A-type volcanic–intrusive complex in the Huanggangshan Basin: Implications for early cretaceous crust–mantle interaction in the Gan-Hang Belt and adjacent areas, South China

Huang, Hongyan; Wang, Kaixing; Pan, Jiayong; Liu, Xiaodong; Sun, Yaru

doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2019.01.021

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“…Chen, et al, 2003;Wei et al, 2016;Zhou et al, 2004;and references therein). Several researchers have suggested that the extension occurred at 90-110 Ma (Dong et al, 2010;Jia et al, 2018;Jiang et al, 2013;Liu, Xu, & Xia, 2016;Pan et al, 2018;Yang, Shi, & Anderson, 2018;Wong et al, 2009;Zhou et al, 2015), and others have stated that the extension began at approximately 135 Ma (Deng et al, 2014;Gu et al, 2017;Huang et al, 2019;Ji et al, 2017Ji et al, , 2018Li, Zhang, et al, 2013;Liu, Xu, & Xia, 2014;Yang, Zhao, et al, 2018;Zhang et al, 2018). Multiple episodes of shortening and stretching occurred in Southeast China during the Late Mesozoic (Chu et al, 2019;Ji et al, 2018;Li et al, 2010Shu et al, 2009;Yu et al, 2020;Zhou et al, 2006).…”

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“…Because of the shortage of research on growth strata, most models in these studies indicate that the formation of Early Cretaceous potassic magmas during the subduction of the Pacific-Izanagi Plate resulted in the upwelling of the asthenosphere, which provided the required high temperature to melt the lower-middle crust in Southeast China (Chu et al, 2019;Deng et al, 2014;Gu et al, 2017;Huang et al, 2019;Ji et al, 2017Ji et al, , 2018Li, Zhang, et al, 2013, Li et al, 2020Liu et al, 2014;Yang, Shi, & Anderson, 2018;Zhang et al, 2018;Zhao et al, 2016). However, this model is not applicable…”

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“…The tectono-magmatic model for the Early Cretaceous tectonic and magmatic activity in the study area (also in Southeast China) is presented in Figure 10. The Early Cretaceous extension was caused by the initial rollback of the SE-NW subducting plate, and tensile fractures/faults may have been generally oriented in the SW-NE direction (Huang et al, 2019;Li, Qiu et al, 2014;Liu et al, 2016;Zhang et al, 2018)…”

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“…120 Ma (Jia, Mao, Liu, & Li, 2018;Li, Qiu, & Yang, 2014;Shu et al, 2007Shu et al, , 2009Sun et al, 2013;Sun, Ding, Hu, & Li, 2007;Zhang, Xu, Liu, Yang, & Du, 2019) or 84 Ma (Tang, Yan, Qiu, Gao, & Wang, 2014) or at least not earlier than 125-130 Ma (Jiang et al, 2018;Jiang, Zhao, Zhou, Liao, & Jin, 2011;Sun, Xu, Zou, & Xia, 2015;Wong et al, 2009;Zhao et al, 2016). A few scholars argue that the extension began from 142 to 140 Ma (Deng et al, 2014;Huang, Wang, Pan, Liu, & Sun, 2019;Li, Qiu et al, 2013) or was separated into several stages (Li, Zhang, Dong, & Johnston, 2014;Li, Ma, et al, 2014;Suo et al, 2019). Whether the tectonic regime belonged to an inland (within-plate; Cao et al, 2008;Du et al, 2007;Li et al, 1993) or a back-arc (Wong et al, 2009;Yang et al, 2012;Zhang, Zhang, Ai, Yuan, & Ma, 2009;Zhou & Li, 2000;Zhou et al, 2006;Sun et al, 2007) extensional setting during the Late Mesozoic remains uncertain.…”

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Cretaceous growth strata in terrigenous basins in the East Yangtze Block: A response to Early Cretaceous extension in Southeast China

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Geological Journal

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Cretaceous syntectonic growth strata in terrigenous basins in Southeast China have scarcely been reported in previous studies. This work focusses on the growth strata of the Early Cretaceous red beds in the East Yangtze Block (EYB), especially in the Huangshan Basin in southern Anhui Province, to help determine the Late Mesozoic tectonic domain and the precise timing of the initiation of extensional tectonics in Southeast China. Field observations show that the dip angles of the red conglomerate-bearing sandstones from the lower part of the Huizhou Fm. vary from 49 to gentle dips towards the basin centre and that the visible and estimated thickness within a single bed increases slightly downward from the upper to the lower part. These characteristics indicate that the sedimentary area of the Early Cretaceous Huizhou Formation (Fm.) has undergone an extensional process with the expansion and deepening of the sedimentary basin by rotation of the border surface (limb) and thus deposited the extension growth strata simultaneously with (or closely after) the 139 Ma Shiling volcanic activity. Caused by a NW-SE-oriented extensional stress field since ca. 140 Ma, a model in which NE-SW-oriented tectonic lines transform to E-W-trending tectono-magmatic belts by intersecting and inheriting the previous E-W-trending tectonic fabrics is established in the present work. Consequently, these phenomena are influenced by Palaeo-Pacific Plate rollback and the inheritance of astructural framework from the regional basement strata and deformation series.

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Cretaceous growth strata in terrigenous basins in the East Yangtze Block: A response to Early Cretaceous extension in Southeast China

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“…There is a general consensus that the Early Cretaceous volcanic rocks were formed by the partial melting of ancient continental crust caused by the upwelling of asthenospheric mantle because of the break-off and/or the rollback of the palaeo-Pacific plate (Liu et al 2012(Liu et al , 2014(Liu et al , 2016Li et al 2014Li et al , 2017Duan et al 2015;Yan, X. et al 2016;Huang et al 2019). Nevertheless, the Late Jurassic volcanic rocks are rarely exposed in SE China, and have been insufficiently studied (Xing et al 2008;Li et al 2009Li et al , 2014Zhang, W. et al 2018;Jia et al 2019).…”

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Tectonic transition from subduction to retreat of the palaeo-Pacific plate: new geochemical constraints from the late Mesozoic volcanic sequence in eastern Fujian Province, SE China

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The widespread occurrence of late Mesozoic volcanic rocks in SE China is associated with widespread mineralization. Most geologists have accepted the model of Pacific plate subduction beneath the eastern Asian continent, but there are still controversies, especially the initial timing of the tectonic transition. In order to understand the tectonic evolution of the palaeo-Pacific plate subduction, an integrated study of zircon U–Pb, Lu–Hf isotope compositions and whole-rock geochemistry was carried out for Mesozoic volcanic rocks in eastern Fujian Province. According to the field observations and zircon U–Pb ages, these volcanic rocks can be divided into three phases: an early stage of Late Jurassic volcanic rocks (Phase 1, 159–153 Ma), a late stage of Late Jurassic volcanic rocks (Phase 2, 152–146 Ma) and an early stage of Early Cretaceous volcanic rocks (Phase 3, 143–139 Ma). Overall, these volcanic rocks are composed of intermediate–acid pyroclastic rocks and lava, with high SiO2, Na2O, K2O and Al2O3 contents, belonging to the high-K calc-alkaline and peraluminous series, with enrichment in large ion lithophile and light rare earth elements but depletion in high-field-strength elements and heavy rare earth elements. However, the Phase 1 and 2 volcanic rocks contain different zircon Hf isotopic compositions and whole-rock geochemistry to the Phase 3 volcanic rocks, implying that they have a different petrogenesis. Our study combined with previous research shows that the decreasing zircon ϵHf(t) values of the Middle–Late Jurassic volcanic rocks indicate a decreasing mantle-derived material contribution. On the contrary, the majority of the Early Cretaceous volcanic rocks have variable ϵHf(t) values, requiring varied degrees of involvement of juvenile components in their origin. Thus, we consider that the Late Jurassic volcanic rocks were generated in a compressional tectonic environment during the early stage (> 146 Ma) of palaeo-Pacific subduction. In contrast, the Cretaceous volcanic rocks were formed in an extensional tectonic setting during a later stage (< 143 Ma) of subduction.

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Timing of the initiation and duration of the Cretaceous extensional regime in South‐east China: Constraints from growth strata in terrigenous basins

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The Depositional Record

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There has been no consensus yet regarding the precise initial timing and duration of the late Mesozoic extensional tectonics in the South‐eastern China Block. This work focusses on the growth strata of the Early Cretaceous red beds in the South‐eastern China Block to determine the late Mesozoic tectonics and the precise timing of the initiation and duration of extensional tectonics in this area. Field observation of several terrigenous basins shows that the dip angles of the Cretaceous red beds have varied from moderate to gentle from basin edges to interiors (or centres). The visible and estimated thickness within a single bed increases slightly downwards from the upper to the lower part. These characteristics indicate that the sedimentary area of these beds has undergone an extensional process with expansion and deepening of the sedimentary basins. Rotation of the border surfaces (limbs) and downward warping of the hanging walls or retreat of the footwalls of listric normal faults causes three types of extensional growth (or syntectonic) strata in the deposits of different basins. Dating of the volcanic rocks related to the growth beds reveals that the sedimentary basins were enlarged and deepened when the Early Cretaceous strata were deposited in the South‐eastern China Block from ca 140 to 137 Ma. Regionally, under the influence of Palaeo‐Pacific plate rollback since ca 140 Ma, the South‐eastern China Block stress field has led to lithospheric uplift and pull‐apart structures near the surface, causing the half‐graben basins to receive sedimentation. Although the extensional event was interrupted by a short compressional event during 120 to 105 Ma, with the oceanward retreat of the trench, the area of extension gradually enlarged and rejuvenated south‐eastwards until the end of the Cretaceous. This Cretaceous extension event of the South‐eastern China Block must belong to a worldwide geological event with global significance.

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A-type volcanic–intrusive complex in the Huanggangshan Basin: Implications for early cretaceous crust–mantle interaction in the Gan-Hang Belt and adjacent areas, South China

Cited by 14 publications

References 69 publications

Cretaceous growth strata in terrigenous basins in the East Yangtze Block: A response to Early Cretaceous extension in Southeast China

Cretaceous growth strata in terrigenous basins in the East Yangtze Block: A response to Early Cretaceous extension in Southeast China

Tectonic transition from subduction to retreat of the palaeo-Pacific plate: new geochemical constraints from the late Mesozoic volcanic sequence in eastern Fujian Province, SE China

Timing of the initiation and duration of the Cretaceous extensional regime in South‐east China: Constraints from growth strata in terrigenous basins

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