Geochronology, geochemistry and tectonic implications of a new ophiolitic melange in the northern West Junggar, NW China

被引:41
作者
Zheng, Rongguo [1 ]
Zhao, Lei [1 ]
Yang, Yaqi [1 ]
机构
[1] Chinese Acad Geol Sci, Inst Geol, MNR Key Lab Deep Earth Dynam, Beijing 100037, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金; 奥地利科学基金会;
关键词
CAOB; Ophiolitic melange; SHRIMP U-Pb; Oxygen isotope; West Junggar; ASIAN OROGENIC BELT; U-PB AGES; SUBDUCTION INITIATION; ISLAND-ARC; TETHYAN OPHIOLITES; CONTINENTAL-CRUST; ZIRCON AGES; ICP-MS; XINJIANG; EVOLUTION;
D O I
10.1016/j.gr.2019.01.008
中图分类号
P [天文学、地球科学];
学科分类号
07 ;
摘要
The West Junggar, located in the southernmost part of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB), is a key region for understanding the Paleozoic evolution of the CAOB. Issues of the timing of initial subduction and tectonic unit connections in northern West Junggar still remain controversial. In this study, we report a new ophiolitic melange named the E'min ophiolitic melange in northern West Junggar. The tectonic blocks in the E'min ophiolitic melange are mainly composed of serpentinized peridotite, serpentinite, gabbros, pillow basalts, and cherts, with a matrix consisting of highly deformed serpentinites. A gabbro exhibits a zircon SHRIMP U-Pb age of 476 +/- 2 Ma, and the zircon grains have delta O-18 values similar to those of mantle zircons. Those basalt samples display depletions of light rare earth element (REE) relative to heavy REEs. They exhibit weak enrichment of Ba and Th, and moderate depletion of Nb and Ta. The basalts display similar geochemical characteristics to that of fore-arc basalts in the present-day fore-arc setting. The gabbros exhibit high MgO and compatible element contents, but low TiO2, total REE and high field strength element (HESE) contents. They exhibit light REE depletion, enrichment in large-ion lithophile elements, and depletion of HFSEs. The boninite-like geochemical patterns of the gabbros indicate that they were formed in a subduction-related environment, and were derived from an extremely depleted mantle source infiltrated by subduction-derived fluids and/or melts. The E'min ophiolitic melange has a geochemical make-up similar to those of suprasubduction-zone (SSZ)-type ophiolites formed in a forearc setting. Hence, we propose that the E'min ophiolitic melange formed in a forearc setting and may represent the initial subduction in northern West Junggar. Based on geochronological data, we propose that the E'min ophiolite, together with the Kujibai, Hoboksar and Hongguleleng ophiolites, formed during a similar period and comprise a huge E-W trending ophiolitic belt. (C) 2019 International Association for Gondwana Research. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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