Coesite provides direct evidence for ultrahigh pressure metamorphism. Although coesite has been found as inclusions in zircon in paragneiss of the north Qaidam Mountains, it has never been identified in eclogite. In this contribution, based on petrographic observations and in situ Raman microprobe spectroscopy, coesite was identified as inclusions in garnet of eclogite from the Aercituoshan, Dulan UHP metamorphic unit, north Qaidam Mountains. Coesite is partly replaced by quartz, showing a pali-sade texture. This is the first report on coesite in eclogite from the north Qaidam Mountains, and is also supported by garnet-omphacite-phengite geothermobarometry (2.7―3.25 GPa, 670―730℃). Coesite and its pseudomorphs have not been found in eclogites and associated rocks of other units of the north Qaidam Mountains. Further studies are required to confirm if all metamorphic units in the north Qaidam Mountains underwent the ultrahigh-pressure metamorphism.
在柴达木盆地北缘中段的锡铁山地区,夹有榴辉岩或退变榴辉岩透镜体的2个副片麻岩样品的锆石被用于SHRIMP U pb测定。2个片麻岩样品具有类似的特征,主要由石榴子石、夕线石、长石、黑云母和石英组成,这些矿物组合形成的变质条件, 0.6～0.9GPa和710～820℃,显示两处片麻岩经历了中压麻粒岩相条件的变质作用。锆石的SHRIMP U-Pb测定显示,2个样品获得近一致的早古生代变质年龄(分别为437Ma±6Ma和441Ma±15Ma),代表早古生代的高温变质作用时代。样品XTS-1还得890Ma±14Ma的年龄,所测定的锆石具有明显的变质作用成因特征,代表了新元古代早期的变质事件,反映了这些副片麻在早古生代造山旋回之前可能还经历了晋宁期的变质作用。
