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Neoproterozoic I-type granites in the Central Tianshan Block (NW China): geochronology, geochemistry, and tectonic implications

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The Central Tianshan Block is one of numerous microcontinental blocks within the Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB) that overlies Precambrian basement rocks. Constraining the evolution of these ancient basement rocks is central to understanding the accretionary and collisional tectonics of the CAOB, and their place within the Rodinia supercontinent. However, to date, the timing and tectonic settings in which the basement rocks in the Central Tianshan Block formed are poorly constrained, with only sparse geochemical and geochronological data from granitic rocks within the northern segment of the block. Here, we present a systematic study combining U-Pb geochronology, whole-rock geochemistry, and the Sr-Nd isotopic compositions of newly-identified granitic gneisses from the Bingdaban area of Central Tianshan Block. The analyzed samples yield a weighted mean Neoproterozoic 206Pb/238U ages of 975–911 Ma. These weakly-peraluminous granitic rocks show a common geochemical I-type granite affinity. The granitic gneisses are calc-alkaline and enriched in large ion lithophile elements (LILEs) and light rare earth elements (LREEs), but they are depleted in high field strength elements (HFSEs); these characteristics are similar to those of typical subduction-related magmatism. All samples show initial (87Sr/86Sr)(t) ratios between 0.705136 and 0.706745. Values for ƐNd(t) in the granitic gneisses are in the range from −5.7 to −1.2, which correspond to Nd model ages of 2.0–1.7 Ga, indicating a role for Mesoproterozoic to Paleoproterozoic rocks in the generation of the granitic protoliths. The documented geochemical features indicate that the protoliths for the gneisses have a similar petrogenesis and magmatic source, which may reflect partial melting of thickened crust with the addition of small amounts of mantle-derived material. The Central Tianshan Block probably constitute part of an exterior orogen that developed along the margin of the Rodinian supercontinent during the Early Neoproterozoic and underwent a transition from subduction to syn-collision compression at 975–911 Ma.

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This study was jointly supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (92055208, 41772059, 42174080), the CAS “Light of West China” Program (2018-XBYJRC-003), the Guangxi Natural Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars, China (2018GXNSFFA281009), the Guangxi Science Innovation Base Construction Foundation (GuikeZY21195031), the Guangxi Natural Science Foundation for Innovation Research Team Program (GXNSFGA380004), and the Fifth Bagui Scholar Innovation Project of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. We are grateful for editor’s excellent editorial handling and constructive comments from two anonymous reviewers, which substantially improved the final presentation of the manuscript. This is a contribution to International Geoscience Programme (IGCP) 662 and Guangxi Key Mineral Resources Deep Exploration Talent Highland.

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Song, Y., Liu, X., Xiao, W. et al. Neoproterozoic I-type granites in the Central Tianshan Block (NW China): geochronology, geochemistry, and tectonic implications. J. Arid Land 14, 82–101 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40333-021-0071-8

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