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Origin of C type adakite magmas in the NE Xing’an block, NE China and tectonic implication

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In this paper, we report new whole-rock geochemical and zircon U–Pb data for monzogranites in the NE Xing’an block. These data constrained the petrogenesis of C type (high Sr/Y) adakitic rocks and showed the spatial extent of the influence of the Mongol-Okhostsk ocean tectonic regime and the collision between the Jiamusi Massif and Songliao Terrane. New zircon laser-ablation inductivity coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) U–Pb data indicated that the monzogranites in the studied area were emplaced in the Early Jurassic (~180 Ma). These rocks were characterized by unusally high SiO2 (≥67.49), and Sr (461–759 ppm), but strikingly low Y (4.63–8.06 ppm) and HREE (∑HREE = 3.83–6.49 ppm, Yb = 0.5–0.77 ppm) contents, with therefore high Sr/Y (67.2–119) and (La/Yb)N (29.7–41.5) ratios, showing the geochemical characteristics of C type adakitic granite. The data displayed negligible Eu anomalies (Eu/Eu* = 0.77–1.08), LREE-enriched and pronounced negative Nb and Ta anomalies. The C-type adakites in the studied area were most likely derived from the partial melting of a thickened lower continental curst. The magma source is most likely dominated by amphibolites and garnet amphibolites. In combination with previously-reported data from igneous rocks from the Mesozoic in NE China, we conclude that the Xing’an block was influenced by the Mongol-Okhotsk subduction tectonic system, and experiences compressive settings from the amalgamation of the Jiamusi block in the east of the CAOB.

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We are most grateful to the staff of the State Key Laboratory of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan and the Wuhan Sample Solution Analytical Technology Co., Ltd for their assistance during the U–Pb dating and trace element analyses. Professor Yang Wen and engineer Yu Xihuan from the Hei Longjiang Institute of Geological survey provided great help in filed work. We especially thank anonymous reviewers for their insightful and constructive comments. This work was supported by the regional geology and mineralization research program of Heilongjiang province (HLJKD201417).

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    Changzhou Deng, Deyou Sun & Jun Gou

  2. State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang, 550002, China

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  3. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China

    Guangyi Sun

  4. Institute of Sedimentary Geology, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, 610059, China

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Deng, C., Sun, G., Sun, D. et al. Origin of C type adakite magmas in the NE Xing’an block, NE China and tectonic implication. Acta Geochim 37, 281–294 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11631-017-0190-2

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