Petrographic Discrimination of Low- and High-Temperature I-type Granites

Abstract. The existence of two groups of I-type granites, those formed at relatively low- and high-temperatures, has been established using differences in zircon saturation and patterns of bulk compositional variation between those two groups. Granites of these two groups also show some distinctive petrographic differences. The clearest petrographic distinction between the low- and high-temperature granites is seen in the crystals of plagioclase. In all but the most felsic low-temperature granites these crystals are always complex and commonly have corroded cores, which may be as calcic as An₈₀. Core compositions are fairly uniform in composition compared with the outer parts, which display normal and oscillatory zones of varying widths. In the high-temperature granites the crystals of plagioclase are generally better-shaped with a uniform composition and lack the prominent corroded cores of the low-temperature granites. These differences are due to the fact that homogenization of plagioclase proceeds very slowly at low magmatic temperatures.     

内蒙古赤峰地区晚古生代A型花岗岩锆石U-Pb年龄及构造意义

内蒙古赤峰地区主体位于华北克拉通北缘的白乃庙岛弧带内。本文对赤峰北部的红庙子正长花岗岩和鸡冠山花岗斑岩进行研究,结果表明:两种岩体均显示出高硅、富钾、贫镁、低钙的特点,SiO2含量介于72.77%~76.80%之间,K2O含量为4.30%~5.38%,MgO和CaO的含量分别为0.09%~0.21%和0.21%~0.56%。样品Al2O3含量较高,变化于12.49%~13.54%之间,铝饱和指数A/CNK介于1.09~1.29之间,104×Ga/Al平均值为2.68(2.6),显示出红庙子正长花岗岩为I型向A型花岗岩过渡的岩石类型,更趋近于铝质A型花岗岩,鸡冠山花岗斑岩属于典型的铝质A型花岗岩;锆石LA-ICP-MS U-Pb年龄分别为392.0±2.5Ma(正长花岗岩)和377.4±1.6Ma(花岗斑岩),属于晚古生代。兴蒙造山带内目前存在大量的印支—燕山期花岗岩,此次晚古生代侵入体的发现揭示了兴蒙造山带是一个从晚古生代就存在的多期次、多阶段形成的复合造山带。结合区域地质和地球化学特征,岩体形成于白乃庙岛弧与华北克拉通北缘碰撞后的伸展环境。测试结果不仅是研究区白乃庙岛弧岩带内首个精确同位素年龄,也为白乃庙岛弧和华北克拉通的碰撞结束时间为早泥盆世提供证据。     

内蒙古阿尔山地区成矿花岗岩形成时代及其找矿意义

阿尔山地区是大兴安岭中南段多金属成矿带的重要地段。该区热液脉型铁锰多金属矿、热液脉型钼（铜）矿和矽卡岩型铅锌多金属矿等3种代表性矿床（点）的成矿花岗岩的形成时代一直是研究的薄弱环节。通过多种高精度的U-Pb年龄测定,区内成矿花岗岩的形成时代分别为印支早期（(237.8±2.3) Ma）和燕山中期（(152.2±2.9) Ma）、燕山晚期（(135.1±0.4) Ma）,与邻区乌兰浩特－索伦地区基本可以对应。而前人划定的海西期花岗岩,实际为燕山晚期;划定的燕山早期花岗岩,实际为印支早期、燕山中期。研究成果对于区内花岗岩浆及期后热液与多金属成矿作用在时间上的关系提供了重要依据,对确定区內相应多金属矿类型的成矿花岗岩时代亦提供了可资对比的依据。     

东昆仑早古生代花岗岩锆石U-Pb年龄及其地质意义

应用激光烧蚀多接收器电感耦合等离子体质谱(LA-MC-ICPMS)方法,对东昆仑五龙沟地区花岗岩样品进行了锆石 U-Pb 定年研究。结果表明,黄龙沟中部的糜棱岩化二长花岗岩(B20-14)中岩浆锆石206Pb/238U年龄平均值为(417.7±2.0) Ma,黄龙沟上部的糜棱岩化二长花岗岩(B21-2)中岩浆锆石206Pb/238U年龄平均值为(419.7±2.3) Ma,深水潭粗中粒二长花岗岩(B20-8)中岩浆锆石206Pb/238U 年龄平均值为(419.9±2.0) Ma,红旗沟中部的粗中粒二长花岗岩(B25-9)岩浆锆石206Pb/238U年龄平均值为(419.0±2.0) Ma。它们代表了五龙沟地区所研究花岗岩的形成年龄,其形成时代均为晚志留世,记录了东昆仑早古生代的岩浆活动。本文获得的东昆仑五龙沟地区的晚志留世花岗岩可能与东昆仑早古生代洋盆闭合后的碰撞造山作用有关。花岗岩中1861 Ma、1666 Ma古元古代继承锆石的发现,表明东昆仑造山带的基底物质为古元古代。     

延边“早海西期”棉田花岗岩和仲坪紫苏辉石闪长岩的单颗粒锆石U—Pb定年

延边花岗岩是中国东北巨型花岗岩省的一部分.传统观点认为,该区花岗岩主要形成于古生代.但高精度的单颗粒锆石U-Pb定年显示,曾被认为是早海西期的棉田岩体和仲坪岩体形成于中生代,其侵位年龄分别为189±1 Ma、1 29±2 Ma,而不是以前认为的晚古生代.这一年代学结果同时还显示,两岩体是两期岩浆活动的产物,而并不是传统观点所认为的同源岩浆演化的产物.结合从延边地区部分原加里东期花岗岩中获得的中生代年代数据,认为华北地台与北侧佳木斯地块一兴凯地块间拼合历史的传统模式需要进一步修正.     

西藏扎雪-门巴韧性剪切带变形时代及机制研究:来自同构造花岗岩体的证据

从同构造花岗岩体宏、微观变形特征入手,拟定出扎雪-门巴韧性剪切带内同构造花岗岩体的存在,并揭示出剪切带在空间上为一条近南北向逆冲推覆兼具左行走滑的斜冲型剪切带.同构造花岗岩体岩浆锆石LA-ICP-MS U-Pb年龄为(86.57±0.57) Ma,表明剪切带变形变质发生在晚白垩世,属冈底斯板块早、晚白垩世构造事件正反转后挤压体制下的初期产物.新特提斯闭合及洋壳俯冲所致的挤压构造环境导致晚白垩世冈底斯带普遍遭受区域变质作用,剪切带正是变形变质作用由南向北传递至该区减弱的表现,因此该变形年龄可能作为新特提斯闭合、洋壳俯冲作用延续到晚白垩世的年代学证据.     

西昆仑西段三叠纪两类花岗岩年龄测定及其构造意义

西昆仑造山带海西晚期-印支早期(三叠纪)花岗岩发育,但已有的测年资料、岩石地球化学研究及少量的构造学观察还没有对本区这一时期造山事件的时间尺度做到准确把握。对西昆仑西段海西晚期两类构造特征完全不同的花岗岩露头尺度的观察、锆石U-Pb定年结果表明,一类含石榴子石片麻状花岗岩形成时代为240.5 ±1.8 Ma,表现出同造山过程中的花岗岩变形特征;另一类块状含角闪石花岗岩的年龄为228.2±1.5 Ma。根据两个岩体的构造特征,结合前人的研究及地球化学特征,表明含石榴子石片麻状花岗岩形成于同碰撞造山时期,是甜水海地体与西昆仑南带晚古生代岛弧沿麻扎-康西瓦缝合带碰撞峰期的产物,代表了沿麻扎-康西瓦分布的古特提斯洋一个分支的闭合,而228 Ma块状含角闪石花岗岩形成于碰撞造山后的伸展背景。220-190 Ma持续发育的花岗岩是南昆仑地体拼合到北昆仑地体之后在其南部形成的新的深成岩浆弧带。这一研究为西昆仑海西晚期-印支早期构造演化提供了更精细的时间制约。     

西昆仑上其木干花岗岩锆石饱和温度和Ti温度的地质意义

通过对上其木干花岗岩进行锆石微量元素和全岩主量元素分析,借助锆石饱和温度和Ti地质温度,反演岩浆源区的温度,进一步分析花岗岩的形成环境。锆石具有典型岩浆岩锆石向左倾斜的稀土元素配分模式,即轻稀土元素明显亏损、重稀土元素明显富集,具有显著的Ce正异常和Eu负异常。锆石饱和温度计算结果表明,上其木干花岗岩的锆石饱和温度介于772~829 ℃之间,平均值为800 ℃,属于高温花岗岩。锆石Ti地质温度的平均最低温度为614 ℃,平均最高温度为634 ℃,花岗岩中锆石形成的温度在614~634 ℃之间。结合锆石微量元素特征、锆石饱和温度和Ti温度与Th/U、10000/Hf的关系,可以判断上其木干花岗岩可能形成于西昆仑造山带增厚的岩石圈下部发生拆沉作用所导致的幔源岩浆底侵,岩浆结晶分异过程中发生了锆石的重结晶或存在多期岩浆(熔体-流体)注入事件。岩浆形成热源可能与羌塘地块沿着康西瓦大断裂和塔里木地块碰撞拼贴结束后,于后碰撞板内伸展体制下导致的软流圈上涌、幔源岩浆的底侵作用有关。     

伊犁地块达根别里新元古代花岗岩的锆石年代学、地球化学及其地质意义

西天山伊犁地块南缘特克斯县东的达根别里花岗岩具有高硅SiO2=76.22%~76.86%)、富碱(ALK=7.07~7.93)、贫钙镁(CaO=0.95%~1.21%, MgO=0.10%~0.20%)、弱过铝质(ACNK=1.03~1.08)的特征;稀土元素含量中等, 具有强烈的Eu负异常;原始地幔标准化蛛网图上显示其具有较高的Rb、Th、Sm、Ga、Nb和较低的Ba、Ti、Sr含量;锆石饱和温度平均为759℃, 固结指数为1.07~2.14, 分异指数为89.98~92.11, 总体显示弱过铝质高钾钙碱性系列的高分异S型花岗岩的特征。LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb测年法获得其形成时代为(942.5±2.6)Ma。岩体中Nb/Ta值接近上地壳, Mg#值为4.52~7.33, 锆石Hf同位素研究显示其εHf(t)值为较低的正值或负值(-0.41~+4.34), 二阶段模式年龄TDM2=1.41~1.66 Ga, 表明该花岗岩岩浆可能是中元古代地壳和新生地壳混合源区部分熔融的产物, 同时也暗示了伊犁地块具有形成年龄不小于1.7 Ga的中元古代结晶基底。结合天山地区及塔里木周边地块新元古代岩浆热事件, 认为伊犁地块发育与天山造山带各地一样的新元古代花岗岩, 这为西天山前寒武纪基底曾经响应过全球Rodinia超大陆汇聚事件, 提供了进一步证据。     

湖北麻城市四道河地区面理化含榴花岗岩的成因

野外和室内研究结果表明,四道河地区面理化含榴花岗岩由古生代沉积岩变质而成.在元素地球化学特征上,具有与岩浆成因的碱性花岗岩一致的特点:高硅(SiO2=75.24％ ～ 77.23％)、富碱(Na2O+ K2O =6.87％ ～8.84％)、低铝(Al2O3=11.00％ ～ 12.78％);富Rb、Ba、Th、U等大离子亲石元素和Pb,贫Nb、Ta、Zr、Hf等高场强元素;稀土元素含量较高(ΣREE=101.08～180.1 μg/g),轻稀土元素相对富集(LREE/HREE=3.1 ～ 6.8),铕有中等负异常( δEu=0.30～0.68);锆石成因类型及定年结果表明,老核(继承锆石)是异地多时代(元古代-古生代),其寄主岩的原岩是沉积岩,时代不会早于古生代.     

Early Permian A‐type Granites in the Zhangdaqi Area,Inner Mongolia,China and Their Tectonic Implications

There is a controversy regarding the amalgamation of Xing'an and Songnen Blocks along the Hegenshan-Heihe Suture(HHS) in the eastern Central Asian Orogenic Belt(CAOB). To solve this problem, we performed detailed study on the granites from the Zhangdaqi area, adjacent to the north of the HHS in the northern part of the Great Xing'an Range, NE China. Geochemically, the granites in the study area are metaluminous-weak peraluminous and high-K calc-alkaline series. Trace elements of the granites show that LREEs are relatively enriched, while HREEs are relatively deficient and obvious REE fractionation. The granites are characterized by obvious negative Eu anomalies, meanwhile, they are relatively enriched in Rb, K, Th and depleted in Ba, Nb, Sr, P, Ti. All the geochemical features suggest that the granites in the Zhangdaqi area are aluminum A-type granites. The zircon LA-ICP-MS U-Pb ages of these granites are 294–298 Ma, indicating that they formed in the Early Permian. These granites also have positive ε_(Hf)(t) values(8.4–14.2) and a relatively young two-stage model age between 449 Ma and 977 Ma, implying that the magma was derived from the re-melting of the Early Paleozoic-Neoproterozoic juvenile crust. Combined with geochemical characteristics(Nb/Ta ratios of 9.0–22.2, and Zr/Hf ratios of 52.3–152.0), we believe that the magmatic source area is a mixture of partial melting of the lower crust and depleted mantle. A-type granites and bimodal volcanic rocks along the Hegenshan-Heihe Suture formed during the Late Carboniferous-Early Permian, indicating that the HHS between Xing'an and Songnen Blocks closed in the late EarlyCarboniferous. Subsequently, the Zhangdaqi area was in a post-orogenic extensional environment from Late Carboniferous to Early Permian and resulted in the formation of the A-type granites.     

辽东本溪、营口花岗岩年龄及锆石饱和温度和Ti温度的地质意义

对辽东本溪连山关、高家沟和营口后仙峪三个花岗岩样品进行了LA-ICPMS锆石U-Pb定年、微量元素以及全岩主量元素分析,计算了锆石饱和温度和Ti温度。连山关和高家沟花岗岩锆石U-Pb一致线上交点年龄分别为2198±31.5 Ma和2162±31 Ma,后仙峪花岗岩锆石207Pb/206Pb加权平均年龄为2204±37 Ma,在误差范围内一致地代表了辽东地区古元古代一期花岗岩浆侵位事件。三件样品Zr温度和Ti温度基本相同,平均温度分别为798℃(787~818℃)和779℃(764~797℃),与Ab-An-Or图解给出的温度范围一致。花岗岩副矿物中出现锆石和含Ti副矿物表明Zr温度和Ti温度既反映了锆石结晶温度也代表了花岗岩浆的上限温度。同时,Ti温度与Th/U、10000/Hf的关系对判断花岗岩浆熔融-结晶分异过程中体系开放程度及岩浆形成构造背景具有重要指示作用。     

赣北昆山钨钼铜矿床花岗岩地球化学及Hf同位素研究

昆山钨钼铜矿床地处赣北九岭钨钼铜矿集区中部,是大湖塘超大型钨矿床南部发现的中-大型钨多金属矿床。石英脉型W-Mo-Cu矿体主要产于燕山期似斑状花岗岩(~152Ma)与上元古界双桥山群的外接触带。除似斑状花岗岩外,矿区内发育成矿后花岗斑岩脉(~136Ma)。本文对昆山矿床似斑状花岗岩及花岗斑岩开展了系统的岩石学、地球化学研究,并对与成矿密切相关的似斑状花岗岩进行了锆石Hf同位素测试分析。似斑状花岗岩与晚期花岗斑岩均为高硅(SiO——2=71.35%~76.55%、73.12%~75.15%)、高钾(K——2O=3.81%~5.25%、5.14%~6.26%)、钙碱性系列、过铝质岩石(A/CNK值分别为1.07~1.26、1.06~1.43,平均大于1.1);轻稀土元素富集,轻重稀土分馏强烈,具有明显的负Eu异常(δEu=0.34~0.58、0.20~0.32);锆饱和温度较低,分别为711~761℃、727~766℃,显示了高分异S型花岗岩的特征。锆石Hf同位素组成表明,似斑状花岗岩的ε_(Hf)(t)为-8.80~4.48,二阶段Hf模式年龄tDM2=917~1757Ma,推测其源区主要来自于双桥山群浅变质岩系,岩浆活动与下扬子地区构造格局大转换有关。总结发现,昆山矿床与大湖塘矿床具有相似的岩浆岩演化序列,大湖塘地区燕山期花岗岩岩石学、成岩年龄、地球化学及Nd-Hf同位素等特征显示其是起源于同一深部岩浆房的岩浆,经深部岩浆房分异演化,脉动侵位所形成。     

佛冈高分异I型花岗岩的成因:来自Nb-Ta-Zr-Hf等元素的制约

华南南岭地区发育有大面积的与钨锡成矿相关的侏罗纪花岗岩,然而其中有些花岗岩的成因类型却难以确定。本文以佛冈岩体为例,结合前人已发表数据,对佛冈花岗岩体中Nb、Ta、Zr和Hf等元素的迁移特征及其原理进行探讨,并对佛冈花岗岩的成因类型进行了厘定。随着分异程度增加,佛冈花岗岩Nb和Ta含量增加,Nb/Ta(3.6~15.3)和Zr/Hf(17.3~38.9)比值降低并发生分异。随着Zr含量的降低,佛冈花岗岩的Zr/Hf比值降低,这一特征表明锆石的分离结晶作用使得佛冈花岗岩的Zr/Hf比值分异。Nb/Ta比值分异可能与角闪石和黑云母的分离结晶作用有关。随着Nb/Ta比值降低,Y/Ho比值增加,这一特征表明佛冈花岗岩Nb/Ta比值的分异也和岩浆演化后期的流体有关。佛冈花岗岩不含原生的富铝矿物,为准铝质到弱过铝质岩石。随着分异程度增加,佛冈花岗岩P2O5含量降低,表明它不是S型花岗岩。随着Y/Ho比值增加和Nb/Ta和Zr/Hf比值降低,佛岗花岗岩Ga/Al和Fe OT/Mg O比值增加,从典型I型花岗岩特征演化到类似A型花岗岩的地球化学特征。因此,我们认为佛冈花岗岩不是A型花岗岩而是高分异的I型花岗岩。区域上与成矿相关的流体和花岗质岩浆的相互作用和分离结晶作用,使得华南南岭地区的花岗岩地球化学特征复杂,所以其成因类型也变的难以确定。     

甘肃北山火石山哈尔根头口布花岗岩年代学、地球化学及其地质意义

首次利用锆石LAICPMS UPb法测得甘肃火石山东北部侵位于长城系、蓟县系以及志留系中的哈尔根头口布花岗岩形成于中泥盆世早期（同位素年龄为387.6±8.2Ma）,同时发现该花岗岩体内存在晚蓟县世产物（继承性锆石年龄1172±7Ma）。哈尔根头口布花岗岩体主要由钾长花岗岩、二长花岗岩、花岗岩组成,岩石具有高硅（SiO2含量为70.28％~79.4%）、富碱（Na2O＋K2O为6.52%~9.11%）、低铝（Al2O3含量为8.82%~14.05%）、低Sr（含量为40~150×10-6,平均为101.5×10-6）的特征、岩石的δ<3.3、A/CNK值为0.8~1.1,为钙碱性准铝质到弱过铝质岩石;稀土元素具有明显的LREE富集(LREE/HREE=2.89~16.4, LaN/YbN= 1.82~25.18)和Eu亏损,相对富集Rb、Th、Ce和Sm,而亏损Ta、Nb、Zr、Hf。综合分析认为该花岗岩为A型花岗岩,产于构造挤压向构造伸展转换的地质背景之中。     

内蒙古商都大石沟花岗岩体锆石SHRIMPU-Pb年龄及其意义

内蒙古商都县大石沟黑云母钾长花岗岩主要由钾长石（40～60%）、更长石（10～15%）、石英（25～32%）及黑云母（5～7%）组成.主元素SiO2含量68.25%～69.64%,K2O含量5.03%～8.03%,K2O＞Na2O;A/CNK为0.77～1.1,稀土元素分馏较强,REE配分型式具中等铕负异常,岩石地球化学特征与碰撞花岗岩类似;本文对大石沟黑云母钾长花岗岩进行高精度锆石SHRIMP U-Pb定年研究.其形成时间为342±5Ma,可能代表华北板块与西伯利亚板块碰撞阶段的岩浆热事件.区域最新研究资料表明,侵入图林凯蛇绿岩带的埃达克岩的年龄为467～429Ma,代表洋壳俯冲的消减时间;390～310Ma花岗岩侵位的SHRIMP U-Pb锆石年龄以及383Ma蓝片岩Ar-Ar年龄代表华北板块与西伯利亚板块的碰撞事件;390～342Ma和324～310Ma花岗岩可能代表碰撞阶段两期岩浆热事件产物.     

滇西腾冲新岐花岗岩年代学、地球化学及其构造意义

为探明滇西腾冲地区含矿花岗岩特征、钨锡多金属矿的成矿与成岩关系,以及花岗岩在区域构造上的意义,对腾冲新岐地区古永岩体与新岐岩体开展了系统的地球化学研究。结果表明,两岩体均具有高硅、高钾、富碱、富铝、低钛等特征。其CaO/Na2O、Rb/Ba、Rb/Sr值反应其源岩为富黏土质砂岩,微量及稀土特征差异表明其具有不同的结晶演化过程。锆石U-Pb定年获得古永岩体的成岩年龄为62.9±1.9Ma,新岐岩体的成岩年龄为61.9±1.4Ma,表明二者应为同时或近乎同时侵入于该地区,在形成年代上无明显界限。在区域上,两岩体成岩年龄与冈底斯林子宗火成岩年龄60~64.47Ma相当,是冈底斯东南缘对印度板块与欧亚板块初始碰撞的响应。     

Chronological Constraints on Late Paleozoic Collision in the Southwest Tianshan Orogenic Belt,China: Evidence from the Baleigong Granites

The Baleigong granites, located in the western part of the southwestern Tianshan Orogen(Kokshanyan region, China), records late Paleozoic magmatism during the late stages of convergence between the Tarim Block and the Central Tianshan Arc Terrane. We performed a detailed geochronological and geochemical study of the Baleigong granites to better constrain the nature of collisional processes in the Southwest Tianshan Orogen. The LA-ICP-MS U-Pb zircon isotopic analyses indicate that magmatism commenced in the early Permian(～282 Ma). The granite samples, which are characterized by high contents of SiO_2(67.68–69.77 wt%) and Al_2O_3(13.93–14.76 wt%), are alkali-rich and Mg-poor, corresponding to the high-K calc-alkaline series. The aluminum saturation index(A/CNK) ranges from 0.93 to 1.02, indicating a metaluminous to slightly peraluminous composition. Trace element geochemistry shows depletions in Nb, Ta, and Ti, a moderately negative Eu anomaly(δEu=0.40–0.56), enrichment in LREE, and depletion in HREE((La/Yb)_N=7.46–11.78). These geochemical signatures are characteristic of an I-type granite generated from partial melting of a magmatic arc. The I-type nature of the Baleigong granites is also supported by the main mafic minerals being Fe-rich calcic hornblende and biotite. We suggest that the high-K, calc-alkaline I-type granitic magmatism was generated by partial melting of the continental crust, possibly triggered by underplating by basaltic magma. These conditions were likely achieved in a collisional tectonic setting, thus supporting the suggestion that closure of the South Tianshan Ocean was completed prior to the Permian and was followed(in the late Paleozoic) by collision between the Tarim Block and the Central Tianshan Arc Terrane.     

滇西南澜沧江结合带北段云县花岗岩的地质特征及形成环境

滇西南澜沧江结合带云县花岗岩体的岩石类型主要为黑云二长花岗岩,SiO2含量平均为68.57%,K2O/Na2O值平均为1.67,相对富钾,岩石属高钾钙碱性系列,岩石酸、碱度低于同类岩石平均值,而镁铁组分高于平均 值,显示岩石偏中性,与同碰撞构造环境形成的花岗岩特征类似.Al2O3含量较高,平均为13.66%,A/CNK平均为1.1,呈铝过饱和,CIPw计算结果均出现标准矿物刚玉分子(105).岩石总体上相对富集大离子亲石元素,亏损高场强元素.稀土元素总量较高,平均为240.75×10-6,轻稀土元素富集,重稀土元素亏损,(La/Yb)N为8.88～9.41,分异不是很大,Eu为中等负异常,銭u为0.52～0.57.经多种相关图解判别,岩石属S型花岗岩,其构造环境相当于大陆碰撞花岗岩类(CCG).锆石颗粒U-Pb测年结果显示,源岩的形成年龄最晚是晋宁期(778 Ma),岩体主体形成于华力西晚期一印支期.其中岩浆成因锆石样品的206Pb.238U和207Pb/235U年龄分别为49 Ma和61 Ma,反映在云县岩体中可能存在喜马拉雅期岩浆活动.     

Calc-alkaline Arc I-type Granitoid Associated with S-type Granite in the Pan-African Belt of Eastern Anti-Atlas (Saghro and Ougnat, South Morocco)

The Sidi Flah and Ougnat inliers are located in the eastern Anti-Atlas antiform between the Anti-Atlas Major Fault (AAMF) and South Atlas Fault (SAF). They consist of many granitoid intrusions emplaced into Neoproterozoic metasedimentary rocks and surmounted by upper Neoproterozoic A-type granites. The Sidi Flah (Saghro) and Ougnat granitoids are part of the Neoproterozoic magmatic activity related to northwards subduction of an oceanic plate beneath the Saghro continental margin. They are post-orogenic I- and S-type granitoids related to the ending of the compressional deformation in this Pan-African belt. A petrographic, geochemical and zircon typology study leads us to subdivide these rocks into three magmatic groups: (1) a medium- to high-K calc-alkaline group formed by quartz diorites and amphibole granodiorites is found in both Sidi Flah and Ougnat inliers; (2) a high-K calc-alkaline group is present in Sidi Flah. These two groups have a (deeper and) hybrid mantle-crust origin; (3) a peraluminous group in Ougnat is linked to the post-collisional setting and has a shallow crustal source. On a primitive mantle-normalized trace-element diagram, almost all of these rocks show a significant Nb depletion relative to K and La, which is typical of the calc-alkaline magmatism from the subduction-zone environment. Absence of structural marks of thrusting upon the West African craton (WAC) of this arc system and the ophiolitic suite in Bou-Azzer, and the presence of Imiter muscovite-bearing granite as part of Pan-African belt do not support the localization of northern limit of WAC at the level of SAF.