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Low-Temperature Thermochronology and Quantification of Tectonic Processes
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Low-Temperature Thermochronology and Quantification of Tectonic Processes

A special issue of Minerals (ISSN 2075-163X). This special issue belongs to the section "Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 May 2022) | Viewed by 5924

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Alexandre Kounov

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Department of Environmental Sciences, Universität Basel, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
Interests: tectonics and structural geology; fission-track analysis; (U–Th)/He analysis; cosmogenic nuclides dating; paleostress analysis
Prof. Dr. Meinert Rahn

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1. Institute for Earth and Environmental Sciences, Freiburg University, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
2. Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate, 5200 Brugg, Switzerland
Interests: metamorphic petrology; tectonics and structural geology; fission-track analysis; (U–Th)/He analysis; cosmogenic nuclides dating; nuclear waste management

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Although being born at the dawn of the last century (e.g. U–He method), together with other radioisotopic dating techniques, for a long time the low-temperature thermochronological methods were criticized because they often yielded younger ages than those obtained by other methods. Over time, it became evident that what was perceived as a major drawback evolved into the strongest asset of what we call today low temperature thermochronology. This is the unique potential of the various methods to reveal in detail the evolution of a rock through the time over a temperature interval from ~400 to ~20 °C. Hence, application of low-temperature thermochronological methods is able to cover a wide range of geological processes, from surface dating through morphology sculpturing to the tectonic evolution of the orogens. In recent years, a rapidly expanding interest in shallow-crustal and earth-surface processes has led to significant advances in the techniques providing insights into the feedback between erosion, surface uplift, and climate at a variety of scales. Low-temperature thermochronological methods are in particular suitable for understanding the timing and rates of tectonic processes, including exhumation, unroofing and/or cooling histories, locating faults and determining the time and amount of their movement. They provide an important link between mid-crustal tectonic processes on one side and present-day surface evolution on the other. Additionally, low-temperature thermochronology may offer key information for projects on geothermal exploration, earthquake hazard assessments and nuclear waste disposal.

For this Special Issue, we encourage submissions of studies focusing on tectonic processes at different scales and geological settings all quantified by the large palette of low-temperature thermochronological methods such as 40Ar/39Ar, fission track, (U–Th)/He, and cosmogenic nuclides. These methods may be successfully combined with some recently developed techniques such as U–Pb dating of apatite in the so-called "double" or even "triple" dating of the same mineral grain. We would also strongly welcome studies focused on precise dating of fault activity using K–Ar dating on clay minerals and U–Pb analyses on calcite slickenfibres analysis, both of which are currently gaining wide popularity.

We are glad to inform you that the journal offer four quotas of a 50% reduction of the Article Processing Charges which we are going to attribute to the most excellent manuscripts as well as teams which are facing difficulties acquiring the necessary funds.

Dr. Alexandre Kounov
Prof. Dr. Meinert Rahn
Guest Editors

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Minerals is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • 40Ar/39Ar method
  • Fission track method
  • (U–Th)/He method
  • Cosmogenic nuclides surface dating
  • K–Ar dating on clay minerals
  • Double dating studies on zircon and apatite
  • U–Pb analyses on calcite slickenfibres
  • Tectonic processes
  • Cooling
  • Denudation
  • Exhumation
  • Extension
  • Compression
  • Fault movement
  • Fault slip rate

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Tectonic Evolution of the SE West Siberian Basin (Russia): Evidence from Apatite Fission Track Thermochronology of Its Exposed Crystalline Basement
by Evgeny V. Vetrov, Johan De Grave, Natalia I. Vetrova, Fedor I. Zhimulev, Simon Nachtergaele, Gerben Van Ranst and Polina I. Mikhailova
Minerals 2021, 11(6), 604; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/min11060604 - 04 Jun 2021
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The West Siberian Basin (WSB) is one of the largest intracratonic Meso-Cenozoic basins in the world. Its evolution has been studied over the recent decades; however, some fundamental questions regarding the tectonic evolution of the WSB remain unresolved or unconfirmed by analytical data. [...] Read more.
The West Siberian Basin (WSB) is one of the largest intracratonic Meso-Cenozoic basins in the world. Its evolution has been studied over the recent decades; however, some fundamental questions regarding the tectonic evolution of the WSB remain unresolved or unconfirmed by analytical data. A complete understanding of the evolution of the WSB during the Mesozoic and Cenozoic eras requires insights into the cooling history of the basement rocks as determined by low-temperature thermochronometry. We presented an apatite fission track (AFT) thermochronology study on the exposed parts of the WSB basement in order to distinguish tectonic activation episodes in an absolute timeframe. AFT dating of thirteen basement samples mainly yielded Cretaceous cooling ages and mean track lengths varied between 12.8 and 14.5 μm. Thermal history modeling based on the AFT data demonstrates several Mesozoic and Cenozoic intracontinental tectonic reactivation episodes affected the WSB basement. We interpreted the episodes of tectonic activity accompanied by the WSB basement exhumation as a far-field effect from tectonic processes acting on the southern and eastern boundaries of Eurasia during the Mesozoic–Cenozoic eras. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Low-Temperature Thermochronology and Quantification of Tectonic Processes)
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Burial and Exhumation History of the Lujing Uranium Ore Field, Zhuguangshan Complex, South China: Evidence from Low-Temperature Thermochronology
by Yue Sun, Barry P. Kohn, Samuel C. Boone, Dongsheng Wang and Kaixing Wang
Minerals 2021, 11(2), 116; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/min11020116 - 24 Jan 2021
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The Zhuguangshan complex hosts the main uranium production area in South China. We report (U-Th)/He and fission track thermochronological data from Triassic–Jurassic mineralized and non-mineralized granites and overlying Cambrian and Cretaceous sandstone units from the Lujing uranium ore field (LUOF) to constrain the [...] Read more.
The Zhuguangshan complex hosts the main uranium production area in South China. We report (U-Th)/He and fission track thermochronological data from Triassic–Jurassic mineralized and non-mineralized granites and overlying Cambrian and Cretaceous sandstone units from the Lujing uranium ore field (LUOF) to constrain the upper crustal tectono-thermal evolution of the central Zhuguangshan complex. Two Cambrian sandstones yield reproducible zircon (U-Th)/He (ZHe) ages of 133–106 Ma and low effective uranium (eU) content (270–776 ppm). One Upper Cretaceous sandstone and seven Mesozoic granites are characterized by significant variability in ZHe ages (154–83 Ma and 167–36 Ma, respectively), which show a negative relationship with eU content (244–1098 ppm and 402–4615 ppm), suggesting that the observed age dispersion can be attributed to the effect of radiation damage accumulation on 4He diffusion. Correspondence between ZHe ages from sandstones and granites indicates that surrounding sedimentary rocks and igneous intrusions supplied sediment to the Cretaceous–Paleogene Fengzhou Basin lying adjacent to the LUOF. The concordance of apatite fission track (AFT) central ages (61–54 Ma) and unimodal distributions of confined track lengths of five samples from different rock units suggest that both sandstone and granite samples experienced a similar cooling history throughout the entire apatite partial annealing zone (~110–60 °C). Apatite (U-Th-Sm)/He (AHe) ages from six non-mineralized samples range from 67 to 19 Ma, with no apparent correlation to eU content (2–78 ppm). Thermal history modeling of data suggests that the LUOF experienced relatively rapid Early Cretaceous cooling. In most samples, this was followed by the latest Early Cretaceous–Late Cretaceous reheating and subsequent latest Late Cretaceous–Recent cooling to surface temperatures. This history is considered as a response to the transmission of far-field stresses, involving alternating periods of regional compression and extension, related to paleo-Pacific plate subduction and subsequent rollback followed by Late Paleogene–Recent India–Asia collision and associated uplift and eastward extrusion of the Tibetan Plateau. Thermal history models are consistent with the Fengzhou Basin having been significantly more extensive in the Late Cretaceous–Early Paleogene, covering much of the LUOF. Uranium ore bodies which may have formed prior to the Late Cretaceous may have been eroded by as much as ~1.2 to 4.8 km during the latest Late Cretaceous–Recent denudation. Full article
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