Geochemistry and spatial distribution of late-Paleozoic mafic volcanic rocks in the surrounding areas of the Gonghe Basin: Implications for Majixueshan triple-junction and east Paleotethyan archipelagic ocean

The late-Paleozoic mafic volcanic rocks occurring in the surrounding areas of the Gonghe basin are distributed in the A’nyêmaqên ophiolite zone, Zongwulong tectonic zone and Kuhai-Saishitang volcanic zone. The mafic volcanics in the A’nyêmaqên zone formed an ancient ridge-centered hotspot around the Majixueshan OIB, the Kuhai-Saishitang mafic rocks consist of E-MORB and continental rift basalts and the Zongwulong volcanic rocks are enriched N-MORB. The regionally low Nb/U and Ce/Pb ratios reflect the influence of the OIB material on the mafic magma source. From geochemistry, spatial distribution and tectonic relationship of the mafic rocks, an ancient triple-junction centered at the Majixueshan can be inferred. The existence of the Kuhai-Saishitang aulacogen may have provided a tectonic channel for the Majixueshan OIB materials metasomatizing the magma source for the Zongwulong rocks. The formation of the triple-junction and the rifting of the Zongwulong zone have separated the orogens and massifs in the region.

     

青海省共和盆地周缘晚古生代镁铁质火山岩Sr-Nd-Pb同位素地球化学及其地质意义

青海省共和盆地周缘晚古生代镁铁质火山岩分属阿尼玛卿蛇绿混杂带,宗务隆构造带和苦海-赛什塘带.阿尼玛卿带正常洋中脊玄武岩（N-MORB）样品具有较高的^87Sr/^86Sr（t）比值（0.7066～0.7084）、高的εNd（t）（12.2～12.8）和较低的^206Pb/^204Pb初始值（17.72～17.79）.这些同位素特征类似于秦岭勉略蛇绿岩带的N-MORB以及印度洋低^206Pb/^204Pb高^143Nd/^144Nd N-MORB.该带中的洋岛玄武岩（OIB）的^87Sr/^86Sr比值为0.7036～0.7044,εNd（t）=4.4～4.8,^206Pb/^204Pb=17.45～17.62.其Sr和Nd同位素比值可与印度洋代表热点构造的洋岛玄武岩对比,但^206Pb/^204Pb低于印度洋的热点构造玄武岩,因此,具有类似印度洋低143Nd/144Nd比值MORB同位素特征.宗务隆构造带的N-MORB的Sr同位素比值在0.7041～0.7058,εNd（t）=6.1～8.4,^206Pb/^204Pb=17.51～17.90,划归高^143Nd/^144Nd比值的N-MORB.苦海大陆裂谷玄武岩显示了高的^87Sr/^86Sr同位素比值（0.7115和0.7104）和低的εNd（t）值（-1.7和-2.5）,其6206Pb/6204Pb（17.64和17.46）与上述大洋玄武质岩石无显著区别.上述各岩类的同位素特征反映了它们生成的构造环境和陆壳组分混染的程度.阿尼玛卿带的N-MORB代表了典型的来自亏损地幔源区的洋中脊产物.与勉略带同类岩石可能来自同一源区.OIB可能属于热点构造成因的洋岛产物并与MORB一起构成了阿尼玛卿洋洋壳.宗务隆带MORB同样代表了主要源自相对亏损地幔的洋脊产物并指示宗务隆带曾开裂成洋.苦海大陆裂谷玄武岩极高的Sr和低的Nd同位素比值是陆壳物质组分的强烈印记,这与该类火山岩发育在前寒武纪基底之上不无关系.结合本区大洋玄武岩普遍低的Nb/U和Ce/Pb比值,推测它们可能源自EMII与DMM物质的交代混合.按照习惯的想法,明显的Dupal异常（△^208Pb/^204Pb值=46～103和△^207Pb/^204Pb值=4～18;大多样品^87Sr/^86Sr＞0.704）指示这些岩石在空间上代表了来自南半球印度洋位置的古洋壳残余.但是,北半球愈来愈多的Dupal异常的发现有可能指示它们是类似现今东南亚多洋岛构造历经“汇聚式（focused）俯冲”的产物.此外,宗务隆带MORB的Dupal异常指示本区古特提斯域的北界较先前所定还要北推200km.     

Tectonics of South China continent and its implications

This paper aims at exploring the tectonic characteristics of the South China Continent(SCC)and extracting the universal tectonic rules from these characteristics,to help enrich the plate tectonic theory and better understand the continental dynamic system.For this purpose,here we conduct a multi-disciplinary investigation and combine it with the previous studies to reassess the tectonics and evolution of SCC and propose that the tectonic framework of the continent comprises two blocks,three types of tectonic units,four deformation systems,and four evolutionary stages with distinctive mechanism and tectonic characteristics since the Neoproterozoic.The four evolutionary stages are:(1)The amalgamation and break-up of the Neoproterozoic plates,typically the intracontinental rifting.(2)The early Paleozoic and Mesozoic intracontinental orogeny confined by plate tectonics,forming two composite tectonic domains.(3)The parallel operation of the Yangtze cratonization and intracontinental orogeny,and multi-phase reactivation of the Yangtze craton.(4)The association and differentiation evolution of plate tectonics and intracontinental tectonics,and the dynamic characteristics under the Meso-Cenozoic modern global plate tectonic regime.     

Geochemistry and spatial distribution of late-Paleozoic mafic volcanic rocks in the surrounding areas of the Gonghe Basin: Implications for Majixueshan triple-junction and east Paleotethyan archipelagic ocean

The late-Paleozoic mafic volcanic rocks occurring in the surrounding areas of the Gonghe basin are distributed in the A'nyêmaqên ophiolite zone, Zongwulong tectonic zone and Kuhai-Saishitang volcanic zone. The mafic volcanics in the A'nyêmaqên zone formed an ancient ridge-centered hotspot around the Majixueshan OIB, the Kuhai-Saishitang mafic rocks consist of E-MORB and continental rift basalts and the Zongwulong volcanic rocks are enriched N-MORB. The regionally low Nb/U and Ce/Pb ratios reflect the influence of the OIB material on the mafic magma source. From geochemistry, spatial distribution and tectonic relationship of the mafic rocks, an ancient triple-junction centered at the Majixueshan can be inferred. The existence of the Kuhai-Saishitang aulacogen may have provided a tectonic channel for the Majixueshan OIB materials metasomatizing the magma source for the Zongwulong rocks. The formation of the triple-junction and the rifting of the Zongwulong zone have separated the orogens and massifs in the region.