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Geoscience ›› 2019, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (04): 715-726.DOI: 10.19657/j.geoscience.1000-8527.2019.04.03

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Geochronology, Geochemistry and Tectonic Significance of Linzizong Group Volcanic Rocks in the Nimu-Jiacha Area, Eastern Lhasa Block,Tibet,China

WEI Tianwei1(), YANG Feng1(), KANG Zhiqiang1, WEI Naishao1, LIU Di1, CAO Yan1, LI Daixian1, CHEN Huan1, CHEN Linhua2   

  1. 1. School of Earth Science, Collaborative Innovation Center for Exploration of Hidden Nonferrous Metal Deposits and Development of New Materials in Guangxi, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, China
    2. 107 Geological Team, Chongqing Bureau of Geology Mineral Resources Exploration and Development, Chongqing 401120, China
  • Received:2018-05-29 Revised:2019-02-02 Online:2019-08-20 Published:2019-09-05
  • Contact: YANG Feng

Abstract:

Lhasa block is featured by extensive Mesozoic-Cenozoic magmatism, which is important for understanding the Neo-Tethyan evolution and the tectonic history of the Tibetan plateau. In this paper, LA-ICP-MS zircon U-Pb dating and whole-rock geochemical analyses of the Bima Formation volcanic rocks in the Nimu-Jiacha area (eastern Lhasa block) were carried out. Zircon U-Pb ages of the Bima Formation volcanic rock are about 55.2-57.6 Ma, which are significantly younger than the published Pima volcanic rock age of 177-195 Ma, and are coeval with the Linzizong Group volcanic rocks (30.4-70.0 Ma). Accordingly, the Bima Formation that was originally thought to be in the area should be redefined as Nianbo Formation of the Linzizong Group. The main volcanic rocks in the study area are basalt, basaltic andesite, andesite and dacite, belonging to the middle-to high-K calc-alkaline series. The volcanic rocks are enriched in LILEs (e.g., Rb, Th, U) and show clear negative anomalies of HFSEs (e.g., Nb, Ta, Zr, Ti), with typical island arc geochemical affinities. The REE patterns reveal LREE enrichments, and no or moderately-negative Eu anomaly. In addition, the Nianbo Formation volcanic rocks in the study area are younger than the Nianbo Formation in the middle-western Lhasa block. Combined with published information, it is indicated that the India-Asia collision progressed from west to east.

Key words: zircon LA-ICP-MS U-Pb dating, geochemistry, Nianbo Formation, Linzizong Group, Lhasa block

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