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Geochemistry & Geophysics
Yan Chen, Lisheng Gan, Tairan Wu
Summary: This study sheds light on the peak period of Permian magmatic activities in the northern Alxa orogenic belt, with evidence showing that the magmas were mainly derived from the crustal reworking of the Alxa Block with the addition of juvenile materials.
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Jing Zhao, Xiaoping Long, Jie Li, Bingshuang Zhao, Yilin Gao, Rui Zuo
Summary: This study investigates the problematic Aoyougou serpentinites in the Qilian Orogenic Belt, NW China. The results suggest that the protoliths of these serpentinites are melting residues of oceanic lithospheric mantle in a forearc setting. Petrographic observations, mineral chemistry, geochemistry, and Re-Os isotopic compositions indicate multiple episodes of partial melting and melt/fluid metasomatism, potentially triggered by slab-derived melts/fluids. The study also proposes an intra-oceanic subduction model to interpret the origin and evolution of the ophiolite.
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Jingyu Wang, Yujing Wang, Caiyun Lan, Xiaoping Long
Summary: The provenance and depositional age of clastic rocks from the Kuanping Group in the northernmost North Qinling Orogenic Belt are crucial for understanding the tectonic evolution of the region. The clastic rocks show signs of moderate to strong weathering and are believed to have originated from an active continental margin. Detrital zircon analysis suggests that the main source of these rocks was early Neoproterozoic granitoids, indicating a lack of tectonic affinity to other cratons during that period.
JOURNAL OF ASIAN EARTH SCIENCES
(2023)
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Geology
Jie Gao, Dawei Lv, A. J. Tom van Loon, James C. Hower, Munira Raji, Yi Yang, Zhonghe Ren, Yujia Wang, Zhihui Zhang
Summary: This study analyzed the major, trace, and rare earth elements in coal and silty mudstones from the Yan'an Formation in the Ordos Basin. The results indicate that they are primarily sourced from felsic and intermediate rocks in a continental island arc setting. The study also highlights the importance of provenance analysis in studying the sedimentary environments of coal-bearing successions.
ORE GEOLOGY REVIEWS
(2022)
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Geochemistry & Geophysics
Xiaoneng Luo, Ziying Li, Yuqi Cai, Chao Yi, Zilong Zhang, Yuyan Zhang, Yan Zhang
Summary: The sandstone samples from the Huanhe Formation in the Naogaodai area of the Ordos Basin were found to be feldspar-rich with mainly quartz, albite, and plagioclase minerals. The distribution of light rare earth elements was enriched and fractionated compared to heavy rare earth elements, indicating a homogeneous source. The immature properties of the sediment suggest a first-order cycle deposition, with geochemical characteristics indicating passive margin deposition with moderate weathering.
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Ayon Saha, Dhiman Kumer Roy, Rahat Khan, Tahsin Islam Ornee, Sukhen Goswami, Abubakr M. Idris, Pradip Kumar Biswas, Umma Tamim
Summary: The geochemical compositions, provenance, climate, weathering intensity, and tectonic setting of sediments from the Padma River in Bangladesh have been studied. The results suggest that the sediments are chemically immature arkose that originated from the Higher Himalaya under semi-arid to semi-humid climatic conditions. The sediments have a felsic source origin and were deposited in a passive continental margin.
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Geochemistry & Geophysics
Liang Zhao, Yong Li, Chengjie Zou, Shaoze Zhao, Chaorong Wu
Summary: This study investigates the palaeoweathering conditions, provenance, and tectonic setting of the Longmaxi-1 black shale in the Upper Yangtze region, providing significant clues regarding the reconstruction of the palaeoclimatic and palaeogeographical conditions during the Early Silurian period. The Longmaxi-1 black shales exhibited characteristics of primary deposition under a mainly humid climate, with fluctuations in climatic conditions recorded within the formation. The parent rock of the black shales was a mixture provenance, primarily composed of intermediate-acid volcanic lithologies, suggesting a relationship with the tectonic setting of active continental margin and island arc-continent collision.
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Wen-Heng Liu, Carlos Spier, Yu-Ben Niu, Xiao-Dong Liu, Jie Yan, Kai-Xing Wang, Jia-Yong Pan
Summary: The Qingshanbao complex in the Longshoushan belt formed during a significant Late Ordovician-Early Silurian magmatic episode, with magma mixing playing a fundamental role. The rocks in the complex exhibit features suggesting a combination of melts from Mesoproterozoic crustal materials and, to a lesser extent, mantle materials, with the diorite also showing involvement of depleted mantle and lower crust materials. The emplacement of the complex may have occurred during a transitional period from compressional to extensional tectonic environments around 442 million years ago.
GEOLOGICAL JOURNAL
(2021)
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Geochemistry & Geophysics
Qian Zhang, Bin Zhang, Qian Yu, Yupeng Men, Haiquan Zhang, Jianwei Kang, Junfeng Cao, Ankun Zhao, Yexin Zhou, Xintao Feng
Summary: This study investigates the provenance and tectonic background of the lower Silurian Longmaxi Formation black shale of the Yanyuan Basin, providing guidance for shale gas exploration and development. The study reveals that the area is mainly a passive continental margin environment, but also has characteristics of an active continental margin and island arc environment due to tectonic collision. The source rocks are mainly felsic igneous rocks with some contribution from intermediate-basic rocks. The deposition of highly siliceous organic-rich mudstone was driven by intense tectonic movement, cold climate, and low chemical weathering.
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Geology
Zuo-Chen Li, Xian-Zhi Pei, Paul D. Bons, Rui-Bao Li, Lei Pei, Guo-Chao Chen, You-Xin Chen, Cheng-Jun Liu, Meng Wang, Shao-Wei Zhao, Xiao-Bing Li, Feng Gao
Summary: The study of the Xiangjiananshan granitic plutons in the East Kunlun Orogenic Belt of the northern Tibetan Plateau reveals that these rocks were formed by partial melting and mixing of the lower crust, influenced by the subduction of the Buqingshan-A'nyemaqing Ocean.
INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGY REVIEW
(2022)
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Geology
Qingdong Zeng, Yongbin Wang, Jinhuii Yang, Yunpeng Guo, Bing Yu, Lingli Zhou, Haicheng Qiu
Summary: The North China Craton is rich in gold deposits, with three distinct periods of gold mineralization identified: Permian-Triassic, Jurassic, and Early Cretaceous. Each period is associated with different geological settings and tectonic environments, contributing to the formation of gold deposits in the Northern Margin Gold Belt.
INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGY REVIEW
(2021)
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Shangguan Yunfei, Zhuang Xinguo, Li Baoqing, Li Jing, Xavier Querol, Liu Shunbin
Summary: During the Late Paleozoic, West Junggar in Xinjiang, NW China, transitioned from compression to extension in tectonic setting. Ha'erjiao is a significant area for studying collisional structures, post-collisional structures, and magmatic activities. The geochemical properties of the Pyroclastic rocks in the Jimunai Basin suggest a weak chemical weathering of the source rocks, with distinctions from arc-related rocks and aligning with within-plate basalt field.
ACTA GEOLOGICA SINICA-ENGLISH EDITION
(2021)
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Geology
Xiang Ren, Yunpeng Dong, Dengfeng He, Shengsi Sun, Bin Zhang, Bo Zhou, Bo Hui, Yuangang Yue
Summary: This study presents new results on the Xidatan pluton in the southern East Kunlun Orogenic Belt. The study reveals that the pluton is composed of quartz monzodiorite, host monzogranite, and igneous microgranular enclaves. The results suggest a common magma source for the quartz monzodiorite and IMEs, and a possible origin of the host monzogranite from partial melting of lower crustal mafic rocks.
INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGY REVIEW
(2023)
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Geology
Wenbo Li, Fanghua Zhang, Chuansheng Hu, Lejun Zhang, Xueyuan Qiao
Summary: The Bieluwutu Cu-Pb-Zn deposit in North China is a Kuroko-type VHMS deposit formed in the Early Silurian, containing massive Pb-Zn, brecciated Cu-Zn, and disseminated Cu ores. Research shows differences in element enrichment among different types of ores, as well as a trend of decreasing temperature and increasing f(O-2) from disseminated to brecciated and massive ores.
ORE GEOLOGY REVIEWS
(2021)
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Geography, Physical
Chaoming Xie, Menglong Duan, Yuhang Song, Bin Wang
Summary: The study on the Tangjia-Sumdo metamorphic belt reveals the timing and sediment sources of the Sumdo Formation, suggesting it mainly formed during the late Carboniferous-early Permian and sourced from the North Lhasa Block.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2021)