The location and evolution of the tectonic boundary between the Paleoproterozoic Jiao-Liao-Ji Belt and the Longgang Block, northeast China

Peng, Chong; Liu, Xue; Zhu, Min; Chai, Yuan; Yu, Wen

doi:10.1016/j.precamres.2015.10.016

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“…The North China craton (also referred to as the Sino‐Korean craton or platform in the literature) is bounded to the southwest by the early Paleozoic Qilian orogen (e.g., Song et al, ; Wu et al, ; Wu, Zuza, et al, ; Xiao et al, ; Zuza et al, ), to the north by the late Paleozoic Central Asian Orogenic Belt (Kröner et al, ; Wu, Wang, et al, ; Xiao et al, ), to the east by the Mesozoic Su‐Lu and Jiao‐Liao‐Ji orogen belt (Pei et al, ; C. Peng et al, ; Yang et al, ; Wu et al, ), and to the south by the Mesozoic Qinling‐Dabie Shan orogen (Figure ). The craton is divided into several different tectonic units, which traditionally consists of two major Archean‐Proterozoic blocks (i.e., the Eastern and Western blocks) separated by the intervening ~1,500‐km‐long north trending Neoarchean‐Paleoproterozoic Central Orogenic Belt (Figure ; Kusky & Li, ; Kusky et al, , ; Meert & Santosh, ; C. Peng et al, ; P. Peng et al, ; Santosh, ; Wang et al, , ; Zhai, , ; Zhai & Liu, ; Zhai & Peng, ; Zhai & Santosh, ; Zhai et al, , , ) The Eastern block contains 3.8‐ to 2.6‐Ga gneiss and greenstone belts overlain by 2.6‐ to 2.5‐Ga metasedimentary cover, which is made up of the Longgang and Nangrim blocks that joined along the Paleoproterozoic Jiao‐Liao‐Ji deformed volcano‐sedimentary belt (Figure ; e.g., Kusky et al, ; Tam et al, ; Zhao et al, ). The cratonic destruction of the eastern part of the craton was resulted from the root loss of the subcontinental lithosphere in the Mesozoic (Gao et al, ; Kusky et al, ; Zhai et al, ).…”

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A 1.9‐Ga Mélange Along the Northern Margin of the North China Craton: Implications for the Assembly of Columbia Supercontinent

Zhou

Zuza

et al. 2018

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The involvement and location of the Neoarchean-Paleoproterozoic North China craton in the supercontinent Columbia remains enigmatic, and the tectonic history along its margins impacts our understanding of connections between North China and other continents. Here we present structural observations from a Paleoproterozoic mélange that is located along its northern margin and that we refer to as the Bayan Obo mélange. It is composed of a structurally complex tectonic mixture of metapelites and metasedimentary rocks mixed with exotic blocks of ultramafic-mafic rocks, metabasalts, metacarbonate and alkaline rocks, and tonalite-trondhjemite gneisses. New zircon geochronology of the various constituent blocks suggest that it formed, and was subsequently deformed, at ca. 1.9 Ga. The oldest intramélange blocks are 2.45-to 2.54-Ga tonalite-trondhjemite-granodiorite rocks and granitoids that signify the stabilization of the northern North China in the Neoarchean-Paleoproterozoic. A ca. 2.45-Ga plagiogranite block probably originated by partial melting of the older tonalite-trondhjemite-granodiorite rocks. We suggest that this mélange formed in a sedimentary setting near the subduction trench, on the basis of mixing of upper and lower plate volcanic rocks and textural relationships.

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Section: Regional Geologymentioning

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A 1.9‐Ga Mélange Along the Northern Margin of the North China Craton: Implications for the Assembly of Columbia Supercontinent

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Zuza

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“…Therefore, we used data (Table 2) Table 3). We also summarised the physical characteristics of the strata and intrusive rocks (Li and Chen 2013;Peng et al 2016a;Table 4), revealing that the resistivity of the intrusive rocks is generally higher than that of the sedimentary rocks and that the density of the intrusive rocks is generally lower than that of the sedimentary rocks.…”

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“…It has undergone a complex tectonic evolution, including uplift, subsidence, arching and rifting, with metamorphism and deformation at different scales within the rift, as well as the formation of complex folds and deepseated faults (Lu et al 1998;Zhao et al 2001Zhao et al , 2005Zhao 2009;Li et al 2006;Wan et al 2006;Lu et al 2006;Tam et al 2011;Meng et al 2013). Repeated, intense episodes of magmatism in the Liao Ji rift produced large intrusive rock masses, with intense hydrothermal-exhalation along deep-seated faults (Zhao et al 2001(Zhao et al , 2005Zhao 2009;Li et al 2005Li et al , 2006Li et al , 2011Li et al , 2012Zhao et al 2012;Zhao and Zhai 2013;Peng et al 2016a). The region is rich in geothermal resources, with measured geothermal water temperatures and flow rates of up to 70 °C and 4 kg/s (Zhong and Xiao 1990; Table 1).…”

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Geophysical survey of geothermal energy potential in the Liaoji Belt, northeastern China

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Economic development has accelerated the consumption of oil, natural gas, coal and other traditional energies, leading to the depletion of traditional fossil fuel resources, heavy pollution and degradation of the natural environment (Dincer and Acar 2015; Li and Xue 2015). Therefore, there is a growing need for clean energy (Fridleifsson 2001). Geothermal energy is one of the most important clean energy options that has attracted growing attention worldwide (Barbier 2011). Geothermal resources have the advantage over traditional fossil fuels of possessing large reserves that are clean and environmentally friendly (Kütahyali et al. 2011; Croteau and Gosselin 2015). An increase in the global use of geothermal resources would reduce the emissions of particulate matter and harmful gases that result from the combustion of fossil fuels (Lior 2010). Researchers have developed and implemented various methods to investigate the potential reserves and exploitation of geothermal resources with promising results. For example, geophysical methods have been employed to predict the geothermal potential of the Baja California Peninsula (Arango-Galván et al. 2015); deep-buried faults in geothermal regions have been successfully identified using microtremor arrays (Xu et al.

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“…The Gyeonggi Massif in South Korea is bounded by the Palaeozoic Imjingang fold-thrust belt to the north and the late Precambrian-Palaeozoic Ogcheon (Okcheon) fold-thrust belt to the south. The Jiao-Liao-Ji belt in the eastern NCC is a Paleoproterozoic orogenic belt (Figure 1) that is considered to mark the collision between the Longgang Block of the NCC and the Nangrim Massif in North Korea (Peng et al, 2016;Yuan et al, 2015). The northern Gyeonggi Massif is dominated by Paleoproterozoic metasedimentary rocks that underwent intermediate-P/T-type metamorphism at c. 1.93-1.91 Ga and high-T metamorphism at c. 1.88-1.85 Ga with intrusion of 1.87-1.85 Ga granitoids (e.g.…”

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Multi‐stage metamorphic history of the Oki gneisses in Japan: Implications for Paleoproterozoic metamorphism and tectonic correlations in northeastern Asia

Kawabata

Imayama

Kato

et al. 2021

Journal Metamorphic Geology

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Metamorphic P–T conditions, monazite chemical ages and zircon U–Pb ages from the gneisses exposed in the Oki belt, Japan, were integrated to unravel the multi‐stage metamorphic history of the belt. Microstructural observations combined with obtained P–T conditions and metamorphic ages reveal three distinct stages of metamorphism: M1, M2 and M3. The M1 stage occurred c. 1.85 Ga with high‐T granulite‐facies metamorphism (793–803°C and 9.8–12.3 kbar and 738–755°C and 9.1–12.0 kbar in the southwestern and southeastern Oki gneisses, respectively). The age of the M1 stage is well recorded in monazites included in large garnet porphyroblasts and low Th/U metamorphic rims in zircons from the Oki gneisses. The M1 metamorphism was overprinted by c. 230 Ma metamorphism (M2), which occurred at granulite‐facies conditions (817–829°C and 9.0–10.3 kbar) in the southwestern Oki gneisses and at upper amphibolite‐facies conditions (693°C and 5.3 kbar) in the southeastern Oki gneisses. Monazites in small garnets, euhedral zircons and outermost rims of zircons crystallized during this stage. The final metamorphism occurred as retrograde amphibolite‐facies recrystallization (M3) at conditions of 558–638°C and 3.7–4.8 kbar. The inherited cores in zircons yield ages from Paleoarchean to Paleoproterozoic but lack Palaeozoic ages. The detrital zircon distribution and the Paleoproterozoic metamorphic event in the Oki belt support the idea that the Oki gneisses are fragments of a Precambrian terrane rather than Palaeozoic sediments derived from the terrane. Combined with previous studies, we concluded that the c. 1.85 Ga M1 high‐T granulite‐facies metamorphism in the Oki belt could be related to that of the Jiao‐Liao‐Ji belt in the eastern North China block via the northern Gyeonggi and Nangrim Massifs on the Korean Peninsula, whereas the c. 250–230 Ma M2 stage could be associated with collision between the North and South China blocks. The Oki belt geologically corresponds to the northern Gyeonggi Massif in South Korea due to their similar Paleoproterozoic and Triassic tectonothermal events.

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The location and evolution of the tectonic boundary between the Paleoproterozoic Jiao-Liao-Ji Belt and the Longgang Block, northeast China

Cited by 31 publications

References 123 publications

A 1.9‐Ga Mélange Along the Northern Margin of the North China Craton: Implications for the Assembly of Columbia Supercontinent

A 1.9‐Ga Mélange Along the Northern Margin of the North China Craton: Implications for the Assembly of Columbia Supercontinent

Geophysical survey of geothermal energy potential in the Liaoji Belt, northeastern China

Multi‐stage metamorphic history of the Oki gneisses in Japan: Implications for Paleoproterozoic metamorphism and tectonic correlations in northeastern Asia

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