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Geochronology and geochemistry of tuff beds from the Shicaohe Formation of Shennongjia Group and tectonic evolution in the northern Yangtze Block, South China

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Meso- to Neoproterozoic magmatic events are widespread in the Yangtze Block. The geochronology and tectonic significance of the Shennongjia Group in the Yangtze Block are still highly controversial. An integrated geochronology and geochemistry approach provides new insights into the geochronological framework, tectonic setting, magmatic events, and basin evolution of the northern Yangtze Block. Our new precise sensitive high-resolution ion microprobe U–Pb data indicate a deposition age of 1180 ± 15 Ma for the Shicaohe Formation subalkaline basaltic tuff that is geochemically similar to modern intracontinental rift volcanic rocks. The integration of available geochemical data together with our new U–Pb ages indicates the Shicaohe Formation subalkaline basaltic tuff formed ca. 1180 in a continental rift-related setting on a passive continental margin. The Shennongjia Group is topped by the Zhengjiaya Formation volcanic sequence, indicating arc-related igneous events at 1103 Ma. The transition of the late Mesoproterozoic tectonic regime from intracontinental extension to convergence occurred between ca. 1180 and 1103 Ma in the northern Yangtze Block. Tectonic evolution in the Neoproterozoic led to accretion along the northern margin of the Yangtze Block. These results provide geochronological evidence, which is of utmost importance for reconfiguration of the chronostratigraphic framework and for promoting research on Mesoproterozoic strata in China, thereby increasing understanding of magmatic events and basin evolutionary history in the northern Yangtze Block.

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We are grateful to topic editor Xiao and three reviewers for useful suggestions. This work was supported by the Natural Science Foundation for Youth (NSFY) (41302091, 41402103), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (41372124, 41072088, 41030315), and the Chinese Geological Survey (1212011121111, 121201120750).

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    Qiuding Du, Zhengjiang Wang, Jian Wang, Qi Deng & Fei Yang

  2. Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, 610059, China

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  3. Key Laboratory for Sedimentary Basin and Oil and Gas Resources, Ministry of Land and Resources, Chengdu, 610082, China

    Qiuding Du, Zhengjiang Wang, Jian Wang, Qi Deng & Fei Yang

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Du, Q., Wang, Z., Wang, J. et al. Geochronology and geochemistry of tuff beds from the Shicaohe Formation of Shennongjia Group and tectonic evolution in the northern Yangtze Block, South China. Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) 105, 521–535 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00531-015-1182-2

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