Geochemical characteristics and tectonic setting of the Tuerkubantao mafic-ultramafic intrusion in West Junggar,Xinjiang,China

Mineral chemistry, whole-rock major oxide, and trace element compositions have been determined for the Tuerkubantao mafic-ultramafic intrusion, in order to understand the early Paleozoic tectonic evolution of the West Junggar orogenic belt at the southern margin of the Central Asian orogenic belt. The Tuerkubantao mafic-ultramafic intrusion is a well-differentiated complex comprising peridotite, olivine pyroxenite, gabbro, and diorite. The ultramafic rocks are mostly seen in the central part of the intrusion and surrounded by mafic rocks. The Tuerkubantao intrusive rocks are characterized by enrichment of large ion lithophile elements and depleted high field strength elements relative to N-MORB. In addition, the Tuerkubantao intrusion displays relatively low Th/U and Nb/U （1.13-2.98 and 2.53-7.02, respectively） and high La/Nb and Ba/Nb （1.15 4.19 and 37.7-79.82, respectively）. These features indicate that the primary magma of the intrusion was derived from partial melting of a previously metasomatized mantle source in a subduction setting. The trace element patterns of peridotites, gabbros, and diorite in the Tuerkubantao intrusion have sub-parallel trends, suggesting that the different rock types are related to each other by differentiation of the same primary magma. The intrusive contact between peridotite and gabbro clearly suggest that the Tuerkubantao is not a fragment of an ophiolite. However, the Tuerkubantao intrusion displays many similarities with Alaskan-type mafic-ultramafic intrusions along major sutures of Phanerozoic orogenic belts. Common features include their geodynamic setting, internal lithological zoning, and geochemistry. The striking similarities indicate that the middle Devonian Tuerkubantao intrusion likely formed in a subduction-related setting similar to that of the Alaskan-type intrusions. In combination with the Devonian magmatism and porphyry mineralization, we propose that subduction of the oceanic slab has widely existed in the expansive oceans during the Devonian around the Junggar block.

Zircon U-Pb Age, Geochemistry and Geological Implications of Granitoids in Tuerkubantao, Xinjiang

Three types of granitoids were recognized in Tuerkubantao （土尔库班套） district, located on the northwestern margin of the Junggar Block. The zircon U-Pb age of the three types of granitoids suggests that they formed in different orogenic stage in response to the convergence and collision be- tween Siberian and Kazakhstan plates. Biotite granite is similar to the volcanic arc granites in composi- tion, with zircon U-Pb age of 382.8±2.5 and 355.6±2.4 Ma. The former is crystallizing age of the volcan- ic arc granite, while the later record the time of hydrothermal alteration induced by a later magmatism. The granite is severe altered and its zircon grain get a lower intercept age of 324.4±7.3 Ma, which is possibly coursed by magmatism in syn-collision. The rhyolite with composition similar to A-type gra- nites in adjacent area, crystallized at 295.9±1.4 Ma, is possibly the extrusive phase of A-type granite formed in the post-orogenic tectonic setting. The granitoids in Tuerkubantao area record the evolution of the northwestern Junggar orogen. The area has been in convergence setting from Middle to Late Devonian, and stepped into syn-collisional tectonic setting in Early Carboniferous, finally evolved into the post-orogenic tectonic stage since Early Permian.

新疆吐尔库班套蛇绿混杂岩的发现及其地质意义

蛇绿岩作为残留洋壳的良好记录,对于研究古板块构造及其演化具有重要意义。新发现的吐尔库班套蛇绿混杂岩位于新疆阿尔泰布尔津南部,主要由超镁铁岩、辉长岩、辉绿岩、玄武岩、复理石建造等构成。其中辉长岩和片麻状花岗岩的锆石U-Pb年龄在363~355 Ma,指示蛇绿岩的形成、洋壳俯冲时代在晚泥盆世晚期。岩石地球化学特征表明,该蛇绿岩套的镁铁-超镁铁岩和玄武岩属低碱、低钛、富镁的拉斑玄武岩系列,具有较典型的幔源岩石特征,玄武岩形成于类似洋中脊的构造环境。混杂岩带中的片麻状花岗岩属于钠质的低钾岩石系列,形成于火山弧或同碰撞构造环境,亦为洋壳俯冲的结果。吐尔库班套蛇绿岩与科克森套、乔夏哈拉、布尔根蛇绿岩一起构成了沿额尔齐斯分布的蛇绿混杂岩带,构成了分割西伯利亚板块和哈萨克斯坦—准噶尔板块的斋桑—科克森套—南蒙古缝合带。

准噶尔西北缘吐尔库班套阿拉斯加型镁铁-超镁铁岩体的发现及意义

在西准噶尔萨吾尔岛弧带上首次发现了阿拉斯加型(岛弧型)镁铁-超镁铁环状杂岩体,并伴有铜镍矿化,这对认识区域构造格局与区域铜镍找矿具有重要意义。吐尔库班套杂岩体主要岩性为角闪辉长岩、辉长岩和橄榄岩。橄榄岩位于杂岩体的中部,辉长岩主要位于边部,角闪辉长岩位于杂岩体的最外带,表现出环状岩体特征。辉长岩锆石U-Pb谐和年龄为394.6±4.9Ma,形成于早泥盆世。元素地球化学特征表明该镁铁-超镁铁杂岩体来自同一源区,是同一原始岩浆分异演化的产物。高Mg和Cr特征及Sr-Nd-Hf同位素特征暗示源区可能主要显示出略亏损地幔的性质,但由于俯冲富水洋壳物质的加入或者在上升过程中受到地壳物质混染,显示出轻微富集地幔的特征。亏损高场强元素Nb、Ta、Zr、Hf、Ti为岛弧岩浆的特征。该岩体明显不同于新疆东天山黄山、图拉尔根、香山和额尔齐斯东段的喀拉通克等早二叠世造山后伸展背景的Cu-Ni矿床,与美国阿拉斯加东南部Duke Island杂岩体赋存的Cu-Ni矿床相类似。确认其为产于岛弧构造背景的阿拉斯加型岩体。同时确立了在萨乌尔山地区,准噶尔洋壳的俯冲作用在早泥盆世就已存在。在萨乌尔岛弧带泥盆纪阿拉斯加型岩体中具有寻找岩浆硫化物铜-镍-铂矿的地质条件与潜力。