Initiation of the Indosinian Orogeny in South China: Evidence for a Permian Magmatic Arc on Hainan Island

It has been widely accepted that an active continental margin existed along the coast of Southeast China during the Mesozoic time that produced extensive magmatism in the region. However, there is little constraint as to when this active margin was first initiated. Here we present new SHRIMP U-Pb zi...

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Main Authors: Li, X.-H., Li, Zheng-Xiang, Li, W.-X., Wang, Y.
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Published: University of Chicago Press 2006
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18079
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Li, Zheng-Xiang
Li, W.-X.
Wang, Y.
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Li, Zheng-Xiang
Li, W.-X.
Wang, Y.
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description It has been widely accepted that an active continental margin existed along the coast of Southeast China during the Mesozoic time that produced extensive magmatism in the region. However, there is little constraint as to when this active margin was first initiated. Here we present new SHRIMP U-Pb zircon ages and geochemical and Sr-Nd isotopic data for syntectonic granites on Hainan Island. Our data demonstrate that these rocks, dated at 267-262 Ma, are typical of calc-alkaline I-type granites formed in continental arc environments. The age of this magmatic arc coincides with a sudden change in sedimentary environments in South China during the Permian time, suggesting that the South China Indosinian Orogeny was likely contemporaneous with the onset of continental arc magmatism.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-180792017-09-13T15:44:53Z Initiation of the Indosinian Orogeny in South China: Evidence for a Permian Magmatic Arc on Hainan Island Li, X.-H. Li, Zheng-Xiang Li, W.-X. Wang, Y. Hainan Island arc magmatism SHRIMP U-Pb data Indosinian Orogeny Permian Mesozoic It has been widely accepted that an active continental margin existed along the coast of Southeast China during the Mesozoic time that produced extensive magmatism in the region. However, there is little constraint as to when this active margin was first initiated. Here we present new SHRIMP U-Pb zircon ages and geochemical and Sr-Nd isotopic data for syntectonic granites on Hainan Island. Our data demonstrate that these rocks, dated at 267-262 Ma, are typical of calc-alkaline I-type granites formed in continental arc environments. The age of this magmatic arc coincides with a sudden change in sedimentary environments in South China during the Permian time, suggesting that the South China Indosinian Orogeny was likely contemporaneous with the onset of continental arc magmatism. 2006 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18079 10.1086/501222 University of Chicago Press fulltext
spellingShingle Hainan Island
arc magmatism
SHRIMP U-Pb data
Indosinian Orogeny
Permian
Mesozoic
Li, X.-H.
Li, Zheng-Xiang
Li, W.-X.
Wang, Y.
Initiation of the Indosinian Orogeny in South China: Evidence for a Permian Magmatic Arc on Hainan Island
title Initiation of the Indosinian Orogeny in South China: Evidence for a Permian Magmatic Arc on Hainan Island
title_full Initiation of the Indosinian Orogeny in South China: Evidence for a Permian Magmatic Arc on Hainan Island
title_fullStr Initiation of the Indosinian Orogeny in South China: Evidence for a Permian Magmatic Arc on Hainan Island
title_full_unstemmed Initiation of the Indosinian Orogeny in South China: Evidence for a Permian Magmatic Arc on Hainan Island
title_short Initiation of the Indosinian Orogeny in South China: Evidence for a Permian Magmatic Arc on Hainan Island
title_sort initiation of the indosinian orogeny in south china: evidence for a permian magmatic arc on hainan island
topic Hainan Island
arc magmatism
SHRIMP U-Pb data
Indosinian Orogeny
Permian
Mesozoic
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18079