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    冈瓦纳大陆古生代冰盖分布研究

    A study of the distribution of ice sheets on Gondwana Supercontinent in Paleozoic

    • 摘要: 提要:基于冈瓦纳大陆主要板块冰川沉积地层的对比,并结合古地磁方法对冈瓦纳大陆古生代主要冰期的冰盖分布范围进行再造,认为冈瓦纳大陆在古生代主要经历了3次较大的冰期,分别是:(1)晚奥陶世—早志留世冰期、(2)晚泥盆世—早石炭世冰期、(3)晚石炭世晚期—二叠纪冰期。晚奥陶世—早志留世冰期冰盖主要分布在西冈瓦纳大陆;晚泥盆世—早石炭世冰期冰盖主要分布在南美板块;晚石炭世晚期—二叠纪冰期冰盖在冈瓦纳大陆主要组成板块上均有分布,且冰盖存在时间最长,分布范围最广。3次主要冰期冰盖的中心点位置均靠近南极点,但并不完全重合,可认为气温是影响冈瓦纳大陆上冰盖分布的主要因素,但不是唯一的因素,冰盖的分布范围还受到盆地动力学、地形、冰川属性以及其他具体因素的影响。同时结合在保山地块的野外工作以及前人的研究成果,认为冈瓦纳大陆的3次冰期中,仅晚石炭世晚期—二叠纪冰期对中国的陆块产生了影响,且主要影响了中国的西南陆块群(包括保山地块、腾冲地块、拉萨地块、羌塘地块等)。

       

      Abstract: Abstract: In this study, the authors reconstructed the distribution of ice sheets on Gondwana Supercontinent in Paleozoic based on the methods of stratigraphic correlation and paleomagnetism. By studying the Paleozoic glacier deposits on the major plates of Gondwana, the authors have reached the conclusion that three major glacial events occurred on Gondwana Supercontinent in Paleozoic, which included (1) Late Ordovician-Early Silurian glacial event, (2) Late Devonian-Early Carboniferous glacial event, (3) the end of Late Carboniferous-Permian glacial event. The Late Ordovician-Early Silurian glacier event lasted a shorter period of time, and the glacier deposits were limitedly distributed on West Gondwana. Compared with the first glacier period, the ice sheets during the Late Devonian-Early Carboniferous glacier period were even smaller and mainly distributed in South America Plate, whereas the last glacial event lasted for the longest time and influenced the largest area, and the ice sheets were distributed on all the major plates which constituted Gondwana Supercontinent. Furthermore, the centers of ice sheets in the three glacial events were all close to the South Pole, but they were not completely coincident. It is thus held that the major factor affecting the distribution of ice sheets on Gondwana Supercontinent was the temperature. In addition, basin dynamics, topography, attributes of glacier and other specific factors could also affect the distribution of ice sheets. Combining the authors’ field work in Baoshan Block with achievements of other researchers, the authors have reached the conclusion that only the Late Carboniferous-Permian glacial event had an effect on China’s blocks, and mainly affected the blocks in Southwest China, including Baoshan Block, Tengchong Block, Lhasa Block and Qiangtang Block.

       

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