Nd-Sr isotopic mapping of the Chinese Altai and implications for continental growth in the Central Asian Orogenic Belt | |
Wang, T (Wang, Tao); Jahn, BM (Jahn, Bor-Ming); Kovach, VP (Kovach, Victor P.); Tong, Y (Tong, Ying); Hong, DW (Hong, Da-Wei); Han, BF (Han, Bao-Fu) | |
刊名 | LITHOS
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2009 | |
卷号 | 110期号:1-4页码:359-372 |
关键词 | Granitoid Source Nd isotopes Continental growth Central Asian Orogenic Belt Altaids |
ISSN号 | 0024-4937 |
英文摘要 | The Chinese Altai orogen is a typical domain of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt and in previous syntheses was divided into six tectonic units (or terranes). In this paper, 41 new and 36 published whole-rock Nd and Sr isotopic data for granitoid intrusions and mafic dykes within units 2 and 3 of the central Altai and units 4 to 6 of the southern Altai were used for isotopic mapping. The age of the samples used is known from U-Pb zircon dating. epsilon(Nd)(t) values range from -4 to +2 in the central Altai units 2 and 3, and from + 1.4 to +6 in the southern Altai units 4 and 5 and up to +8.4 in unit 6. Correspondingly, Nd model ages (T(DM)) decrease from 1.6-1.1 Ga in the central Altai to 1.0-0.5 Ga in the southern Altai, except for a continental fragment in unit 4. I(Sr) is elevated in the central units, decreasing to <0.705 in the southern units 5 and 6. These results demonstrate that the central Altai contains widespread old crustal components in its basement, whereas the southern Altai comprises a higher proportion of juvenile crust. When integrated with published U-Pb zircon ages, our data show that new crust grew southwards in the Chinese Altai. In addition, our data suggest that units 2 and 3 are a single tectonic unit, whereas the southern Altai (unit 4), which previously was regarded as a single young accretionary terrane, should be subdivided into two units a younger arc and an older continental fragment. The granitoids in the Chinese Altai can be divided into syn- and post-/non-orogenic groups. The syn-orogenic granitoids have ca. 50-80% mantle-derived component, whereas the post/non-orogenic granitoids contain ca. 70-90%. The generation of syn- and post-/non-orogenic granitoids represents horizontal (lateral) and vertical crustal growth, which contributed ca. 18-28% and 7-8% respectively to the area of the Chinese Altai. This work shows that isotopic mapping is an effective approach to elucidate terrane composition in the Central Asian Orogenic Belt and thereby better constrain Palaeozoic crustal growth. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
学科主题 | 构造地质学 |
WOS关键词 | PHANEROZOIC CRUSTAL GROWTH ; ZIRCON U-PB ; GRENVILLE PROVINCE ; NW CHINA ; TECTONIC EVOLUTION ; NORTHWEST CHINA ; JUVENILE CRUST ; GRANITIC-ROCKS ; IGNEOUS ROCKS ; XINJIANG |
WOS研究方向 | Geochemistry & Geophysics ; Mineralogy |
语种 | 英语 |
出版者 | ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000266541500024 |
内容类型 | 期刊论文 |
源URL | [http://119.78.100.197/handle/2HKVOGP0/38989] ![]() |
专题 | 中国地质调查局 |
作者单位 | Peking Univ, Key Lab Orogen Belt & Crustal Evolut, Beijing 100871, Peoples R China |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Wang, T ,Jahn, BM ,Kovach, VP ,et al. Nd-Sr isotopic mapping of the Chinese Altai and implications for continental growth in the Central Asian Orogenic Belt[J]. LITHOS,2009,110(1-4):359-372. |
APA | Wang, T ,Jahn, BM ,Kovach, VP ,Tong, Y ,Hong, DW ,&Han, BF .(2009).Nd-Sr isotopic mapping of the Chinese Altai and implications for continental growth in the Central Asian Orogenic Belt.LITHOS,110(1-4),359-372. |
MLA | Wang, T ,et al."Nd-Sr isotopic mapping of the Chinese Altai and implications for continental growth in the Central Asian Orogenic Belt".LITHOS 110.1-4(2009):359-372. |
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