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Size and style of the Gondwana late Paleozoic ice cover: Insights from U-Pb dating of the Tarija Formation granitic boulders
Journal of South American Earth Sciences ( IF 1.7 ) Pub Date : 2021-03-01 , DOI: 10.1016/j.jsames.2020.102954
Daniel Starck , Sofia Bordese , Cristina Guibaldo , Roberto Hernández

Abstract Two granitic boulders from the Pennsylvanian Tarija Formation were sampled in order to perform laboratory analyses to define their possible provenance. This formation, deposited during the Late Paleozoic ice age (LPIA), represents the climax of glacial-related sedimentation in the Tarija Basin. The boulders were collected from massive diamictite levels in the Cerro Piedras locality, in Eastern Cordillera. Zircons concentrated from these boulders yield Precambrian U-Pb ages. One of the obtained dates has a Concordia Age of 2068.97 ± 6.06 Ma, indicating a crystallization in Paleoproterozoic times. The obtained ages restrict the candidate source areas to remote regions, located along the cratonic, eastern side of South America. The Rio de la Plata craton is considered the most likely source area. Several granitoids in the Uruguayan portion of the craton (especially in the Piedra Alta Terrane) have radiometric ages between 2.1 and 2.0 G.a., providing a suitable source for the Tarija Formation boulders. The direction and sense of glacial movement indicators described both in the Tarija Basin and in Uruguay support this remote (at least 1500 km) provenance. The remote provenance of the analyzed boulders implies a sedimentary transport by glacial ice from Uruguayan sources to the northern end of Argentina, proving the occurrence of a continental scale ice sheet. Although the single, continental ice sheet theory has been questioned in the last decades, and alternative models were proposed, direct evidence presented here supports the single ice sheet model.

中文翻译:

冈瓦纳晚期古生代冰盖的大小和样式:从 Tarija 组花岗岩巨石 U-Pb 定年的见解

摘要 对宾夕法尼亚州 Tarija 地层的两块花岗岩巨石进行取样,以进行实验室分析以确定其可能的来源。该地层沉积于晚古生代冰河时代 (LPIA),代表了塔里哈盆地冰川相关沉积的高潮。这些巨石是从东科迪勒拉的 Cerro Piedras 地区的大量混叠岩层收集的。从这些巨石中浓缩的锆石产生了前寒武纪 U-Pb 年龄。获得的日期之一的康考迪亚年龄为 2068.97 ± 6.06 Ma,表明在古元古代时期结晶。获得的年龄将候选源区限制在位于南美洲东部克拉通东部的偏远地区。Rio de la Plata craton 被认为是最有可能的源区。克拉通乌拉圭部分(尤其是上彼德拉地层)的几个花岗岩的辐射年龄介于 2.1 和 2.0 Ga 之间,为塔里哈组巨石提供了合适的来源。在塔里哈盆地和乌拉圭描述的冰川运动指标的方向和意义支持这个偏远(至少 1500 公里)的出处。所分析的巨石的远程来源意味着冰川从乌拉圭源到阿根廷北端的沉积运输,证明了大陆尺度冰盖的发生。虽然单一大陆冰盖理论在过去几十年受到质疑,并提出了替代模型,但这里提供的直接证据支持单一冰盖模型。1 和 2.0 Ga,为 Tarija 组巨石提供了合适的来源。在塔里哈盆地和乌拉圭描述的冰川运动指标的方向和意义支持这个偏远(至少 1500 公里)的出处。所分析的巨石的远程来源意味着冰川从乌拉圭源到阿根廷北端的沉积运输,证明了大陆尺度冰盖的发生。虽然单一大陆冰盖理论在过去几十年受到质疑,并提出了替代模型,但这里提供的直接证据支持单一冰盖模型。1 和 2.0 Ga,为 Tarija 组巨石提供了合适的来源。在塔里哈盆地和乌拉圭描述的冰川运动指标的方向和意义支持这个偏远(至少 1500 公里)的出处。所分析的巨石的远程来源意味着冰川从乌拉圭来源到阿根廷北端的沉积运输,证明了大陆尺度冰盖的发生。虽然单一大陆冰盖理论在过去几十年受到质疑,并提出了替代模型,但这里提供的直接证据支持单一冰盖模型。在塔里哈盆地和乌拉圭描述的冰川运动指标的方向和意义支持这个偏远(至少 1500 公里)的出处。所分析的巨石的远程来源意味着冰川从乌拉圭来源到阿根廷北端的沉积运输,证明了大陆尺度冰盖的发生。虽然单一大陆冰盖理论在过去几十年受到质疑,并提出了替代模型,但这里提供的直接证据支持单一冰盖模型。在塔里哈盆地和乌拉圭描述的冰川运动指标的方向和意义支持这个偏远(至少 1500 公里)的出处。所分析的巨石的远程来源意味着冰川从乌拉圭来源到阿根廷北端的沉积运输,证明了大陆尺度冰盖的发生。虽然单一大陆冰盖理论在过去几十年受到质疑,并提出了替代模型,但这里提供的直接证据支持单一冰盖模型。
更新日期:2021-03-01
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