SHRIMP U–Pb dating and geochemistry of the Cretaceous plutonic rocks in the Korean Peninsula: A new tectonic model of the Cretaceous Korean Peninsula

Kim, Sung Won; Kwon, Sanghoon; Park, Seung-Ik; Lee, Changyeol; Cho, Deung Lyong; Lee, Hong Jin; Ko, Kyoungtae; Kim, Sook Ju

doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2016.06.027

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“…From late Paleozoic through Paleogene times, the convergent margin appears to have undergone progressive addition of accretionary complexes to the fore‐arc (Fig. ), which, at least during the Cretaceous–Paleogene, was a consequence of weak coupling of the subducted and overriding plates and consequent oceanward trench retreat (Sagong et al , ; Chough & Sohn, ; Imaoka et al , ; Kim et al , ). Miocene Japan has been cited as an example of Mariana‐type subduction, characterized by weak inter‐plate coupling, steep subduction, extension, and back‐arc basin opening (Uyeda & Kanamori, ).…”

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“…Distribution of ilmenite‐series and magnetite‐series granitoids, accretionary complexes, and high‐ P/T metamorphic rocks of Cretaceous–Paleogene age in Japan and South Korea (after Sato, , and references therein). Granitoids of unknown age in the Ogcheon belt (Sato, ) have since been shown to be Cretaceous (Kim et al , ). Metallogenic signatures of granitoid belts (excluding Zn, Pb, and Cu) and deposits and prospects referred to in the text are also shown.…”

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“…In addition to oxidized magmatic conditions, adakite‐like intrusions, characterized by high Sr/Y, are widely promoted as hallmarks of arc segments that are especially fertile for porphyry Cu genesis (Loucks, ). High Sr/Y – commonly ascribed to suppression of plagioclase fractionation due to the elevated magmatic water contents that are conducive to porphyry Cu formation (Richards, ) – are reported from a few Early Cretaceous intrusions throughout Japan (Kamei, ; Takahashi et al , ; Tsuchiya et al , , ; Ishihara & Chappell, ) and several Quaternary volcanoes in SW Japan (Mahony et al , ; Shibata et al , , and references therein), but apparently not from post‐Jurassic magmatic rocks in South Korea (Kim et al , ). Although most of the Early Cretaceous intrusions are barren, several in the Kitakami belt, including that alongside the Kamaishi Cu‐Fe skarn (Fig.…”

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Why No Porphyry Copper Deposits in Japan and South Korea?

Sillitoe¹

2018

Resource Geology

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This analysis concludes that there is little realistic likelihood of discovering large, high‐grade porphyry Cu deposits in Japan and South Korea because of an unusual combination of geological factors. First, weak inter‐plate coupling, trench retreat, and extension – a tectonic regime unfavorable for porphyry Cu formation – appears to have characterized the convergent margin during much of Cretaceous through Neogene time. Second, Cretaceous through Quaternary magmatism involved widespread ash‐flow caldera development, a volcanic style that suppresses porphyry Cu formation because the all‐important Cu‐bearing magmatic fluids – if present – would be explosively discharged during silicic ignimbrite eruption and lost to the atmosphere. Third, due to the trench retreat, crustal profiles beneath Japan are dominated by accretionary complexes containing chemically reduced lithologies, which decrease the redox state of subduction‐related magmas during their ascent. The most reduced intrusions belong to the ilmenite‐series, which may lock up chalcophile elements at depth and produce magmatic fluids that are incapable of transporting the Cu required for significant porphyry deposit formation. Fourth, many of the caldera‐related magmatic rocks, including the principal intrusions, are not only derived by partial melting of reduced crust but are commonly also highly fractionated; hence, any associated mineralization tends to be Mo ± W‐rich rather than Cu dominated. Fifth, intrusive rocks with high Sr/Y, typical of hydrous magmas responsible for porphyry Cu belts worldwide, appear to be present only locally. Sixth, two important magmatic and metallogenic tracts in Japan, the Kuroko‐bearing Green Tuff belt and Kitami low‐sulfidation epithermal Au region, are characterized by bimodal magmatism, which worldwide is compositionally unsuited to porphyry Cu generation. Seventh, the Pliocene‐Quaternary andesitic–dacitic volcanoes that could be the surface expressions of porphyry Cu systems are mostly too shallowly eroded to reveal underlying deposits should they exist. Consequently, few magmatic suites in Japan and South Korea provide propitious environments for porphyry Cu exploration, with the last hope believed to lie at depth below late Miocene–Pliocene advanced argillic lithocaps, several of which contain relatively minor high‐sulfidation epithermal Au mineralization. However, even there, the reduced crust may have militated against effective Cu transport into the porphyry environment. The magmatic and metallogenic factors that downgrade the porphyry Cu potential of Japan and South Korea are believed to be equally applicable to other subduction‐related magmatic arc segments worldwide.

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Section: Regional Factors Influencing Porphyry Cu Potentialmentioning

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Section: Regional Factors Influencing Porphyry Cu Potentialmentioning

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“…이처럼 동아시아의 지구조적 환경의 변화를 이해하 는데 매우 중요한 중생대의 활발한 화성활동기 중에 서도 특히 한반도에서 일어난 백악기 동안의 화성활 동에 대한 관심이 높아지고 있다 (Kim et al, , 2016Cheong and Jo, 2017). 약 160 Ma로부터 120 Ma 사이의 오랜 화성활동 휴지기 (Sagong et al, 2005;Park, 2012)를 거친 이후에 재개된 백악기 화 성활동의 경우 지역적인 화성암의 연령분포를 살펴보 면 한반도의 북서에서 남동방향으로 가면서 점차 젊 어진다는 주장이 제기되었다 (Kim et al, , 2016.…”

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“…약 160 Ma로부터 120 Ma 사이의 오랜 화성활동 휴지기 (Sagong et al, 2005;Park, 2012)를 거친 이후에 재개된 백악기 화 성활동의 경우 지역적인 화성암의 연령분포를 살펴보 면 한반도의 북서에서 남동방향으로 가면서 점차 젊 어진다는 주장이 제기되었다 (Kim et al, , 2016. 이러한 지질시대에 따른 화성활동 위치의 변화는 평 평한 각도로 진행된 암권슬랩의 섭입과 섭입 슬랩이 다시 고각으로 섭입되는 롤백 등의 조합에 따른 변화 에 기인하는 것으로 해석되었다 (Kim et al, 2016). Pb ages.…”

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Zircon U-Pb age of the Heuksan-do Granite: Implication of the Magmatism at ca. 114 Ma

Lee¹,

Park²,

Song³

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The Journal of the Petrological Society of Korea

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Abstract:We report an Early Cretaceous zircon U-Pb age (113.9±1.2 Ma) for the Heuksan-do granite located about 90km from Mokpo offcoast of the southwestern Korean peninsula. At this Aptian/Albian boundary, widespread igneous activities occurred not only in the Korean peninsula but also in the eastern China and Japan. We raise the possibility that the flat-slab subduction and delamination triggered such an episodic igneous activity over the large areas of East Asia.

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Response of provenance transition of Middle Jurassic–Early Cretaceous sediments to tectonic domain transformation in the North Yellow Sea Basin, Eastern North China Craton

Cheng

et al. 2021

Geological Journal

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In the Late Mesozoic, the Eastern North China Craton changed from being controlled by the Palaeo‐Asian tectonic domain to the marginal Pacific tectonic domain. The Eastern North China Craton transformed the E–W compression to NNE–SSW extensional tectonics under the influence of two tectonic domain transformations. However, the timing of the transformation of the tectonic domains remains controversial. The North Yellow Sea Basin is located in an important position in the Eastern North China Craton at the junction of the Pacific and Eurasian plates and is controlled by two tectonic domains. Therefore, the sediments in the basin are faithful records of the transformation of the two tectonic domains. Based on the latest and high‐precision detrital zircon U–Pb dating data, sandstone modal analysis, and elemental geochemical analysis in the North Yellow Sea Basin combined with regional tectonic, palaeontological, and palaeoclimatic evidence, this paper discusses the provenance from the Middle Jurassic to Early Cretaceous, which responds to the Late Mesozoic tectonic domain transformation in the Eastern North China Craton, and provides important evidence of provenance in the North Yellow Sea Basin to determine the time of tectonic domain transformation. These results suggest that the source rocks of sediments in the North Yellow Sea Basin have changed from ancient sediments (ancient craton/recycle orogenic belt) in the Middle Jurassic to Late Jurassic, to felsic igneous rocks in the Early Cretaceous. The peak of zircon U–Pb ages changed from 234, 1,842, and 2,429 Ma in the Late Jurassic to 217 and 1,871 Ma in the Early Cretaceous. The provenance changed from the Sulu Orogenic Belt and Precambrian basement of the Jiaodong Peninsula in the Late Jurassic, to the igneous rocks and Precambrian basement of the Liaodong Peninsula and Korean Peninsula in the Early Cretaceous. The provenance direction of the sediments changed from south‐west in the Late Jurassic to the north and south‐east in the Early Cretaceous. The tectonic setting of the basin changed from compression to extension. The changes in the peaks of zircon U–Pb age, characteristics of the source rocks, provenance direction, and basin tectonic setting in the Middle Jurassic to Early Cretaceous in the North Yellow Sea Basin are a response to the change from E–W compression to NNE–SSW extensional tectonics caused by the transformation of two tectonic domains. In the Early Cretaceous, the Eastern North China Craton completed the transformation of two tectonic domains that were influenced and controlled by the marginal Pacific tectonic domain.

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SHRIMP U–Pb dating and geochemistry of the Cretaceous plutonic rocks in the Korean Peninsula: A new tectonic model of the Cretaceous Korean Peninsula

Cited by 87 publications

References 69 publications

Why No Porphyry Copper Deposits in Japan and South Korea?

Why No Porphyry Copper Deposits in Japan and South Korea?

Zircon U-Pb age of the Heuksan-do Granite: Implication of the Magmatism at ca. 114 Ma

Response of provenance transition of Middle Jurassic–Early Cretaceous sediments to tectonic domain transformation in the North Yellow Sea Basin, Eastern North China Craton

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