Evolution Characteristics through Thermo-Rheological Lithosphere of the Liaonan Metamorphic Core Complex, Eastern North China Craton
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Geological Setting
3. Petrography
4. Methods
4.1. Paleo Thermo-Rheological Structure Estimation
4.2. Present Thermo-Rheological Structure Calculation
5. Results
5.1. Paleo Thermo-Rheological Structure
5.2. Present Thermo-Rheological Structure
6. Discussions
6.1. Reliability Analysis of the Thermal-Rheologycal Lithosphere Structure
6.2. Characteristic of Present Thermo-Rheological Structure
6.2.1. Geothermal Field of LNMCC and Adjacent Regions
6.2.2. Thermal Evolution of LNMCC
6.3. Differences between Cretaceous and Present Rheological Structures of LNMCC
6.4. Implication for the Evolution of LNMCC
6.5. Comparation with Continental MCCs Worldwide
7. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Heat Flow (mW/m2) | Layers (km) | Radiogenic Heat Productions (μW/m3) | Thermal Conductivity (W/m·K) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
49.4 | Upper crust | 0 | 1.25 | 2.5 |
1–3 | 1.25 × 10−z/D | 2.5 | ||
4–18 | 0.8 | 2.5 | ||
Middle crust (19–28) | 0.8 | 2.7 | ||
Lower crust (29–36) | 0.33 | 2.5 | ||
Lithosphere mantle (>36) | 0.03 | 3.4 |
Layer | Lithology | Rheology | E, kJ/mol | n | A, MPa−n/s | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Upper crust | granodiorite, felsic gneiss | Dry quartzite | 152 | 4 | 1.198 × 10−8 | [41] |
Middle and Lower crusts | migmatites, granulite | Felsic granulite (dry) | 243 | 3.1 | 8.000 × 10−3 | [42] |
Felsic granulite | 260 | 4.2 | 1.000 × 10−4.4 | [43] | ||
Lithosphere mantle | lherzolite | Lherzolite (wet) | 331 | 2.3 | 8.040 × 102 | [44] |
Lherzolite (dry) | 523 | 4 | 4.500 × 101 | [45] |
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Gan, H.; Liu, J.; Wang, G.; Zhang, W. Evolution Characteristics through Thermo-Rheological Lithosphere of the Liaonan Metamorphic Core Complex, Eastern North China Craton. Minerals 2022, 12, 1570. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/min12121570
Gan H, Liu J, Wang G, Zhang W. Evolution Characteristics through Thermo-Rheological Lithosphere of the Liaonan Metamorphic Core Complex, Eastern North China Craton. Minerals. 2022; 12(12):1570. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/min12121570
Chicago/Turabian StyleGan, Haonan, Junlai Liu, Guiling Wang, and Wei Zhang. 2022. "Evolution Characteristics through Thermo-Rheological Lithosphere of the Liaonan Metamorphic Core Complex, Eastern North China Craton" Minerals 12, no. 12: 1570. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/min12121570