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.     

The Late Jurassic extensional event in the central part of the South China Block – evidence from the Laoshan’ao shear zone and Xiangdong Tungsten deposit (Hunan,SE China)

ABSTRACT

The Late Mesozoic tectonics strongly reworked the tectonic framework of East Asia. In the South China Block (SCB), the major Late Mesozoic phenomena are featured by numerous magmatic activities, (half-) graben basins opening, and abundant ore deposits formation. The intrinsic relationships of these phenomena with the tectonic regime are still hotly debated, partly due to the lack of structural data. To advance the understanding of these issues, we conducted a detailed structural analysis including field and microscopic observations as well as an Anisotropy of Magnetic Susceptibility (AMS) investigation in the Laoshan’ao shear zone (LSA), which is the northern branch of the major Chaling–Chenzhou–Linwu Fault (CCLF) in the SCB. The new data enable us to reach the following conclusions: the evolution of the LSA can be divided into three deformation phases. D₁ is a NW–SE-stretching event featured by the SE-dipping normal fault with a top-to-the-SE shear sense, coeval with the emplacement of the 154 Ma Batuan syn-tectonic pluton that leads to the development of the Xiangdong tungsten deposit and the opening of the Cretaceous Chaling basin; D₂ is a NE–SW-striking dextral strike–slip event that dislocated the ore veins formed during the D₁ event; D₃ is a NW-directed thrusting event that cross-cut the previous gneissic foliation. D₁ is the major event of the LSA shear zone, interpreted as the reactivation of the CCLF in response to the Late Mesozoic tectonics in the SCB, and indicates a NW-SE extensional regime since the Late Jurassic in the study area. This study also provides an example for an ore-forming process controlled by both the hydrothermal fluid coming from a syn-tectonic granite and the accommodation of tension gashes opened by the regional extensional event.     

Division of tectonic–strata superregions in China

The continent of China is grouped into Pan–Cathaysian blocks, Laurasia and Gondwana Continental margins and relics of three oceans-Paleoasian, Tethys, and Pacific as a whole. In detail, the continent of China grew up by coalescence of three blocks or platforms (North China, Tarim and Yangtze) and eight orogenic belts (Altay–Inner Mongolia–Daxinganling, Tianshan–Junggar–Beishan, Qinling–Qilian– Kunlun, Qiangtang–Sanjiang, Gangdisê, Himalaya, Cathaysia, Eastern Taiwan) during the processes of oceanic crust disappearance and acceretionary-collision of continental crusts. In the orogenic belts, six convergent crustal consumption zones (Ertix–Xar Moron, South Tianshan, Kuanping–Foziling, Bangong co–Shuanghu–Nujiang–Changning–Menglian, Yarlung–Tsangpo, Jiangshao–Chenzhou–Qinfang) have been distinguished. Correspondingly, the strata of the continent of China are subdivided into 17 tectonic-strata superregions, which tectonically belong to three blocks or platforms, six convergent crustal consumption zones and eight orogenic series, respectively. This division is based mainly on differences of tectonic environment and tectonic evolution among blocks, zones and belts, including the timing of when the oceanic crusts transferred into continental crusts, the paleobiogeographic features, and the types of strata.     

Correlation between the Wonominta and the Broken Hill Blocks in western New South Wales: Evidence from Nd isotope studies of metasediments

Nd isotope studies of the oldest metasedimentary rocks from the Wonominta Block, western New South Wales reveal that these samples have a model age (T_DM) of 1780–2010 Ma, slightly younger than that of low‐grade Willyama Supergroup metasediments (1920–2160 Ma), and significantly younger than those ages previously reported from high‐grade rocks of the Broken Hill Block (2200–2300 Ma). These differences have important implications for tectonic reconstruction in this region and support a model of transitional tectonics from the Broken Hill to Wonominta Blocks, as suggested by earlier geochemical studies of mafic rocks. Those studies revealed that the mafic rocks from the basal sequence of the Wonominta Block may have formed in a back‐arc basin, developed from a propagating rifting, an environment contiguous to that in which Willyama Supergroup was deposited. These results also carry significant implications for tectonic reconstruction of eastern Australia.     

桂东南糯垌—安平地区(变质)中—基性火成岩的年代学、地球化学特征及其构造意义

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麻山杂岩的变质-混合岩化作用和花岗质岩浆活动

在黑龙江佳木斯地块麻山杂岩中可分别有高级和中级变质作用部分,两处均可见混合岩化作用。通过混合岩浅色脉体或花岗质脉体中的长石自形晶、斜长石周围的钠长石净边、黑云母向角闪石的转化等现象表明混合岩化作用主要表现为深部岩浆的注入,而不仅是高级变质之后的近原地深熔作用所致,高级变质与相关的深熔作用所致混合岩化在区域上的分布是有限的,集中于西麻山的高级区;而注入式混合岩化是普遍的,其产出可遍布所有麻山杂岩的出露区,在麻粒岩相和角闪岩相部位均可出现。早期麻粒岩相变质与后期混合岩化作用应是相互独立的构造或热事件;注入式混合岩化引起了中级变质作用和高级区的退变质作用,注入混合岩化作用的时代约为500Ma;中级变质作用是注入混合岩化的结果,而不是混合岩化的原因。与注入混合岩相关的花岗岩虽然表现出一些S型花岗岩的特征,但根据矿物组合、地化性质的综合分析,更可能是富钾及钾长石斑晶的钙碱性花岗岩类,属于I型花岗岩,形成于挤压向引张转化的过程中。麻山杂岩的变质与混合岩化特征表明,以西伯利亚古陆为中心的南部边缘发生了与冈瓦纳陆块内泛非事件类似的构造活动,只不过这里的规模略小,在变质之后迅速发生了构造体系的转换,而形成大量花岗质岩浆活动。     

华南中生代动力体制转换与钨锡锂铍铌钽稀土矿床成矿系列的叠加演化

华南陆块中生代受古特提斯构造域和滨太平洋构造域两大动力学体系控制,形成了独具特色的华南大花岗岩区和巨量稀有金属富集的成矿省.在印支期-燕山期动力体制转换的背景下,华南陆块内同一构造单元经历了不同世代、不同源区、多个类型岩浆作用相关的矿床成矿(亚)系列的叠加和演化,其叠加成矿机理是华南中生代大规模成矿作用研究的关键,其复...     

云南水头山铅锌矿床闪锌矿Rb-Sr定年及其地质意义

水头山铅锌矿床位于保山地块南端芦子园矿集区,区内以发育矽卡岩型和热液脉型两类铅锌矿化为特点.为查明铅锌多金属成矿作用过程,本文对水头山热液脉型铅锌矿床主成矿阶段的闪锌矿开展了Rb-Sr同位素组成测定,获得闪锌矿的Rb-Sr等时线年龄为135.8±4.2Ma(MSWD=1.70,n=6),结合区内其他矿床的成矿年龄,认为...     

机动车辆速度性能综合测试仪

本文所设计的机动车辆速度性能综合测试仪采用国产高科技最新产品 CMOS—LED 五合一显示组合器件 LCL331及 CC4000系列 CMOS 集成电路组装,采用红外光电检测。可以测量各种机动车辆的速度、加速度、制动及滑行性能。具有测速、测时、测距及实现数字显示和超速报警等特点。     

扬子地块东段若干橄揽岩包体的温度－压力计算

采自江苏省六合地区的１１个尖晶石相橄榄岩包体，用电子探针和质子探针精确测定其中橄榄石和辉石的主量和微量成分，采用新近校准的适用于尖晶石相包体的橄榄石一单斜辉石地质压力计和二辉石地质温度计，计算了包体中共生矿物对的平衡温度和压力。其中ＢＭ８５计算的温度比ＢＫＮ９０的约低５０℃左右。而经Ｂｒｅｙ和Ｋｏｈｌｅｒ修改的ＢＭ８５温度计得到的结果与ＢＫＮ９０的几乎相同。假定压力为１．５ＧＰａ，用ＢＫＮ９０计算，１１个包体样品的温度范围为７２２℃～１１９３℃，它大体上反映了扬子地块东段大陆岩石圈地使尖晶石相部分的温度状态。橄榄石一单斜辉石地质压力计用于本样品组计算，仅部分样品获得合理的结果。由于该压力计自身的误差较大，尚不能精确确定尖晶石相橄榄岩的压力。