Carboniferous sedimentary provenance and tectonic setting in the Darbut region of Western Junggar (NW China): evidence from mineralogy, geochemistry and detrital zircon U–Pb dating

Weng, Kai; Dong, Yunpeng; Xu, Xueyi; Ma, Zhiming; Chen, Bo

doi:10.1144/jgs2020-132

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“…The Jiangbasitao Formation is a set of terrigenous sedimentary rocks mainly composed of the conglomerate, sandy conglomerate, carbonaceous shale, argillaceous siltstone and fine sandstone [31], which is consistent with the rocks observed southwest of the Huojierte Mongolian Township. Thus, our new chronological data, together with the above lithologic correlation, indicate that parts of [50] and [68,72], respectively.…”

Section: Sedimentary Age Of the Kulumudi Formationsupporting

confidence: 57%

“…The highly positive ε Hf (t) values (+11.4 to +15.5) of the detrital zircons from the fine sandstone suggest a juvenile arc (Figure 7b), which is consistent with the interpretation that the Early Carboniferous sedimentary rocks from the Darbut area were derived from a juvenile arc setting (Figure 7b). Thus, combined with published data from adjacent areas [68,72]), the new whole-rock geochemistry and Hf isotope analysis suggest an Early Carboniferous juvenile arc in the central WJT rather than a continental arc with Precambrian basement [13].…”

Section: The Early Carboniferous Jiangbasitao Formationsupporting

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“…The samples were a [71]) of the fine sandstone. Data for the Late Devonian volcanic rocks and the Early Carboniferous clastic rocks are from [50] and [68,72], respectively.…”

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“…Minerals 2024, 14, x FOR PEER REVIEW 9 of 16 deficient in HFSEs (i.e., Nb, Ta, Ti) (Figure 9d) and exhibited low ferromagnesian trace element concentrations (Sc, 8.0-8.9; Co, 9.8-11.9; Ni, 4.5-6.5). Carboniferous sedimentary rocks are from [50] and [68,72], respectively.…”

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“…TAS classification diagram ((a), from [69]), SiO2 vs. K2O diagram of the lithic crystal ((b), from [70]); lg[w(Na2O)/(K2O)] vs. lg[w(SiO2)/w(Al2O3)] diagram ((c), from[71]) of the fine sa stone. Data for the Late Devonian volcanic rocks and the Early Carboniferous clastic rocks are f[50] and[68,72], respectively.…”

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Zircon U-Pb-Hf Isotopes and Whole-Rock Geochemistry of the “Kulumudi Formation” from the Laofengkou Area (West Junggar): Implications of the Construction of a Juvenile Arc in the Junggar–Balkhash Ocean

Liu,

Hou,

et al. 2023

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The properties of ancient magmatic arcs are crucial for understanding the tectonic evolution of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt. The Middle Devonian Kulumudi Formation in the Laofengkou area of West Junggar lacks accurate chronological data constraints, which hampers the knowledge of the nature of the Late Paleozoic magmatic arcs in the West Junggar and circum-Balkhash areas. In this contribution, samples of pyroclastic rocks and sedimentary rocks were collected from the volcano–sedimentary strata of the Kulumudi Formation. Petrography, zircon U-Pb-Hf isotopic analysis and whole-rock geochemistry were carried out to constrain the age and the tectonic setting of the Kulumudi Formation. The zircon U-Pb age of the lithic crystal tuff from the Kulumudi Formation on the northeast side of the Alemale Mountains was 386 ± 2 Ma, accurately indicating that this rock unit formed during the Middle Devonian. However, the fine sandstone near the Huojierte Mongolian Township, originally assigned as the “Kulumudi Formation”, yielded a maximum depositional age of 341 ± 3 Ma. Combined with the stratigraphic contact, this rock unit was redefined to belong to the Lower Carboniferous Jiangbasitao Formation. According to the whole-rock geochemistry study, the lithic crystal tuff of the Kulumudi Formation was characterized as medium potassium–calc–alkaline series rock, which is relatively enriched in light rare earth elements and large ion lithophile elements (i.e., Rb, Ba, K) and depleted in high-field-strength elements (i.e., Nb, Ta, Ti), showing similar geochemical characteristics to the volcanic arc rocks. By contrast, the fine sandstone from the Jiangbasitao Formation had Al2O3/SiO2 (0.25–0.29) and K2O/Na2O (1.29–1.72) ratios close to those derived from the continental arc and active continental margin and was characterized as part of the continental arc field in the La-Th-Sc and Th-Sc-Zr/10 tectonic discrimination diagrams. Zircon Hf isotope analysis showed that the εHf(t) values of the Kulumudi Formation were +5.6–+12.8, and those of the Jiangbasitao Formation were +11.43–+15.48, both of which show highly positive juvenile characteristics. The above data indicate that the Kulumudi Formation and Jiangbasitao Formation both formed in a juvenile arc setting with ocean–continent subduction. Combined with the previous work, it was concluded that the southward subduction of the ocean basin represented by the Darbut–Karamay ophiolitic mélanges beneath the newly accreted arc crustal segments produced a juvenile arc with positive Hf isotope characteristics.

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Section: Sedimentary Age Of the Kulumudi Formationsupporting

confidence: 57%

Section: The Early Carboniferous Jiangbasitao Formationsupporting

confidence: 57%

“…The samples were a [71]) of the fine sandstone. Data for the Late Devonian volcanic rocks and the Early Carboniferous clastic rocks are from [50] and [68,72], respectively.…”

Section: Trace Elementsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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