Zircon U–Pb geochronology, and elemental and Sr–Nd–Hf–O isotopic geochemistry of post-collisional rhyolite in the Chiang Khong area, NW Thailand and implications for the melting of juvenile crust

Volcanic rocks are widely exposed within the Chiang Khong–Lampang–Tak igneous zone in NW Thailand. A representative rhyolite sample from the Chiang Khong area yielded a zircon U–Pb age of 230.7 ± 1.1 Ma (n = 20, MSWD = 0.98). The Chiang Khong rhyolites are characterized by low TiO2 (0.29–0.62 wt%) a...

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Main Authors: Qian, X., Wang, Y., Feng, Q., Zi, Jianwei, Zhang, Y., Chonglakmani, C.
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Published: Springer 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/53766
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author Qian, X.
Wang, Y.
Feng, Q.
Zi, Jianwei
Zhang, Y.
Chonglakmani, C.
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Wang, Y.
Feng, Q.
Zi, Jianwei
Zhang, Y.
Chonglakmani, C.
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description Volcanic rocks are widely exposed within the Chiang Khong–Lampang–Tak igneous zone in NW Thailand. A representative rhyolite sample from the Chiang Khong area yielded a zircon U–Pb age of 230.7 ± 1.1 Ma (n = 20, MSWD = 0.98). The Chiang Khong rhyolites are characterized by low TiO2 (0.29–0.62 wt%) and MgO (0.04–0.82 wt%) with A/CNK values of 0.95–1.06 (one outlier at 1.47), and can be classified as highly fractionated I-type rhyolites. They are enriched in LILEs and LREEs, and depleted in HFSEs. Two representative samples have 87Sr/86Sr (i) ratios of 0.70497 and 0.70527, and the eNd (t) values fall at +1.1 and +1.3, respectively. eHf (t) and d18O in zircon are between +4.7 to +12.0 and 5.3 to 5.9 ‰, respectively. Our geochemical data suggest that the Chiang Khong rhyolites formed by partial melting of juvenile mafic lower crust in a post-collisional setting. Deep crustal anatexis was probably induced by upwelling asthenospheric mantle, shortly after slab detachment subsequent to closure of the Paleo-Tethys.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-537662017-10-20T04:05:55Z Zircon U–Pb geochronology, and elemental and Sr–Nd–Hf–O isotopic geochemistry of post-collisional rhyolite in the Chiang Khong area, NW Thailand and implications for the melting of juvenile crust Qian, X. Wang, Y. Feng, Q. Zi, Jianwei Zhang, Y. Chonglakmani, C. Volcanic rocks are widely exposed within the Chiang Khong–Lampang–Tak igneous zone in NW Thailand. A representative rhyolite sample from the Chiang Khong area yielded a zircon U–Pb age of 230.7 ± 1.1 Ma (n = 20, MSWD = 0.98). The Chiang Khong rhyolites are characterized by low TiO2 (0.29–0.62 wt%) and MgO (0.04–0.82 wt%) with A/CNK values of 0.95–1.06 (one outlier at 1.47), and can be classified as highly fractionated I-type rhyolites. They are enriched in LILEs and LREEs, and depleted in HFSEs. Two representative samples have 87Sr/86Sr (i) ratios of 0.70497 and 0.70527, and the eNd (t) values fall at +1.1 and +1.3, respectively. eHf (t) and d18O in zircon are between +4.7 to +12.0 and 5.3 to 5.9 ‰, respectively. Our geochemical data suggest that the Chiang Khong rhyolites formed by partial melting of juvenile mafic lower crust in a post-collisional setting. Deep crustal anatexis was probably induced by upwelling asthenospheric mantle, shortly after slab detachment subsequent to closure of the Paleo-Tethys. 2017 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/53766 10.1007/s00531-016-1338-8 Springer restricted
spellingShingle Qian, X.
Wang, Y.
Feng, Q.
Zi, Jianwei
Zhang, Y.
Chonglakmani, C.
Zircon U–Pb geochronology, and elemental and Sr–Nd–Hf–O isotopic geochemistry of post-collisional rhyolite in the Chiang Khong area, NW Thailand and implications for the melting of juvenile crust
title Zircon U–Pb geochronology, and elemental and Sr–Nd–Hf–O isotopic geochemistry of post-collisional rhyolite in the Chiang Khong area, NW Thailand and implications for the melting of juvenile crust
title_full Zircon U–Pb geochronology, and elemental and Sr–Nd–Hf–O isotopic geochemistry of post-collisional rhyolite in the Chiang Khong area, NW Thailand and implications for the melting of juvenile crust
title_fullStr Zircon U–Pb geochronology, and elemental and Sr–Nd–Hf–O isotopic geochemistry of post-collisional rhyolite in the Chiang Khong area, NW Thailand and implications for the melting of juvenile crust
title_full_unstemmed Zircon U–Pb geochronology, and elemental and Sr–Nd–Hf–O isotopic geochemistry of post-collisional rhyolite in the Chiang Khong area, NW Thailand and implications for the melting of juvenile crust
title_short Zircon U–Pb geochronology, and elemental and Sr–Nd–Hf–O isotopic geochemistry of post-collisional rhyolite in the Chiang Khong area, NW Thailand and implications for the melting of juvenile crust
title_sort zircon u–pb geochronology, and elemental and sr–nd–hf–o isotopic geochemistry of post-collisional rhyolite in the chiang khong area, nw thailand and implications for the melting of juvenile crust
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/53766