Tracing a late Mesozoic magmatic arc along the Southeast Asian margin from the granitoids drilled from the northern South China Sea

Abstract

The granitoid suites encountered by drilling in the northern South China Sea (SCS) remain important for understanding the evolution of the late Mesozoic Southeast Asian continental margin. They comprise a range of rock types including diorite, tonalite, granodiorite, monzogranite and syenogranite with SiO₂ spanning 56.4–76.8%. Newly acquired secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) U–Pb ages of samples from 14 boreholes indicate two key magmatic episodes: Late Jurassic (161.6–148.2 Ma) and Early Cretaceous (136.5–101.7 Ma). Jurassic magmatism probably began in late Middle Jurassic time, documented by the dates of inherited zircons. The granitoids are dominated by metaluminous to weakly peraluminous I-type granites, are transitional between magnesian and ferroan, and encompass calc-alkaline, high-K calc-alkaline, and shoshonitic series. The geochemical signatures suggest that these granitoids were mostly generated in a normal continental arc environment. Notable features of the I-type samples are well-defined negative Nb–Ta–Ti anomalies typical of arc-related magmas. Taken together, the late Mesozoic arc granites of the SCS, the accretionary wedge of the Palawan terrane to the southeast, and the zone of lithospheric extension north of the SCS throughout Southeast China, define a southeast-to-northwest trench-arc-backarc architecture for the late Mesozoic Southeast Asian continental margin whose geodynamic setting is related to subduction of the Palaeo-Pacific slab beneath the Asian continent. Two key subduction episodes are recognized, one in Late Jurassic and the other in Early Cretaceous time.     

Boninitic and tholeiitic basaltic lavas and dikes from dispersed Jurassic East Othris ophiolitic units,Greece: petrogenesis and geodynamic implications

ABSTRACT

Pillow lavas, massive lava flows, and sub-volcanic dikes of tholeiitic basaltic composition are found to be members of the Vrinena, Aerino, Eretria, and Velestino dispersed Middle–Upper Jurassic ophiolitic units in East Othris. The Vrinena and Eretria ophiolitic units appear to have been emplaced onto the Pelagonian continental margin during the Upper Jurassic–Lower Cretaceous, whereas the Aerino and Velestino units seem to have been finally emplaced during post-Palaeocene times. Geochemically these are divided into two groups: Group I includes subduction-related boninites and low-Ti basalts from the Vrinena and Aerino units, and Group II high-Ti basalts show spreading-type characteristics occurring in the Eretria and Velestino units. Primary magma of the Group I volcanics appears to have been formed after high partial melting degrees (~18%) of a highly depleted harzburgitic mantle source, under relatively high temperatures (mantle potential temperature ~1372°C). Petrogenetic modelling also suggests that the primary magma of the Group II volcanics were formed after lower partial melting degrees (~7%) of a moderately depleted mantle source. The petrological and geochemical data from the East Othris dispersed and diversely emplaced ophiolitic units provide evidence of a common intra-oceanic supra-subduction zone (SSZ) origin within the Pindos oceanic strand of the Western Tethys. Specifically, Group I lavas and dikes from Vrinena seem to represent the extrusive part of an almost complete fore- to island-arc ophiolitic sequence. Dikes of Aerino most likely correspond to fore-arc magmatic material that intruded within exhumed serpentinized ultramafic rocks through a subduction channel that developed close to the slab and towards the fore-arc and the accretionary prism. The Group II volcanics either corresponded to a fore-arc magmatic expression, which extruded earlier than Group I volcanics and prior to the establishment of a mature subduction zone, or represent back-arc to island-arc magmatism that was contemporaneous to the fore-arc magmatic activity during rollback subduction.     

中国东部中生代岩浆活动与板块俯冲的关系——浙闽与日本弧和安第斯弧的对比及其意义

中国东部中-新生代的构造背景是中国地质学界最关注的问题之一。自20世纪70年代板块构造学说引入中国后,中国地质学家普遍接受了太平洋板块向欧亚板块俯冲导致中国东部中生代强烈的构造-岩浆活动和相应的成矿作用的观点,乃至成为被中外学者普遍认知的理论,至今仍然广泛流传。但是,本文研究认为问题很多。众所周知,岛弧是以玄武岩出露为主,大陆弧则是以安山岩出露最多,而中国东部玄武岩和安山岩极不发育。本文按照大数据研究思路,对日本和安第斯全部新生代岩浆岩的统计研究表明,上述认识基本上是对的:日本弧主要是玄武岩,其次是安山岩;安第斯弧主要是安山岩,其次是玄武岩;而中国东部(以浙闽地区为代表),主要是花岗岩,其次是玄武岩,出现双峰式分布的特征。看来,中国东部与日本和安第斯的构造背景完全不同,中国东部没有俯冲作用的明显证据。其次,岛弧和大陆弧有明显的成分和结构分带,如日本弧,从海沟开始,岩浆活动是从前弧-岛弧-后弧-弧后(frant-arc,arc,rear-arc,back-arc)。安第斯弧不如日本弧明显,从海沟向东到大陆是从弧前杂岩-弧岩浆岩-弧后盆地。中国东部(包括东海大陆架、中国东部沿海)与俯冲有关的结构和成分分带哪里有?我们的研究集中讨论了浙闽地区400km宽度范围内侏罗纪-白垩纪岩浆岩的分布,从年龄到地球化学(Si O2的变化,Mg O、K2O的变化,年龄的变化等等),基本上见不到有从东到西分带的趋势,这种情况如何与板块俯冲作用联系起来呢?岛弧岩浆岩主要来源于亏损的地幔、洋壳、深海沉积物,以及由俯冲带带来的流体,因此,岛弧岩浆岩洋壳的特征非常明显。大陆弧也来自地幔,但是,岩浆穿过大陆壳,会带来明显的陆壳混染的影响,因此安第斯型岩浆岩陆壳的印记比较明显。大陆岩浆岩如果不考虑俯冲带的影响,岩浆岩应当来自高热的软流圈地幔。如果高热的软流圈停滞在岩石圈底部,在那里发生部分熔融,形成的应当是大陆溢流玄武岩,而中酸性岩浆岩非常少;相反,如果高热的软流圈突破岩石圈的阻隔而上升到地壳底部,则会加热下地壳底部使之发生部分熔融,形成的则是大量的酸性花岗岩,而玄武岩和安山岩很少。峨眉山是前面的情况,中国东部则是后面的情况。中国东部岩浆岩究竟与日本、安第斯有何异同点?应当是岩石学家研究的首要命题,建议中国的岩石学家和地球化学家不要仅限于中国东部的研究,而将研究的触角延伸一步,深入细致地研究一下日本和安第斯岩浆岩的情况,再对比中国东部的情况,如此可能会得出新的认识,这样的认识也许才可能有益于解决中国东部岩浆岩形成背景的问题。     

Crust–mantle interaction triggered by oblique subduction of the Pacific plate: geochronological,geochemical, and Hf isotopic evidence from the Early Cretaceous volcanic rocks of Zhejiang Province,southeast China

Large-scale volcanism in the late Mesozoic was a prominent geological event in southeast China. The late Mesozoic volcanic sequences, named the Moshishan Group, are exposed in Zhejiang Province and are predominantly felsic in composition with subordinate mafic magma and rare andesites. To understand the late Mesozoic tectonic evolution of southeast China, we present zircon U–Pb dating, major and trace element analyses, and Hf isotopic compositions from felsic volcanic rocks of the Moshishan Group. Zircon U–Pb dating shows that the Moshishan Group formed between 145 and 129 Ma. The ε_Hf(t) of the analysed zircons ranges from ?16.58 to +6.89, and the T_DM2 age ranges from 753 to 2238 Ma with a major peak at ca. 1870 Ma. Hf isotopic compositions of zircons in Early Cretaceous volcanic rocks are more radiogenic than that of the metamorphic basement rocks, indicating a juvenile component in these magmas. Major element concentrations show that the volcanic rocks mainly belong to the high-K calc-alkaline series. Both zircon saturation temperatures and the ε_Hf(t) values of zircons gradually increased with the evolution of the magma. Trace element data indicates that neither magmatic differentiation of mantle-derived magma nor mixing of magmas from different sources were the predominant magmagenetic processes. Earlier studies suggest that contemporaneous underplating contributed to the heat source that induced crustal melting and to the material origin that inconsistently mixed with the local crustal melts. Magmatic underplating is likely to have occurred because of the southwestward subduction of the Pacific plate with episodic slab rollback. The data obtained in this study suggest that the crust–mantle interaction under the influence of slab rollback played a progressive role in the formation of Early Cretaceous felsic volcanic rocks in southeast China.     

南沙海区及其周缘中-新生代岩浆活动及构造意义

通过对南沙海区及其周缘地区中-新生代以来4个主要地质时期即燕山期、喜山早期、喜山晚期一幕和二幕各种类型岩浆岩的发育特征(包括时空分布、地球化学及构造环境)的综合分析,重构了研究区中-新生代岩浆活动的演化历程:燕山期(侏罗纪到白垩纪)在南沙西面和西南面陆区以中酸性岩浆活动为主,代表中生代东亚陆缘火山岩带的南段。同时在南沙与加里曼丹之间广泛发育的是基性-超基性岩,是在俯冲过程中折返到浅部的古南海洋壳碎片。喜山早期(古新世至始新世)岩浆活动微弱。喜山晚期一幕(晚渐新世至中中新世)在加里曼丹—卡加延一带岩浆活动相对重新活跃,西段主要有英安岩、花岗闪长岩、安山岩、闪长岩等,东段主要为玄武安山岩,但规模较小,似乎不足以构成与古南海俯冲伴生的火山岩带。喜山晚期二幕(晚中新世至第四纪)岩浆活动出现高峰,为大规模的中基性火山喷发,与燕山期及喜山早期截然不同,在中南半岛南部和加里曼丹岛中-北部尤为广泛,可能是该区出现上涌的地幔热团的指示。     

南沙微地块花岗质岩石LA ICP MS锆石U Pb定年及其地质意义

南沙微地块一直被作为华南大陆的一部分,但缺乏基底岩石学证据的支持。本文首次报道了南沙微地块花岗质岩石岩浆锆石年龄。测年方法为激光剥蚀等离子体质谱（LAICPMS）测年技术。在站位S0818获得2个斜长花岗岩样品年龄: 分别为159.1±1.6 Ma和157.8±1.0 Ma,在站位S0832获得两个二长花岗岩样品年龄: 分别为153.6±0.3 Ma和127.2±0.2 Ma, 表明它们为燕山期晚侏罗世—早白垩世岩浆事件的产物。其中153～159 Ma年龄值可与南岭燕山期花岗岩年龄比较,而127 Ma年龄值可与浙闽沿海燕山期花岗岩年龄对比。一个样品中存在一个年龄为656.7 Ma的残余锆石核,结合中西沙发现的前寒武纪基底岩石资料,表明南海内散落的微地块可能广泛存在前寒武纪结晶基底,本区中生代花岗岩为古老陆壳重熔形成的。这一新的资料,对研究燕山期岩浆作用在中国南部的影响范围、南海微陆块前寒武纪地质及微陆块的裂离动力学都具有重要意义。     

Early to mid-Paleozoic magmatic and sedimentary records in the Bainaimiao Arc: An advancing subduction-induced terrane accretion along the northern margin of the North China Craton

The early to mid-Paleozoic subduction-induced terrane accretion along the northern margin of the North China Craton is not well understood. To address this issue, we investigate the magmatic and sedimentary records, including both new and previously published geochemical, Sr–Nd isotopic, and zircon U–Pb–Hf isotopic data from the Bainaimiao Arc. The collected gabbro–diorites and granitoids have been dated to 431–453 Ma. The gabbro–diorites have high Mg/(Mg + Fe) molar ratios (44.41–73.39); depleted Nb, Ta and Ti; and negative ε_Nd(t) values (-9.43–-6.80). They were derived from a mantle wedge metasomatized by subduction-derived fluids with crustal contamination. The granitoids are characterized by high silica, low to high K, low Fe and Mg contents, strong fractionation of rare earth elements, and positive ε_Hf(t) values (+1.42–+8.19). They were derived from crustal melts with juvenile additions. The clastic rocks from the Baoerhantu Group and Xibiehe Formation are dominated by early Paleozoic zircons, whereas those from the Bainaimiao Group are dominated by early Paleozoic and Precambrian zircons. Detrital zircon geochronology and field geology confirm their deposition in early to mid-Paleozoic. The U–Pb ages and petrographic and geochemical analyses indicate that the clastic rocks were deposited in arc-related basins with felsic sources from the Bainaimiao Arc. The xenocrystic and detrital zircons in the magmatic and clastic rocks, respectively, imply a Precambrian basement for the Bainaimiao Arc. The early Paleozoic magmatic rocks of the Bainaimiao Arc show secular changes with decreasing age: increasing K₂O contents and Sr/Y ratios and decreasing Fe₂O₃^T + MgO contents and ε_Hf(t) and ε_Nd(t) values. This is likely in response to advancing subduction and related crustal thickening. Accordingly, the following tectono-paleogeographic model was proposed for the Bainaimiao Arc: (a) ∼500–455 Ma initial subduction and juvenile arc development, (b) ∼455–415 Ma continuous subduction with mature arc development, and (c) ∼415–400 Ma accretion to the North China Craton.     

Mid–Late Cretaceous igneous activity in South China: the Qianjia example,Hainan Island

ABSTRACT

Both Pacific and Neo-Tethys plates had major influences on the Cretaceous magmatisms in southeastern China. The subduction of the Neo-Tethys plate is, however, not well studied. This paper reports zircon U–Pb ages, Lu–Hf isotopes, whole-rock geochemistry, and Sr–Nd isotopes for the Qianjia intrusive rocks in Hainan Island, southeast China. LA-inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry zircon U–Pb dating of granites and dark enclave monzonite in the area yield magmatic crystallization ages of ca. 100 Ma, which are consistent with other Late Cretaceous granites, e.g. Baocheng, Tunchang, and Yaliang. Both rocks show high-K calc-alkaline compositions and metaluminous to weakly peraluminous signatures belonging to I-type rocks. They are enriched in the alkalis, Rb, Th, U, K, and light rare earth elements, depleted in Nb, Ta, Ti, and P, and characterized by high Al₂O₃ contents (14–15 wt%) and high Mg^# values (50–53). Among them, some of granodiorites have geochemical affinities of adakitic rocks. Zircon ε_Hf(t) values range from ?5.97 to ?1.18, with fairly constant whole-rock Sr–Nd isotopes (I_Sr = 0.7084–0.7086; ε_Nd(t) = ?4.97 to ?4.29) similar with those of the Cretaceous mafic dikes (136–81 Ma) in Hainan Island, which are the result of partial melting of subduction-related sub-continental lithospheric mantle. Combined with Sr–Nd isotopes and negative Hf isotope, Qianjia intrusive rocks were likely derived from hybrid melts of underplated continental crust-derived with mantle-derived, then experienced varied degrees of fractional crystallization. According to the latest geophysical, sedimentological, and geochemical data, previous authors identified a Cretaceous E–W-trend subduction zone in the northern margin of the South China Sea. Combined with the southern margin magmatisms (110–80 Ma) and magmatisms of ~120 Ma distributed east–west ward from the Philippines to the Vietnam, We preferred that the subduction of the E–W-trend Neo-Tethys plate was the main geodynamic mechanism which induced the Cretaceous large-scale magmatisms in the southern margin of South China Block.     

Partial melting of subducted Southern Qiangtang crust in northern Tibet: evidence from the geochemistry and geochronology of the Riwanchaka granodiorite porphyry in Central Qiangtang

ABSTRACT

This article presents new zircon U–Pb geochronology, Hf isotopic, and whole-rock major- and trace-element geochemical data that provide insights into the petrogenesis and tectonic history of the Riwanchaka granodiorite porphyries of Central Qiangtang, Tibet. Zircon U–Pb ages of 236–230 Ma indicate an early Late Triassic age of emplacement of the porphyries, and zircon Hf isotopic data yield εHf(t) values of – 7.0 to – 1.5 and ancient zircon Hf crustal model ages (T_DM^C) of 1524–1220 Ma. The granodiorite porphyries are characterized by low K₂O contents, high Mg# values, and relatively high Cr and Ni contents. They are classified as I-type calc-alkaline granite and are considered to have formed through the anatexis of ancient mafic crustal rocks with contributions from mantle-derived components. The geochemistry and isotopic compositions of all samples are similar to those of magmatic rocks that originated in the South Qiangtang crust. However, field observations indicate that the pluton intrudes the North Qiangtang crust, and we propose that the granodiorite porphyries were derived by partial melting of subducted continental crust of the South Qiangtang terrane. These new data have been integrated with data from previous studies to construct a new model of slab rollback during northward subduction of the Southern Qiangtang continental crust at ca. 245–226 Ma, thereby improving our understanding of magmatic processes involved in continental subduction in collision settings.     

Elemental and Nd-Sr isotopic geochemistry of granitoids from the West Junggar foldbelt (NW China), with implications for Phanerozoic continental growth

We report elemental and Nd-Sr isotopic data for two coeval postcollisional magmatic suites (∼300 Ma), the Miaogou and Karamay suites, from West Junggar foldbelt (NW China), aiming to determine their source regions and implications for continental growth. The Miaogou rocks, monzonitic to granitic in composition, show low Mg# (<0.30) and depletion of HFSE, and are highly depleted in isotopic compositions, with I_Sr ranging from 0.7035 to 0.7045, ε_Nd(300 Ma) from + 8.4 to + 6.6 and young Nd model ages (0.37-0.70 Ga) that coincide with the ages of the ophiolites in the area. These features suggest that the Miaogou rocks were derived essentially by partial melting of a juvenile basaltic lower crust formed in the early to middle Palaeozoic. The Karamay suite contains a variety of rock types from gabbroic diorite to granite. These rocks show enrichment of LREE and LILE and depletion of HFSE, and have chemical composition (e.g., Mg# = 0.63-0.41) rather different from the Miaogou suite, though isotopically they are indistinguishable. This suggests that the parental magma of the Karamay suite originated from melting of a young lithospheric mantle that had previously been metasomatized during the Palaeozoic subduction. The West Junggar magmatic rocks represent production of juvenile continental crust in the Phanerozoic, triggered by upwelling of asthenophere in an extensional regime. The basement beneath the area is dominated by “trapped” Palaeozoic arc series and oceanic crust.     

Neoarchean crust-mantle interactions in the Yishui Terrane,south-eastern margin of the North China Craton: Constraints from geochemistry and zircon U-Pb-Hf isotopes of metavolcanic rocks and high-K granitoids

The Neoarchean Yishui Terrane (YST) is situated in the east of Western Shandong Province (WSP), south-eastern margin of the North China Craton (NCC). The metavolcanic rocks of the YST are fine-grained hornblende plagioclase gneisses (Group #1) and fine-grained amphibolites (Group #2) in the Yangzhuangzhen area and fine- to medium-grained amphibolites (Group #3) in the Leigushan area. The high-K granitoids associated with Groups #1 and 2 are dominated by fine- to medium-grained monzogranitic gneisses. Zircon LA-ICP-MS U-Pb dating reveals that the magmatic precursors of Groups #1 and #2 were formed at 2641 Ma and the magmatic precursors of concomitant monzogranitic gneisses were emplaced from 2615 to 2575 Ma, whereas Group #3 represents a later 2500 Ma volcanic eruption, and all these metamorphic volcanic rocks and monzogranitic gneisses were subjected to subsequent 2470–2460 Ma metamorphism.The metamorphic volcanic rock samples in Group #1 exhibit the chemical compositions of calc-alkaline andesites, showing fractionated chondrite-normalized REE patterns ((La/Yb)_N = 10.48–19.30) and negative Nb, Ta and Ti anomalies ((Nb/La)_PM = 0.13–0.22), which are akin to those of typical high-Mg andesites (HMAs) in the subduction-related settings. The magmatic precursors of the Group #1 samples were derived from partial melting of a fluid- or melt-metasomatized depleted mantle wedge at deep levels in the upper mantle. Samples in Group #2 show calc-alkaline chemical compositions with less fractionated chondrite-normalized REE patterns ((La/Yb)_N = 2.24–3.34) and negative Nb, Ta and Ti anomalies ((Nb/La)_PM = 0.47–0.76), which are consistent with those of the volcanic rocks in the Aleutian island arc. The magmatic precursors of Group #2 were generated by partial melting of a fluid-metasomatized depleted mantle wedge at shallow levels in the upper mantle. The monzogranitic gneisses exhibit high SiO₂ and K₂O contents with high-K calc-alkaline affinities and peraluminous characteristics. Based on their distinct HREE contents and chondrite-normalized REE patterns, these granitoid samples are subdivided into low-Yb monzogranitic gneisses (LYMGs) and high-Yb monzogranitic gneisses (HYMGs). The LYMG magma was derived from partial melting of a mixed source of juvenile two-mica pelites and minor basic-intermediate igneous rocks at lower crustal levels with pyroxene + amphibole + garnet as the main residual phases, and the HYMG magma was derived from partial melting of multi-sourced juvenile two-mica pelites at middle to lower crustal levels with pyroxene + amphibole and subordinate plagioclase and garnet as the main residual phases. In addition, Group #3 resembles tholeiitic back-arc basalts in the Okinawa Trough and displays flat chondrite-normalized REE patterns ((La/Yb)_N = 1.22–2.08) and slightly negative Nb and Ta anomalies ((Nb/La)_PM = 0.35–0.59). This group was most likely derived from partial melting of a depleted mantle source that had been modified by the addition of subducted slab-derived fluids at shallow levels in the upper mantle. These metavolcanic rocks and concomitant high-K granitoids record important Neoarchean crust-mantle interactions involving the first modification and partial melting of the lithospheric mantle induced by oceanic crust subduction; then, upwelling and underplating of mantle-derived magmas triggered partial melting of the middle to lower crust and mixing between crust- and mantle-derived magmas. These processes imply that Neoarchean crust-mantle interaction played a crucial role in the evolution of the southeastern margin of the NCC.Available whole-rock Sm-Nd and zircon Lu-Hf isotopic data from metamorphic volcanic rocks and plutonic granitoids from this study and previous studies reveal that YST experienced three crucial juvenile crustal growth events from ~2.78–2.69 Ga, ~2.64–2.56 Ga and ~2.54–2.50 Ga.     

Distinctive petrological, geochemical, and geodynamic features of subduction-related magmatism

Geological-petrological and geochemical data on subduction-related magmatism (including the volumes and compositions of the corresponding magmatic series) are compared to the results of experiments and numerical simulation. The subduction zone is subdivided into five depth sectors and volcanic zones I, II, and III: 1 is the accretionary wedge that controls the geodynamic stability of subduction; 2 is the sector of dehydration and fluid filtration; 3 is the zone of eclogitization and initial partial melting in the slab above which boninite volcanic zone I is formed during early stages; 4 is the main zone of melting of the sedimentary-basite layer and the development of volcanic zone II with the predominance of andesites; and 5 is the zone of higher degree melting, above which volcanic zone III (basaltic andesite and alkali basalt) is formed. The criterion of volcanism intensity, which was obtained within the scope of the melting model, is proportional to the subduction velocity and the thickness of the melting zone, and the distance between the groups of volcanics along the subduction zone is 75–100 km, at a thickness of the melting zone of 15–20 km. The calculated isotherm of 600°C, which controls the stability of serpentine and chlorite, is not identified at depth above 150 km, and this is confirmed by the composition and P-T conditions of the high-pressure rocks (containing diamond and coesite), which were brought from depths of 150–200 km in subduction zones. Seismic sections constructed with regard for the amplitude characteristics of seismic waves show two melting zones (“wet” melting at a depth of 100–200 km and “dry” melting at a depth of 150–200 km) and a complicated thermal structure of the suprasthenospheric wedge, which can include slant magma conduits. The mineralogical and geochemical features of arc magmatic series are formed at a decisive role of an H₂O-CO₂ fluid and an elevated oxidation potential. The predominant buffer minerals are as follows: garnet in the slab melting zone; magnetite, Ca-pyroxene, and amphibole in intermediate magmatic chambers; and amphibole, protoenstatite-bronzite (in place of olivine), and Cr-spinel (in place of magnetite) for boninite series generated in a “hot” asthenospheric wedge at interaction with fluids or water-rich melts. Actively disputable problems are the interactions scale of melts and fluids generated in a subduction zone with a “hot” mantle wedge, the possibility of transporting water-rich minerals deep into the mantle (to depths greater than 150 km), and the evolution of the scale at which young continental crust is generated by subduction melts.     

扬子板块西缘新元古代典型中酸性岩浆事件及其深部动力学机制:研究进展与展望

华南板块发育有巨量新元古代岩浆岩,因而是研究罗迪尼亚（Rodinia）超大陆演化期间华南板块地幔属性、地壳演化和壳幔相互作用最理想的场所。虽然在扬子西缘新元古代镁铁质和酸性岩浆作用方面已有大量的研究,但是在系统研究中酸性花岗岩类所代表的不同深部动力学意义的方面还较为薄弱。文章基于团队近期对于扬子板块西缘新元古代典型花岗岩类的研究成果,系统揭示不同深度层次的岩浆作用。最新研究支持扬子西缘新元古代受控于俯冲构造背景,除发生俯冲流体和板片熔体交代地幔作用外,最新识别的ca.850~835 Ma高Mg#闪长岩指示俯冲沉积物熔体也参与了地幔交代作用。Ca.840~835 Ma过铝质花岗岩的发现说明扬子西缘新元古代时期不仅存在新生镁铁质下地壳的熔融,也发生了俯冲背景下成熟大陆地壳物质的重熔。Ca.780 Ma Ⅰ型花岗闪长岩-花岗岩组合揭示了俯冲阶段后期板片回撤断离后软流圈地幔瞬时上涌引发的不同地壳层次的岩浆响应。从ca.800 Ma的增厚下地壳来源的埃达克质花岗岩到ca.750 Ma的酸性地壳来源的A型花岗岩的出现,表明扬子西缘新元古代时期经历了俯冲有关的地壳增厚到俯冲后期弧后扩张背景下的区域性地壳减薄。      

Petrogenesis and tectonic implications of the late Carboniferous calc-alkaline and shoshonitic magmatic rocks in the Awulale mountain,western Tianshan

The widespread late Carboniferous calc-alkaline and shoshonitic magmatic rocks in the Awulale mountain provide crucial constraints on the tectonic evolution of the western Tianshan. Here, we perform detailed petrological investigations as well as zircon U-Pb chronological, whole-rock geochemical and Sr-Nd isotopic analyses on these magmatic rocks from two geological sections along the Duku road. Magmatic rocks in the section I with zircon SHRIMP U-Pb ages of 306.8 Ma and 306.4 Ma are composed of medium-K calc-alkaline to shoshonitic basalt, trachy-andesite and trachyte, while those in the section II consist of shoshonitic trachy-andesite, trachyte with a U-Pb age of 308.1 Ma, and monzonite with a U-Pb age of 309.6 Ma. All these magmatic rocks are characterized by strong enrichments in large iron lithophile elements with depletions of Nb, Ta and Ti, indicating the origination from subduction-modified lithospheric mantle. The ε_Nd(t) values of the rock samples collected from the section I (2.80–5.45) and section II (3.34–5.37) are generally higher than those of the Devonian to early Carboniferous arc-type magmatic rocks in the Yili-central Tianshan, suggesting that depleted asthenosphere might also be involved in their generation. Based on these geochemical data and petrological observations, we suggest that the early-stage (308.1–309.6 Ma) shoshonitic monzonite, trachy-andesite and trachyte in the section II were generated by mixing between mafic magmas and trachytic melts, while the late-stage (306.4–306.8 Ma) medium-K calc-alkaline to shoshonitic basalt, trachy-andesite and trachyte in the section I were produced by partial melting of depleted asthenospheric and metasomatized lithospheric mantle, followed by the processes of fractional crystallization and crustal contamination. Taking into account the available regional geological data, the subduction of south Tianshan ocean was probably ceased at ∼310 Ma, and these calc-alkaline and shoshonitic magmatic rocks in the Awulale mountain formed in a post-collisional setting subsequent to slab break-off.     

Tectonic evolution of the North Qinling Orogen from subduction to collision and exhumation: Evidence from zircons in metamorphic rocks of the Qinling Group

The North Qinling Block (NQB) is an important segment of the Qinling Orogen in Central China. Here we report the results from SIMS geochronology and oxygen isotopes, as well as LA-MC-ICPMS Hf isotopic analyses on zircon grains from a suite of metamorphic rocks (felsic gneisses, garnet plagioclase amphibolites, and retrograde eclogite dikes) in the Qinling Group of the NQB. The age data show that these rocks underwent at least two episodes of metamorphism with the peak at 483–501 Ma, followed by 454–470 Ma retrograde metamorphism. These results are generally coeval with the periods of 500–480 Ma for peak metamorphism and 460–420 Ma for retrograde metamorphism previously obtained from the HP/UHP metamorphic rocks of the NQB. During the prograde and retrograde metamorphism, widespread fluid and melt circulation within the block has been identified from the geochemical features of the metamorphic zircons. The fluids that circulated in the felsic gneisses and retrograde eclogite dikes originated from the dehydration of altered oceanic basalts as inferred from the exceedingly low Th/U ratios, positive ε_Hf(t) (> 5) and extremely δ¹⁸O (10.01–13.91‰) values in metamorphic zircons. In contrast, the melt involved in the formation of garnet plagioclase amphibolites appears to have been derived from continental sediments interlayered with the oceanic basalts since zircons crystallized during the peak and retrograde metamorphism show typical magmatic features with high U and Th contents and Th/U ratios and enriched Hf (ε_Hf(t) = − 5.42 to − 0.18) and oxygen isotope composition (δ¹⁸O around 8‰). Geochronological and geochemical features of the magmatic cores of the clear core-rim textured zircons demonstrate that the protoliths of the gneisses were intermediate-acid volcanic rocks erupted before Neoproterozoic (800 Ma), which is further supported by the intrusion of basaltic magma of asthenospheric origin as represented by protoliths of retrograde eclogite dikes, with the oldest magmatic zircon formed at 789 Ma. The protoliths of garnet plagioclase amphibolites appear to be altered oceanic basalts but had been significantly affected by the melt during the metamorphism. Combined with the previous studies, the Qinling Group experienced overall subduction in the Early Paleozoic. The NQB as represented by the Qinling Group was most likely a discrete micro-block in the Neoproterozoic, and underwent deep subduction in the Cambrian (483–501 Ma) and exhumation in Ordovician (454–470 Ma). We propose that the NQB preserves a complete cycle of tectonic evolution of an orogen from an oceanic basin spreading, and micro-continent formation to deep subduction and exhumation.     

柴-欧微地块花岗岩地球化学和Nd-Sr-pb同位素组成:基底性质和构造属性启示

本次工作研究了柴达木地块和欧龙布鲁克地块中的古元古代莫河岩体、新元古代沙柳河岩体、早三叠世香日德岩体和察汉诺岩体以及晚三叠世可日岩体的主量元素、微量元素和Nd-Sr-Pb同位素组成.沙柳河岩体和可日岩体具S型过铝质花岗岩成因特征, 其他岩体具Ⅰ型花岗岩类成因特征.T_DM和ε_Nd(t) 值的对比揭示, 沙柳河岩体的源岩区为欧龙布鲁克地块的Ⅱ型基底变质表壳岩系, 其余岩体的岩浆都不可能源自暴露地表的基底变质表壳岩系.花岗岩类和基底变质表壳岩系的亏损地幔最大模式年龄集中在1.52.3Ga和0.91.3Ga, 在欧龙布鲁克地块中亦有2.5Ga及2.8Ga显示, 一般Pb同位素比值(206Pb/204Pb)_t>18, (207Pb/204Pb)_t>15.5, (208Pb/204Pb)_t>38, 具高放射成因铅特征.这表明, 柴达木地块和欧龙布鲁克地块基底与扬子陆块具有密切的亲缘性, 现今的扬子陆块范围可扩大到中国西部阿尔金断裂东、西两侧的微陆块群, 昆中断裂带和柴北缘高压-超高压变质岩带代表扬子陆块内部裂解小地块的再汇聚带.      

华东地区燕山期花岗质岩浆与成矿作用关系研究

华东地区是我国重要的钨、铜、铁、钼、金、银、铀、铅、锌等多种金属矿产的产业基地。本文系统总结了华东地区钦杭成矿带和武夷山成矿带等重要多金属成矿带的燕山期岩浆活动与成矿作用的时空演化规律,提出燕山期区域成岩成矿作用可划分为早、晚两期四个阶段。(1)燕山早期早阶段(180~165Ma),以I型花岗岩及埃达克质岩石为主,主要分布在钦杭结合带东段以及武夷山成矿带的闽西南坳陷区内,形成一系列斑岩型及矽卡岩型铜铅锌银多金属矿床;其中埃达克质岩是俯冲板块挤压环境下加厚(或拆沉)下地壳重熔的产物;(2)燕山早期晚阶段(165~140Ma),以S型花岗岩以及钨锡、铌钽矿床为主,主要分布于南岭成矿带,另有少量非埃达克质I型花岗岩;(3)燕山晚期早阶段(145~120Ma),为区域由挤压向伸展过渡的构造转换期,在古太平洋板块斜向俯冲所导致的大规模伸展背景下,产生了S型与I-A型花岗岩共生的局面,其中S型火山-侵入杂岩与火山热液型铀铅锌矿床关系密切;在钦杭结合带东段一线出现A型花岗岩以及伴生的钨锡铌钽矿化,其年龄(135~125Ma)略晚于S型火山-侵入杂岩,在武夷山地区岩石类型则以I型为主,并与矽卡岩型以及石英脉型钨锡铁钼矿有关;(4)燕山晚期晚阶段(120~90Ma),在强烈的伸展背景以及俯冲带向洋迁移作用下,成岩成矿事件集中在武夷山以东的沿海地区,以出现晶洞花岗岩、过碱性花岗岩等高温、浅成、高分异花岗岩类为特征,但金属成矿作用则大多与富钾的I型花岗岩类有关,在多个矿集区内形成大量的浅成低温热液型铜金银矿床。钦杭成矿带和武夷成矿带之间的成岩-成矿时空差异性主要受控于古太平洋板块俯冲过程及基底物质组成。     

Geochronological and geochemical constraints on the petrogenesis of high-K granite from the Suffi abad area, Sanandaj-Sirjan Zone, NW Iran

The Sanandaj-Sirjan Zone (SSZ) trends northwestward in western Iran on the Precambrian to Paleozoic basement and exposes abundant I-type granitoids and calc-alkaline volcanic rocks that were most active during the Late Jurassic to Upper Cretaceous. The petrogenesis of the granitoids and associated volcanic rocks has been widely related to Neotethyan subduction beneath the Iranian plate. We report a geochronological and geochemical study of the Suffi abad granite (SLG) body that crops outs southeast of Sanandaj within the SSZ and is mainly composed of K-feldspar + quartz + plagioclase ± hornblende. The SLG, which shows a high-K calc-alkaline affinity, has LA-ICPMS zircon U–Pb ages ranging between 149 ± 2 and 144 ± 3 Ma and initial ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr of ∼0.7024–0.7069 and ¹⁴³Nd/¹⁴⁴Nd of ∼0.5125–0.5127. These value correspond to an ?_Nd (145 Ma) of +1.5 and +4.9, suggesting that the SLG originated from the juvenile crust or depleted mantle with a young T_DM (650–900 Ma) over the subduction zone beneath the SSZ. Zircon saturation temperatures suggest that crystallization of the zircons, or emplacement of the host magmas, occurred at 560–750 °C, consistent with an intergrowth texture of K-feldspar and quartz that implies crystallization around the K-feldspar-quartz eutectic at lower temperatures. Overall, geochemical data suggest that crystallization of the hornblende and plagioclase played a role in magma differentiation. These data allow us to conclude that the high-K SLG did not originate directly from the juvenile mantle source as do most I-type, calc-alkaline granitoids, but more likely was produced from the partial melting of pre-existing I-type granitoids in the upper continental crust under low pressure conditions.     

西昆仑地区元古宙岩浆侵入作用及构造-岩浆演化过程

通过对西昆仑地区元古代侵入岩的岩石类型、形成时代和岩石地球化学资料的综合分析,探讨各个构造单元侵入岩形成期次、岩石成因及构造-岩浆演化过程。铁克里克断隆带元古宙中酸性侵入岩以A型花岗岩为主,是塔里木板块古老基底在高温低压条件下发生部分熔融的产物。西昆仑造山带古元古代和中元古代早期中酸性侵入岩为钙碱性I型花岗岩,是变玄武岩在低温条件下部分熔融条件下形成的,而古元古代晚期和新元古代中酸性侵入岩则是高温条件下老基底岩系部分熔融而形成的A型花岗岩。甜水海地块仅发育新元古代侵入岩,为S型花岗岩,是高温高压环境下甜水海地块古老基底部分熔融而形成。根据侵入岩岩浆演化规律,将西昆仑地区元古宙划为4个演化阶段:12 426~1 567Ma:以铁克里克断隆带A型花岗岩为代表的塔里木板块陆内演化,以西昆仑造山带钙碱性-拉斑质I型花岗岩为代表的陆缘弧。21 301~1 000Ma:铁克里克断隆带和西昆仑造山带均以陆内演化性质的A型花岗岩为主。31 000~851 Ma:甜水海地块S型花岗岩可能是陆-陆碰撞导致地壳加厚的产物,指示甜水海地块可能作为Rodinia超大陆的一员发生聚合拼接作用。4815~644 Ma:铁克里克断隆带和西昆仑造山带均存在碱性基性岩浆岩和A型花岗岩的双峰式侵入岩组合,指示塔里木地块和西昆仑地块可能作为Rodinia超大陆组成部分,在该阶段发生了裂解作用。通过对元古宙侵入岩的系统分析,西昆仑地区不同构造单元地壳演化有一定差异,经历了不同演化过程。     

赣北程浪断裂带的形成:程浪超基性岩墙群和星子花岗岩的地球化学证据

对侵位于彭庐地块东南边缘与程浪断裂带毗邻的前寒武纪花岗岩和出露于程浪深断裂带内的超基性岩墙群的微量元素地球化学特征进行了研究,结果表明前者属板内与岛弧环境的过渡类型,后者代表典型的火山岛弧环境。结合前人在区域构造和地质年代学的研究成果,认为晋宁运动时期,扬子板块东南缘散布着多个小型块体,在华夏板块向扬子板块方向的俯冲过程中,障公山地块先与彭庐地块沿程浪断裂带发生拼合,同时形成程浪超基性岩墙群;与此同时,彭庐地块内则表现为大规模的岩浆侵入作用。在各小型块体陆续发生碰撞后,扬子板块与华夏板块在晋宁运动晚期最终碰撞拼合,火山岛弧环境转换为造山带构造,因此,彭庐地块、障公山地块等火山岛弧均成为华南造山带的组成部分。