Early Paleozoic subduction of the Paleo-Asian Ocean: Geochronological and geochemical evidence from the Dashizhai basalts,Inner Mongolia |
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| Authors: | Feng Guo WeiMing Fan ChaoWen Li LaiCheng Miao Liang Zhao |
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| Institution: | (1) Key Laboratory of Marginal Sea Geology, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, China;(2) Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100029, China |
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| Abstract: | Zircon U-Pb results of basalt from the Dashizhai Town in Inner Mongolia, NE China, shows that the basaltic lava was erupted
at 439±3 Ma, much older than the “Permian basalts” as previously thought. These rocks show arc-type trace element patterns
(i.e., Nb-Ta depletion and light REE and large ion lithophile element enrichment) and unradiogenic Sr and highly radiogenic
Nd and Hf isotope compositions. They can be subdivided into two petrogenetic groups: Group 1 basalts have relatively high
TiO2, MgO and compatible elements and low Sr and Th, characterized by mid-oceanic ridge basalt (MORB)-type Sr-Nd-Hf isotope compositions
(87Sr/86Sr(i)=0.7028−0.7032, εNd(t)=+9.8−+11.2, εHf(t)=+16.1−+18.4). Group 2 has lower TiO2, MgO and compatible elements and higher Sr and Th, and relatively evolved Sr-Nd-Hf isotope compositions (87Sr/86Sr(i)=0.7037−0.7038, εNd(t)=+5.7−+7.3, εHf(t)=+12.6−+13.0). Both groups were interpreted as melts derived from a metasomatized mantle wedge formed during the subduction
of Paleo-Asian Ocean. The mantle source for Group 1 was probably a highly isotopically depleted oceanic mantle modified by
predominant slab fluids; whereas subducted sediments had an important contribution to the melting source for Group 2. The
petrogenesis of the Dashizhai basalts provides clear evidence for early Paleozoic subduction of the Paleo-Asian Ocean, and
the highly radiogenic Nd and Hf compositions in these rocks suggest that these lavas and their possible intrusive counterparts
were one of the important components for Phanerozoic crustal growth. Our and previous studies on the “Dashizhai Formation”
volcanic rocks yield an unrealistic eruption range of 440-270 Ma for different rock types, we thus advise to disassemble the
previously defined “Dashizhai Formation” into multiple lithologic units and to reinterpret the spatial and temporal distributions
of different volcano-sedimentary associations.
Supported by National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2006CB403504) |
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| Keywords: | subduction Paleo-Asian Ocean Dashizhai basalts early Paleozoic Inner Mongolia |
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