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dc.contributor.authorZhang, J.
dc.contributor.authorYang, J.
dc.contributor.authorChen, J.
dc.contributor.authorWu, F.
dc.contributor.authorWilde, Simon
dc.date.accessioned2018-02-01T05:19:14Z
dc.date.available2018-02-01T05:19:14Z
dc.date.created2018-02-01T04:49:10Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.citationZhang, J. and Yang, J. and Chen, J. and Wu, F. and Wilde, S. 2018. Genesis of late Early Cretaceous high-silica rhyolites in eastern Zhejiang Province, southeast China: A crystal mush origin with mantle input. Lithos. 296-299: pp. 482-495.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/61684
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.lithos.2017.11.026
dc.description.abstract

© 2017 Elsevier B.V. Voluminous Mesozoic felsic volcanic rocks and granites in southeastern China provide a unique opportunity for studying the role of crustal magmatism in the evolution and modification of the crust in the eastern Cathaysia Block. The high-silica rhyolites of the upper volcanic sequence in eastern Zhejiang Province were investigated, focusing on their genesis and their relationship with contemporaneous granites. Rhyolites in the Tiantai, Yongkang and Liucheng basins were dated as late Early Cretaceous (from 111 Ma to 106 Ma in age). These rocks contain a large proportion of inherited zircons of ca. 130 Ma, corresponding to the age of the lower volcanic sequence in the area. However, the zircons of different ages have similar ranges of oxygen and Hf isotopes, implying similarities in the magmas from which they were generated. The rhyolites of the upper sequence also resemble those of the lower sequence in terms of their geochemistry. It is concluded that the former were derived by reworking of magma mush formed during the earlier magmatic episode via fractionation of feldspars and accessory minerals, e.g., zircon. Fractionation took place within the magma crystal mush by extraction of interstitial melts and accumulation of residual mineral phases, aided by the emplacement of contemporaneous basaltic magmas at the base of the crust. Overall, the geochemical features of the volcanic rocks in southeastern China indicate that episodic magmatism and reworking of crystal mush were essential mechanisms that drove the evolution of the igneous rocks and the hence crustal architecture in this area.

dc.publisherElsevier BV
dc.titleGenesis of late Early Cretaceous high-silica rhyolites in eastern Zhejiang Province, southeast China: A crystal mush origin with mantle input
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume296-299
dcterms.source.startPage482
dcterms.source.endPage495
dcterms.source.issn0024-4937
dcterms.source.titleLithos
curtin.departmentSchool of Earth and Planetary Sciences (EPS)
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