Highly evolved granite is an important sign of the mature continent crust and closely associated with deposits of rare metals.In this work,the authors undertake systematically zircon U-Pb ages and whole rock elemental...Highly evolved granite is an important sign of the mature continent crust and closely associated with deposits of rare metals.In this work,the authors undertake systematically zircon U-Pb ages and whole rock elemental data for highly evolved granitic intrusions from the Great Xing’an Range(GXR),NE China,to elucidate their discriminant criteria,spatial-temporal distribution,differentiation and geodynamic mecha-nism.Geochemical data of these highly evolved granites suggest that high w(SiO_(2))(>70%)and differentiation index(DI>88)could be quantified indicators,while strong Eu depletion,high TE_(1,3),lowΣREE and low Zr/Hf,Nb/Ta,K/Rb could only be qualitative indicators.Zircon U-Pb ages suggest that the highly evolved gran-ites in the GXR were mainly formed in Late Mesozoic,which can be divided into two major stages:Late Ju-rassic-early Early Cretaceous(162-136 Ma,peak at 138 Ma),and late Early Cretaceous(136-106 Ma,peak at 126 Ma).The highly evolved granites are mainly distributed in the central-southern GXR,and display a weakly trend of getting younger from northwest to southeast,meanwhile indicating the metallogenic potential of rare metals within the central GXR.The spatial-temporal distribution,combined with regional geological data,indicates the highly evolved Mesozoic granites in the GXR were emplaced in an extensional environ-ment,of which the Late Jurassic-early Early Cretaceous extension was related to the closure of the Mongol-Okhotsk Ocean and roll-back of the Paleo-Pacific Plate,while the late Early Cretaceous extension was mainly related to the roll-back of the Paleo-Pacific Plate.展开更多
Major Sn deposits are commonly linked to crust-derived and highly evolved granites,with magma generation aided by mantle heating.However,whether and how the mantle components contribute to Sn polymetallic mineralizati...Major Sn deposits are commonly linked to crust-derived and highly evolved granites,with magma generation aided by mantle heating.However,whether and how the mantle components contribute to Sn polymetallic mineralization remains unclear.In this study,in combination with a compilation of equivalent data in the region,we provide new constraints on this issue based on detailed investigations on the petrogenesis and metallogenic significance of granitoids including the causative batholith and later granodiorite porphyry dike in the giant Dachang Sn deposit from South China.The former has zircon U-Pb ages of 93-91 Ma and belongs to highly evolved S-type biotite granite,which experienced fractionation of massive feldspar.The latter shows zircon U-Pb ages of 90 Ma and displays I-type granite features.The batholith was mainly derived from the dehydration melting of biotite in the metasedimentary sources,as revealed by the relatively low whole-rock Pb contents(<30 ppm)and high Ba/Pb ratios(2.71-17.1)and initial T(ti-zr)of 790℃.Compared with the adjacent crust-derived S-type granites(-24.8--5.1)and I-type granites(-11.0 to-5.2),the Dachang S-type biotite granites present higher zirconεHf(t)values(-9.1 to-2.1).Furthermore,the low magmatic zirconδ18O values(6.2‰)and higher apatite LREE(3277-4114 ppm)and Sr(1137-1357 ppm)contents than of arc-type basic rocks were discerned.These characteristics jointly hint the contributions of mantle components.The higher initial T(ti-zr)(>850℃),whole-rock Mg#(52 to 58),apatiteεNd(t)(-9.2 to-6.5)and zirconεHf(t)(-7.6 to 2.5)values but lower zirconδ18O values(6.33 to 8.30‰)of the later granodiorite porphyry dike than those of the batholith also suggest that mantle material was involved in the generation of the dikes,which is evident by the variational features of zircon and apatite trace elements.In addition,at the zircon Hf<12000 ppm and Eu/Eu*>0.05,the higher zirconΔFMQ values(mostly from-1.8 to 2.0)and H2O contents(100-1100 ppm)of the Dachang granitoids than the pure crust-derived S-type granites(ΔFMQ=mostly from-3.7 to-1.5;H2O<100 ppm)imply that mantle materials involved are relatively rich in water and oxidized.These suggest that the addition of mantle components is conducive to the extraction of Sn from metasedimentary sources,and moderately facilitates the increase of oxygen fugacity which still maintains the incompatibility of Sn in magmas withΔFMQ<2.Also,the involvement of mantle components upgrades the H2O contents in S-type magmas,favoring the migration of ore-forming elements from magmas to hydrothermal fluids.The sediment-derived causative granites displayed higherεHf(t)andεNd(t)values with greater Sn tonnages of their associated world-class Sn polymetallic deposits,supporting the opinion that the contributions of mantle components play an important role in the generation of giant Sn deposits.展开更多
基金Supported by projects of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.92062216,41888101).
文摘Highly evolved granite is an important sign of the mature continent crust and closely associated with deposits of rare metals.In this work,the authors undertake systematically zircon U-Pb ages and whole rock elemental data for highly evolved granitic intrusions from the Great Xing’an Range(GXR),NE China,to elucidate their discriminant criteria,spatial-temporal distribution,differentiation and geodynamic mecha-nism.Geochemical data of these highly evolved granites suggest that high w(SiO_(2))(>70%)and differentiation index(DI>88)could be quantified indicators,while strong Eu depletion,high TE_(1,3),lowΣREE and low Zr/Hf,Nb/Ta,K/Rb could only be qualitative indicators.Zircon U-Pb ages suggest that the highly evolved gran-ites in the GXR were mainly formed in Late Mesozoic,which can be divided into two major stages:Late Ju-rassic-early Early Cretaceous(162-136 Ma,peak at 138 Ma),and late Early Cretaceous(136-106 Ma,peak at 126 Ma).The highly evolved granites are mainly distributed in the central-southern GXR,and display a weakly trend of getting younger from northwest to southeast,meanwhile indicating the metallogenic potential of rare metals within the central GXR.The spatial-temporal distribution,combined with regional geological data,indicates the highly evolved Mesozoic granites in the GXR were emplaced in an extensional environ-ment,of which the Late Jurassic-early Early Cretaceous extension was related to the closure of the Mongol-Okhotsk Ocean and roll-back of the Paleo-Pacific Plate,while the late Early Cretaceous extension was mainly related to the roll-back of the Paleo-Pacific Plate.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.92162215)the Key Project of the Resource Exploration Bureau in Guangxi Province (Nos.201822,201918)+2 种基金the Key Project of the Department of Natural Resources in Guangxi Province (Nos.2019673,20201111)the 111 Plan under the Ministry of Education and the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs,China (No.B07011)the“Deep-time Digital Earth”Science and Technology Leading Talents Team Funds for the Central Universities for the Frontiers Science Center for Deep-time Digital Earth,China University of Geosciences (Beijing) (Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,No.2652023001).
文摘Major Sn deposits are commonly linked to crust-derived and highly evolved granites,with magma generation aided by mantle heating.However,whether and how the mantle components contribute to Sn polymetallic mineralization remains unclear.In this study,in combination with a compilation of equivalent data in the region,we provide new constraints on this issue based on detailed investigations on the petrogenesis and metallogenic significance of granitoids including the causative batholith and later granodiorite porphyry dike in the giant Dachang Sn deposit from South China.The former has zircon U-Pb ages of 93-91 Ma and belongs to highly evolved S-type biotite granite,which experienced fractionation of massive feldspar.The latter shows zircon U-Pb ages of 90 Ma and displays I-type granite features.The batholith was mainly derived from the dehydration melting of biotite in the metasedimentary sources,as revealed by the relatively low whole-rock Pb contents(<30 ppm)and high Ba/Pb ratios(2.71-17.1)and initial T(ti-zr)of 790℃.Compared with the adjacent crust-derived S-type granites(-24.8--5.1)and I-type granites(-11.0 to-5.2),the Dachang S-type biotite granites present higher zirconεHf(t)values(-9.1 to-2.1).Furthermore,the low magmatic zirconδ18O values(6.2‰)and higher apatite LREE(3277-4114 ppm)and Sr(1137-1357 ppm)contents than of arc-type basic rocks were discerned.These characteristics jointly hint the contributions of mantle components.The higher initial T(ti-zr)(>850℃),whole-rock Mg#(52 to 58),apatiteεNd(t)(-9.2 to-6.5)and zirconεHf(t)(-7.6 to 2.5)values but lower zirconδ18O values(6.33 to 8.30‰)of the later granodiorite porphyry dike than those of the batholith also suggest that mantle material was involved in the generation of the dikes,which is evident by the variational features of zircon and apatite trace elements.In addition,at the zircon Hf<12000 ppm and Eu/Eu*>0.05,the higher zirconΔFMQ values(mostly from-1.8 to 2.0)and H2O contents(100-1100 ppm)of the Dachang granitoids than the pure crust-derived S-type granites(ΔFMQ=mostly from-3.7 to-1.5;H2O<100 ppm)imply that mantle materials involved are relatively rich in water and oxidized.These suggest that the addition of mantle components is conducive to the extraction of Sn from metasedimentary sources,and moderately facilitates the increase of oxygen fugacity which still maintains the incompatibility of Sn in magmas withΔFMQ<2.Also,the involvement of mantle components upgrades the H2O contents in S-type magmas,favoring the migration of ore-forming elements from magmas to hydrothermal fluids.The sediment-derived causative granites displayed higherεHf(t)andεNd(t)values with greater Sn tonnages of their associated world-class Sn polymetallic deposits,supporting the opinion that the contributions of mantle components play an important role in the generation of giant Sn deposits.
