New Zircon U-Pb Ages of the Granodiorites in the Southern Great Xing’an Range and their Tectonic Implications

The Southern Great Xing'an Range,Northeast China,is located in the eastern part of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt.It is considered to be one of the most important metallogenic belts,commonly hosting a series of skarn.porphyry and magmatic hydrothermal Pb-Zn-Ag-Cu Mo-Sn polymetallic deposits(Fig.1).Complex tectonic events have occurred in this region,including the closure of the Palco-Asian Ocean in the Late Palaeozoic,the opening and closure of the Mongol Okhotsk Ocean and the subduction of the Paleo-Pacific Ocean in the Mesozoic.     

Geochronology and Geochemistry of Early Cretaceous Granitic Plutons in the Xing’an Massif, Great Xing’an Range, NE China: Petrogenesis and Tectonic Implications

In this study, we present zircon U-Pb ages, whole-rock geochemical data and Hf isotopic compositions for the Meiguifeng and Arxan plutons in Xing'an Massif, Great Xing'an Range, which can provide important information in deciphering both Mesozoic magmatism and tectonic evolution of NE China. The zircon U-Pb dating results indicate that alkali feldspar granite from Meiguifeng pluton was emplaced at ～145 to 137 Ma, and granite porphyry of Arxan pluton was formed at ～129 Ma. The Meiguifeng and Arxan plutons have similar geochemical features, which are characterized by high silica, total alkalis, differentiation index, with low P_2O_5, CaO, MgO, TFe_2O_3 contents. They belong to high-K calc-alkaline series, and show weakly peraluminous characteristics. The Meiguifeng and Arxan plutons are both enriched in LREEs and LILEs(e.g., Rb, Th, U and K), and depleted in HREEs and HFSEs(e.g., Nb, Ta and Ti). Combined with the petrological and geochemical features, the Meiguifeng and Arxan plutons show highly fractionated I-type granite affinity. Moreover, the Meiguifeng and Arxan plutons may share a common or similar magma source, and they were probably generated by partial melting of Neoproterozoic high-K basaltic crust. Meanwhile, plagioclase, K-feldspar, biotite, apatite, monazite, allanite and Ti-bearing phases fractionated from the magma during formation of Meiguifeng and Arxan plutons. Combined with spatial distribution and temporal evolution, we assume that the generation of Early Cretaceous Meiguifeng and Arxan plutons in Great Xing'an Range was closely related to the break-off of Mudanjiang oceanic plate. Furthermore, the Mudanjiang Ocean was probably a branch of Paleo-Pacific Ocean.     

Early Cretaceous Adakitic Rocks in the Northern Great Xing’an Range, NE China: Implications for the Final Closure of Mongol-Okhotsk Ocean and Regional Extensional Setting

A large amount of igneous rocks in NE China formed in an extensional setting during Late Mesozoic. However, there is still controversy about how the Mongol-Okhotsk Ocean and the Paleo-Pacific Ocean effected the lithosphere in NE China. In this paper, we carried out a comprehensive study for andesites from the Keyihe area using LA-ICP-MS zircon UPb dating and geochemical and Hf isotopic analysis to investigate the petrogenesis and tectonic setting of these andesites. The U-Pb dating yields an Early Cretaceous crystallization age of 128.3±0.4 Ma. Geochemically, the andesites contain high Sr(686–930 ppm) and HREE contents, low Y(11.9–19.8 ppm) and Yb(1.08–1.52 ppm) contents, and they therefore have high Sr/Y(42–63) and La/Yb(24–36) ratios, showing the characteristics of adakitic rocks. Moreover, they exhibit high K_2O/Na_2O ratios(0.57–0.81), low Mg O contents(0.77–3.06 wt%), low Mg# value(17–49) and negative εHf(t) values(-1.7 to-8.5) with no negative Eu anomalies, indicating that they are not related to the oceanic plate subduction. Based on the geochemical and isotopic data provided in this paper and regional geological data, it can be concluded that the Keyihe adakitic rocks were affected by the Mongol-Okhotsk tectonic regime, forming in a transition setting from crustal thickening to regional extension thinning. They were derived from the partial melting of the thickened lower crust. The closure of the Mongol-Okhotsk Ocean may finish in early Early Cretaceous, followed by the collisional orogenic process. The southern part region of its suture belt was in a post-orogenic extensional setting in the late Early Cretaceous.     

Geochemical Characteristics and Geological Significance of Early Permian Baya’ertuhushuo Gabbro in South Great Xing’an Range

Field geological investigation and geochemical analysis are carried out on Baya’ertuhushuo Gabbro in South Great Xing’an Range. Field investigation reveals that the gabbro is a magmatic intrusion rather than a component of an ophiolite suite as previously thought. Zircon laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy (LA-ICP-MS) U-Pb dating indicates the gabbro was formed in 274–275?Ma, just as the widespread volcanic rocks of Dashizhai Formation (P1d), monzogranites and miarolitic alkali-feldspar granites in the study area. The gabbro has SiO2 content between 47.23 wt% and 50.17 wt%, high MgO and FeOT contents of 6.95–11.29 wt% and 7.32–12.24wt%, respectively, and it belongs to low-K tholeiitic series in the SiO2-K2O diagram. The Chondrite-normalized rare earth element (REE) patterns and primitive mantle-normalized spider diagrams of the gabbro are similar to those of Normal Mid-Ocean Ridge Basalt (N-MORB) except for the enrichment of large ion lithophile elements (LILE), such as Rb, Ba and K. In trace element tectonic discriminative diagrams, the samples are mainly plotted in the N-MORB field, and Zircon in?situ Lu-Hf isotopic analysis also indicates the gabbro originated from depleted mantle. Through synthetic studies of the geochemical characteristics and petrogenesis of Baya’ertuhushuo gabbro, volcanic rocks of Dashizhai Formation and granitoids in the area, it is suggested that the early Permian magmatism in the Xilinhot-Xiwuqi area formed in the tectonic setting of asthenosphere upwelling, which was caused by breaking-off of the subducted Paleo-Asian Ocean slab.     

Geology, Mineralization, Fluid Inclusion and Stable Isotope of the Early Cretaceous Sn and Associated Metal Deposits in the Southern Great Xing’an Range, NE China: A Review

The Southern Great Xing'an Range(SGXR) hosts a number of Early Cretaceous Sn and associated metal deposits, which can be divided into three principal types according to their geological characteristics: skarn type deposits, porphyry type deposits and hydrothermal vein type deposits. Fluid inclusion assemblages of different types of deposits are quite different, which represent the complexities of metallogenic process and formation mechanism. CH_4 and CO_2 have been detected in fluid inclusions from some of deposits, indicating that the ore-forming fluids are affected by materials of Permian strata. Hydrogen and oxygen isotope data from ore minerals and associated gangue minerals indicate that the initial ore fluids were dominated by magmatic waters, some of which had clearly exchanged oxygen with wall rocks during their passage through the strata. The narrow range for the δ~(34)S values presumably reflects the corresponding uniformity of the ore forming fluids, and these δ~(34)S values have been interpreted to reflect magmatic sources for the sulfur. The comparation between lead isotope ratios of ore minerals and different geological units' also reveals that deeply seated magma has been a significant source of lead in the ores.     

Recognition of Early Paleozoic Magmatisms in the Supposed Proterozoic Basements of Zhalantun, Great Xing’an Range, NE China

The Zhalantun terrane from the Xing'an massif, northeast China, was used to be considered as Proterozoic basements. However, amounts of detrital zircon ages from the meta-sedimentary rocks deny the existence of Precambrian basements recently. Notably, magmatic rocks were barely reported to limit the exact ages of the Zhalantun basements. In this study, we collected rhyolite, gabbro and quartz diorite for zircon in-situ U-Pb isotopic dating, which yield crystallization ages of ～505 Ma, ～447 Ma and ～125 Ma, respectively. Muscovite schist and siltstone define maximum depositional ages of ～499 Ma and ～489 Ma, respectively. Additionally, these dated supracrustal rocks and plutons also yield ancient detrital/xenocryst zircon ages of ～600–1000 Ma, ～1600–2220 Ma, ～2400 Ma, ～2600–2860 Ma. Based on the whole-rock major and trace element compositions, the ～505 Ma rhyolites display high SiO_2 and alkaline contents, low Fe_2O_3T, TiO_2 and Al_2O_3, and relatively high Mg O and Mg#, which exhibit calc-alkaline characteristics. These rhyolites yield fractionated REE patterns and negative Nb, Ta, Ti, Sr, P and Eu anomalies and positive Zr anomalies. The geochemistry, petrology and Lu-Hf isotopes imply that rhyolites were derived from the partial melting of continental basalt induced by upwelling of sub-arc mantle magmas, and then experienced fractional crystallization of plagioclase, which points to a continental arc regime. The ～447 Ma gabbros exhibit low Si O2 and alkaline contents, high Fe2 O3 T, Ti O2, Mg O and Mg#. They show minor depletions of La and Ce, flat MREE and HREE patterns, and negative Nb, Ta, Zr and Hf anomalies. Both sub-arc mantle and N-MORB-like mantle were involved in the formation of the gabbros, indicative of a probable back-arc basin tectonic setting. Given that, the previously believed Proterozoic supracrustal rocks and several plutons from the Zhalantun Precambrian basements were proved to be Paleozoic to Mesozoic rocks, among which these Paleozoic magmatic rocks were generally related to subduction regime. So far, none Proterozoic rocks have been identified from the Zhalantun Precambrian basement, though some ～600–3210 Ma ancient detrital/xenocryst zircons were reported. Combined with ancient zircon ages and newly reported ～2.5 Ga and ～1.8 Ga granites from the south of the Zhalantun, therefore, the Precambrian rocks probably once exposed in the Zhalantun while they were re-worked and consumed during later long tectonic evolutionary history, resulting in absence of Precambrian rocks in the Zhalantun.     

Geochronology and Geochemistry of Early Cretaceous A-type Granites in Central–Eastern Inner Mongolia,China: Implications for Late Mesozoic Tectonic Evolution of the Southern Great Xing'an Range

The southern Great Xing’an Range is the most critical Sn-polymetallic metallogenic belt in northeast China. However, the tectonic setting of the Early Cretaceous magmatic-metallogenic ”flare-up“ event remains uncertain. This paper presents an integrated study on the occurrence, petrology, zircon U-Pb ages, whole-rock geochemistry, and in situ zircon Hf isotopes for Wenduerchagan granites of Xi Ujimqin Banner, central-eastern Inner Mongolia. These granites consist primarily of granite porphyry(wi...     

Felsic Igneous Rocks in the Hua’aobaote Pb-Zn-Ag Polymetallic Orefield, Southern Great Xing’an Range: Genesis, Metallogenetic and Tectonic Significance

The Hua’aobaote Pb-Zn-Ag Polymetallic orefield is situated in the southern section of the Great Xing’an Range(GXAR),which has experienced extensive magmatism.Since the Paleozoic,there are two stages of magmatism in Hua’aobaote orefield occurred in the Paleozoic and Mesozoic.The Mesozoic magmatism is of great significance for the PbZn-Ag Polymetallic mineralization in Hua’aobaote orefield.In this study,new geochemical data was obtained to discuss the timing and petrogenesis of the magmatic rocks and its geodynamic and metallogenic significance.Zircon U-Pb ages reveal that the felsic igneous rocks from the Hua’aobaote orefield were formed in the Early Permian(294.8±3.2 Ma)and Early Cretaceous(132.6±1.4 Ma).Geochemically,the Early Permian granodiorite porphyrite is characterized by high Sr/Y(42-63)ratios and Mg^#(62.24-70.74)values and low heavy rare earth element(HREE)(5.09-6.79 ppm)contents.The granodiorite porphyrite is also characterized by depleted Sr-Nd initial isotopic signatures[ε_Nd(t)=5.91-7.59,(⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr)i=0.7029-0.7030],exhibiting adakitic characteristics.The Early Cretaceous granite porphyry and rhyolite are A-type felsic igneous rocks,and demonstrate high SiO₂,Na₂O+K₂O and rare earth element(REE)contents,low CaO and MgO contents,low(⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr)i ratios(0.7044-0.7058),and positive ε_Nd(t)values(2.57-4.65).Whole-rock Pb isotopic compositions in granodiorite porphyrite are:206Pb/204Pb=17.631-18.149,²⁰⁷Pb/²⁰⁴Pb=15.422-15.450,and ²⁰⁸Pb/²⁰⁴Pb=37.325-37.729.The granite porphyry and rhyolite have initial ²⁰⁶Pb/²⁰⁴Pb,²⁰⁷Pb/²⁰⁴Pb,and ²⁰⁸Pb/²⁰⁴Pb ratios of 18.106-19.309,15.489-15.539,and 37.821-38.05,respectively.Sr-Nd-Pb isotopic evidence suggests that the Early Permian granodiorite porphyrite is likely to derive from slab melts and modified by peridotitic mantle wedge in the subduction tectonic setting of the Paleo-Asian Ocean.The Early Cretaceous A-type felsic igneous rocks were derived from juvenile lower crust,accompanied by limited crustal contamination and various degree of fractional crystallisation during magma emplacement.The Early Cretaceous magmatism and related mineralization were formed in a post-orogenic tectonic setting that attributed to the closure of the Mongol-Okhotsk Ocean.Pb isotopic data for the various rock units in the study area indicate that the Mesozoic magma source contributed substantial Pb,Zn,and Ag to the Hua’aobaote deposit.     

Effects of Subduction of Pacific Plate on the Great Xing’an Range: Constriants from Geochronology and Geochemistry of the Shaxilate Granite Porphyry

As a widely‐developed mineral in various types of rocks, pyrite features important geological information such as temperature and pressure during its formation and evolution (An et al., 2014; An et al., 2018). It is an important geological formation for studying the origins of rocks, mineralization, and deposits (Xue et al., 2014; An et al., 2016). The study of the genesis of gold deposits is a research hotspot in current geology and mineral deposits not only because of high economic value, but also because of important practical significance (An et al., 2017; Yang et al., 2014). Shandong Zhaoyuan, as the third largest gold production area in the world, has important research significance of the origin and generation of gold‐bearing minerals (Xue et al., 2014; Wen et al., 2014). In this study, pyrite from augen granite (figure 1a), syenite (figure 1b), basite (figure 1c) and gold ore (figure 1d) at Zhaoyuan gold deposit Shandong Province, was selected as the research object. The morphological and structural micro‐fabrics were analysed by polarized light microscopy (PLM) and Raman spectroscopy to reveal the source and process of gold further.     

大兴安岭北上其地区晚石炭世花岗岩类LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb测年及地质意义

大兴安岭上其尼克奇地区在构造上位于兴蒙造山带东段的兴安地块上,出露的晚石炭世花岗岩类主要由细粒石英闪长岩、石英二长闪长岩组成,岩石未遭变质作用。LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb测年结果为（315.9±2.1）Ma,为晚石炭世。岩石化学特征表明,研究区花岗岩均属于碱性岩,具有高钾、硅饱和、准铝质-弱铝质岩石的特征;依据系列判别图解显示研究区晚侏罗世花岗岩为高分异"Ⅰ"型花岗岩,岩浆的形成机制为壳幔同熔,形成于后造山或碰撞后的构造环境,代表了伸展的大地构造背景。岩相学、岩石地球化学、年代学研究以及区域构造演化表明,大兴安岭上其尼克其地区晚石炭世岩浆侵位活动可能发生在兴安地块和松嫩地块碰撞拼合所造成的造山晚期-造山后伸展构造背景下。     

大兴安岭北段晚中生代斑岩铜钼矿床成矿岩体黑云母地球化学特征及地质意义

为了解大兴安岭北段晚中生代斑岩型铜钼矿床的成矿信息,利用电子探针对晚侏罗世霍洛台铜钼矿床和早白垩世宝泉矿床成矿岩体中的黑云母开展了地球化学研究.结果表明,这些黑云母均为镁质黑云母,成矿岩浆为活动陆缘构造背景下壳幔熔体混合的产物.黑云母温压计计算结果显示,霍洛台和宝泉黑云母的结晶温度和压力分别为738～761℃、67～9...     

辽东地区中生代花岗岩的侵位时代:锆石和独居石U-Pb年代学

辽东地区中生代岩浆活动强烈,伴随着大规模的金成矿作用.五龙金矿是该地区规模最大的典型石英脉型金矿床,金矿体主要赋存于侏罗纪片麻状花岗岩和早白垩世花岗闪长岩中.因此,该地区中生代岩浆活动对金成矿作用具有显著的制约.选择辽东五龙金矿区片麻状花岗岩和三股流岩体进行岩相学、锆石和独居石U-Pb年代学研究.3个片麻状花岗岩的岩性均为黑云母二长花岗岩,矿物发生强烈的韧性变形,呈定向排列,锆石U-Pb年龄分别为159.2±1.8 Ma、160.2±1.8 Ma和156.1±1.2 Ma,三股流黑云母二长花岗岩样品的锆石U-Pb年龄为123.8±1.2 Ma.花岗岩样品中的独居石矿物学特征和化学组成显示均为岩浆成因,3个片麻状花岗岩的独居石年龄分别为158.1±1.9 Ma、157.5±1.4 Ma和153.5±1.4 Ma,三股流岩体的独居石U-Pb年龄为123.4±1.5 Ma.晚侏罗世片麻状花岗岩的独居石年龄比锆石年龄略小1.1~2.7 Ma,其中2个样品的冷却速率分别为55.56℃/Ma和57.69℃/Ma,表明晚侏罗世岩浆在高温阶段为一快速冷却作用过程,可能经历了快速的地壳抬升事件.锆石和独居石的U-Pb年龄结果表明片麻状花岗岩和三股流岩体分别形成于侏罗纪晚期和白垩纪早期,结合已有研究资料,辽东五龙矿集区主要发生了晚侏罗世和早白垩世两期岩浆活动,与古太平洋板块向欧亚大陆俯冲作用有关,并伴随着早白垩世金矿的形成.      

Late Jurassic Cu-Mo Mineralization at the Zhashui-Shanyang District, South Qinling, China: Constraints from Re-Os Molybdenite and Laser Ablation-Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry U-Pb Zircon Dating

The Zhashui-Shanyang district is one of the most important sulfide deposits in the Qinling Orogen where the formation of porphyry-skarn Cu-Mo deposits has a close genetic link with the Yanshannian magmatism. Laser Ablation-Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) U-Pb zircon dating of two granodiorite intrusions (Xiaohekou and Lengshuigou deposits) was investigated in the Zhashui-Shanyang district and the rock-forming ages obtained from 148.3±2.8?to 152.6±1.2?Ma, averaging 150.5 Ma, accompanied by a younger disturbance age of 144.3±1.7?Ma in the Lengshuigou intrusion, which is in excellent agreement with published sensitive high resolution ion micro-probe (SHRIMP) zircon date on the later monzodiorite porphyry phase in the Lenshuigou deposit. Two samples were selected for molybdenite ICP-MS Re-Os isotopic analyses from the Lengshuigou granodiorite porphyry, yielding Re-Os model ages from 149.2±2.7 Ma to 150.6±3.4 Ma, with a weighted mean age of 149.7±2.1 Ma. These mineralization ages overlap rock-forming ages of the host intrusions within the error range. This implies that the mineralization occurred in the Late Jurassic, which belongs to the tectonic phase B event of the Yanshan Movement, not Cretaceous as previously thought. Therefore, the Late Jurassic mineralization of the Zhashui-Shanyang district could be connected to the large-scale Yanshan molybdenum metallogenic period, the geodynamic regime of which is attributable to the far field response of convergence of surrounding plates, perhaps the approximately westward subduction of the Izanagi plate beneath the Eurasian continent.     

金平铜厂铜钼矿床赋矿岩体锆石LA-ICP-MS U-Pb年龄及意义

金平铜厂铜钼矿床赋矿岩体位于哀牢山-金沙江新生代成矿带南端,红河走滑断裂西侧,赋矿岩体主要由二长花岗斑岩及二长花岗岩组成。岩体锆石阴极发光图(CL)环带构造发育,不同环带U-Pb年龄在误差范围内基本一致。锆石LA-ICP-MS U-Pb年结果表明赋矿岩体主要是35.1±0.3Ma形成的。含矿岩体形成与印度板块与欧亚板块碰撞产生的红河-哀牢山左行走滑断裂活动有关。     

大兴安岭南段陆相二叠系-三叠系界线地层序列及其意义:来自锆石U-Pb年代学和生物地层学的证据

陆相二叠纪-三叠纪地层划分与对比研究对认识该时期全球性重大生物和环境事件具有重要意义.以大兴安岭南段阿鲁科尔沁旗坤都地区新发现的下三叠统老龙头组为研究对象, 重点对二叠系-三叠系接触关系开展详细调查研究, 系统采集了界线上下的古生物化石, 对老龙头组火山岩进行了锆石U-Pb同位素测试分析, 并确定了老龙头组与下伏林西组呈平行不整合接触关系, 两者之间存在短暂沉积间断.生物地层显示林西组时代为晚二叠世晚期, 老龙头组古生物匮乏, 可能与二叠系-三叠系之交的生物灭绝事件有关.而老龙头组中3个同位素年龄值分别为251.5±2.2 Ma、249.7±2.5 Ma和249.5±1.8 Ma, 时代指示为早三叠世, 然而二叠系-三叠系界线的准确位置还需进一步研究.大兴安岭南段普遍存在可能与古亚洲洋闭合有关的早三叠世岩浆事件, 古亚洲洋沿着西拉木伦河缝合带发生碰撞闭合, 其闭合时限至少持续至早三叠世, 老龙头组是两大板块拼贴碰撞作用的产物.      

玉龙斑岩铜矿带莽总含矿斑岩体岩石学特征及锆石U-Pb年龄研究

莽总斑岩铜钼矿床位于玉龙斑岩铜矿带中部,含矿岩体侵入下二叠统和上三叠统火山岩和硅质沉积岩中.含矿岩体出露面积约0.27km2,普遍发生蚀变,可分为早晚两个阶段.本文分析了含矿岩体化学组成及用锆石LA-ICP-MS U-Pb 年龄分析斑岩体形成时代.早阶段岩体主要为花岗闪长斑岩,晚阶段岩体为石英二长斑岩及碱长花岗斑岩,晚...     

The Late Cretaceous Crustal Magmatism of the Geza Arc Metallogenic Belt in Yunnan Province, and Zircon Ages and Hf Isotopic Evidence of the Porphyry Cu-Mo Mineralization

<正>Objective The Geza arc in Yunnan Province,located in the southern Yidun arc,is an important part of the Sanjiang tectonic-magmatic belts in southwestern China and is a newly discovered copper polymetallic ore-concentrating district.Recent studies show that the newly discovered Yanshanian porphyry Cu-Mo polymetallic mineralization superimposed in the Indosinian porphyry copper belt in     

大兴安岭中段晚石炭世-早二叠世砂岩碎屑锆石LA-ICP-MS U-Pb年龄及地质意义

位于中亚造山带东段的中国东北地区由众多微地块拼合而成,但各地块间的拼贴时间、位置和演化过程一直是地学界争议的关键科学问题.针对大兴安岭中段蘑菇气地区晚石炭世-早二叠世宝力高庙组砂岩开展了详细的岩相学、碎屑锆石LA-ICP-MS U-Pb年代学研究,分析了砂岩母岩区大地构造背景,进而约束兴安地块与松辽地块的汇聚过程.研究结果表明,砂岩具有成分成熟度低、近源快速沉积特点,碎屑骨架成分显示了火成岩区物源供给.锆石颗粒CL图像、Th/U值及REE特征均指示了锆石为岩浆成因.测试样品中锆石U-Pb年龄主要集中在282~360 Ma（n=134）,峰值年龄约为290 Ma、305 Ma、325 Ma和350 Ma.结合区域内前人的研究成果,暗示了其物源可能来自蘑菇气-嫩江-黑河一线的晚古生代俯冲-同碰撞期岩浆弧;样品中最年轻的锆石U-Pb年龄分别为282±4 Ma（样品15MG10）和287±4 Ma（样品15MG11）,可以限定砂岩的沉积下限为早二叠世.对比索伦-蘑菇气地区晚石炭世-早三叠世砂岩的碎屑锆石年龄组成,发现兴安地块内晚石炭世-早二叠世碎屑组分与松辽地块内中二叠世-早三叠世碎屑组分基本相同,说明兴安地块与松辽地块已于晚石炭世前沿贺根山-黑河缝合带完成拼合.