Late Mesozoic tectonic transition of the eastern North China Craton: evidence from basin-fill records

Li, Z.; Li, Y.; Zheng, Jian Ping; Han, Dongrui

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“…In fact, widespread sedimentary basins (e.g. Songliao, Erlian, East Gobi, Yingen, Hailar, Bohai basins; Allen et al, 1998;Ren et al, 2002;Hu et al, 2007;Li et al, 2007), volcanic and plutonic rocks (e.g. Great Xing'an Range; Fan et al, 2001;Wu et al, 2005a,b;Wang et al, 2006;Wu et al, 2007), and the development of MCCs (e.g.…”

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Metamorphic Core Complexes vs. synkinematic plutons in continental extension setting: Insights from key structures (Shandong Province, eastern China)

Charles

Gumiaux

Augier

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Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

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a b s t r a c tContinental extension is an important geodynamical process mostly diagnostic of a peculiar behaviour of the crust accommodated by geological structures that highlight these specific conditions in the crust. Though a Metamorphic Core Complex (MCC) reveals a much stronger crustal extension than a synkinematic pluton, the nature of those two structures implies different implications in terms of crustal extension mechanisms and geodynamic significations. In eastern Asia, a major continental extensional event occurred during Mesozoic and early Cenozoic times. The resulting various extensional events described in previous studies consist in large intracontinental basins, important volcanism, emplacement of plutons in the upper crust and exhumation of MCCs. An efficient description of MCCs and plutons in eastern Asia is essential to discriminate important differences of those two structures in terms of strain amount undergone by continental crust and geodynamic significations. In that way, an integrated structural and geophysical study has been realized to precisely discriminate the structure in the Jiaodong Peninsula (Shandong Province, eastern China), previously regarded as simple sheared plutons. A succession of three main stages have been identified all pertaining to a NW-SE extensional setting: (1) the exhumation of the Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous Linglong MCC below the SE-dipping Linglong detachment fault, (2) the emplacement of the Guojialing syntectonic pluton below the N-dipping extensional Guojialing intracrustal shear zone (130-124 Ma) and (3) a penetrative brittle normal faulting associated with gold mineralizations ($120 Ma). As a result, the maximum amount of extension in Jiaodong Peninsula, characterized by partially-melted lower to middle crust upward into the Linglong MCC should be revised to Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous period.

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Metamorphic Core Complexes vs. synkinematic plutons in continental extension setting: Insights from key structures (Shandong Province, eastern China)

Charles

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Augier

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Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

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“…The conformably or disconformably overlying Santai Formation is mainly comprised of purplish-red conglomerate, sandy conglomerate and purplish-red arcose interbedded with yellowish-gray sandstone, and presents medium to large-sized trough inclined beddings, indicating a principal fluvial sedimentary system (BGMRSD, 1991). The depositional age and sedimentary environment imply that the Fangzi Formation can be correlated to the Yaopou-Longmenshan/Xiahuayuan/Beipi ao Formations in the Yanshan belt as well as the Yongdingzhuang-Datong Formations in the Ningwu-Jingle basin in the north-central NCB (Li et al, 2007b(Li et al, , 2014 (Fig. 2).…”

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“…2) (BGMRSD, 1991;Li et al, 2007b). Most recently, the temporal boundary between the Lower-Middle Jurassic and the Middle-Upper Jurassic in the NCB was constrained to be $168 Ma (as the bottom age of the Yungang Formation), through integrated sedimentological study along the Jurassic section in the Ningwu-Jingle basin in the north-central part of the NCB (Fig.…”

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“…Situated on the junction of three major Phanerozoic tectonic domains, namely the Paleo-Asian Ocean Tectonic Domain, the Western Pacific Tectonic Domain, and the Tethys Tectonic Domain in the north, east, and south, respectively, the eastern North China Block (NCB) experienced a great tectonic regime transition (Zhao et al, 1994(Zhao et al, , 2004aRen et al, 1997;Zhai et al, 2004aZhai et al, , 2004bLi et al, 2007bLi et al, , 2012 and evident lithospheric thinning or destruction (Windley et al, 2010;Zhu et al, 2011;Zhu et al, 2012aZhu et al, , 2012b, and references therein) during the Mesozoic Era under a complex tectonic setting. The NCB has thus been a hotspot for geodynamic studies.…”

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“…Data for the NingwuJingle basin, Tan-Lu fault zone, and the Jiaolai basin are fromLi et al (2014),Zhu et al (2010), andZhang et al (2008e), respectively. The depositional sequences are modified afterLi et al (2007bLi et al ( , 2010Li et al ( , 2014 andXu et al (2013b).…”

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The Early Cretaceous sedimentary‐tectonic attributes of Lingshan Island Basin, East Shandong Province, China: Constraints from the chemical compositions of detrital heavy minerals

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Zhong

2019

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North China Craton experienced significant lithospheric destruction or delamination during the Late Mesozoic, accompanied with the emergence of numerous basins and intensive volcanism. Extensional basins also formed in East Shandong Province.Even though they have been studied for decades, the relationship between basin development and tectonic processes still remains obscure. Recently, a set of Early Cretaceous strata has been found in Lingshan Island. It is characterized by translating from turbidite deposits to terrestrial strata units and ending up with a unique volcaniclastic layer within a relatively short time span. Previous studies have reached an agreement that Lingshan Island strata are formed in a distinct sedimentary background compared with the coeval sedimentary units in Jiaolai Basin. Essential information about basin development and its tectonic setting in this region during Early Cretaceous are preserved in Lingshan Island strata. In this study, it shows the characteristics of heavy mineral assemblage and the characteristics of detrital minerals' chemical component in the two representative samples. Based on these studies, itindicates that Lingshan Island Basin was developed in a transpressional tectonic setting with complex source materials, mainly from Qianliyan Uplift during the period ca. 123-120 Ma. Then, the basin evolved within an extensional setting and was filled with locally derived clastics during 120 to 105 Ma. In addition, the basin evolved during the process of progressive lithospheric thinning and asthenosphere upwelling.

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Late Mesozoic tectonic transition of the eastern North China Craton: evidence from basin-fill records

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Cited by 16 publications

References 33 publications

Metamorphic Core Complexes vs. synkinematic plutons in continental extension setting: Insights from key structures (Shandong Province, eastern China)

Metamorphic Core Complexes vs. synkinematic plutons in continental extension setting: Insights from key structures (Shandong Province, eastern China)

Middle–Late Mesozoic sedimentary provenances of the Luxi and Jiaolai areas: Implications for tectonic evolution of the North China Block

The Early Cretaceous sedimentary‐tectonic attributes of Lingshan Island Basin, East Shandong Province, China: Constraints from the chemical compositions of detrital heavy minerals

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