期刊
EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS
卷 405, 期 -, 页码 39-51出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2014.08.013
关键词
Tibet; Qiangtang; high-pressure mafic granulite; P-T-t path; zircon U-Pb dating; early Paleozoic orogenesis
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [41372066, 41025006]
- Institute of Geology and Geological Survey Project of Chinese [1212011121243]
- Chinese Academy of Sciences [XDB03010600]
- Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (GIGCAS 135 project) [Y234021001]
High-pressure (HP) granulites are commonly regarded as indicators of plate convergence and collision following the subduction of oceanic or continental crust. In this study we report the discovery of Silurian HP basic granulites from Central Qiangtang on the Tibetan Plateau. Detailed petrology and geochronology reveal a three-stage metamorphic history based on inclusions, reaction textures, and garnet zoning patterns. Peak metamorphism at 830-860 degrees C and 1.15-1.45 GPa (M-1) is defined by high-Ca garnet cores, high-Al clinopyroxene, and high-Na plagioclase. Symplectites or coronas of orthopyroxene + plagioclase magnetite around garnet porphyroblasts indicate garnet breakdown reactions at ca. 810-830 degrees C and 0.65-0.85 GPa (M-2). Kelyphites of amphibole + plagioclase around garnet formed during the cooling process at about 590-650 degrees C and 0.62-0.82 GPa (M-3). These results help define a sequential P-T path containing near-isothermal decompression (ITD) and near-isobaric cooling (IBC) stages. Identification of mineral inclusion assemblages in zircons dated by U-Pb SHRIMP and LA-ICP-MS reveals peak HP metamorphism at ca. 427-422 Ma, subsequent near-isothermal decompression with associated retrograde reactions at ca. 392-389 Ma, and continued cooling at ca. 360 Ma. The P-T-t path of HP basic granulites reflects collision followed by extensional exhumation during early Paleozoic orogenesis. The present results indicate the occurrence of a collisional event along the northern margin of Indo-Australian Gondwana during the Silurian. Renewed Gondwana-directed subduction and subsequent collision probably led to the opening of the Paleo-Tethys Ocean. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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