Late Silurian–early Devonian adakitic granodiorite, A-type and I-type granites in NW Junggar, NW China: Partial melting of mafic lower crust and implications for slab roll-back

Late Silurian–early Devonian magmatism of the NW Junggar region in the Central Asian Orogenic Belt provides a critical geological record that is important for unraveling regional tectonic history and constraining geodynamic processes. In this study, we report results of Zircon U–Pb ages and systemat...

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Published in:Gondwana research 2017-03, Vol.43, p.55-73
Main Authors: Yin, Jiyuan, Chen, Wen, Xiao, Wenjiao, Yuan, Chao, Windley, Brian F., Yu, Shun, Cai, Keda
Format: Article
Language:English
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A-type granite
Adakitic granodiorite
Crustal growth
I-type granite
NW Junggar
Slab roll-back
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Summary:Late Silurian–early Devonian magmatism of the NW Junggar region in the Central Asian Orogenic Belt provides a critical geological record that is important for unraveling regional tectonic history and constraining geodynamic processes. In this study, we report results of Zircon U–Pb ages and systematic geochemical data for late Silurian–early Devonian largely granitic rocks in NW Junggar, aiming to constrain their emplacement ages, origin and geodynamic significance. The magmatism consists of a variety of mafic to felsic intrusions and volcanic rocks, e.g. adakitic granodiorite, K-feldspar granite, syenitic granite, gabbro and rhyrolite. U–Pb zircon ages suggest that the granitoids and gabbros were emplaced in the late Silurian–early Devonian (420–405Ma). Adakitic granodiorites are calc-alkaline, characterized by high Sr (407–532ppm), low Y (12.2–14.7ppm), Yb (1.53–1.77ppm), Cr (mostly
ISSN:1342-937X
1878-0571
DOI:10.1016/j.gr.2015.06.016