Geochronology and geochemistry of Permo-Triassic sandstones in eastern Jilin Province (NE China): Implications for final closure of the Paleo-Asian Ocean

Qingxiang Du; Zuozhen Han; Xiaoli Shen; Chao Han; Zhigang Song; Lihua Gao; Mei Han; Wenjian Zhong

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Qingxiang Du, Zuozhen Han, Xiaoli Shen, Chao Han, Zhigang Song, Lihua Gao, Mei Han, Wenjian Zhong. Geochronology and geochemistry of Permo-Triassic sandstones in eastern Jilin Province (NE China): Implications for final closure of the Paleo-Asian Ocean[J]. Geoscience Frontiers, 2019, 10(2): 683-704. doi: 10.1016/j.gsf.2018.03.014

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Qingxiang Du, Zuozhen Han, Xiaoli Shen, Chao Han, Zhigang Song, Lihua Gao, Mei Han, Wenjian Zhong. Geochronology and geochemistry of Permo-Triassic sandstones in eastern Jilin Province (NE China): Implications for final closure of the Paleo-Asian Ocean[J]. Geoscience Frontiers, 2019, 10(2): 683-704. doi: 10.1016/j.gsf.2018.03.014

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Qingxiang Du, Zuozhen Han, Xiaoli Shen, Chao Han, Zhigang Song, Lihua Gao, Mei Han, Wenjian Zhong. Geochronology and geochemistry of Permo-Triassic sandstones in eastern Jilin Province (NE China): Implications for final closure of the Paleo-Asian Ocean[J]. Geoscience Frontiers, 2019, 10(2): 683-704. doi: 10.1016/j.gsf.2018.03.014

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Geochronology and geochemistry of Permo-Triassic sandstones in eastern Jilin Province (NE China): Implications for final closure of the Paleo-Asian Ocean

doi: 10.1016/j.gsf.2018.03.014

Qingxiang Du^a,
Zuozhen Han^{a,b,c
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,},
Xiaoli Shen^a,c,
Chao Han^a,c,
Zhigang Song^a,c,
Lihua Gao^a,c,
Mei Han^a,c,
Wenjian Zhong^a,c

a College of Earth Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, China;
b Laboratory for Marine Mineral Resources, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266237, China;
c Key Laboratory of Depositional Mineralization & Sedimentary Mineral of Shandong Province, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, China

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This study was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 41602110, 41372108 and 41502064), the Taishan Scholar Talent Team Support Plan for Advantaged & Unique Discipline Areas, the Qingdao Postdoctoral Applied Research Project (Grant No. 2015193), the Scientific Research Foundation of Shandong University of Science and Technology for Recruited Talents (Grant No. 2017RCJJ029), the SDUST Research Fund (Grant No. 2015TDJH101), and Major Scientific and Technological Innovation Projects of Shandong province (Grants Nos. 2017CXGC1602 and 2017CXGC1603).

Received Date: 2017-05-08
Rev Recd Date: 2018-01-09
Publish Date: 2021-01-07

Abstract

Abstract

In the eastern part of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB) in northeastern (NE) China, scattered outcrops of molasse deposits mark the ending of an orogeny and are crucial for understanding the evolution of the Paleo-Asian Ocean (PAO). However, the timing of tectonic events and the relationships among these strata remain controversial. To better constrain these geologic events, a comprehensive study of the detrital zircon U-Pb geochronology and geochemistry of the sandstones of the Kaishantun (KST) Formation and Kedao (KD) Group in eastern Jilin Province, NE China, was conducted. The KST Formation is traditionally considered a molasse deposit. The sandstones display low CIA, PIA and high ICV values and low Th/U and Rb/Sr ratios, which suggest that the rocks were derived from an immature intermediate-felsic igneous source and experienced a simple sedimentary recycling history with relatively weak chemical weathering. LA-ICP-MS U-Pb dating of detrital zircons from two samples of the KST Formation yields ages of 748-252 Ma, suggesting that the KST Formation was deposited between 254.5 Ma and 252 Ma in Late Permian. The zircons were mainly derived from the continental northern part of the North China Craton (NCC). In contrast, the U-Pb dating of detrital zircons from five samples of the KD Group yields ages of 2611-230 Ma, suggesting that the KD samples were deposited in the Early to Middle Triassic (ca. 248-233 Ma). The detrital zircon ages for the KD samples can be divided into groups with peaks at 2.5 Ga, 1.8 Ga, 800-1000 Ma, 500 Ma and 440-360 Ma, which suggest that the samples were derived from bidirectional provenances in the Jiamusi-Khanka Block and the NCC. These new data, combined with previously published results, suggest that at least three orogenic events occurred in central-eastern Jilin Province during the Early Permian (270-262 Ma), Early Triassic (254-248 Ma) and Middle-Late Triassic (242-227 Ma). The final closure of the PAO occurred during 242-227 Ma in the Middle-Late Triassic along the Changchun-Yanji suture zone. The detrital zircon geochronological data clearly record plate convergence and the scissor-like closure of the PAO in the eastern CAOB.
- Detrital zircon,
- Molasse,
- Orogenic events,
- Changchun-Yanji suture zone,
- Paleo-Asian Ocean

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