NDLI: Lithospheric seismic fabrics of Sulu ultrahigh-pressure metamorphic belt

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Author	Yang, Wencai Yang, Wuyang Jin, Zhenmin Cheng, Zhenyan
Copyright Year	2005
Abstract	Calibration of seismic reflectors appearing in the crust of the Chinese continent scientific drilling site can be completed through the correlation studies between direct evidences, such as the drill cores, and geophysical signatures; therefore the interpretation of geophysical data could produce reliable results of crustal structure and composition. On the other hand, there are two Cenozoic volcanoes close to the scientific drilling site; analyzing composition of xenoliths existent in the volcanoes and evaluating their seismic velocities can also offer information about the mantle and lower crust. After the calibration via cores and well-logging data, the seismic reflectors appearing in the UHP belt can be caused by lithological changes within the UHP rock slice, ductile shearing rock-suites, and later fracture zones. Among these sources, ductile shearing resulted in displacement and detachment of original rock-sheets, producing some rock-interbeds of several hundred meters thick that are named the ductile shearing rock-suites. A suite consists of mylonized gneiss and eclogite slices that underwent shearing, becoming the major mechanism responsible to generate regional strong reflections. The UHP rock-slice is characterized by complicated structures and high density, high seismic velocity and high electrical resistivity, its thickness is usually less than 11 km. Velocity and density of the gneiss-layer beneath gradually tend to normal with increasing depth. Based on the xenoliths we can infer that the middle crust contains a lot of gneisses, and the lower crust consists of different granulites. The lithospheric mantle has multi-layer structures and consists mainly of spinal lherzolite and harzburgite, implying late Mesozoic lithospheric thinning. The seismic fabrics with different origins were possible products of different geodynamic processes. For instance, the UHP rock-slice was produced by the UHP metamorphic process and the exhumation of subducted supercrustal rocks after the Triassic collision between the Yangtze and Sino-Korean cratons; whilst the ductile shearing rock-suites resulted from shearing deformation processes during the subduction and exhumation. The normal velocity below the UHP rock-slice was correlated with Mesozoic extension processes in the area. Through careful calibration of seismic reflectors and analyzing xenoliths, one can find the relationship between the causes of seismic reflectors and corresponding geodynamic processes, offering a new basis for reconstruction of regional dynamic evolution history.
Starting Page	585
Ending Page	600
Page Count	16
File Format	PDF
ISSN	10069313
Journal	Science in China Series D: Earth Sciences
Volume Number	48
Issue Number	5
e-ISSN	18622801
Language	English
Publisher	Science in China Press
Publisher Date	2005-01-01
Publisher Place	Beijing
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Subject Keyword	deep seismic reflection ultrahigh-pressure belt Sulu China calibration of reflectors lithospheric fabrics Geosciences
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Earth and Planetary Sciences

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