Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8911552 | Lithos | 2018 | 43 Pages |
Abstract
Whole-rock geochemistry and zircon trace element, UPb and Hf isotopic data for Upper Permian volcanic ash at Shangsi show a significant change in source from the Emeishan Large Igneous Province (LIP) to a convergent plate margin magmatic arc. The lower stratigraphic samples display high Al2O3/TiO2 ratios, strong negative Eu anomalies, and no depletion in high field strength elements. Zircons with ages of ca. 260â¯Ma from these ashes have a geochemical affinity to within-plate-type magmas and with felsic ignimbrites from the uppermost part of the Emeishan volcanic succession at Binchuan. These features, combined with relatively high εHf(t) values and low Th/Nb ratios in the zircons, imply a late-stage felsic volcanic origin related to Emeishan LIP. The upper stratigraphic samples at Shangsi display significant depletion in Nb and Ti; zircons separated from these volcanic ashes are chemically similar to those from arc-related/orogenic rocks, indicative of a magmatic arc source. Combined with published high-precision CA-TIMS data for these volcanic ash layers, the Emeishan volcanism can be constrained to between ca. 260-257.8â¯Ma. The age of Emeishan volcanism is consistent with the Wuchiapingian climate cooling event, supporting a potential linkage between these two phenomena.
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Authors
Hu Huang, Peter A. Cawood, Ming-Cai Hou, Shi-Jun Ni, Jiang-Hai Yang, Yuan-Sheng Du, Hua-Guo Wen,