SHRIMP U-Pb Zircon Dating of the Tula Granite Pluton on the South Side of the Altun Fault and Its Geological Implications

The Tula A2-subtype granite pluton is located between the Altun fault and its branching fault. According to the geological, geochemical, REE and trace elements characteristics, it belongs to the A2 （PA） subtype granite. The SHRIMP U-Pb zircon dating gives a result of 385.2±8.1 Ma, which is located between the Middle and Late Devonian in the international stratigraphic chart, and can be regarded as the crystallization age of the Tula granite. The study indicates that the Tula area was in a local extensional environment in the end of the Middle Devonian, and that environment was probably related to the synchronized strike-slip activity of the Altun fault.     

Late Jurassic–Early Cretaceous Plutonism in the Northern Part of the Precambrian North China Craton: SHRIMP Zircon U–Pb Dating of Diorites and Granites from the Yunmengshan Geopark, Beijing

The Yunmengshan Geopark in northern Beijing is located within the Yanshan range. It contains the Yunmengshan batholith, which is dominated by two plutons: the Yunmengshan gneissic granite and the Shicheng gneissic diorite. Four samples of the Yunmengshan gneissic granite give SHRIMP zircon U–Pb ages from 145 to 141 Ma, whereas four samples of the Shicheng gneissic diorite have ages from 159 Ma to 151 Ma. Dikes that cut the Yunmengshan diorite record SHRIMP zircon U–Pb age of 162±2 and 156±4 Ma. The cumulative plots of zircons from the diorites show a peak age of 155 Ma, without inherited zircon cores, and the peak age of 142 Ma for granite is interpreted as the emplacement age of the Yunmengshan granitic pluton, whose igneous zircons contain inherited zircon cores. The data presented here show that there were two pulses of magmatism: early diorites, followed c13 Ma later by true granites, which incorporated material from an older continental crust.     

LA-ICP-MS zircon U-Pb dating of the Kunlunguan A-type granites in Guangxi Province,South China and its geological significance

The Kunlunguan biotite granite pluton, located in the southwestern part of the Nanling Mesozoic granite belt, is controlled by the NW-trending Nandan-Kunlunguan deep fault. LA-ICP-MS zircon U-Pb dating yielded a weighted mean 206Pb/238U age of 93.0±1 Ma (MSDW=1.7) for the main part of the pluton, implying its Late Creta-ceous intrusion. The Kunlunguan body is a high-K calc-alkaline rock characterized by high silicon, alkali and alu-minum, and low phosphorus and titanium. SiO2 contents of the Kunlunguan body...     

Petrological and Geochemical Constraints on the Origin of Strongly Peraluminous Granitoids from the Triassic Guangtoushan Pluton in South Qinling

As an important part of the early Mesozoic granites in the South Qinling tectonic belt (SQTB), the Guangtoushan pluton provides a material basis for research on the composition of magma sources and the effects of peritectic assemblage entrainment (PAE) on the changes in the granite composition. As shown by the results of LA-ICP-MS zircon U-Pb dating, the Guangtoushan pluton was emplaced during the Late Triassic (214–212 Ma) and was formed in the post-collision stage between the SQTB and the Yangtze plate. The collected samples had high SiO2 content and low Cr and Ni contents, indicating that the magmas did not undergo significant crust-mantle mixing during their evolution. The Guangtoushan granitoids were distributed along the trend line of magmatic fractional crystallization in the F–An–Or diagram. This result, combined with the relatively homogeneous Sr-Nd isotopic composition, implies that the Guangtoushan pluton underwent slight assimilation and contamination. As can be inferred from the comparison between the compositions of the Guangtoushan granitoids and various fluid-absent experimental melts, the magma sources of the Guangtoushan granitoids contain a variety of materials, such as graywackes, pyroclastic graywackes, and pelites and are not derived from lower crustal mafic rocks. The correlation between the maficity and the major and trace elements further indicates that the strongly peraluminous granitoids from the Guangtoushan pluton was formed by the partial melting of biotite-bearing crustal rocks and its magmatic evolution was accompanied by the entrainment of clinopyroxenes and accessory minerals.     

Geochemistry, Monazite U–Pb Dating, and Li–Nd Isotopes of the Madi Rare Metal Granite in the Northeastern Part of the North China Craton

The Madi rare metal granite is a complex massif, which contains a variety of rare metals, such as Nb, Ta, Li, and Be. In this paper, the geochemical characteristics of the granite were obtained by multi-collector inductively coupled mass spectrometry (MC-ICP-MS). The precise crystalline age of the granite was obtained from monazite U-Pb dating, and the source of the granite was determined using Li-Nd isotopes. The Madi rare metal granite is a high-K (calc-alkaline), peraluminous, S-type granite. The U-Pb monazite age indicates that the crystalline age of the granite is 175.6 Ma, which is Early Jurassic. The granite is characterized by a relatively wide range of δ7Li values (+2.99‰ to +5.83‰) and high lithium concentrations (181 ppm to 1022 ppm). The lithium isotopic composition of the granite does not significantly correlate with the degree of magmatic differentiation. An insignificant amount of lithium isotope fractionation occurred during the granitic differentiation. The lithium isotopic composition of the granite significantly differs from that of the wall rock, but it is very similar to that of a primitive mantle peridotite xenolith (mean δ7Li value +3.5‰). The plot of Li concentration versus δ7Li indicates that the Li isotopic composition of the granite is similar to that of island arc lavas. Based on the above-described evidence, the granite was mainly derived from the crust, but it was contaminated by a deep granitic magma.     

Chronology and cooling history of the Tianmenshan pluton in South Jiangxi Province and their geological significance

Geochronological studies on the crust-derived Tianmenshan pluton were undertaken by SHRIMP zircon U-Pb dating and Ar-Ar dating of biotite, muscovite and K-feldspar, giving a petrogenetic age of 167 Ma. Owing to the closure systems in different minerals, the cooling history of the pluton can be determined with an age-temperature diagram. The late hydrothermal event has been recognized, which is related probably with mineralization. In terms of the comparative geochronological and petrologic records, it is concluded that there are some constrains on tectonic evolution and that the formation of the Tianmenshan pluton proceeded in a transition period from Indosinian post-orogeny extension to strong compressive tectonics. And the timing of the hydrothermal event matches the compressive climax of the Yanshanian orogeny. The temporal gap between granite emplacement and wolframite mineralization could last 10-20 Ma owing to the low cooling rate of the pluton.     

Late Triassic Granites From the Quxu Batholith Shedding a New Light on the Evolution of the Gangdese Belt in Southern Tibet

The Gangdese magmatic belt formed during Late Triassic to Neogene in the southernmost Lhasa terrane of the Tibetan plateau. It is interpreted as a major component of a continental margin related to the northward subduction of the Neo-Tethys oceanic slab beneath Eurasia and it is the key in understanding the tectonic framework of southern Tibet prior to the India-Eurasia collision. It is widely accepted that northward subduction of the Neo-Tethys oceanic crust formed the Gangdese magmatic belt, but the occurrence of Late Triassic magmatism and the detailed tectonic evolution of southern Tibet are still debated. This work presents new zircon U-Pb-Hf isotope data and whole-rock geochemical compositions of a mylonitic granite pluton in the central Gangdese belt, southern Tibet. Zircon U-Pb dating from two representative samples yields consistent ages of 225.3±1.8 Ma and 229.9±1.5 Ma, respectively, indicating that the granite pluton was formed during the early phase of Late Triassic instead of Early Eocene(47–52 Ma) as previously suggested. Geochemically, the mylonitic granite pluton has a sub-alkaline composition and low-medium K calc-alkaline affinities and it can be defined as an I-type granite with metaluminous features(A/CNK1.1). The analyzed samples are characterized by strong enrichments of LREE and pronounced depletions of Nb, Ta and Ti, suggesting that the granite was generated in an island-arc setting. However, the use of tectonic discrimination diagrams indicates a continental arc setting. Zircon Lu-Hf isotopes indicate that the granite has highly positive εHf(t) values ranging from +13.91 to +15.54(mean value +14.79), reflecting the input of depleted mantle material during its magmatic evolution, consistent with Mg~# numbers. Additionally, the studied samples also reveal relatively young Hf two-stage model ages ranging from 238 Ma to 342 Ma(mean value 292 Ma), suggesting that the pluton was derived from partial melting of juvenile crust. Geochemical discrimination diagrams also suggest that the granite was derived from partial melting of the mafic lower crust. Taking into account both the spatial and temporal distribution of the mylonitic granite, its geochemical fingerprints as well as previous studies, we propose that the northward subduction of the Neo-Tethys oceanic slab beneath the Lhasa terrane had already commenced in Late Triassic(~230 Ma), and that the Late Triassic magmatic events were formed in an active continental margin that subsequently evolved into the numerous subterranes, paleo-island-arcs and multiple collision phases that form the present southern Tibet.     

Zircon U-Pb age and Hf isotopic characteristics of the Huangtuliang monzonitic granite,North Hebei Province,China

The Huangtuliang monzonitic granite outcrops on the northern side of the Huangtuliang gold mining district, Chicheng, North Hebei Province. Our predecessors only made isotopic age determination using the K-Ar method. Through LA-MC-ICP-MS zircon U-Pb dating and zircon Hf isotopic composition determination, this study acquired the age of 244.8±2.0 Ma(MSWD=0.57) on the basis of the weighed mean 206Pb/238U ratio, indicating that the Huangtuliang monzonitic granite was formed during the Middle Triassic period, which is the product of Early Indosinian magmatic activities in the region of North Hebei. εHf(t) values vary relatively evenly, within the range of-10.65--14.03, with an average of-12.14. The two-stage evolution model ages, tDM2, vary between 1943 and 2144 Ma, implying that the rock-forming materials of the Huangtiliang monzonitic granite mainly came from the Paleoproterozoic recirculated crustal materials, though a small quantity of enriched-mantle materials would have been involved.     

Petrogenesis and Mineralization of Two‐Stage A‐Type Granites in Jiuyishan,South China: Constraints from Whole‐rock Geochemistry,Mineral Composition and Zircon U‐Pb‐Hf Isotopes

The Jiuyishan complex massif, located in the northern section of the Nanling region, is a combination of five plutons, namely, the Xuehuading, Jinjiling, Pangxiemu, Shaziling and Xishan plutons. Whole-rock geochemistry, mineral electron microprobe analysis, zircon U-Pb dating and Hf isotope analysis were carried out for the Jinjiling and Pangxiemu plutons. The zircon U-Pb dating yields weighted mean ages of 152.9±0.9 Ma for the Jinjiling pluton and 151.7±1.5 Ma for the Pangxiemu pluton, with a narrow gap between them. The Jinjiling and Pangxiemu plutons both have geochemical characteristics of high SiO2, Al2O3, Na2O, K2O and low TiO2, MgO, CaO, P2O5 contents, with intense depletionS in Sr, Ba, Ti, Eu and enrichments?in Ga, FeOT and HFSE, and these characteristics reflect an A-type affinity. From the Jinjiling to the Pangxiemu plutons, the mineral composition of mica changes from lepidomelane to zinnwaldite, with increases in F, Li2O and Rb2O contents. The mineral composition of zircon changes from low Zr/Hf to high Zr/Hf, with increasing HfO2, P2O5 and UO2+ThO2+Y2O3 contents. The mineral compositions of feldspar indicate that the Pangxiemu pluton contains more alkali feldspar than the Jinjiling pluton. The whole-rock geochemistry and mineral compositions reveal a higher degree of differentiation for the Pangxiemu pluton. The nearly uniform εHf(t) indicates the same source region for the two plutons: both were derived from partial melting of the lower crust, with small contributions of mantle materials. In addition, higher F, lower Nb/Ta and Zr/Hf ratios in the Pangxiemu Pluton suggest a closer relationship with the rare metal mineralization than for the Jinjiling pluton.     

Stratigraphic Geochemistry of Upper—Middle Proterozoic Suberathem in Northern Guangxi,China

The Upper-Middle Proterozoic epimetamorphic rock series in northern Guangxi is a suite of volcanic-terrigenous clastic formations transforming in facies from mobile to stable, which is similar to Eparchean normal argillo-arenaceous sediments both in petrochemistry and in REE geochemistry.The Upper-Middle Proterozoic Suberathem in northern Guangxi is characterized by primordial enrichment of As and Sb, significant depletion in Sr and Hg, bimodal or polymodal distribution of Au and other ore-forming elements, and high variation coefficients and strong mobilities of Sn,Cu,Ni,Au,Ag,As and Sb.The trace element association is characterized by the predominance of siderophile and chalcophile elements occurring in the Middle Proterozoic and that of lithophile ele-ments occurring in the Upper Proterozoic .It is suggested that in northern Guangxi is developed a series of ore-bearing formations with the Sibao Group as the protogenous basement and the Danzhou Group and Lower Sinian series as the derivative cap strata.     

Geochemistry and petrogenesis of anorogenic(?) granitoids of west Garo Hills,Meghalaya

The granite in Samingiri — Dilsekgiri area occurs as discordant, isolated pluton within the migmatitic terrain of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya. The pluton is exposed over 140 sq km (18 km × 8 km). It exhibits structures of solid state and piecemeal stoping effect proximal to the contact and enveloped by a contact metamorphic aureole of albite-epidote-hornfels facies. Modally, it is biotite-monzogranite and biotite-syenogranite with minor biotite, chlorite, epidote and sericite and accessories like zircon, apatite, allanite, pyrite, magnetite and sphene. Geochemically, it is marked by restricted composition (69–76 wt% SiO₂), high alkalies, low Ca, metaluminous to strongly peraluminous (Molar Al₂O₃/CaO+Na₂O+K₂O = 0.95 ? 1.54), high FeO/MgO, high Ga/Al, high contents of Rb, Sr, Ba, Y, Zr and Ce and depleted in Ti and P. The field observation, mineralogical and geochemical aspects indicate the post-tectonic nature of West Garo pluton more like as A-type granite formed by partial melting of lower crustal blocks followed by low to moderate degree of fractional differentiation. Low Ca, alkaline nature and peraluminous character point to A-type nature of West Garo granite significantly different from other granites of Meghalaya Plateau. Rb-Sr age (616±86 Ma) of granite, however, corresponds to widespread Middle to Upper Pan African activity, a thermal event prevailed during Late Proterozoic — Early Palaeozoic (500–800 Ma) period, manifested in the form of several granitic intrusions in the basement gneissic complex and the overlying Proterozoic metasediments of the Shillong Group in Meghalaya Plateau.     

Geochemical characteristics,cooling history and mineralization significance of Zhangtiantang pluton in South Jiangxi Province,P.R. China

The zircon SHRIMP dating of the Zhangtiantang granite gave an age of 159±7 Ma., which shows that the granite was produced at the early Late Jurassic. The Ar-Ar plateau ages of biotite and K-feldspar from the Zhangtiantang pluton are 153.2±1.1 Ma and 135.8±1.2 Ma, respectively. The Ar-Ar anti-isochrone ages of biotite and K-feldspar are 152.5±1.7Ma and 135.4±2.7Ma, respectively. The ages represent the isotopic closure ages of minerals in the pluton. The Zhangtiantang granites are regarded as peraluminous crust-derived type granites to possess the typical geochemical characteristics of calc-alkaline rocks on continental margin, with enriched Si, K, Al (average value of A/CNK as 1.18), HREE, Rb, U, and Th, heavily depleted V, Cr, Co, Ni, Ti, Nb-Ta, Zr, Sr, P, and Ba, strongly negative Eu and common corundum normative (average value of C as 1.84). The εNd_(t) values of the Zhangtiantang granite are −5.84 to −7.79, and t _2DM values are 1.69 to 1.83 Ga, which indicates partial melting of continental-crust metamorphic sedimentary rocks during the Middle Proterozoic. The cooling history of the Zhangtiantang granitic pluton indicates that the cooling velocity of pluton was faster (about 67°C/Ma) from zircon (158 Ma) to biotite (152 Ma), and was slower (about12°C/Ma) from biotite (152.5 Ma) to K-feldspar (135.8 Ma). It can be deduced that the temporal gap (about 10 Ma) between the granite formmation and W-Sn mineralization in South China may be related to ordinary magma-hydrothermal processes by the variational cooling curve of the pluton. The Zhangtiantang pluton was formed in a compressive setting, with differentiation evolution and mineralization occurring in a relative relaxation setting.     

东天山地区中天山地块内中元古代花岗岩的特征及地质意义

在天山造山带觉罗塔格山系东段的中天山地块内,新识别出一套侵位于长城系星星峡群变质岩中的片麻状花岗质岩体,岩石组合为片麻状闪长岩+片麻状花岗闪长岩+片麻状二长花岗岩+片麻状钾长花岗岩,锆石SHRIM PU-Pb测年表明这套侵入岩的结晶年龄为(1 453±15)~(1 458±40)Ma(207Pb/206Pb表面年龄),是中元古代晚期的产物。岩石学及地球化学特征显示为高钾钙碱性系列,具I型花岗岩组合特征,形成于板块汇聚的环境。这套花岗质侵入岩的厘定,对于可能存在于元古宙的天山洋的闭合事件,从岩浆作用上提供了重要信息,同时对中天山星星峡群的地层时代提供了一个很好的上限。另外,还发现了一颗形成年龄为(2 991±22)Ma的残留锆石,指示该区可能存在太古宙的古老基底。     

广东罗定龙塘碱性花岗岩锆石SHRIMP定年及地质意义

龙塘碱性花岗岩位于广东云开大山地区,属罗定泗纶混合岩田区,其中的锆石均为具有老核新壳的变质复合型锆石。SHRIMP定年结果,新壳6个测点加权平均年龄为265±1.8Ma,反映该岩体的成岩年龄,相当于中二叠世,属于海西晚期。老核获得最大的U-Pb年龄为1098Ma,相当于中元古代;457Ma和414Ma可能是新壳和老核的混合年龄。根据锆石的成因类型,结合微观所见的岩石结构(反映沉积变质成因的粒状变晶结构和花岗变晶结构等),表明该碱性花岗岩的成因可能是砂泥质沉积物经变质而成。     

内蒙古达茂旗花岗岩类LA—ICP—MS锆石U—Pb年龄及其地质意义

对内蒙古达茂旗北部构造单元的巴特敖包岛弧带2个花岗闪长岩岩体样品和南部构造单元一个花岗岩岩体的2件样品进行了LA—ICP-MS锆石u—Pb定年。北部构造单元采自2个花岗闪长岩岩体的样品锆石^206Pb／^238U年龄分别为468Ma±2Ma和452Ma±2Ma,代表了这2个岩体的侵位时间,表明古亚洲洋向华北克拉通之下俯冲不晚于468Ma±2Ma;南部构造单元采自同一花岗岩岩体的2件样品获得的锆石~pb／z38U年龄分别为268Ma±2Ma和264Ma±2Ma,和该单元西部岩体已有的锆石年龄相符。这为华北克拉通北缘岩浆作用研究提供了新的年代学证据。     

内蒙古达茂旗花岗岩类LA-ICP-MS 锆石U-Pb年龄及其地质意义

对内蒙古达茂旗北部构造单元的巴特敖包岛弧带2个花岗闪长岩岩体样品和南部构造单元一个花岗岩岩体的2件样品进行了LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb定年。北部构造单元采自2个花岗闪长岩岩体的样品锆石206Pb/238U年龄分别为468Ma±2Ma和452Ma±3Ma,代表了这2个岩体的侵位时间,表明古亚洲洋向华北克拉通之下俯冲不晚于468Ma±2Ma;南部构造单元采自同一花岗岩岩体的2件样品获得的锆石206Pb/238U年龄分别为268Ma±2Ma和264Ma±2Ma,和该单元西部岩体已有的锆石年龄相符。这为华北克拉通北缘岩浆作用研究提供了新的年代学证据。     

内蒙古苏尼特左旗地区阿木乌岩体LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb年龄及其地球化学特征

对苏尼特左旗地区阿木乌岩体进行LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb测年、主量元素、稀土元素和微量元素测试分析。结果表明,岩体成岩年龄为235.1±3.2 Ma,属中三叠世。岩体具有高SiO2、富K2O、低CaO、低TiO2的特征。强烈亏损Sr、Ba、Ti、P等元素,富集K、Rb、Th等亲石元素,具有右倾"海鸥型"球粒陨石标准化稀土配分型式及强烈的负铕异常等特点。A/CNK=0.77～1.19,A/NK=1.26～1.64,表明阿木乌岩体具有偏铝质A型花岗岩的特征。具有较高的Y/Nb值(2.31～3.001.2),显示出A2型花岗岩的特征,说明岩体形成于造山后的伸展环境。     

西秦岭印支早期美武岩体的岩石成因及其构造意义

对西秦岭合作地区的美武岩体进行了锆石U-Pb 定年、地球化学和 Sr-Nd 同位素组成研究。结果表明,美武岩体的侵位年龄为245~242 Ma,属于印支早期。美武岩体为一个复式岩基,主要岩石类型为石英闪长岩、花岗闪长岩和黑云母花岗岩,其中,花岗闪长岩中含有丰富的暗色微粒包体。美武岩体不同岩性单元的化学组成表现出不同的演化趋势。美武花岗闪长岩和黑云母花岗岩的地球化学和Sr-Nd 同位素的组成指示美武岩体的岩浆源区主要以壳源物质为主,其中,花岗闪长岩具有较高的Mg#(50~58)、Cr(（46~93）×10-6)和Ni(（12~50）×10-6)含量,表明有少量幔源物质的加入。石英闪长岩和暗色微粒包体具有高的Mg# (63和62)、Cr (217×10-6和318×10-6)和Ni (61×10-6和110×10-6)的含量,表明其主要来自于幔源岩浆。结合区域地质背景, 认为西秦岭中部的美武岩体形成于后碰撞早期的构造背景之下,可能与俯冲的阿尼玛卿洋壳断离作用有关。板片断离模型能较好地解释西秦岭印支早期侵入岩线性分布的特征和西秦岭造山带内中三叠世地壳的快速抬升。     

海南抱板金矿带地质特征及矿床成因

抱板金矿带产于戈枕脆韧性剪切断裂带西侧中元古代花岗岩体内接触带上。有剪切带蚀变岩型、石英脉型和含金伟晶岩型三种主要类型的矿床，以前一类最为重要。经多年研究认为，不同类型矿床的成矿时代不同，具多期成矿的特点。含金伟晶岩型和石英脉型金矿形成于海西期，成矿物质主要来自同期岩浆热液；含金剪切带的糜棱岩型金矿化发生于印支期；剪切带蚀变岩型金矿床形成于燕山期，成矿物质主要来自于与燕山期安玄玢岩同源的深部岩浆，     

东昆仑阿牙克库木湖北巴什尔希花岗岩锆石LA-ICP-MS U-Pb定年及其地质意义

巴什尔希岩体分布在东昆仑西段白干湖断裂和阿尔金断裂之间,岩性主要为二长花岗岩和钾长花岗岩,其中二长花岗岩与白干湖钨、锡多金属矿床关系密切。对锆石内部结构、阴极发光图像特征和Th/U比值的研究表明,二长花岗岩中的锆石为岩浆锆石。锆石LA-ICP-MSU-Pb同位素分析结果显示,二长花岗岩形成年龄为(458.0±9.0)Ma。结合前人对巴什尔希钾长花岗岩的锆石U-Pb定年(432.3±0.8)Ma,初步认为该岩体为晚奥陶世—早志留世侵入体。元素地球化学特征显示,巴什尔希花岗岩为弱准铝质或弱过铝质A型花岗岩,是东昆仑地区加里东期局部弧后盆地拉张过程中,地幔底侵导致地壳物质熔融的产物。