Geochemistry, U-Pb Zircon Ages and Hf Isotopes of Basement Rocks Beneath the Northeastern Margin of the Ordos Basin: Constraints on the Paleoproterozoic Evolution of the Western North China Craton
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Geological Background
3. Drill Hole and Samples
4. Analytical Techniques
4.1. CL Images
4.2. Zircon U-Pb Dating
4.3. Hf-Isotope Analysis
4.4. Major and Trace Element Analyses of Whole Rock
5. Analytical Results
5.1. Zircon U-Pb Geochronology
5.2. Zircon Hf Isotopes
5.3. Geochemical Characteristics
5.3.1. Major Elements Compositions
5.3.2. Trace Elements Compositions
6. Discussion
6.1. Protolith Age of the Basement Rocks from the Boreholes
6.2. Age of the Metamorphic Zircon
6.3. Nature of the Source Rocks
6.4. Geological Implication for the Paleoproterozoic Evolution of the Ordos Basin
7. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Spot | 206Pbc (Weight-%) | U (Weight-ppm) | Th (Weight-ppm) | 232Th/238U | 206Pb* (Weight- ppm) | 206Pb/238U Age (Ma) | 207Pb/206Pb Age (Ma) | 208Pb/232Th Age (Ma) | 207Pb/206Pb* | ±% | 207Pb*/235U | ±% | 206Pb*/238U | ±% | Err corr | Discordant (%) | |||
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1.1R | 0.34 | 848.12 | 76.85 | 0.09 | 146 | 1171 | ±8.3 | 1839 | ±11 | 1.201 | ±59 | 0.11245 | 0.610 | 3.09 | 0.99 | 0.20 | 0.78 | 0.84 | 36.35 |
2.1C | 0.55 | 471.30 | 107.09 | 0.23 | 79.8 | 1153 | ± 8.7 | 1856 | ±14 | 1251 | ±34 | 0.11346 | 0.790 | 3.07 | 1.10 | 0.20 | 0.82 | 0.80 | 37.85 |
3.1R | 0.81 | 264.22 | 2.70 | 0.01 | 34.4 | 904 | ± 8.6 | 1800 | ±34 | 3630 | ±1200 | 0.11000 | 1.900 | 2.28 | 2.10 | 0.15 | 1.00 | 0.65 | 49.79 |
4.1C | 1.98 | 466.14 | 266.92 | 0.59 | 92.6 | 1317 | ±11 | 1961 | ±57 | 1421 | ±68 | 0.12030 | 3.200 | 3.76 | 3.30 | 0.23 | 0.89 | 0.35 | 32.84 |
5.1C | 0.44 | 301.37 | 79.82 | 0.27 | 79.1 | 1713 | ±14 | 2161 | ±14 | 1743 | ±61 | 0.13470 | 0.780 | 5.65 | 1.20 | 0.30 | 0.94 | 0.83 | 20.74 |
6.1R | 0.37 | 458.37 | 35.96 | 0.08 | 86.5 | 1276 | ± 9.5 | 1776 | ±13 | 1606 | ±82 | 0.10861 | 0.720 | 3.28 | 1.10 | 0.22 | 0.82 | 0.81 | 28.19 |
7.1C | 0.38 | 525.11 | 117.37 | 0.23 | 94.8 | 1226 | ± 8.7 | 1893 | ±12 | 1438 | ±30 | 0.11587 | 0.680 | 3.35 | 1.00 | 0.21 | 0.78 | 0.81 | 35.26 |
8.1R | 4.07 | 865.76 | 71.57 | 0.09 | 137 | 1049 | ± 7.7 | 1817 | ±36 | 1170 | ±370 | 0.11110 | 2.000 | 2.71 | 2.10 | 0.18 | 0.79 | 0.73 | 42.28 |
9.1C | 0.14 | 415.07 | 125.94 | 0.31 | 92.3 | 1482 | ±11 | 2064 | ±13 | 1874 | ±26 | 0.12750 | 0.720 | 4.54 | 1.10 | 0.26 | 0.83 | 0.74 | 28.21 |
10.1R | 1.31 | 1144.79 | 45.80 | 0.04 | 304 | 1715 | ±11 | 2233 | ±12 | 1943 | ±430 | 0.14046 | 0.670 | 5.90 | 1.00 | 0.30 | 0.76 | 0.89 | 23.21 |
11.1C | 0.48 | 294.33 | 89.43 | 0.31 | 88.2 | 1920 | ±14 | 2188 | ±11 | 2361 | ±43 | 0.13687 | 0.640 | 6.55 | 1.00 | 0.35 | 0.83 | 0.83 | 12.23 |
12.1C | 1.34 | 306.12 | 64.87 | 0.22 | 84.2 | 1770 | ±15 | 2045 | ±58 | 2609 | ±290 | 0.12610 | 3.300 | 5.50 | 3.40 | 0.32 | 0.96 | 0.33 | 13.40 |
13.1R | 0.27 | 1666.28 | 30.11 | 0.02 | 294 | 1201 | ± 7.9 | 1882 | ±8.6 | 1641 | ±190 | 0.11514 | 0.480 | 3.25 | 0.86 | 0.20 | 0.72 | 0.86 | 36.17 |
14.1R | 0.21 | 526.20 | 10.82 | 0.02 | 112 | 1422 | ±10 | 1863 | ±12 | 1797 | ±250 | 0.11393 | 0.660 | 3.88 | 1.00 | 0.25 | 0.81 | 0.82 | 23.65 |
15.1C | 0.35 | 296.42 | 75.45 | 0.26 | 66.3 | 1488 | ±12 | 2006 | ±14 | 1697 | ±37 | 0.12338 | 0.800 | 4.42 | 1.20 | 0.26 | 0.87 | 0.78 | 25.83 |
16.1C | 0.34 | 592.32 | 58.53 | 0.10 | 142 | 1585 | ±11 | 2108 | ±9.6 | 1980 | ±67 | 0.13072 | 0.540 | 5.03 | 0.96 | 0.28 | 0.79 | 0.86 | 24.78 |
17.1R | 0.62 | 561.33 | 55.59 | 0.10 | 92.4 | 1124 | ± 8.2 | 1842 | ±14 | 449 | ±75 | 0.11263 | 0.780 | 2.96 | 1.10 | 0.19 | 0.79 | 0.84 | 38.98 |
18.1R | 0.67 | 669.15 | 11.52 | 0.02 | 140 | 1401 | ±10.0 | 1843 | ±13 | 1784 | ± 510 | 0.11266 | 0.730 | 3.77 | 1.10 | 0.24 | 0.79 | 0.84 | 23.97 |
19.1R | 0.57 | 506.15 | 9.92 | 0.02 | 110 | 1450 | ±11 | 1876 | ±14 | 1319 | ±470 | 0.11474 | 0.780 | 3.99 | 1.10 | 0.25 | 0.81 | 0.83 | 22.72 |
20.1R | 0.62 | 484.47 | 6.25 | 0.01 | 105 | 1446 | ±10 | 1870 | ±13 | 1609 | ±680 | 0.11437 | 0.730 | 3.97 | 1.10 | 0.25 | 0.80 | 0.84 | 22.67 |
21.1R | 0.89 | 561.05 | 36.60 | 0.07 | 126 | 1483 | ±11 | 1854 | ±16 | 605 | ±200 | 0.11330 | 0.910 | 4.04 | 1.20 | 0.26 | 0.85 | 0.84 | 19.97 |
22.1R | 0.53 | 542.84 | 10.23 | 0.02 | 114 | 1401 | ±10 | 1913 | ±13 | 2071 | ±440 | 0.11711 | 0.740 | 3.92 | 1.10 | 0.24 | 0.80 | 0.83 | 26.75 |
Age Spot | Hf Spot | Age (Ma) | 176Yb 177Hf | 176Lu 177Hf | 2σ | 176Hf 177Hf | 2σ | εHf(0) | εHf(t) | TDM | TDMc | fLu/Hf |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.1 | 3-1.1 | 1839 | 0.013333 | 0.000494 | 0.0000196 | 0.281583 | 0.0000406 | −42.06 | −1.68 | 2306 | 2596 | −0.99 |
2.1 | 3-2.1 | 1856 | 0.032978 | 0.001220 | 0.0000068 | 0.281595 | 0.0000334 | −41.61 | −1.75 | 2332 | 2612 | −0.96 |
4.1 | 3-4.1 | 1961 | 0.006096 | 0.000320 | 0.0000020 | 0.281581 | 0.0000311 | −42.12 | 1.24 | 2298 | 2509 | −0.99 |
5.1 | 3-5.1 | 2161 | 0.025171 | 0.000988 | 0.0000073 | 0.281630 | 0.0000299 | −40.37 | 6.57 | 2270 | 2335 | −0.97 |
7.1 | 3-7.1 | 1893 | 0.018373 | 0.000703 | 0.0000058 | 0.281450 | 0.0000212 | −46.76 | −5.46 | 2499 | 2869 | −0.98 |
8.1 | 3-8.1 | 1817 | 0.025503 | 0.000957 | 0.0000120 | 0.281555 | 0.0000301 | −43.04 | −3.71 | 2372 | 2705 | −0.97 |
9.1 | 3-9.1 | 2064 | 0.035497 | 0.001294 | 0.0000108 | 0.281593 | 0.0000287 | −41.71 | 2.64 | 2340 | 2502 | −0.96 |
10.1 | 3-10.1 | 2233 | 0.022739 | 0.000970 | 0.0000053 | 0.281445 | 0.0000290 | −46.94 | 1.61 | 2523 | 2697 | −0.97 |
11.1 | 3-11.1 | 2188 | 0.020053 | 0.000797 | 0.0000082 | 0.281371 | 0.0000273 | −49.54 | −1.77 | 2612 | 2869 | −0.98 |
13.1 | 3-13.1 | 1882.1 | 0.014843 | 0.000539 | 0.0000073 | 0.281483 | 0.0000255 | −45.6 | −4.32 | 2444 | 2791 | −0.98 |
14.1 | 3-14.1 | 1863 | 0.020868 | 0.000783 | 0.0000248 | 0.281658 | 0.0000201 | −39.4 | 1.17 | 2220 | 2437 | −0.98 |
15.1 | 3-15.1 | 2006 | 0.033023 | 0.001217 | 0.0000127 | 0.281698 | 0.0000190 | −38 | 5.19 | 2191 | 2300 | −0.96 |
16.1 | 3-16.1 | 2107.60 | 0.012961 | 0.000463 | 0.0000058 | 0.281422 | 0.0000225 | −47.74 | −1.26 | 2520 | 2776 | −0.99 |
17.1 | 3-17.1 | 1842 | 0.015034 | 0.000629 | 0.0000188 | 0.281594 | 0.0000165 | −41.66 | −1.36 | 2298 | 2578 | −0.98 |
18.1 | 3-18.1 | 1843 | 0.028107 | 0.001092 | 0.0000116 | 0.281651 | 0.0000231 | −39.64 | 0.12 | 2248 | 2489 | −0.97 |
19.1 | 3-19.1 | 1876 | 0.025430 | 0.000982 | 0.0000146 | 0.281559 | 0.0000171 | −42.9 | −2.29 | 2368 | 2663 | −0.97 |
20.1 | 3-20.1 | 1870 | 0.016556 | 0.000630 | 0.0000052 | 0.281545 | 0.0000141 | −43.4 | −2.5 | 2365 | 2669 | −0.98 |
21.1 | 3-21.1 | 1854 | 0.035072 | 0.001356 | 0.0000253 | 0.281618 | 0.0000186 | −40.81 | −1.16 | 2309 | 2574 | −0.96 |
22.1 | 3-22.1 | 1913 | 0.040506 | 0.001503 | 0.0000530 | 0.281632 | 0.0000150 | −40.33 | 0.43 | 2299 | 2522 | −0.95 |
Sample No. | ZJ1-1 | ZJ1-2 | ZJ1-3 | ZJ1-4 | ZJ1-5 | Sample No. | ZJ1-1 | ZJ1-2 | ZJ1-3 | ZJ1-4 | ZJ1-5 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SiO2 | 52.2 | 55.0 | 58.3 | 61.8 | 55.6 | Th | 17.8 | 21 | 4.75 | 13.1 | 24.7 |
TiO2 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 | U | 2.38 | 3.2 | 1.63 | 2.55 | 4.82 |
Al2O3 | 21.5 | 21.3 | 13.2 | 18.7 | 21.1 | La | 64.3 | 54.5 | 8.77 | 34.1 | 71.1 |
Fe2O3 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.3 | Ce | 113 | 105 | 17.8 | 64.3 | 134 |
FeO | 7.4 | 6.0 | 10.2 | 5.6 | 6.5 | Pr | 15.7 | 14.3 | 2.51 | 8.46 | 18.1 |
MnO | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Nd | 57.8 | 54.5 | 10.3 | 32.3 | 68.4 |
MgO | 3.6 | 2.9 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 2.7 | Sm | 9.04 | 9.46 | 2.44 | 5.27 | 12 |
CaO | 2.2 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.1 | Eu | 1.59 | 0.75 | 0.41 | 1.05 | 1.59 |
Na2O | 3.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 2.9 | Gd | 7.3 | 7.43 | 3.15 | 4.71 | 9.91 |
K2O | 3.1 | 6.1 | 2.7 | 4.5 | 4.5 | Tb | 1.08 | 0.88 | 0.6 | 0.69 | 1.52 |
P2O5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Dy | 6.2 | 4.05 | 3.89 | 4.15 | 9.32 |
H2O+ | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 2.4 | Ho | 1.23 | 0.66 | 0.74 | 0.79 | 1.9 |
CO2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Er | 4.2 | 1.96 | 2.27 | 2.8 | 6.7 |
Total | 99.7 | 99.1 | 99.4 | 100.1 | 99.4 | Tm | 0.62 | 0.24 | 0.33 | 0.41 | 0.93 |
Cr | 143 | 137 | 423 | 110 | 118 | Yb | 3.76 | 1.54 | 1.83 | 2.38 | 5.49 |
Ni | 52.5 | 46.2 | 99.3 | 40.9 | 39.4 | Lu | 0.6 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.39 | 0.86 |
Ga | 33.1 | 59.7 | 21.6 | 26.7 | 29.1 | Pb | 19.3 | 8.4 | 3.08 | 8 | 15.1 |
Sc | 25.3 | 23 | 27.5 | 20.8 | 26.7 | LaN/LuN | 11.1 | 21.0 | 9.1 | 8.6 | |
Rb | 169 | 686 | 301 | 236 | 229 | La/Sc | 2.5 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 2.7 | |
Ba | 538 | 609 | 149 | 559 | 317 | Th/Sc | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.9 | |
Sr | 128 | 23.8 | 31.9 | 67.3 | 117 | δEu | 0.58 | 0.26 | 0.45 | 0.58 | 0.63 |
Nb | 14.4 | 37.8 | 6.68 | 13.5 | 14.1 | δCe | 0.85 | 0.90 | 0.92 | 0.90 | 0.89 |
Ta | 0.76 | 29.9 | 0.58 | 0.91 | 1.06 | ΣREE | 286.4 | 255.5 | 55.3 | 161.8 | 341.8 |
Zr | 221 | 244 | 125 | 223 | 184 | LaN/YbN | 12.3 | 25.4 | 3.4 | 10.3 | 9.3 |
Hf | 6.03 | 7.3 | 3.34 | 6.4 | 5.6 | Th/U | 7.5 | 6.6 | 2.9 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
Y | 35.4 | 19.1 | 20.3 | 23 | 52.5 | Rb/Sr | 1.3 | 28.8 | 9.4 | 3.5 | 2.0 |
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Xing, E.Y.; Zhang, Y.S.; Zheng, M.P.; Wu, S.J.; Gui, B.L.; Peng, Y. Geochemistry, U-Pb Zircon Ages and Hf Isotopes of Basement Rocks Beneath the Northeastern Margin of the Ordos Basin: Constraints on the Paleoproterozoic Evolution of the Western North China Craton. Minerals 2022, 12, 865. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12070865
Xing EY, Zhang YS, Zheng MP, Wu SJ, Gui BL, Peng Y. Geochemistry, U-Pb Zircon Ages and Hf Isotopes of Basement Rocks Beneath the Northeastern Margin of the Ordos Basin: Constraints on the Paleoproterozoic Evolution of the Western North China Craton. Minerals. 2022; 12(7):865. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12070865
Chicago/Turabian StyleXing, En Yuan, Yong Sheng Zhang, Mian Ping Zheng, Su Juan Wu, Bao Ling Gui, and Yuan Peng. 2022. "Geochemistry, U-Pb Zircon Ages and Hf Isotopes of Basement Rocks Beneath the Northeastern Margin of the Ordos Basin: Constraints on the Paleoproterozoic Evolution of the Western North China Craton" Minerals 12, no. 7: 865. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12070865