Detrital zircon U-Pb-Hf isotopes and whole-rock geochemistry of Ediacaran - Silurian clastic sediments of the Uzbek Tienshan: sources and tectonic implications

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-23
Author(s):  
Dmitry Konopelko ◽  
Inna Safonova ◽  
Inna Perfilova ◽  
Yury Biske ◽  
Rustam Mirkamalov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Detrital Zircon ◽  
Hf Isotopes ◽  
Tectonic Implications ◽  
Clastic Sediments

Detrital Zircon U-Pb Geochronology from Greywackes in the Niujuanzi Ophiolitic Mélange, Beishan Area, NW China: Provenance and Tectonic Implications

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 103-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shengdong Wang ◽  
Kexin Zhang ◽  
Bowen Song ◽  
Shucai Li ◽  
Jianxing Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Detrital Zircon ◽  
Nw China ◽  
Ophiolitic Mélange ◽  
Tectonic Implications ◽  
Beishan Area

scholarly journals Detrital Zircon U-Pb-Hf Isotopes of Middle Neoproterozoic Sedimentary Rocks in the Altyn Tagh Orogen, Southeastern Tarim: Insights for a Tarim-South China-North India Connection in the Periphery of Rodinia

Lithosphere ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Qian Liu ◽  
Guochun Zhao ◽  
Jianhua Li ◽  
Jinlong Yao ◽  
Yigui Han ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South China ◽  
Detrital Zircon ◽  
Sedimentary Rocks ◽  
Detrital Zircons ◽  
North India ◽  
Hf Isotopes ◽  
Altyn Tagh ◽  
Tarim Craton ◽  
Rodinia Supercontinent ◽  
New Perspective

Abstract The location of the Tarim craton during the assembly and breakup of the Rodinia supercontinent remains enigmatic, with some models advocating a Tarim-Australia connection and others a location at the heart of the unified Rodinia supercontinent between Australia and Laurentia. In this study, our new zircon U-Pb dating results suggest that middle Neoproterozoic sedimentary rocks in the Altyn Tagh orogen of the southeastern Tarim craton were deposited between ca. 880 and 760 Ma in a rifting-related setting slightly prior to the breakup of Rodinia at ca. 750 Ma. A compilation of existing Neoproterozoic geological records also indicates that the Altyn Tagh orogen of the southeastern Tarim craton underwent collision at ca. 1.0-0.9 Ga and rifting at ca. 850-600 Ma related to the assembly and breakup of Rodinia. Furthermore, in order to establish the paleoposition of the Tarim craton with respect to Rodinia, available detrital zircon U-Pb ages and Hf isotopes from Meso- to Neoproterozoic sedimentary rocks were compiled. Comparable detrital zircon ages (at ca. 0.9, 1.3-1.1, and 1.7 Ga) and Hf isotopes indicate a close linkage among rocks of the southeastern Tarim craton, Cathaysia, and North India but exclude a northern or western Australian affinity. In addition, detrital zircons from the northern Tarim craton exhibit a prominent age peak at ca. 830 Ma with minor spectra at ca. 1.9 and 2.5 Ga but lack Mesoproterozoic ages, comparable to the northern and western Yangtze block. Together with comparable geological responses to the assembly and breakup of the Rodinia supercontinent, we offer a new perspective of the location of the Tarim craton between South China and North India in the periphery of Rodinia.

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