewed and analyzed. The earli...In recent twenty years, much numerical simulation work has been done on the evolution of Qinghai-Xizang (Tibetan) plateau. In this paper some principal numerical models and results are reviewed and analyzed. The earlier plane stress or plane strain model has much discrepancy with the actual deformation of Qinghai-Xizang plateau, such as the thickening of Tibetan crust and the lateral extrusion of Tibet along strike-slip faults. The thin viscous sheet model and the thin-plate model may simulate the change of the crustal thickness and the deformation pro-duced by gravitational force. It is suitable for studying the large-scale and long-time deformation. The influence of faults on the deformation of Tibetan plateau should be further studied.展开更多
Geological setting Jiama copper\|polymetallic deposit is located at Maizhokunggar county, more than 20km away from the county town. Tectonically, it lies in the eastern sector of the Gangdise volcanic arc, occurring i...Geological setting Jiama copper\|polymetallic deposit is located at Maizhokunggar county, more than 20km away from the county town. Tectonically, it lies in the eastern sector of the Gangdise volcanic arc, occurring in the Jiama\|Rutog interarc basin. The interarc basin lies between the Poindo\|Songduo Mesozoic island chain zone in the northern side and the Jurassic\|Cretaceous south Gangdise island arc zone in the southern side. Jurassic marine carbonate and Cretaceous paralic clastic rock are exposed in the basin. Late Yanshan\|Himalaya tectonic deformation and magmatic veins are well developed. These provide good conditions for forming the copper\|polymetallic ore deposit. Jiama copper\|polymetallic deposit is the only large one explored in the Gangdise volcannic arc.展开更多
Mesozoic Qiangtang foreland Basin is located between Jinshajiang suture belt and Bangong—Nujiang suture belt and an important petroliferous basin in the north of Qinghai—Xizang plateau. This foreland basin is E—W e...Mesozoic Qiangtang foreland Basin is located between Jinshajiang suture belt and Bangong—Nujiang suture belt and an important petroliferous basin in the north of Qinghai—Xizang plateau. This foreland basin is E—W elongated basin with 800km in length and 200km to 300km in width. Both margins of the basin are large suture belt and linked to thrusting of large suture belt, so Mesozoic Qiangtang foreland basin belongs to composite foreland basins according to Jordan’s classification of the foreland basin(1988). The foreland basin is filled with 5000～8000m thick late Triassic to Cretaceous marine sediments. The spacial changes of the stratigraphy indicates that the basin texture looks like a symmetric body, and it can be subdivided into three tectonic geomorphic units from north to south ,such as northern basin, center uplift, and southern basin. The depth in the north varies from 5000 to 8000m,the depth in center uplift varies from zero to 1000m, the depth in the south varies from 5000 to 7000m, Which show that the occurrence of the Mesozoic filling stratigraphy are thicker in the north and the south of the basin, but thinner in the center uplift of the basin. There are two center of subsidence of the basin, both of them are located in south and north foredeep belt, lying in the front of suture belt. The basin is one of common foreland basins between suture belt and belongs to typical symmetric foreland basin.This kind of basin geometry allows large thickness of synsedimentary molasse sediments to be preserved and related to basement uplifts and thrusts in the cratonic edge of the mountain belt.From late Triassic to Cretaceous the foreland basin is filled by four tectonic sequences, including late Triassic tectonic sequence(TS\-1),early Jurassic tectonic sequence(TS\-2), middle Jurassic to early Cretaceous tectonic sequence(TS\-3) and middle to late Cretaceous tectonic sequence (TS\-4).A tectonic Sequence is a body of genetically related strata isolated by unconformity ,deposited in a basining stage responding to a thrusting episode. Late Triassic tectonic sequence(TS\-1) is bounded by Ta and Tb and composed of the Xiaochaka formation which is more than 2500m in depth, it is a coarsing\|upward tectonic sequence,the lower is fan delta sediments with debris conglomerate,the middle is carbonate ramp sediments,the upper is delta sediments; early Jurassic tectonic sequence(TS\-2) is bounded by Tb and Tc and composed of the Nadigangri formation which is more than 1000m in depth, it is a thinning\|upward tectonic sequence,the lower is fan delta sediments with debris conglomerate,the upper is subaquatic detrital sediments; middle Jurassic to early Cretaceous tectonic sequence(TS\-3) is bounded by Tc and Td and composed of the Quemocuo formation,Buqu formation, Xiali formation, Suowa formation and Xueshan formation, which is more than 3000m in depth; middle to late Cretaceous tectonic sequence (TS\-4) is bounded by Td and Tf and composed of the Abushan formation, it is a thinning—upward alluvial fan sediments with more than 1000m in depth.展开更多
Kekexili basin, located in Northern Qinghai—Xizang plateau, has an area of over 4000km\+2 and is the largest Paleogene land facies basin in the plateau. With NWW\|SEE trend, Kekexili basin extends along the north sid...Kekexili basin, located in Northern Qinghai—Xizang plateau, has an area of over 4000km\+2 and is the largest Paleogene land facies basin in the plateau. With NWW\|SEE trend, Kekexili basin extends along the north side of the Jinshajiang suture. Its sediments, Fenghuoshan group, formed in E 1—E 3, show a shape of wedge with big thickness in south and small thickness in north. There are four sedimentary facies; fan\|delta and alluvial facies that occur in south, lake and lake\|delta facies, which do in north, in this basin. The north\|dipping Jinshajiang normal faults on the south margin of the basin have controlled the developments of the basin. The S—N compression at the end of E3 strongly folded the basin strata and transformed Jinshajiang normal faults into thrusts. In N1, widespread denudation occurred in the whole plateau. During N 2—Q, Kekexili area uplifted along with the whole plateau, besides, the thrusts in the basin showed coherent activity. We propose a geodynamical model for explaining the basin development. In early E,India plate, due to its colliding Eurasia plate, stopped its ocean crust subduction northward, then the subducted ocean lithosphere breaking away made the south margin area, most possibly to the south of Jinshajiang suture, of Eurasia plate isostatically uplift, so the north\|dipping Jinshajiang suture acted as normal faults and controled the north basin development. In late E, the isostatic uplift finished, the basin also gradually terminated its development .At the end of E, Jinshajiang normal faults became thrusts and the basin strata were folded under the northward compression of India plate. In the N1, India plate started incontinental subduction, the lower crust and lower mantle lithosphere of Qinghai—Xizang area underwent more intensive compression and deformation than its upper crust, and the induced transversal expansion in the lower lithosphere uplifted the upper crust and decreased its horizontal stress, which conduced the upper crust undergo denudation. During N 2—Q, convective removal of the lower mantle lithosphere of Qinghai\|Xizang area led to rapid uplift of this area.展开更多
The Panxi Rift Zone is a famous metallogenic province in Southwest China. Continental rifting developed in Hercynian period (P 2, 260～250Ma) accompany with a series of basic\|ultrabasic rocks. Various in lithologies,...The Panxi Rift Zone is a famous metallogenic province in Southwest China. Continental rifting developed in Hercynian period (P 2, 260～250Ma) accompany with a series of basic\|ultrabasic rocks. Various in lithologies, such as layered intrusions (V\|Ti\|Fe formation), small\|sized mafic\|ultramafic bodies (stocks) and large\|scale basalt (Emeishan Basalt) are constituted of a complete melanocratic rock system.Most of Cu\|Ni\|PGE sulfide deposits are related to small\|sized ultramafic rock bodies. It is a perfect possibility for them to be an affinity of basic eruptive lava and for the neck facies. But in ① Panzhihua\|Center Yunnan Province, the Gaojiacun, also Jinbaoshan, as large stratiform basic\|ultrabasic complex used to be thought that is older one intruded to basement rocks in Precambrian. However, new evidences suggest it is similar with the small\|sized ultramafic rock bodies containing Cu\|Ni\|PGE, and also the both are affinity of the Emeishan Basalt; ② Miyi district, Cu\|Pt mineralization was discovered in the Xinjie bedded basic complex, and in where ophitic olivine\|pyroxenite\|peridotite facies are exactly Pt\|bearing layers; ③ Longzhoushan district, we have recently researched basic\|ultrabasic clusters which intruded into fracture zones, and Cu\|Ni\|Pt, Pd mineralization developed at the salbands.Generally, the basalt is poor in PGE and rich in Cu. It is suggested as the result of PGE dispersion\|concentration processing in the melanocratic rock system when rifting happened.展开更多
文摘In recent twenty years, much numerical simulation work has been done on the evolution of Qinghai-Xizang (Tibetan) plateau. In this paper some principal numerical models and results are reviewed and analyzed. The earlier plane stress or plane strain model has much discrepancy with the actual deformation of Qinghai-Xizang plateau, such as the thickening of Tibetan crust and the lateral extrusion of Tibet along strike-slip faults. The thin viscous sheet model and the thin-plate model may simulate the change of the crustal thickness and the deformation pro-duced by gravitational force. It is suitable for studying the large-scale and long-time deformation. The influence of faults on the deformation of Tibetan plateau should be further studied.
文摘Geological setting Jiama copper\|polymetallic deposit is located at Maizhokunggar county, more than 20km away from the county town. Tectonically, it lies in the eastern sector of the Gangdise volcanic arc, occurring in the Jiama\|Rutog interarc basin. The interarc basin lies between the Poindo\|Songduo Mesozoic island chain zone in the northern side and the Jurassic\|Cretaceous south Gangdise island arc zone in the southern side. Jurassic marine carbonate and Cretaceous paralic clastic rock are exposed in the basin. Late Yanshan\|Himalaya tectonic deformation and magmatic veins are well developed. These provide good conditions for forming the copper\|polymetallic ore deposit. Jiama copper\|polymetallic deposit is the only large one explored in the Gangdise volcannic arc.
文摘Mesozoic Qiangtang foreland Basin is located between Jinshajiang suture belt and Bangong—Nujiang suture belt and an important petroliferous basin in the north of Qinghai—Xizang plateau. This foreland basin is E—W elongated basin with 800km in length and 200km to 300km in width. Both margins of the basin are large suture belt and linked to thrusting of large suture belt, so Mesozoic Qiangtang foreland basin belongs to composite foreland basins according to Jordan’s classification of the foreland basin(1988). The foreland basin is filled with 5000～8000m thick late Triassic to Cretaceous marine sediments. The spacial changes of the stratigraphy indicates that the basin texture looks like a symmetric body, and it can be subdivided into three tectonic geomorphic units from north to south ,such as northern basin, center uplift, and southern basin. The depth in the north varies from 5000 to 8000m,the depth in center uplift varies from zero to 1000m, the depth in the south varies from 5000 to 7000m, Which show that the occurrence of the Mesozoic filling stratigraphy are thicker in the north and the south of the basin, but thinner in the center uplift of the basin. There are two center of subsidence of the basin, both of them are located in south and north foredeep belt, lying in the front of suture belt. The basin is one of common foreland basins between suture belt and belongs to typical symmetric foreland basin.This kind of basin geometry allows large thickness of synsedimentary molasse sediments to be preserved and related to basement uplifts and thrusts in the cratonic edge of the mountain belt.From late Triassic to Cretaceous the foreland basin is filled by four tectonic sequences, including late Triassic tectonic sequence(TS\-1),early Jurassic tectonic sequence(TS\-2), middle Jurassic to early Cretaceous tectonic sequence(TS\-3) and middle to late Cretaceous tectonic sequence (TS\-4).A tectonic Sequence is a body of genetically related strata isolated by unconformity ,deposited in a basining stage responding to a thrusting episode. Late Triassic tectonic sequence(TS\-1) is bounded by Ta and Tb and composed of the Xiaochaka formation which is more than 2500m in depth, it is a coarsing\|upward tectonic sequence,the lower is fan delta sediments with debris conglomerate,the middle is carbonate ramp sediments,the upper is delta sediments; early Jurassic tectonic sequence(TS\-2) is bounded by Tb and Tc and composed of the Nadigangri formation which is more than 1000m in depth, it is a thinning\|upward tectonic sequence,the lower is fan delta sediments with debris conglomerate,the upper is subaquatic detrital sediments; middle Jurassic to early Cretaceous tectonic sequence(TS\-3) is bounded by Tc and Td and composed of the Quemocuo formation,Buqu formation, Xiali formation, Suowa formation and Xueshan formation, which is more than 3000m in depth; middle to late Cretaceous tectonic sequence (TS\-4) is bounded by Td and Tf and composed of the Abushan formation, it is a thinning—upward alluvial fan sediments with more than 1000m in depth.
文摘Kekexili basin, located in Northern Qinghai—Xizang plateau, has an area of over 4000km\+2 and is the largest Paleogene land facies basin in the plateau. With NWW\|SEE trend, Kekexili basin extends along the north side of the Jinshajiang suture. Its sediments, Fenghuoshan group, formed in E 1—E 3, show a shape of wedge with big thickness in south and small thickness in north. There are four sedimentary facies; fan\|delta and alluvial facies that occur in south, lake and lake\|delta facies, which do in north, in this basin. The north\|dipping Jinshajiang normal faults on the south margin of the basin have controlled the developments of the basin. The S—N compression at the end of E3 strongly folded the basin strata and transformed Jinshajiang normal faults into thrusts. In N1, widespread denudation occurred in the whole plateau. During N 2—Q, Kekexili area uplifted along with the whole plateau, besides, the thrusts in the basin showed coherent activity. We propose a geodynamical model for explaining the basin development. In early E,India plate, due to its colliding Eurasia plate, stopped its ocean crust subduction northward, then the subducted ocean lithosphere breaking away made the south margin area, most possibly to the south of Jinshajiang suture, of Eurasia plate isostatically uplift, so the north\|dipping Jinshajiang suture acted as normal faults and controled the north basin development. In late E, the isostatic uplift finished, the basin also gradually terminated its development .At the end of E, Jinshajiang normal faults became thrusts and the basin strata were folded under the northward compression of India plate. In the N1, India plate started incontinental subduction, the lower crust and lower mantle lithosphere of Qinghai—Xizang area underwent more intensive compression and deformation than its upper crust, and the induced transversal expansion in the lower lithosphere uplifted the upper crust and decreased its horizontal stress, which conduced the upper crust undergo denudation. During N 2—Q, convective removal of the lower mantle lithosphere of Qinghai\|Xizang area led to rapid uplift of this area.
文摘The Panxi Rift Zone is a famous metallogenic province in Southwest China. Continental rifting developed in Hercynian period (P 2, 260～250Ma) accompany with a series of basic\|ultrabasic rocks. Various in lithologies, such as layered intrusions (V\|Ti\|Fe formation), small\|sized mafic\|ultramafic bodies (stocks) and large\|scale basalt (Emeishan Basalt) are constituted of a complete melanocratic rock system.Most of Cu\|Ni\|PGE sulfide deposits are related to small\|sized ultramafic rock bodies. It is a perfect possibility for them to be an affinity of basic eruptive lava and for the neck facies. But in ① Panzhihua\|Center Yunnan Province, the Gaojiacun, also Jinbaoshan, as large stratiform basic\|ultrabasic complex used to be thought that is older one intruded to basement rocks in Precambrian. However, new evidences suggest it is similar with the small\|sized ultramafic rock bodies containing Cu\|Ni\|PGE, and also the both are affinity of the Emeishan Basalt; ② Miyi district, Cu\|Pt mineralization was discovered in the Xinjie bedded basic complex, and in where ophitic olivine\|pyroxenite\|peridotite facies are exactly Pt\|bearing layers; ③ Longzhoushan district, we have recently researched basic\|ultrabasic clusters which intruded into fracture zones, and Cu\|Ni\|Pt, Pd mineralization developed at the salbands.Generally, the basalt is poor in PGE and rich in Cu. It is suggested as the result of PGE dispersion\|concentration processing in the melanocratic rock system when rifting happened.
