Fragments of Proto-Tethyan oceanic lithosphere are well-preserved along the southern belt of the North Qilian suture,and the origin and emplacement of these ophiolites have become subjects of intense debate.In this st...Fragments of Proto-Tethyan oceanic lithosphere are well-preserved along the southern belt of the North Qilian suture,and the origin and emplacement of these ophiolites have become subjects of intense debate.In this study,we integrate field observations,mineralogical and geochemical analyses,zircon U-Pb dating,and isotopic data to investigate the Yanglong ophiolite.The Yanglong ophiolitic rocks are found as tectonic slices resting on the Neoproterozoic sedimentary and volcanic rocks.These rocks are composed of Cambrian serpentinized peridotite,gabbro,dolerite,and rodingite.The spinels in the serpentinized peridotites have variable Cr#values(21,38-46,and 59-61)and display affinity to those in abyssal and forearc peridotites.The dolerites show slight enrichment in Th and have elevated(La/Sm)N ratios(1.19-2.01),indicating a subduction-related geochemical affinity.The Yanglong ophiolitic rocks have positive zirconεHf(t)values(+10.3 to+18.4)and whole-rockεNd(t)values(+5.3 to+6.7)indicating derivation from partial melting of a depleted mantle source.These results,together with the regional geology,collectively suggest that the Yanglong ophiolite was generated in a forearc setting during the Early Cambrian northward intra-oceanic subduction.It was emplaced onto the Central Qilian Block during the subsequent arc-continent collision,no later than the Early Ordovician.展开更多
The western periphery of Baltica has traditionally been viewed as a passive continental margin formed during the fragmentation of Rodinia and the opening of the Iapetus and Tornquist Oceans.This view is supported by t...The western periphery of Baltica has traditionally been viewed as a passive continental margin formed during the fragmentation of Rodinia and the opening of the Iapetus and Tornquist Oceans.This view is supported by the Volyn Large Igneous Province(VLIP)of Ediacaran age in Eastern Europe,which may be associated with break-up and evolution of the Tornquist Ocean.However,in western Ukraine,the sedimentary succession overlying the VLIP contains latest Ediacaran to early Cambrian detrital zircon with mixedεHf(t)values that can be interpreted to reflect deposition in a convergent margin setting with input from a continental volcanic arc.To investigate the potential convergent tectonic setting along SW Baltica during the Ediacaran to Cambrian transition,we conducted research in the Holy Cross Mts.(HCM),Poland.Here,tightly folded,and low-grade metamorphosed slates are unconformably overlain by Lower Ordovician(Tremadocian)sedimentary rocks.We applied 40Ar/39Ar geochronology on white mica defining cleavage in lower Cambrian rocks and U-Pb geochronology on detrital zircons to constrain the timing of the deformation.Our samples show similar populations of detrital zircons,with affinities to regions within or on the outskirts of Baltica.For all Cambrian samples,the calculated maximum depositional age is close to their stratigraphic age,suggesting rapid deposition in an active tectonic setting.TheεHf(t)values range from−18 to+12,indicating significant mixing of mantle-derived magmas with mature crustal material typical of continental magmatic arc systems.Single-grain fusion 40Ar/39Ar geochronology on white mica yielded two populations of weighted average ages of 537±1 Ma and 510±4.4 Ma,interpreted as a detrital white mica population and the maximum approximation of the age of post-depositional early to middle Cambrian deformation,respectively.The similarities in zircon populations and isotopic compositions between Cambrian sediments of the HCM and those from Ukraine,suggest that both areas were sourced from a continental arc on the Baltica margin,above a subduction zone consuming Neoproterozoic Mirovoi Ocean crust.This arc is likely an equivalent to the Cadomian Arc on the opposite side of the ocean.展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.42230308,42072266,42102032,42362006)Bureau of Geological Exploration and Development of Qinghai Province(Grant Nos.[2023]33,[2022]32)China Geological Survey(Grant Nos.DD20221649,DD20242935,12120114079701).
摘要Fragments of Proto-Tethyan oceanic lithosphere are well-preserved along the southern belt of the North Qilian suture,and the origin and emplacement of these ophiolites have become subjects of intense debate.In this study,we integrate field observations,mineralogical and geochemical analyses,zircon U-Pb dating,and isotopic data to investigate the Yanglong ophiolite.The Yanglong ophiolitic rocks are found as tectonic slices resting on the Neoproterozoic sedimentary and volcanic rocks.These rocks are composed of Cambrian serpentinized peridotite,gabbro,dolerite,and rodingite.The spinels in the serpentinized peridotites have variable Cr#values(21,38-46,and 59-61)and display affinity to those in abyssal and forearc peridotites.The dolerites show slight enrichment in Th and have elevated(La/Sm)N ratios(1.19-2.01),indicating a subduction-related geochemical affinity.The Yanglong ophiolitic rocks have positive zirconεHf(t)values(+10.3 to+18.4)and whole-rockεNd(t)values(+5.3 to+6.7)indicating derivation from partial melting of a depleted mantle source.These results,together with the regional geology,collectively suggest that the Yanglong ophiolite was generated in a forearc setting during the Early Cambrian northward intra-oceanic subduction.It was emplaced onto the Central Qilian Block during the subsequent arc-continent collision,no later than the Early Ordovician.
基金funded by the National Science Centre(Poland),IAPETUS project no.2019/33/B/ST10/01728 to J.MajkaThe Arizona Laserchron Facility is supported by NSF grant EAR-2050246.
摘要The western periphery of Baltica has traditionally been viewed as a passive continental margin formed during the fragmentation of Rodinia and the opening of the Iapetus and Tornquist Oceans.This view is supported by the Volyn Large Igneous Province(VLIP)of Ediacaran age in Eastern Europe,which may be associated with break-up and evolution of the Tornquist Ocean.However,in western Ukraine,the sedimentary succession overlying the VLIP contains latest Ediacaran to early Cambrian detrital zircon with mixedεHf(t)values that can be interpreted to reflect deposition in a convergent margin setting with input from a continental volcanic arc.To investigate the potential convergent tectonic setting along SW Baltica during the Ediacaran to Cambrian transition,we conducted research in the Holy Cross Mts.(HCM),Poland.Here,tightly folded,and low-grade metamorphosed slates are unconformably overlain by Lower Ordovician(Tremadocian)sedimentary rocks.We applied 40Ar/39Ar geochronology on white mica defining cleavage in lower Cambrian rocks and U-Pb geochronology on detrital zircons to constrain the timing of the deformation.Our samples show similar populations of detrital zircons,with affinities to regions within or on the outskirts of Baltica.For all Cambrian samples,the calculated maximum depositional age is close to their stratigraphic age,suggesting rapid deposition in an active tectonic setting.TheεHf(t)values range from−18 to+12,indicating significant mixing of mantle-derived magmas with mature crustal material typical of continental magmatic arc systems.Single-grain fusion 40Ar/39Ar geochronology on white mica yielded two populations of weighted average ages of 537±1 Ma and 510±4.4 Ma,interpreted as a detrital white mica population and the maximum approximation of the age of post-depositional early to middle Cambrian deformation,respectively.The similarities in zircon populations and isotopic compositions between Cambrian sediments of the HCM and those from Ukraine,suggest that both areas were sourced from a continental arc on the Baltica margin,above a subduction zone consuming Neoproterozoic Mirovoi Ocean crust.This arc is likely an equivalent to the Cadomian Arc on the opposite side of the ocean.