Genesis and tectonic significance of Early Cretaceous A-type granites in the Naqu area, Tibet
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1. Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing 100037, China;2.College of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Key Laboratory of Karst Georesources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025, China

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    Cretaceous magmas are widely distributed within and on both sides of the Bangonghu-Nujiang suture zone. These magmatic rocks record the process of the subduction of the Bangonghu-Nujiang ocean and the collision between the Lhasa and Qiangtang terranes. In this study, we report new zircon U-Pb dating, petrogeochemistry, and zircon Hf isotopic analysis of biotite monzogranites from the Naqu area in the middle of the Bangong-Nujiang suture zone. Zircon LA-ICP-MS dating results show that biotite monzogranites were formed at the Early Cretaceous (114~113 Ma). All samples have high-K calc-alkaline or potassic basaltic affinities. They also show high Ga/Al×10000 ratios (in the range of 2.02~3.15, with an average of 2.61) and Zr+Nb+Ce+Y contents (with an average of 524.87×10-6, much higher than 350×10-6) with high zirconium saturation temperature and Ti-in-zircon thermometer (>800℃). These features suggest that these samples belong to the A-type granites. The zircons in the granites have low ε Hf( t ) values (10.1~6.4) and ancient two-stage Hf model ages ( t DM2) (1852~1547 Ma), indicating that the magma was originated from anatexis of the middle-lower crustal crystallization basement of the Amdo microcontinent. Combined with previous works, we suggest that the Naqu biotite monzogranites may have been formed in post-collisional setting. At the late Early Cretaceous, the Bangong-Nujiang Meso-Tethyan ocean have been closed by the Lhasa and Southern Qiangtang collision.

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LI Jinyong, ZHAI Qingguo, TANG Yue, HU Peiyuan, WANG Wei, LIU Yiming, YANG Ning.2023. Genesis and tectonic significance of Early Cretaceous A-type granites in the Naqu area, Tibet[J]. Acta Geologica Sinica,97(5):1418-1433

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  • Received:June 13,2022
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