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- Title
The Weixi High‐silica Granitoids in the Central Sanjiang Orogenic Belt, Southwest China: Implications for Growth of the Continental Crust.
- Authors
WANG, Qiuyu; CHEN, Shouming; ZHANG, Hongrui; LI, Saisai
- Abstract
High‐silica granitoids record the formation and evolution of the continental crust. A new intrusive complex has been recognized among silicic volcanic rocks of the Weixi arc, Southwest China. The intrusions consist of granites, granitic porphyries, and granodiorites. Zircon U‐Pb age data indicate that the Weixi granitoids formed at 248–240 Ma and were coeval with silicic volcanic rocks of the Weixi arc. The Weixi granitoids are enriched in Rb, Th, and U, depleted in Ba, Sr, Nb, Ta, and Ti, and have high light/heavy rare earth element ratios and slightly negative Eu anomalies. The Weixi granitoids have negative εNd(t) values (–9.8 to –7.8) and negative zircon εHf(t) values (–12.02 to –5.11). The geochemical and isotopic features suggest the Weixi granitoids were derived by partial melting of ancient crustal material. The Weixi granitoids and silicic volcanic rocks were derived from the same magma by crystal accumulation and melt extraction, respectively, and they record the formation of a continental arc in the central Sanjiang orogenic belt.
- Subjects
CHINA; CONTINENTAL crust; OROGENIC belts; RARE earth metals; VOLCANIC ash, tuff, etc.; ZIRCON; RARE earth oxides; RUBIDIUM; MAGMAS
- Publication
Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition), 2024, Vol 98, Issue 3, p641
- ISSN
1000-9515
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/1755-6724.15182