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Article

Nd-Sr Isotopic Study of Magmatic Rocks and 40Ar/39Ar Dating of the Mafic Dike of the Proterozoic Ulan-Sar’dag Ophiolite Mélange (Southern Siberia, East Sayan, Middle Belt, Russia)

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Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
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Geological Institute of the Kola Science Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences, 184209 Apatity, Russia
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Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Minerals 2022, 12(1), 92; https://doi.org/10.3390/min12010092
Submission received: 18 November 2021 / Revised: 9 January 2022 / Accepted: 11 January 2022 / Published: 14 January 2022

Abstract

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We report the first radiogenic Nd-Sr isotope data in the magmatic rocks island-arc ophiolite assemblage from the middle branch of the East Sayan ophiolite complexes to better constrain geodynamic processes in this segment of the CAOB in southern central Siberia. The magmatic rocks belong to the following geochemical types: (1) Ensimatic island-arc boninites; (2) island-arc assemblage; (3) enriched basalts of mid-ocean ridges; and (4) oceanic island-like basalts. The boninites have a positive value εNd (T), which is generated from a depleted mantle source (N-MORB). The island-arc assemblage has negative or slightly positive εNd (T) and was formed from an enriched mantle source due to the subduction of terrigenous rocks. The source of the terrigenous material was most likely the rocks of the Archean TTG (Trondhjemite Tonalite Granodiorite) complex of the Gargan block. Isotopic ratios for E-MOR and OIB-like basalts are characterized by positive or slightly negative values of εNd (T). The mafic dike, which crosscut ophiolite rocks, corresponds to OIB-like basalts. The values of εNd (T), measured 87Sr/86Sr and I (Sr), in the mafic dike correspond to the EM I mantle source. The E-MOR and OIB-like basalts appear to be formed in late-stage asthenospheric mantle melting via the decompression melting processes. The obtained isotope geochemical data for the E-MOR and OIB-like basalts probably indicate the mixing of island-arc melts with asthenospheric melts. We undertook 40Ar/39Ar dating of the mafic dike, which crosscut the ophiolite unit. The mafic dike has a whole-rock 40Ar/39Ar weighted mean plateau age of 799 ± 11 Ma. The dating constrains the minimum age of the ophiolite and island-arc magmatism in the region.

1. Introduction

The studied area is located in the southeastern region of Eastern Sayan, southern Siberia (the Buryatia Republic of the Russian Federation). This region was tectonically juxtaposed during the Neoproterozoic accretionary orogeny of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB), which consists of a complex amalgamation of geologic terranes comprising rocks of Archaean to Mesozoic ages [1,2,3,4,5,6,7]. The earliest stages in the CAOB formation are related to the development of the Paleo-Asian Ocean [2,3,4,5,8,9,10,11,12,13].
Continental rifting, ocean subduction, and marginal basin formation events began before 1000 Ma and continued until 570 Ma [7]. During the early Paleozoic to late Mesozoic periods, the island arcs, ophiolites, oceanic islands, seamounts, accretionary wedges, oceanic plateau, and microcontinents were joined to the Siberian craton [2,7,14,15] (Figure 1). The southeastern domain of the CAOB includes Archean-Proterozoic terranes—Gargan block (microcontinent) [2,10,16,17], Proterozoic platform carbonate cover (Irkut suites) [18], ophiolite complexes, and Paleozoic terranes: Khamardaban and Khamsara belts (Figure 2). Several tectonically dismembered ophiolite complexes are exposed along the margin of the Gargan block and tectonically thrust over this block [5,6,19,20,21,22,23]. The studied ophiolitic complexes are Southern Siberia’s largest and best-preserved relics of the ancient oceanic crust of the Paleo-Asian ocean and formed three ophiolitic branches (Figure 2). Recent studies have discussed that the Proterozoic East Sayan ophiolites were formed under different geodynamic regimes. Generally, geochemical signatures for the magmatic rocks associated with Eastern Sayan ophiolites reveal a wide compositional series: mid-ocean ridge basalt (MORB)-type basalts (tholeiites), boninites, island-arc andesites and dacites, and ocean island basalt (OIB)-type basite rocks. There are numerous isotopic data of the island arc assemblage and ophiolites in a different segment of CAOB, but isotope geochemical data of Proterozoic Eastern Sayan ophiolites are limited [4,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34].
The Ulan-Sar’dag ophiolite mélange (for simplicity called Ulan-Sar’dag massif—USM) belongs to the middle and possibly independent ophiolitic branch [34]. Magmatism of the studied area has been controlled by the evolution of the island arc and subduction zone. Isotope geochemical studies of the Ulan-Sar’dag massif will provide important information about mantle sources, mantle–crust interaction, and the evolution arc magmatism in the studied segment of the CAOB.
Based on the geochemical data, we recently discussed the Ulan-Sar’dag massif composed of magmatic rocks with different geochemical signatures [26], which formed due to multistage magmatism, according to the evolution of the subduction zone in the studied segment of CAOB.
This work aimed to study the Sr-Nd isotope characteristics for each geochemical type’s rocks of the Ulan-Sar’dag massif. Radiogenic Sr-Nd isotopic and trace elements geochemistry should display contributions of different magmatic sources and melts, mantle–crust interaction, and metamorphic processes. We also determined the ages of the mafic dike, which crosscuts the ophiolites, by the 40Ar/39Ar geochronology method that constrains the minimum age of the ophiolite in the region implying that all accretion ended in the early Neoproterozoic (late Tonian). The isotope geochemical and some geochronological data offer the opportunity to better constrain geodynamic processes in this segment of the CAOB in southern central Siberia.

2. Geological Settings

The Ulan-Sar’dag massif is located in the inner part of the Gargan block (Figure 2). The north ophiolite branch includes the Dunzhugur massif, situated at the Gargan block′s western margin, and the northern part of the Ospa–Kitoi massif (Figure 2). The Dunzhugur ophiolite assemblage is associated with the same name Dunzhugur island-arc complex and two generations of basic dikes, intruding of the Dunzhugur ophiolite [20,29]. The plagiogranite and volcaniclastic rocks in the Dunzhugur island-arc complex yielded an age of 1020–850 Ma [4,20,21] using U-Pb and Pb/Pb zircon dating. The evolution of the Dunzhugur island-arc complex continued during the period of 850–760 Ma [4,20,21]. A collision of the Dunzhugur island arc and the continental margin of the Gargan block occurred at about 810 Ma [4].
The south ophiolite branch includes the southern part of the Ospa–Kitoi massif. At the Ospa–Kitoi, ophiolitic serpentinite mélange is unconformably overlain by dolomites of the Gorlyk suite, with a late Neoproterozoic–early Cambrian age with the contact between them marked by ophiocalcites [4,6,8]. It is the only stratigraphic evidence for a late Neoproterozoic age of the ophiolitic assemblage.
The ophiolite assemblage of the Ulan-Sar’dag massif (USM)) is associated with the volcanic–sedimentary sequence (Ilchir suite), Proterozoic Carbonate Cover (Irkut suite), syncollisional Sumsunur tonalite–trondhjemite complex with an age of 790 Ma [19] (Figure 3). The ophiolite assemblage and volcanic–sedimentary sequence are presented as independent tectonic slices. The units are tectonically obducted on the Gargan block. The age of the trachyandesite from the volcanogenic sequence of the USM determined by U-Pb dating of the zircon is 833 ± 4 Ma [26]. The Ulan-Sar’dag massif is a lenticular body elongated in an east–west direction with dimensions of 2 × 5 km2. It occurs as an ophiolitic mélange, composed of various structurally mixed different ages, origins, lithostratigraphic units. These units are represented by ophiolitic altered ultramafic–mafic rocks with podiform chromitites, foliated serpentinites, deep sea sedimentary cherts, shaled volcanic–sedimentary (Ilchir suite) rocks with MORB, island-arc and OIB-like geochemical affinities, mafic dikes, and limestones (Irkut suite) (Figure 3 and Figure 4) [24,25,26]. The volcanic–sedimentary slice is composed of two units: lower—metavolcanic unit and upper—black, black-quartz-carbonate schists and marbles. The volcanic–sedimentary slice is thrust on the cover limestones of the Irkut suite. The ophiolite slice is thrust on the volcanic–sedimentary units. The rocks at the base of the tectonic ophiolite slice are intensively deformed and have numerous shear zones and sliding surfaces. The thrust zone is marked by foliated serpentinite (Figure 4). On the eastern flank of the Ulan-Sar’dag massif, the mafic dikes crosscut the ophiolite unit (Figure 4). Dikes have a northeastern extension, with a length of 650–700 m and a thickness of up to 10 m (azimuth 320–330°, angle 75°). At the border with the dunite, chilled margins exist with a thickness of up to 1.5 m.

3. Materials and Methods

3.1. Sample Description

The ophiolite rocks and the lower units of the volcanic–sedimentary sequence (Ilchir suite) were studied in term geochemistry [26] and isotope characteristics.
The studied rocks are strongly affected by alteration and metamorphic processes. The mantle peridotites are mainly serpentinized. The cumulate rocks include amphibolized pyroxenite and gabbro. These consist mainly of amphibolized pyroxenites, isotropic amphibolized gabbros, rare olivine-bearing pyroxenites. Metamorphosed volcanic (metavolcanic) rocks have a chemical composition corresponding to basalt, trachybasalt, basaltic-andesite, andesite, trachyandesite, and dacite (Figure 5). Detailed petrographic and geochemical characteristics of rocks are given in the previous work [26].
The analyses of the whole-rock major, trace, and rare-earth element compositions were carried out at the Analytical Center for Multi-Elemental and Isotope research (VS Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, Novosibirsk, Russia). According to major and trace element compositions, four geochemical types of the magmatic rocks were identified in the area of the USM. The types are (1) boninites; (2) island-arc assemblage; (3) E-MOR basalts; (4) oceanic island-like basalt. Each type is characterized by its petrography, concentration of major, LILE, REE, and HFSE elements, and trace element ratios. Detailed petrographic and geochemical characteristics of rocks are given in the previous work [26]. For isotopic characterization, we selected samples from each rock group (Table 1).

3.2. 40Ar/39Ar Isotope Analytical Method

The 40Ar/39Ar dating was carried out at the Analytical Center for Multi-Elemental and Isotope Research (VS Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, Novosibirsk, Russia). The 40Ar/39Ar dating of a ground fraction of the whole-rock sample VSK-17-19 was carried out using the step-heating technique [38]. The samples were irradiated in the nuclear BWR reactor at the Tomsk Polytechnic University. A standard biotite sample MSA-11 (OSO No. 129-88) with an age of 311.0 ± 1.5 Ma, validated against international standard samples Bern-4M (muscovite) and LP-6 (biotite), was used as the fluence mon-itor. The age of the Bern 4M and LP-6 were assumed to be 18.51 and 128.1 Ma, respec-tively [39]. The Ar isotopic composition in the irradiated samples was measured using a Noble Gas 5400 mass-spectrometer [38] Noble Gas 5400 (Micromass, United Kingdom, Manchester) mass-spectrometer S.N. SV022). The separation of gas fractions and the isotopic analysis of the argon in them was carried out in a temperature range from 500 to 1200 °C using a quartz furnace with external heating. The raw data were corrected for procedural blank contributions, mass discrimination by analysis of atmospheric Ar, de-cay of radioactive 37Ar and 39Ar isotopes produced by irradiation, and interferences of 36Ar, 39Ar, and 40Ar produced from 40Ca, 42Ca, and 40K, respectively. When correcting for isotopic mass fractionation, a value of 40Ar/36Ar in atmospheric argon was used equal to 298.6 [40]. For correction, the following coefficients were used: (39Ar/37Ar)Ca = 0.001279 ± 0.000061, (36Ar/37Ar)Ca = 0.000613 ± 0.000084, (40Ar/39Ar)K = 0.0191 ± 0.0018. The amount of 40Ar, 39Ar, 38Ar, 37Ar, 36Ar in the blank was normally about 3 × 10−10, 2 × 10−12, 2 × 10−11, 1 × 10−12, 9 × 10−12 cm3 STP, correspondingly. The errors in individual measurements for each of the steps in the spectrum are given taking into account the error, including both the analytical error and the error in determining the decay constant K. The isotopic ratio of 40Ar/36Ar characterizing instrument fractionation in a standard portion of air argon for the measurement period was 298 ± 2. The plateau ages were calculated using the Isoplote 3.0 program (the program was created in 2006 by K.R. Ludwig at the Berkeley Geochrono-logical Center, San Francisco, USA) if 60% or more of the 39Ar was released in three or more contiguous steps, and the apparent ages agree to within 3σ of the integrated age of the plateau segment.

3.3. Sm-Nd Isotope Analytical Method

The whole-rock isotope research was carried out in the Collective Use Centre of the Kola Science Centre RAS (Apatity, Russia). In order to define concentrations of samarium and neodymium, the sample was mixed with a compound tracer 149Sm/150Nd prior to dissolution. It was then diluted with a mixture of HF + HNO3 (or + HClO4) in Teflon sample bottles at a temperature of 100 °C until complete dissolution. Further extraction of Sm and Nd was carried out using standard procedures with two-stage ion exchange and extraction-chromatographic separation using ion-exchange tar «Dowex» 50 × 8 in chromatographic columns employing 2.3 N and 4.5 N HCl as an eluent. The separated Sm and Nd fractions were transferred into nitrate form, whereupon the samples (preparations) were ready for mass-spectrometric analysis. The isotope Nd composition and Sm and Nd contents were measured on a 7-channel solid-phase mass-spectrometer (Finnigan MAT-262 (RPQ), “Thermo Fisher Scientific”, Waltham, MA, USA), in a static double-band mode, using Ta + Re filaments. A mean value of 143Nd/144Nd ratio in a JNdi-1 standard was 0.512081 ± 13 (N = 11) in the test period. The error in 147Sm/144Nd ratios was 0.3% (2σ), which is a mean value for 7 measurements in a BCR-2 standard [41]. The blank intralaboratory contamination was 0.3 ng for Nd and 0.06 ng for Sm. The accuracy of estimation of Sm and Nd contents was ± 0.5%. Isotope ratios were normalized per 146Nd/144Nd = 0.7219, and then recalculated for 143Nd/144Nd in JNdi-1 = 0.512115 [42]. Values of εNd(T) and T(DM) model ages were estimated using present-day values of CHUR after [43] at (143Nd/144Nd = 0.512630, 147Sm/144Nd = 0.1960) and DM after [43] (143Nd/144Nd = 0.513151, 147Sm/144Nd = 0.21).

3.4. Rb-Sr Isotope Analytical Method

The whole-rock isotope research was carried out in the Collective Use Centre of the Kola Science Centre RAS (Apatity, Russia). Distilled acids HCl, HF, HNO3, and H2O (distillate) were used to decompose samples. Then, the produced solution was divided into two aliquots to estimate the isotope composition and contents of Rb and Sr. The latter were estimated by isotope dissolution using an 85Rb/84Sr mixed tracer. Rb and Sr were extracted by elution chromatography on Dowex resin 50 × 8 (200–400 mesh) and 1.5 N and 2.3 N of HCl were used as eluates. The amount of resin in the used columns was ~7 cm3 and ~4 cm3. Extracted Rb and Sr concentrates were evaporated until dry and then treated with several drops of HNO3. The isotope composition of Sr and contents of Rb and Sr were estimated on an MI-1201-T mass spectrometer MI-1201T “Electron”, Sumy, Ukraine in a double-band mode using Ta + Re filaments. Prepared samples were placed onto the bands in a nitric form. The isotope composition of Sr in all of the measured samples was normalized per 0.710248 [44]. Errors in the estimation of the Sr isotope composition (95% confidence interval) were not higher than 0.04%; errors in the estimation of Rb-Sr ratios were 1.5%. The blank intralaboratory contamination in Rb and Sr was 2.5 ng and 1.2 ng, respectively. Correction of mass fractionation for Sr isotopic ratios was based on an 88Sr/86Sr value of 8.37521 using a power law.

4. Results

4.1. 40Ar/39Ar dating of the Mafic Dike

In order to constrain the minimum age of the Ulan-Sar’dag ophiolite mélange, a whole rock sample (VSK-17-19) was taken from a gabbro–diabase dike by cutting it for 40Ar/39Ar step-heating dating. The dating was performed by 40Ar/39Ar by step heating. The obtained age and Ca/K spectra of the sample are shown in Figure 6. In the age spectrum, a conditioned plateau was distinguished, characterized by 63% of the cumulative 39Ar and a weighted mean plateau age (WMPA) value of 799 ± 11 Ma. Among the minerals that make up the dike rock, amphibole was the main potassium-containing mineral, with a minimum amount of biotite. Analyzing the nature of radiogenic argon release during step-heating, it can be noted that minimal amounts were released at low–medium temperatures (600–700 °C), at which biotite decomposition usually occurs in a vacuum. Most of the radiogenic argon is released at high temperatures (930–1100 °C), at which the crystal lattice of the amphibole is destroyed. Thus, it is logical to assume that the plateau observed in the age spectrum corresponded to the closure of the amphibole K-Ar isotope system. Considering that the introduction of dikes took place in shallow conditions and was accompanied by their rapid cooling, the dating obtained by the plateau method corresponded to the age of formation of the mafic dike. The 40Ar/39Ar weighted mean plateau age of 799 ± 11 Ma constrains the minimum age of the ophiolite mélange in the region, implying that all accretion ended in the early Neoproterozoic (late Tonian).

4.2. Geochemical Features and Nd-Sr Isotopes

The main and rare chemical composition of the studied rocks is presented in Table S1. A detailed geochemical characteristic of the magmatic rocks of the Ulan-Sar’dag ophiolite mélange is given in a previous study [26]. According to a previous study, the magmatic rocks belong to the following geochemical types (Figure 7): (1) ensimatic island-arc boninites; (2) island-arc assemblage; (3) tholeiitic basalts of mid-ocean ridges; and (4) oceanic island-like basalts. The main and rare element chemical composition of the studied rocks is given in Table S1. Further, we present the isotopic characteristics for each group of rocks. Sixteen whole-rock samples were analyzed for Sr and Nd isotopic compositions. The results are given in Table S2 and plotted in Figure 8. For all samples, except for the mafic dikes, the εNd(T) and ISr(T) ratio was calculated to the date 833 Ma, and for the mafic dikes—799 Ma.
The current ratios for the depleted mantle and CHUR were used to calculate εNd(T) and T (DM) [43]. The first geochemical typeensimatic island-arc boninites (La/Sm)n = 1.6; (Th/La)PM = 0.5; 147Sm/144Nd = 0.18; εNd(T) = (+5.23), model age T (DM) 1.4 Ga; ISr(T) was high and was 0.715. The second geochemical typeisland-arc assemblage had elevated values (La/Sm)n = 2.8–4; (Th/La)PM = 1.4–5; crustal values of 147Sm/144Nd = 0.10–0.12, and only in the gabbro sample was this value 0.15. Rocks showed a wide range of εNd(T), the values of which varied from (+0.17) to (−12); T (DM) = 1.5–2.3 Ga. In the cumulative gabbro T (DM) was 2.0–2.2Ga, εNd (T) = (−7.3)–(−2), ISr(T) = 0.705–0.709. In the basalt, andesi–basalt, andesite T (DM) varied 1.5–2.3Ga, εNd(T) varied (0.17)–(−12), ISr(T) = 0.704–0.711. Basalt of the third E-MORB geochemical type had a low ratio (La/Sm)n = 1, (Th/La)PM = 0.5 and the following isotopic parameters: 147Sm/144Nd ratio had a mantle value of 0.17, T (DM) = 1.7 Ga, εNd(T) = (+3), and high values of ISr(T) = 0.709. The fourth transitional to oceanic islands (OIB-like) geochemical type had an elevated isotopic value of 147Sm/144Nd = 0.13, but lower than in the second geochemical type. It had an (La/Sm)n 2.3–2.7, (Th/La)PM = 0.7–0.8, isotopic ratios 147Sm/144Nd = 0.13, for both trachybasalt and mafic dike. For trachybasalt, T (DM) = 1.6 Ga, εNd (833 Ma) = +0.11; ISr(833 Ma) = 0.706. For the mafic dike, T (DM) = 1.6–1.8 Ga, εNd(799) (+0.14) to (−2); ISr(799) = 0.703–0.706.

5. Discussion

Based on the isotope geochemistry data, four geochemical types of rocks were distinguished: (1)—boninites, (2)—island-arc assemblage, (3)—EMOR basalts, (4) transitional to basalts of oceanic islands (OIB-like) [26] in the magmatic rocks of the Ulan-Sar’dag massif. According to the study of 147Sm/144Nd and 87Rb/86Sr isotopic systems, igneous rocks of the Ulan-Sar’dag massif are characterized by a significant dispersion of the values of isotopic parameters. The values of 147Sm/144Nd varied from mantle (0.18) [47,48] to crustal (0.10–0.13) [49] values, and εNd(T)—from +0.17 to −12 (Table S2). Most of the rocks of the Ulan-Sar’dag massif had crustal values of 87Sr/86Sr (Table S2) and ISr(T) calculated to the date 833 Ma, except a few samples (gabbro, basalt, andesite) and samples from the mafic dike with mantle (but elevated) values, variations ISr (T) from 0.703 to 0.705 (Table S2), for most samples these values were 0.708–0.715. The ratio of εNd(T)–ISr(T) did not correspond to the mantle sequence [49] (Figure 8). The model age determined from the Re-Os isotopy of mantle peridotites of the Ulan-Sar’dag massif was 1.38–2.38 Ga [31].

5.1. Constraints on Mantle Source

High-magnesium basaltic–andesite of the first geochemical type (boninite) has an REE distribution corresponding to boninites (Figure 7a,b), with low Ta/Yb, Th/Yb, (La/Sm)n ratios close to N-MOR values, high Cr content > 500 ppm, (Th/La)PM < 1 [26]. Low REE concentrations and negative anomalies of HFSE (Nb, Ta, Ti) are typical for boninites [46]. In the discrimination diagrams, high-magnesium basaltic–andesite lies in the field of island-arc rocks and boninites [26]. Isotopic geochemical characteristics of the boninite: mantle value 147Sm/144Nd and positive value εNd (T) = +5.23 (Figure 8, Table S2) confirm formation from a depleted mantle source with a long prehistory for this group of rocks. Model age T (DM) 1.4 Ga can be accepted as the age of the mantle source and possible as the forming age of an ensimatic island arc. Adjacent age was obtained for plagiogranites of the Dunzhugur ophiolite massif—1020 Ma and 1035 Ma—for Ilchir gabbro [20,33]. The 87Sr/86Sr values in the boninite were very high; both measured (0.717) and calculated to the date 833 Ma ISr(T) = 0.7157 and are comparable to the values in seawater, shales, gneiss [49,50,51]. The values 87Sr/86Sr in seawater NP, vary from 0.705 to 0.709 range [52]. The values 87Sr/86Sr in protoplatform carbonate sediments—dolomites of Irkut suite, range from 0.705 to 0.709 [53]. The value of 87Sr/86Sr in the boninite of the USM was close to 87Sr/86Sr in boninites from the Ospa–Kitoi and Dunzhugur massifs with 87Sr/86Sr = 0.713 [32].
Gabbros, basaltic–andesite, andesites, dacites, and rhyolites of the second geochemical type have a slightly pronounced negative slope in the REE pattern (Figure 7c,d) and the distributions of REE, HFSE, and LILE, which fully corresponded to the distributions of the island-arc rocks. All rocks from this group had a negative anomaly for Ta, Nb, and Ti. In several samples, positive anomalies in Sr, Ba, Rb, and Zr were presented. The second group had a wide spectrum of island-arc geochemical affinities [26]. High Cr content > 800–500 ppm was established in the rocks of mafic composition. In andesites, the Cr content was much lower. Relationships Sr/Y, (Th/La)PM, which reflects the involvement of a subduction (crustal) component in the melt [54], varied from 5 to 47. It is supposed that there was no subduction component at Sr/Y < 25 (Table S1). Relation (Th/La)PM > 1 had values 1.4–5 (Table S1), except one peridotite sample. The rocks of the second group were characterized by an increased content of Th/Yb = 2–4 (Table S1), which is typical for modern subduction basalts [55]. Rocks of the second geochemical group had signs of participation of a crustal component in the magmatic source. The inverse relationship between (La/Sm)PM–(Nb/La)PM (Figure 9), as for (Th/La)PM > 1, testified in favor of the enrichment of the mantle source due to the subduction of metaterrigenous rocks (crustal material). Participation of the crustal material in the magmatic source has also been confirmed by Sm-Nd data of NP terrigenous rocks [56] and granite gneisses of the Gargan block (unpublished data by Turkina). For almost all samples from the second group, crustal values of 147Sm/144Nd of 0.10–0.12 were observed, and only in the gabbro sample, this value was 0.15. Model age T (DM) varied 1.5–2.3 Ga. This group was characterized by negative εNd(T) and high crustal values (87Sr/86Sr) and ISr(T) having a large spread (Figure 8). The effect of the mature continental crust on the geochemical and isotopic compositions is established in many ophiolitic complexes in orogenic belts and magmatic rocks in igneous provinces [57,58], the Altai–Sayan region [59], Central Asian Fold Belt [60,61].
At the mixing of two magmatic sources and with crustal component participation, a negative correlation between (La/Sm)–εNd(T) was established (Figure 10) [62]. Magmatic rocks of the second group have lain in the area of the mixing line of the two magmatic sources in the diagram εNd(T)—(La/Sm) (Figure 10). Boninite was used as the last member, which is supposed to have a depleted mantle source. In addition, granite gneisses TTG with a low εNd (833 Ma) = −23 value (unpublished data by Turkina O.M.), which provides a decline in the εNd(T) value for magmatic rocks at the low contribution of sediment matter was used. The contribution of various sources to the formation of igneous rocks was calculated using the binary mixing model [63]. The proportion of crustal components for the second group of rocks varied from 14 to 45% (Figure 11).
The high values of 87Sr/86Sr in all samples of the second group (gabbro, andesites), except for basalt and mafic dike, were comparable with such values in seawater, shales, gneiss. On the one hand, the 87Rb/86Sr isotopic system was more susceptible to the influence of metamorphogenic processes, and the safety of the system may be disturbed. On the other hand, the wide range and high values of 87Sr/86Sr may reflect the contribution of several sources: altered oceanic crust, terrigenous sediments of oceanic crust, mantle wedge above the subducting plate, sialic rocks of continental crust, or volcanic strata bases in island arcs [51,64,65]. During the ascent, the parental magmas could interact with rocks of the continental crust and sediments of the subducting slab. In the diagrams, 87Sr/86Sr—143Nd/144Nd, εNd087Sr/86Sr (Figure 12 and Figure 13), almost all samples fell into the field of continental crust, except for one sample, Nd-Sr isotopic ratios of which reflect either the characteristics of a magmatic source or its isotopic system were influenced by a younger mafic dike. The basalt (eastern flank of the massif, near the area of the mafic dike occurrence) from the second geochemical group in the 87Sr/86Sr–143Nd/144Nd diagram lies in the field of the EM I source (Figure 12). In diagram εNd087Sr/86Sr (Figure 13), basalt lies on the mixing line of the Prevalent mantle, upper continental crust, and Pacific pelagic sediments. Positive values of εNd(T) in the basalt indicate a juvenile source of these rocks. The εNd in comparison with the value of εNd(833 Ma) for DM = (+8.2), may indicate the participation of melts from enriched sources in the generation of these rocks, or the influence of the introduced mafic dike (the fourth geochemical group) on the isotopic system of the basalt. On the tectonic discrimination diagram, the rocks of the second group are plotted in the fields of a volcanic arc, island-arc tholeiite, calc-alkaline basalts, and continental arc [26]. According to geochemical and isotopic parameters, rocks of the second group were generated from an enriched magmatic source due to a subduction component. The source of the terrigenous–sedimentary material was most likely rocks of the Archean TTG complex of the Gargan block (Figure 11).
The geochemical characteristics of the basalts and one gabbro sample from the third group of rocks corresponded to E-MOR basalts, except for LILE elements (Cs, Rb, Ba, and U) [26]. Sr/Y values < 25, (Th/La)PM < 1, suggested the absence of a subduction component in the melt (Table S1), although elevated concentrations of Rb, Ba, Sr (Table S1) indicated the enrichment of the mantle source with incoherent elements. In general, the rocks had hybrid characteristics of N-MOR, E-MOR basalts. Basalt from this group had mantle values of 147Sm/144Nd = 0.17, unlike basalt from the second geochemical group. The value of εNd(T) was positive (+3) (Table S2), which may indicate the origin of this group of rocks from a poorly enriched mantle source. The positive εNd(T) implied an injection of the upwelling asthenosphere into the arc segment, which would have provided a fertile mantle. A high value of 87Sr/86Sr = 0.710, ISr(T) = 0.709, was recorded in basalt, which was comparable to the values in Proterozoic shales, gneiss. On the tectonic diagrams, rocks of this group fell into the fields of MOR and E-MOR basalts [26].
According to geochemical characteristics, the fourth geochemical type corresponded to ocean island-like basalt [26] (Figure 7g,h; Table S1). The rocks were enriched with both LREE and HREE, HFSE. The Sr/Y < 25, (Th/La)PM < 1, had elevated concentrations of Ta, Th, Yb, which may indicate the involvement of astenospheric melts [26,72,73,74,75]. According to 147Sm/144Nd systematics, the fourth group was close to the second group, having island-arc geochemical characteristics. The 147Sm/144Nd value had crustal values (0.13) in both trachybasalt and the mafic dike. The values of εNd(T) for trachybasalt were close to chondrite (+ 0.11), for mafic dike, calculated to the date 799 Ma εNd(T), and fit into a small range from close to chondrite to weakly negative values (+0.14)–(−2.2). The calculated model age for trachybasalt T(DM) was 1.5 Ga, for mafic dike, 1.5- 1.8 Ga (Table S2). In the diagram (La/Sm)PM–εNd(T), the rocks of the third and fourth geochemical groups lie between boninite and island-arc assemblage (Figure 10). The values of ISr(T) in the fourth group had a mantle but elevated values of 0.703–0.706. Isotope ratios in the mafic dikes (the fourth geochemical group) in the diagrams, 87Sr/86Sr–143Nd/144Nd, εNd087Sr/86Sr plotted in the field of the mantle source EM I are shown in Figure 12 and Figure 13. Isotope geochemical characteristics of the third and fourth groups are probably likely indicative of a mixture of island-arc melts with asthenospheric melts. Geodynamic processes could be associated with the rollback of the subducting oceanic lithosphere, slab breakoff, upwelling asthenosphere, and decompression melting. It would produce E-MORB and OIB-like magma with high 87Sr/86Sr and low 143Nd/144Nd values [73,74,75]. Further, these processes could lead to an extension of the Dunzhugur island arc that can be attributed to intra-arc rifting and subsequent formation the Shishkhid back-arc basin [4].

5.2. Comparison Isotope Data of Ulan-Sar’dag Massif with Ospa–Kitoi and Dunzhugur Massifs

Comparing the isotopic and geochemical characteristics of the ophiolite rocks and associated island-arc assemblage of the Ulan-Sar´dag massif and the mafic rocks closest to them in geochemical characteristics (island-arc type) from the ophiolite association of the Dunzhugur and Ospa–Kitoi ophiolite massifs, it can be seen that the gabbro of the Dunzhugur massif had increased values (La/Sm)n from 1.7 to 4, (Th/La)n > 1 (1.2–3). It was similar to the rocks in the second group of the Ulan-Sar´dag massif array, indicating a crustal component contribution in the result of subduction settings. The calculated εNd(T) for the age accepted for the Dunzhugur island arc of 1020 Ma had a small spread of values, fitting into the range (+1)–(−1) and, accordingly, a smaller range of values of T (DM) 1.7–2.2 Ga, which also confirmed the contribution of the crustal component (Figure 9 and Figure 10). The geochemical characteristics of the Dunzhugur massif diabase dikes were similar to the geochemical characteristics of basalts group III. They were characterized by low, but positive values of εNd(T). 147Sm/144Nd ratios had both crustal (0.12), and mantle (0.17) values [29]. At the same time, the mafic dike of the USM, in contrast to the diabase dikes of the Dunzhugur massif, contained high concentrations of REE, HFSE, Th.
Cumulative and volcanic rocks of the Ospa–Kitoi massif had an εNd (1020) from +4.3 to −2 [32] comparable to the isotopic parameters of magmatic rocks of the USM but differed from them in geochemical affinities.

5.3. Isotopic Evidence of Crust–Mantle Interaction

Isotopic data obtained for various complexes of the Eastern Sayan of the Central Asian Folded Belt [60] (Table 2) indicated a significant contribution of ancient crustal material to the genesis of the ophiolite and island-arc rocks of the Eastern Sayan, suggesting a model of mixing of the Neoproterozoic juvenile source and Archean crustal source (tonalite–trondhjemite gneisses of the Gargan block), which will give a wide range of εNd (T) values from negative to positive values, depending on the proportion of crustal material.
A perfect example of contamination crustal matter and its influence on the isotopic characteristics of rocks formed from mantle sources is the Dovyren ultrabasite–basite stratified massif (quite well preserved) [65] which has an extensive range of values of ISr (T) 0.709–0.715. Isotopic characteristics for peridotites and basic rocks of the Dovyren massif [65] were 147Sm/144Nd 0.12; 144Nd/143Nd 0.511350–0.511704; εNd(670 Ma) from –14 to –15; Sr 17 –338 ppm, 87Rb/86Sr 0.02; I(Sr) 0.71–0.712. Isotopic characteristics for shales from the host frame of the Dovyren massif were 147Sm/144Nd 0.11–0.12; 144Nd/143Nd 0.5116–0.5118; εNd(670 Ma) from –7 to –11; 87Rb/86Sr 0.5–2; ISr(T) 0.716–0.745; dolomites 147Sm/144Nd 0.143; 144Nd/143Nd 0.512633; ISr (T) 0.705. The reasons for crustal isotopic characteristics for 147Sm/144Nd and 87Rb/86Sr systems may be fluid exchange with host rocks during the post-crystallization process or disturbance of 87Rb/86Sr isotope system during metamorphism. According to the author [65], the change processes for the following reasons do not cause all variations of 87Sr/86Sr: in peridotites, there is more than a 30-fold variation of Sr, but they show close ISr(T) values. If one supposes variations in 87Sr/86Sr ratios are the result of changes, then a hypothetical mechanism should provide a certain fluid–rock ratio. The concentration of Sr in the fluid is proportional to the concentration of Sr in the rock with which the fluid interacts [65].

5.4. The Stages of Magmatism of the Ulan-Sar’dag Massif

According to the isotope geochemical data of the Ulan-Sar’dag massif, we propose three stages of magmatism, reflecting the evolution of the arc magmatism and subduction zone in the studied segments of CAOB (Figure 14).
Stage I. In the Meso-Neoproterozoic, the intra-oceanic ensimatic island-arc system was formed. Boninite has positive εNd (T) and is formed from a depleted mantle source. The high value of ISr(T) is due to the disturbance of the closure 87Rb/86Sr isotopic system: interaction with seawater and metamorphic processes.
Stage II. During the development of an ensialic island arc, boninite magmatism turned to calc-alkaline andesite magmatism at Neoproterozoic, which occurred with the involvement of subducted sediments both oceanic and terrigenous (Proterozoic gneiss of the Gargan block) to the magma generation chamber, which leads to a dispersion of isotopic parameters, negative values of εNd(T), and the ancient of model ages, and high ISr(T).
Stage III. The subducting oceanic lithosphere had been proceeded by rollback, slab breakoff, upwelling asthenosphere, and decompression melting to produce E-MOR and OIB-like basites. Mixing asthenospheric melts with island-arc magmas can lead to enrichment of melts with radiogenic Nd and Sr and correspond to EM1 mantle source.
The Ulan-Sar’dag Massif is a member of the Proterozoic ophiolite and island-arc systems in the CAOB. They have subduction geochemical characteristics and were formed on the Neoproterozoic active continental margin of the Siberian paleocontinent. Proterozoic ophiolite and island-arc systems are associated with the evolution of the Paleo-Asian ocean in the period 1050–790 Ma. The island-arc assemblage of the Ulan-Sar’dag massif has geochemical characteristics of both ensimatic and ensialic island arcs. The stage of the initiation of ensimatic island arc magmatism in the Paleo-Asian ocean occurred in the time fence of 1050–790 Ma and is most widely developed in the Eastern Sayan, Northern and Eastern Baikal Lakeside, Mongolia [2,3,4,6,7,9,20,79,80]. The initiation of ensialic arc magmatism on the Neoproterozoic active margin occurred 830–780 Ma (Eastern Sayan, Central Transbaikalia, Mongolia) [21,56,60,77]. The formation of plumes associated with the melting of slabs plunging into the subduction zone and the participation of asthenospheric melts in island-arc magmatism occurred at the boundary of 820–770 Ma in almost all Neoproterozoic island-arc systems with the formation of subalkaline–alkaline magmatic series [79,80]. The collisional granites formed at the 750 Ma boundary recorded collisional-orogenic events and accretion of island arcs at the Proterozoic stage [4,19].

6. Conclusions

  • The Ulan-Sar’dag massif consists of various structurally combined material blocks–ophiolite ultramafic–mafic rocks with podiform chromitites, cumulative gabbro, foliated serpentinites, island-arc assemblage, mafic dikes. Four isotope geochemical types of the magmatic rocks of the USM have been established.
  • The ophiolites of the Eastern Sayan belong to the supra subduction type. The first isotopic data on the magmatic rocks of the USM was obtained. Isotope geochemical characteristics of the magmatic rocks of the USM reflect the evolution of island arc magmatism and subduction zone. The boninite was formed from a depleted mantle source, and the island-arc assemblage was originated from an enriched mantle source which results from the subduction of terrigenous matter. The calculated proportion of the crustal component was from 14% to 45%. The source of the terrigenous material was most likely the rocks of the Archean TTG complex of the Gargan block. The E-MOR and OIB-like basalts and mafic dike were probably generated by mixing island-arc melts with asthenospheric melts produced from upwelling asthenosphere and decompression melting.
  • A whole-rock 40Ar/39Ar weighted mean plateau age of 799 ± 11 Ma constrains the minimum age of the ophiolite mélange in the region, implying that all accretion ended in the early Neoproterozoic (late Tonian).
  • The Ulan-Sar’dag Massif is a member of the Proterozoic ophiolite and island-arc systems in the CAOB. They have subduction geochemical characteristics and were formed on the Neoproterozoic active continental margin of the Siberian paleocontinent. Proterozoic ophiolite and island-arc systems were associated with the evolution of the Paleo-Asian ocean in the period 1050–790 Ma. The island-arc assemblage of the Ulan-Sar’dag massif has geochemical characteristics of both ensimatic and ensialic island arcs. The stage of the initiation of ensimatic island arc magmatism in the Paleo-Asian ocean occurred in the time fence of 1050–790 Ma and is most widely developed in the Eastern Sayan, Northern and Eastern Baikal Lakeside, Mongolia. The initiation of ensialic arc magmatism on the Neoproterozoic active margin occurred 830–780 Ma (Eastern Sayan, Central Transbaikalia, Mongolia). The formation of plumes associated with the melting of slabs plunging into the subduction zone and the participation of asthenospheric melts in island-arc magmatism occurred at the boundary of 820–770 Ma in almost all Neoproterozoic island-arc systems with the formation of subalkaline enriched alkaline magmatic series. The collisional granites formed at the 750 Ma boundary recorded collisional-orogenic events and accretion of island arcs at the Proterozoic stage.

Supplementary Materials

The following supporting information can be downloaded at https://www.mdpi.com/article/10.3390/min12010092/s1, Table S1: Chemical composition of the magmatic rocks of the Ulan-Sar’dag ophiolite mélange used for isotope study, Table S2: The Nd-Sr isotope data of the magmatic rocks from the Ulan-Sar’dag ophiolite mélange.

Author Contributions

Conceptualization, O.K., E.A., P.S. and S.Z.; methodology, P.S. and A.T.; software, D.B.; validation, P.S., A.T. and S.Z.; formal analysis, O.K. and E.A.; investigation, O.K., E.A., and B.N.; resources, O.K. and B.N.; data curation, O.K.; writing—original draft preparation, O.K. and B.N.; writing—review and editing, O.K., P.S., A.T., E.A., D.B. and S.Z.; visualization, D.B. and B.N.; supervision, S.Z. and P.S.; project administration, O.K.; funding acquisition, O.K. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

Funding

This research was funded by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation and the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, grants No. 19-05-00764a. Work was done on state assignment to IGM SB RAS.

Acknowledgments

The work was carried out at the Analytical Center for Multi-Elemental and Isotope Research, SB RAS (Novosibirsk, Russia) and in the Collective Use Centre of the Kola Science Centre RAS (Apatity, Russia). The authors are grateful to Semyon Kovalev for correcting the geological figures and to Daniil Yanov for their help in the English edition of the manuscript. The authors are grateful to Anatoliy Gibsher for providing the geodynamic scheme. The authors are grateful to the anonymous reviewers who essentially improved the manuscript.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Figure 1. The modern structure of the Central Asian mobile belt by [35,36]. I–IV—blocks of the Central Asian microcontinent basement (I—Baidarik massif, II—Tarbagatai massif, III—Gargan massif, IV—Kansk massif). The studied region is located in the III—Gargan massif.
Figure 1. The modern structure of the Central Asian mobile belt by [35,36]. I–IV—blocks of the Central Asian microcontinent basement (I—Baidarik massif, II—Tarbagatai massif, III—Gargan massif, IV—Kansk massif). The studied region is located in the III—Gargan massif.
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Figure 2. Major geological units of eastern Tuva–Sayan, modified from [37] with new information from the authors [26]. Captions of the ophiolite massifs: 1—Dunzhugur, 2—Holbin-Hairhan, 3a—northern branch of Ospa–Kitoi, 3b—southern branch of Ospa–Kitoi, 4—Ulan-Sar’dag, 5—Ehe-Shigna Shishkhid branch.
Figure 2. Major geological units of eastern Tuva–Sayan, modified from [37] with new information from the authors [26]. Captions of the ophiolite massifs: 1—Dunzhugur, 2—Holbin-Hairhan, 3a—northern branch of Ospa–Kitoi, 3b—southern branch of Ospa–Kitoi, 4—Ulan-Sar’dag, 5—Ehe-Shigna Shishkhid branch.
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Figure 3. Photographs of field relationship between the mantle peridotites and volcanic–sedimentary sequence (Ilchir suite), limestone (Irkut suite), Gargan gneisses, and Sumsunur tonalites [26]. (a) view at the south side of the Ulan-Sar’dag massif (USM) and (b) view at the north side of the Ulan-Sar’dag massif.
Figure 3. Photographs of field relationship between the mantle peridotites and volcanic–sedimentary sequence (Ilchir suite), limestone (Irkut suite), Gargan gneisses, and Sumsunur tonalites [26]. (a) view at the south side of the Ulan-Sar’dag massif (USM) and (b) view at the north side of the Ulan-Sar’dag massif.
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Figure 4. Geological scheme of the Ulan-Sar’dag massif.
Figure 4. Geological scheme of the Ulan-Sar’dag massif.
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Figure 5. Photos, backscattered electron (BSE) and photomicrographs in cross- and plane-polarized light microphotographs of some samples from the Ulan-Sar’dag massif [26]: (ac) olivine-bearing amphibolized pyroxenite—olivine phenocrysts with orthopyroxene inclusion in an olivine-amphibole–plagioclase–talc–serpentine matrix, plagioclase replaced by epidote; (df) amphibolized gabbro with porphyritic texture; (gi) basalt’s fine-grained structure with a hypidiomorphic aphanitic texture of groundmass consisting of amphibolitized pyroxene and laths of subidiomorphic plagioclase. Abbreviations: Ol—olivine, Opx—orthopyroxene, Cpx— clinopyroxene, Amp—amphibole, Pl—plagioclase, Bt—biotite, Mag—magnetite, Srp—serpentine, Ap—apatite, Ep—epidote, Ilm—ilmenite, Ttn—titanite, Awr—awaruite.
Figure 5. Photos, backscattered electron (BSE) and photomicrographs in cross- and plane-polarized light microphotographs of some samples from the Ulan-Sar’dag massif [26]: (ac) olivine-bearing amphibolized pyroxenite—olivine phenocrysts with orthopyroxene inclusion in an olivine-amphibole–plagioclase–talc–serpentine matrix, plagioclase replaced by epidote; (df) amphibolized gabbro with porphyritic texture; (gi) basalt’s fine-grained structure with a hypidiomorphic aphanitic texture of groundmass consisting of amphibolitized pyroxene and laths of subidiomorphic plagioclase. Abbreviations: Ol—olivine, Opx—orthopyroxene, Cpx— clinopyroxene, Amp—amphibole, Pl—plagioclase, Bt—biotite, Mag—magnetite, Srp—serpentine, Ap—apatite, Ep—epidote, Ilm—ilmenite, Ttn—titanite, Awr—awaruite.
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Figure 6. 40Ar/39Ar Ages and Ca/K Spectra of whole rock sample of mafic dike (VSK-17-19).
Figure 6. 40Ar/39Ar Ages and Ca/K Spectra of whole rock sample of mafic dike (VSK-17-19).
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Figure 7. C1 chondrite normalized REE (rare earth elements) patterns and primitive mantle normalized trace element spidergram diagram for magmatic rocks of the Ulan-Sar’dag massif data from published data [26]; normalizing values are from [45]: (a,b) Group I—boninite USM and literature data [46]: Low calcium (LCB), medium calcium (ICB), high calcium (HCB) boninites; (c,d) group II—island-arc assemblage, Sk—Dunzhugur ophiolite massif, G—gabbro, LG—leyko gabbro, literature data [29]; (e,f) group III geochemical type—E-MOR basalts, Sk—Dunzhugur ophiolite massif, mafic dike literature data [29]; (g,h) group IV—OIB-like type geochemical group.
Figure 7. C1 chondrite normalized REE (rare earth elements) patterns and primitive mantle normalized trace element spidergram diagram for magmatic rocks of the Ulan-Sar’dag massif data from published data [26]; normalizing values are from [45]: (a,b) Group I—boninite USM and literature data [46]: Low calcium (LCB), medium calcium (ICB), high calcium (HCB) boninites; (c,d) group II—island-arc assemblage, Sk—Dunzhugur ophiolite massif, G—gabbro, LG—leyko gabbro, literature data [29]; (e,f) group III geochemical type—E-MOR basalts, Sk—Dunzhugur ophiolite massif, mafic dike literature data [29]; (g,h) group IV—OIB-like type geochemical group.
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Figure 8. Ratios ISr (T)–εNd (T). For all samples, except for the mafic dikes, εNd(T) and the ISr (T) ratio was calculated to the date 833 Ma, and for the mafic dikes –799 Ma.
Figure 8. Ratios ISr (T)–εNd (T). For all samples, except for the mafic dikes, εNd(T) and the ISr (T) ratio was calculated to the date 833 Ma, and for the mafic dikes –799 Ma.
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Figure 9. La/Sm)PM–(Nb/La)PM relations in the magmatic rocks of the different geochemical types (Gr I, II, III, IV) of the Ulan-Sar´dag massif, Dunzhugur massif (Sk): G—gabbro, LG—leyko–gabbro, diabase dike [29]; TTG complex of the Gargan block (Gr TTG) (Turkina unpublished data).
Figure 9. La/Sm)PM–(Nb/La)PM relations in the magmatic rocks of the different geochemical types (Gr I, II, III, IV) of the Ulan-Sar´dag massif, Dunzhugur massif (Sk): G—gabbro, LG—leyko–gabbro, diabase dike [29]; TTG complex of the Gargan block (Gr TTG) (Turkina unpublished data).
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Figure 10. (La/Sm)PM–εNd(T) relations in the magmatic rocks of the Ulan-Sar’dag massif (Group: I, II, III, IV), εNd (T) calculated at the date 833 Ma and mafic dike at the date 799 Ma; Dunzhugur massif (Sk): G—gabbro, LG—leyko–gabbro [29]; TTG complex of the Gargan block (Gr TTG) (Turkina unpublished data). The symbols are identical to Figure 9.
Figure 10. (La/Sm)PM–εNd(T) relations in the magmatic rocks of the Ulan-Sar’dag massif (Group: I, II, III, IV), εNd (T) calculated at the date 833 Ma and mafic dike at the date 799 Ma; Dunzhugur massif (Sk): G—gabbro, LG—leyko–gabbro [29]; TTG complex of the Gargan block (Gr TTG) (Turkina unpublished data). The symbols are identical to Figure 9.
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Figure 11. Diagram εNd—contribution of Archean crust X (crust, %), demonstrating the contribution of different sources in the magma generation area. Archean crust contribution was calculated with two components of the mixing equation Xm = 100 × (ε1–εmx) × Nd1mx × (Nd2–Nd1)—(ε2Nd2–ε1Nd1) [62], ε1–εNd(T) TTG Gargan block = (−23), Nd1—concentration Nd in the TTG Gargan block = 22 ppm (unpublished data by Turkina O.M.), ε2–εNd (T) in the boninite of the Ulan-Sar’dag massif = +5, Nd2—concentration Nd in the boninite = 2.92 ppm (this work); εmx —measured εNd (T); Xm (%)—mantle component.
Figure 11. Diagram εNd—contribution of Archean crust X (crust, %), demonstrating the contribution of different sources in the magma generation area. Archean crust contribution was calculated with two components of the mixing equation Xm = 100 × (ε1–εmx) × Nd1mx × (Nd2–Nd1)—(ε2Nd2–ε1Nd1) [62], ε1–εNd(T) TTG Gargan block = (−23), Nd1—concentration Nd in the TTG Gargan block = 22 ppm (unpublished data by Turkina O.M.), ε2–εNd (T) in the boninite of the Ulan-Sar’dag massif = +5, Nd2—concentration Nd in the boninite = 2.92 ppm (this work); εmx —measured εNd (T); Xm (%)—mantle component.
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Figure 12. 87Sr/86Sr–143Nd/144Nd relations in mantle sources and the magmatic rocks of the Ulan-Sar’dag massif.
Figure 12. 87Sr/86Sr–143Nd/144Nd relations in mantle sources and the magmatic rocks of the Ulan-Sar’dag massif.
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Figure 13. Sr-Nd isotopic mixing lines of magmas of type MORB (εNd(T) = 10, Nd = 7 ppm, 87Sr/86Sr = 0.7025, Sr 130 ppm). Lines 1—modified oceanic basalts; 2—Phanerozoic marine carbonates; 3—average of upper continental crust (εNd(T) = 10, Nd = 7 ppm, 87Sr/86Sr = 0.7025, Sr 130 ppm); 4—average of Pacific pelagic sediments (εNd(T) = –4, Nd = 20 ppm, 87Sr/86Sr = 0.710, Sr 170 ppm) пo [66]; 5—pelagic sediments of the north part of Pacific ocean (εNd(T) = –3, Nd = 24 ppm, 87Sr/86Sr = 0.7083, Sr 135 ppm by [67]; 6—lower crust (εNd(T) = –10, Nd = 30 ppm, 87Sr/86Sr = 0.710, Sr 400 ppm by [68,69]; 7—lower crust (εNd(T) = –10.4, Nd = 32 ppm, 87Sr/86Sr = 0.7045, Sr 370 ppm according to [64]; 8—Precambrian sedimentary dolomites (εNd(T) = –5, Nd = 2 ppm, 87Sr/86Sr = 0.705, Sr 50 ppm). U—primitive undepleted mantle [49], EM1—enriched mantle 1, EM2—enriched mantle 2, P—Prevalent mantle [70,71].
Figure 13. Sr-Nd isotopic mixing lines of magmas of type MORB (εNd(T) = 10, Nd = 7 ppm, 87Sr/86Sr = 0.7025, Sr 130 ppm). Lines 1—modified oceanic basalts; 2—Phanerozoic marine carbonates; 3—average of upper continental crust (εNd(T) = 10, Nd = 7 ppm, 87Sr/86Sr = 0.7025, Sr 130 ppm); 4—average of Pacific pelagic sediments (εNd(T) = –4, Nd = 20 ppm, 87Sr/86Sr = 0.710, Sr 170 ppm) пo [66]; 5—pelagic sediments of the north part of Pacific ocean (εNd(T) = –3, Nd = 24 ppm, 87Sr/86Sr = 0.7083, Sr 135 ppm by [67]; 6—lower crust (εNd(T) = –10, Nd = 30 ppm, 87Sr/86Sr = 0.710, Sr 400 ppm by [68,69]; 7—lower crust (εNd(T) = –10.4, Nd = 32 ppm, 87Sr/86Sr = 0.7045, Sr 370 ppm according to [64]; 8—Precambrian sedimentary dolomites (εNd(T) = –5, Nd = 2 ppm, 87Sr/86Sr = 0.705, Sr 50 ppm). U—primitive undepleted mantle [49], EM1—enriched mantle 1, EM2—enriched mantle 2, P—Prevalent mantle [70,71].
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Figure 14. Simplified model of multistage magmatism at late Neoproterozoic (Tonian) time frame of a Pale-Asian Ocean segment. (a) I stage—ensimatic island-arc; (b) II stage—ensialic island arc; (c) III stage—slab breakoff, mixing asthenospheric melts with island-arc magmas.
Figure 14. Simplified model of multistage magmatism at late Neoproterozoic (Tonian) time frame of a Pale-Asian Ocean segment. (a) I stage—ensimatic island-arc; (b) II stage—ensialic island arc; (c) III stage—slab breakoff, mixing asthenospheric melts with island-arc magmas.
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Table 1. Characteristics of samples from the Ulan-Sar’dag ophiolite mélange used in this study.
Table 1. Characteristics of samples from the Ulan-Sar’dag ophiolite mélange used in this study.
Modal Mineral Assemblage
GroupSampleRockPrimaryAccessorySecondary
Group I
Boninite
293–16Basaltic-
andesite
Relics of Diopside–augite, plagioclaseApatiteActinolite, chlorite, epidote, biotite, titanite
Group II
Island-arc assemblage
307–17Ol peridotiteOlivine, orthopyroxeneChromiteAmphibole: ferro-hornblende–ferro-pargasite, serpentine, talc, chrom-magnetite, magnetite
294–17GabbroDiopside, plagioclase–bitowniteIlmenite, apatiteAmphibole: actinolite–hornblende-pargasite–tschermakite, albite, scapolite, epidote
22–19 EFBasaltClinopyroxen–diopside, plagioclase-bitowniteChromite, ilmenite, apatiteAmphibole: actinolite–magnesio-hornblende–pargasite–tschermakite, chlorite, albite, epidote, scapolite
24/1–19 WFBasaltic-andesitePlagioclase-oligoclaseIlmenite, Rutile, apatite, zirconAmphibole: actinolite–magnesio-hornblende, albite, epidote, sericite, titanite
19b–19AndesitePlagioclase: oligoclase–andesine–labrador, potassiumfeldspar, biotite, quartzMonazite, apatite, ilmenite, zirconAmphibole: magnesian hornblende, albite, chlorite, garnet—almandine–spessartine, epidote, scapolite, muscovite, titanite
35–18
310–16
47–19
314–16
Group III
E-MORB
313–16BasaltRelics of diopside–augite, plagioclase: labrador–bitowniteIlmenite, apatiteAmphibole: actinolite–vagnesio-hornblende–pargasite–tschermakite, chlorite, talc, albite–oligoclase, biotite, sericite
Group IV
OIB
93–17TrachybasaltHornblende, albite, epidote, biotiteIlmenite, apatiteAmphibole: magnesio-ferro-hornblende, biotite, albite, epidote, garnet, sericite, titanite
18–19PeridotiteRelics of clinopyroxene–diopside–augite, plagioclase–labradoriteIlmenite, apatite, zirconActinolite, chlorite, albite-oligoclase, biotite, epidote, titanite, new-formed zircon
17–19Melano
gabbro
Relics of clinopyroxene–diopside–augiteIlmenite, apatite, zirconAmphibole: ferro hornblende–ferro pargasite, albite–oligoclase, biotite, epidote, titanite, new-formed zircon
7a–19GabbroRelics of clinopyroxene–diopside–augite and plagioclase–labradoriteIlmenite, apatite, zirconAmphibole: actinolite–ferro-hornblende, albite–oligoclase, biotite, epidote, titanite, new-formed zircon
14–19
3–19Monzo-gabbroClinopyroxene–diopside–augite, plagioclase–labradorite, potassium feldspar, biotiteIlmenite, baddeleite, apatite, zirconAmphibole: ferro-hornblende–ferro-edenite–ferro-pargasite, plagioclase: albite-oligoclase, Epidote, titanite, new-formed zircon
19a–19
Abbreviations: Ol—olivine, Hyp—hypersthene, Di—diopside, Pl—plagioclase, Or—orthoclase, Npn—nepheline, Qz—quartz, Ap—apatite, Zrn—zircon, Chr—chromite, Mag—magnetite, Ilm—ilmenite, Ttn—titanite.
Table 2. Isotope characteristics of the USM and other complexes East Sayan segment of the CAOB.
Table 2. Isotope characteristics of the USM and other complexes East Sayan segment of the CAOB.
Geochemical Type/Rock[Δ Nb]AgeΕNd(T)T (DM) GaReference
Group I−0.2833 Ma (U–Pb)+5.231.4This work
Group II(−1.27)–(+0.08)833 Ma (U–Pb)+0.17–(−11.7)0.8–2.3This work
Group III(+0.1)–(+0.3)833 Ma (U–Pb)+31.6–3.4This work
Group IV
Trachybasalt
Diabase dike
+0.2
+0.3
833 Ma (U–Pb)
799 Ma (40Ar/39Ar)
+0.11
+0.1–(−2.2)
1.5–1.8This work
Dunzhugur ophiolite massifNo data1020 Ma (U–Pb)+1.5–(−1)1.6–1.8[29]
Ospa-Kitioi ophiolite massifNo data1020 Ma (U–Pb)
1035 Ma (U–Pb)
(+4.3)–(−2)No data[32,33]
Shishkhid island arc complex with supra-subduction ophioliteNo data850–800 Ma
(U–Pb)
(+3.3)–(+6.9) (two samples yielded the values of 0.0)No data[4]
Sarkhoi continental arc complexNo data782 Ma (U–Pb)−0.6–(−9.2)1.5–2.3[60]
Oka accretionary prism (clastic sediments and felsic volcanic rocks)No data800 Ma (U–Pb)
775 Ma (U–Pb)
−0.5–(−9.1)
−4.8–(−1.1)
1.5–2.3
1.5–1.9
[4,21,60,76]
Sumsunur tonalite sincollisional plutonsNo data785–811 Ma (U–Pb)+13.2–(−12.3)2.4–2.5[4,54]
TTG Gargan blockNo data3100–2000 Ma (U–Pb)(+1.3)–(−0.2)2.9–3.0Unpublished data by Turkina O.M.,
[77]
∆Nb = Log (Nb/Y) + 1.74 − 1.92 × Log (Zr/Y) by [78].
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