雪峰山早中生代构造演化:构造学和年代学分析木

雪峰山主体地处湖南省境内,位于华南板块的中心区域,是一条典型的陆内造山带.通过详细的野外地质观察,我们将其分为3个构造单元:西部外区,主要以大型箱状褶皱为主;中部区,与西部区以主逆冲断层相分隔,劈理发育呈扇状,是雪峰山构造带的核心区域,也是变质级别最深、变形最强的区域;东部区,变形集中在脆韧性区域之上,以极性北西构造为...     

秦岭造山带早中生代花岗岩成因及其构造环境

秦岭早中生代花岗岩以准铝到过铝质中钾—高钾钙碱性岩石为主。它们具有相对富集LILE,LREE,贫化HFSE和Nb,Ta不同程度亏损的后碰撞花岗岩的地球化学特征,部分花岗岩显示了埃达克质（或高Sr、低Y）花岗岩和I-A型过渡的环斑结构花岗岩的特征。综合分析这些花岗岩体的构造和岩石地球化学特征,并结合与其同时代煌斑岩和基性岩脉构成的双峰式岩浆作用特点,认为秦岭早中生代花岗岩主要形成于后碰撞环境。其中,埃达克质花岗岩形成较早,与后碰撞早期环境的地壳增厚紧密相关,其后产出的大量正常块状花岗结构的花岗岩类主要形成于后碰撞阶段拆沉作用发生的伸展阶段,最终侵位的高分异富钾花岗岩和环斑花岗岩标志着秦岭已进入后碰撞晚期阶段。     

合肥—潢川盆地南缘中生代冲积沉积及其构造意义

合肥—潢川盆地南缘中生代地层被划分为4个年代体（Chronsome）。年代体Ⅰ包括早侏罗世防虎山组和中晚侏罗世圆筒山组下部，由辫状河、曲流河以及滨一浅湖沉积体系组成，局限于盆地东端；年代体Ⅱ包括中晚侏罗世三尖铺组、朱集组和圆筒山组上部，下部为冲积扇沉积，中、上部为辫状河沉积，早期属于横向水流系统（南北方向），晚期是纵向水流系统（东西方向），近EW向的信阳—金寨—舒城断裂是其南部边界；年代体Ⅲ包括早白垩世早期凤凰台组、段集组、周公山组，前两组为冲积扇沉积，后者为辫状河和越岸沉积，粗碎屑明显向盆进积达数公里，南部边缘发育横向水流，而往盆地方向发育纵向水流。年代体Ⅳ为早白垩世晚期黑石渡组和陈棚组，南部边界是磨子潭晓天断裂和桐柏-商城断裂，断裂以伸展走滑为主，东段早期为冲积扇-扇三角洲沉积，晚期为深湖浊积岩沉积。晚白垩世沉积仅发育在西段局部地区，其余处于隆升状态。平行于大别山造山带的近EW向纵向断裂控制着年代体的南部边界，NE向郯城庐江断裂和商城麻城断裂控制着年代体侧向相的变化。合肥潢川盆地南缘沉积从东往西逐渐超覆，揭示大别造山带折返具有自东而西的递进特征。郯城—庐江断裂和商城—麻城断裂对年代体的发育有明显影响，郯城—庐江断裂控制着早侏罗世沉积，表明构造活动至少始于早侏罗世。     

燕山板内造山带中生代构造演化特征

燕山地区自晚三叠世以来进入了板内造山带形成演化阶段，并具有分期演化的幕式特征。在时间演化序列上，可分出造山前期（T3）、造山主期（J1－J3）和造山后期（K1）等3个阶段。构造变形方面，燕山板内造山带的基本构造格局为一大型逆冲推覆系统组成的构造楔形体，呈前展式扩展，造成的地壳缩短量可达44.1%。动力变质作用以高压动力变质为特征，发育高压动力变质岩（榴辉岩和高压麻粒岩），形成于构造应力集中的逆掩断层上盘，由中－上地壳长英质岩石转变而成。岩浆岩属钙碱性岩石系列、中酸性岩石组合，其中岩石类型、稀土元素配分型式及所反映的构造运动强度均具有一定的特征。在造山带形成过程中伴生3期同造山磨拉石：杏石口期磨拉石（T3x)、后城期磨拉石（J3h)和青石砬期磨拉石（K1q)，它们反映了造山带的幕式演化特点和不同造山时期构造运动强度的不均一性。     

西南“三江”造山带大地构造相

西南“三江”造山带由多条缝合带及其间多个大小不等的中间陆块构成,其大地构造属性与划分方案历来受地学界关注与争论。本文以大地构造相理论为切入点,将西南“三江”造山带划分出11个一级及其若干二级大地构造相,包括俯冲、消减杂岩、仰冲等一级大地构造相以及与其相伴的后造山及走滑大地构造相。俯冲大地构造相类包括块体变质相、前陆褶冲相、前陆盆地相;消减杂岩大地构造相包括洋壳残片相、陆壳残片相、增生变质杂岩相、活化基底相、侵入岩相、上叠磨拉石相;仰冲板块大地构造相包括弧前盆地相、岛弧相、弧后及弧间盆地相。特提斯洋向北消减,使泛华夏大陆群各块体先拼接,其后弧后扩张、闭合、造山,从而形成了“三江”造山带“多缝合带”、“多陆体”特征。     

Late Paleozoic to Mesozoic Intrusions Distribution in the North Sanjiang Orogenic Belt, Southwest China: Evidence from Zircon U–Pb Dating and Geochemistry

A mosaic of terranes or blocks and associated Late Paleozoic to Mesozoic sutures are characteristics of the north Sanjiang orogenic belt (NSOB). A detailed field study and sampling across the three magmatic belts in north Sanjiang orogenic belt, which are the Jomda–Weixi magmatic belt, the Yidun magmatic belt and the Northeast Lhasa magmatic belt, yield abundant data that demonstrate multiphase magmatism took place during the late Paleozoic to early Mesozoic. 9 new zircon LA–ICP–MS U–Pb ages and 160 published geochronological data have identified five continuous episodes of magma activities in the NSOB from the Late Paleozoic to Mesozoic: the Late Permian to Early Triassic (c. 261–230 Ma); the Middle to Late Triassic (c. 229–210 Ma); the Early to Middle Jurassic (c. 206–165 Ma); the Early Cretaceous (c. 138–110 Ma) and the Late Cretaceous (c. 103–75 Ma). 105 new and 830 published geochemical data reveal that the intrusive rocks in different episodes have distinct geochemical compositions. The Late Permian to Early Triassic intrusive rocks are all distributed in the Jomda–Weixi magmatic belt, showing arc–like characteristics; the Middle to Late Triassic intrusive rocks widely distributed in both Jomda–Weixi and Yidun magmatic belts, also demonstrating volcanic–arc granite features; the Early to Middle Jurassic intrusive rocks are mostly exposed in the easternmost Yidun magmatic belt and scattered in the westernmost Yangtza Block along the Garzê–Litang suture, showing the properties of syn–collisional granite; nearly all the Early Cretaceous intrusive rocks distributed in the NE Lhasa magmatic belt along Bangong suture, exhibiting both arc–like and syn–collision–like characteristics; and the Late Cretaceous intrusive rocks mainly exposed in the westernmost Yidun magmatic belt, with A–type granite features. These suggest that the co–collision related magmatism in Indosinian period developed in the central and eastern parts of NSOB while the Yanshan period co–collision related magmatism mainly occurred in the west area. In detail, the earliest magmatism developed in late Permian to Triassic and formed the Jomda–Wei magmatic belt, then magmatic activity migrated eastwards and westwards, forming the Yidun magmatic bellt, the magmatism weakend at the end of late Triassic, until the explosure of the magmatic activity occurred in early Cretaceous in the west NSOB, forming the NE Lhasa magmatic belt. Then the magmatism migrated eastwards and made an impact on the within–plate magmatism in Yidun magmatic belt in late Cretaceous.     

Petrology,geochemistry and P–T–t path of lawsonite‐bearing retrograded eclogites in the Changning–Menglian orogenic belt,southeast Tibetan Plateau

The Changning–Menglian orogenic belt (CMOB) in the southeastern Tibetan Plateau, is considered as the main suture zone marking the closure of the Palaeo‐Tethys Ocean between the Indochina and Sibumasu blocks. Here, we investigate the recently discovered retrograded eclogites from this suture zone in terms of their petrological, geochemical and geochronological features, with the aim of constraining the metamorphic evolution and protolith signature. Two types of metabasites are identified: retrograded eclogites and mafic schists. The igneous precursors of the retrograded eclogites exhibit rare earth element distribution patterns and trace element abundance similar to those of ocean island basalts, and are inferred to have been derived from a basaltic seamount in an intra‐oceanic tectonic setting. In contrast, the mafic schists show geochemical affinity to arc‐related volcanics with the enrichment of Rb, Th and U, and depletion of Nb, Ta, Zr, Hf and Ti, and their protoliths possibly formed at an active continental margin tectonic setting. Retrograded eclogites are characterized by peak metamorphic mineral assemblages of garnet, omphacite, white mica, lawsonite and rutile, and underwent five‐stage metamorphic evolution, including pre‐peak prograde stage (M₁) at 18–19 kbar and 400–420°C, peak lawsonite‐eclogite facies (M₂) at 24–26 kbar and 520–530°C, post‐peak epidote–eclogite facies decompression stage (M₃) at 13–18 kbar and 530–560°C, subsequent amphibolite facies retrogressive stage (M₄) at 8–10 kbar and 530–600°C, and late greenschist facies cooling stage (M₅) at 5–8 kbar and 480–490°C. Laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA–ICP–MS) U–Pb spot analyses of zircon show two distinct age groups. The magmatic zircon from both the retrograded eclogite and mafic schist yielded protolith ages of 451 ± 3 Ma, which is consistent with the ages of Early Palaeozoic ophiolitic complexes and ocean island sequences in the CMOB reported in previous studies. In contrast, metamorphic zircon from the retrograded eclogite samples yielded consistent Triassic metamorphic ages of 246 ± 2 and 245 ± 2 Ma, which can be interpreted as the timing of closure of the Palaeo‐Tethys Ocean. The compatible peak metamorphic mineral assemblages, P–T–t paths and metamorphic ages, as well as the similar protolith signatures for the eclogites in the CMOB and Longmu Co–Shuanghu suture (LCSS) suggest that the two belts formed part of a cold oceanic subduction system in the Triassic. The main suture zone of the Palaeo‐Tethyan domain extends at least 1,500 km in length from the CMOB to the LCSS in the Tibetan Plateau. The identification of lawsonite‐bearing retrograded eclogites in the CMOB provides important insights into the tectonic framework and complex geological evolution of the Palaeo‐Tethys.     

辽西地区中生代盆地构造演化

辽西地区为华北地台北缘阴山－燕山造山带的东延部分，中生代发育火山－碎屑岩沉积盆地。盆地地质分析表明，该区在早白垩世早期之前发育的沉积盆地为挤压型盆地，早白垩世中期以后属伸展断陷盆地。根据沉积－构造分析，该区中生代盆地构造演化可划分为5个构造演化阶段；（1）早三叠世－－早侏罗世；（2）早侏罗世－中侏罗世；（3）中侏罗世－晚侏罗世；（4）早白垩世早期；（5）早白垩世中期－晚白垩世。     

Central Taimyr accretionary belt (Arctic Asia): Meso–Neoproterozoic tectonic evolution and Rodinia breakup

The structure and tectonic position of the Neoproterozoic Central Taimyr accretionary belt of northwestern Siberia is dominated by the Faddey and Mamont-Shrenk granite-gneiss terranes, ophiolites, and back-arc volcanic rocks. Granites in the granite-gneiss terranes are S-type and formed between 900 and 850 Ma from 1.9 to 1.8 Ga continental crust. U–Pb and Sm–Nd isotopic studies show that the plagiogranites of the Chelyuskin ophiolite belt formed between 850 and 740 Ma. The ophiolite complex was metamorphosed to garnet amphibolite grade around 600 Ma, which is considered to be when the accretionary belt was obducted onto the Siberian continent. Comparison of principal structures of the Central Taimyr accretionary belt with similar structures in Arctic countries permits definition of the principal stages of the Neoproterozoic destruction of the supercontinent Rodinia, in the Arctic region.     

合肥盆地中生界沉积物物源分析及构造意义

应用砂岩端元组分、重矿物成分变化等方法对合肥盆地及其南缘的中生界沉积物物源研究表明:合肥盆地大致以六安断裂为界分为南带和北带,其物源有显著差异.北带沉积物主要来源于华北板块,特别是早、中侏罗世,从晚侏罗世到早白垩世,大别造山带大规模的剥露开始,其母岩物质已经完全参与了盆地主体区的沉积;南带中、晚侏罗世沉积的物源来自北淮阳带,但大别造山带也有相当程度的贡献,凤凰台组沉积时期是大别造山带隆升最快、幅度最大的时期.早白垩世盆地的充填物质主要来自大别高压变质岩带,指示其俯冲、折返已经到达地表并持续遭受剥蚀,自中晚侏罗世到早白垩世早期剥蚀程度逐渐加大.从源区看,北带侏罗系样品的源区更接近于被动大陆边缘,南带多为主动大陆边缘.而白垩系样品无论北带还是南带多落入或靠近主动大陆边缘,说明早白垩世滨太平洋构造域已经占主导作用,南北差异减弱,早白垩世早期是南北向区域挤压特提斯构造域向北东向伸展的滨太平洋构造域转换的关键时期.此外值得注意的是中生界少数样品反映了岛弧区背景,许多样品具有混合源区的明显特征.     

天山-兴蒙造山带主要钼矿床Re-Os定年和地质意义

天山-兴蒙钼矿带是中亚成矿域的重要组成部分,该成矿带主要呈近东西向分布;本文通过对天山-兴蒙钼矿带4个典型矿床Re-Os同位素精确定年,结合前人区域动力学背景的研究,揭示天山-兴蒙造山带钼矿床的成矿作用主要与岩浆侵入形成的花岗岩热液作用有关,并识别出兴蒙造山带3期岩浆活动、钼成矿作用和构造热事件;Re-Os定年结果揭示出晚古生代铜-钼矿床与俯冲-增生作用有关,三叠纪钼的成矿形成于西伯利亚板块与塔里木-华北克拉通碰撞背景下,而侏罗纪-早白垩世的钼成矿作用与古太平洋板块西向俯冲作用有关。     

钦-杭结合带在中生代构造转折事件以前的板块构造机制

钦州湾—杭州湾结合带是位于扬子与华夏两大古陆块中间的巨型构造结合带,在演化成西太平洋活动大陆边缘之前,经历了多期次的构造-岩浆事件。扬子和华夏板块于新元古代通过四堡造山运动(1 000~880 Ma)沿江山—绍兴断裂,经赣东北、湘中至钦州湾地区发生碰撞-拼合事件,拼合界线大致位于钦州湾—杭州湾结合带内,形成"两陆夹一盆"的主要格局。后碰撞过程经历了造山后岩浆活动和大陆拉张裂解两个过程,在结合带形成广阔的拉张盆地,加里东期(460~410 Ma)以及印支期(250~200 Ma)发生的碰撞-拼合事件导致扬子和华夏地块多次再造,引发强烈的构造-岩浆活动,并形成了华南统一的沉积环境。受西太平洋板块俯冲影响,华南地区中生代构造转折事件(125~140 Ma)使华南地区主要构造背景由碰撞挤压调整为岩石圈减薄,成为华南最重要的岩浆活动和成矿期。根据内部结构的不均一性和演化历史差异,钦州湾—杭州湾结合带可分为北段、中段和南段3段。其中,中段与传统南岭大体一致;北段为南岭以北地区,即绍兴—江山—萍乡一带;南段为南岭以南地区,大致与云开隆起—十万大山盆地相当。年代学和地球化学研究显示,在云开地块西缘的一系列变质基性岩、超基性岩和变质基性火山岩形成于新元古代洋中脊(MORB)或者岛弧(ITA)特征的构造环境,最近在岑溪一带发现形成于加里东期(441 Ma)的变质火山岩同样具有MORB型地球化学特征。在十万大山两侧发现早中生代的酸性火山岩和流纹岩具有典型岛弧型火山岩地球化学特征。可见结合带南段曾经存在古老洋壳,先后经历了新元古代、加里东期和印支期的碰撞造山事件,与北段演化历史具有一致性。     

扬子北缘复合构造带的结构、演化和动力学

扬子北缘复合构造带位于秦岭—大别造山带南缘与扬子板块北缘之间,由桐柏—大别造山带、武汉—怀宁断褶带、九岭—江南隆起带、瑞昌—铜陵断褶带和大冶—宿松对接带等构造单元组成,是中生代不同时期构造体制叠加,不同方向构造复合、联合的结果。该复合构造带北侧的桐柏—大别山南缘构造带和武汉—怀宁前陆断褶带由北向南逆冲,主要形成于晚印支期,是特提斯构造体制作用的产物; 而南侧的九岭—江南隆起带和瑞昌—铜陵断褶带,则由南向北逆冲,主要形成于早燕山期,是太平洋构造体制作用的产物,同时北侧的大别山南缘构造带和前陆断褶带受到影响,再次活动; 位于该复合构造带中部的大冶—宿松对接带是上述不同构造体制下,不同方向应力叠加,多期构造形迹复合最终形成的复杂构造带。所以,扬子北缘复合构造带是特提斯构造体制与太平洋构造体制转换的产物,是中下扬子两大构造体系转换的经典记录。     

扬子北缘复合构造带的结构、演化和动力学

扬子北缘复合构造带位于秦岭—大别造山带南缘与扬子板块北缘之间,由桐柏—大别造山带、武汉—怀宁断褶带、九岭—江南隆起带、瑞昌—铜陵断褶带和大冶—宿松对接带等构造单元组成,是中生代不同时期构造体制叠加,不同方向构造复合、联合的结果。该复合构造带北侧的桐柏—大别山南缘构造带和武汉—怀宁前陆断褶带由北向南逆冲,主要形成于晚印支期,是特提斯构造体制作用的产物; 而南侧的九岭—江南隆起带和瑞昌—铜陵断褶带,则由南向北逆冲,主要形成于早燕山期,是太平洋构造体制作用的产物,同时北侧的大别山南缘构造带和前陆断褶带受到影响,再次活动; 位于该复合构造带中部的大冶—宿松对接带是上述不同构造体制下,不同方向应力叠加,多期构造形迹复合最终形成的复杂构造带。所以,扬子北缘复合构造带是特提斯构造体制与太平洋构造体制转换的产物,是中下扬子两大构造体系转换的经典记录。     

Geochronology and Sr–Nd–Hf isotopes of the Mesozoic granitoids from the Great Xing'an and Lesser Xing'an ranges: implications for petrogenesis and tectonic evolution in NE China

The Great Xing′an and Lesser Xing′an ranges are characterized by immense volumes of Mesozoic granitoids. In this study, we present major and trace element geochemistry, U–Pb geochronology and systematic Sr–Nd–Hf isotopes for the representative samples, in order to constrain their petrogenesis and the tectonic evolution in NE China. The granitoids generally have high SiO₂ (66.5–78.8 wt.%) and Na₂O + K₂O (7.0–8.9 wt.%) contents and belong to high‐K calc‐alkaline to shoshonitic series. All of them show enrichment in Rb, Th, U, Pb and light rare earth elements (LREE), and depletion in Nb, Ta, P and Ti. Zircon U–Pb dating suggests that there was continuous magmatism in both the Great Xing′an Range and the Lesser Xing′an Range during the Jurassic–Early Cretaceous interval. Seven Jurassic granitoids have (⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr)_i values of 0.704351 to 0.707374, with ϵ_Nd(t) values of −3.4 to 2.4 and ϵ_Hf(t) values of 0.8 to 11.3, indicating that they originated from mixed sources involving depleted mantle and pre‐existing crustal components. One Early Cretaceous sample yields (⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr)_i value of 0.706184, ϵ_Nd(t) value of 0.6, and ϵ_Hf(t) values of 7.0 to 8.2, which is in accordance with previous studies and indicates a major juvenile mantle source for the granitoids in this period. In the Jurassic, the magmatism in the Great Xing′an Range was induced by the subduction of the Mongol–Okhotsk Ocean, while the contemporaneous magmatism in the Lesser Xing′an Range was related to the subduction of the Palaeo‐Pacific Ocean. In the Early Cretaceous, extensive magmatism in NE China was probably attributed to large‐scale lithospheric delamination. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

中—新生代东昆仑造山带构造事件及柴西南盆地原型研究

柴西南盆地原型的研究由于其复杂的地质背景存在众多争论。根据盆山耦合理论,从东昆仑造山带与柴西南盆地受制于共同应力场的角度,结合二者资料及野外考察,对东昆仑山中、新生代以来的构造事件进行了厘定。以此为基础,对柴西南盆地原型的形成与改造进行了探讨。认为:中、新生代以来,东昆仑造山带与柴西南盆地一起共同经历了多期挤压与伸展事件。其中,早、中侏罗世东昆仑山可能经历了造山后伸展事件,这一事件可能是中生代柴西南原型盆地的直接成因;新生代早、中期的伸展环境及昆北断裂、阿尔金断裂的右行走滑可能是新生代柴西南原型盆地形成的主要机制。中、新生代以来的多期挤压事件对前期原型盆地有着重要的改造作用。     

中生代盆地演化及其对大别造山带碰撞造山的指示意义

The Dabie orogenic belt underwent deep subduc-tion of continent, rapid exhumation, and huge amount of erosion during the Mesozoic. Its tectonic evolution, especially how that was recorded in sedimentary ba-sins at the flanks of the Dabie orogenic belt is one of the most important issues. The overall distribution of different basin types in the orogenic belt indicates that shortening and thrusting at the margins of the orogenic belt from the Late Triassic to the Early Cretaceous controlled the foreland basins, and extension, doming and rifting were initiated in the core of the orogenic belt from the Jurassic to the Early Cretaceous, and were expanded to the whole orogenic belt after the Late Cretaceous.     

Dynamics and inversion of the Mesozoic Basin of the Weald–Boulonnais area: role of basement reactivation

The geometry and dynamics of the Mesozoic basins of the Weald–Boulonnais area have been controlled by the distribution of preexisting Variscan structures. The emergent Variscan frontal thrust faults are predominantly E–W oriented in southern England while in northern France they have a largely NW–SE orientation.Extension related to Tethyan and Atlantic opening has reactivated these faults and generated new faults that, together, have conditioned the resultant Mesozoic basin geometries. Jurassic to Cretaceous N–S extension gave the Weald–Boulonnais basin an asymmetric geometry with the greatest subsidence located along its NW margin. Late Cretaceous–Palaeogene N–S oriented Alpine (s.l.) compression inverted the basin and produced an E–W symmetrical anticline associated with many subsidiary anticlines or monoclines and reverse faults. In the Boulonnais extensional and contractional faults that controlled sedimentation and inversion of the Mesozoic basin are examined in the light of new field and reprocessed gravity data to establish possible controls exerted by preexisting Variscan structures.     

Mesozoic molybdenum deposits in the East Xingmeng orogenic belt,northeast China: characteristics and tectonic setting

Numerous molybdenum (Mo) ore deposits have been discovered in the East Xingmeng orogenic belt (East Central Asian orogenic belt), over the past 10 years, and this region is becoming one of the world's most important Mo production areas. It contains 6.18 Mt of proven Mo metal reserves, which accounts for 30% of the total proven Chinese Mo reserves. The ore district includes 37 deposits and 15 occurrences, with three major Mo ore types, that is porphyries, skarns, and hydrothermal veins. The latter can be subdivided into quartz- and volcanic hydrothermal-vein types. With the exception of the Ordovician Duobaoshan porphyry Cu–Mo deposit (477 Ma), all the East Xingmeng Mo deposits formed during the Mesozoic. Re–Os dating of molybdenite has documented three episodes of Mo mineralization: Early Triassic (248–242 Ma), Jurassic (178–146 Ma), and Early Cretaceous (142–131 Ma). Early Triassic Mo deposits are distributed along the northern margin fault of the North China Craton (NCC) and include porphyry and quartz vein types. They are characterized by the association of Mo + Cu. Jurassic Mo deposits are mainly distributed in the eastern area and include porphyry, quartz vein, and skarn types. They are typified by Mo alone and/or the association of Mo, Pb, and Zn. Cretaceous Mo deposits are distributed in all areas and include porphyry and volcanic hydrothermal vein types. Similar to the Jurassic ores, they are simple Mo or Mo + Pb + Zn deposits. Volcanic hydrothermal vein deposits are characterized by an association of molybdenum and uranium. The Triassic Mo deposits formed in a syn-collision setting between the Siberian and North China plates. The Jurassic Mo deposits formed in a compressional setting, which was probably triggered by the westward subduction of the palaeo-Pacific plate. The Early Cretaceous Mo deposits are linked to a tectonic regime of lithosphere thinning, which was caused by delamination of thickened lithosphere. However, the Mo deposits in the Erguna terrane of the northwest Xingmeng orogenic belt may be related to the evolution of the Okhotsk Ocean.     

Geochemistry and Nd–Sr isotopic studies of Late Mesozoic granitoids in the southeastern Hubei Province, Middle–Lower Yangtze River belt, Eastern China: Petrogenesis and tectonic setting

A geochemical and isotopic study was carried out for the Mesozoic Yangxin, Tieshan and Echeng granitoid batholiths in the southeastern Hubei Province, eastern China, in order to constrain their petrogenesis and tectonic setting. These granitoids dominantly consist of quartz diorite, monzonite and granite. They are characterized by SiO₂ and Na₂O compositions of between 54.6 and 76.6 wt.%, and 2.9 to 5.6 wt.%, respectively, enrichment in light rare earth elements (LREE) and large ion lithophile elements (LILE), and relative depletion in Y (concentrations ranging from 5.17 to 29.3 ppm) and Yb (0.34–2.83 ppm), with the majority of the granitoids being geochemically similar to high-SiO₂ adakites (HSA). Their initial Nd (ε_Nd = − 12.5 to − 6.1) and Sr ((⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr)_i = 0.7054–0.7085) isotopic compositions, however, distinguish them from adakites produced by partial melting of subducted slab and those produced by partial melting of the lower crust of the Yangtze Craton in the Late Mesozoic. The granitoid batholiths in the southeastern Hubei Province exhibit very low MgO ranging from 0.09 to 2.19 wt.% with an average of 0.96 wt.%, and large variations in negative to positive Eu anomalies (Eu/Eu = 0.22–1.4), especially the Tieshan granites and Yangxin granite porphyry (Eu/Eu = 0.22–0.73). Geochemical and Nd–Sr isotopic data demonstrate that these granitoids originated as partial melts of an enriched mantle source that experienced significant contamination of lower crust materials and fractional crystallization during magma ascent. Late Mesozoic granitoids in the southeastern Hubei Province of the Middle–Lower Yangtze River belt were dominantly emplaced in an extensional tectonic regime, in response to basaltic underplating, which was followed by lithospheric thinning during the early Cretaceous.