• A. M. Larin
  • A. B. Kotov
  • E. B. Sal’nikova
  • V. P. Kovach
  • G. V. Ovchinnikova
  • V. M. Savatenkov
  • S. D. Velikoslavinskii
  • A. A. Sorokin
  • I. M. Vasil’eva
  • N. A. Sergeeva
  • N. N. Mel’nikov
  • K. L. Wang
  • S. L. Chun

The geochemistry, geochronology, and isotope geochemical systematics (Nd, Sr, Hf, and Pb) of the granitoids of the Pozdnestanovoy complex of the Dzhugdzhur–Stanovoy superterrane of the Central Asia fold belt were investigated. It was shown that their age is Mesozoic (142–138 Ma) rather than Early Precambrian, as was previously supposed. The main sources of parental melts for these granitoids were the Neoarchean and Paleoproterozoic rocks of the lower continental crust of the Dzhugdzhur–Stanovoy superterrane and the rocks of the Late Paleozoic–Early Mesozoic continental crust of the Amur microplate. They were formed at depths of >40 km and temperatures of 700–800°C, most likely through the melting of mafic feldspar granulites under the conditions of aqueous fluid infiltration without any significant contribution from a juvenile heat source. The granitoids of the Pozdnestanovoy complex were emplaced during the closure of the eastern segment of the Mongolia–Okhotsk Ocean owing to the collision of the Siberian and Sino-Korean continents.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)447-468
Number of pages22
JournalPetrology
Volume26
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Sep 2018

    Research areas

  • adakite, Central Asia fold belt, collision, continental crust, crust formation, geochronology, geodynamic setting, granitoid, isotope geochemistry, Mongolia–Okhotsk Ocean, petrogenesis, Siberian craton, source

    Scopus subject areas

  • Geochemistry and Petrology

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