Pyroxene Ar-40/Ar-39 Dating of Basalt and Applications to Large Igneous Provinces and Precambrian Stratigraphic Correlations
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| 作者 | Zi, Jian-Wei3,8; Haines, Peter W.5; Wang, Xuan-Ce6; Jourdan, Fred6,8; Rasmussen, Birger7; Halverson, Galen P.1; Sheppard, Stephen2; Li, Chao-Feng4 |
| 刊名 | JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SOLID EARTH
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| 出版日期 | 2019-08-01 |
| 卷号 | 124期号:8页码:8313-8330 |
| ISSN号 | 2169-9313 |
| 关键词 | pyroxene Ar-40/Ar-39 dating Keene Basalt Mundine Well Dolerite large igneous province Neoproterozoic |
| DOI | 10.1029/2019JB017713 |
| 英文摘要 | Correlations within and between Precambrian basins are heavily reliant on precise dating of volcanic units (i.e., tuff beds and lava flows) in the absence of biostratigraphy. However, felsic tuffs and lavas are rare or absent in many basins, and direct age determinations of Precambrian basaltic lavas have proven to be challenging. In this paper, we report the first successful application of Ar-40/Ar-39 dating to pyroxene from a Neoproterozoic basalt unit, the Keene Basalt in the Officer Basin of central Australia. Ar-40/Ar-39 analyses of igneous pyroxene crystals yielded an age of 752 4 Ma (mean squared weighted deviation = 0.69, p = 72%), which is underpinned by Ar-40/Ar-39 plagioclase age (753.04 0.84 Ma) from the basalt. This age is significant because the Keene Basalt is one of the very few extrusive igneous rocks identified within the Neoproterozoic successions of central Australia and is potentially an important time marker for correlating the Neoproterozoic stratigraphy within, and beyond, the central Australian basins. Our geochronological and geochemical data show that the Keene Basalt, which is characterized by enriched elemental and Nd-Pb isotopic signatures, is strikingly similar to, and coeval with, the 755 3 Ma Mundine Well Dolerite in northwestern Australia. Here we suggest that both are part of the same large igneous province (similar to 6.5 x 10(5) km(2)) related to breakup of the supercontinent Rodinia. This study demonstrates the potential of pyroxene Ar-40/Ar-39 geochronology to date ancient flood basalts and to provide pivotal time constraints for stratigraphic correlations of Precambrian basins. Plain Language Summary Ancient basaltic lavas erupted on Earth's crust hold critical clues about the tectonic and igneous history of geologic past and are important for correlating Precambrian stratigraphy and reconstructing supercontinents. However, constraining the crystallization age of basaltic lavas proves challenging due to the dearth of commonly used uranium-lead geochronometers such as zircon in such rocks. In this research, we applied Ar-40/Ar-39 dating of pyroxene and plagioclase to establish the eruption age of a critical basalt lava suite, the Keene Basalt, in the Neoproterozoic Officer Basin in central Australia. The new age, combined with geochemical constraints, contributes to conclusively defining the genetic affinity and geodynamic setting of the basalt unit. Application of pyroxene Ar-40/Ar-39 dating to terrestrial basalts represents an important technical breakthrough, and we report the first successful result for a Precambrian basalt. The robustly dated Keene Basalt is an important time marker for correlating the Neoproterozoic successions and associated glacial deposits in Australia and worldwide. The new age and geochemistry of the basalt are used to test its relationship to known Neoproterozoic igneous events. Our data, integrated with existing evidence, reveals a 755- to 750-Ma large igneous province related to Rodinia breakup. |
| WOS关键词 | NEOPROTEROZOIC GLACIAL DEPOSITS ; WELL DYKE SWARM ; WESTERN-AUSTRALIA ; SOUTH-AUSTRALIA ; OFFICER BASIN ; MANTLE BENEATH ; EXCESS AR-40 ; AGE ; GEOCHRONOLOGY ; CONSTRAINTS |
| 资助项目 | State Key Lab of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources[MSFGPMR19] ; State Key Lab of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources[GPMR201802] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[41873062] ; Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities[310827163412] |
| WOS研究方向 | Geochemistry & Geophysics |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| 出版者 | AMER GEOPHYSICAL UNION |
| WOS记录号 | WOS:000491283500041 |
| 资助机构 | State Key Lab of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources ; State Key Lab of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities ; Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities ; State Key Lab of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources ; State Key Lab of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities ; Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities ; State Key Lab of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources ; State Key Lab of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities ; Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities ; State Key Lab of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources ; State Key Lab of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities ; Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities |
| 源URL | [http://ir.iggcas.ac.cn/handle/132A11/95695]  |
| 专题 | 地质与地球物理研究所_岩石圈演化国家重点实验室 |
| 通讯作者 | Zi, Jian-Wei |
| 作者单位 | 1.McGill Univ, Dept Earth & Planetary Sci, Montreal, PQ, Canada 2.Calidus Resources Ltd, Perth, WA, Australia 3.China Univ Geosci, State Key Lab Geol Proc & Mineral Resources, Wuhan, Hubei, Peoples R China 4.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Geol & Geophys, State Key Lab Lithospher Evolut, Beijing, Peoples R China 5.Geol Survey Western Australia, East Perth, WA, Australia 6.Curtin Univ, Sch Earth & Planetary Sci, Bentley, WA, Australia 7.Univ Western Australia, Sch Earth Sci, Perth, Australia 8.Curtin Univ, John de Laeter Ctr, Bentley, WA, Australia |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Zi, Jian-Wei,Haines, Peter W.,Wang, Xuan-Ce,et al. Pyroxene Ar-40/Ar-39 Dating of Basalt and Applications to Large Igneous Provinces and Precambrian Stratigraphic Correlations[J]. JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SOLID EARTH,2019,124(8):8313-8330. |
| APA | Zi, Jian-Wei.,Haines, Peter W..,Wang, Xuan-Ce.,Jourdan, Fred.,Rasmussen, Birger.,...&Li, Chao-Feng.(2019).Pyroxene Ar-40/Ar-39 Dating of Basalt and Applications to Large Igneous Provinces and Precambrian Stratigraphic Correlations.JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SOLID EARTH,124(8),8313-8330. |
| MLA | Zi, Jian-Wei,et al."Pyroxene Ar-40/Ar-39 Dating of Basalt and Applications to Large Igneous Provinces and Precambrian Stratigraphic Correlations".JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SOLID EARTH 124.8(2019):8313-8330. |
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