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Geochemistry & Geophysics
Hao Zou, Qiu-Li Li, Leon Bagas, Xuan-Ce Wang, An-Qing Chen, Xian-Hua Li
Summary: This study reports Neoproterozoic (ca. 785-780 Ma) granites with low-delta O-18 values from the western margin of the Yangtze Block, which are linked to assimilation of syn-magmatically altered rocks and have their source constrained by high temperature hydrothermal alteration. The zircons exhibit a decrease in delta O-18 values from core to rim, indicating a remelting process at high temperatures.
EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS
(2021)
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Liangshu Shu, Jinlong Yao, Bo Wang, Michel Faure, Jacques Charvet, Yan Chen
Summary: The South China Block has undergone various tectonic evolution processes since the Neoproterozoic, including subduction-accretion formation and tectonic-magmatic events. These events are related to the closure of the Paleo-South China, Paleo-Pacific, and other oceans.
EARTH-SCIENCE REVIEWS
(2021)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Peng-Peng Yu, Yi Zheng, Peter A. A. Cawood, Yi-Han Wu, Zhao-Bin Hu, Yu-Zhi Zhang
Summary: This study reconstructs the magmatic and metallogenetic history and geodynamic evolution of the Neoprotemzoic Pingshui volcanogenic massive sulfide (VMS) deposit in South China. It identifies two lithotectonic units and determines the formation age of the ore-hosting Pingshui Formation. The study also reveals the origin of the post-ore rocks and their geochemical characteristics, suggesting a heterogeneous mantle wedge metasomatized by slab-derived fluids and melts. The geochemical changes from subduction influence to asthenospheric involvement indicate a possible slab roll-back. The felsic rocks originate from partial melting of juvenile mafic lower crust or fractional crystallization of parental mafic melts. Overall, this study is important for understanding the formation mechanism and geodynamic processes of the deposit.
PRECAMBRIAN RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Geology
Weizhen Tian, Guanghui Wu, Yaping Wang, Yang Shuai, R. Damian Nance, Xiaojun Zhou, Hakro Ahmed Suhail, Chen Zhang, Bo Zheng
Summary: This study uses geochemical and zircon Hf isotope data to evaluate the controversial mechanisms of mid-Neoproterozoic rifting in the South China Craton. The results suggest a complex mechanism with both passive rifts related to subduction and active rifts associated with mantle convection and upwelling.
INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGY REVIEW
(2023)
Article
Geology
Bo Hui, Yunpeng Dong, Feifei Zhang, Shengsi Sun, Shuai He
Summary: This study presents new insights into the formation of the Neoproterozoic mafic intrusions in the Bikou Terrane, indicating that they were likely derived from partial melting of a mantle wedge source metasomatized by slab-derived melts. The interaction between upwelling enriched asthenospheric mantle and mantle wedge peridotite may have been triggered by the slab rollback process in a subduction-related environment, supporting the persistent subduction-related system along the northwestern margin of the Yangtze Block during the early Neoproterozoic.
ORE GEOLOGY REVIEWS
(2021)
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Tiphaine Larvet, Laetitia Le Pourhiet, Manuel Pubellier, Thomas Gyomlai
Summary: This study uses thermomechanical simulations to validate the correlation between the opening of the South China Sea and the age of the Proto South China Sea (PSCS), suggesting that the PSCS oceanic plate formed at least 65 million years ago. This has significant implications for reconstructing ancient plate tectonics.
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Fenglin Chen, Xiaozhuang Cui, Shoufa Lin, Jian Wang, Guangming Ren, Kuizhou Li, Mingda Huang, Zhiming Sun, Shilei Liu, Peng Wang, Weihua Pang
Summary: In this study, a comprehensive dataset of geochronology, whole-rock geochemistry, and Sr-Nd-Hf isotopic compositions was used to investigate the early Neoproterozoic tectonic process of South China. The results suggest the existence of mafic magmatism in the earliest Neoproterozoic, with diabases showing geochemical characteristics similar to Nb-enriched basalts. The integration of previous studies and the new findings propose that the southwestern Yangtze Block evolved from an intracontinental rift to a passive continental margin, followed by the development of a continental arc-back-arc basin system in the earliest Neoproterozoic.
PRECAMBRIAN RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Bo Hui, Yunpeng Dong, Feifei Zhang, Shengsi Sun, Franz Neubauer, Dengfeng He, Shuai He
Summary: This study presents new data on the age, petrogenesis, and tectonic attributes of the granitoids in the Bikou Terrane. The quartz monzonite and monzogranite share the same magma source, while the granodiorite is derived from partial melting of the ancient lower mafic crust. The quartz monzonite samples likely formed through the interaction between slab-derived melt and mantle wedge, while the granodiorite samples formed in a subduction-related setting. These findings provide important evidence for the tectonic regime in the early Neoproterozoic along the northwestern margin of the Yangtze Block.
PRECAMBRIAN RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Yu Zhu, Shao-cong Lai, Jiang-feng Qin, Ren-zhi Zhu, Min Liu, Fang-yi Zhang, Ze-zhong Zhang, Hang Yang
Summary: This study investigates the petrogenesis and mantle metasomatism processes of Early Neoproterozoic mafic rocks in the western Yangtze Block, South China, using whole-rock geochemistry and zircon U-Pb-Hf isotopes. The results suggest that the mafic rocks likely originated from an amphibole-bearing spinel peridotite source affected by metasomatism during subduction. The presence of Neoproterozoic metasomatized mantle sources beneath the western Yangtze Block is proposed in response to the evolution of the supercontinent Rodinia.
JOURNAL OF ASIAN EARTH SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Joshua Munro, Chris Harris
Summary: The 2060 +/- 2 Ma Phalaborwa Complex is a pipe-like intrusion formed from multiple magma pulses. It is composed of a main pipe made up of various rock types, surrounded by smaller plugs. The delta O-18 values for most minerals are consistent with magmatic equilibrium, while alkali feldspar and phlogopite show more variability. The high-delta O-18 values suggest a mantle source for the magmas.
JOURNAL OF PETROLOGY
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Xiaojun Zhou, Wei Liu, Guanghui Wu, R. Damian Nance, Yongquan Chen, Yang Xiao, Wei Yan, Yawen Zhao
Summary: The Tarim Craton experienced prolonged late Neoproterozoic rifting during the breakup of Rodinia and assembly of Gondwana. A study of the Ediacaran mafic rocks suggests that a magmatic event occurred around 620-600 Ma, possibly related to the rifting of an active continental margin.
JOURNAL OF ASIAN EARTH SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Guanghui Wu, Shuai Yang, Wei Liu, R. Damian Nance, Xin Chen, Zecheng Wang, Yang Xiao
Summary: The study suggests that during the Neoproterozoic period, there was a change in the subduction style of the Tarim Craton, transitioning from advancing to retreating subduction, which may be related to the breakup of Rodinia.
GEOSCIENCE FRONTIERS
(2021)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Yu Zhu, Shao-Cong Lai, Wan-li Xie, Jiang-feng Qin, Ren-zhi Zhu, Shao-wei Zhao, Min Liu, Fang-yi Zhang, Ze-Zhong Zhang, Hang Yang
Summary: Identifying the tectonic transition process from persistent slab subduction to back-arc extension is important for studying the arc magmatic evolution. This study examines the Neoproterozoic rocks from the western Yangtze Block and provides evidence for the tectonic transition from subduction to back-arc extension. The coexistence of Nb-enriched rocks and normal arc-type rocks suggests a back-arc extension background under the subduction setting.
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Lei Jiang, Chunfang Cai, Lei Xiang, Junxuan Fan, Kaikai Li, Liulu Cai, Thomas J. Algeo, Feifei Zhang
Summary: This study investigates the sulfur isotopic variation of kerogen and pyrite in marine sections from the late Permian period in South China. The results show that oxidation of H2S in anoxic water leads to negative shifts in sulfur isotopes, and the pyritization process is slow below the sediment-water interface. In deep-water sections, microbial sulfate reduction is observed. The increase in sedimentation rates and organic matter inputs during the Permian-Triassic transition are likely contributing factors to the observed sulfur isotopic changes.
EARTH-SCIENCE REVIEWS
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Bingbing Liu, Touping Peng, Weiming Fan, Guochun Zhao, Jianfeng Gao, Xiaohan Dong, Shili Peng, Limin Wu, Bingxia Peng
Summary: South China and India, along with their derivative blocks, have similar magmatic and sedimentary records that provide insights into the transition from Rodinia to Gondwana. The new results, combined with published data, reveal a continuous link between South China and India from ca. 830 Ma to ca. 510 Ma, forming the South China-India Duo on the western margin of Rodinia. The development of rift systems and common magmatism and sedimentation indicate the geodynamic mechanism behind this transition. South China separated from Indian Gondwana around 510 Ma due to the opening of the Proto-Tethys Ocean.
GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA BULLETIN
(2023)