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2016-04-21

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2016-04-29

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DNA/*chemistry ; Motion ; *Nucleic Acid Conformation ; Optical Tweezers ; Phase Transition ; *Protein Folding ; Protein Structure, Tertiary ; Proteins/*chemistry

1525-1314

Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005

Geosciences

Low-T, intermediate to high-P assemblages indicative of the prehnite–pumpellyite, greenschist and blueschist facies are preserved in mélange zones and slivers of oceanic crust within two major fault zones of the turbidite-dominated Lachlan Orogen. In one of these fault zones (Governor Fault Zone), blueschists occur as Franciscan-like blocks in a serpentinite/talc matrix that is interleaved with phyllites and slates, and structurally overlain by a fault slice or duplex of predominantly pillow basalt, chert, and turbidite. The blueschist metavolcanics are interpreted to have formed at 〈 450 °C and at a depth of approximately 21–27 km. The presence of blue amphibole in the blocks, rinds and matrix indicate that the metavolcanics were emplaced in the matrix prior to blueschist metamorphism. Blocks and matrix were partially exhumed, interleaved with tectonic slices of phyllite and slate, and subsequently folded at about 10–12 km depth, inferred from bo values of the dominant mica fabric in the phyllites and slates. Metamorphic P–T is highest in the structurally lowest slice (mélange zone) and lowest in the overlying ophiolitic fault slice, suggestive of an accretionary burial metamorphic pattern formed by underplating of the mélange. In the other fault zone (Heathcote Fault Zone), blueschists transitional to greenschist facies are interpreted to have formed at 〈 450 °C and at a depth of approximately 15–21 km. They occur as blocks in serpentinite/talc-matrix mélange and are also associated with fault slices of oceanic crust. Textural and mineralogical evidence suggests that the protoliths for the blueschists in both fault zones were boninitic pillow lavas. The metamorphic facies and patterns, and the structural and lithological associations, can be interpreted in terms of disruption of oceanic crust and overlying sediments during subduction, and formation of serpentinite-matrix mélange overprinted by blueschist metamorphism either prior to or during underplating of the mélange and duplex formation. The presence of blueschist metavolcanics indicate that these processes occurred at considerable depth. These interpretations have implications for the evolution of large-scale fault zones in noncollisional, convergent oceanic settings.

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1438-1168

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Geosciences

Zusammenfassung 40Ar/39Ar Altersspektra von Glimmer-Separaten aus sulfidführenden Gängen und assoziiertem Nebengesteins-Proben im Proterozoischen Olary Block, Süd-Australien, weisen auf die weitverbreitete Entstehung von Gangvererzungen zwischen 450 und 480 Ma in den Metasedimenten der Willyama Supergroup hin. Diese Gangmineralisationen stehen somit im Zusammenhang mit der Delamerian Orogenese. Die Entstehungsalter unterstützen petrographische, strukturelle und geochemische Untersuchungen, wonach periodische tektonische Aktivität im Olary Block seit dem Mittleren Proterozoikum auftrat. Dies führte zu der wiederholten Bildung und Zirkulation von hydrothermalen Lösungen sowie deren Infiltration in re-aktivierte Störungen und Scherzonen über einen Zeitraum von mehr als 1000 Ma. Die Entstehung der Gangvererzungen bewirkte keinen signifikanten Verlust von Argon aus Mittel-Proterozoischen, Kalium-reichen Mineralen, solange die hydrothermale Alteration im Nebengestein auf den unmittelbaren Kontakt zur Gangvererzung beschränkt blieb. Die Gasspektren der Nebengesteins-Proben zeigen deutlich, daß Verlust von radiogenem Argon in diesen Gesteinen vom Grad der hydrothermalen Alteration abhängig ist. Neueinstellung des K-Ar Systems geschah nur im Fall von extremer, durchdringender hydrothermaler Alteration des Nebengesteins. Die40Ar/39Ar Analysen der Nebengesteins-Proben ermöglichen somit in Abwesenheit eines durchdringenden thermalen Pulses Alterbestimmungen über die Ereignisse der Delamerian Gebirgsbildung hinaus. Die positive Korrelation zwischen zunehmenden Ar/Ar Altern der Nebengesteine und deren Abstand vom Kontakt zu den Gangvererzungen in schwach alterierten Proben unterstützt die Ansicht, daß die epigenetischen Alterierungsparagenesen tatsächliche Vererzungsalter repräsentieren.

Summary 40Ar/39Ar age spectra of mica separates from sulphide-bearing veins and associated metasedimentary whole-rock samples in the Olary Block, South Australia, indicate widespread emplacement of epigenetic mineralisation in Willyama Supergroup metasediments between 450 and 480 Ma, during the Delamerian Orogeny. This age range complements petrographic, structural and geochemical studies, which indicate that periodic tectonic disturbances occurred in the Olary Block since the Mid-Proterozoic, triggering the intermittent development of hydrothermal fluid circulation and infiltration into reactivated faults and shear zones over time scales of more than 1000 Ma. Vein emplacement did not result in extensive outgassing of argon from Mid-Proterozoic potassic minerals, as long as alteration of the psammopelitic host rock was restricted to the immediate contact of the vein. The release patterns of whole-rock samples illustrate that loss of40*Ar in these assemblages is a function of the degree of metasomatism. Resetting of the K-Ar system occurred only in host rock assemblages that experienced strong pervasive alteration. The good retention properties of the host rock assemblages and the lack of a pervasive thermal pulse allow us to see ‘through’ the Delamerian events. A positive correlation between increasing apparent ages and distance from the vein contact in less altered samples strongly support the view that the epigenetic alterations assemblages record actual vein emplacement ages.

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