Supra‐subduction zone ophiolite from the Great Xing'an Range, China: Geochemistry, geochronology, and implication for formation in a back‐arc setting

Shi, Zhiwei; Dong, Guochen; Santosh, M.; Li, Liyang; Luo, Zhibo; Liu, Tao; Wang, Keqi

doi:10.1002/gj.4374

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“…Igneous rocks in the east of the Xing'an block (the Heihe, Nenjiang, Zhalantun, and Moguqi areas) are composed of gabbro, gabbro diorite, monzogranite, and syenogranite and are classified as calc-alkaline, consistent with formation in a subduction-related setting [41,[85][86][87][88]. In contrast, ophiolites and gabbros in the west of the Xing'an block (the Wunuer area) are consistent with a back-arc ocean basin setting, for example, the age of the Wunuer ophiolitic mélange is 341~346 Ma; the Wunuer ophiolitic mélange is classified as SSZ type according to geochemical characteristics and may be a late product of a mature back-arc basin tectonic setting [53]. We suggest that early Carboniferous igneous rocks formed as a result of northwest-directed subduction of the Paleo-Asian oceanic plate, which was initiated during the late Devonian [66,89].…”

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“…The Duobaoshan Formation comprises a set of intermediate-felsic volcanic rocks with island-arc characteristics [54,55], whereas the Tectonic division of the central-northern Great Xing'an Range (modified after [50]). Date from [33,43,[50][51][52][53].…”

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“…We suggest that early Carboniferous igneous rocks formed as a result of northwest-directed subduction of the Paleo-Asian oceanic plate, which was initiated during the late Devonian [66,89]. The continuous subduction of the Paleo-Asian oceanic slab generated a magmatic arc encompassing the Heihe, Nenjiang, Zhalantun, and Mogiqi areas, as well as the Wunuer back-arc oceanic basin in the Wunuer area [53,60,66,[90][91][92].…”

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“…Zircon U-Pb dating of the gabbro and diabase has yielded ages of 341 ± 6 and 346 ± 6 Ma, respectively, which suggest that the ophiolite formed during the early Carboniferous. The ophiolite is classified as SSZ type according to geochemical characteristics and may be a late product of a mature back-arc basin tectonic setting [53]. The Xinlin-Xiguitu oceanic basin is generally considered to have closed during the late Cambrian [5][6][7][8]24,33,41,50,54].…”

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“…Tectonic division of the central-northern Great Xing'an Range (modified after [50]). Date from [33,43,[50][51][52][53].…”

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Late Paleozoic Tectonic Evolution of the Northern Great Xing’an Range, Northeast China: Constraints from Carboniferous Magmatic Rocks in the Wunuer Area

Chuan-heng

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2023

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Northeast China composes the main part of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt. Traditionally, Northeast China has been considered a collage of several microcontinental blocks. However, the tectonic evolution of these blocks remains uncertain. Igneous rocks can be used to infer the magmatic histories of the blocks and thus help reconstruct their evolution. In this study, we present new zircon U–Pb and whole-rock geochemical data for Carboniferous igneous rocks from the Wunuer area, northern Great Xing’an Range, Northeast China, to constrain the Carboniferous amalgamation of the united Xing’an–Erguna and Songnen–Zhangguangcai Range massifs. On the basis of zircon U–Pb dating results, we identify two main stages of magmatism, i.e., early Carboniferous (332–329 Ma) and late Carboniferous (312–310 Ma). The early Carboniferous igneous rocks include diorites and granodiorites, with the former being classified as calc-alkaline to tholeiitic and the latter as tholeiitic. Both rock types are enriched in Th and U and depleted in Nb and Ti. The rocks display slightly fractionated rare earth element (REE) patterns, with an enrichment in light REEs and a depletion in heavy (H)REEs. The geochemical characteristics of the early Carboniferous rocks indicate that they formed in a subduction-related continental-arc setting. The late Carboniferous igneous rocks include monzogranites and syenogranites, both of which are classified as high-K calc-alkaline rocks and show enrichment in Th, U, and Rb and depletion in Nb and Ti. The rocks display strongly fractionated REE patterns, with an enrichment in light REEs and a depletion in HREEs. The geochemical characteristics of the late Carboniferous rocks indicate that they formed in a syn-collisional tectonic setting. Combining the new geochronological and geochemical results and inferred tectonic settings with regional magmatic data, we propose a new three-stage model to interpret the late Paleozoic tectonic evolution of the united Xing’an–Erguna and Songnen–Zhangguangcai Range massifs of Northeast China: (1) early Carboniferous (360–340 Ma) subduction of the Paleo-Asian oceanic plate beneath the united Xing’an–Erguna Massif and formation of the Wunuer oceanic basin in the Yakeshi area; (2) early to late Carboniferous (340–310 Ma) sustained subduction of the Paleo-Asian oceanic plate beneath the united Xing’an–Erguna Massif and initiation of subduction of the Wunuer oceanic basin; and (3) late Carboniferous–early Permian (310–275 Ma) syn-collisional to post-collisional tectonic transition between the united Xing’an–Erguna Massif and the Songnen–Zhangguangcai Range Massif.

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