Granitic magmatism related to early Paleozoic continental collision in North Qinling

Zircon U-Pb dating of early Paleozoic granitoids in North Qinling yields three age peaks of ~500, -452 and -420 Ma. They can be temporally correlated with high-pressure to ultrahigh-pressure metamorphism at ca. 500 Ma, retrograde granulite-facies meta- morphisms at ca. 450 Ma and amphibolite-facies metamorphism at ca. 420 Ma, respectively. The first episode of granitic magma- tism is considered to have resulted from continental collision, whereas the second and third episodes of magmatism are attributed to crustal uplifting. Combined with the regional geological setting and new results from high-pressure and ultrahigh-pressure metamorphic rocks, the ca. 500 Ma magmatism is interpreted as the result of partial melting of sedimentary rocks in accretionary wedge between the south Qinling microcontinent and the north Qinling belt including the southern margin of the North China Craton. The ca. 450 Ma intensive magmatism is ascribed to dehydration melting of deeply subducted continental crust at thick- ened conditions in response to slab breakoff, and the final magmatism in ca. 420 Ma is interpreted as the product of partial melt- ing during the tectonic transition from contraction to extension.     

阿尔金、柴北缘与北秦岭高压-超高压岩石年代学研究进展及其构造地质意义

目的 分析总结中国西部南阿尔金、柴北缘与北秦岭3地高压-超高压岩石年代学研究取得的新进展,讨论这些年代学数据所蕴含的构造地质意义.方法 选取高质量锆石原位微区LA-ICP-MS或SHRIMP分析结果,综合分析确定3地不同区段高压-超高压岩石的变质时代.结果 分别获得南阿尔金、柴北缘与北秦岭高压-超高压岩石的变质时代为(475～509)Ma,(420～457)Ma与(485～514)Ma,柴北缘高压-超高压岩石的变质时代明显滞后于南阿尔金约20～80Ma.结论 中国西部南阿尔金、柴北缘与北秦岭3地高压-超高压岩石可能不构成同一条巨型高压-超高压变质岩带,其形成可能与多陆块或弧陆之间的对接碰撞有关.