Petrogenesis of diabase from accretionary prism in the southern Qiangtang terrane, central Tibet: Evidence from U-Pb geochronology, petrochemistry and Sr-Nd-Hf-O isotope characteristics

© 2015 Wiley Publishing Asia Pty Ltd.The Bangong-Nujiang suture (BNS) between the Lhasa and Qiangtang terranes is an important boundary and its petrogenesis is controversial. Diabase from the accretionary prism in the southern Qiangtang terrane yields a zircon U-Pb age of 181.3±1.4Ma. All the diabas...

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Main Authors: Li, J., Qin, K., Li, G., Zhao, J., Cao, Mingjian
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Published: Blackwell Publishing Asia 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/62930
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author Li, J.
Qin, K.
Li, G.
Zhao, J.
Cao, Mingjian
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Qin, K.
Li, G.
Zhao, J.
Cao, Mingjian
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description © 2015 Wiley Publishing Asia Pty Ltd.The Bangong-Nujiang suture (BNS) between the Lhasa and Qiangtang terranes is an important boundary and its petrogenesis is controversial. Diabase from the accretionary prism in the southern Qiangtang terrane yields a zircon U-Pb age of 181.3±1.4Ma. All the diabases show tholeiitic basalt compositions, gentle enrichment patters of light rare earth elements (REE), variable enrichment in incompatible element concentrations (e.g. Th and Rb), and no anomaly in high field strength elements (e.g. Nb and Ta), similar to that of enriched mid-ocean ridge basalt (E-MORB). They have relatively homogeneous whole rock Nd (eNd(t)=7.3-9.1) and zircon Hf-O isotopic compositions (eHf(t)=14.8-16.1, and d<sup>18</sup>O=4.57-6.12‰), possibly indicating melting of the depleted mantle and no significant crustal contamination during the petrogenesis. The element variations suggest that the diabases were formed by plume-ridge interaction at a mid-ocean ridge within the Bangong-Nujiang ocean.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-629302018-02-06T06:24:14Z Petrogenesis of diabase from accretionary prism in the southern Qiangtang terrane, central Tibet: Evidence from U-Pb geochronology, petrochemistry and Sr-Nd-Hf-O isotope characteristics Li, J. Qin, K. Li, G. Zhao, J. Cao, Mingjian © 2015 Wiley Publishing Asia Pty Ltd.The Bangong-Nujiang suture (BNS) between the Lhasa and Qiangtang terranes is an important boundary and its petrogenesis is controversial. Diabase from the accretionary prism in the southern Qiangtang terrane yields a zircon U-Pb age of 181.3±1.4Ma. All the diabases show tholeiitic basalt compositions, gentle enrichment patters of light rare earth elements (REE), variable enrichment in incompatible element concentrations (e.g. Th and Rb), and no anomaly in high field strength elements (e.g. Nb and Ta), similar to that of enriched mid-ocean ridge basalt (E-MORB). They have relatively homogeneous whole rock Nd (eNd(t)=7.3-9.1) and zircon Hf-O isotopic compositions (eHf(t)=14.8-16.1, and d<sup>18</sup>O=4.57-6.12‰), possibly indicating melting of the depleted mantle and no significant crustal contamination during the petrogenesis. The element variations suggest that the diabases were formed by plume-ridge interaction at a mid-ocean ridge within the Bangong-Nujiang ocean. 2015 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/62930 10.1111/iar.12107 Blackwell Publishing Asia restricted
spellingShingle Li, J.
Qin, K.
Li, G.
Zhao, J.
Cao, Mingjian
Petrogenesis of diabase from accretionary prism in the southern Qiangtang terrane, central Tibet: Evidence from U-Pb geochronology, petrochemistry and Sr-Nd-Hf-O isotope characteristics
title Petrogenesis of diabase from accretionary prism in the southern Qiangtang terrane, central Tibet: Evidence from U-Pb geochronology, petrochemistry and Sr-Nd-Hf-O isotope characteristics
title_full Petrogenesis of diabase from accretionary prism in the southern Qiangtang terrane, central Tibet: Evidence from U-Pb geochronology, petrochemistry and Sr-Nd-Hf-O isotope characteristics
title_fullStr Petrogenesis of diabase from accretionary prism in the southern Qiangtang terrane, central Tibet: Evidence from U-Pb geochronology, petrochemistry and Sr-Nd-Hf-O isotope characteristics
title_full_unstemmed Petrogenesis of diabase from accretionary prism in the southern Qiangtang terrane, central Tibet: Evidence from U-Pb geochronology, petrochemistry and Sr-Nd-Hf-O isotope characteristics
title_short Petrogenesis of diabase from accretionary prism in the southern Qiangtang terrane, central Tibet: Evidence from U-Pb geochronology, petrochemistry and Sr-Nd-Hf-O isotope characteristics
title_sort petrogenesis of diabase from accretionary prism in the southern qiangtang terrane, central tibet: evidence from u-pb geochronology, petrochemistry and sr-nd-hf-o isotope characteristics
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/62930