scholarly journals Early Triassic Conversion from Source to Sink on the Southern Margin of the North China Craton: Constraints by Detrital Zircon U-Pb Ages

Minerals ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
Yanpeng Wang ◽  
Wentao Yang ◽  
Shenyuan Peng ◽  
Shuaishuai Qi ◽  
Deshun Zheng
Keyword(s):  
Detrital Zircon ◽  
North China Craton ◽  
North China ◽  
Source Region ◽  
Orogenic Belt ◽  
Early Triassic ◽  
Qinling Orogenic Belt ◽  
The North ◽  
Southern Margin ◽  
North Qinling

Provenance analysis of sediments provides important constraints on basin formation and orogenic processes. With the aim to define the sedimentary provenance and tectonic evolution of the southern margin of the North China Craton, this paper presents new detrital zircon U-Pb data from Early Triassic sediments in the Yiyang area. The results showed major peaks at 1848, 458, 425, and 268 Ma and subordinate peaks at ca. 2500, 872, and 957 Ma on age spectra from the Liujiagou Formation. The Heshanggou Formation exhibited a major age peak at 445 Ma and subordinate peaks at 755 and 947 Ma. Integrated with the analysis of sandstone detrital compositions, we suggest that the sources of the Liujiagou Formation were mainly a mixture of the southern margin of the North China Craton and the North Qinling Orogenic Belt, whereas the Heshanggou Formation was derived primarily from the North Qinling Orogenic Belt. Age comparisons of detrital zircon geochronology collected from different basins in the North China Craton indicated that the paleogeography of the North China Craton during the Early Triassic was strongly asymmetric, wherein the uplifted highland along the southern margin of the North China Craton was relatively lower than the northern margin. Meanwhile, the marked shift in source region from the Liujiagou to the Heshanggou formations provides a constraint regarding the conversion from denuded zone to deposited zone along the southern margin of the North China Craton in the Early Triassic, which controlled the evolution of the provenance and sedimentary system.

scholarly journals New insights on the early Mesozoic evolution of multiple tectonic regimes in the northeastern North China Craton from the detrital zircon provenance of sedimentary strata

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi Ni Wang ◽  
Wen Liang Xu ◽  
Feng Wang ◽  
Xiao Bo Li
Keyword(s):  
Detrital Zircon ◽  
North China Craton ◽  
North China ◽  
Early Jurassic ◽  
Orogenic Belt ◽  
Late Triassic ◽  
Early Triassic ◽  
The South ◽  
The North ◽  
Early Mesozoic

Abstract. To investigate the timing of deposition and provenance of early Mesozoic strata in the northeastern North China Craton (NCC), and to reconstruct the early Mesozoic tectono-paleogeography of the region, we combine LA–ICP–MS detrital zircon U–Pb dating, Hf isotopic data. Early Mesozoic strata include the Early Triassic Heisonggou, Late Triassic Changbai and Xiaoyingzi, and Early Jurassic Yihe formations. Detrital zircons in the Heisonggou Formation comprise ~ 58 % Neoarchean to Paleoproterozoic and ~ 42 % Phanerozoic grains that were sourced from areas to the south and north of the basins within the NCC. This indicates that Early Triassic deposition was controlled primarily by southward subduction of the Paleo-Asian oceanic plate beneath the NCC, and collision between the NCC and the Yangtze Craton (YC). Approximately 88 % of sediments within the Late Triassic Xiaoyingzi Formation were sourced from the NCC to the south, with the remaining ~ 12 % from the Xing'an–Mongol Orogenic Belt (XMOB) to the north. This implies that Late Triassic deposition was related to the final closure of the Paleo-Asian Ocean during the Middle Triassic and the rapid exhumation of the Su–Lu Orogenic Belt between the NCC and YC. In contrast, ~ 88 % of sediments within the Early Jurassic Yihe Formation were sourced from the XMOB to the north, with the remaining ~ 12 % from the NCC to the south. We therefore infer that rapid uplift of the XMOB and the onset of subduction of the Paleo-Pacific Plate beneath Eurasia occurred in the Early Jurassic.

scholarly journals New insights on the early Mesozoic evolution of multiple tectonic regimes in the northeastern North China Craton from the detrital zircon provenance of sedimentary strata

Solid Earth ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 1375-1397 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi Ni Wang ◽  
Wen Liang Xu ◽  
Feng Wang ◽  
Xiao Bo Li
Keyword(s):  
North China Craton ◽  
North China ◽  
Early Jurassic ◽  
Orogenic Belt ◽  
Detrital Zircons ◽  
Late Triassic ◽  
Early Triassic ◽  
The South ◽  
The North ◽  
Early Mesozoic

Abstract. To investigate the timing of deposition and provenance of early Mesozoic strata in the northeastern North China Craton (NCC) and to understand the early Mesozoic paleotectonic evolution of the region, we combine stratigraphy, U–Pb zircon geochronology, and Hf isotopic analyses. Early Mesozoic strata include the Early Triassic Heisonggou, Late Triassic Changbai and Xiaoyingzi, and Early Jurassic Yihe formations. Detrital zircons in the Heisonggou Formation yield  ∼ 58 % Neoarchean to Paleoproterozoic ages and  ∼ 42 % Phanerozoic ages and were sourced from areas to the south and north of the basins within the NCC, respectively. This indicates that Early Triassic deposition was controlled primarily by the southward subduction of the Paleo-Asian oceanic plate beneath the NCC and collision between the NCC and the Yangtze Craton (YC). Approximately 88 % of the sediments within the Late Triassic Xiaoyingzi Formation were sourced from the NCC to the south, with the remaining  ∼ 12 % from the Xing'an–Mongolia Orogenic Belt (XMOB) to the north. This implies that Late Triassic deposition was related to the final closure of the Paleo-Asian Ocean during the Middle Triassic and the rapid exhumation of the Su–Lu Orogenic Belt between the NCC and YC. In contrast,  ∼ 88 % of sediments within the Early Jurassic Yihe Formation were sourced from the XMOB to the north, with the remaining  ∼ 12 % from the NCC to the south. We therefore infer that rapid uplift of the XMOB and the onset of the subduction of the Paleo-Pacific Plate beneath Eurasia occurred in the Early Jurassic.

scholarly journals Provenance and tectonic implications of the Yanshi bauxite area in Western Henan, China

2021 ◽  
Vol 261 ◽  
pp. 03058
Author(s):  
Fengyu Sun ◽  
Gaoshe Cao ◽  
Qikai Zhou
Keyword(s):  
North China ◽  
Orogenic Belt ◽  
Detrital Zircons ◽  
Early Paleozoic ◽  
North China Block ◽  
Qinling Orogenic Belt ◽  
The North ◽  
Icp Ms ◽  
Study Support ◽  
North Qinling

The bauxite layer in Western Henan supplies a large number of bauxite ores and is useful for studying tectonic movement. In this paper, the bauxite samples were selected to carry out LA-ICP-MS detrital zircons U-Pb dating and Hf isotope testing. The results indicated that the detrital zircons with the Early Paleozoic ages were mainly derived from the North Qinling Orogenic Belt. The detrital zircons of the Precambrian age may be derived mainly from the basement of the North China Block and the North Qinling Orogenic Belt. The results of this study support the opinion that the North Qinling Orogenic Belt has been uplifted at ~310 Ma, and the surface of the southern craton has an overall north-dipping topography at this time.

Early Triassic initial collision between the North China and South China blocks in the eastern Qinling Orogenic Belt

2021 ◽  
pp. 228965
Author(s):  
Qianli Ma ◽  
Jianghai Yang ◽  
Yuansheng Du ◽  
Xianduo Dai ◽  
Rong Chai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South China ◽  
North China ◽  
Orogenic Belt ◽  
Early Triassic ◽  
Qinling Orogenic Belt ◽  
The North

scholarly journals Measuring the ‘Great Unconformity’ on the North China Craton using new detrital zircon age data

2016 ◽  
Vol 448 (1) ◽  
pp. 145-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tianchen He ◽  
Ying Zhou ◽  
Pieter Vermeesch ◽  
Martin Rittner ◽  
Lanyun Miao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Detrital Zircon ◽  
North China Craton ◽  
North China ◽  
Zircon Age ◽  
The North
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