TY - JOUR
T1 - Sequence of magmatic events in the Late Paleozoic of Transbaikalia, Russia (U-Pb isotope data)
AU - Tsygankov, A. A.
AU - Litvinovsky, B. A.
AU - Jahn, B. M.
AU - Reichow, M. K.
AU - Liu, D. Y.
AU - Larionov, A. N.
AU - Presnyakov, S. L.
AU - Lepekhina, Ye N.
AU - Sergeev, S. A.
N1 - Funding Information:
The studies were supported by the International grant 06-05-72007 of the Russian Foundation of Base Researches (RFBR) and Ministry of Science and Technology, Israel, grants RFBR-Baikal 05-05-97205, RFBR-Siberia 08-05-98017, Integration Project no. 37 of the Siberian Division of the Russian Academy of Sciences, as well as by the National Scientific Counsil (NSC), Taiwan, grants NSC96-2923-M-001-001-MY3, NSC96-2116-M-001-004; NSC97-2752-M-002-003-PAE, NSC97-2116-M-001-011. Authors are grateful to V. Yarmolyuk and V. Kovalenko for fruitful discussions. We also thankful to I. Gordienko and anonymous reviewer for constructive notes that provided imrovement and clarification of the manuscript.
PY - 2010/9/1
Y1 - 2010/9/1
N2 - The Late Paleozoic intrusive rocks, mostly granitoids, totally occupy more than 200,000 km2 on the territory of Transbaikalia. Isotopic U-Pb zircon dating (about 30 samples from the most typical plutons) shows that the Late Paleozoic magmatic cycle lasted for 55-60 m.y., from ~330 Ma to ~275 Ma. During this time span, five intrusive suites were emplaced throughout the region. The earliest are high-K calc-alkaline granites (330-310 Ma) making up the Angara-Vitim batholith of 150,000 km2 in area. At later stages, formation of geochemically distinct intrusive suites occurred with total or partial overlap in time. In the interval of 305-285 Ma two suites were emplaced: calc-alkaline granitoids with decreased SiO2 content (the Chivyrkui suite of quartz monzonite and granodiorite) and the Zaza suite comprising transitional from calc-alkaline to alkaline granite and quartz syenite. At the next stage, in the interval of 285-278 Ma the shoshonitic Low Selenga suite made up of monzonite, syenite and alkali rich microgabbro was formed; this suite was followed, with significant overlap in time (281-276 Ma), by emplacement of Early Kunalei suite of alkaline (alkali feldspar) and peralkaline syenite and granite. Concurrent emplacement of distinct plutonic suites suggests simultaneous magma generation at different depth and, possibly, from different sources. Despite complex sequence of formation of Late Paleozoic intrusive suites, a general trend from high-K calc-alkaline to alkaline and peralkaline granitoids, is clearly recognized. New data on the isotopic U-Pb zircon age support the Rb-Sr isotope data suggesting that emplacement of large volumes of peralkaline and alkaline (alkali feldspar) syenites and granites occurred in two separate stages: Early Permian (281-278 Ma) and Late Triassic (230-210 Ma). Large volumes and specific compositions of granitoids suggest that the Late Paleozoic magmatism in Transbaikalia occurred successively in the post-collisional (330-310 Ma), transitional (305-285 Ma) and intraplate (285-275 Ma) setting.
AB - The Late Paleozoic intrusive rocks, mostly granitoids, totally occupy more than 200,000 km2 on the territory of Transbaikalia. Isotopic U-Pb zircon dating (about 30 samples from the most typical plutons) shows that the Late Paleozoic magmatic cycle lasted for 55-60 m.y., from ~330 Ma to ~275 Ma. During this time span, five intrusive suites were emplaced throughout the region. The earliest are high-K calc-alkaline granites (330-310 Ma) making up the Angara-Vitim batholith of 150,000 km2 in area. At later stages, formation of geochemically distinct intrusive suites occurred with total or partial overlap in time. In the interval of 305-285 Ma two suites were emplaced: calc-alkaline granitoids with decreased SiO2 content (the Chivyrkui suite of quartz monzonite and granodiorite) and the Zaza suite comprising transitional from calc-alkaline to alkaline granite and quartz syenite. At the next stage, in the interval of 285-278 Ma the shoshonitic Low Selenga suite made up of monzonite, syenite and alkali rich microgabbro was formed; this suite was followed, with significant overlap in time (281-276 Ma), by emplacement of Early Kunalei suite of alkaline (alkali feldspar) and peralkaline syenite and granite. Concurrent emplacement of distinct plutonic suites suggests simultaneous magma generation at different depth and, possibly, from different sources. Despite complex sequence of formation of Late Paleozoic intrusive suites, a general trend from high-K calc-alkaline to alkaline and peralkaline granitoids, is clearly recognized. New data on the isotopic U-Pb zircon age support the Rb-Sr isotope data suggesting that emplacement of large volumes of peralkaline and alkaline (alkali feldspar) syenites and granites occurred in two separate stages: Early Permian (281-278 Ma) and Late Triassic (230-210 Ma). Large volumes and specific compositions of granitoids suggest that the Late Paleozoic magmatism in Transbaikalia occurred successively in the post-collisional (330-310 Ma), transitional (305-285 Ma) and intraplate (285-275 Ma) setting.
KW - Alkaline and peralkaline granite
KW - Calc-alkaline granite
KW - Post-collisional magmatism
KW - Russia
KW - Transbaikalia
KW - U-Pb isotope dating
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=77956257896&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.rgg.2010.08.007
DO - 10.1016/j.rgg.2010.08.007
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77956257896
SN - 1068-7971
VL - 51
SP - 972
EP - 994
JO - Russian Geology and Geophysics
JF - Russian Geology and Geophysics
IS - 9
ER -
