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Geoscience ›› 2018, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (01): 16-27.DOI: 10.19657/j.geoscience.1000-8527.2018.01.02

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Petrogenesis and Geological Significance of the Wenjiaping Granite in Jianglang Dome, Southern Rim of Songpan-Garze Orogenic Belt

ZHU Yudi1(), DAI Yanpei2(), WANG Lili3, LI Tongzhu2, ZHANG Huihua2, SHEN Zhanwu2   

  1. 1. School of Geoscience and Technology,Southwest Petroleum University,Chengdu,Sichuan 610500,China
    2. Chengdu Center,China Geological Survey,Chengdu,Sichuan 610081,China
    3. Journal Center,China University of Geosciences,Beijing 100083,China
  • Received:2017-01-15 Revised:2017-05-06 Online:2018-02-10 Published:2018-02-05

Abstract:

The petrogenesis and emplacement age of the Wenjiaping granite in the Jianglang dome remains unknown. Our petrological and geochemical data show that Wenjiaping granite is biotite granite, which is mainly composed of quartz (ca.40%), K-feldspar (ca. 35%), biotite (ca.15%) and plagioclase (<10%), with high SiO2 (67.70%-70.09%), Na2O+K2O (7.43%-7.84%) and Zr+Nb+Ce+Y contents (363×10-6-476×10-6), high Mg# (35.9-38.7) and 10,000×Ga/Al (2.58-2.84) values. They display enrichment of LREE and large ion lithophile elements (LILE) and depletion of high field strength elements (HFSE). Zircon U-Pb dating and Hf isotopic tracing indicate that the granite was crystallized at (164.6±0.9) Ma (n=21, MSWD=3.2) with εHf(t) values of -13.0 to+1.4. Based on comprehensive studies, we proposed that the Wenjiaping granite belonged to a post-orogenic A2-type granite formed in lithospheric extension. The magma was chiefly originated from the Mesoproterozoic Liwu Group in the core of the Jianglang dome, with minor mantle-derived components. Combined with other geological evidence, we advocated that the doming of the Jianglang dome took place between the Early and Middle Jurassic, and the regional Cu and W mineralization was most likely associated with ca.165 Ma granitic magmatic activity.

Key words: Songpan-Garze orogenic belt, Jianglang dome, A2-type granite, petrogenesis

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