Geochronological Framework and Geodynamic Implications of Mafic Dykes in the Liaodong Peninsula, North China Craton

The North China Craton,one of the oldest continental nuclei on Earth,is bounded to the north by the Central Asian Orogenic Belt and to the south by the Qinling–Dabie ultrahigh-pressure metamorphic belt.The Liaodong

Cold Thermal Anomalous Structure within Lower Mantle and Its Geodynamic Implications

The lateral temperature anomalous structure of the lower mantle is reconstructed from the seismic tomographical model and high temperature and high pressure laboratory results. A significant correlation between the distribution of the cold anomaly and the location of past subduction belts shows that the shallower anomaly corresponds to the younger subduction sites, while the deeper anomaly to the older ones. This correlation also suggests that the cold anomaly may have come from the subduction slabs and the scale of mantle convection may have been completed. The coldest and largest anomaly is concentrated near the core mantle boundary (CMB). Few cold anomalies float in the shallower and middle parts of the lower mantle, suggesting that the downward migration of the subduction slabs, discontinuous and step like, may be divided into the following three stages: subduction, stagnation at the 670 km discontinuity due to the phase transition, and disintegration when the size exceeds the critical point.

Cretaceous Stress Fields Evolution and Its Geodynamic Implications in Jiaolai Basin, Northern China

The Tan-Lu fault zone(TLFZ)along the East China continental margin experienced sinistral movement at the beginning of Early Cretaceous(ca.145)due to fast oblique subduction of the Izanagi Plate in the Pacific Ocean.It can

Proterozoic Dyke Swarms of the Siberian Craton and Their Geodynamic Implications

We present a summary of late Paleoproterozoic to Neoproterozoic mafic magmatism in the Siberian craton which allows us distinguish following main pulses of mafic dyke emplacement:1)1860–1850 Ma mafic dykes are localized within the

The geology and geochemistry of the Shizitou molybdenum deposit, Jiangxi province, China: Implications for the geodynamic setting

1 Introduction The Qin-Hang suture zone is the most important polymetallic metallogenic zone in southern China[1-2]and has the greatest resource potential.In recent years,a group of molybdenum(Mo)deposits have been discovered in the northeastern part of the Qin-Hang belt[3].From Mar.2006to Dec.2014,the Jiangxi Copper Group Geological Exploration Engineering Co.,Ltd.conducted prospecting,

Petrogenesis of the Carboniferous Intrusive Rock in the Xiaobaishitou District of East Tianshan,Northwest China:Magma Evolution and Tectonic Significance

The Xiaobaishitou gabbro-diorite pluton comprises a medium-grained gabbro-diorite suite and a fine-grained diorite suite,which intrude the Kawabulag Group in the East Tianshan Orogen of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt(CAOB).A combination of mineral chemistry,zircon U-Pb age,whole-rock geochemistry,Sr-Nd isotopes,and in situ zircon Hf isotopes for newly found gabbro-diorite from the Xiaobaishitou district in the Central Tianshan Terrane(CTT)is presented to investigate the petrogenesis and tectonic or even crustal evolution of the East Tianshan Orogen.Laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry(LA-ICP-MS)zircon U-Pb analyses indicate that the gabbro-diorite was formed at 324.7±2.4 Ma.The isolated clinopyroxene formed under higher P-T-fO_(2)melt conditions(10.7–14.6 kbar;1199–1269℃;high fO_(2))than those for the hornblende,plagioclase,and zircon(557–687℃;moderate fO_(2))in the gabbro-diorite,which reveals a multilevel,magmatic storage system.The gabbro-diorite is characterized by fractioned REE patterns,enriched LILEs(e.g.,Ba and Pb),negative anomalies of HFSEs(e.g.,Nb and Ta),and low La/Yb and Sr/Y ratios,which are typically indicative of crustal contamination and accounted for by subduction-related fluids.The rock also characterized by typical features of high compatible elements(MgO=3.14–11.65 wt%,Cr=1–157 ppm,Ni=6–830 ppm),high Mg^(#)(47–74),positiveε_(Hf)(t)values(+5.1 to+10.3)andε_(Nd)(t)values(+2.3 to+4.4).These features suggest that the Xiaobaishitou gabbro-diorite was most likely derived from metasomatic mantle and contaminated minor crustal components.Taking into account the spatial and temporal distribution of the Carboniferous magmatic rocks in the CTT,we suggest the formation of the Xiaobaishitou gabbro-diorite was attributed to southward subduction of the Kangguer Ocean.