The early Cretaceous trachytes of Donglingtai Formation in Xishan, Beijing are characterized by slight Eu negative anomaly and significant enrichment in LREE, LILE (Ba, K and Sr) and depletion of Nb-Ta-Ti, Th-U. These...The early Cretaceous trachytes of Donglingtai Formation in Xishan, Beijing are characterized by slight Eu negative anomaly and significant enrichment in LREE, LILE (Ba, K and Sr) and depletion of Nb-Ta-Ti, Th-U. These trachytes have been highly enriched by Sr and Nd isotopic signatures (87Sr/86Sr(t)= 0.70638～ 0.70672, εNd(t) = -16.3～ -15.7), overlapping Sr-Nd isotopic range of late Mesozoic mafic igneous rocks in the region. Taking into account Nb-Ta fractionation and high Zr/Sm ratio for these trachytes, we consider that the trachytes of Donglingtai Formation are derived from the garnet-bearing amphibolite in the lower crust composed of garnet + plagioclase ± amphibole ± pyroxene residual phases. On the basis of the melting experimental results of crustal materials and regional extensional tectonics during late Mesozoic, it is concluded that the thermal input from underplating basaltic melt results in the partial melting of lower continental crust to generate the trachytes of Donglingtai Formation. And the characteristics of high Sr and Ba for these trachytes suggest that part of underplating basalts should take a share in partial melting at least.展开更多
基金This study is being financially supported by Chinese Academy of Science(KZCX1-107 and KZCX2-104)National Nature Science Foundation(No.40073011)
文摘The early Cretaceous trachytes of Donglingtai Formation in Xishan, Beijing are characterized by slight Eu negative anomaly and significant enrichment in LREE, LILE (Ba, K and Sr) and depletion of Nb-Ta-Ti, Th-U. These trachytes have been highly enriched by Sr and Nd isotopic signatures (87Sr/86Sr(t)= 0.70638～ 0.70672, εNd(t) = -16.3～ -15.7), overlapping Sr-Nd isotopic range of late Mesozoic mafic igneous rocks in the region. Taking into account Nb-Ta fractionation and high Zr/Sm ratio for these trachytes, we consider that the trachytes of Donglingtai Formation are derived from the garnet-bearing amphibolite in the lower crust composed of garnet + plagioclase ± amphibole ± pyroxene residual phases. On the basis of the melting experimental results of crustal materials and regional extensional tectonics during late Mesozoic, it is concluded that the thermal input from underplating basaltic melt results in the partial melting of lower continental crust to generate the trachytes of Donglingtai Formation. And the characteristics of high Sr and Ba for these trachytes suggest that part of underplating basalts should take a share in partial melting at least.
