Geochemistry of the Batang Group in the Zhaokalong Area,Yushu, Qinghai: Implications for the Late Triassic Tectonism in the Northern Sanjiang Region,China |
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| Authors: | LI Huan XI Xiaoshuang SUN Huashan KONG Hua WU Qianhong WU Chengming GABO‐RATIO Jillian Aira S |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Resources Science and Engineering, Faculty of Earth Resources, China University of Geosciences, China;2. MOE Key Laboratory of Non‐ferrous Metal Ore Forecast, School of Geosciences and Info‐physics, Central South University, China;3. Guangxi Land and Resources Planning Institute, China;4. National Institute of Geological Sciences, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Philippines |
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| Abstract: | The Batang Group in the Zhaokalong area not only hosts an important Fe‐Cu polymetallic deposit but also reveal important insights for the Late Triassic tectonism in the northern Sanjiang region. In order to delineate the tectonic setting and evolutionary process of the paleo arc‐basin system, geochemical studies on the Batang Group strata have been carried out. The results suggest that andesite in the Zhaokalong area mainly belongs to the tholeiite series and is characterized by obvious fractionation of LREE and HREE, enrichment in LILE and depletion in HFSE, and a distinctly elevated δ34SCDT average of 10.5‰. The sandstone is classified as lithic sandstone, which is also characterized by obvious fractionation of LREE and HREE, as well as weak negative Ce and Eu anomalies. The limestone displays positive Eu anomalies, with δ13CPDB ranging from –1.3‰ to 4.4‰ and δ18OSMOW ranging from 14.6%‰ to 22.5‰. These results indicate that the andesite has a dual signature of both arc andesite and rift volcanic rocks, whereas the sandstone may be formed in an active continental margin, and the limestone could be deposited in a weak oxidizing shallow sea. The sandstone in the Zhaokalong area represents sedimentation in a platform slope facies, corresponding to the main stage of the Jinshajing oceanic basin subduction during the middle period of Late Triassic. The continental arc volcanic activity resulted from subsequent strengthened subduction, forming the andesite in the North Qiangtang back‐arc basin. Afterwards, the limestone was formed after the cessation of magmatic activity. The information gleaned from the Batang Group strata helped constrain the evolution of the paleo‐Jomda island arc and Jinshajiang oceanic subduction in the Late Triassic. |
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| Keywords: | arc‐basin system Triassic Batang Group Zhaokalong Sanjiang Orogen |
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