An Early Palaeozoic HP/HT granulite-garnet peridotite association in the south Altyn Tagh, NW China: P-T history and U-Pb geochronology

2005 ◽  
Vol 23 (7) ◽  
pp. 491-510 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. X. ZHANG ◽  
C. G. MATTINSON ◽  
F. C. MENG ◽  
Y. S. WAN
Keyword(s):  
Garnet Peridotite ◽  
The South ◽  
Nw China ◽  
Altyn Tagh ◽  
Early Palaeozoic

A garnet peridotite and a garnet-amphibole pyroxenite from South Harris, Outer Hebrides, and their bearing on the South Harris eclogite facies status

1967 ◽  
Vol 36 (279) ◽  
pp. 380-388 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Livingstone
Keyword(s):  
Optical Properties ◽  
Granulite Facies ◽  
Garnet Peridotite ◽  
Ultramafic Rocks ◽  
Chemical Analyses ◽  
The South ◽  
Outer Hebrides ◽  
Eclogite Facies

SummaryA garnet-olivine metaperidotite and a garnet-amphibole pyroxenite are described. Chemical analyses are presented for six rocks and optical properties and chemical analyses are tabulated for clinopyroxene, almandine-pyrope garnet, and hastingsitie amphibole from the garnet-amphibole pyroxenite. A possible origin for the garnet peridotite and chemically similar granulite facies ultramafic rocks is suggested. The eclogite facies in South Harris is reinstated in the light of the data presented.

Collision and reactivation along the South Tianshan Orogen (NW China) through late Paleozoic to Mesozoic time

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yigui Han ◽  
Guochun Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Continental Collision ◽  
Orogenic Belt ◽  
Late Paleozoic ◽  
Magma Source ◽  
The South ◽  
Nw China ◽  
Magmatic Rocks ◽  
Western Tianshan ◽  
Tarim Craton ◽  
South Tianshan

<p>The South Tianshan Orogenic Belt in NW China marks the suturing site between the Tarim Craton and the Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB) during late Paleozoic-Mesozoic time. Despite numerous investigations, the amalgamation history along the South Tianshan Orogen remains controversial, especially on the timing and process of the final continental collision between the Tarim Craton and the Central Tianshan (CTS)-Yili Block. We inquire into this issue on the basis of a compiled dataset across the Tarim, South Tianshan and CTS-Yili regions, comprising elemental and isotopic data of magmatic rocks and radiometric ages of regional magmatism, detrital zircons, (ultra-)high pressure metamorphism and tectonothermal events. The data support a continental collision along the South Tianshan belt in 310-300 Ma, in accord with a contemporaneous magmatic quiescence and a prominent decrease of εNd(t) and εHf(t) values of magmatic rocks in the CTS region, and a main exhumation stage of (U)HP rocks in the South Tianshan region. The collisional orogeny along the South Tianshan have most likely been influenced by a mantle plume initiated at ca. 300 Ma underneath the northern Tarim Craton, as evidenced by temporal and spatial variations of geochemical proxies tracing magma source characteristics. The new model of plume-modified collision orogeny reconciles the absence of continental-type (U)HP rocks in the orogen and the insignificant upper-plate uplift during continental collision. In the mid-Triassic (ca. 240 Ma), the Chinese western Tianshan underwent intense surface uplift and denudation, as indicated by sedimentary provenance analysis and tectonothermal events. Paleocurrent and detrital zircon age data from Triassic strata in northern Tarim suggest a provenance change from a single source of the Tarim Craton to multiple sources including the CTS-Yili Block to the north and the Western Kunlun Orogen to the south. We suggest that the mid-Triassic uplifting in Chinese western Tianshan was an intracontinental orogeny caused by far-field effects of the collision between the Tarim Craton and the Qiangtang Block. This research was financially supported by NSFC Projects (41730213, 42072264, 41902229, 41972237) and Hong Kong RGC GRF (17307918).</p>

Petrogenesis of mafic granulite in South Altyn Tagh, NW China: Constraints from petrology, zircon U–Pb chronology, and geochemistry

2019 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 1431-1449 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yunshuai Li ◽  
Jianxin Zhang ◽  
Yanguang Li ◽  
Khan M.G. Mostofa ◽  
Shengyao Yu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mafic Granulite ◽  
Nw China ◽  
Altyn Tagh

Migration model of hydrocarbons in the slope of the superimposed foreland basin: A study from the South Junggar, NW China

2019 ◽  
Vol 182 ◽  
pp. 106337 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhengjian Xu ◽  
Luofu Liu ◽  
Shu Jiang ◽  
Tieguan Wang ◽  
Kangjun Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Foreland Basin ◽  
The South ◽  
Nw China ◽  
Migration Model

scholarly journals Mineralogy and Geochemistry of Nephrite Jade from Yinggelike Deposit, Altyn Tagh (Xinjiang, NW China)

Minerals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 418 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Jiang ◽  
Guanghai Shi ◽  
Liguo Xu ◽  
Xinling Li
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽  
Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Field Investigation ◽  
Bulk Rock ◽  
Dolomitic Marble ◽  
Nw China ◽  
Altyn Tagh ◽  
Bulk Rock Chemistry ◽  
Geochemical Studies

The historic Yinggelike nephrite jade deposit in the Altyn Tagh Mountains (Xinjiang, NW China) is renowned for its gem-quality nephrite with its characteristic light-yellow to greenish-yellow hue. Despite the extraordinary gemological quality and commercial significance of the Yinggelike nephrite, little work has been done on this nephrite deposit, due to its geographic remoteness and inaccessibility. This contribution presents the first systematic mineralogical and geochemical studies on the Yinggelike nephrite deposit. Electron probe microanalysis, X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectrometry, inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) and isotope ratio mass spectrometry were used to measure the mineralogy, bulk-rock chemistry and stable (O and H) isotopes characteristics of samples from Yinggelike. Field investigation shows that the Yinggelike nephrite orebody occurs in the dolomitic marble near the intruding granitoids. Petrographic studies and EMPA data indicate that the nephrite is mainly composed of fine-grained tremolite, with accessory pargasite, diopside, epidote, allanite, prehnite, andesine, titanite, zircon, and calcite. Geochemical studies show that all nephrite samples have low bulk-rock Fe/(Fe + Mg) values (0.02–0.05), as well as low Cr (0.81–34.68 ppm), Co (1.10–2.91 ppm), and Ni (0.52–20.15 ppm) contents. Chondrite-normalized REE patterns of most samples exhibit strong to moderate negative Eu anomalies (0.04–0.67), moderate LREE enrichments, nearly flat HREE patterns, and low ΣREE contents (2.16–11.25 ppm). The nephrite samples have δ18O and δD values of 5.3 to 7.4‰ and –74.9 to –86.7‰, respectively. The mineralogy, bulk-rock chemistry, and O–H isotope characteristics are consistent with the dolomite-related nephrite classification. Based on mineral paragenetic relationships, three possible mineral crystallization stages are recognized: (1) diopside formed by prograde metasomatism; (2) nephrite jade formed by retrograde metasomatism and replacement of Stage I anhydrous minerals; (3) hydrothermal alteration after the nephrite formation. Features of transition metal contents indicate that the color of the Yinggelike nephrite is likely to be controlled by the Fe2+, Fe3+, and Mn. Yellowish color is related to Mn and especially Fe3+, while greenish color is related to Fe2+. Our new mineralogical and geochemical results on the Yinggelike nephrite provide better constraints on the formation of other nephrite deposits in the Altyn Tagh Mountains, and can facilitate future nephrite prospecting and research in the region.

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