Precambrian Basement and Late Paleoproterozoic to Mesoproterozoic Tectonic Evolution of the SW Yangtze Block, South China: Constraints from Zircon U–Pb Dating and Hf Isotopes
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Geological Background
3. Sampling and Analytical Methods
4. Results
4.1. LA–ICP–MS Zircon Dating
4.2. Zircon Lu–Hf Isotopic Compositions
5. Discussion
5.1. Ancient Geological Records and the Basement of the Yangtze Block
5.2. Late Paleoproterozoic Tectonic Evolution of the Yangtze Block and Columbia Supercontinent Convergence
5.3. Late Paleoproterozoic–Mesoproterozoic Tectonic Evolution of the Yangtze Block and the Breakup of the Columbia Supercontinent
6. Conclusions
- (1)
- The oldest basement rocks in the Yangtze Block were aged between 2.85 and 2.95 Ga, equivalent to the age of the Kongling Complex. The Yangtze Block preserved information about the residues of the crustal nuclei during the Hadean.
- (2)
- The ages of detrital zircons from the Yinmin Formation yielded three peak ages of 1.84, 2.30 and 2.71 Ga. The peaks of 1.84 and 2.71 Ga are globally distributed, and they are best correlated to the collisional accretion of the cratons in North America. Moreover, the peak of 1.84 Ga coincides with the convergence of the global Columbia supercontinent period.
- (3)
- The depositional age of DCG was ~1.7–1.4 Ga. DCG was a geologic record of the extension and breakup during the Late Paleoproterozoic–Mesoproterozoic.
- (4)
- Some parts of the Columbia supercontinent probably began to breakup in 1.7 Ga. The Yangtze Block breakup eventually occurred from the Columbia supercontinent at ~1.4 Ga.
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Liu, W.; Yang, X.; Shu, S.; Liu, L.; Yuan, S. Precambrian Basement and Late Paleoproterozoic to Mesoproterozoic Tectonic Evolution of the SW Yangtze Block, South China: Constraints from Zircon U–Pb Dating and Hf Isotopes. Minerals 2018, 8, 333. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8080333
Liu W, Yang X, Shu S, Liu L, Yuan S. Precambrian Basement and Late Paleoproterozoic to Mesoproterozoic Tectonic Evolution of the SW Yangtze Block, South China: Constraints from Zircon U–Pb Dating and Hf Isotopes. Minerals. 2018; 8(8):333. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8080333
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiu, Wei, Xiaoyong Yang, Shengyuan Shu, Lei Liu, and Sihua Yuan. 2018. "Precambrian Basement and Late Paleoproterozoic to Mesoproterozoic Tectonic Evolution of the SW Yangtze Block, South China: Constraints from Zircon U–Pb Dating and Hf Isotopes" Minerals 8, no. 8: 333. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8080333