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Geoscience ›› 2012, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (5): 1008-1018.

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Geochemistry Characteristics and SHRIMP Dating of YueyashanOphiolite in Beishan Orogen

 HOU  Jing-Xie-1, WANG  Zhong-2, LIU  Jin-Bao-2, WANG  Jin-3, LI  Da-Feng-1   

  1. 1 School of Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences, Beijing100083, China; 2 Geological Survey of Inner Mongolia, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia010020, China; 3 Liaoning Geological Survey for Chemical Industry, Jinzhou, Liaoning121000 , China
  • Received:2012-07-16 Revised:2012-08-16 Online:2012-10-19 Published:2012-10-23

Abstract:

Beishan Orogen is a key area of Tianshan Xing'an Mongolian Orogen. The geological geochemical study on the ophiolite units from the region will be of great significance for the evolution research of the Central Asian orogenic belt. This research focuses on major elements, trace elements, Sr-Nd/Pb-Hf isotopic compositions and SHRIMP geochronology of the Yueyashan ophiolite suites in Beishan. The fine zircon SHRIMP U-Pb age of plagiogranite is (536±7) Ma, showing that the ophiolites formed in the late Early Cambrian. The geochemical characteristics of the alteratic peridotite and metabasic rocks of the Yueyashan ophiolites indicate that the ophiolites formed in the mid-ocean ridge environment independent of island arcs.  With respect to the regional geological features,this paper suggests that the Yueyashan ophoplites formed in a tectonic setting of intraplate discordogenic fault   the original rift evolving to a limited small oceanic basin.

Key words: Beishan; Central Asia , orogenic belt; ophiolite; , geochemistry, zircon SHRIMP U-Pb age