The Precambrian drift history and paleogeography of the Chinese cratons

Zhang, Shihong; Chang, Linxi; Zhao, Hanqing; Ding, Jow‐Lian; Xian, Hanbiao; Li, Haiyan; Wu, Huaichun; Yang, Tianshui

doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-818533-9.00005-9

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“…Along with the positive fold test, satisfactory reversal test, regional baked-contact test, and its significant difference from the younger poles of the SCC (Zhang et al, 2015(Zhang et al, , 2021Figure S6b in Supporting Information S1), the new pole satisfies an R-score of seven in the revised paleomagnetic data quality criteria (Meert et al, 2020), and can hence be considered as a reliable pole for SCC at ca. 770 Ma.…”

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confidence: 92%

“…In this case, a simple southward motion of the SCC from polar to equatorial regions since at least ca. 770 Ma to the Cambrian seems more acceptable (Zhang et al., 2021).…”

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confidence: 99%

“… (a) Tectonic framework of the south China craton displaying the paleomagnetic sampling areas (modified from Zhang et al. (2021)). The inset shows the location of the SCC in China.…”

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confidence: 99%

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“…In this case, a simple southward motion of the SCC from polar to equatorial regions since at least ca. 770 Ma to the Cambrian seems more acceptable (Zhang et al., 2021).…”

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“…The NCC consists of several Archean blocks separated by three major Paleoproterozoic orogenic belts (e.g., G. Zhao & Cawood, 2012; S. Zhang et al., 2021). Various magmatic events ranging from late Paleoproterozoic to Neoproterozoic have been interpreted as response of the NCC to the evolution of supercontinents (e.g., Su et al., 2021; Zhai et al., 2015).…”

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Paleomagnetic Constraints From 925 Ma Mafic Dykes in North China and Brazil: Implications for the Paleogeography of Rodinia

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Coeval Neoproterozoic mafic dykes with a well‐constrained isotopic age of 925 Ma are distributed in the North China Craton (NCC) of China and São Francisco Craton (SFC) of Brazil. Several recent studies favor the hypothesis that these two cratons were connected during 925 Ma and constituted building cratons for the supercontinent Rodinia. However, the paleo‐positions of the two cratons in Rodinia have not yet been paleomagnetically resolved. This paper presents the paleomagnetic results of these dykes in both NCC and SFC. Detailed thermal and alternating‐field demagnetization revealed that these dykes record stable components of magnetization with unblocking temperatures below the Curie temperature of magnetite. Rock magnetic results and scanning electron microscope analysis further confirm that the major magnetic minerals in dyke samples are pseudo‐single domain titanomagnetites. The mean directions of the characteristic remanent magnetization (ChRM) of the dykes are distinct from those of rocks of different ages in the sampling localities, and are supported by positive baked contact tests, indicating primary remanent magnetization. The ChRM of the SFC dykes also exhibits dual polarity. Our results suggest that the NCC and SFC were in the moderate to high paleolatitudes of the Southern Hemisphere during approximately 925 Ma, suggesting a possible paleogeographic connection between the two cratons. A new paleogeographic reconstruction of both cratons during 925 Ma is proposed, which is supported by other geological evidence.

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“…The NCC is bounded by the Central Asian Orogenic Belt to the north, the Qilian–Qinling–Dabie orogenic belt to the southwest and the Tanlu fault–Sulu orogenic belt to the southeast (Peng et al, 2019; Zhang, Chang, et al, 2021). In the Liaoji region of the ENCC, the deposition of the Xihe Group is constrained between 1.1 and 0.9 Ga by detrital zircon geochronology and later intruded mafic dykes (Peng et al, 2011; Zhang, Liu, & Liu, 2021a, 2021c; Zhang, Zhao, et al, 2016).…”

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Eastern North China Craton–North Australia Craton connection at 1.0 Ga through detrital zircon mixing modelling

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In the ca. 1.0 Ga paleogeographic reconstruction, the North China Craton (NCC) is placed near Siberia, Laurentia, the Northern Australia Craton (NAUS), Baltica or India. To distinguish among these possibilities, we present inverse Monte Carlo modelling of the Xihe Group from the eastern NCC (ENCC), which is dominated by Grenvillian orogeny‐related detrital zircon age peaks, and of potential provenances (including NAUS, Siberia, Laurentia, India and the North Atlantic region). The result reveals that the ENCC–NAUS connection model yields the best mean cross‐correlation coefficient (R2 = ~0.92), which is also supported by the similarity in median εHf values between the Qiaotou Formation (Xihe Group) and the Jamison sandstones from the NAUS. The NCC–NAUS connection possibly records the breakup of Nuna and the assembly of Rodinia.

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The Precambrian drift history and paleogeography of the Chinese cratons

Cited by 13 publications

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New Paleomagnetic Insights Into the Neoproterozoic Connection Between South China and India and Their Position in Rodinia

New Paleomagnetic Insights Into the Neoproterozoic Connection Between South China and India and Their Position in Rodinia

Paleomagnetic Constraints From 925 Ma Mafic Dykes in North China and Brazil: Implications for the Paleogeography of Rodinia

Eastern North China Craton–North Australia Craton connection at 1.0 Ga through detrital zircon mixing modelling

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