Petrogenesis And Tectonic Implications Of Volcanic Rocks From The Manketouebo Formation In The Wuchagou Region,Central Great Xing'an Range

This study presents new whole-rock major and trace element geochemistry,zircon U-Pb ages,and Hf-isotope compositions for volcanic rocks from the Manketouebo Formation of the central Great Xing'an Range,NE China.These data provide precise ages and information on the petrogenesis and source of the magmas that formed this formation,furthering our understanding of the geodynamic setting of the large-scale late Mesozoic magmatism in the Great Xing'an Range.The Manketouebo Formation in the study area is dominated by rhyolites and rhyolitic tuffs with minor dacites.The zircons from two ryholites and two rhyolitic tuff are euhedral-subhedral and contain clear oscillatory growth zoning.These features,in combination with their high Th/U ratios(0.40~1.54),indicate a magmatic origin.The LA-ICP-MS zircon U-Pb dating indicates that these volcanic rocks formed between 143 and 139 Ma.The volcanic rocks contain high silica(66.70~79.91 wt.%)and total alkali(5.93~9.72 wt.%)concentrations,and low concentrations of MgO(0.08~1.15 wt.%),total FeO(0.68~4.50 wt.%),and CaO(0.10~2.56 wt.%).They are enriched in large ion lithophile elements(LILEs;e.g.,Rb,Th,and U)and light rare earth elements(LREEs),and depleted in high field strength elements(HFSEs;e.g.,Nb,Ta,and Ti)and heavy rare earth elements(HREEs),indicating that they are similar to highly fractionated I-type igneous rocks.All of the magmatic zircons from the analyzed samples have high initial 176Hf/177 Hf ratios(0.282900~0.283093),positive ?Hf(t)values(7.48~14.19),and young Hf two-stage model ages(954~344 Ma)that suggest the primary magma that formed the volcanic rocks of the Manketouebo Formation was derived from partial melting of Neoproterozoic to Phanerozoic juvenile crustal material,indicating in turn that significant crustal growth occurred at this time within the Xing'an Terrane.These data,combined with previous research into the spatial–temporal distribution of Mesozoic volcanic rocks in NE China,suggest that the Early Cretaceous magmatism in the Great Xing'an Range was influenced by both the subduction of the Paleo-Pacific Plate and the closure of the Mongol–Okhotsk Ocean.This was a crucial period in the transformation from the Mongol–Okhotsk Ocean to the Paleo-Pacific tectonic regimes.In summary,the early stages of Early Cretaceous magmatism in this area were related to closure of the Mongol–Okhotsk Ocean,whereas the later stages of magmatism in this area and elsewhere in NE China were related to subduction of the Paleo-Pacific Plate.