宁芜地区三个辉长岩的全岩和矿物Rb-Sr等时线年龄

从南京到芜湖有许多辉长岩体分布,如南京蒋庙岩体、高古山岩体、大栏杆岩体,马鞍山阳湖塘岩体,当涂姑山岩体和芜湖市区的辉长岩体等。     

南京蒋庙基性岩体的矿物、地球化学特征及其地质意义

蒋庙基性岩体在南京蒋庙、板仓一带方园20公里内零星出露,面积约0.94平方公里。岩体侵入岔路口倒转背斜南翼,中三叠统周冲村组至下中侏罗统象山群中,引起大片沉积岩蚀变,深部可能有较大的隐伏岩体。橄榄辉绿岩全岩样年龄值为142.6Ma.岩石类型主要为角闪橄榄辉长岩、闪长岩等。在蒋庙红山一带及王家小屋后均见闪长岩侵入辉长岩中,蒋庙铁矿与岩体密切相关。     

论济南辉长岩体的产状

本文综合研究了济南辉长岩体地表露头、钻探、地面和航空磁测、重力等方面的地质资料,从区域地质条件到辉长岩体的平面形态,岩体的水平岩相、岩体与围岩侵入接触构造形态、岩体底面形态、形成时代、剥蚀深度、侵入深度等因素进行深入分析,认为济南辉长岩体是一个巨型岩镰。这项研究,对在该区寻找富铁矿,以及水文地质、工程地质、地震活动等方面有指导作用。     

山东茶叶山苏长辉长岩体岩石学特征及其找矿前景

茶叶山辉长岩杂岩体分布于鲁西台背斜邹平火山洼地的西南缘,属于西窝陀-十九郎庄-茶叶山-大临池弧形辉长岩杂岩体的南段,为燕山期岩浆活动产物。该杂岩体由两期四次侵入而成。各期次岩体的类别、产状、岩相及分布情况如表1所示,其中以辉长岩期第一次侵入的苏长辉长岩体分布最广。兹将该岩体的岩石学特征及在该岩体中找寻铜镍矿床的前景介绍如下:     

大兴安岭北段塔河辉长岩的岩石学特征及其构造意义

塔河辉长岩是大兴安岭北段塔河地区最具代表性的辉长岩体.该岩体主要由橄榄辉长岩、浅色橄榄辉长岩、淡色辉长岩(斜长岩)、橄长岩及辉长岩组成,以橄榄辉长岩和橄长岩为主.其主要造岩矿物由斜长石、橄榄石、单斜辉石及少量角闪石组成,具反应边结构和包含嵌晶结构.电子探针分析结果表明,其橄榄石Fo平均为77,属贵橄榄石.单斜辉石全部落入透辉石区.斜长石An平均为85,为倍长石.岩相学特征表明,该岩体为典型的堆晶辉长岩体.根据An-Fo及AlZ -TiO2 图解可以判别该岩体形成于活动大陆边缘/岛弧的构造环境中,属于I型弧堆晶辉长岩,其形成可能与古亚洲洋闭合过程中板块俯冲-流体交代作用有关,是研究古亚洲洋闭合历史的一个重要岩石学标志.     

天祝大滩含低品位钛铁矿辉长岩体及其矿化特征

通过对大滩含低品位钛铁矿辉长岩体的地质、地球物理、地球化学及矿化特征的研究,总结了该含矿岩体特征及矿化特征,认为大滩含低品位钛铁矿辉长岩侵入于蓟县纪花石山群中,侵入时代为加里东早期,岩体长约9.5km,宽2.5~3.0km,面积约27km2,平面上形似背向南东的一个"肾状"体,岩体分异较好,以结构演化为主,岩体边部向中心可分为4个岩相带,即边缘相、过渡相(外过渡相、内过渡相)、中心相,钛铁矿主要位于内过渡相的中粗粒辉长岩中。钛铁矿化辉长岩具有高极化率、高电阻、高磁化率的物性特征,辉长岩属钙碱性、偏铝质岩石。大滩辉长岩型钛铁矿矿石中含钛矿物几乎全为钛铁矿,且其含量相对较低,但粒度粗,矿物组成较为简单。含钛铁矿的辉长岩的轻重稀土元素的分馏程度明显低于非含钛铁矿岩石。     

宁镇山脉东端一个隐伏基性岩体的发现及其地质特征

1984年以来,我队在镇江以东的平原地区进行基岩地质调查,使用物探和钻探工程在埤城之东北约6公里的解放桥发现一个隐伏的辉长岩体,现称解放桥岩体。经南京地矿所测定,其K—Ar同位素地质年龄为142.6百万年,属燕山早期的产物。一、区域地质及地球物理场简介解放桥岩体周围广泛分布着厚达90余米     

西昌太和钒钛磁铁矿矿体特征及成因

太和辉长岩体是四川攀西四大钒钛磁铁矿含矿岩体之一,岩体中钒钛磁铁矿呈似层状产出。根据太和基金项目勘查成果,结合前人经验理论,总结分析了该辉长岩体中成矿元素分异特征以及分布,并按岩浆早期液态分异以及阶段式成岩成矿模式浅析了相带、韵律层及似层状矿体成因,以供进一步工作参考。     

西昌太和钒钛磁铁矿矿体特征及成因

太和辉长岩体是四川攀西四大钒钛磁铁矿含矿岩体之一,岩体中钒钛磁铁矿呈似层状产出。根据太和基金项目勘查成果,结合前人经验理论,总结分析了该辉长岩体中成矿元素分异特征以及分布,并按岩浆早期液态分异以及阶段式成岩成矿模式浅析了相带、韵律层及似层状矿体成因,以供进一步工作参考。     

印度—欧亚大陆碰撞过程中冈底斯带岩浆底侵作用的年代学限定:SHRIMP锆石U-Pb年龄证据

在西藏冈底斯岩浆岩带中出露有大量的小型基性侵入岩体,且在花岗质岩体内也断续存在有许多辉长岩体,形成一个沿冈底斯带南缘分布、与雅鲁藏布缝合线平行的辉长岩、辉石岩带。该基性岩带空间上与高强度航磁异常带相对应,延伸1400余千米,主要由辉长岩、角闪辉长岩、角闪石岩以及基性堆晶岩组成。已有证据表明冈底斯辉长岩-辉石岩组合属于幔源岩浆底侵作用产物。本文在拉萨—日喀则一线基性侵入岩体带选择6个典型露头,系统取样进行SHRIMP锆石U-Pb年龄测定,其中两个样品的测年数据已发表,分别为47.0±1Ma;48.9±1.1Ma,其他4个辉长岩样品的年…     

Extreme Nd isotopic variation in the Trinity Ophiolite Complex and the role of melt/rock reactions in the oceanic lithosphere

 Peridotites, dykes and gabbros from the 470–420 Ma Trinity Ophiolite Complex of northern California exhibit large geochemical rare earth element (REE) and Nd isotopic variations on the small scales which are indicative of a complex history. The Trinity Ophiolite, which covers an area of ≈1600 km², consists of three distinct units: (1) a ∼2–4 km-thick sheet of plastically deformed peridotites, including various ultrabasic lithologies (plagioclase and spinel lherzolite, harzburgite, wherlite and dunite); the peridotite unit is a fragment of mantle lithosphere of oceanic affinity; (2) a series of small (∼1 km diameter) undeformed gabbroic massifs; (3) several generations of basic dykes. The peridotites display the largest geochemical and isotopic variations, with ɛ_Nd(T) values ranging from +10 down to 0. In the gabbroic massifs and intrusive dykes, the variation in model ɛ_Nd(T) values is reduced to 7 ɛ_Nd units: 0 to +7. As a general rule, peridotites, gabbros and dykes with ɛ_Nd(T) values around 0 or +3 give less depleted L(light)REE patterns than do those with ɛ_Nd(T) values in the range +7 to +10. In the peridotites, the Nd isotopic variations take place over very short distances, with jumps as large as 7 ɛ_Nd units occurring on scales of less than 20 m. Comparison with available age data indicates that the peridotites with ɛ_Nd(T)≈+10 could be slightly older than the intrusive gabbro massifs and basic dykes (470 Ma vs. 420 Ma). Strontium isotopic data used in connection with Sm-Nd results demonstrate that the 10 ɛ_Nd units variation displayed by the Trinity Peridotite is a primary feature and not an artefact due to REE mobility during seawater interaction. The variable Nd isotopic signatures and variable LREE patterns in the Trinity Peridotite cannot represent mantle source characteristics as there is evidence that this unit was partially melted when it rose as part of the upwelling convecting mantle. Field, petrographic, geochemical and isotopic data rather suggest that the observed heterogeneity is due to local reactions between a 470 Ma proto-peridotite with ɛ_Nd(T)=+10 and younger (420 Ma) basaltic melts with lower ɛ_Nd(T) values (i.e. the gabbroic massifs and the dykes). The gabbros and basic dykes of the Trinity Complex have geochemical and isotopic compositions similar to the arc basalts from the adjacent Copley Formation, so it is proposed that the younger melts are related to arc magmatism. Received: 13 January 1995/Accepted 5 May 1995     

Geochronology and geochemistry of the Hegenshan ophiolitic complex: Implications for late-stage tectonic evolution of the Inner Mongolia-Daxinganling Orogenic Belt, China

The Hegenshan ophiolite in the Inner Mongolian-Daxinganling Orogenic Belt (IMDOB), northern China, consists of several discontinuous blocks composed dominantly of serpentinized ultramafic rocks with subordinate cumulate gabbros, mafic lavas and dikes, intruded by younger granodiorite dikes. The ultramafic rocks are highly depleted, serpentinized harzburgites with minor dunite, characterized by relative enrichment in large ion lithophile elements (LILE, e.g., Ba and Rb) and light rare earth elements (LREE). They are interpreted to be oceanic mantle that has undergone extensive melt extraction and variable degrees of metasomatism. The cumulate rocks consist mainly of gabbro and troctolite with LREE-depleted chondrite-normalized REE patterns showing significant positive Eu anomalies. They are enriched in LILE, depleted in Nb, and have high positive ε_Nd(t) (+8 to +11), suggesting derivation from a subduction-modified N-MORB-like source. The gabbros and mafic dikes have essentially the same age (295 ± 15 and 298 ± 9 Ma, respectively). The mafic dikes have flat to LREE-depleted, chondrite-normalized REE patterns, are depleted in Nb, enriched in LILE and have N-MORB-type Nd isotopic signatures (ε_Nd(t) = +8.1 to +10). The mafic lavas, erupted at 293 ± 1 Ma, can be divided into two groups; one composed of strongly deformed metabasalts similar in chemical and Nd–Sr isotopic compositions to the mafic dikes, and the other composed of undeformed and unmetamorphosed basalts with oceanic island basalt (OIB)-like trace element signatures and Nd isotopic compositions. The granodiorite dikes, which were intruded at 244 ± 4 Ma, have LREE-enriched, chondrite-normalized REE patterns with no Eu anomalies. Their abnormally high ε_Nd(t) values (+6.3 to +6.8) and low I_Sr (0.70412 to 0.70450) suggest formation from melts derived from thickened oceanic crust during or shortly after closure of the Paleo-Asian Ocean. The structure, lithology and geochemistry of the Hegenshan ophiolite suggest that it is a Cordilleran-type body formed in a supra-subduction zone (SSZ) environment and amalgamated by collision of several fragments of Paleo-Asian lithosphere. Final emplacement and amalgamation occurred in the latest Permian or earliest Triassic.     

Neoproterozoic alkaline intrusive complex in the northwestern Yangtze Block,Micang Mountains region,South China: petrogenesis and tectonic significance

Voluminous Neoproterozoic mafic–ultramafic, felsic, and alkaline intrusions are found in the northern Yangtze Block, South China. Here, we present whole-rock major and trace element, and Sr–Nd isotopic compositions, together with zircon U–Pb ages, for syenite and gabbro samples from the Shuimo–Zhongziyuan alkaline intrusive complex in the Micang Mountains region at the northwestern margin of the Yangtze Block. Zircon U–Pb dating yields crystallization ages for the Na- and K-rich Shuimo syenites of 869 ± 4 (MSWD = 0.85, 2σ) and 860 ± 5 Ma (MSWD = 0.47, 2σ), respectively, and for the Zhongziyuan gabbros of 753 ± 4 Ma (MSWD = 0.23, 2σ), indicating that the syenites and gabbros represent different stages of magmatism. The syenites include both Na- and K-rich types and have high values of the Rittman index (σ), and high SiO₂ and Na₂O + K₂O contents. These syenites are enriched in light rare earth elements (LREE) and large-ion lithophile elements (LILE), but depleted in high-field-strength elements (HFSE), with high (La/Yb)_N values and small negative and positive Eu anomalies (Eu/Eu* = 0.74–1.17). In contrast, the gabbros have lower SiO₂ and Na₂O + K₂O contents, are only slightly enriched in LREEs, are enriched in LILE but depleted in HFSEs, and have small negative and positive Eu anomalies (Eu/Eu* = 0.86–1.37). The syenites have low initial ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr (0.703340) and ?_Nd(t) values (+1.9 to +7.7). The gabbros have relatively high initial ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr (0.703562–0.704933) and positive ?_Nd(t) values (+1.6 to +4.5). These data suggest that the syenites and gabbros are isotopically similar and were largely derived from melts of depleted mantle. The syenites underwent significant fractional crystallization and small amounts of crustal contamination during magma evolution. In contrast, the gabbros were formed by partial melting (>15%) of a garnet lherzolite source and might also have experienced crustal assimilation. Taking into account the geochemical signatures and magmatic events, we propose that the Shuimo syenites formed in an intra-arc rifting setting, however, the Zhongziyuan gabbros were most likely produced in a subduction-related, continental margin arc setting during the Neoproterozoic, thus suggesting that the alkaline intrusive complex were formed by the arc-related magmatism in the Micang Mountains.     

Late Cryogenian magmatic activity in the North Lhasa terrane,Tibet: Implication of slab break-off process

The North Lhasa terrane in Tibet is generally interpreted to be paleotectonically unrelated to the East African Orogen (EAO) and is instead thought to have derived from northeastern India or northwestern Australia. In this study, we present petrogenetic and geochronological results pertaining to the analysis of gabbros (ca. 652 Ma), diorites (ca. 658 and 646 Ma), and tonalites (ca. 652 Ma) from the North Lhasa terrane. The gabbros are calc-alkaline and exhibit arc-like geochemical features. Low positive zircon ε_Hf(t) values (+1.0 to +3.8), high zircon δ¹⁸O (6.25‰ to 7.94‰), and low negative whole-rock ε_Nd(t) values (−3.5 to −1.4) indicate that the gabbros were derived from the lithospheric mantle, with geochemical modification by a subduction component. The diorite suite is characterized by a wide range of whole-rock chemistries (e.g., SiO₂ = 51.33–61.98 wt%) and Hf–O–Sr isotopic compositions (ε_Hf(t) = −10.8 to −0.1; δ¹⁸O = 5.17‰ to 7.11‰; I_Sr = 0.706 to 0.710), and negative whole-rock ε_Nd(t) values (−7.0 to −4.7). These diorites are geochemically similar to OIB and are interpreted to be products of the partial melting of a relatively deep mantle source (>85 km) prior to extensive modification by continental crustal material. The tonalites are adakitic and have moderate Mg^# values (47–54), low compatible element abundances, positive zircon ε_Hf(t) values (+3.4 to +6.2), high I_Sr values (0.714 to 0.715), and small negative whole-rock ε_Nd(t) values (−1.6 to −0.4). These tonalites most likely formed by the melting of thickened Mesoproterozoic continental crust. The generation of these ca. 650 Ma magmatic rocks was related to slab break-off in a collision zone. By integrating the findings of previous studies with the data of the present study, we suggest that the North Lhasa terrane was most likely located in the northern segment of the EAO in paleotectonic reconstructions of the Gondwana supercontinent.     

Geochemistry, Nd Isotopic Characteristics of Metamorphic Complexes in Northern Hebei： Implications for Crustal Accretion

The middle segment of the northern margin of the North China Craton （NCC） consists mainly of metamorphosed Archean Dantazi Complex, Paleoproterozoic Hongqiyingzi Complex and unmetamorphosed gabbro-anorthosite-meta-alkaline granite, as well as metamorphosed Late Paleozoic mafic to granitoid rocks in the Damiao-Changshaoying area. The -2.49 Ga Dantazi Complex comprises dioritic-trondhjemitic-granodoritic-monzogranitic gneisses metamorphosed in amphibolite to granulite facies. Petrochemical characteristics reveal that most of the rocks belong to a medium- to high-potassium calc-alkaline series, and display Mg^# less than 40, right-declined REE patterns with no to obviously positive Eu anomalies, evidently negative Th, Nb, Ta and Ti anomalies in primitive mantlenormalized spider diagrams, εNd（t）=＋0.65 to -0.03, and depleted mantle model ages TDM=2.78-2.71 Ga. Study in petrogenesis indicates that the rocks were formed from magmatic mixing between mafic magma from the depleted mantle and granitoid magma from partial melting of recycled crustal mafic rocks in a continental margin setting. The 2.44-2.41 Ga Hongqiyingzi Complex is dominated by metamorphic mafic-granodioritic-monzogranitic gneisses, displaying similar petrochemical features to the Dantazi Complex, namely medium to high potassium calc-alkaline series, and the mafic rocks show evident change in LILEs, negative Th, Nb, Ta, Zr anomalies and positive P anomalies. And the other granitiod samples also exhibit negative Th, Nb, Ta, P and Ti anomalies. All rocks in the Hongqiyingzi Complex show right-declined REE patterns without Eu anomaly. The metamorphic mafic rocks with εNd（t） = -1.64 may not be an identical magmatic evolution series with granitoids that have εNd（t） values of ＋3.19 to ＋1.94 and TDM ages of 2.55-2.52 Ga. These granitic rocks originated from hybrid between mafic magma from the depleted mantle and magma from partial melting of juvenile crustal mafic rocks in an island arc setting. All the -311 Ma Late Paleozoic metamorphic mafic rocks and related granitic rocks show a medium-potassium calc-alkaline magmatic evolution series, characterized by high Mg^#, obviously negative Th, Nb, Ta anomalies and positive Sr anomalies, from no to strongly negative Ti anomalies and flat REE patterns with εNd（t） = ＋8.42, implying that the maflc magma was derived from the depleted mantle. However the other granitic rocks are characterized by right-declined REE patterns with no to evidently positive Eu anomalies, significantly low εNd（t） = -13.37 to -14.04, and TDM=1.97-1.96 Ga, revealing that the granitoid magma was derived from hybrid between maflc magma that came from -311 Ma depleted mantle and granitoid magma from Archean to Early Paleoproterozoic ancient crustal recycling. The geochemistry and Nd isotopic characteristics as well as the above geological and geochronological results indicate that the middle segment of the northern margin of the NCC mainly experienced four crustal growth episodes from Archean to Late Paleozoic, which were dominated by three continental marginal arc accretions （-2.49, -2.44 and 311 Ma）, except the 1.76-1.68 Ga episode related to post-collisional extension, revealing that the crustal accretion of this segment was chiefly generated from arc accretion and amalgamation to the NCC continental block.     

赣南陂头花岗岩体Nd-Sr同位素特征及其意义

对赣南陂头花岗岩岩体进行 Rb- Sr同位素定年研究 ,确定了其 Rb- Sr等时线年龄为(178.2± 0 .84 ) Ma,表明其形成于中侏罗世早期。并研究了陂头花岗岩 Sm- Nd组成 ,计算出其 εNd(t)值 (- 5.4～ - 6 .4 )和 T2 DM值 (140 6～ 1482 Ma) ,确定其物质来源为较年轻的地壳。     

U–Pb zircon,geochemical and Sr–Nd–Hf isotopic constraints on age and origin of the intrusions from Wunugetushan porphyry deposit,Northeast China: implication for Triassic–Jurassic Cu–Mo mineralization in Mongolia–Erguna metallogenic belt

The Wunugetushan porphyry Cu–Mo deposit is located in northeastern China. The deposit lies within the Mongolia–Erguna metallogenic belt, which is associated with the evolution of the Mongol–Okhotsk Ocean. The multiple episodes of magmatism in the ore district, occurred from 206 to 173 Ma, can be divided into pre-mineralization stage (biotite granite), mineralization stage (monzogranitic porphyry and rhyolitic porphyry), and post-mineralization stage (andesitic porphyry). The biotite granite has (⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr)_i values of 0.704105–0.704706, ε_Nd(t) values of ?0.67 to ?0.07, and ε_Hf(t) values of ?0.4 to 2.8, yielding Hf two-stage model ages (T_DM2) 1250–1067 Ma, and Nd model ages of 1.04–0.96 Ga, indicating that the pre-mineralization magmas were generated by the remelting of Neoproterozoic juvenile crustal material. The monzogranitic porphyry has (⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr)_i values of 0.704707–0.706134, ε_Nd(t) values of 0.29–1.33, and ε_Hf(t) values of 1.0–2.9, yielding T_DM2 model ages of 1173–1047 Ma. The rhyolitic porphyry has (⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr)_i ratio of 0.702129, ε_Nd(t) value of ?0.21, and ε_Hf(t) values of ?0.5 to 7.1, T_DM2 model ages from 1269 to 782 Ma. These results show that the magmas of mineralization stage were generated by the partial melting of juvenile crust mixed with mantle-derived components. The andesitic porphyry has (⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr)_i ratio of 0.705284, ε_Nd(t) value of 0.82, and ε_Hf(t) values from 4.1 to 7.4, indicating that the post-mineralization magma source contained more mantle-derived material. The Mesozoic Cu–Mo deposits which genetically related to Mongol–Okhotsk Ocean were temporally distributed in Middle to Late Triassic (240–230 Ma), Early Jurassic (200–180 Ma), and Later Jurassic (160–150 Ma) period. The Middle Triassic to Early Jurassic Cu–Mo mineralization was dominated by Mongol–Okhotsk oceanic plate southeast-directed subducted beneath the Erguna massif. The Later Jurassic Cu–Mo mineralization was controlled by the continent–continent collision between Siberia plate and Erguna massif.     

Origin of the Late Cretaceous syenite from Yandangshan,SE China,constrained by zircon U–Pb and Hf isotopes and geochemical data

The Yandangshan syenite is a representative Late Cretaceous igneous pluton cropping out in SE China. U–Pb zircon dating using LA‐ICP‐MS yielded a crystallization age of 98±1 Ma for the syenite. Petrographically and geochemically of shoshonitic affinity, it is enriched in LREE and LILE, and has a pronounced Nb–Ta trough in the primitive mantle‐normalized trace element spider diagram. Zircon ?_Hf(t) values vary from ?3.04 to ?7.71, displaying a unimodal distribution. The syenite also has high Sr [(⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr) _i  = 0.7086–0.7089], low Nd [?_Nd(t) = ?6.57 to ?7.64] isotopic ratios, plotting in the enriched mantle field on an ?_Nd(t) versus (⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr) _i diagram. We propose that the Yandangshan syenite was generated by pyroxene‐dominated high‐pressure fractional crystallization from basaltic magma that was derived from an enriched mantle source. Although coexisting Yandangshan rhyolites have Sr–Nd isotopic compositions similar to the Yandangshan syenite, they were not derived from the same source. Instead, the rhyolitic magma was produced by partial melting of crustal materials as a result of the underplating of basaltic magma. The crust‐like Sr–Nd–Hf isotopic signature of the Yandangshan syenite is ascribed to mantle sources that were enriched by subducted sediments. Formation of Yandangshan syenite may represent roll‐back of the subducting palaeo‐Pacific plate and migration of the arc front to the Yandangshan area at ～98 Ma.     

Early Permian plutons from the northern North China Block: constraints on continental arc evolution and convergent margin magmatism related to the Central Asian Orogenic Belt

Recent zircon dating identified several late Carboniferous to early Permian hornblende gabbro–diorite–quartz diorite–granodiorite–tonalite–granite plutons in lithological assemblages at the northern margin of the North China Block (NCB) that were previously regarded as Archaean to Palaeoproterozoic. Our geochronological results indicate that emplacement of these plutons was a continuous process during the late Carboniferous to early Permian, from 324 ± 6 to 274 ± 6 Ma, and lasted for at least 50 Ma. In this paper, the early Permian components with compositions from gabbro to granite within the intrusive complex were studied. The early Permian plutons exhibit calc-alkaline or high-K calc-alkaline, metaluminous geochemical features and highly variable SiO₂ contents. They have no significant Eu anomaly in their REE patterns, and in primitive-mantle-normalized spidergrams they display depletion in Th, U, Nb, Ta, P and Ti, and enrichment in Ba, K, Pb and Sr. The granitoid bodies within these plutons display I-type and adakitic geochemical signatures. The early Permian rocks exhibit low whole-rock initial ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr ratios from 0.70520 to 0.70615 and have negative whole-rock ε _Nd(t) values ranging from −17.4 to −9.3 and zircon ε _Hf(t) values of −23.2 to −10.5. The gabbros exhibit higher ε _Nd(t) values from −11.1 to −9.3 and ε _Hf(t) values from −16.5 to −10.5, and one granodiorite exhibits an even lower ε _Nd(t) value of −17.4 and zircon ε _Hf(t) values of −23.2 to −15.1. Geochemical, Sr–Nd and in situ zircon Hf isotopic compositions suggest that the hornblende gabbros were derived from a metasomatized lithospheric mantle, and the diorite and quartz diorite were generated from a gabbroic magma by fractional crystallization, coupled with differential assimilation of ancient lower crustal material. The granodiorite was likely derived from partial melting of ancient lower crust with involvement of some mantle components. Involvement of both lithospheric mantle and ancient lower crust in the generation of the early Permian plutons indicates strong crust–mantle interaction in the northern NCB. Petrological associations as well as geochemical and Sr–Nd–Hf isotopic results show that the early Permian plutons were emplaced along an Andean-type active continental margin during southward subduction of the Palaeo-Asian oceanic plate beneath the NCB. Integration of our results with previously published data for late Carboniferous and late Permian to middle Triassic intrusions suggests that the continental arc on the northern margin of the NCB existed for at least 50 Ma during the late Palaeozoic, and final amalgamation of the Mongolian arc terranes with the northern NCB likely occurred during a period from ~270 to ~250 Ma, i.e, in the late Permian to earliest Triassic.     

Spatial-temporal relationships of late Mesozoic granitoids in Zhejiang Province,Southeast China: constraints on tectonic evolution

ABSTRACT

Late Mesozoic granitoids in South China are generally considered to have been generated under the Palaeo–Pacific tectonic regime, however, the precise subduction mechanism remains controversial. Detailed zircon U–Pb geochronological, major and trace element, and Sr–Nd–Hf isotopic data are used to document the spatiotemporal distribution of the granitoids in Zhejiang Province. Three periods of late Mesozoic magmatism, including stage 1 (170–145 Ma), stage 2 (145–125 Ma), and stage 3 (125–90 Ma), can be distinguished based on systematic zircon U–Pb ages that become progressively younger towards the SE. Stage 1 granitic rocks are predominantly I-type granitoids, but minor S- or A-type rocks also occur. Sr–Nd–Hf isotopic data suggest that these granitoids were generated from hybrid magmas that resulted from mixing between depleted mantle-derived and ancient crust-derived magmas that formed in an active continental margin environment related to the low-angle subduction of the Palaeo–Pacific plate beneath Southeast China mainland. Stage 2 granitic rocks along the Jiangshan–Shaoxing Fault are predominantly I- and A-type granitoids with high initial ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr, low ε_Nd(t), ε_Hf(t) values and Mesoproterozoic Nd–Hf model ages. These results suggest that stage 2 granitoids were derived from mixing between enriched mantle-derived mafic magmas and ancient crust-derived magmas in an extensional back-arc setting related to rollback of the Palaeo–Pacific slab. Stage 3 granitic rocks along the Lishui–Yuyao Fault comprise mainly A- and I-type granitoids with high initial ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr ratios, and low ε_Nd(t) and ε_Hf(t) values, again suggesting mixing of enriched mantle-derived mafic magmas with more ancient crustal magmas in an extensional back-arc setting, related in this case to the continued rollback the Palaeo–Pacific plate and the outboard retreat of its subduction zone.