西北天山京希-伊尔曼德金矿区狮子山次火山岩的年代学、地球化学特征及其地质、成矿意义

京希-伊尔曼德金矿位于西北天山吐拉苏盆地中,矿区出露晚古生代火山-沉积岩和狮子山次火山岩;狮子山次火山岩主要为安山玢岩、英安玢岩,侵位于火山-沉积岩底部的凝灰质砂岩、凝灰岩、流纹岩以及安山岩组合中。锆石SHRIMP U-Pb年代学研究表明,狮子山次火山岩的形成年龄为370.5±2.1Ma,略晚于围岩火山岩。狮子山次火山岩MgO、TiO₂、K₂O含量低,为低钾拉斑系列,稀土元素总量低（5.1×10^-6~8.8×10^-6）,轻稀土弱富集（（La/Yb）_N=2.7~3.8）,弱Eu正异常和Ce负异常,相对富集大离子亲石元素和Zr、Hf,亏损Nd,地球化学特征与围岩安山岩明显不同。具有亏损的Sr-Nd同位素特征,（⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr）_i=0.703185~0.703810,ε_Nd（t）=4.03~4.54。狮子山次火山岩形成于火山弧环境,是火山弧中少量拉斑系列岩石的代表,其岩浆源区为俯冲带流体交代的亏损地幔,地幔石榴石二辉橄榄岩经~5%部分熔融形成原始玄武质岩浆,玄武质岩浆经~20%的矿物分离结晶形成狮子山次火山岩,其形成环境以及演化过程非常有利于岩浆演化形成热液型金矿床,可能与京希-伊尔曼德金矿具有密切的成因联系。     

桂西南早中生代酸性火山岩年代学和地球化学:对钦-杭结合带西南段构造演化的约束

出露于钦-杭结合带西南段的早中生代酸性火山岩,主要沿着桂西南十万大山中新生代盆地两侧分布。其中出露于盆地北西侧的上-中三叠统北泗组火山岩主要由长英质熔岩(玄武安山岩、英安岩和流纹岩)夹火山碎屑岩(主要为集块熔岩、角砾熔岩、凝灰熔岩、熔结角砾凝灰岩和熔结凝灰岩)等岩石组成,获得英安岩锆石 SHRIMP U-Pb谐和年龄为246±2Ma;而出露于盆地南东侧的三叠系板八组火山岩主要由流纹岩夹珍珠岩、凝灰熔岩、集块熔岩和流纹质凝灰岩组成,获得流纹岩锆石 SHRIMP U-Pb谐和年龄为250±2Ma。主量、微量元素及Sr-Nd同位素地球化学研究表明,这些火山岩属于典型的过铝质高钾钙碱性火山岩系,表现出富集大离子亲石元素(如K、U、Ba、Rb和Th)和轻稀土元素,而Nb、Ta、P和Ti 等高场强元素和重稀土元素明显亏损,并具有较高的锶同位素初始比值((⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr)_i=0.713929~0.722178)和较低的ε_Nd(t)值(-10.33~-9.02),反映其具有俯冲消减作用形成的岛弧型火山岩地球化学特征。结合本区存在有早古生代MORB型变质基性火山岩和二叠纪弧后扩张中心环境形成的E-MORB型玄武岩的资料表明,扬子板块和华夏板块结合带(称之为钦-杭结合带)西南段有古生代洋盆的存在,该洋盆的俯冲消减过程一直延续至中三叠世的印支运动导致扬子板块和华夏板块发生碰撞才终止。     

板片-地幔相互作用:大别造山带碰撞后安山质火山岩成因

安山岩广泛出露于汇聚板块边界,表明其成因与板块俯冲有关。另一方面,大陆地壳整体上被认为是地幔部分熔融的产物,平均成分为安山质,是与亏损地幔(DM)互补的地球化学储库。然而,地幔部分熔融的产物通常具有玄武质成分,这与大陆地壳的安山岩平均成分不符。这个问题一直困扰着地球化学家们。因此,揭示安山岩的成因对于理解大陆地壳的形成和壳幔分异历史具有十分重要的意义。目前普遍接受的汇聚板块边界安山岩的成因模型包括:1)玄武岩输入模型;2)安山岩模型。这两者的主要区别在于地幔来源的初始岩浆是玄武质还是安山质。玄武岩输入模型认为初始岩浆为玄武质,安山岩是由初始玄武质岩浆在壳内的分异如分离结晶、地壳混染以及岩浆混合等地质过程形成的。安山岩模型则认为初始岩浆为安山质,是富水地幔橄榄岩部分熔融或俯冲板片部分熔融产生的埃达克质熔体与地幔橄榄岩反应的产物。无论哪种模型,俯冲隧道内的板片-地幔相互作用是形成安山岩地幔源区的关键过程,俯冲地壳物质是形成汇聚板块边界安山岩重要的组分来源。板片俯冲进入地幔是引起地幔化学不均一性的重要地质过程。在大洋俯冲带,俯冲洋壳释放流体/熔体交代上覆地幔楔并引发地幔楔发生部分熔融,从而形成同俯冲弧岩浆岩。大陆俯冲带通常缺乏对应的同俯冲弧岩浆岩,但在造山带内部和仰冲板块边缘通常发育大量同折返和碰撞后岩浆岩,这些岩浆岩为研究俯冲陆壳物质再造和再循环及其壳幔相互作用提供了重要的研究载体。大别造山带是三叠纪华南板块向华北板块俯冲碰撞形成的碰撞造山带,发育有大量的碰撞后火成岩,其中含有安山质火山岩。我们对大别造山带北淮阳碰撞后安山质火山岩进行了详细的地球化学研究,包括全岩主微量、Sr-Nd-Pb-Hf同位素分析,锆石SIMS U-Pb定年、O同位素和Lu-Hf同位素分析。这些火山岩具有变化的Si O2质量分数(50.3%~63.9%),Mg O质量分数(1.2%~4.7%),Mg#(32.4~63.6),Na2O+K2O质量分数(5.0%~8.5%),其岩性主体为粗面安山岩,还有少量玄武粗面安山岩、安山岩、英安岩和粗面岩。锆石SIMS U-Pb定年结果显示,北淮阳安山质火山岩的形成年龄为早白垩世(123~130 Ma)。另外,它们含有丰富的残留锆石核,其U-Pb年龄为新元古代和三叠纪,分别与大别造山带超高压变质岩的原岩和变质年龄一致。它们具有弧型的微量元素分布特征,即富集大离子亲石元素(LILE)和轻稀土元素(LREE),亏损高场强元素(HFSE);具有富集的Sr-Nd-Hf同位素组成,即高的初始87Sr/86Sr比值(0.707 5~0.711 0),低的εNd(t)值(-23.1~-15.0)和εHf(t)(-29.8~-18.3)。锆石具有低的εHf(t)值(-31.0~17.8)和变化的δ18O值(4.4‰~6.8‰)。这些元素和同位素特征表明,北淮阳碰撞后安山质火山岩来源于富集的造山带岩石圈地幔。三叠纪华南陆块与华北陆块碰撞过程中,俯冲的华南陆壳在地幔深度发生部分熔融产生的长英质熔体在大陆俯冲隧道内交代上覆华北岩石圈地幔楔橄榄岩,熔体-橄榄岩反应形成了富沃富集的地幔交代体。该地幔交代体在早白垩世发生部分熔融就形成了北淮阳碰撞后安山质火山岩。因此,大陆俯冲隧道内的板片-地幔相互作用是形成碰撞造山带安山质岩石的关键过程。     

青海尕林格南地区火山岩地球化学特征及锆石U-Pb年龄

在东昆仑山脉西段祁漫塔格山中东部的尕林格南地区发育一套火山岩,调查显示火山活动爆发相→溢流相相间的韵律周期较明显,见由玄武质含火山角砾凝灰岩→玄武岩、玄武质凝灰岩→安山岩、安山质角砾凝灰岩→安山岩,以及安山质含火山角砾凝灰岩和安山岩质凝灰岩→玄武岩组成的4个韵律。根据研究区安山质火山角砾凝灰岩的LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb年龄222.2±2.1Ma,将该火山岩地层由前人划分的顶志留统—下泥盆统契盖苏组火山岩段重新厘定为上三叠统鄂拉山组。岩石地球化学研究结果表明,该套火山岩属于亚碱性钙碱性系列岩石,具有富钾、同源岩浆演化的特点,并具弧火山岩和碰撞火山岩的地球化学特征,为陆内造山作用下的产物,较好地记录了东昆仑祁漫塔格造山带在晚三叠世岩浆演化的地质信息。     

IBM型洋内弧的形成机制:以祁秦增生杂岩带为例

岛弧的形成和演化对于理解板块构造和大陆生长有重要意义.祁连山-西秦岭一带发育两条不同类型的弧岩浆岩带,其北侧为北祁连增生杂岩带,由蛇绿岩、高压变质岩和大陆型弧岩浆岩带组成,形成时代为520~440 Ma.岩浆岩以中酸性火山岩-侵入岩为主,部分地区发育典型双峰式火山岩.南侧为祁秦增生杂岩带,由寒武纪蛇绿岩（525~490 Ma）和奥陶纪IBM型洋内弧岩浆岩（470~440 Ma）组成,蛇绿岩以拉脊山-永靖洋底高原型蛇绿岩为代表,蛇绿岩的上部熔岩部分由夏威夷型苦橄岩、板内碱性玄武岩和板内拉斑玄武岩组成,为大洋板块内部地幔柱活动产物.洋内弧岩浆岩以高镁玄武岩、玄武安山岩、高铝安山岩、玻安岩为主,局部发育赞岐岩.祁秦增生杂岩带的蛇绿岩和弧火山岩组合很好地说明洋底高原与海沟碰撞和俯冲带阻塞是造成俯冲带起始和新的洋内弧形成和发展主要因素.      

长江中下游中生代安山质火山岩记录的新元古代大洋板片-地幔相互作用

大陆弧安山岩的形成是大洋板片向大陆边缘之下俯冲的结果,但是在具体形成机制上存在很大争议.针对这个问题,对长江中下游地区中生代安山质火山岩及其伴生的玄武质和英安质火山岩进行了系统的岩石地球化学研究,结果对大陆弧安山质火成岩的成因提出了新的机制.分析表明,这些岩石形成于早白垩世,它们不仅表现出典型的岛弧型微量元素分布特征,而且具有高度富集的Sr-Nd-Hf同位素和高的放射成因Pb以及高的氧同位素组成.通过全岩和矿物地球化学成分变化检查发现,地壳混染和岩浆混合作用对其成分的富集特征贡献有限,而其岩浆源区含有丰富的俯冲地壳衍生物质才是其成分富集的根本原因.虽然这些火山岩的喷发年龄为中生代,但是其岩浆源区形成于新元古代早期的华夏洋壳俯冲对扬子克拉通边缘之下地幔楔的交代作用.大陆弧安山岩地幔源区中含有大量俯冲洋壳沉积物部分熔融产生的含水熔体,显著区别于大洋弧玄武岩的地幔源区,其中只含有少量俯冲洋壳来源的富水溶液和含水熔体.正是这些含水熔体交代上覆地幔楔橄榄岩,形成了不同程度富集的超镁铁质-镁铁质地幔源区.在早白垩纪时期,古太平洋俯冲过程的远弧后拉张导致中国东部岩石圈发生部分熔融,其中超镁铁质地幔源区熔融形成玄武质火山岩,镁铁质地幔源区则熔融形成安山质火山岩.因此,大陆弧安山岩成因与大洋弧玄武岩一样,可分为源区形成和源区熔融两个阶段,其中第一阶段对应于俯冲带壳幔相互作用.      

大陆碰撞过程的火山岩响应：以西藏林周林子宗火山岩为例

印度-亚洲大陆碰撞伴生有大量火山活动,其中,林子宗火山岩发育最广,遍布碰撞带北侧的冈底斯带,形成长逾1200 km的火山岩带。林周地区作为林子宗火山岩的命名地,该套火山岩发育相对齐全,为安山岩、流纹岩及相应的火山碎屑岩夹沉积碎屑岩组合,顶部发育巨厚流纹质凝灰岩,可以划分出三个火山旋回,其生成时代介于63.89~48.73 Ma。岩石学和地球化学资料显示,林子宗火山岩自下而上SiO₂和K₂O含量以及Al₂O₃饱和度增加,其岩浆从早到晚由中性、中钾和准铝质变化到酸性、高钾和过铝质,晚期喷发巨厚的火山灰流,反映区域地壳明显的加厚,由早期的30~40 km变化到晚期的50~60 km。火山岩相对富集Cs、Rb、K、U,亏损Ta、Nb、Ti、Sr、Ba、P,早期与桑日组安山岩地球化学特征相近,而中—晚期与乌郁、扎嘎等地渐新世高钾火山岩相似,表明早期岩浆具有新特提斯洋俯冲板片印迹,而中—晚期具有后碰撞作用特点。林子宗火山岩作为印度-亚洲大陆碰撞过程的响应,记录着古新世至始新世（64~48 Ma）印度-亚洲大陆之间的碰撞向碰撞后演化过程。     

新疆南天山开都河火山岩地球化学特征、锆石 LA-ICP-MS年代学及其意义

位于塔里木-卡拉库姆板块与伊犁-哈萨克斯坦板块之间的南天山造山带是最具代表性的造山带之一,其中发育一条不完整的蛇绿岩带——南天山南缘库勒湖-科克铁克达坂蛇绿岩带,暗示古缝合线的存在。该蛇绿岩带北面的开都河水电站泥盆纪地层中发育一套中酸性火山岩(包括熔结凝灰岩、含晶屑酸性玻璃质熔岩和安山岩等),属于碱性-钙碱性系列,A/CNK值在0.82~1.31之间;该套岩石整体REE含量较高,轻重稀土元素分异显著,轻稀土元素相对富集,重稀土元素亏损,并具强烈的Eu负异常。对熔结凝灰岩中岩浆锆石进行LA-ICP-MS U-Pb定年,获得其结晶年龄为393.1±3.4 Ma,与中泥盆统(D2)萨阿尔明组一致。岩石地球化学研究表明,安山岩可能来自于玄武岩分离结晶;熔结凝灰岩、含晶屑酸性玻璃质熔岩来自于上地壳部分熔融。推测其形成机制是:库勒洋盆在中泥盆世向北俯冲消减过程中释放出流体,导致地幔楔发生部分熔融并形成玄武质岩浆,部分玄武质岩浆结晶分异形成安山岩,随着俯冲持续和地壳不断加厚,玄武质岩浆对上部地壳加热使得其发生部分熔融形成酸性母岩浆,并最终喷发至地表形成熔结凝灰岩和含晶屑酸性玻璃质熔岩。     

三江造山带兰坪盆地西缘火山岩U-Pb年代学与地质意义

兰坪盆地西缘火山岩由安山岩、安山质火山角砾岩、杏仁状玄武岩、安山质凝灰岩组成,安山岩LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb加权平均年龄为(241.0±3.7)Ma,表明了安山岩的形成时代为中三叠世。安山岩、玄武岩具有一致的稀土元素配分模式,均表现为右倾型,具有弱的负铕异(0.77~1.09),铈异常不明显(0.91~0.99),表明火山岩源于相同的岩浆源区。火山岩为钙碱性玄武岩系列,富集大离子亲石元素(Rb、Ba、Th、U)、亏损高场强元素(Nb、Ta、Ti、P),高Al_2O_3、低TiO_2,显示出类似于岛弧火山岩的特征。研究区火山岩来源于交代岩石圈地幔源区低等程度的部分熔融,原始岩浆经历了以斜方辉石为主的分离结晶作用,并在上升过程中经历了地壳物质的混染作用。火山岩总体上显示板内玄武岩的特征并处于伸展环境,具有俯冲带的地球化学信息,可能与三江造山带古特提斯主洋盆向东俯冲过程中发生的板片断离有关。     

青海鄂拉山地区三叠系洪水川组火山岩地球化学特征及构造环境

鄂拉山岩浆岩地处东昆仑、西秦岭、南祁连造山带交汇部位,内部结构复杂,是中国西部重要的构造结和矿集区之一.海相火山岩出露广泛,岩石类型主要由杏仁状玄武安山岩、杏仁状安山岩、安山质火山角砾岩、安山质晶屑岩屑凝灰岩、安山质角砾凝灰熔岩及英安岩、流纹岩等组成,以火山地层、夹层状、透镜状等形式赋存于洪水川组索拉曲砂岩、幸福村细浊积岩、河卡山粗浊积岩中,属海相喷发环境的产物.火山岩岩石化学成分与岛弧钙碱性安山岩平均化学成分相似,δEu平均为0.75,显示为弱负异常,(La/Sm)N、(Gd/Yb)N值平均分别为5.09、1.76,轻重稀土元素之间分馏程度显著,轻稀土元素分馏程度较高且富集.Ba、Rb、Th元素强烈富集,Ti、Cr等元素较亏损.Th×Ta/Hf2值在0.029～0.162,平均为0.079,具有陆缘火山弧的特性.由上所述,洪水川组火山岩产于碰撞后的拉伸环境.     

三江造山带兰坪盆地东缘火山岩锆石U-Pb年代学、Hf同位素组成

青藏高原东南缘"三江"复合造山带南、北两段发育若干火山-岩浆岩带,随着火山岩年代学、地球化学数据的积累,其时空关系渐趋清晰。但由于中-新生界沉积覆盖,这些火山岩带向南常终止于兰坪盆地附近,致使火山岩时空构架不明。兰坪盆地东部弥沙地区出露盆地基底岩石,由两个构造层组成,上部为碎屑岩及生物碎屑灰岩,下部出现大量火山碎屑物质。含火山岩段出露厚约150m,可分为三个喷发-沉积韵律,由流纹质熔结凝灰岩、晶屑岩屑熔结凝灰岩组成的火山碎屑岩与紫红、灰黑色泥岩、大理岩组成的沉积岩相间组成。火山岩锆石LA-ICP-MS U-Pb数据表明,岩浆活动始于或早于258Ma,一直持续到248Ma。锆石原位Lu-Hf分析结果显示,早期岩浆包含较多幔源物质,而晚期岩浆则几乎完全由古老地壳局部熔融形成。本文提供的新数据表明,兰坪盆地东缘火山岩与三江造山带其它地区古特提斯洋俯冲阶段火山岩具有一致的年代学组成、相同的Hf同位素变化规律,可能属于发育在扬子板块西缘之上江达-维西-云县弧火山岩带。     

Petrogenesis and tectonic implications of Early Cretaceous andesitic-dacitic rocks,western Qinling(Central China):Geochronological and geochemical constraints

~(40)Ar/~(39)Ar and zircon U-Pb geochronological and whole-rock geochemical analyses for the Laozanggou intermediate-acidic volcanic rocks from the western Qinling orogenic belt,Central China,constrain their petrogenesis and the nature of the Late Mesozoic lithospheric mantle.These volcanic rocks yield hornblende or whole-rock ~(40)Ar/~(39)Ar plateau ages of 128.3-129.7 Ma and zircon U-Pb age of131.3±1.3 Ma.They exhibit Si02 of 56.86-66.86 wt.%,K_2 O of 0.99-2.46 wt.% and MgO of 1.03-4.47 wt.%,with Mg# of 42-56.They are characterized by arc-like geochemical signatures with significant enrichment in LILE and LREE and depletion in HFSE.All the samples have enriched Sr-Nd isotopic compositions with initial ~(87)Sr/~(86)Sr ratios ranging from 0.7112 to 0.7149 and ε_(Nd)(t) values from 10.2 to 6.3.Such geochemical signatures suggest that these volcanic rocks were derived from enriched lithospherederived magma followed by the assimilation and fractional crystallization(AFC)process.The generation of the enriched lithospheric mantle is likely related to the modification of sediment-derived fluid in response to the Triassic subduction/collision event in Qinling orogenic belt.The early Cretaceous detachment of the lithospheric root provides a reasonable mechanism for understanding the petrogenesis of the Laozanggou volcanic sequence in the western Qinling orogenic belt.     

Geochronology and petrogeochemistry of Late Permian volcanic rocks in the B.Xiengnou area,Northwestern Laos: Petrogenesis and tectonic significance

The Nan Suture and Sukhothai Arc Terrane are products of the eastward subduction of the Paleotethyan Ocean during the Late Carboniferous to Triassic. However, their footprints in northwestern Laos are poorly constrained. New geochronological and geochemical data presented in this study demonstrate a Late Permian origin for the andesitic rocks in the B.Xiengnou area rather than Late Triassic. The breccia-bearing andesitic tuff in the B.On ultramafic complex yield a zircon U-Pb age of 260 ± 1.4 Ma, geochemically displaying a MORB-like signature. The andesitic tuff in the B.Kiophoulan-B.Houayhak belt gave the U-Pb age of 254 ± 1.3 Ma, with arc-like geochemical affinity. By combining geochronological and geochemical data from the Nan Suture and Sukhothai Arc Terrane, the authors suggest that the andesitic rocks in the B.On ultramafic complex formed in a back-arc basin background, which connected the Jinghong and Nan back-arc basin during the Permian; while the andesitic tuff in the B.Kiophoulan-B.Houayhak belt erupted in the Sukhothai continental arc setting.©2021 China Geology Editorial Office.     

南盘江盆地南缘富宁—那坡地区早—中三叠世火山-沉积组合形成环境

南盘江盆地南缘发育大量早—中三叠世岩浆岩和巨厚三叠系,为研究沿中越边界一带是否发生洋盆俯冲消亡过程提供了重要的岩浆-沉积证据。选取中越边界地区出露面积最大的富宁—那坡地区早—中三叠世火山岩及相关沉积作为研究对象,通过系统的地质填图和剖面测量,查明这套火山-沉积组合具有下部玄武安山岩,上覆碳酸盐岩质砾岩、含砾粗砂岩和钙质砂岩的沉积序列,与岛弧环境火山-沉积序列相似。玄武安山岩SHRIMP锆石U-Pb定年结果为247±1 Ma和246±3 Ma,与野外产于中三叠统碎屑岩之下的地质事实相符。结合前人研究成果,确定这套火山岩形成于早—中三叠世(247~242 M a)。全岩地球化学分析结果显示,玄武安山岩富集大离子亲石元素(LILEs,R b、T h和U)和轻稀土元素(LR EE),其具有明显的Nb、Ta和Ti负异常。火山-沉积序列和火山岩地球化学特征表明,富宁—那坡地区早—中三叠世火山-沉积组合形成于与俯冲相关的弧环境。中越边界地区早—中三叠世弧火山岩与蛇绿混杂岩带的时空展布特征表明,该地区晚古生代洋盆发生了向北的俯冲消减。     

西天山查岗诺尔和智博铁矿区火山岩地球化学特征、锆石U-Pb年龄及地质意义

西天山东段的查岗诺尔铁矿和智博铁矿赋存于以玄武岩、玄武安山岩、粗面岩以及安山质凝灰岩为主的晚石炭世火山岩中, 对火山岩的形成时代以及构造地质背景的研究是重建成矿过程的关键。本文通过对两个矿区的火山岩进行岩石地球化学和LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb测年分析来探讨火山岩形成的构造环境与时代。地球化学分析表明大多数火山岩化学成分从钙碱性、高钾钙碱性变化到钾玄岩系列,富集轻稀土元素(LREE)和大离子亲石元素(LILE; 如Rb、Th、K),重稀土元素(HREE)配分平坦,同时具有Nb、Ta、Ti的强烈亏损,类似于岛弧火山岩的地球化学特征。大多数玄武质火山岩在构造环境判别图中位于火山弧环境。LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb测年显示流纹岩和英安岩的²⁰⁶Pb/²³⁸U加权平均年龄分别为301.8±0.9Ma和300.3±1.1Ma。此外,对两件闪长岩样品测年获得²⁰⁶Pb/²³⁸U加权平均年龄介于303.8～305Ma之间。火山岩与闪长岩样品具有类似的地球化学特征以及形成时代,表明它们可能来源于同一母岩浆,形成于相同的构造背景下。结合区域地质资料,本文认为矿区内出露的高钾钙碱性到钾玄岩系列火山岩可能属于俯冲过程末期阶段大陆岛弧岩浆作用的产物。     

The evolution of Sumba Island (Indonesia) revisited in the light of new data on the geochronology and geochemistry of the magmatic rocks

The island of Sumba, presently located in the southern row of islands of the Eastern Nusa Tenggara province of Eastern Indonesia, has a unique position, being part of the Sunda-Banda magmatic arc and subduction system. It represents a continental crustal fragment located at the boundary between the Sunda oceanic subduction system and the Australian arc–continent collision system, separating the Savu Basin from the Lombok Basin. New data on magmatic rocks collected from Sumba are presented in this paper, including bulk rock major and trace element chemistry, petrography and whole rock and mineral ⁴⁰K–⁴⁰Ar ages.Three distinct calc–alkaline magmatic episodes have been recorded during Cretaceous–Paleogene, all of them characterized by similar rock assemblages (i.e. pyroclastic rocks, basaltic–andesitic lava flows and granodioritic intrusions). They are: (i) the Santonian–Campanian episode (86–77 Ma) represented by volcanic and plutonic rock exposures in the Masu Complex in Eastern Sumba; (ii) the Maastrichtian–Thanetian episode (71–56 Ma) represented by the volcanic and plutonic units of Sendikari Bay, Tengairi Bay and the Tanadaro Complex in Central Sumba; and (iii) the Lutetian–Rupelian episode (42–31 Ma) of which the products are exposed at Lamboya and Jawila in the western part of Sumba. No Neogene magmatic activity has been recorded.     

Early-Middle Paleozoic Andes-type Continental Margin in the Chifeng Area, Inner Mongolia: Framework, Geochronology and Geochemistry and Implications for Tectonic Evolution of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt

Three tectonic units have been recognized in the Chifeng area, Inner Mongolia, from north to south, including the Qiganmiao accretionary prism, Jiefangyingzi arc belt and Sidaozhangpeng molasse basin, which formed an Andeantype active continent margin during the early to middle Paleozoic. The Qiganmiao accretionary prism is characterized by a mélange that consists of gabbro, two-mica quartz schist and basic volcanic rock blocks and heterogeneously deformed marble matrix. Two zircon U-Pb ages of 446.0±6.3 Ma and 1104±27 Ma have been acquired and been interpreted as the metamorphic and forming ages for the gabbro and two-mica quartz schist, respectively. The prism formed during the early to middle Paleozoic southward subduction of the Paleo Asian Ocean(PAO) and represents a suture between the North China craton(NCC) and Central Asian Orogenic Belt(CAOB). The Jiefangyingzi arc belt consists of pluton complex and volcanic rocks of the Xibiehe and Badangshan Formations, and Geochronology analysis indicates that the development of it can be divided into two stages. The first stage is represented by the Xibiehe Formation volcanic rocks, which belong to the subalkaline series, enriched LREE and LILE and depleted HFSE, with negative Eu anomalies, and plot in the volcanic arc field in discrimination diagrams. These characters indicate that the Xibiehe Formation results from to the continental arc magmatic activity related to the subduction of the PAO during 400–420 Ma. Magmatism of the second stage in 380–390 Ma consists of the Badangshan Formation volcanic rocks. Geochemistry analysis reveals that rhyolite, basaltic andesite and basalt of the Badangshan Formation were developed in continental margin arc setting. Moreover, the basaltic andesite and basalt display positive Sr anomalies, and the basalt have very low Nb/La values, suggesting that fluid is involved in magma evolution and the basalts were contaminated by continental crust. The sequence of Sidaozhangpeng molasse basin is characterized by proximity, coarseness and large thickness, similar to the proximity molasses basin. According to our field investigation, geochronological and geochemical data, combined with previous research in this area, a tectonic evolutionary model for Andes-type active continental margin of the CAOB has been proposed, including a development of the subduction-free PAO before 446 Ma, a subduction of the PAO and arc-related magmatism during 446–380 Ma, and formation of a molasse basin during 380–360 Ma.     

Intra-continental back-arc basin inversion and Late Carboniferous magmatism in Eastern Tianshan,NW China: Constraints from the Shaquanzi magmatic suite

The Yamansu belt,an important tectonic component of Eastern Tianshan Mountains,of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt,NW China hosts many Fe-(Cu)deposit.In this study,we present new zircon U-Pb geochronology and geochemical data of the volcanic rocks of Shaquanzi Formation and diorite intrusions in the Yamansu belt.The Shaquanzi Formation comprises mainly basalt,andesite/andesitic tuff,rhyolite and sub-volcanic diabase with local diorite intrusions.The volcanic rocks and diorites contain ca.315-305 Ma and ca.298 Ma zircons respectively.These rocks show calc-alkaline affinity with enrichment in large-ion lithophile elements(LILEs),light rare-earth elements(LREEs),and depletion in high field strength elements(HFSEs)in primitive mantle normalized multi-element diagrams,which resemble typical back-arc basin rocks.They show depleted mantle signature with ε_(Nd)(t)ranging from+3.1 to +5.6 for basalt;+2.1 to+4.7 for andesite;-0.2 to+1.5 for rhyolite and the ε_(Hf)(t)ranges from-0.1 to +13.0 for andesites;+5.8 to +10.7 for andesitic tuffs.We suggest that the Shaquanzi Formation basalt might have originated from a depleted,metasomatized lithospheric mantle source mixed with minor(3-5%)subduction-derived materials,whereas the andesite and rhyolite could be fractional crystallization products of the basaltic magma.The Shaquanzi Formation volcanic rocks could have formed in an intracontinental back-arc basin setting,probably via the southward subduction of the Kangguer Ocean beneath the Middle Tianshan Massif.The Yamansu mineralization belt might have undergone a continental arc to back-arc basin transition during the Late Carboniferous and the intra-continental back-arc basin might have closed in the Early Permian,marked by the emplacement of dioritic magma in the Shaquanzi belt.