Post-collisional magmatism of western Chukotka and Early Cretaceous tectonic rearrangement in northeastern Asia

The paper presents new data on the isotopic age and chemical composition of volcanic rocks from the Tytyl’veem and Mangazeika basins of western Chukotka superposed on Mesozoides of the Verkhoyansk–Chukotka Tectonic Region. The results of SIMS U–Pb zircon dating (121.4 ± 2.8 and 118.0 ± 2.0 Ma) corroborate the Aptian age of the Tytyl’veem Formation. This age, in turn, indicates its formation after closure of the South Anyui ocean (Neocomian), but before origination of the Okhotsk–Chukotka Belt (Albian–Campanian). Post-collisional Aptian igneous rocks are widespread in the northern Verkhoyansk–Chukotka Tectonic Region; the legth of the corresponding igneous province is no less than 1400 km. In geochemical characteristics, the post-collisional volcanic rocks occurring in Western Chukotka are similar with the rocks from Andean-type igneous belts.     

Composition and geodynamic setting of Late Paleozoic magmatism of Chukotka

The paper reports the results of petrogeochemical and isotope (Sr-Nd-Pb-Hf) study of the Late Paleozoic granitoids of the Anyui–Chukotka fold system by the example of the Kibera and Kuekvun massifs. The age of the granitoids from these massifs and granite pebble from conglomerates at the base of the overlying Lower Carboniferous rocks is within 351–363 Ma (U-Pb, TIMS, SIMS, LA-MC-ICP-MS, zircon) (Katkov et al., 2013; Luchitskaya et al., 2015; Lane et al., 2015) and corresponds to the time of tectonic events of the Ellesmere orogeny in the Arctic region. It is shown that the granitoids of both the massifs and granite pebble are ascribed to the I-type granite, including their highly differentiated varieties. Sr-Nd-Pb-Hf isotope compositions of the granitoids indicate a contribution of both mantle and crustal sources in the formation of their parental melts. The granitic rocks of the Kibera and Kuekvun massifs were likely formed in an Andean-type continental margin setting, which is consistent with the inferred presence of the Late Devonian–Early Carboniferous marginal-continental magmatic arc on the southern Arctida margin (Natal’in et al., 1999). Isotope data on these rocks also support the idea that the granitoid magmatism was formed in a continental margin setting, when melts derived by a suprasubduction wedge melting interacted with continental crust.     

GENESIS OF COPPER MINERALIZATION IN THE WESTERN KOHISTAN ISLAND ARC TERRANE,NW HIMALAYA—HINDUKUSH, N. PAKISTAN

GENESIS OF COPPER MINERALIZATION IN THE WESTERN KOHISTAN ISLAND ARC TERRANE,NW HIMALAYA—HINDUKUSH, N. PAKISTAN     

The “Upper Basalts” of the East Chukotka Segment of Okhotsk–Chukotka Belt: the Along Strike Migration of Volcanic Activity or the Overprint by Later Magmatic Event?

Doklady Earth Sciences - New U–Pb and 40Ar/39Ar isotopic dates on volcanic rocks of the East Chukotka segment of the Okhotsk–Chukotka Belt correspond to 76–71 Ma span, which is...     

Cretaceous A-type volcanic–intrusive rocks and simultaneous mafic rocks along the Gan-Hang Tectonic Belt,Southeast China: petrogenesis and implications for the transition of crust–mantle interaction

ABSTRACT

Abundant evidence points to the Cretaceous crust–mantle interaction and plate subduction in the Gan-Hang Tectonic Belt (GHTB), southeastern China, but the evolutionary process remains poorly constrained. Here we conduct a comprehensive study on Daqiaowu granitic porphyry and diabase dikes in the eastern GHTB, in conjunction with previous studies on simultaneous felsic and mafic rocks along the GHTB, to demonstrate their petrogenesis and geodynamic evolutionary process. The Daqiaowu granitic porphyry (125 Ma), as well as the coeval granitic rocks, exhibits high zircon saturation temperatures, alkalis, 10⁴*Ga/Al ratios, and Zr + Nb + Ce + Y contents, concluding a distinctive belt of the Early Cretaceous (~137–125 Ma) A-type volcanic–intrusive rocks in the GHTB. Their ε_Nd(t) and zircon ε_Hf(t) values gradually increased through time from approximately ?9.0 to ?1.0 and ?10.0 to +4.0, respectively, implying increasing contribution of mantle-derived components to their formation, and hence progressively intensified crust–mantle interaction in an intra-arc rift environment (a geodynamic transition stage from continental arc to back-arc) during the Early Cretaceous. This plausibility is further supported by the Early Cretaceous Daqiaowu diabase dikes and coeval mafic rocks which exhibit arc-like magmatic signatures and were derived from mantle wedge. In contrast, the Late Cretaceous mafic rocks show ocean island basalt-like geochemical characteristics, reflecting a depleted asthenosphere mantle source. This discrepancy of mantle sources concludes that the geodynamic setting in the GHTB may have basically transferred to back-arc regime in the Late Cretaceous. Thus, the Cretaceous geodynamic evolutionary process in the GHTB can be defined as the Early Cretaceous gradually intensified crust–mantle interaction in a geodynamic transition stage (from continental arc to back-arc extension) and the Late Cretaceous back-arc extensional setting.     

广西佛子冲铅锌矿田火成岩的时空序列及其对成矿时限的约束

广西佛子冲铅锌矿田火成岩的主要岩石类型有花岗岩、花岗斑岩、花岗闪长岩（石英闪长岩）、花岗闪长斑岩、少斑花岗斑岩、英安斑岩和凝灰岩等。本文共进行了14件火成岩样品的LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb测年,其中大冲石英闪长岩侵位于海西期二叠纪（（256.8±2.0）Ma）,糯垌岩体（（152.6±1.2）Ma）和广平岩体（（152.9±2.9）Ma）形成于燕山早期晚侏罗世,花岗斑岩、少斑花岗斑岩、花岗闪长斑岩、英安斑岩和火山角砾凝灰岩形成于燕山晚期早白垩世（约100 Ma）。结合前人的研究成果及14件火成岩样品的测年结果,构建该区火成岩的年代学序列,确定其侵位时代主要集中在志留纪（约440 Ma）、二叠纪末期（约256 Ma）、晚侏罗世（约152 Ma）、早白垩世晚期（约100 Ma）。根据佛子冲铅锌矿的空间展布、矿体特征以及与火成岩的关系,确定花岗斑岩为成矿地质体,进而限定其成矿时代为早白垩世晚期（约100 Ma）。     

Variations of Oxygen Isotopic Composition in Magmas of Okhotsk–Chukotka Volcanic Belt

Doklady Earth Sciences - First data on oxygen isotopic composition in phenocrysts in volcanic rocks from Okhotsk–Chukotka volcanic belt (106–78 Ma, North-Eastern Russia) together with...     

内蒙古化德地区二叠纪—三叠纪侵入岩年代学及地球化学特征：对古亚洲洋东段构造演化的制约

本文对华北克拉通北缘中段内蒙古化德地区二叠纪—三叠纪5个花岗质侵入体进行了岩相学、地球化学、锆石U Pb年代学以及Sr Nd Hf同位素研究。结果表明本次所研究的岩体主要起源于华北克拉通古老下地壳的部分熔融,八音察汗岩体形成于早二叠世（276±1 Ma）,在岩浆上升过程中发生了岩浆混合作用;白音特拉岩体形成于中二叠世（270±1 Ma）,为地壳加厚作用下变质杂砂岩部分熔融形成的S型花岗岩;毛忽庆岩体形成于晚二叠世（254±1 Ma）,为I型花岗岩;张万良岩体与康家地岩体分别形成于早三叠世（248±1 Ma）和晚三叠世（229±1 Ma）,两者均为A型花岗岩。综合前人研究,本文认为研究区在早二叠世—晚三叠世经历了古亚洲洋向华北板块俯冲、俯冲 同碰撞、持续碰撞以及造山后的伸展4个阶段,古亚洲洋东段在研究区的闭合时间应为中二叠世晚期。     

古亚洲洋东段晚古生代演化过程:辽宁北部法库地区花岗岩年代学和地球化学的制约

本文对华北克拉通北缘东段辽宁北部法库地区东小陵岩体、前旧门岩体、胡家屯岩体及柏家沟岩体进行了岩相学、地球化学、锆石U-Pb定年以及Lu-Hf同位素研究,以此制约古亚洲洋东段演化过程。岩相学特征表明,本文所研究岩体主要为花岗质岩石,普遍遭受了后期的动力变质作用改造。锆石测年结果显示,东小陵岩体及前旧门岩体形成于中二叠世（264.6±5.9Ma、262.8±3.5Ma）,胡家屯岩体及柏家沟岩体分别形成于晚二叠世（257.7±3.1Ma）及早三叠世（248.2±1.5Ma）。岩石地球化学表明,东小陵岩体及胡家屯岩体皆属于准铝质-弱过铝质、高钾钙碱性A型花岗岩,形成于造山后伸展环境;前旧门岩体属于准铝质-弱过铝质、钙碱性-高钾钙碱性高分异Ⅰ型花岗岩,形成于火山弧环境;柏家沟岩体属于准铝质-弱过铝质、高钾钙碱性-钾玄岩性Ⅰ型花岗岩,形成于同碰撞造山环境。研究区花岗质岩体皆富集大离子亲石元素（LILEs）和轻稀土元素（LREEs）,并且亏损高场强元素（HFSEs）和重稀土元素（HREEs）,结合Lu-Hf同位素特征,认为其原始岩浆应受到了俯冲流体交代的岩石圈地幔的影响。综合前人研究,本文认为在中二叠世-早三叠世期间,研究区经历了古亚洲板块的俯冲、闭合过程。

     

浙江大桥坞铀矿床火山岩锆石形态学与年代学研究

大桥坞铀矿床位于赣杭构造带东段,其赋矿围岩为一套流纹质火山-侵入杂岩。目前对该套杂岩成岩时序的认识仍有争议,且缺少精确的年代学数据。因此,本文对大桥坞铀矿床火山岩及花岗质角砾开展锆石形态学和年代学的研究,以厘定本区的火山喷发旋回。扫描电镜形貌研究结果表明,黄尖组火山岩中锆石晶型主要为S24、S25、P3、P4和P5五种。晶型频率统计显示黄尖组上、下段火山岩岩浆性质不同,分别为碱性和亚碱性到碱性。锆石U-Pb定年结果显示两者成岩时代也不同,分别为128 Ma和133~135 Ma。以上特征表明黄尖组上、下段火山碎屑岩是不同期次、不同来源岩浆喷发的产物。火山碎屑岩中花岗质角砾的成岩时代为138 Ma,代表了大桥坞地区最早的岩浆作用,暗示该地区可能存在花岗质侵入岩基底。综合年代学、岩性特征以及钻孔资料,本区岩浆作用可分为如下阶段:(1)花岗质侵入岩基底形成(138 Ma);(2)早期火山作用(136 Ma),形成劳村组红色砾岩和火山沉积岩;(3)强烈火山喷发期,第一阶段(135~133 Ma)形成黄尖组下段巨厚层熔结凝灰岩。第二阶段(128 Ma)形成黄尖组上段灰白、灰绿色沉凝灰岩和含砾晶屑凝灰岩;(4)脉岩侵入阶段(128~125 Ma),形成花岗斑岩脉和辉绿岩脉;(5)晚期火山作用(123 Ma),形成寿昌组页岩、细砂岩、沉凝灰岩和晶屑凝灰岩。赣杭构造带长英质火山岩主要形成于早白垩世,且东段火山作用明显强于西段。赣杭构造带东段的火山岩型铀矿床赋矿层位较西段年轻,时代主要集中在135~127 Ma。     

川西雀儿山花岗杂岩体锆石U-Pb年龄、地球化学特征及其成矿专属性

川西义敦岛弧碰撞造山带北段雀儿山复式花岗杂岩体的年代学和全岩地球化学研究表明,雀儿山杂岩体主要由花岗闪长岩、二长花岗岩和正长花岗岩组成。锆石LA--ICP--MS U--Pb测年结果显示,该岩体中的花岗闪长岩形成时代为晚三叠世(224±3 Ma),二长花岗岩则形成于早白垩世(102±1 Ma)。地球化学数据表明,晚三叠世花岗闪长岩为火山弧岩石序列,形成环境为碰撞前俯冲环境;早白垩世二长花岗岩和正长花岗岩为后碰撞岩石序列,形成于造山期后板内或陆内环境。结合区域地质资料,认为雀儿山杂岩体为印支期—燕山期义敦岛弧碰撞造山带经历俯冲--碰撞--隆升过程中的产物。     

Genesis of the Late Mesozoic Great Xing’an Range Large Igneous Province in eastern central Asia: A Mongol–Okhotsk slab window model

The late Mesozoic Great Xing’an Range Large Igneous Province (XRLIP), with an area of >3 × 10⁵ km², is a prominent, enigmatic feature in eastern central Asia. The province is characterized by extensive within-plate magmatism, including a >4 km-thick sequence of volcanic rocks and voluminous plutons emplaced during an interval of ~40 million years from Late Jurassic through Early Cretaceous times (~150–110 Ma). The igneous activities are characterized by widespread adakitic rocks, alkalic basalts, and A-type granitoids with largely intraplate geochemical signatures, emplaced in a normal continental crustal setting. A Mongol–Okhotsk ridge subduction model is proposed for petrogenesis of the igneous rocks. Partial melting of young, hot, subducting oceanic slabs close to the ridge formed the adakitic rocks. A slab window that opened during ridge subduction triggered alkalic basaltic to A-type granitic and minor calc-alkaline magmas, as well as large-scale, metallogenic mineralization and subsequent basin formation.     

内蒙古阿尔山地区中生代A型花岗岩LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb年龄、地球化学特征及其构造意义

在岩石学研究的基础上,运用LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb定年和地球化学方法,研究了阿尔山地区不同时代花岗岩体的成因和构造意义。研究表明,三广山中粒碱长花岗岩形成于印支期（228.5±3.0Ma）;南兴安似斑状碱长花岗岩形成于燕山期（141.7±2.6Ma）,捕获锆石年龄为1847±21Ma,反映该区可能具有前寒武纪结晶基底。两岩体岩石化学以富Si、高K、低Mg、贫Ca为特点,A/CNK值为1.00~1.05;富集高场强元素和轻稀土元素,亏损重稀土元素和大离子亲石元素,稀土元素配分模式为典型的右倾海鸥型。岩相学和地球化学特征显示,三广山和南兴安花岗岩均为A型花岗岩。其中,三广山花岗岩为A2型花岗岩,南兴安花岗岩为A1型花岗岩。全岩Sr-Nd同位素组成（εNd(t)值为2.26~5.58）表明,阿尔山地区花岗岩的源区可能为显生宙—新元古代期间从亏损地幔中新增生的地壳物质,但南兴安和三广山2个岩体的形成机制不同。三广山A2型花岗岩可能是古亚洲洋在三叠纪闭合后进入造山后阶段岩石圈伸展体制下的产物,而南兴安A1型花岗岩可能形成于早白垩世大兴安岭地区板内伸展作用下的拉张减薄环境。     

Geochronological framework of Mesozoic volcanic rocks in the Great Xing’an Range,NE China,and their geodynamic implications

Mesozoic volcanic rocks are widespread throughout the Great Xing’an Range, NE China. However, precise data constraining the exact eruption ages are limited, especially for those from the southern Great Xing’an Range, which severely hampers our understanding of the petrogenesis and geodynamics of these rocks. In this paper, we report precise in situ LA-ICPMS zircon U–Pb age measurements for these volcanic rocks. Volcanic rocks in the southern Great Xing’an Range were divided into four units from bottom to top, namely, the Manketouebo, Manitu, Baiyingaolao and Meiletu formations. The previous studies suggested that these volcanic rocks were mainly formed in the Late Jurassic. Our data demonstrate that the Manketouebo formation erupted during Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous time, whereas the other formations are all of Cretaceous age. The southern Great Xing’an Range age dataset, along with recently obtained precise ages for volcanic rocks from the northern Great Xing’an Range indicate that Mesozoic volcanism throughout the Great Xing’an Range commenced in Late Jurassic, but peaked during the Cretaceous. They formed under an extensional tectonic setting which resulted from closure of the Mongol–Okhotsk Ocean and subsequent orogenic collapse. The globally elevated mantle temperature in Cretaceous may provided thermal contributions to the generation of the volcanisms.     

西藏麻米地区晚侏罗世—早白垩世侵入岩锆石U-Pb年龄、地球化学特征及其对班-怒特提斯洋俯冲过程的制约

班公湖-怒江缝合带南、北两侧分布的大量中生代火成岩对约束班公湖-怒江特提斯洋演化过程具有重要意义。通过班公湖-怒江缝合带南侧麻米乡一带酸性侵入岩的锆石U-Pb年龄及地球化学特征研究,获得花岗斑岩206Pb/238U年龄加权平均值为146~145 Ma,花岗闪长岩为140 Ma,代表这套侵入岩的形成时代为晚侏罗世末期—早白垩世早期。花岗斑岩与花岗闪长岩均显示出较高的SiO2(69.12%~76.54%)和Al2O3(12.44%~14.93%)含量及较低的MgO含量(0.19%~0.89%),属弱过铝质—强过铝质钙碱性花岗岩;同时富集大离子亲石元素Rb、K,亏损高场强元素Nb、Ta、Ti等;稀土元素总量较低(∑REE=129 ×10-6~201×10-6),分馏程度较高(LREE/HREE=2.06~9.18),呈现出轻稀土元素富集、重稀土元素亏损的特征,并具有负Eu异常,接近活动大陆边缘酸性岩浆岩的稀土元素配分模式。综合分析,麻米晚侏罗世—早白垩世酸性侵入岩主要来源于古老地壳物质的部分熔融,岩浆演化过程经历了分离结晶作用。这套侵入岩表现出火山弧型性质,形成于俯冲的构造背景。结合前人研究与区域资料,认为班公湖-怒江洋晚侏罗世—早白垩世存在南向俯冲,形成了区域上的措勤-申扎构造岩浆弧,进一步证实班公湖-怒江特提斯洋在晚侏罗世—早白垩世发生了双向俯冲,为特提斯的构造演化提供了新的岩石学证据。     

Geochronology,geochemistry and tectonic significance of the late Mesozoic volcanic sequences in the northern Wuyi Mountain volcanic belt of South China

The widespread occurrence of late Mesozoic volcanic rocks in the Gan-Hang Belt in South China is associated with similarly widespread mineralization, but many important questions surrounding these volcanic rocks have not been clearly answered. The Tianhuashan basin located in the northern Wuyi Mountain volcanic belt is one of the most important volcanic basins in the Gan-Hang Belt, and it is primarily composed of the Daguding and Ehuling Formations and their intrusive counterparts. LA-ICP-MS zircon U–Pb dating shows that the Daguding Formation erupted in the Late Jurassic (152–160 Ma), whereas the Ehuling Formation erupted in the Early Cretaceous (131–139 Ma) in the Tianhuashan basin. Volcanic rocks are rhyolite and share similar trace and rare earth element patterns with an enrichment of LREEs and a depletion in Sr, Ba, Nb, Ta, P, Eu and Ti. They are also characterized by negative whole rock ε_Nd(t) and zircon ε_Hf(t) values with Paleoproterozoic t_2DM ages, suggesting that they were derived primarily from the remelting of ancient crustal materials. Daguding volcanic rocks are strongly peraluminous and show a higher Mg# than pure crustal melts, implying that they were likely derived from Paleoproterozoic metasedimentary basement materials. However, Ehuling volcanic rocks are weakly peraluminous and have a pronounced A₂-type geochemical signature. Detailed elemental and isotopic data suggest that they were formed by the partial melting of the Paleoproterozoic metamorphic basement (including metasedimentary and metaigneous rocks) at a high temperature (~ 840 °C), followed by fractional crystallization. These results imply that during the Late Jurassic, South China on the Gan-Hang Belt was a continental arc coupled with the subduction of the Paleo-Pacific plate. Since the beginning of the Early Cretaceous, an intra-arc rift has formed along the Gan-Hang Belt as a consequence of slab rollback. These results also indicate that the extension in the Gan-Hang Belt began later than the southwestern part of the Shi-Hang Zone and lasted from 139 Ma to 122 Ma.     

Geochemistry, U-Pb Geochronology and Sr-Nd-Hf Isotopes of the Early Cretaceous Volcanic Rocks in the Northern Da Hinggan Mountains

Whole-rock geochemical, zircon U-Pb geochronological and Sr-Nd-Hf isotopic data are presented for the Early Cretaceous volcanic rocks from the northern Da Hinggan Mountains. The volcanic rocks generally display high SiO2(73.19–77.68 wt%) and Na2O+K2O(6.53–8.98 wt%) contents, with enrichment in Rb, Th, U, Pb and LREE, and depletion in Nb, Ta, P and Ti. Three rhyolite samples, one rhyolite porphyry sample, and one volcanic breccia sample yield weighted mean 206Pb/238 U ages of 135.1±1.2 Ma, 116.5±1.1 Ma, 121.9±1.0 Ma, 118.1±0.9 Ma and 116.9±1.4 Ma, respectively. All these rocks have moderate(87Sr/86Sr)i values of 0.704912 to 0.705896, slightly negative εNd(t) values of –1.4 to –0.1, and positive εHf(t) values of 3.7 to 8. Their zircon Hf and whole-rock Nd isotopic model ages range from 594 to 1024 Ma. These results suggest that the Early Cretaceous volcanic rocks were originated from melting of subducted oceanic crust and associated sediments during the closure of the Mongol-Okhotsk Ocean.     

Spatial–temporal relationships of Mesozoic volcanic rocks in NE China: Constraints on tectonic overprinting and transformations between multiple tectonic regimes

LA-ICP-MS zircon U–Pb ages and geochemical data are presented for the Mesozoic volcanic rocks in northeast China, with the aim of determining the tectonic settings of the volcanism and constraining the timing of the overprinting and transformations between the Paleo-Asian Ocean, Mongol–Okhotsk, and circum-Pacific tectonic regimes. The new ages, together with other available age data from the literature, indicate that Mesozoic volcanism in NE China can be subdivided into six episodes: Late Triassic (228–201 Ma), Early–Middle Jurassic (190–173 Ma), Middle–Late Jurassic (166–155 Ma), early Early Cretaceous (145–138 Ma), late Early Cretaceous (133–106 Ma), and Late Cretaceous (97–88 Ma). The Late Triassic volcanic rocks occur in the Lesser Xing’an–Zhangguangcai Ranges, where the volcanic rocks are bimodal, and in the eastern Heilongjiang–Jilin provinces where the volcanics are A-type rhyolites, implying that they formed in an extensional environment after the final closure of the Paleo-Asian Ocean. The Early–Middle Jurassic (190–173 Ma) volcanic rocks, both in the Erguna Massif and the eastern Heilongjiang–Jilin provinces, belong chemically to the calc-alkaline series, implying an active continental margin setting. The volcanics in the Erguna Massif are related to the subduction of the Mongol–Okhotsk oceanic plate beneath the Massif, and those in the eastern Jilin–Heilongjiang provinces are related to the subduction of the Paleo-Pacific Plate beneath the Eurasian continent. The coeval bimodal volcanic rocks in the Lesser Xing’an–Zhangguangcai Ranges were probably formed under an extensional environment similar to a backarc setting of double-direction subduction. Volcanic rocks of Middle–Late Jurassic (155–166 Ma) and early Early Cretaceous (145–138 Ma) age only occur in the Great Xing’an Range and the northern Hebei and western Liaoning provinces (limited to the west of the Songliao Basin), and they belong chemically to high-K calc-alkaline series and A-type rhyolites, respectively. Combined with the regional unconformity and thrust structures in the northern Hebei and western Liaoning provinces, we conclude that these volcanics formed during a collapse or delamination of a thickened continental crust related to the evolution of the Mongol–Okhotsk suture belt. The late Early Cretaceous volcanic rocks, widely distributed in NE China, belong chemically to a low- to medium-K calc-alkaline series in the eastern Heilongjiang–Jilin provinces (i.e., the Eurasian continental margin), and to a bimodal volcanic rock association within both the Songliao Basin and the Great Xing’an Range. The volcanics in the eastern Heilongjiang–Jilin provinces formed in an active continental margin setting related to the subduction of the Paleo-Pacific Plate beneath the Eurasian continent, and the bimodal volcanics formed under an extensional environment related either to a backarc setting or to delamination of a thickened crust, or both. Late Cretaceous volcanics, limited to the eastern Heilongjiang–Jilin provinces and the eastern North China Craton (NCC), consist of calc-alkaline rocks in the eastern Heilongjiang–Jilin provinces and alkaline basalts in the eastern NCC, suggesting that the former originated during subduction of the Paleo-Pacific Plate beneath the Eurasian continent, whereas the latter formed in an extensional environment similar to a backarc setting. Taking all this into account, we conclude that (1) the transformation from the Paleo-Asian Ocean regime to the circum-Pacific tectonic regime happened during the Late Triassic to Early Jurassic; (2) the effect of the Mongol–Okhotsk suture belt on NE China was mainly in the Early Jurassic, Middle–Late Jurassic, and early Early Cretaceous; and (3) the late Early Cretaceous and Late Cretaceous volcanics can be attributed to the subduction of the Paleo-Pacific Plate beneath the Eurasian continent.     

Geochronology and isotope analysis of the Late Paleozoic to Mesozoic granitoids from northeastern Vietnam and implications for the evolution of the South China block

In northeastern Vietnam, Late Paleozoic and Permo-Triassic granitic plutons are widespread, but their tectonic significance is controversial. In order to understand the regional magmatism and crustal evolution processes of the South China block (SCB), this study reports integrated in situ U–Pb, Hf–O and Sr–Nd isotope analyses of granitic rocks from five plutons in northeastern Vietnam. Zircon SIMS U–Pb ages of six granitic samples cluster around in two groups 255–228 Ma and 90 Ma. Bulk-rock ε_Nd (t) ranges from −11 to −9.7, suggesting that continental crust materials were involved in their granitic genesis. In situ zircon Hf–O isotopic measurements for the granitic samples yield a mixing trend between the mantle- and supracrustal-derived melts. It is suggested that the granitic rocks were formed by re-melting of the continental crust. These new data are compared with the Paleozoic and Mesozoic granitic rocks of South China. We argue that northeastern Vietnam belongs to the South China block. Though still speculated, an ophiolitic suture between NE Vietnam and South China, so-called Babu ophiolite, appears unlikely. The Late Paleozoic to Mesozoic magmatism in the research area provides new insights for the magmatic evolution of the South China block.     

内蒙古乌兰盖盆地中生代火山岩年代学、地球化学特征及其地质意义

笔者对大兴安岭西部乌兰盖盆地南、北缘出露的中生代火山岩进行了详细的岩石学、激光全熔⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar测年及地球化学研究,探讨了中生代火山岩成因与地质意义。乌兰盖盆地南、北缘的中生代火山岩主要为中性岩(安山岩)与酸性岩(流纹岩)类,各类岩石总体激光全熔⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar定年结果为(151.8±1.5)~(120.2±1.8) Ma,说明其形成时代总体为晚侏罗世晚期至早白垩世;岩石总体为一套钙碱性系列到高钾钙碱性系列的中性至酸性岩石组合,各类岩石地球化学特征与壳源岩石的地球化学特征基本一致,表明它们应来自于地壳物质局部熔融形成的壳源岩浆系列。该套火山岩形成于蒙古鄂霍茨克洋(古太平洋)闭合碰撞造山构造背景,在早白垩世151.8 Ma左右区内曾发生地壳加厚的造山过程,其岩浆深部动力学背景与岩浆源区的性质主要归因于增厚的造山带下地壳发生的部分熔融作用。