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Geoscience ›› 2019, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (01): 85-97.DOI: 10.19657/j.geoscience.1000-8527.2019.01.09

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Geochronology, Geochemistry and Tectonic Significance of Gaofeng and Baocheng Granite Batholiths in Hainan Island

YUAN Xiaobo1(), FANG Nianqiao1(), DONG Hailong2   

  1. 1. School of Ocean Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China
    2. Nonferrous Geological Exploration Bureau of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia 016043,China
  • Received:2018-06-05 Revised:2018-11-30 Online:2019-02-26 Published:2019-02-28

Abstract:

Magmatism in Hainan Island was intense during the late Mesozoic. Studies on the granites on the island can improve our understanding on the Cretaceous tectonic setting of the northern margin of the South China Sea. The Gaofeng and Baocheng batholiths on the island are zoned complexes, which contain mainly fine-medium-grained biotite monzogranite and minor granodiorite. These granitoids are classified as I-type. LA-ICP-MS zircon U-Pb dating of the Gaofeng and Baocheng granitoids yielded (105.4±3.7) Ma and (105.8±2.4) Ma, respectively. In terms of major element compositions, the Gaofeng and Baocheng granitoids contain medium SiO2 and total alkali contents. Light and heavy rare earth elements are highly fractionated in these rocks, and they are enriched in LREEs but depleted in HREEs. The granitoids are also enriched in large ion lithophile elements (LILEs) and depleted in high field strength elements (HFSEs). Hence, the petrographic and geochemical features of these rocks indicate that the late Mesozoic tectonic setting of Hainan Island was a marginal arc. Additionally, this arc was significantly different from the coeval Western Pacific magmatic arc in the Zhejiang and Fujian regions. The topic deserves special attention in regional tectonic studies.

Key words: Hainan Island, Late Mesozoic, I-type granite, subduction, marginal arc

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