Magmatism Records of Palaeo-Tethyan Evolution: Evidence from Indosinian Volcanic Rocks in Southeastern Guangxi

Qin Yue, Cai Yongfeng, Liu Jun, Liu Xijun, Zhou Yun, Li Zhenglin, Yang Liya

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Earth Science ›› 2024, Vol. 49 ›› Issue (09) : 3140-3154. DOI: 10.3799/dqkx.2023.120

Magmatism Records of Palaeo-Tethyan Evolution: Evidence from Indosinian Volcanic Rocks in Southeastern Guangxi

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To determine the availability of the magmatism records of Palaeo-Tethyan evolution in the southeastern margin of the South China continent, detailed LA-ICP-MS zircon U-Pb geochronological and elemental geochemical analyses of the Indosinian volcanic rocks in the southeastern Guangxi have been carried out in this paper. Geochronological results show that two representative dacite porphyry samples yield zircon U-Pb ages of (245±2) Ma and (247±4) Ma, respectively, indicating that Early to Middle Triassic volcanism occurred in the southeastern Guangxi. Elemental geochemical results show that the dacite porphyry is characterized by high K2O and Al2O3 contents, and low TiO2 and MgO contents, belonging to the metaluminous high-K calc-alkaline series rocks. The samples show enrichment in Rb, Th, and U, and are characterized by negative Ba, Ti, Sr, P, and Nb-Ta anomalies. They also show obvious LREE and HREE fractionation, and have moderate negative Eu anomalies. The above data indicate that the dacite porphyry mainly originated from the melting of crustal materials, and fractional crystallization occurred during the process of magmatic evolution. Combined with regional geological data, it is suggested that the Indosinian magmatic rock assemblages, geochemical characteristics, sedimentary sequences, and paleontological fossils in the southeastern Guangxi are comparable to those in the Hainan Island and Jinshajiang-Ailaoshan regions, suggesting that these regions may have experienced similar tectonic events during the Indosinian Period, which were mainly controlled by the Palaeo-Tethyan tectonic domain during the Indosinian. The formation of the Indosinian dacite porphyry in southeastern Guangxi possibly represents a syn-collisional stage during the Early to Middle Triassic.

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dacite porphyry / zircon U-Pb geochronology / geochemistry / Palaeo-Tethyan / Qinfang area in southeast Guangxi / petrology

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Qin Yue , Cai Yongfeng , Liu Jun , et al . Magmatism Records of Palaeo-Tethyan Evolution: Evidence from Indosinian Volcanic Rocks in Southeastern Guangxi. Earth Science. 2024, 49(09): 3140-3154 https://doi.org/10.3799/dqkx.2023.120

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