Article: U-Pb and Hf isotopic study of detrital zircons from the Hutuo group in the Trans-North China Orogen and tectonic implications
| Title | U-Pb and Hf isotopic study of detrital zircons from the Hutuo group in the Trans-North China Orogen and tectonic implications | ||||||||
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| Authors | Liu, C1 Zhao, G1 Sun, M1 Zhang, J1 He, Y3 Yin, C1 Wu, F2 Yang, J2 | ||||||||
| Keywords | Detrital zircon Foreland basin Hutuo Group Paleoproterozoic Trans-North China Orogen | ||||||||
| Issue Date | 2011 | ||||||||
| Publisher | Elsevier BV. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/jcr | ||||||||
| Citation | Gondwana Research, 2011, v. 20 n. 1, p. 106-121 [How to Cite?] DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gr.2010.11.016 | ||||||||
| Abstract | There is a broad consensus that the North China Craton formed by the amalgamation of the Western and Eastern Blocks along the nearly N-S trending Trans-North China Orogen. However, it still remains controversial whether the Western and Eastern Blocks collided at ~2.5Ga or ~1.85Ga. U-Pb ages and Hf isotopic data of detrital zircons from foreland basins in the Trans-North China Orogen can place rigorous constraints on this controversial issue. One of such foreland basins is represented by the Hutuo Group in the Wutai Complex in the middle sector of the Trans-North China Orogen. The sequences of the Hutuo Group range from lower basal conglomerates and sandstones (Doucun Subgroup), through clastic sediments, dolomites and meta-basalts (Lower Dongye Subgroup), phyllites and dolomites (Upper Dongye Subgroup), to coarse-grained sandstones and conglomerates at the top (Guojiazhai Subgroup), most of which contain large amounts of detrital zircons. The detrital zircons from the Doucun, Lower Dongye, Upper Dongye and Guojiazhai Subgroups yield concordant 207Pb/206Pb ages of 2.11-3.88Ga, 2.01-2.84Ga, 1.88-2.72Ga and 1.92-2.65Ga respectively, the majority with Neoarchean to Paleoproterozoic ages. The presence of ~1.88Ga detrital zircons in the Upper Dongye and Guojiazhai Subgroups indicates that they deposited at some time after ~1.88Ga. This is in accordance with collision between the Eastern and Western Blocks along the Trans-North China Orogen to form the North China Craton at ~1.85Ga. © 2010 International Association for Gondwana Research. | ||||||||
| ISSN | 1342-937X 2011 Impact Factor: 6.659 2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.098 | ||||||||
| DOI | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gr.2010.11.016 | ||||||||
| ISI Accession Number ID | WOS:000292123600008
Funding Information: This research was funded by the Chinese National 973 Program (2007CB411307), Chinese NSFC Grants (40730315, 40872123 and 41072152), and Hong Kong RGC GRF grants (7066/07P and 7053/08P). We thank Liewen Xie, Yueheng Yang, Yanbing Zhang for their laboratory assistance. A HKU postgraduate studentship to Chaohui Liu is greatly acknowledged. | ||||||||
| References | References in Scopus |
| dc.contributor.author | Liu, C | ||||||||
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| dc.contributor.author | Zhao, G | ||||||||
| dc.contributor.author | Sun, M | ||||||||
| dc.contributor.author | Zhang, J | ||||||||
| dc.contributor.author | He, Y | ||||||||
| dc.contributor.author | Yin, C | ||||||||
| dc.contributor.author | Wu, F | ||||||||
| dc.contributor.author | Yang, J | ||||||||
| dc.date.accessioned | 2011-09-23T05:46:17Z | ||||||||
| dc.date.available | 2011-09-23T05:46:17Z | ||||||||
| dc.date.issued | 2011 | ||||||||
| dc.description.abstract | There is a broad consensus that the North China Craton formed by the amalgamation of the Western and Eastern Blocks along the nearly N-S trending Trans-North China Orogen. However, it still remains controversial whether the Western and Eastern Blocks collided at ~2.5Ga or ~1.85Ga. U-Pb ages and Hf isotopic data of detrital zircons from foreland basins in the Trans-North China Orogen can place rigorous constraints on this controversial issue. One of such foreland basins is represented by the Hutuo Group in the Wutai Complex in the middle sector of the Trans-North China Orogen. The sequences of the Hutuo Group range from lower basal conglomerates and sandstones (Doucun Subgroup), through clastic sediments, dolomites and meta-basalts (Lower Dongye Subgroup), phyllites and dolomites (Upper Dongye Subgroup), to coarse-grained sandstones and conglomerates at the top (Guojiazhai Subgroup), most of which contain large amounts of detrital zircons. The detrital zircons from the Doucun, Lower Dongye, Upper Dongye and Guojiazhai Subgroups yield concordant 207Pb/206Pb ages of 2.11-3.88Ga, 2.01-2.84Ga, 1.88-2.72Ga and 1.92-2.65Ga respectively, the majority with Neoarchean to Paleoproterozoic ages. The presence of ~1.88Ga detrital zircons in the Upper Dongye and Guojiazhai Subgroups indicates that they deposited at some time after ~1.88Ga. This is in accordance with collision between the Eastern and Western Blocks along the Trans-North China Orogen to form the North China Craton at ~1.85Ga. © 2010 International Association for Gondwana Research. | ||||||||
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| dc.identifier.citation | Gondwana Research, 2011, v. 20 n. 1, p. 106-121 [How to Cite?] DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gr.2010.11.016 | ||||||||
| dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gr.2010.11.016 | ||||||||
| dc.identifier.epage | 121 | ||||||||
| dc.identifier.hkuros | 193874 | ||||||||
| dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000292123600008
Funding Information: This research was funded by the Chinese National 973 Program (2007CB411307), Chinese NSFC Grants (40730315, 40872123 and 41072152), and Hong Kong RGC GRF grants (7066/07P and 7053/08P). We thank Liewen Xie, Yueheng Yang, Yanbing Zhang for their laboratory assistance. A HKU postgraduate studentship to Chaohui Liu is greatly acknowledged. | ||||||||
| dc.identifier.issn | 1342-937X 2011 Impact Factor: 6.659 2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.098 | ||||||||
| dc.identifier.issue | 1 | ||||||||
| dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-79957483460 | ||||||||
| dc.identifier.spage | 106 | ||||||||
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/139167 | ||||||||
| dc.identifier.volume | 20 | ||||||||
| dc.language | eng | ||||||||
| dc.publisher | Elsevier BV. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/jcr | ||||||||
| dc.publisher.place | Netherlands | ||||||||
| dc.relation.ispartof | Gondwana Research | ||||||||
| dc.relation.references | References in Scopus | ||||||||
| dc.subject | Detrital zircon | ||||||||
| dc.subject | Foreland basin | ||||||||
| dc.subject | Hutuo Group | ||||||||
| dc.subject | Paleoproterozoic | ||||||||
| dc.subject | Trans-North China Orogen | ||||||||
| dc.title | U-Pb and Hf isotopic study of detrital zircons from the Hutuo group in the Trans-North China Orogen and tectonic implications | ||||||||
| dc.type | Article |
Author Affiliations
- The University of Hong Kong
- Institute of Geology and Geophysics Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Northwestern University