内蒙古西部苦楚乌拉-英巴地区花岗岩锆石U-Pb定年及地球化学特征

锆石U−Pb定年结果表明,内蒙古西部苦楚乌拉—英巴地区花岗岩包括晚泥盆世二长花岗岩((371±2)Ma)、中二叠世钾长花岗岩((271±1)~(270±1)Ma)和早白垩世二长花岗岩((133±1)Ma)。结合前人资料,将研究区晚古生代以来的酸性岩浆活动分为4期:晚泥盆世(~371 Ma)、晚石炭世(313~311 Ma)、早—中二叠世(282~270 Ma)和早白垩世(133~130 Ma)。地球化学组成上,晚泥盆世二长花岗岩属于非典型的S型花岗岩,反映了一种后碰撞的构造背景,一方面说明珠斯楞—杭乌苏构造带在石炭纪之前已经开始出现岩浆活动,另一方面可能也恰好反映了哈萨克斯坦+塔里木+华北板块与西伯利亚板块拼合时间的下限;中二叠世钾长花岗岩则属A型花岗岩,反映了地壳伸展减薄的构造背景,与同时期区域强烈的拉张构造背景具有良好的对应关系;早白垩世二长花岗岩与晚泥盆世二长花岗岩具有相似的地球化学特征,同样反映了一种后碰撞的构造背景,与同时期区域后碰撞的拉张构造背景一致。

内蒙古克什克腾旗长岭子斜长花岗斑岩锆石U-Pb年龄、成因与碰撞造山作用

内蒙古克什克腾旗长岭子斜长花岗斑岩位于大兴安岭锡林浩特增生杂岩带内。本文对长岭子斜长花岗斑岩进行了主微量元素地球化学以及锆石U−Pb年代学和Lu−Hf同位素研究。长岭子斜长花岗斑岩锆石206Pb/238U加权平均年龄为(248.1±4.7)Ma,是早三叠世岩浆活动的产物;继承锆石除外,样品中锆石具有正的εHf(t)值(5.78~12.41),二阶段模式年龄TDM2分别为914~488 Ma。长岭子斜长花岗斑岩具有较高的SiO2、Na2O和Al2O3含量以及较低的Fe2O3、MgO和CaO含量,属于偏铝质−过铝质的低钾−钙碱性系列I型花岗岩,富集Rb、K、U、Th、Pb、Sr等大离子亲石元素,亏损Nd、Ta、Ti等高场强元素。同时,斜长花岗斑岩具有高Sr低Y以及高Sr/Y比等特点,具有典型的埃达克质岩石特征,形成于加厚下地壳的部分熔融。综合上述地球化学特征,本文认为长岭子斜长花岗斑岩来源于加厚新生下地壳的部分熔融,表明早三叠世兴蒙地区并非岛弧的环境,而是处于碰撞造山环境,古亚洲洋在该时期已经闭合。

西昆仑大红柳滩东含锂辉石花岗伟晶岩脉年代学和地球化学特征及其地质意义

西昆仑地区是中国重要的伟晶岩型锂铍成矿带,近年来在大红柳滩一带取得重大找矿突破,已形成大型矿产资源基地。笔者对西昆仑大红柳滩东锂辉石花岗伟晶岩进行了详细的岩相学、年代学和地球化学研究,能够为本区伟晶岩型锂矿成矿作用研究提供新的依据。利用LA−ICP−MS锆石U−Pb定年,获得大红柳滩东含锂辉石钠长花岗伟晶岩及含锂辉石电气石花岗伟晶岩年龄分别为(205.2±1.4)Ma和(205.0±2.6)Ma,形成时代为晚三叠世。岩石地球化学研究表明,大红柳滩东含锂辉石花岗伟晶岩以高Si、富Al、富Na、钙碱质,高分异,低K、Fe、Mg、Ca和Ti为特征,属强过铝质花岗伟晶岩。岩石明显富集Rb、U、Nb、Ta、Pb、P、Hf等元素,亏损Ba、Th、La、Ce、Pr、Sr、Nd、Sm、Ti等元素;稀土总量较低,ΣREE值为0.56×10^(-6)~3.34×10^(-6),具有弱−中等的负铕异常,δEu值为0.30~0.89。大红柳滩东伟晶岩均具有低且负的εHf(t)值(–4.6~0)和古老的二阶段Hf模式年龄TDM2(1497~1208 Ma),反映其源岩为古老地壳物质的部分熔融。结合西昆仑地区已有年代学资料和区域地质构造演化特征,认为大红柳滩一带伟晶岩矿床形成于南昆仑地体与甜水海地体后碰撞背景下。

松潘−甘孜地块中西部晚三叠纪花岗岩体成因及其构造意义

通过岩相学、锆石U−Pb年代学、岩石地球化学和Lu−Hf同位素等多种手段,系统对比松潘−甘孜地块巴颜喀拉山南口地区和中部达日地区的花岗质岩体岩石学和地球化学特征,拟查明其岩石成因、岩浆源区和基底属性。巴颜喀拉山南口和达日地区花岗质岩石岩浆锆石U−Pb年龄为(212.0±2.2)Ma和(213.3±1.7)Ma、(217.0±1.9)Ma和(215.4±6.4)Ma。主量、微量元素研究表明,前者属于高钾钙碱性过铝质I型花岗闪长岩,而后者属于钾玄岩和高钾钙碱性、过铝质S型石英二长岩和花岗岩。巴颜喀拉山南口和达日地区花岗质岩石微量元素特征表现均为富集Rb、Th、U等大离子亲石元素,亏损Nb、Ta等高场强元素,且具有轻微的Zr、Hf负异常,但前者Nb、Ta等元素亏损程度明显高于后者,Eu异常也更为明显。巴颜喀拉山南口和达日地区花岗质岩石均为轻稀土富集型的稀土元素配分模式,但达日地区样品轻、重稀土含量均高于巴颜喀拉山样品。锆石Hf同位素数据显示,巴颜喀拉山地区花岗质岩石εHf(t)值为−3.62~2.92,平均值为−0.54,锆石Hf二阶段模式年龄为1.07~1.48 Ga。结合前人研究数据,推断巴颜喀拉山和达日地区花岗质岩石源区分别为下地壳镁铁质岩石和中地壳杂砂岩。松潘−甘孜地块存在新元古代基底,且其基底与扬子地块基底存在亲缘性。研究区花岗质岩石为后碰撞背景下,岩石圈拆沉诱发的不同地壳岩石部分熔融的产物。

冀西北宣化盆地侏罗纪九龙山组凝灰岩形成时代、构造环境及地质意义

冀西北宣化盆地九龙山组陆相沉积地层发育,但地层的时代归属缺少化石和同位素测年资料佐证。研究区杨家营−响水铺一带九龙山组中下部发育流纹质凝灰岩夹层,为准确确定宣化盆地九龙山组的时代和形成环境,笔者对流纹质凝灰岩采集了锆石U−Pb同位素测年样品和岩石地球化学分析样品,获得了(161.9±0.8)Ma的206Pb/238U加权平均年龄值(LA−ICP−MS法),为晚侏罗世早期。岩石化学特征表明,流纹质凝灰岩属高Si、高K钙碱性过铝质岩石;稀土元素配分模式曲线为右倾型,轻稀土强烈富集,负Eu异常不明显;富集大离子亲石元素(Rb、K、Th、U),亏损Sr和高场强元素(Nb、Ti)。岩石地球化学特征显示其形成于挤压构造背景。锆石Hf同位素εHf(t)值为−33.79~−2.71,二阶段亏损模式年龄(tDM2)为1179~3323 Ma,表明流纹质凝灰岩岩浆多为古元古代—中元古代加厚的下地壳熔融形成。综合分析认为,宣化盆地九龙山组形成于中侏罗世晚期—晚侏罗世早期的挤压构造背景,该研究成果为研究九龙山组的时代归属、形成环境提供了新资料。

粤西新兴岩体的形成时代与成因研究:对古特提斯洋东支关闭时间的约束

华南板块南缘二叠纪与三叠纪之交的构造属性仍存在较大争议。对新兴岩体详细的野外调查和研究发现,新兴岩体的侵位时间为晚三叠世(240~224 Ma)而非侏罗纪,其主要岩性为细中粒—细粒斑状黑云母二长花岗岩。地球化学分析显示,新兴花岗岩具有高钾钙碱性、过铝质—强过铝质花岗岩特征,具轻稀土元素富集、重稀土元素相对亏损的右倾稀土配分模式,富集大离子亲石元素(Rb、U)而亏损高场强元素(Nb、Ta、Zr、Hf、Ti)。Sr−Nd、Lu−Hf同位素分析显示,新兴花岗岩εNd(t)值介于-11.5~-10.5,εHf(t)值介于-2.9~-10.3,具有壳源源区特征。本次研究表明,粤西地区印支期构造-岩浆活动可能开始于~250 Ma,华南板块南缘海西—印支期岩浆作用自晚二叠世(大容山岩体)一直延续到晚三叠世(新兴岩体),且晚三叠世仍存在强烈的岩浆活动。新的证据支持古特提斯洋东段分支的关闭时间在~250 Ma,而印支板块和华南板块的陆陆碰撞拼贴一直延续到240~224 Ma。

SHRIMP zircon U-Pb dating of late Paleoproterozoic kondalites in the Daqing Mountains area on the North China Craton

The Daqing Mountains area comprises a typical occurrence of the Khondalite Belt in the Western Block of the North China Craton (NCC). In this area, both early and late Paleoproterozoic metasedimentary rocks have been identified in what was originally called the Upper Wula Mountains "Subgroup". Six metasedimentary rock samples yielded SHRIMP U-Pb zircon ages of 2.56-2.04 Ga for detrital and 1.96-1.83 Ga for metamorphic zircons. Based on these data and previously published results, the following conclusions can be drawn: 1) The source region for the late Paleoproterozoic detrital sedimentary rocks is mainly 2.55 2.4 and 2.2 2.04 Ga in age, consistent with the early Precambrian geological history identified widely in the basement of the NCC. 2) The majority of sedimentary rocks of the khondalite series were deposited between 2.04 and 1.95 Ga, and then in a protracted period (1.96 and 1.83 Ga) underwent a complex history of amphibolite to granulite-facies metamorphism.

Zircon SHRIMP U-Pb geochronology of the Neoproterozoic Chengjiang Formation in central Yunnan Province(SW China) and its geological significance

The Chengjiang Formation is the earliest continental clastic deposit after the Jinning Orogeny in central Yunnan Province,and therefore its accurate depositional age is significant for understanding the formation and evolution of the Neoproterozoic rift basins in southern China.However,hampered by accuracy of the dating technique,the existing age data for the Chengjiang Formation are not very reliable.A large number of magmatic zircons were obtained from the tuff interbed in the lower part of the Chengjiang Formation in Jinyang area and the bottom part of the Chengjiang Formation in Dongchuan area,central Yunnan Province,and high-precision SHRIMP U-Pb dating was carried out on these zircons.The results show that the weighted mean 206 Pb/238 U ages are 797.8±8.2 and 803.1±8.7 Ma respectively.In combination with related geological evidence,it has been demonstrated that the bottom boundary age of the Chengjiang Formation should be 800±5 Ma,whereas the top boundary age could be ca 725 Ma.By synthetically analyzing the latest age data for the relevant strata,it has been confirmed that the Chengjiang Formation should be correlated with the Suxiong Formation and the Kaijianqiao Formation in western Sichuan Province,the Liantuo Formation in the middle and lower Yangtze,the Hongchicun Formation and the Shangshu Formation in northern Zhejiang Province,the Puling Formation in southern Anhui Province,the Luokedong Formation and the Majianqiao Formation in northwestern Jiangxi Province,the Wuqiangxi Formation in northwestern Hunan Province,the Fanzhao Formation and the Qingshuijiang Formation in southeastern Guizhou Province,and the Sanmenjie Formation and the Gongdong Formation in northern Guangxi Province.Sedimentary cycle analysis shows that the sedimentary filling sequence of the Neoproterozoic rift basins in southern China can be divided into four cycles.Among them,Cycle II began at ca.800 Ma,accompanied by intensive tectonic-thermal events.The zircon U-Pb ages from the bottom of the Chengjiang Formation reported in this paper indicate that the Neoproterozoic Kangdian rift subbasin probably started to develop at ca.800 Ma and therefore missed Cycle I of the Neoproterozoic sedimentary filling sequence in southern China.

Accuracy of LA-ICPMS zircon U-Pb age determination:An inter-laboratory comparison

LA-ICPMS zircon U-Pb dating has been greatly advanced and widely applied in the past decade because it is a cheap and fast technique.The internal error of LA-ICPMS zircon U-Pb dating can be better than 1%,but reproducibility(accuracy)is relatively poor.In order to quantitatively assess the accuracy of this technique,zircons from two dioritic rocks,a Mesozoic dioritic microgranular enclave(FS06)and a Neoproterozoic diorite(WC09-32),were dated independently in eight laboratories using SIMS and LA-ICPMS.Results of three SIMS analyses on FS06 and WC09-2 are indistinguishable within error and give a best estimate of the crystallization age of 132.2 and 760.5 Ma(reproducibility is^1%,2RSD),respectively.Zircon U-Pb ages determined by LA-ICPMS in six laboratories vary from 128.3±1.0 to 135.0±0.9 Ma(2SE)for FS06 and from 742.9±3.1 to777.8±4.7 Ma(2SE)for WC09-32,suggesting a reproducibility of^4%(2RSD).Uncertainty produced during LA-ICPMS zircon U-Pb analyses comes from multiple sources,including uncertainty in the isotopic ratio measurements,uncertainty in the fractionation factor calculation using an external standard,uncertainty in the age determination as a result of common lead correction,age uncertainty of the external standards and uncertainty in the data reduction.Result of our study suggests that the uncertainty of LA-ICPMS zircon U-Pb dating is approximately 4%(2RSD).The uncertainty in age determination must be considered in order to interpret LA-ICPMS zircon U-Pb data rationally.

Petrogenesis of early Yanshanian highly evolved granites in the Longyuanba area,southern Jiangxi Province:Evidence from zircon U-Pb dating,Hf-O isotope and whole-rock geochemistry

Early Yanshanian(Jurassic) granitoids are widespread in the Nanling Range,South China.Whereas large granitic batholiths commonly crop out in the center of the Nanling Range(corresponding geographically to the central and northern parts of Guangdong Province),many small stocks occur in the southern part of Jiangxi Province.Most of the small stocks are associated closely with economically significant rare-metal deposits(W,Sn,Nb,Ta).Here we report the results for biotite granites and two-mica granites from three Yanshanian stocks of the Longyuanba complex.LA-ICPMS U-Pb dating of zircon yields an age of 156.1±2.1 Ma for Xiaomubei biotite granite,and U-Pb zircon dating using SIMS yields an age of 156.7±1.2 Ma for Longyuanba-Chengjiang biotite granite and 156.4±1.3 Ma for Jiangtoudong two-mica granite.Biotite granites are silica-rich(SiO 2 =70%-79%),potassic(K 2 O/Na 2 O>1.9),and peraluminous(ASI=1.05-1.33).Associated samples are invariably enriched in Rb,Th,Pb and LREE,yet depleted in Ba,Nb,Sr,P and Ti,and their REE pattern shows a large fractionation between LREE and HREE((La/Yb) N =10.7-13.5) and a pronounced Eu negative anomaly(δEu=0.28-0.41).Two-mica granite samples are also silica-rich(SiO 2 =75%-79%),potassic(K 2 O/Na 2 O>1.2),and peraluminous(ASI=1.09-1.17).However,in contrast to the biotite granites,they are more enriched in Rb,Th,Pb and extremely depleted in Ba,Nb,Sr,P and Ti,and exhibit nearly flat((La/Yb) N =0.75-1.08) chondrite-normalized REE patterns characterized by strong Eu depletion(δEu=0.02-0.04) and clear tetrad effect(TE 1.3 =1.10-1.14).Biotite granites and two-mica granties have comparable Nd isotopic signatures,and their εNd(t) are concentrated in the 13.0 to 9.6 and 11.5 to 7.7 respectively.Their zircon Hf-O isotopes of both also show similarity(biotite granites:εHf(t)= 10.8-7.9,δ 18 O=7.98‰-8.89‰ and εHf(t)= 13.8 to 9.1,δ 18 O=8.31‰-10.08‰;two-mica granites:εHf(t)= 11.3 to 8.0,δ 18 O=7.91‰-9.77‰).The results show that both biotite and two-mica granites were derived mainly from sedimentary source rocks with a minor contribution from mantle-derived materials.In spite of some S-type characteristics,the biotite granites were formed by fractional crystallization of I-type magma and assimilation of peraluminous sedimentary rocks during their ascent to the surface.Therefore,they belong to highly fractionated I-type granites.Two-mica granites exhibit a tetrad effect in their REE patterns,but share the same isotopic features with the biotite granites,suggesting that they are highly fractionated I-type granites as well.Their Lanthanide tetrad effects may be attributed to the hydrothermal alteration by magmatic fluids that have suffered degassing at late stages.Granitic magmas undergoing fractional crystallization and wall-rock assilimation can generate highly evolved granites with no REE tetrad effect in the uni-phase system.However,in the late-stage of magmatic evolution in the multi-phase system(i.e.,magmatic-hydrothermal system),these magmas also can lead to the highly evolved granites exhibiting mew-shaped REE pattern characterized by tetrad effect as the consequence of melt-fluid and fluid-vapor fractionation,and the resultant autometasomatism.We thus suggest that the REE pattern exhibiting tetrad effect feature is an important indicator of rare metal mineralization in the early Yanshanian time in southern China,implying the metamorphism of the ore fluid.

In-situ U-Pb dating of uraninite by fs-LA-ICP-MS

In this study, the Pb/U fractionation between zircon and uraninite during femtosecond Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry （fs-LA-ICP-MS） analysis was studied in detail. The results show significant Pb/U fractionation between zircon and uraninite during fs-LA-ICP-MS analysis that when calibrated against the zircon standard M257, the obtained U-Pb age of the Chinese national uraninite standard GBW04420 is 17% older than the recommended value. Thus, the accurate in-situ U-Pb dating of uraninite by LA-ICP-MS requires matrix-matched external standards for calibration. Uraninite in thin sections of two U-mineralized leucogranite from the Gaudeanmus in Namibia was analyzed by a fs-LA-ICP-MS equipped with a Signal Smooth Device （SSD）, using laser spot and frequency of 10 μm and 1 Hz, respectively. When calibrated using GBW04420 as the external standard, two samples give weighted mean 2066pb/238U ages of 504±3 Ma （2σ, n=21） and 503±3 Ma （2σ, n=22）, and only one of two samples yields a concordia U-Pb age of 507±1 Ma （2or, n=21）. These results are consistent with ID-TIMS U-Pb ages of 509±1 and 508±12 Ma and are also indistinguishable from zircon U-Pb upper intercept ages of 506±33 Ma （2σ, n=29） and 501±51 Ma （2σ, n=29）. The present study shows that in-situ U-Pb dating of uraninite can deliver more reliable formation ages of the deposit than dating coeval high-U zircon because the latter commonly suffer significant Pb loss after formation. Our results confirm that GBW04420 is an ideal matrix matching standard for in-situ U-Pb dating of uraninite.

Zircon SHRIMP U-Pb dating of granites from Dulan and the chronological framework of the North Qaidam UHP belt, NW China

Zircon SHRIMP dating of granites from Dulan,east segment of North Qaidam UHP belt shows that they are 406.6±3.5 Ma for Yematan-E,407.3±4.3 and 397±6 Ma for Balijiehatan-W,404.5±4.0 and 397.0±3.7 Ma for Shuiwenzhan-N,380.5±5.0 Ma for Shuiwenzhan-S,382.5±3.6 and 372.5±2.8 Ma for Chachagongma.These granites from Dulan represent the products of the third and fourth periods of Paleozoic magmatism in North Qaidam.Geochemically,the granitoids with metalumious to weak peratuminous are quartz diorite,granodiorite,and granite in composition and mainly belong to calc-alkaline series,a few samples to calc or alkali-calc series.The third period of granites is a rock association of granodiorite+granite,with initial 87Sr/86Sr ratios from 0.7082 to 0.7110 and T2DM model ages from 1.41–1.90 Ga;and the fourth period of granites is a rock association of quartz diorite+granodiorite+granite,with initial 87Sr/86Sr ratios from 0.7072 to 0.7091 and T2DM model ages from 1.07–1.38 Ga.Therefore,the third period of granites has higher initial 87Sr/86Sr ratios and T2DM model ages.On the contrary,the fourth period of granites has Nd(t)values from 0.6 to-3.0,higher than that of the third granite with Nd(t)values-3.2 to-9.3.Thus,the data comparison indicates that the third granites may derive from Paleo-proterzoic continental crust with mantle material whereas the fourth granites may derive from the Meso-proterzoic basalt crust with continental material.Combined with regional geology,we thought that the third granites were formed relative to plate exhumation and the fourth granites to delamination of the lithospheric mantle.

Geochemical characteristics and petrogenesis of volcanic rocks from Baiyingaolao Formation in northeastern Hailar Basin

The volcanic rocks from Baiyingaolao Formation in the northeastern Hailar Basin are mainly composed of rhyolite and trachydacite. U-Pb dating of zircon shows these volcanic rocks formed in Early Cretaceous( 128--124 Ma). Geochemical data indicate that they are sub-alkaline series in composition and rich in alkali and potassium. All samples have similar rare earth element patterns characterized by high total rare earth elements contents( ∑REE = 113. 96 × 10- 6-204. 33 × 10- 6),significant fractionation of heavy and light rare earth elements( ∑LREE / ∑HREE = 3. 10-4. 52) with middle negative Eu anomalies( δEu = 0. 46-0. 76).The trace elements are characterized by enrichment in large-ion lithophile elements such as K,Rb,LREE and depletion in high field strength elements e. g. Nb,Ta,HREE,P and Ti,while enriched in Th and U. Rhyolite and trachydacite contain low initial87 Sr /86 Sr ratios( 0. 704 9--0. 7 053) and positive εNd( t) values( ca. 4.15). These data suggest that the magma of rhyolite and trachydacite were derived from mafic lower crust newly accreted from mantle,with the evolutional trend of comagmatic fractional crystallization.

Geological characteristics and mineralization setting of the Zhuxi tungsten(copper) polymetallic deposit in the Eastern Jiangnan Orogen

The Zhuxi ore deposit is a super-large scheelite(copper) polymetallic deposit discovered in recent years. It grew above copper/tungsten-rich Neoproterozoic argilloarenaceous basement rocks and was formed in the contact zone between Yanshanian granites and Carboniferous-Permian limestone. Granites related to this mineralization mainly include equigranular, middle- to coarse-grained granites and granitic porphyries. There are two mineralization types: skarn scheelite(copper) and granite scheelite mineralization. The former is large scale and has a high content of scheelite, whereas the latter is small scale and has a low content of scheelite. In the Taqian-Fuchun Basin, its NW boundary is a thrust fault, and the SE boundary is an angular unconformity with Proterozoic basement. In Carboniferous-Permian rock assemblages, the tungsten and copper contents in the limestone are both very high. The contents of major elements in granitoids do not differ largely between the periphery and the inside of the Zhuxi ore deposit. In both areas, the values of the aluminum saturation index are A/CNK>1.1, and the rocks are classified as potassium-rich strongly peraluminous granites. In terms of trace elements, compared to granites on the periphery of the Zhuxi ore deposit, the granites inside the Zhuxi ore deposit have smaller d Eu values, exhibit a significantly more negative Eu anomaly, are richer in Rb, U, Ta, Pb and Hf, and are more depleted in Ba, Ce, Sr, La and Ti, which indicates that they are highly differentiated S-type granites with a high degree of evolution. Under the influence of fluids, mineralization of sulfides is evident within massive rock formations inside the Zhuxi ore deposit, and the mean SO_3 content is 0.2%. Compared to peripheral rocks, the d Eu and total rare earth element(REE) content of granites inside the Zhuxi ore deposit are both lower, indicating a certain evolutionary inheritance relationship between the granites on the periphery and the granites inside the Zhuxi ore deposit. For peripheral and ore district plutons, U-Pb zircon dating shows an age range of 152–148 Ma. In situ Lu-Hf isotope analysis of zircon in the granites reveals that the calculated e_(Hf)(t) values are all negative, and the majority range from -6 to -9. The T_(DM2) values are concentrated in the range of 1.50–1.88 Ga(peak at 1.75 Ga), suggesting that the granitic magmas are derived from partial melting of ancient crust. This paper also discusses the metallogenic conditions and ore-controlling conditions of the ore district from the perspectives of mineral contents, hydrothermal alteration, and ore-controlling structures in the strata and the ore-bearing rocks. It is proposed that the Zhuxi ore deposit went through a multistage evolution, including oblique intrusion of granitic magmas, skarn mineralization, cooling and alteration, and precipitation of metal sulfides. The mineralization pattern can be summarized as "copper in the east and tungsten in the west, copper at shallow-middle depths and tungsten at deep depths, tungsten in the early stage and copper in the late stage".

Crustal accretion and reworking processes of micro-continental massifs within orogenic belt:A case study of the Erguna Massif,NE China

This paper summarizes the geochronological, geochemical and zircon Hf isotopic data for Mesozoic granitoids within the Erguna Massif, NE China, and discusses the spatial-temporal variation of zircon Hf isotopic compositions, with the aim of constraining the accretion and reworking processes of continental crust within the Erguna Massif, and shedding light on the crustal evolution of the eastern segment of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt. Based on the zircon U-Pb dating results, the Mesozoic granitic magmatisms within the Erguna Massif can be subdivided into five stages: Early-Middle Triassic(249–237 Ma), Late Triassic(229–201 Ma), Early-Middle Jurassic(199–171 Ma), Late Jurassic(155–149 Ma), and Early Cretaceous(145–125 Ma).The Triassic to Early-Middle Jurassic granitoids are mainly I-type granites and minor adakitic rocks, whereas the Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous granitoids are mainly A-type granites. This change in magmatism is consistent with the southward subduction of the Mongol-Okhotsk oceanic plate and subsequent collision and crustal thickening, followed by post-collision extension. Zircon Hf isotopic data indicate that crustal accretion of the Erguna Massif occurred in the Mesoproterozoic and Neoproterozoic. ZirconεHf(t) values increase gradually over time, whereas two-stage model(TDM2) ages decrease throughout the Mesozoic. The latter result indicates a change in the source of granitic magmas from the melting of ancient crust to more juvenile crust. Zircon εHf(t)values also exhibit spatial variations, with values decreasing northwards, whereas TDM2 ages increase. This pattern suggests that,moving from south to north, there is an increasing component of ancient crustal material within the lower continental crust of the Erguna Massif. Even if at the same latitude, the zircon Hf isotopic compositions are also inconsistent. These results reveal lateral and vertical heterogeneities in the lower continental crust of the Erguna Massif during the Mesozoic, which we use as the basis of a structural and tectonic model for this region.

Emplacement and deformation of Shigujian syntectonic granite in central part of the Dabie orogen:Implications for tectonic regime transformation

The Shigujian pluton is a gneissic quartz monzonite located in Tiantangzhai area in central part of the Dabie orogen.Anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility(AMS) data show that most magnetic foliations dip steeply to southeast.About 85% of sampling points dip from 40° to 90°.Magnetic foliations are generally parallel to the foliations measured in the field.The pluton has NWW-SEE trending lineations in the southeast and NE-SW trending lineations in central part and north,but the lineations plunge to SW in central part and to NE in the north.All plunges are moderate.The anisotropy degree(P) is between 1.065 and 1.532 and the shape parameter(T) is between 0.005 and 0.694.A Flinn diagram of the magnetic fabrics shows that the value of K is less than 1.The analysis of AMS suggests that the pluton was emplaced and deformed under a SE-NW compressional stress regime.The analysis of quartz C-axis fabrics indicates that the pluton was deformed under compressional stress and deformation temperatures range from 400 to 500℃.Microstructures indicate that the pluton is deformed in near solidus conditions and the pluton is a synkinematic intrusion.The emplacement of the Shigujian granite is inferred to have taken place syntectonically.The zircon U-Pb dating of the granite suggests that the pluton was intruded at 141±2.3 Ma.By synthesizing all data,it seems that the Shigujian pluton was emplaced in a compressional environment and the transformation time of the Dabie orogen from compression to extension took place after 141 Ma.The structural evolution of the Dabie orogen was controlled by the Pacific tectonic domain when the Shigujian pluton was emplaced,whereas the adjacent Tiantangzhai complex massif is the result of an extensional environment.

Deformation characteristics and genesis of the Waziyu metamorphic core complex in western Liaoning of China

The Waziyu metamorphic core complex is situated at the eastern end of the Yanshan tectonic belt.The NNE-striking detachment ductile shear zone in the core complex lies between the Archean metamorphic basement and Fuxin-Yixian rift basin,dips NW gently,and shows corrugation folds.Exposure structures,microstructures,and quartz C-axis fabrics all indicate top-to-the WNW sense of shear,i.e.,ca.285°,for the shear zone.Estimates of the deformation temperatures(ca.550-250°C) demonstrate its mid-crustal origination and progressive deformation from deep to shallow levels.The northern segment of the shear zone shows relatively weak exhumation with exposures of low-temperature mylonites whereas its middle and southern segments have more intense uplifting with exposures of high-temperature mylonites.Biotite and muscovite 40 Ar/39 Ar ages,U-Pb dating results of zircon from dikes and plutons as well as formation ages of the supra-detachment basin all suggest the formation time of 135-100 Ma for the core complex.The formation was also associated with syntectonic emplacement of the Early Cretaceous Shishan pluton.The western margin of the core complex was truncated by the Sunjiawan-Shaohuyingzi brittle normal fault when it uplifted to shallow crust levels,and finally exhumed to near-surface levels.The core complex was developed by the rolling-hinge model under WNW-ESE extension during the Early Cretaceous peak destruction of the North China Craton.Ductile flow did not appear in the lower plate,therefore not supporting the low-crust gravitational collapse.

Petrogenesis of Early Cretaceous adakitic granodiorite: Implication for a crust thickening event within the Cathaysia Block, South China

Adakitic rocks in continental settings are commonly considered to be formed by partial melting of thickened or delaminated lower crust. Investigations on this kind of rocks can provide important information about crustal evolution complementary to information from other rocks. This paper reports adakitic granodiorite of the Lingxi pluton in the interior of the Cathayisa Block. LA-ICP-MS zircon U-Pb dating shows that it was formed in the late Early Cretaceous(100±1 Ma). The granodiorite has geochemical features of adakitic rocks derived from partial melting of the thickened lower crust, e.g., high SiO2(mainly ranging from 64.4 to 68.9 wt.%) and Sr(624–894 ppm) contents, Sr/Y(49.9–60.8) and La/Yb(23.4–42.8) values, low Y(10.3–17.1 ppm), Ni(5.62–11.8 ppm) and MgO(mostly from 0.86 wt.% to 1.57 wt.%) contents and weak Eu anomaly. It has initial 87Sr/86 Sr ratios of 0.7086–0.7091, εNd(t) values of.6.2 to.5.9 and zircon εHf(t) values mostly of.10.1 to.7.6. Based on the geochemical characteristics and simple modelling, it is suggested that the most likely generation mechanism of the Lingxi granodiorite is partial melting of a thickened Proterozoic lower continental crust at a pressure ≥12 kbar(or crust thickness ≥40km), leaving a garnet-bearing amphibolite residue. Combining our results and previous studies of the tectonic evolution of the Cathaysia Block, we propose that the crust was thickened to over 40 km by a compressive event occurring during the late Early Cretaceous, which is supported by the observation that there is an angular unconformity between the Upper Cretaceous Series and the early Lower Cretaceous or the Jurassic rocks. After this event, the Cathaysia Block experienced a lithospheric extension and thinning probably driven by the high-angle paleo-Pacific subduction. With the attenuation of lithosphere, the lower crust was heated to partial melting by upwelling asthenospheric materials, resulting in generation of the Lingxi granodiorite and other coeval granitoids in the Cathaysia Block. This study provides new information on the crustal evolution of the Cathaysia Block during the Early Cretaceous.

Petrogenetic simulation of the Archean trondhjemite from Eastern Hebei, China

It is generally believed that trondhjemitic rock, an important component of TTG rocks, is the anatectic product of mafic rocks. However, in many TTG gneiss terranes, for instance, the granulite facies terrane in Eastern Hebei, trondhjemites occur as small dikes, intrusions or leucosomes in tonalitic gneisses, suggesting their origin of in-situ partial melting. Based on the petrological analysis of a tonalitic gneiss sample from Eastern Hebei, in combination with zircon U-Pb dating, we investigated the petrogenesis of trondhjemite through simulating anatectic reactions and the major and trace element characteristics of the product melt at different pressures(0.7, 1.0 and 2.0 GPa). The results indicate that hornblende dehydration melting in a tonalitic gneiss at 0.9–1.1 GPa and 800–850°C, corresponding to the high-T granulite facies, with melting degrees of 5–10wt.% and a residual assemblage containing 5–10wt.% garnet, can produce felsic melts with a great similarity, for instance of high La/Yb ratios and low Yb contents to the trondhjemitic rocks from Eastern Hebei. However, the modelled melts exhibit relatively higher K2 O, and lower CaO and Mg~# than those in the trondhjemitic dikes and leucosomes from Eastern Hebei, suggesting that the leucosomes may not only contain some residual minerals but also be subjected to the effect of crystal fractionation. The zircon U-Pb dating for the tonalitic and trondhjemitic rocks in the Eastern Hebei yields a protolith age of 2518±12 Ma and a metamorphic age of 2505±19 Ma for the tonalitic gneiss. The latter age is consistent with a crystallization age of 2506±6 Ma for the trondhjemitic rock, confirming a close petrogenetic relation between them.

Timing of the formation of the Tianhuashan Basin in northern Wuyi as constrained by geochronology of volcanic and plutonic rocks

The Tianhuashan Basin is one of the most important volcanic basins in the northern Wuyi,southeastern China,comprising two successive volcanic units,the Daguding Formation and the overlying Ehuling Formation,along with several small associated igneous intrusions.The Lengshuikeng super-large-scale Ag-Pb-Zn deposit,which is closely related to these volcanic-intrusive rocks,is located in the northwestern part of the basin.In order to understand the basin evolution and magmatism,we determined LA-ICP-MS U-Pb zircon ages for the volcanic successions and associated intrusive rocks.U-Pb zircon dating of volcanic units yielded precise ages of 144±1 Ma for crystal tuff in the lower member of the Daguding Formation,142±1 Ma for andesite within the upper member of the Daguding Formation,140±1 Ma for tuffite of the first(i.e.,lowermost) member of the Ehuling Formation,and 137±1 Ma for rhyolitic ignimbrite within the third volcano-stratigraphic member of the Ehuling Formation.Three types of intrusive igneous rocks(quartz syenite porphyry,K-feldspar granite porphyry,and rhyolite porphyry) yielded precise weighted mean 206 Pb/238 U ages of 144±1,140±1,and 140±1 Ma,respectively,suggesting that these intrusions along with the aforementioned volcanics were all emplaced during the Early Cretaceous.In addition,the weighted mean 206 Pb/238 U ages determined on zircon from two samples of a granite porphyry intrusion,which hosts ore mineralization of the Lengshuikeng Ag-Pb-Zn deposit,are 158±1 and 157±1 Ma,indicating emplacement in the Late Jurassic.These new geochronological results for igneous rocks of the Tianhuashan Basin constrain the timing of volcanic and plutonic activity in the basin,and have important implications for our understanding the tectonic history of the region,and for identifying metallogenic types and the timing of ore deposition of the Lengshuikeng deposit.