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Geoscience ›› 2020, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (01): 27-39.DOI: 10.19657/j.geoscience.1000-8527.2020.003

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Geochronology and Geochemistry Characteristics of Volcanic Rocks from the Daxiyingzi Gold Deposit in Chifeng, Inner Mongolia

LIU Changfeng1(), ZHAO Shouheng2, ZHANG Haoran1, LANG Hailong2, ZHANG Fengjuan1, LIU Wencan1   

  1. 1. Geological Survey Institute, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083,China
    2. Anhui Tongling Mineral Resources Ltd,Tongling, Anhui 244000, China
  • Received:2019-09-30 Revised:2019-10-28 Online:2020-03-05 Published:2020-03-07

Abstract:

The Daxiyingzi gold deposit is hosted by Manitu Formation volcanic rocks, and is located at Chifeng, Inner Mongolia. We undertake zircon U-Pb dating and whole-rock geochemical analyses of the volcanic rocks from Daxiyingzi, with the aim to constrain the formation age and tectonic evolution of the volcanic rocks. The volcanic rocks mainly consist of andesite, trachyandesite and trachyte. LA-ICP-MS U-Pb zircon dating of the andesite and trachyandesite yield Late Jurassic (~157 Ma) age. The volcanic rocks are featured by their high alkali and Al2O3 contents, and are high-K calc-alkaline to alkaline. The volcanic rocks are also characterized by their moderately-enriched light rare earth element (LREE) patterns and high abundances of Th, U, Zr, and Hf, but negative Nb, Ta, and Ti anomalies. These features indicate that the mafic rocks were likely formed by partial melting of the lithospheric mantle metasomatized by subduction, and the AFC process likely played an important role in the magmatic evolution. Combined with previous studies on the contemporaneous tectono-magmatic activities in the northern North China Craton, we suggest that the volcanic rocks were formed in a post-orogenic extensional setting, possibly related to the closure of Mongol-Okhotsk Ocean.

Key words: post-orogenic, trachyandesite, zircon U-Pb dating, Daxiyingzi gold deposit, Mongol-Okhotsk Ocean

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