The Central Asian Orogenic Belt(CAOB) was built up through protracted accretion and collision of a variety of terranes/micro-continents during Neoproterozoice Mesozoic time. To understand potential links among Paleozo...The Central Asian Orogenic Belt(CAOB) was built up through protracted accretion and collision of a variety of terranes/micro-continents during Neoproterozoice Mesozoic time. To understand potential links among Paleozoic subduction and accretionary processes that were operative during the development of the southeastern CAOB, we conducted a combined U-Pb and Hf-isotope analysis of detrital zircons from previously defined Devonian, Carboniferous and Early Permian strata in the Bengbatu area,Inner Mongolia. Detrital zircons from(meta-) sandstones in these strata commonly yield major Paleozoic age populations at ca. 300-261 Ma, 351-300 Ma and 517-419 Ma, and also give several Precambrian ages that range from 2687 Ma to 544 Ma. The youngest ages redefine the deposition of all these strata to be in the Middle Permian(Wordiane Capitanian) or later, much younger than previously considered.These ages, coupled with regional magmatic records, support an interpretation of most surrounding areas as possible detritus sources, including the Mongolian arcs to the north, the Northern Accretionary Orogen to the south, and the intervening Erenhote Hegenshan Ophiolite Belt. Zircons with magmatic ages of ca. 500-350 Ma and ca. 300-261 Ma display a large range of εHf(t) values(-13.97 to +15.31),whereas ca. 350-300 Ma zircons are dominated by positive εHf(t) values(+0.14 to +16.00). These results support the occurrence of two significant shifts of the zircon εHf(t) values, which has tectonic implications for the understanding of the Carboniferouse Permian evolution of the southeastern CAOB. A marked shift from mixed to positive zircon εHf(t) values at 350 -330 Ma likely manifests the incipient opening of the Hegenshan Ocean, due to the slab rollback of the subducting Paleo-Asian Oceanic lithosphere. Another shift from positive to mixed zircon εHf(t) values at ca. 300 Ma likely corresponds to a tectonic switch from syn-orogenic subduction-related to post-orogenic extensional setting, genetically related to the tectonic collapse of a formerly overthickened crust.展开更多
The Chinese North Tianshan(CNTS)in the southern part of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt(CAOB)has undergone multistage accretion-collision processes during Paleozoic time,which remain controversial.This study addresses...The Chinese North Tianshan(CNTS)in the southern part of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt(CAOB)has undergone multistage accretion-collision processes during Paleozoic time,which remain controversial.This study addresses this issue by tracing the provenance of Late Paleozoic sedimentary successions from the Bogda Mountain in the eastern CNTS through U-Pb dating and Lu-Hf isotopic analyses of detrital zircons.New detrital zircon U-Pb ages(N=519)from seven samples range from 261±4 Ma to 2827±32 Ma.The most prominent age peak is at 313 Ma and subordinate ages vary from 441 Ma to 601 Ma,with some Precambrian detrital zircon ages(~7%)lasting from 694 Ma to 1024 Ma.The youngest age components in each sample yielded weighted mean ages ranging from 272±9 Ma to 288±5 Ma,representing the maximum depositional ages.These and literature data indicate that some previously-assumed"Carboniferous"strata in the Bogda area were deposited in the Early Permian,including the Qijiaojing,Julideneng,Shaleisaierke,Yangbulake,Shamaershayi,Liushugou,Qijiagou,and Aoertu formations.The low maturity of the sandstones,zircon morphology and provenance analyses indicate a proximal sedimentation probably sourced from the East Junggar Arc and the Harlik-Dananhu Arc in the CNTS.The minor Precambrian detrital zircons are interpreted as recycled materials from the older strata in the Harlik-Dananhu Arc.Zircon EHf(t)values have increased since^408 Ma,probably reflecting a tectonic transition from regional compression to extension.This event might correspond to the opening of the Bogda intraarc/back arc rift basin,possibly resulting from a slab rollback during the northward subduction of the North Tianshan Ocean.A decrease of zirconεHf(t)values at^300 Ma was likely caused by the cessation of oceanic subduction and subsequent collision,which implies that the North Tianshan Ocean closed at the end of the Late Carboniferous.展开更多
During Carboniferous time,tremendous juvenile arc crust was formed in the southern Central Asian Orogenic Belt(CAOB),although its origin remains unclear.Herein,we presented zircon U-Pb-Hf and whole-rock geochemical an...During Carboniferous time,tremendous juvenile arc crust was formed in the southern Central Asian Orogenic Belt(CAOB),although its origin remains unclear.Herein,we presented zircon U-Pb-Hf and whole-rock geochemical and Sr-Nd isotopic data for a suite of volcanic and pyroclastic rocks from the Khan-Bogd area in southern Mongolia.These Carboniferous pyroclastic rocks generally have some early Paleozoic zircons,probably derived from the granitic and sedimentary rocks of the Lake Zone and the Gobi-Altai Zone to the north,indicative of a continental arc nature.In addition,they have a main zircon U-Pb age of ca.370–330 Ma,positive Hf and Nd isotopes,and mafic-intermediate arc affinity,similar to the coeval arc magmatism.Moreover,the pyroclastic rocks of the northern area have more mafic and older volcanic components with depositional time(ca.350–370 Ma;Visean and Bashkirian stages)earlier than that in the southern area(mainly ca.350–315 Ma;Serpukhovian and Bashkirian stages).Combining a preexisting northward subduction supported by the available magnetotelluric data with a slab rollback model of the main oceanic basin of the Paleo-Asian Ocean(PAO)during Carboniferous and Triassic times,we infer that the Carboniferous arc magmatism was probably derived from a backarc ocean triggered by slab rollback.Thus,the juvenile arc volcanism of Mongolia,together with other areas(e.g.,Junggar)in the southern CAOB,represented a significant lateral accretion that terminated after the Carboniferous due to a significant contraction of the PAO.展开更多
The circum-Gondwana subduction initiated by the early Cambrian has been suggested to reflect the establishment of the modern plate tectonics.The metamorphic rocks with low thermobaric(T/P)ratios indicative of cold sub...The circum-Gondwana subduction initiated by the early Cambrian has been suggested to reflect the establishment of the modern plate tectonics.The metamorphic rocks with low thermobaric(T/P)ratios indicative of cold subduction in the present tectonic regime have not been well investigated.To better understand the circum-Gondwana subduction and to test its possible link with the emergence of the modern plate tectonics,this study focused on blueschist-facies metamorphic rocks in the Altyn Tagh of the southeastern Tarim craton.Mineral assemblage and chemistry,phase equilibrium modelling,and quartz-in-garnet Raman elastic geobarometry reveal that the zoisite blueschist and glaucophane(Gln)-bearing quartz schist in northern Altyn Tagh were metamorphosed to lawsonite to epidote blueschistfacies at 520–545℃ and 16–19 kbar.It reflects high-pressure(HP)/low temperature(LT)metamorphism with low T/P ratios of<300℃/GPa and thermal gradients of<10℃/km.These blueschist-facies metamorphic rocks underwent rapid decompression starting at P-T conditions of<495℃ and<9.6 kbar during exhumation.Ar-Ar geochronology records paragonite Ar-Ar plateau ages of 520–506 Ma for the zoisite blueschist samples and phengite Ar-Ar plateau ages of 522–516 Ma for the Gln-bearing quartz schist samples,suggesting that the peak HP/LT metamorphism occurred prior to ca.522 Ma.Based on new results and available data from the major Gondwana blocks,cold subduction was suggested to profoundly operate along circum-Gondwana in the early Cambrian after the amalgamation of Gondwana.The extensive circum-Gondwana subduction represents the earliest global cold subduction in Earth’s history associated with the establishment of the modern plate tectonics,as directly recorded by the studied early Cambrian blueschist-facies metamorphic rocks and a dramatic drop in the mean T/P of metamorphism since the early Paleozoic.展开更多
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 41730213, 41190075, 41190070)the Hong Kong Research Grants Council General Research Fund (17301915)the HKU Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research (201611159210)
文摘The Central Asian Orogenic Belt(CAOB) was built up through protracted accretion and collision of a variety of terranes/micro-continents during Neoproterozoice Mesozoic time. To understand potential links among Paleozoic subduction and accretionary processes that were operative during the development of the southeastern CAOB, we conducted a combined U-Pb and Hf-isotope analysis of detrital zircons from previously defined Devonian, Carboniferous and Early Permian strata in the Bengbatu area,Inner Mongolia. Detrital zircons from(meta-) sandstones in these strata commonly yield major Paleozoic age populations at ca. 300-261 Ma, 351-300 Ma and 517-419 Ma, and also give several Precambrian ages that range from 2687 Ma to 544 Ma. The youngest ages redefine the deposition of all these strata to be in the Middle Permian(Wordiane Capitanian) or later, much younger than previously considered.These ages, coupled with regional magmatic records, support an interpretation of most surrounding areas as possible detritus sources, including the Mongolian arcs to the north, the Northern Accretionary Orogen to the south, and the intervening Erenhote Hegenshan Ophiolite Belt. Zircons with magmatic ages of ca. 500-350 Ma and ca. 300-261 Ma display a large range of εHf(t) values(-13.97 to +15.31),whereas ca. 350-300 Ma zircons are dominated by positive εHf(t) values(+0.14 to +16.00). These results support the occurrence of two significant shifts of the zircon εHf(t) values, which has tectonic implications for the understanding of the Carboniferouse Permian evolution of the southeastern CAOB. A marked shift from mixed to positive zircon εHf(t) values at 350 -330 Ma likely manifests the incipient opening of the Hegenshan Ocean, due to the slab rollback of the subducting Paleo-Asian Oceanic lithosphere. Another shift from positive to mixed zircon εHf(t) values at ca. 300 Ma likely corresponds to a tectonic switch from syn-orogenic subduction-related to post-orogenic extensional setting, genetically related to the tectonic collapse of a formerly overthickened crust.
基金financially supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(2017YFC0601205)National Natural Science Foundation of China(41730213 and 41190075)+1 种基金the Hong Kong Research Grants Council General Research Fund(grants 17307918 and 17301915)the Youth Program of Shaanxi Natural Science Foundation(2020JQ589)。
文摘The Chinese North Tianshan(CNTS)in the southern part of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt(CAOB)has undergone multistage accretion-collision processes during Paleozoic time,which remain controversial.This study addresses this issue by tracing the provenance of Late Paleozoic sedimentary successions from the Bogda Mountain in the eastern CNTS through U-Pb dating and Lu-Hf isotopic analyses of detrital zircons.New detrital zircon U-Pb ages(N=519)from seven samples range from 261±4 Ma to 2827±32 Ma.The most prominent age peak is at 313 Ma and subordinate ages vary from 441 Ma to 601 Ma,with some Precambrian detrital zircon ages(~7%)lasting from 694 Ma to 1024 Ma.The youngest age components in each sample yielded weighted mean ages ranging from 272±9 Ma to 288±5 Ma,representing the maximum depositional ages.These and literature data indicate that some previously-assumed"Carboniferous"strata in the Bogda area were deposited in the Early Permian,including the Qijiaojing,Julideneng,Shaleisaierke,Yangbulake,Shamaershayi,Liushugou,Qijiagou,and Aoertu formations.The low maturity of the sandstones,zircon morphology and provenance analyses indicate a proximal sedimentation probably sourced from the East Junggar Arc and the Harlik-Dananhu Arc in the CNTS.The minor Precambrian detrital zircons are interpreted as recycled materials from the older strata in the Harlik-Dananhu Arc.Zircon EHf(t)values have increased since^408 Ma,probably reflecting a tectonic transition from regional compression to extension.This event might correspond to the opening of the Bogda intraarc/back arc rift basin,possibly resulting from a slab rollback during the northward subduction of the North Tianshan Ocean.A decrease of zirconεHf(t)values at^300 Ma was likely caused by the cessation of oceanic subduction and subsequent collision,which implies that the North Tianshan Ocean closed at the end of the Late Carboniferous.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(42102260,42172236,42072264,41902229,and 42072267)Hong Kong Research Grants Council General Research Fund(17307918)+1 种基金the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,Chang’an University,China(300102272204)Opening Foundation of State Key Laboratory of Continental Dynamics,Northwest University,China(21LCD09)。
文摘During Carboniferous time,tremendous juvenile arc crust was formed in the southern Central Asian Orogenic Belt(CAOB),although its origin remains unclear.Herein,we presented zircon U-Pb-Hf and whole-rock geochemical and Sr-Nd isotopic data for a suite of volcanic and pyroclastic rocks from the Khan-Bogd area in southern Mongolia.These Carboniferous pyroclastic rocks generally have some early Paleozoic zircons,probably derived from the granitic and sedimentary rocks of the Lake Zone and the Gobi-Altai Zone to the north,indicative of a continental arc nature.In addition,they have a main zircon U-Pb age of ca.370–330 Ma,positive Hf and Nd isotopes,and mafic-intermediate arc affinity,similar to the coeval arc magmatism.Moreover,the pyroclastic rocks of the northern area have more mafic and older volcanic components with depositional time(ca.350–370 Ma;Visean and Bashkirian stages)earlier than that in the southern area(mainly ca.350–315 Ma;Serpukhovian and Bashkirian stages).Combining a preexisting northward subduction supported by the available magnetotelluric data with a slab rollback model of the main oceanic basin of the Paleo-Asian Ocean(PAO)during Carboniferous and Triassic times,we infer that the Carboniferous arc magmatism was probably derived from a backarc ocean triggered by slab rollback.Thus,the juvenile arc volcanism of Mongolia,together with other areas(e.g.,Junggar)in the southern CAOB,represented a significant lateral accretion that terminated after the Carboniferous due to a significant contraction of the PAO.
基金This work was financially supported by a National Natural Science Foundation of China Projects(41730213)a Grant-inAid for Scientific Research from Japan Society for the Promotion of Science(JSPS)to Prof.Toshiaki Tsunogae(18H01300)。
文摘The circum-Gondwana subduction initiated by the early Cambrian has been suggested to reflect the establishment of the modern plate tectonics.The metamorphic rocks with low thermobaric(T/P)ratios indicative of cold subduction in the present tectonic regime have not been well investigated.To better understand the circum-Gondwana subduction and to test its possible link with the emergence of the modern plate tectonics,this study focused on blueschist-facies metamorphic rocks in the Altyn Tagh of the southeastern Tarim craton.Mineral assemblage and chemistry,phase equilibrium modelling,and quartz-in-garnet Raman elastic geobarometry reveal that the zoisite blueschist and glaucophane(Gln)-bearing quartz schist in northern Altyn Tagh were metamorphosed to lawsonite to epidote blueschistfacies at 520–545℃ and 16–19 kbar.It reflects high-pressure(HP)/low temperature(LT)metamorphism with low T/P ratios of<300℃/GPa and thermal gradients of<10℃/km.These blueschist-facies metamorphic rocks underwent rapid decompression starting at P-T conditions of<495℃ and<9.6 kbar during exhumation.Ar-Ar geochronology records paragonite Ar-Ar plateau ages of 520–506 Ma for the zoisite blueschist samples and phengite Ar-Ar plateau ages of 522–516 Ma for the Gln-bearing quartz schist samples,suggesting that the peak HP/LT metamorphism occurred prior to ca.522 Ma.Based on new results and available data from the major Gondwana blocks,cold subduction was suggested to profoundly operate along circum-Gondwana in the early Cambrian after the amalgamation of Gondwana.The extensive circum-Gondwana subduction represents the earliest global cold subduction in Earth’s history associated with the establishment of the modern plate tectonics,as directly recorded by the studied early Cambrian blueschist-facies metamorphic rocks and a dramatic drop in the mean T/P of metamorphism since the early Paleozoic.
