Geochemistry and petrogenesis of Jurassic high Sr/low Y granitoids in eastern China: Constrains on crustal thickness

The Jurassic high Sr/low Y granitoids in eastern China are characterized by high Sr/Y (27—166) and La/Yb (14—66) ratios, low abundance in Y (6—21 μg/g) and Yb (0.5—2.0 μg/g), comparable with those of adakites defined by Defant et al. Thus, they were recently considered as adakitic rocks by some researchers. Compared with the typical adakites in circum-Pacific margins, however, these high Sr/low Y granitoids have higher K₂O (-3.5%) but lower Al₂O₃ (-16.0%) as well as lower Mg^# (-38) and δ Sr_N (-1.23) values. Furthermore, they show relatively flat HREE patterns with Y/Yb values of -10 close to the chondritic value. These geochemical characteristics indicate a residue mineral assemblage of hornblende, garnet and plagioclase for these high Sr/low Y granitoids melt. Thus, they were generated by partial melting at 9—13 kbar (30—45 km in depth), similar to the Archaean high-Al TTG rather than the modern adakites. Generation of these high Sr/low Y granitoids cannot be considered as evidence for a thickened crust (>50 km) and/or the presence of the “Eastern China Plateau” in Jurassic.     

Petrogenesis of Aoyougou high-silica adakite in the North Qilian orogen, NW China: Evidence for decompression melting of oceanic slab

A trondhjemitic body occurs in the Aoyougou area,the western part of the North Qilian orogen.It is geochemically characterized by high SiO 2,Na 2 O (high Na/K),elevated Sr/Y and (La/Yb) N,positive Sr anomaly,relatively enriched large ion lithophile elements (LILEs) and light rare earth elements (LREEs),and depleted Nb,Ta,Ti,resembling the high-silica adakite.Zircon U-Pb SHRIMP dating yields a weighted mean age of 438±3 Ma.This age is significantly younger than eclogitization ages of 460-490 Ma in the North Qilian orogen,suggesting that formation of the adakite postdates the subduction of oceanic crust in association with closure of the ancient Qilian Ocean.Whole-rock Sr and Nd isotopic analyses give initial ratios of I Sr =0.7044 0.7047 and Nd (t)=3.0 4.1,indicating that they are derived from partial melting of the juvenile oceanic crust.In view of the tectonic evolution of the North Qilian orogen,the high-silica adakite was probably derived from decompression melting of the exhumed eclogite at the depth of ～60 km.     

Carboniferous adakites and Nb-enriched arc basaltic rocks association in the Alataw Mountains, north Xinjiang： interactions between slab melt and mantle peridotite and implications for crustal growth

Adakites and Nb-enriched arc basaltic rocks (NEABs) in arc setting, which are closely correlated in petrogenesis, have recently been widely followed with interest[1—9]. In general, adakite is derived from partial melting of subducting oceanic crust[1]. When adakitic magma (slab melt) passes through the mantle wedge, the interactions between slab melt and mantle peridotite will occur: slab melt is contaminated by peridotite, meanwhile peridotite is metasomated by slab melt. The NEABs are d…     

Adakites related to subduction in the northern margin of Junggar arc for the Late Paleozoic: Products of slab melting

Volcanic rocks with adakitic compositional signature have been recognized in the northern margin of ancient Junggar island arc for the Late Paleozoic. These adakites for the early Devonian from the Tuoranggekudouke Group (D_1t) are characteristic of high Sr, Sr/Y and (La/Yb)_N but low Y, Yb and HREE. Their compositional characteristics are much similar to those of the typical adakites in the world but distinct from those of the normal arc volcanic rocks from the same Group. We conclude that these adakitic volcanic rocks were produced by slab melting during the early period of Paleoasia-ocean lithosphere subduction. This infers that the Paleoasia Ocean in the north Junggar area began a new subduction process in the early Devonian.     

An overview of adakite petrogenesis

ADAKITE IS A PETROLOGIC TERM THAT DEFANT AND DRUM-MOND[1] FIRST INTRODUCED ~ 15 YEARS AGO TO REFER TO “VOL- CANIC OR INTRUSIVE ROCKS IN CENOZOIC ARCS ASSOCIATED WITH SUBDUCTION OF YOUNG (≤25 MA) OCEANIC LITHO- SPHERE”; THESE ROCKS ARE “CHARACTERIZED B…     

新疆阿拉套山石炭纪埃达克岩、富Nb岛弧玄武质岩:板片熔体与地幔橄榄岩相互作用及地壳增生

在新疆阿拉套山石炭纪岛弧火山岩中发现有埃达克岩(adakite)和富Nb岛弧玄武质岩. 埃达克岩的岩石类型主要为钙碱性的英安岩和流纹岩, 它们都强烈亏损重稀土元素Yb与Y, 但高Sr和Sr/Y比值, 具有不明显Eu异常至明显正Eu异常、明显正Sr异常以及Nb, Ti亏损, 这与世界上典型的由俯冲洋壳熔融形成的埃达克岩非常类似. 高硅的埃达克岩(流纹岩)具有低MgO含量(0.35%)和低Mg#值(= 100×Mg²⁺/(Mg²⁺+Fe²⁺(全铁))(17), 但是低硅的埃达克岩(英安岩)则具有高的MgO含量(2.67%~3.32%)和高Mg# (53~58), 这表明埃达克岩在形成过程中受到了地幔橄榄岩的混染. 富Nb岛弧玄武质岩富钠(Na₂O/ K₂O>2.0)、高P₂O₂与TiO₂, 具有正Nb至微弱的负Nb异常以及无Ti至正Ti异常, 可能由板片熔体交代的地幔橄榄岩熔融在高地热梯度的条件下熔融形成. 阿拉套山石炭纪埃达克岩可能由准噶尔南缘晚古生代洋(盆)的洋壳在向博乐地体俯冲的过程中熔融形成. 阿拉套山石炭纪埃达克岩和富Nb岛弧玄武质岩的发现表明, 博乐地区石炭纪弧下地幔存在俯冲板片的熔融以及板片熔体与地幔楔橄榄岩的明显相互作用, 也暗示石炭纪可能是准噶尔南缘晚古生代洋(盆)发生俯冲消减的重要时期. 阿拉套山在石炭纪可能处在一种高地热梯度的环境中, 俯冲洋壳的熔融可能是该区石炭纪地壳增生的重要方式.     

乌拉特中旗二叠纪Ⅰ型花岗岩类地球化学特征及构造意义

内蒙古乌拉特中旗的华北板块北缘中段发育了大量的花岗岩类,主要由石英闪长岩和花岗闪长岩组成。岩石具有钙碱性I型花岗岩类特征:暗色矿物以黑云母为主,A/CNK为0.77～1.04。多数岩体地球化学特征类似于埃达克岩:SiO2含量为55.70%～68.65%,Al2O3含量为15.32%～22.87%,Y和Yb含量分别为2.82～20.89μg/g和0.25～2.24μg/g;大离子亲石元素(LILE)和轻稀土元素(LREE)富集,如Ba含量为627～2124μg/g,Sr含量为327～968μg/g,Sr/Y为32.2～211,(La/Yb)N为5.83～81.1;Eu多为正异常(δEu=0.63～2.25)。它们形成于后碰撞抬升的背景,主要由增厚的下地壳部分熔融形成,可能与来自EM1型富集地幔的玄武质岩浆底侵作用有关。北七哥陶岩体、塔拉布基岩体、阿格如岩体和保尔汗图庙岩体中黑云母的40Ar/39Ar年龄分别为260±3,258±1,260±3和258±2Ma,表明它们的侵位时代均为晚二叠世。