Early Yanshanian post-orogenic granitoids in the Nanling region——Petrological constraints and geodynamic settings

Early Yanshanian magmatic suites predominate absolutely in the Nanling granite beit. They consist mainly of monzogranite and K-feldspar granite. There occur associations of early Yanshanian A-type granitoids (176 Ma-178 Ma) and bimodal volcanic rocks (158 Ma-179 Ma) in southern Jiangxi and southwestern Fujian in the eastern sector of the granite belt and early Yanshanian basalts (177 Ma-178 Ma) in southern Hunan in the central sector of the belt. Both the acid end-member rhyolite in the bimodal volcanic rock association and A-type granitoids in southern Jiangxi have the geochemical characteristics of intraplate granitic rocks and the basic end-member basalt of the association is intraplate tholeiite, while the basaltic rocks in southern Hunan include not only intraplate tholeiite but also intraplate alkali basalt. Therefore the early Yanshanian magmatic suites in the Nanling region are undoubtedly typical post-orogenic rock associations. Post-orogenic suites mark the end of a post-collision or late orogenic event and the initiation of Pangaea break-up, indicating that a new orogenic Wilson cycle is about to start. Therefore it may be considered that the early Yanshanian geodynamic settings in the Nanling region should be related to post-orogenic continental break-up after the Indosinian orogeny and the break-up did not begin in the Cretaceous.

On the genetic classification and tectonic implications of the Early Yanshanian granitoids in the Nanling Range, South China

Early Yanshanian (Jurassic) granitoids are widespread in the Nanling Range of South China, and are associated with numerous non-ferrous and rare metal mineral deposits. These granitoids consist mainly of slightly peraluminous biotite monzogranites and K-feldspar granites that are closely associated in time and space with subordinate amphibole-bearing granites and muscoviteand garnet-bearing granites. In most previous studies, the biotite-bearing granites were classified as crustal transformation-type (corresponding to the S-type) granites which were interpreted to be derived from the regional Paleoproterozoic meta-sedimentary rocks. In this paper, we re-analyze the geochemical characteristics of a number of representative Early Yanshanian Nanling granitoids. There exists a clear negative correlation between SiO2 and P2O5 for the studied granitoids. The Early Yanshanian Nanling granitoid suites (including amphibole-bearing granodiorites→biotite monzogranites→K-feldspar granites→two-mica (muscovite) granites) are metaluminous to slightly peraluminous I-type or fractionated I-type granites. They were derived predominantly from Proterozoic igneous protoliths. The juvenile crust and/or newly mantle-derived materials might also have been involved in some of these granites. In addition, the Iand fractionated I-type granites are closely associated in time and space with minor amount of A-type felsic and mafic volcanic and intrusive rocks as well as alkaline rocks. All these rocks constitute a typical assemblage of anorogenic, intraplate magmatism, suggesting a dominant lithospheric extensional regime for the Nanling Range and neighboring region during the Early Yanshanian period.

诸广山南体燕山期花岗岩的锆石SHRIMP U-Pb年龄及其构造意义

诸广山南体是一个由加里东期、印支期和燕山期花岗岩组成的巨型复式岩体。本文采用高精度的锆石SHRIMP U-Pb法首先对位于诸广山南体东、西部结合部位的长江、赤坑、企岭和茶山等4个岩体进行精确定年,测定结果分别为160±2Ma(MSWD=1.8)、154±1Ma(MSWD=0.41)、156±2Ma(MSWD=2.5)和157±3Ma(MSWD=2.7),反映它们都是燕山早期岩浆活动产物,从而进一步证实中—晚侏罗世之交是南岭地区岩浆活动的高峰时期。结合这些岩体的岩石学特征以及相邻地区地质资料,上述燕山早期花岗岩是在太平洋板块俯冲影响下,使先期印支地块与华南地块碰撞产生的薄弱构造带发生进一步伸展的背景下由位于中、下地壳部位的古老变质沉积岩发生部分熔融的方式形成。

南岭燕山早期花岗岩成因类型的进一步探讨

在对近年来公开发表的南岭地区燕山早期(侏罗纪)花岗岩的地质年代学和地球化学资料的综合分析基础上,本文指出南岭地区出露最广泛的黑云母花岗岩至少属于两种成因类型,即Pitcher(1982,1997)定义的S型和加里东I型,同时有一些黑云母花岗岩属于I型和S型之间的过渡类型。对于南岭燕山早期二云母和含白云母淡色花岗岩而言,它们与黑云母花岗岩在成因上没有联系,不是其分离结晶的产物,是地壳部分熔融产物,不是"分异I型花岗岩"。