Petrogenesis of Jurassic granitoids in the west central Lhasa subterrane,Tibet, China: the Geji example

The Jurassic magmatic and volcanic rocks are widespread along the west central Lhasa subterrane. However, the petrogenesis of these rocks is poorly understood because of lacking high-quality geochronology and geochemical data. Here, we present new zircon U–Pb age and Hf isotopic data, whole-rock geochemical and Sr–Nd–Pb isotopic data for the Songduole and Qiangnong plutons in Geji area. LA-ICP-MS dating of zircon yield crystallization ages of 172.1 ± 1.9 and 155.9 ± 1.2 Ma for the Songduole and Qiangnong plutons, respectively. Geochemically, Songduole and Qiangnong granodiorite are characterized by high MgO (2.63–3.49 wt%), high Mg# (49–50), and low TiO₂ (0.48–0.57 wt%). Besides, all rocks show metaluminous, calc-alkaline signatures, with strong depletion of Nb, Ta, and Ti, enrichment of large-ion lithophile (e.g. Rb, Th, K), and a negative correlation between SiO₂ and P₂O₅. All these features are indicative of arc-related I-type magmatism. Five samples from the Songduole granodiorite have whole rock (⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr)_i of 0.71207–0.71257, ε_Nd(t) values of ?15.1 to ?13.9, zircon ε_Hf(t) values of ?17.4 to ?10.5, (²⁰⁶Pb/²⁰⁴Pb)_t ratios of 18.402–18.854, (²⁰⁷Pb/²⁰⁴Pb)_t ratios of 15.660–15.736, and (²⁰⁸Pb/²⁰⁴Pb)_t ratios of 38.436–39.208. Samples from the Qiangnong granodiorite have (⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr)_i of 0.71230–0.71252, ε_Nd(t) values of ?15.1 to ?14.2, zircon ε_Hf(t) values of ?12.6 to ?6.4, (²⁰⁶Pb/²⁰⁴Pb)_t ratios of 18.688–18.766, (²⁰⁷Pb/²⁰⁴Pb)_t ratios of 15.696–15.717, and (²⁰⁸Pb/²⁰⁴Pb)_t ratios of 38.546–39.083. These geochemical signatures indicate that the two plutons most likely originated from partial melting of the ancient Lhasa lower crust with obvious inputs of mantle-derived melts. Combined with regional geology, our results indicate that the Jurassic magmatism in the west central Lhasa subterrane most likely resulted from the southward subduction of the Bangong Ocean lithosphere beneath the central Lhasa terrane.     

Origins and tectonic implications of Late Cretaceous adakite and primitive high-Mg andesite in the Songdo area,southern Lhasa subterrane,Tibet

Late Cretaceous igneous rocks in the southern Lhasa subterrane, Tibet, include primitive high-Mg andesites and adakites, which provide important constraints on the tectonic evolution of the Neo-Tethys Ocean. Here, we present detailed zircon UPb and Hf isotopic and whole-rock geochemical data for granodioritic and dioritic porphyry samples from the Songdo area in the southern Lhasa subterrane. Zircon UPb dating indicates that the granodiorite crystallized at 88 Ma, whereas the diorite yields ages of 68 and 66 Ma. The granodiorite has adakite-like geochemical characteristics, including high Sr (801–1005 ppm) and low Y (6.8–15.2 ppm) and Yb (0.6–1.3 ppm) concentrations, and high Sr/Y (62–145) and La/Yb (39–93) ratios. We infer that the adakitic granodiorites formed through partial melting of subducted oceanic crust. The dioritic porphyry has intermediate moderate SiO2 (53–58 wt%) and high MgO (5.6–8.2 wt%) contents, and high Mg# (66.4–69.5) values, and is therefore classified as a primitive high-Mg andesite that was derived from interaction between subducted sediment and mantle. The presence of coeval adakite and charnockite, as well as high-temperature granulite-facies metamorphism, indicates that mid-ocean ridge subduction occurred at 100–80 Ma, followed by a 10 Myr hiatus in magmatism and subsequent rollback of the Neo-Tethys slab at 68 Ma. These processes resulted in significant crustal growth within the Lhasa terrane.     

西藏中拉萨地块西段左左乡晚侏罗世-早白垩世花岗岩年代学、地球化学与岩石成因

近年来对青藏高原中拉萨地块西部中生代岩浆作用的源区、成因和演化等问题的研究较少。本文针对中拉萨地块西部噶尔县左左乡两个中酸性岩体进行了岩石学、锆石U-Pb年代学、微量元素和锆石Hf同位素,以及主量元素和微量元素地球化学研究。左左乡北侧岩体寄主花岗闪长岩和闪长质包体获得同期(163Ma和160Ma)的年龄,属于晚侏罗世;南侧岩体花岗岩年龄为142～147Ma,属于早白垩世。北侧与南侧的中酸性岩石均属于准铝质-弱过铝质高钾钙碱性I型花岗岩,富集大离子亲石元素和轻稀土元素,亏损高场强元素。晚侏罗世岩体寄主岩具有较为富集的锆石Hf同位素成分(ε_(Hf)(t)=-16.8～-13.6),可能来源于古老下地壳的部分熔融;包体具有相似的Hf同位素成分(ε_(Hf)(t)=-15.7～-13.6),结合晚侏罗世寄主岩与包体较高的MgO(4.13%～6.90%)、Cr(146×10~(-6)～370×10~(-6))和Ni(31×10~(-6)～113×10~(-6))含量,说明包体代表的中基性岩浆可能源于古老富集地幔的熔融,并且在晚侏罗世寄主花岗闪长岩与闪长质包体所代表的两种岩浆间发生过充分的岩浆混合作用。南侧早白垩世花岗岩具有较负且变化范围大的ε_(Hf)(t)值(-8.2～-4.8和-3.8～+0.2),指示早白垩世岩浆活动中有更多亏损地幔物质或新生地壳物质的加入,并且亏损地幔物质或新生地壳物质与拉萨地块古老地壳物质熔融形成的酸性岩浆发生了岩浆混合,经历岩浆混合后中酸性岩浆又发生了角闪石、长石的分离结晶,最终形成南侧早白垩世岩体的一系列中酸性岩石。研究区早白垩世亏损地幔物质或新生地壳物质的增多可能与南向俯冲的班公湖-怒江板片的回转有关。     

西藏中拉萨地块晚侏罗世许如错花岗岩地球化学与岩石成因

西藏中部拉萨地块晚侏罗世花岗岩的岩石成因与源区性质目前尚未得到很好约束。本文报道了中部拉萨地块西段许如错岩体的寄主花岗岩和闪长质包体的锆石U-Pb年龄、元素地球化学和锆石Hf同位素成分。许如错岩体寄主花岗岩年龄为155.1±0.7Ma,闪长质包体与寄主花岗岩同期(155.7±0.7Ma)形成。寄主花岗岩属I型偏铝质-弱过铝质高钾钙碱性系列岩石,富集Rb、K等大离子亲石元素和轻稀土元素,亏损Nb、Ta、P、Ti等高场强元素,锆石εHf(t)值(-16.6~-6.6)指示其可能来源于拉萨地块古老下地壳物质的重熔作用。闪长质包体为准铝质钙碱性系列,锆石εHf(t)值(-8.9~-3.8)具有总体为负但明显高于寄主花岗岩εHf(t)值的特征,表明这些闪长质包体代表了幔源物质组成的加入。许如错晚侏罗世花岗岩可能形成于班公湖-怒江特提斯洋洋壳在中晚侏罗世向南俯冲于拉萨地块之下,引起幔源物质与中部拉萨地块古老基底重熔所产生的酸性岩浆发生岩浆混合作用形成的。     

藏南贡嘎晚侏罗世—早白垩世海相地层地球化学特征与古海洋环境演化

西藏南部有出露良好的海相侏罗纪—白垩纪地层。本研究针对采自藏南贡嘎东拉剖面的样品进行了常量、微量和稀土元素分析,探讨晚侏罗世—早白垩世海洋沉积环境的演化。Fe_2O_3+MgO与TiO_2、Al_2O_3/SiO_2关系判别图显示,从晚侏罗世维美组到早白垩世桑秀组,研究区经历了从大陆岛弧到大洋岛弧的构造演化。Mn、Fe、V、Co、Ni、REE等指标元素,和U/Th、V/Cr、Sr/Ba、Lan/Ybn、V/(V+Ni)等比值结合显示:沉积条件也从维美组浅海富氧、低盐、高沉积速率的环境演化为早白垩世桑秀组深海、水体分层、盐度升高、沉积速率降低,具有明显深海沉积特征的环境。地化数据分析结果总体上与岩性成因分析相一致,即维美组砂岩所指示的浅海相沉积,桑秀组从下部的粉砂岩到上部钙质泥岩,经历了水体由浅到深的变化过程。     

西藏申扎早白垩世花岗岩类:板片断离的证据

拉萨地块中北部地区在~113Ma发生的带状岩浆大爆发事件被认为是南向俯冲的班公湖-怒江洋壳岩石圈板片断离的结果,但缺乏更多的地球化学数据。本文报道的拉萨地块中部申扎地区花岗岩类地球化学数据为这一模型提供了可靠的地球化学证据。申扎花岗岩类包括寄主花岗闪长岩(113Ma),辉长质包体和闪长质包体(111Ma)。申扎早白垩世花岗岩中的寄主岩石与镁铁质包体均属于偏铝质中-高钾钙碱性系列,所有样品均富集大离子亲石元素(如Rb、Ba、U和Th)、亏损高场强元素(如Nb、Ta、Ti和Zr)。花岗闪长质寄主岩和闪长质包体具有高的(⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr)_i值(0.7121~0.7133),负的ε_Nd(t)值(-10.2~-9.1)及古老的Nd同位素模式年龄(1.90~1.55Ga);辉长质包体具偏低的(⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr)_i值(0.7067和0.7108),较高的全岩ε_Nd(t)(-2.1和-4.1)值,Nd同位素模式年龄为1.33Ga和1.32Ga。申扎花岗岩类中的辉长质包体具有板内玄武岩亲缘性,这一特征与班公湖-怒江洋壳岩石圈南向俯冲板片在~113Ma左右发生的板片断离有关。申扎花岗岩类是在板片断离背景下,主要由来源于古老拉萨基底物质重熔的熔体与上涌的软流圈地幔物质发生岩浆混合产生的。     

Late Cretaceous granitoids in Karakorum,northwest Tibet: petrogenesis and tectonic implications

New zircon LA-ICP-MS U–Pb age, zircon Hf isotope, and whole-rock major and trace elemental data of the Late Cretaceous Ageledaban complex in the Karakorum Terrane (KKT), northwest Tibet, provide new constraints on the tectonic processes of the collision and thickening of the terrane between the Lhasa and Qiangtang terranes. The granitoids from the Ageledaban complex have a variable SiO₂ content, from 62.83 to 73.35 wt.% and A/CNK<1.1 (except for YM61-2). They have rare earth element and trace element patterns that are enriched in light rare earth elements, Rb, Pb, Th, and U, and are depleted in Ba, P, Sr, Ti, and Nb, indicative of weakly peraluminous-metaluminous I-type affinity. Zircon U–Pb dating reveals that the Ageledaban complex was emplaced at ca. 80 Ma. Zircons from the monzogranite and monzonite samples with concordant ²⁰⁶Pb/²³⁸U ages about 80 Ma have a zircon ε_Hf(t) of ?6.6 to ?1.1, corresponding to the Mesoproterozoic Hf crustal model ages (T_DM^C = 1.2–1.6 Ga); the remaining inherited zircons from the monzonite with concordant ²⁰⁶Pb/²³⁸U ages of about 108.1 Ma have ε_Hf(t) values that range from ?8.3 to ?5.0, corresponding to the Mesoproterozoic Hf crustal model ages with an average of 1.6 Ga. These signatures indicate that the Ageledaban granitoids may have been derived from the partial melting of a mixed mantle-crust source. Together with the age and geochemical data in the literature, we propose that the collisional event in the KKT in northwestern Tibet would postdate the northern Lhasa–southern Qiangtang collision, which occurred first in the Amdo in the east and later in the Shiquanhe in central Tibet. Our results support the previous view that the collision of the Bangong–Nujiang suture zone (BNSZ) may be diachronous.     

西藏双湖地区晚侏罗世至早白垩世索瓦组沉积特征与古地理演化

在对研究区晚侏罗-早白垩世索瓦组地层进行路线调查与剖面测绘相结合的基础上,对该地层进行了单剖面相分析和区域上的沉积相带划分.证实了在晚侏罗-早白垩世索瓦组沉积时期,研究区古地理特征具南高北低,西高东低的特点.     

Tectono-magmatic evolution of the west coast of india

The west and east coasts of India (WCI & ECI) have distinct histories of their own. The WCI originated subsequent to ECI, which has the imprint of two hotspots - Marion and Reunion, evolved through several stages of rifting, magmatism and isostatic movements. Important among them are: felsic magmatism associated with doming (93 Ma); mafic magmatism related to rifting (88 Ma); origin of the Western Ghats of India and the east facing scarp of Madagascar (all the three related to separation of Madagascar from India); mafic (Deccan) volcanism in the north-western parts of India (67 Ma); rifting of Seychelles micro-continent and lava cover from the north-western parts of India along the Carlsberg ridge (62 Ma/A 27); isostatic subsidence relating to loading of Deccan basalts; subsidence of Bombay offshore region due to reactivation of SONATA rift; separation of Laccadive-Chagos ridge from the southern part of Mascarene plateau because of shifting of the Central Indian Ridge (40 Ma); buckling of South India and tilting of the Peninsula northward due to collision and subduction. These events make the WCI unique and endowed with a great deal of dynamism.     

西藏措勤麦嘎岩基的锆石U-Pb年代学、地球化学和锆石Hf同位素:对中部拉萨地块早白垩世花岗岩类岩石成因的约束

西藏中部拉萨地块大规模早白垩世花岗岩类的岩浆源区和岩石成因迄今尚未得到很好约束,对这些问题的深入理解将有助于揭示拉萨地块白垩纪时期的岩浆作用过程及成矿背景。本文报道了中部拉萨地块代表性花岗岩基——措勤麦嘎岩基的锆石U-Pb年代学、全岩元素地球化学、Sr-Nd同位素和锆石Hf同位素数据。本文锆石U-Pb定年结果表明,麦嘎岩基花岗质岩主要侵位于122±1Ma和113±2Ma,闪长质包体与后者同期(113±2Ma)。122±1Ma花岗质岩属I型弱过铝质高钾钙碱性系列,(87Sr/86Sr)i值高(0.7147),全岩εNd(t)(-12.0)和锆石εHf(t)(-15.7～-11.1)为较大的负值,表明其很可能来源于古老下地壳物质的重熔。113±2Ma寄主花岗质岩为I型偏铝质-弱过铝质高钾钙碱性系列,相对于122±1Ma花岗质岩石,其(87Sr/86Sr)i比值偏低(0.7094～0.7156)、全岩εNd(t)值(-12.1～-7.3)和锆石εHf(t)值(-11.1～0.1)较高,很可能来源于古老下地壳物质的部分熔融,并含有更多幔源物质。闪长质包体(113±2Ma)为偏铝质中-高钾钙碱性系列,以变化范围大的(87Sr/86Sr)i(0.7058～0.7105)、负的全岩εNd(t)值(-10.7～-9.8)及负的锆石εHf(t)值(-14.0～-5.6)为特征,可能是古老富集岩石圈地幔物质部分熔融的产物或亏损地幔物质经历强烈地壳混染作用的结果。在目前已有资料条件下(缺乏同期基性岩石的相关数据),本文暂将麦嘎岩基113±2Ma寄主花岗质岩及同期闪长质包体解释为镁铁质岩浆与长英质岩浆发生不同程度岩浆混合作用的产物,这一解释可能对中部拉萨地块同期花岗类的岩石成因具普遍意义。麦嘎岩基及中部拉萨地块同期岩浆岩约113Ma幔源物质增加现象,可能是南向俯冲的班公湖-怒江洋壳岩石圈板片断离的结果。     

西藏拉萨地体西北部革吉地区两期早白垩世岩浆作用——锆石U-Pb年龄、Hf同位素和地球化学特征

邦巴岩体位于拉萨地块西部革吉地区,由主体花岗岩、花岗闪长岩、闪长质包体及一系列近平行、南北向展布的花岗斑岩脉体组成。野外地质调查和LA-MC-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb定年表明,革吉地区白垩纪的两期岩浆活动分别发生在131~132Ma和127Ma。早期岩浆作用形成主体花岗岩、花岗闪长岩及闪长质包体,具有以下特征:(1)明显富集K、Cs等大离子亲石元素,亏损Nb、Ti、Zr等高场强元素;(2)具有明显的负Eu异常(Eu/Eu*=0.49~0.61)及负Ce异常;(3)具负εHf(t)值(-3.2~-0.3)及古老的地壳模式年龄(1.210~1.399Ga);(4)初始Sr同位素比值为0.70424~0.71472,εHf(t)值为-5.70~-5.54。晚期岩浆作用形成花岗斑岩脉体,具有以下特征:(1)富集K、Cs等大离子亲石元素,强烈亏损Nb、Ta、Ti等高场强元素;(2)基本不具有负Eu异常或具有轻微的负Eu异常(Eu/Eu*=0.74~0.87);(3)具有更老的Hf同位素地壳模式年龄(1.226~1.576Ga)及更负的大范围变化的εHf(t)值(-6.1~-0.7)。晚期岩浆作用锆饱和温度(777~796℃)及轻稀土元素不饱和温度(794~812℃)均高于早期岩浆的锆饱和温度(661~762℃)及轻稀土元素不饱和温度(750~769℃)。上述特征表明,两期岩浆作用均为中拉萨地块古老基底部分与地幔物质混染部分熔融的产物,随着岩浆作用的持续进行,岩浆中的古老地壳组分增加,熔体温度也增加,可能与南向俯冲的班公-怒江洋壳回转驱动的地幔岩浆活动向北迁移有关。     

西藏拉萨地块西段狮泉河地区晚侏罗世花岗岩年代学、地球化学与岩石成因

目前关于拉萨地块西段狮泉河地区中生代岩浆岩的报道相对较少,限制了对该地区中生代岩浆作用的认识.对狮泉河地区石英闪长岩和闪长质包体的锆石U-Pb年龄、岩石学特征与元素地球化学进行了研究.结果显示,寄主石英闪长岩的年龄为161.1±1.7 Ma,闪长质包体的年龄为159.8±1.6 Ma和157.0±1.3 Ma,两者为同期形成.寄主石英闪长岩为I型准铝质中钾-高钾钙碱性系列岩石,具有富集大离子亲石元素、亏损高场强元素的特征.闪长质包体为准铝质中钾-高钾钙碱性系列岩石.岩石学、地球化学特征研究表明,该套岩石可能与中侏罗世班公湖-怒江特提斯洋南向俯冲有关,班公湖-怒江特提斯洋南向俯冲引起幔源物质发生熔融,上涌的幔源岩浆与拉萨地块古老基底重熔形成的酸性岩浆混合,形成了含闪长质包体的晚侏罗世岩体.      

Provenance of Late Triassic sediments in central Lhasa terrane,Tibet and its implication

In southern Tibet, Late Triassic sequences are especially important to understanding the assembly of the Lhasa terrane prior to Indo-Asian collision. We report new data relevant to the provenance of a Late Triassic clastic sequence from the Mailonggang Formation in the central Lhasa terrane, Tibet. Petrographic studies and detrital heavy mineral assemblages indicate a proximal orogenic provenance, including volcanic, sedimentary and some ultramafic and metamorphic rocks. In situ detrital zircon Hf and U–Pb isotope data are consistent with derivation of these rocks from nearby Triassic magmatic rocks and basement that comprise part of the newly recognized Late Permian–Triassic Sumdo–Cuoqen orogenic belt. The new data suggests correlation with the Upper Triassic Langjiexue Group which lies on the opposing (southern) side of Indus–Yarlung ophiolite. Sediments from both the Mailonggang Formation and Langjiexue Group are interpreted to represent formerly contiguous parts of a sequence deposited on the southern flanks of the Sumdo–Cuoqen belt.     

Early Cretaceous exhumation of the Qiangtang Terrane during collision with the Lhasa Terrane,Central Tibet

The timing of the closure of the Bangong Ocean between the Lhasa and South Qiangtang Terranes in central Tibet and the resulting crustal thickening are still under debate. We integrate published apatite fission track and (U–Th)/He thermochronometer data with new zircon (U–Th)/He ages from eight samples and with structural profiles to document that the South Qiangtang Terrane experienced slow exhumation between 200 and 150 Ma, associated with the opening of the Bangong Ocean. Accelerated exhumation (around 0.2–0.3 mm/a) of the South Qiangtang Terrane was initiated at around 150 Ma. This exhumation event is interpreted to reflect collision between the Lhasa and South Qiangtang Terranes after closure of the Bangong Ocean, associated with crustal thickening via thick‐skinned folding and thrusting within the South Qiangtang Terrane. The amalgamation of the Lhasa and South Qiangtang Terranes recorded here may represent the first stage of crustal thickening in the central Tibetan Plateau.     

西藏拉萨地体南部晚白垩纪石榴石二辉麻粒岩的发现及其构造意义

拉萨地体位于青藏高原南部,其中-新生代构造演化过程与新特提斯洋的俯冲、消亡和印度与欧亚大陆的碰撞密切相关,是揭示青藏高原形成与演化历史的关键之一。本文报道了在拉萨地体东南部林芝岩群中发现的石榴石二辉麻粒岩。这种岩石的共生矿物为石榴石、单斜辉石、斜方辉石、拉长石、富钛角闪石和黑云母,其原岩相当于基性岩,变质作用的温压条件为T=747~834℃和P=0.90~1.35GPa,形成深度可达45km。与麻粒岩伴生的石榴石斜长角闪岩和大理岩中锆石的U-Pb定年研究表明,它们的变质作用发生在85~90Ma。结合在林芝岩群中广泛发育的同时代岩浆作用和区域变质作用,我们认为拉萨地体南部在晚中生代发生了强烈的安第斯型造山作用。     

青藏高原拉萨地体北部早白垩世火山岩的成因及意义

拉萨地体广泛分布中生代的岩浆岩,了解它们的成因和形成机制可以为认识和理解青藏高原前新生代演化历史提供重要信息。本文报道了拉萨地体北部早白垩世晚期的基性-酸性火山岩的岩石学、锆石U-Pb年代学及Hf同位素特征。岩石学和全岩地球化学特征表明它们为安山玄武岩、粗面英安岩和流纹岩。安山玄武岩为钙碱性岩石,富集Th、U和Pb,具有Nb和Ta的负异常,显示出岛弧玄武岩的特征。粗面英安岩和流纹岩大部分为铁质、钙碱性-碱性岩石,富集高场强元素(HFSE,如Zr),与A型花岗质岩石特征一致。此外,流纹岩具有较高的Si O2含量(75.19%~77.87%)和分异指数(DI=96~98),在原始地幔标准化微量元素蛛网图和球粒陨石标准化稀土元素模式图上,显示强烈Ba、Nb、Ta、Sr、P、Eu和Ti的负异常,说明它们为高分异的A型流纹岩。3个粗面英安岩和7个流纹岩样品的锆石定年结果表明,它们的结晶年龄分别为109~110Ma和106~110Ma,锆石εHf(t)分别为-10.2~+3.7和-8.7~+6.7,相对应的Hf二阶段模式年龄(tDM2)分别为1799~923Ma和1702~708Ma。我们认为安山玄武岩来源于交代岩石圈地幔中等程度(~20%)的部分熔融,并经历了以斜方辉石为主的分离结晶作用。粗面英安岩和流纹岩来源于古老基底岩石的部分熔融,并且有幔源岩浆的加入。流纹岩母岩浆形成后又经历了强烈分离结晶作用。我们推测,上述岩浆岩形成在安第斯型造山作用过程中的伸展机制下,可能与新特提斯洋岩石圈板片沿拉萨地体南缘北向俯冲过程中发生的板片回转、断离,以及岩石圈拆沉作用有关,也可能与班公-怒江大洋岩石圈板片沿拉萨地体北缘南向俯冲过程中发生的板片断离有关。     

New constraints on the tectono-magmatic evolution of the central Gangdese belt from Late Cretaceous magmatic suite in southern Tibet

In the Gangdese magmatic belt of southern Tibet, widespread Late Mesozoic magmatism has been reported, although their petrogenesis and tectonic evolution remain ambiguous. Here we present new zircon U-Pb and geochemical data on a gabbro-diorite suite near the Namling County in the central Gangdese belt, that provide insights into the geodynamic processes in this region. Zircon U-Pb data from LA-ICP-MS and SHRIMP II analyses indicate that the granite crystallized at ca. 87 Ma, and the gabbro-diorite suite was emplaced at ca. 91–95 Ma, both suggesting an early Late Cretaceous magmatism in the central Gangdese belt. The gabbro-diorite suite displays wide ranges of SiO₂ (57.21–44.25 wt%) and MgO contents (9.04–3.18 wt%), with high Al₂O₃ (21.47–16.14 wt%) and Na₂O/K₂O (1.10–5.84) values. Compared to these, the granite rocks show limited variations of SiO₂ (76.97–76.40 wt%), high Na₂O + K₂O (8.84–8.04 wt%), K₂O/Na₂O (2.33–1.30) and Sr/Y (48.99–80.36), with low Mg# (30.77–20.39) values and significant Eu anomalies (Eu/Eu* = 1.20–0.24). The gabbro-diorite rocks are characterized by typical arc-type features including enrichment of light rare earth elements (LREE) (La_N/Yb_N = 11.52–5.06 > 1) and large ion lithophile elements (LILE) (e.g. Cs, K and Rb), but are depleted in high strength field elements (HSFE) (e.g. Nb, Ta, Ti and P). The granitic rocks are also enriched in LREE (La_N/Yb_N = 55.42–26.55 > 1) and LILE (e.g. Cs, Rb, K and Pb), but depleted in HSFE (e.g. Nb, Ta, Ti and P). The gabbro-diorite rocks show distinctly positive ε_Nd(t) (+3.5 to +4.2) and ε_Hf(t) values (+8.5 to +15.6) values with a restricted range, with relatively homogeneous and low (⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr)_I ratios (0.704213–0.703820). The granitic rocks also show positive ε_Nd(t) values (+4.1 to +4.4) and consistent (⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr)_I ratios (0.703977–0.703180). Our data suggest that the gabbro-diorite rocks were mostly sourced from partial melting of the depleted mantle that was metasomatized by fluids released from the subducted Neo-Tethys oceanic slab. The granite was probably produced by partial melting of the juvenile crust with no participation of mantle material. We correlate the magmatism with tectonics associated with the roll-back of the Neo-Tethys oceanic slab during the early Late Cretaceous.     

中部拉萨地体南侧吉瓦地区早白垩世则弄群火山岩的发现及意义

西藏尼玛县吉瓦地区措勤-多瓦后陆拗陷带内分布的火山岩LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb年龄为120.3~126.5Ma左右,重新厘定为早白垩世则弄群,否定了前人归属为上新世乌郁群(N2wy)及始新世帕那组(E2p)的认识。岩石以酸性火山岩为主,中基性火山岩为辅,酸性岩类主要为火山碎屑岩类和熔岩类,典型岩石类型为流纹质熔结凝灰岩和流纹岩等,中基性岩主要为玄武安山岩,安山玄武岩等,杏仁构造普遍发育。研究区大量的流纹质熔结凝灰岩的出现反映了吉瓦地区的火山岩主要为陆相火山喷发形成。地球化学特征显示轻稀土富集,负Eu异常明显,富集K、Rb、Th、U等大离子亲石元素,相对亏损Nb、Ta、P、Ti等高场强元素。酸性火山岩具有A型花岗质岩浆岩特征,基性岩具有板内玄武岩亲缘性,这一特征可能与班公湖-怒江洋壳岩石圈南向俯冲过程中发生的板片断离有关。中部拉萨地体南侧早白垩世火山岩的发现,使班公湖-怒江洋壳南向俯冲在晚侏罗世-早白垩世的岩浆活动在原来的基础上向南延伸70~80km,火山岩地层时代的重新归位对研究冈底斯带早白垩世地球动力学背景及建立地质年代学格架提供了新的约束资料,具有重要的科学意义。吉瓦地区早白垩世则弄群火山岩可能受到了班公湖-怒江特提斯洋壳向南、雅鲁藏布江洋壳向北的双向俯冲制约。     

西藏班公湖地区侏罗纪-白垩纪沉积及古海洋盆地的演化

在西藏1∶25万喀纳幅、日土县幅地质调查图成果的基础上,重建了班公湖-怒江结合带西段3个地层区的侏罗纪-早白垩世沉积地层序列,对地层纵向、横向序列变化和沉积环境进行对比分析,指出在侏罗纪-早白垩世时,班公湖-怒江中特提斯洋盆沉积与其南、北两侧大陆边缘沉积有明显差异;中特提斯海洋盆地演化经历了早-中侏罗世深海-半深海沉积、晚侏罗世-早白垩世残余海(洋)盆地沉积和晚白垩世残余海盆消亡等3个阶段。     

Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous volcanism of Hong Kong: Insights from the Ping Chau Formation

The vast expanse of Mesozoic igneous rocks in Hong Kong contain important geological records of late Mesozoic magmatic events and tectonic processes from the coastal region of Southeast China. Of these,the Ping Chau Formation in the northwestern New Territories is the youngest known stratum. We perform a detailed study of the volcanic rocks of the Ping Chau Formation utilizing zircon U-Pb dating,with major and trace elements geochemistry. LA-ICP-MS zircon U-Pb data reveal Early Cretaceous age from two volcanic rock samples, with zircon crystallization from magmas at 140.3 ± 0.8 Ma and 139.3 ± 0.9 Ma,respectively. These rocks have high contents of total alkalis(Na_2O + K_2O = 5.58-9.45 wt.%), high-field-strength elements and light rare earth elements, conspicuous negative Eu anomalies, and depletions in Nb, Ta, Ti, Sr, Ba and P. Using this data, in combination with previous studies on the late Mesozoic volcanic belt in Southeast China, we propose that the volcanic rocks of the Ping Chau Formation probably originated from deep melting of the crust in a back-arc extensional setting induced by the subduction of the paleo-Pacific Plate. This formation represents the final stages of Early Cretaceous volcanic activity in Hong Kong, as associated with large-scale lithospheric extension, thinning and magmatism. Our results provide new information that can be used in evaluating the significance of Early Cretaceous volcanism and tectonics in Southeast China.