(1) Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 510640 Guangzhou, China;(2) China University of Geosciences, 430074 Wuhan, China
Abstract:
The highly depleted N-MORB-type volcanic rocks have been discovered in Mianlue mélange of Qinling orogenic belt, central China.
These mafic rocks are associated with the meta-peridotites, showing LREE-depleted pattern, similar to N-MORB and typical ophiolites.
It is indicated that an ancient ocean existed in the Mianlue area of Qinling orogenic belt during the late Paleozoic.