東中国ドンハイ水晶の年代：黒雲母のAr-Ar 年代による制約

The paper presents the newest age information of the rock crystals (clear quartz crystals) in Donghai County of eastern China, and discusses the evolution of the rock crystal-bearing quartz veins with respect to the exhumation history of the Su-Lu ultra-high pressure (UHP) metamorphic belt. Biotite samples were collected from the alteration zone of the quartz veins and Ar-Ar method was used to date the biotite in an attempt to decipher the age of the rock crystals based on the relation between the biotite and the quartz veins. The dating yields biotite Ar-Ar plateau age, isochron age, and inverse-isochron age of 239.8±2.6 Ma, 241.0±2.6 Ma, and 241.1±2.7 Ma respectively. The ages are close to the peak metamorphism age (at 240-245 Ma) of the Su-Lu UHP belt, indicating that the rock crystals of the quartz veins were crystallized in the early stage of exhumation of the Su-Lu UHP metamorphic belt.