Zircon Hf Isotope Mapping for Understanding Crustal Architecture and Its Controls on Mineralization during Early Cretaceous in the Southern Great Xing'an Range,NE China

Voluminous Early Cretaceous granitoids and associated large-scale ore deposits are distributed within the southern Great Xing'an Range(SGXR),NE China.Based on previously published geochronology and zircon Hf-isotope data,Hf isotope mapping is undertaken to improve our understanding of crustal architecture and its controls on ore deposits.The ore-related Early Cretaceous granitoids were sourced predominantly from juvenile crust,with the involvement of variable proportions of ancient crustal materials.The crustal architecture,as inferred from Hf isotopic contour maps,indicates two distinct Hf isotopic domains in SGXR,including(1)a higher-ε_(Hf)(+7 to+11)juvenile crust containing minor ancient crustal material,and(2)a lower-ε_(Hf)(+2 to+6)juvenile crust containing a greater proportion of ancient crustal materials.The Hf isotopic maps identify links between crustal architecture and regional metallogeny.Copper deposits and other deposits with significant Cu production are restricted mainly to the higher-ε_(Hf)juvenile crustal regions in the northern and eastern SGXR.Deposits dominated by other metals(e.g.,Mo,Sn,W,Pb,Zn,and Ag)occur mainly in the lower-ε_(Hf)juvenile crustal regions in the southern and western SGXR.Interaction between juvenile crust-derived melts and ancient crustal components played an important role on the distribution of various ore metals.

New Exploration of Tracking Deep Ancient Crustal Components: A Combined Analysis of Xenocrystic/Inherited Zircon Information within Different Genetic Types of Granitoids in Chinese Altai

Revealing deep composition information is crucial for systematic understanding of continental crust architecture.Deep exploration has become an important trend in the development of geoscience,and using magmatic rocks and their deep-source rock inclusions as‘rock probes’to trace the earth’s deep material information has been an effective way in recent years(e.g.,Mo,2011).

拉萨地体锆石Hf同位素填图:对地壳性质和成矿潜力的约束

迄今对拉萨地体（尤其是北部拉萨地体）地壳性质的空间展布特征并未得到有效讨论，直接限制了对拉萨地体成矿规律和成矿潜力的总结和评价。本文收集了拉萨地体已经发表和本团队未发表的中生代-早新生代（210～40Ma）大量酸性岩浆岩的锆石Hf同位素数据，利用Surferl0软件填制了拉萨地体锆石Ⅲ同位素和地壳模式年龄图。本文结果进一步证实中部拉萨地体曾经是一个微陆块，南部和北部拉萨地体总体显示新生地壳特征，在北部拉萨地体日土-盐湖一带，锆石εH（t）值和地壳模式年龄与南部拉萨地体的日喀则-八一一带类似，均以高的锆石εHt（t）值（因而非常明显的新生地壳）为特征。本文大量数据结合已有研究结果，表明地壳性质（新生地壳或古老成熟地壳）很可能是控制成矿作用类型的关键因素。通过与南部拉萨地体地壳性质和成矿作用类型的类比，结合北部拉萨地体目前已有矿床资料，提出日土-盐湖一带可能是北部拉萨地体最有潜力的Cu—Au成矿地带。

华北克拉通太古宙典型地区栖霞县幅1∶5万地质图修编——野外地质调查和SHRIMP锆石U-Pb定年

栖霞是胶东早前寒武纪变质基底的典型地区。在原1∶5万地质图中,许多TTG岩石都被作为胶东群表壳岩看待,岩石形成时代也只在少数露头被确定。根据野外地质调查和SHRIMP锆石U-Pb定年,对该区TTG岩石时空分布进行了研究。在新修编的1∶5万地质图中,太古宙变质基底的主要岩石类型为约2.9Ga、约2.7Ga和约2.5Ga的英云闪长质片麻岩,也存在少量同时代的奥长花岗质片麻岩。2.9Ga和2.5Ga左右的表壳岩(黄崖底表壳岩和胶东群)比原认为要少得多。所有岩石大致呈北西西—南东东向分布,它们在空间上共存,可能是新太古代晚期和古元古代晚期强烈构造热事件作用的结果。这是国内首次在复杂的太古宙高级变质岩区,以野外地质调查和SHRIMP锆石U-Pb定年有机结合,确定不同类型、不同时代地质体时空分布的有益尝试,对于今后类似地区开展专题地质填图具有重要的借鉴意义。

Garnet and Zircon U-Pb Geochronology and Geochemistry Reveal Genesis of the Dafang Au-Pb-Zn-Ag Deposit,Southern Hunan

Garnet is a primary mineral in skarn deposits and plays a significant role in recording copious mineralization and metallogenic information.This study systematically investigates the geochemistry and geochronology of garnet and zircon in the Dafang Au-Pb-Zn-Ag deposit,which represents prominent gold mineralization in southern Hunan,China.Garnet samples with distinct zoning patterns and compositional variations were identified using various analytical techniques,including Backscattered Electron(BSE)imaging,Cathodoluminescence(CL)response,textural characterization,and analysis of rare-earth elements(REE),major contents,and trace element compositions.The garnet was dated U-Pb dating,which yielded a lower intercept age of 161.06±1.93 Ma.This age is older than the underlying granodiorite porphyry,which has a concordia age of 155.13±0.95 Ma determined by zircon U-Pb dating.These results suggest that the gold mineralization may be related to the concealed granite.Two groups of garnet changed from depleted Al garnet to enriched Al garnet,and the rare earth element(REE)patterns of these groups were converted from light REE(LREE)-enriched and heavy REE(HREE)-depleted with positive europium(Eu)anomalies to medium REE(MREE)-enriched from core to rim zoning.The different REE patterns of garnet in various zones may be attributed to changes in the fluid environment and late superposition alteration.The development of distal skarn in the southern Hunan could be a significant indicator for identifying gold mineralization.

东昆仑-西秦岭造山带对接处三叠纪花岗质岩石时空演化、物源特征对比及其大地构造意义

造山带组成与演化是大地构造研究的主要课题,造山带之间的对接关系更是造山带研究的重要节点。在两大造山带对接地带,构造-岩浆演化的对比,特别是深部物质组成结构和基底属性的对比,可为完整认识造山带的物质组成和构造演化提供重要的依据。基于花岗质岩石同位素填图（Sm-Nd、Lu-Hf）在其年代学、区域性大面积展步和易于示踪等方面的优势,区域性的同位素填图逐步成为一项重要的技术方法,应用于探讨造山带深部组成结构.

Late Mesozoic magmatism in the East Qinling Orogen, China and its tectonic implications

The Qinling Orogen in Central China records the history of a complex geological evolution and tectonic transition from compression to extension during the Late Mesozoic,with concomitant voluminous granitoids formation.In this study,we present results from petrological,geochemical,zircon U-Pb-Lu-Hf isotopic studies on the Lengshui felsic dykes from Luanchuan region in the East Qinling Orogen.We also compile published geochronological,geochemical,and Hf isotopic data from Luanchuan region and present zircon Hf isotopic contour maps.The newly obtained age data yield two group of ages at w145 Ma and 140 Ma for two granite porphyries from the Lengshui felsic dykes,with the w145 Ma interpreted as response to the peak of magmatism in the region,and the w140 Ma as the timing of formation of the felsic dykes.The corresponding Hf isotopic data of the granite porphyries display negative εHf(t) values of e16.67 to e4.61,and Hf crustal model ages (TDM^C) of 2255e1490 Ma,indicating magma sourced from the melting of Paleo- to Mesoproterozoic crustal materials.The compiled age data display two major magmatic pulses at 160e130 Ma and 111e108 Ma with magmatic quiescence in between,and the zircon Hf isotopic data display εHf(t) values ranging from e41.9 to 2.1 and TDM^C values of 3387e1033 Ma,suggesting mixed crustal and mantle-derived components in the magma source,and correspond to multiple tectonic events during the Late Mesozoic.The Luanchuan granitoids are identified as I-type granites and most of these are highly fractionated granites,involving magma mixing and mingling and crystal fractionation.The tectonic setting in the region transformed from the Late Jurassic syn-collision setting to Early Cretaceous within-plate setting,with EeW extension in the Early Cretaceous.This extension is correlated with the NeS trending post-collisional extension between the North China Craton and Yangtze Craton as well as the EeW trending back-arc extension triggered by the westward Paleo-Pacific Plate subduction,eventually leading to lithospheric thinning,asthenospheric upwelling,mafic magma underplating,and crustal melting in the East Qinling Orogen.

Crustal architecture and metallogeny associated with the Paleo-Tethys evolution in the Eastern Kunlun Orogenic Belt,Northern Tibetan Plateau

The Eastern Kunlun Orogenic Belt(EKOB)in the Northern Tibet Plateau hosts a wide variety of metal deposits related to the Late Paleozoic to Mesozoic magmatism.In this study,we investigate the spatiotemporal distribution of the Late Paleozoic to Mesozoic granitic rocks and associated metal deposits in the EKOB and provide a comprehensive compilation of the geochronological,geochemical and isotopic data on these rocks.We compute regional zircon Hf isotope and crustal thickness maps from the data,based on which a comprehensive model is proposed involving subduction(ca.270–240 Ma),continental collision(ca.240–224 Ma),and post-collisional extension(ca.224–200 Ma)for the Late Paleozoic to Mesozoic Paleo-Tethys evolution in the EKOB.Zircon Hf isotopic and crustal thickness mapping of Late Paleozoic to Mesozoic magmatic rocks was carried out to evaluate their spatio-temporal and genetic links with the regional metallogeny.The polymetallic Fe-skarn and porphyry Cu(Mo)deposits in the EKOB are located above the Moho uplift region,featuring a comparatively thin crust.Granites associated with porphyry Cu(Mo)and polymetallic Fe skarn mineralization are commonly characterized by highε_(Hf)(t)and younger T_(DM)cvalues,whereas granite related to Cu-Mo-Sn skarn deposits exhibit more variableε_(Hf)(t)values,T_(DM)c ages,and the crust thickness,which suggest that more crustal materials contributed to the formation of Cu-Mo-Sn skarn deposits than those for porphyry Cu(Mo)and polymetallic Fe skarn mineralization.In contrast,vein-type Au deposits are located primarily where the Moho surface displays a depression,i.e.,where the continental crust is relatively thick.The magmatic rocks associated with Au mineralization are characterized by lowε_(Hf)(t)and high T_(DM)cvalues,representing reworked ancient crustal components,similar to those associated with porphyry Mo and epithermal Ag-Pb-Zn-(Au)deposits.Our study indicates that the emplacement of magmatic-hydrothermal deposits was controlled by the crustal structure and magma sources.