Petrogenesis and geodynamic setting of the Triassic granitoid plutons in West Qinling, China: insights from LA-ICP-MS zircon U-Pb ages, Lu-Hf isotope signatures and geochemical characteristics of the Zhongchuan pluton

West Qinling is one of the most important parts of the Qinling orogenic belt and includes acidic-intermediate plutons and many types of ore deposits. In this article, we collected geochemical and geochronological data for the Triassic granitoid plutons of West Qinling and found that nearly all plutons share the similar features with the Zhongchuan pluton. We present new laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) zircon U-Pb ages, major and trace element geochemistry, and zircon Hf isotope systematics for the granites of the Zhongchuan pluton to elucidate the evolution of granitoid plutons in West Qinling during the Triassic. LA-ICP-MS zircon U-Pb dating indicates that the Xujiaba and Guandigou units formed at 220.1 +/- 1.2 and 215.9 +/- 0.85Ma, respectively, reflecting the time of the Late Triassic. The rocks of the Zhongchuan pluton are metaluminous to weakly peraluminous and have a high-K calc-alkaline to shoshonite series with high SiO2 (63.59-76.22%) and low P2O5 (0-0.2%) concentrations, a high K2O/Na2O ratio (1.18-17.92), a high differentiation index (78.45-93.04) and a medium A/CNK ratio (0.98-1.69). The zircon Hf isotope dating indicates that the Xujiaba and Guandigou units have an inhomogeneous epsilon(Hf)(t) (-4.425 to 1.067 for Xujiaba and -4.920 to 2.042 for Guandigou) and two-stage Hf model ages (1123-1531Ma for Xujiaba and 1115-2342Ma for Guandigou). The geochemical and isotopic data imply that the granites of each unit share the same origin. They probably derived from the partial melt of metagreywackes and then mixed with the mantle-derived magma. Based on the regional geological history, petrographic characteristics and new geochemical and isotopic data of the Zhongchuan pluton, we suggest that the Triassic magma was derived from the partial melts of metagreywackes and was influenced by the mantle-derived melt during the collision of the Yangtze and Qinling plates.