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78 Petrogenesis of high-K, calc-alkaline and shoshonitic intrusive rocks in the Tongling area, Anhui Province (eastern China), and their tectonic implications Cailai Wu 1,† , Shuwen Dong 2 , Paul T. Robinson 1 , B. Ronald Frost 3 , Yuanhong Gao 1 , Min Lei 1 , Qilong Chen 1 , and Haipeng Qin 1 1 State Key Laboratory of Continental Tectonics and Dynamics, Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing 100037, China 2 Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences (CAGS), Beijing 100037, China 3 Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming 82072, USA ABSTRACT The Mesozoic intermediate-silicic intru- sive rocks in the Tongling area, Anhui Prov- ince, eastern China, include a high-K, calc- alkaline series and a shoshonitic series. Rocks of the calc- alkaline series comprise more than 90% of the total and consist chiefly of gabbro-diorite, granodiorite, quartz monzo- diorite, and porphyritic quartz monzodiorite. These rocks are associated with important skarn-type copper-iron deposits. They con- tain three types of enclaves: mica-rich vari- eties that appear to be residues of partially melted pelitic rock, mafic quartz monzo- diorite, and microdiorite. The shoshonitic series consists of pyroxene monzodiorite, monzonite, and quartz monzonite, which are commonly associated with skarn-type gold deposits. Enclaves in these rocks are typi- cally pyroxene-rich or amphibole-rich vari- eties or amphibole gabbros. Zircon sensitive high-resolution ion microprobe (SHRIMP) U-Pb age data suggest that the granodiorites, quartz monzodiorites, and gabbro-diorites of the calc-alkaline series were generated at ca. 146–142, 143, and 140 Ma, respectively. The shoshonitic rocks range in age from 143 to 136 Ma. Although there is some overlap in reported ages of the two series, contact rela- tions indicate that the shoshonitic rocks post- date the calc-alkaline varieties. On the basis of the geochemistry of the two series and the character of their enclaves, the shoshonitic series is thought to have formed primarily by differentiation of a mantle-derived, weakly contaminated, alkali basalt magma, whereas the high-K, calc-alkaline series reflects mix- ing of differentiated mantle and crustal melts, followed by assimilation–fraction crystalliza- tion (AFC) processes. The magmatic activity may have been related to reactivation of the Tongling-Deijiahui structural zone in re- sponse to rapid, highly oblique subduction of the paleo–Pacific plate beneath South China. INTRODUCTION The Tongling district, which is situated in the eastern part of the Yangtze River basin in Anhui Province, is an ancient copper capital of China and one of the most important metal- bearing districts in the country (Fig. 1A). The polymetallic district is ~40 km long in an E-W direction and 20 km wide, with a total area of ~800 km 2 (Fig. 1B). Within the district, there are 76 intermediate-silicic intrusive bodies and 54 known ore deposits (Wu et al., 2010a). The intrusive rocks are mostly intermediate dio- rites, monzonites, and quartz monzonites that form an early high-K, calc-alkaline series and a slightly later shoshonitic series. The ore depos- its are predominantly skarn type with copper, iron, and gold mineralization, accompanied by minor strata-bound types in the host carbon- ates (Zhao et al., 1999; Zhai et al., 1992). Some porphyry-type mineralization is also present, but it generally occurs only in the deeper parts of the intrusions (Pan and Dong, 1999). The total reserves in this district have been esti- mated to be 500 Mt copper and 150 t gold (Wu et al., 2010a). Because of their associated copper and gold deposits, the intrusive rocks have been studied for many years (e.g., Chang and Liu, 1983; Tang et al., 1998; Xing and Xu, 1995, 1996; Zhou et al., 1993; Wu et al., 1996, 2000, 2003), but there is no agreement regard- ing the petrogenesis of the two series. Several processes have been proposed for the origin of these rocks: (1) assimilation of country rock by alkaline basaltic magma (Mao, 1990), (2) fractional crystallization of lower-crustal melts (Wu, 1986), (3) assimilation of lower- crustal material by alkaline basaltic magma followed by fractional crystallization (Xing and Xu, 1995), (4) partial melting of basaltic lower crust to form tonalitic intrusive rocks (Zhang et al., 2001), and (5) mixing of mantle- derived magmas with those formed by partial melting of basaltic lower crust (Wang et al., 2003). In this paper, we reexamine the origin of these granitoids using new sensitive high- resolution ion microprobe (SHRIMP) U-Pb ages, whole-rock geochemistry, and the com- positions of the various enclaves hosted in the granitoids. We review all of the recent data on the ages of the rocks and their enclaves (X.S. Xu et al., 2004; Du et al., 2004, 2007; Yang et al., 2007; Zhang et al., 2006; Wu et al., 2001; Wang et al., 2004a, 2004b, 2004c; X.C. Xu et al., 2008), but the validity of some ages is uncertain, because different dating techniques have yielded different ages for the same intru- sive body (Zhou et al., 1987;Wu et al., 1996). For example, 40 Ar- 39 Ar dating of biotite from some of the Tongling rocks has yielded ages of 140–137 Ma for granodiorite, 137–136 Ma for quartz monzodiorite, 138–137 Ma for pyroxene monzodiorite, and 134 Ma for gabbro-diorite (Wu et al., 1996, 2001), but these ages only record the time at which the intrusive bod- ies cooled through ~300 °C, the Ar-Ar clo- sure temperature of biotite (Cliff, 1985). A few zircon SHRIMP U-Pb ages have recently become available (Yang et al., 2008; X.C. Xu et al., 2008), but these studies all focused on individual bodies. Here, we report new zircon For permission to copy, contact [email protected] © 2013 Geological Society of America GSA Bulletin; January/February 2014; v. 126; no. 1/2; p. 78–102; doi: 10.1130/B30613.1; 12 figures; 10 tables. E-mail: [email protected]

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    Petrogenesis of high-K, calc-alkaline and shoshonitic intrusive rocks in the Tongling area, Anhui Province

    (eastern China), and their tectonic implications

    Cailai Wu1,†, Shuwen Dong2, Paul T. Robinson1, B. Ronald Frost3, Yuanhong Gao1, Min Lei1, Qilong Chen1, and Haipeng Qin11State Key Laboratory of Continental Tectonics and Dynamics, Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing 100037, China2Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences (CAGS), Beijing 100037, China3Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming 82072, USA

    ABSTRACT

    The Mesozoic intermediate-silicic intru-sive rocks in the Tongling area, Anhui Prov-ince, eastern China, include a high-K, calc-alkaline series and a shoshonitic series . Rocks of the calc- alkaline series comprise more than 90% of the total and consist chiefl y of gabbro-diorite , granodiorite, quartz monzo-diorite, and porphyritic quartz monzodiorite. These rocks are associated with important skarn-type copper-iron deposits. They con-tain three types of enclaves: mica-rich vari-eties that appear to be residues of partially melted pelitic rock, mafi c quartz monzo-diorite, and microdiorite. The shoshonitic series consists of pyrox ene monzodiorite, monzonite, and quartz monzonite, which are commonly asso ciated with skarn-type gold deposits. Enclaves in these rocks are typi-cally pyroxene-rich or amphibole-rich vari-eties or amphibole gabbros. Zircon sensitive high-resolution ion micro probe (SHRIMP) U-Pb age data suggest that the granodiorites, quartz monzo diorites, and gabbro-diorites of the calc-alkaline series were generated at ca. 146–142, 143, and 140 Ma, respectively. The shoshonitic rocks range in age from 143 to 136 Ma. Although there is some overlap in reported ages of the two series, contact rela-tions indicate that the shoshonitic rocks post-date the calc-alkaline varieties. On the basis of the geochemistry of the two series and the character of their enclaves, the shoshonitic series is thought to have formed primarily by differentiation of a mantle-derived, weakly contaminated, alkali basalt magma, whereas the high-K, calc-alkaline series refl ects mix-

    ing of differentiated mantle and crustal melts, followed by assimilation–fraction crystalliza-tion (AFC) processes. The magmatic activity may have been related to reactivation of the Tongling-Deijiahui structural zone in re-sponse to rapid, highly oblique subduction of the paleo–Pacifi c plate beneath South China.

    INTRODUCTION

    The Tongling district, which is situated in the eastern part of the Yangtze River basin in Anhui Province, is an ancient copper capital of China and one of the most important metal-bearing districts in the country (Fig. 1A). The polymetallic district is ~40 km long in an E-W direction and 20 km wide, with a total area of ~800 km2 (Fig. 1B). Within the district, there are 76 intermediate-silicic intrusive bodies and 54 known ore deposits (Wu et al., 2010a). The intrusive rocks are mostly intermediate dio-rites, monzonites, and quartz monzonites that form an early high-K, calc-alkaline series and a slightly later shoshonitic series. The ore depos-its are predominantly skarn type with copper, iron, and gold mineralization, accompanied by minor strata-bound types in the host carbon-ates (Zhao et al., 1999; Zhai et al., 1992). Some porphyry-type mineralization is also present, but it generally occurs only in the deeper parts of the intrusions (Pan and Dong, 1999). The total reserves in this district have been esti-mated to be 500 Mt copper and 150 t gold (Wu et al., 2010a).

    Because of their associated copper and gold deposits, the intrusive rocks have been studied for many years (e.g., Chang and Liu, 1983; Tang et al., 1998; Xing and Xu, 1995, 1996; Zhou et al., 1993; Wu et al., 1996, 2000, 2003), but there is no agreement regard-

    ing the petro genesis of the two series. Several processes have been proposed for the origin of these rocks: (1) assimilation of country rock by alkaline basaltic magma (Mao, 1990), (2) fractional crystallization of lower-crustal melts (Wu, 1986), (3) assimilation of lower-crustal material by alkaline basaltic magma followed by fractional crystallization (Xing and Xu, 1995), (4) partial melting of basaltic lower crust to form tonalitic intrusive rocks (Zhang et al., 2001), and (5) mixing of mantle-derived magmas with those formed by partial melting of basaltic lower crust (Wang et al., 2003). In this paper, we reexamine the origin of these granitoids using new sensitive high-reso lution ion microprobe (SHRIMP) U-Pb ages, whole-rock geochemistry, and the com-positions of the various enclaves hosted in the gran itoids. We review all of the recent data on the ages of the rocks and their enclaves (X.S. Xu et al., 2004; Du et al., 2004, 2007; Yang et al., 2007; Zhang et al., 2006; Wu et al., 2001; Wang et al., 2004a, 2004b, 2004c; X.C. Xu et al., 2008), but the validity of some ages is uncertain, because different dating techniques have yielded different ages for the same intru-sive body (Zhou et al., 1987;Wu et al., 1996). For example, 40Ar-39Ar dating of biotite from some of the Tongling rocks has yielded ages of 140–137 Ma for granodiorite, 137–136 Ma for quartz monzodiorite, 138–137 Ma for pyroxene monzodiorite, and 134 Ma for gabbro-diorite (Wu et al., 1996, 2001), but these ages only record the time at which the intrusive bod-ies cooled through ~300 °C, the Ar-Ar clo-sure temperature of biotite (Cliff, 1985). A few zircon SHRIMP U-Pb ages have recently become available (Yang et al., 2008; X.C. Xu et al., 2008), but these studies all focused on individual bodies . Here, we report new zircon

    For permission to copy, contact [email protected]© 2013 Geological Society of America

    GSA Bulletin; January/February 2014; v. 126; no. 1/2; p. 78–102; doi: 10.1130/B30613.1; 12 fi gures; 10 tables.

    †E-mail: [email protected]

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    Figure 1. Geological sketch map of Tongling area, Anhui, China. R—Tertiary system; K2, K1—Upper and Lower Cretaceous system; J3—Upper Jurassic system; J1–2—Middle and Lower Jurassic system; T22-T23—Middle Triassic system; D3-T21—Upper Devonian system–Middle and Lower Triassic system; S—Silurian system; «—dating sample locations.

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    SHRIMP ages for four plutons and discuss the petrogenesis of the intrusive rocks and their enclaves, as well as the tectonic environment in which they formed.

    GEOLOGICAL SETTING

    The continental core of China is composed of the South China block and the North China craton, which were welded together along the Dabie-Sulu orogenic belt between ca. 250 and 220 Ma. The South China block was formed by collision and amalgamation of the Yangtze and Cathaysian blocks at ca. 880 Ma. The Tongling area lies in the Yangtze polymetal-lic belt located in the northeastern part of the Yangtze block (Chang et al., 1991; S. Xu et al., 1992; Pan and Dong, 1999) (Fig. 1A). It is nearly perpendicular to the Tan-Lu fault, a major left-lateral, strike-slip fault that offsets the Dabie ultrahigh-pressure (UHP) metamor-phic belt several hundred kilometers to the northeast (Fig. 1A). The exact age of initiation of the Tan-Lu fault is uncertain, but 40Ar-39Ar dating of amphibole in ductile shear zones in the southern part of the fault suggests it was activated no later than 143 Ma, in response to rapid, highly oblique subduction of the paleo–Pacifi c plate beneath southeast China (Zhu et al., 2005). Gravity and aeromagnetic data suggest that the Tongling district is underlain by a regional, deep-seated, structural feature, the Tongling-Deijiahui structural zone (E-W dashed line in Fig. 1B; Chang et al., 1991, 1996; Lu et al., 2003). This feature is consid-ered by Wang and Cong (1998) to be an east-ward extension of the Xiaotian-Mozitan deep fault, which separates the Huaiyang arc fl ysch belt from the Dabie arc complex west of the Tan-Lu fault. We suggest that the magmatism and mineralization in the Tongling district may have been initiated during reactivation of this feature by transtensional movement on the Tan-Lu fault. Such reactivation may have caused crustal thinning and mantle upwelling, leading to partial melting of the upper mantle and lower crust, ultimately producing exten-sive intermediate-silicic magmatism in the region. Subduction of the paleo–Pacifi c plate also triggered extensive Jurassic and Creta-ceous magmatic activity elsewhere in south-east China and reactivated many preexisting faults and fracture zones (Wong et al., 2009).

    Very few basement outcrops occur in the Yangtze block, and the Tongling area is domi-nated by a sequence of Paleozoic and Trias-sic marine carbonate, clastic, and siliceous sedimentary rocks, locally overlain by Cre-taceous to Middle Tertiary continental clastic and volcanic rocks (Xu and Zhou, 2001). The

    Paleozoic and Triassic sedimentary rocks form a series of complex, NE-trending folds with thrust faults along their limbs (Zhai et al., 1996), many of which are cut by NW-trending brittle faults (Fig. 1B). Several possible base-ment faults, including the major Tongling-Deijiahui structural zone, have been identifi ed from geophysical data, and their intersections are thought to partially control the location of the Mesozoic intrusions (Ren et al., 1992; Zhai et al., 1996; Chang et al., 1996; Tang et al., 2004).

    Seventy-six individual intrusions have been identifi ed in the Tongling area (Fig. 1B). Most of these are small stocks and dikes, gener-ally with outcrop areas of 0.05–3 km2, locally accompanied by small sills, apophyses, and veins. They are hosted mostly in Silurian to Triassic carbonates and quartz sandstones, and less commonly in siliceous rocks. The intrusive rocks are divided into a high-K, calc-alkaline series and a shoshonitic series on the basis of their petrochemistry.

    The high-K, calc-alkaline rocks occur as NE-trending stocks in Carboniferous dolomitic limestone and Permian to Triassic carbon-ate rocks. Mineralized skarns hosting copper deposits are well developed in the carbonates (Chang and Liu, 1983), and these may represent remobilization of stratiform sulfi de deposits (Xu and Zhou, 2001). Many of the stocks lie along, or near, the axes of anticlines, but some irregu-lar bodies appear to have been emplaced at fault intersections. The calc-alkaline bodies contain abundant enclaves, chiefl y composed of micro-diorite, mafi c quartz monzodiorite, and mica-ceous material. Based on fi eld relationships, these rocks predate the shoshonitic bodies and have 40Ar-39Ar cooling ages ranging from 140 to 137 Ma for granodiorite, 137–136 Ma for quartz monzodiorite, and 134 Ma for gabbro-diorite (Wu et al., 2000).

    The shoshonitic intrusive bodies are pyrox-ene monzodiorites that occur as NW- to NE-trending dikes or stocks. They typically have sharp contacts with the host Triassic carbonates and exhibit a preferred orientation of tabular plagioclase grains aligned parallel to the intru-sive contacts. The host carbonates have locally been converted to marble, scapolite, and skarn. All of these intrusive bodies contain abundant enclaves, including spinel pyroxenite, horn-blendite, hornfels, marble, and skarn. Some of the shoshonitic bodies were intruded along contacts between the high-K, calc-alkaline bodies and the host country rocks. The shosho-nitic rocks are commonly associated with gold, silver, lead, and zinc deposits. Their 40Ar/39Ar cooling ages range from 137 to 136 Ma (Wu et al., 2000).

    LITHOLOGY OF THE INTRUSIVE ROCKS AND THEIR ENCLAVES

    The high-K, calc-alkaline series rocks range in composition from gabbro-diorite through quartz monzodiorite and granodiorite to aplitic granite. Most of these rocks have hypidiomor-phic granular textures, except for the gabbro-diorites, which have gabbroic-diabasic textures, and some granodiorites with porphyritic tex-tures. The rock-forming minerals are plagio-clase, quartz, amphibole, biotite, and potassium feldspar, most of which range from 1.2 mm to 2.2 mm in size. Some porphyritic granodiorites have plagioclase phenocrysts up to ~6 mm. Many of the plagioclase grains have diffuse cores crowded with opaque inclusions; others contain inclusions of apatite. Some alkali feld-spar phenocrysts are rimmed by plagioclase, suggesting magma mixing (cf. Hibbard, 1991). These rocks contain three types of enclaves, which are different from those in the shoshonitic series. Their main features are:

    (1) Mica-rich enclaves: These enclaves occur mainly in the granodiorites. They are black, elliptical bodies that range from 4 to 8 cm in their long direction, and they consist chiefl y of biotite (>80 modal%) and plagioclase (15%), with minor cordierite and almandine garnet. Accessory minerals include magnetite, pyrite, chalcopyrite, and sphalerite. Texturally, the enclaves consist of plagioclase phenocrysts imbedded in a granular mosaic of biotite. These enclaves are interpreted as partially melted resi-dues of metamorphic country rock.

    (2) Mafic quartz monzodiorite enclaves: These enclaves occur in granodiorites and quartz monzodiorites. They are light gray in color, angular in shape, and 8–30 cm across. They have sharp contacts with the host rocks and are generally concentrated along intrusive contacts, suggesting that they represent a chilled border phase. The mineralogy of these enclaves is similar to that of the host rocks, i.e., plagio-clase + amphibole + alkali feldspar + quartz + biotite, but they contain a higher percentage of dark minerals, such as amphibole and bio-tite. Typical specimens have hypidiomorphic-granular textures and consist of 50–60 modal% plagioclase, 15%–20% euhedral amphibole, and 5%–10% quartz, accompanied by minor potas-sium feldspar and biotite.

    (3) Microdiorite enclaves: These enclaves occur chiefl y in granodiorites but are also pres-ent in some quartz monzodiorites and porphy-ritic granodiorites. They are dark gray in color and vary in shape from ellipsoidal or spherical to irregular, fl ame-like forms. These enclaves generally range from 20 to 50 cm in diameter, with the largest up to 140 cm. They are typically

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    distributed in the middle of the intrusive bodies, locally occurring in swarms or belts, and they have gradational contacts with the host rocks. These enclaves mostly contain the same miner-als as the host rocks, and some of the crystals have reaction rims, suggesting possible min-gling of magmas. Some enclaves are compos-ite features with dark central zones and lighter rims, probably also refl ecting magma mix-ing events. The minerals in these enclaves are plagio clase (40–50 modal%), amphibole (20%–30%), biotite (5%–8%), potassium feldspar (3%–7%), and quartz (3%–5%), with accessory apatite, titanite, zircon, magnetite, pyrite, and chalcopyrite. They have typical microgranular textures and locally contain plagioclase pheno-crysts with compositions similar to those of the groundmass grains. Some of the phenocrysts straddle the boundary between the enclave and host rock, and some have distinct, ellipsoidal cores with more calcic compositions than the rims. Plagioclase in the groundmass is typically reversely zoned and contains many inclusions of apatite. Some quartz contains abundant inclu-sions of fi brous amphibole. Such textures sug-gest that the enclave magma cooled rapidly in the host magma (Di et al., 2003).

    The shoshonitic series includes pyroxene monzodiorite, monzonite, and quartz monzo-nite, all of which have idiomorphic-hypidiomor-phic granular textures. The main rock-forming minerals (which range from 1.5 to 2.2 mm in size) are clinopyroxene, plagioclase, potassium feldspar, and quartz, accompanied by subor-dinate biotite and amphibole. In addition, the rocks contain abundant, fi ne-grained (0.01–0.5 mm) accessory minerals such as magnetite, zircon, titanite, and apatite. Sulfi de minerals, including chalcopyrite, pyrite, sphalerite, and bornite, are also common.

    Three types of enclaves also occur in these rocks: pyroxene-rich, amphibole-rich, and amphibole gabbro enclaves. The pyroxene- and amphibole-rich enclaves are coarser grained than the host rocks, but the minerals in the enclaves and host rock have the same compo-sitions. The amphibole gabbro enclaves are medium grained and have typical allotriomor-phic and hypidiomorphic textures, suggesting that they may have formed by mixing of mafi c and felsic magmas.

    (1) Pyroxene-rich enclaves: These mainly occur in the pyroxene monzodiorites. They form black, irregular clots, 4–7 cm across, composed chiefl y of clinopyroxene (90–95 modal%), with subordinate spinel (2%–3%), amphibole (1%–2%), and accessory biotite, apatite, magnetite, and pyrite. Most of the enclaves have abundant, relatively large (3–5 mm), euhedral to rounded crystals of pyroxene in a matrix of the same

    composition. All have sharp contacts with the host rock. We interpret these to be accumula-tions of early-formed pyroxene crystals that solidifi ed before they were dispersed by a new pulse of similar magma.

    (2) Amphibole-rich enclaves: These occur in the monzonites and pyroxene monzodiorites. They are black, spherical or ellipsoidal, and 20–30 cm across. They consist chiefl y of amphi-bole (90–95 modal%) accompanied by minor clinopyroxene, biotite, and pyrite. Most of these enclaves have textures and grain sizes similar to those of pyroxene-rich varieties. Likewise, they all have sharp contacts with the host rocks, and they are typically marked by thin reaction rims of very fi ne-grained diopside. In some samples, tabular plagioclase in the host rock is oriented parallel to the enclave boundary. These enclaves are also interpreted as accumulations of amphi-bole dispersed by intrusion of a more mafi c magma as indicated by the pyroxene rims.

    (3) Amphibole gabbro enclaves: These mainly occur in the monzonites and quartz monzonites. They are black, spherical clots ranging from 5 to 15 cm in diameter, composed of amphibole (60–70 modal%) with subordinate plagioclase (15%–27%), minor biotite (1%–3%), and traces of pyroxene and apatite. These enclaves have allotriomorphic to hypidiomorphic textures. On the basis of their textures and mineralogies, these enclaves most likely formed by mixing of mafi c and felsic magmas.

    ANALYTICAL METHODS

    Zircon SHRIMP U-Pb Dating

    Four samples, HCJZK1, SYSZK3, FHS2, and YSZ3, each ~2 kg, were collected for zircon separation. The samples were crushed to 60–100 mesh, rinsed, and air-dried. Magnetic minerals were removed with a hand magnet, and the dense minerals were separated with heavy liquids. Zir-con grains were then handpicked under a binoc-ular microscope, mounted in epoxy along with zircon standard R33 (Black et al., 2004), and ground to about half their thickness. The zircon grains were photographed in refl ected light and imaged in cathodoluminescence mode (CL) to determine their internal structures and to select points for analysis. All of the analyses were carried out using the Stanford/U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) SHRIMP-RG (sensitive high-resolution ion microprobe, reverse geometry) facility. Age uncertainties are cited at the 95% confi dence level for the selected populations, and the internal precision for single analyses in tables and fi gures is 1σ. The age calculations were performed using the software Isoplot and Squid (Ludwig, 2001, 2003).

    Whole-Rock Chemical Analysis

    Thirty-six relatively fresh whole-rock and six enclave samples were selected for complete whole-rock chemical analysis at the Chinese Geological Experiment and Testing Center, Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing. Major oxides and Sr, Ba, Zn, Rb, Nb, Zr, and Ga were determined by X-ray fl uorescence spec-trometry (XRF) on glass discs using National Standard GB/T 14506-1919. Total iron as Fe2O3 was determined by XRF, and FeO contents were determined by titration. Rare earth ele-ments (REE) and other trace elements, includ-ing Cu, Pb, Th, U, Hf, Ta, Sc, Cs, V, Co, Cr, and Ni, were determined by inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) with an Agilent 7500a system using National Standard LY/T 1253-1999. The analytical precision for the major oxides is better than 1%, whereas that for most trace elements is 5%.

    Mineral Analysis

    The compositions of plagioclase, potassium feldspar, amphibole, biotite, and pyroxene were determined on a Superprobe 733 at the Mineral-ogy Laboratory of the China University of Geo-sciences, Beijing, with an acceleration voltage of 15 kV and a beam current of 0.02 mA using natural and synthetic minerals for standards (Tables 3–7). The accuracy of the reported val-ues is 1%–5%, depending on the absolute ele-ment concentrations. Oxygen abundances in the silicate minerals are based upon stoichiometry (Deer et al., 1992).

    ANALYTICAL RESULTS

    Zircon SHRIMP U-Pb Dating

    Each dated sample is described in this sec-tion, and the analytical results are presented in Table 1.

    Sample HCJZK1Sample HCJZK1 is from a drill core (hole

    ZK1) of the Huchengjian gabbro-diorite of the high-K, calc-alkaline series. The rock is dark gray in color and is characterized by abundant pyroxene and plagioclase phenocrysts of simi-lar size. The matrix has a diabasic texture and consists of tabular plagioclase with fi ne-grained interstitial pyroxene and magnetite (see Table 2 for a chemical analysis of this rock).

    Zircon grains from this sample are prismatic, with length:width ratios generally between 1:1 and 2:1. CL images are uniformly gray with no evidence of zoning (Fig. 2A). Their U contents range from 524 to 1545 ppm, and Th ranges from 661 to 2752 ppm, yielding Th/U ratios of 1.3–2.7, indicating an igneous origin (Table 1).

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    TAB

    LE 1

    . ZIR

    CO

    N S

    EN

    SIT

    IVE

    HIG

    H-R

    ES

    OLU

    TIO

    N IO

    N M

    ICR

    OP

    RO

    BE

    (S

    HR

    IMP

    ) U

    -Pb

    ISO

    TO

    PIC

    DA

    TA F

    OR

    INT

    RU

    SIV

    E R

    OC

    KS

    OF

    TO

    NG

    LIN

    G, A

    NH

    UI P

    RO

    VIN

    CE

    , CH

    INA

    Spo

    t nam

    e

    206 P

    b C(%

    )U

    (ppm

    )T

    h(p

    pm)

    232 T

    h/23

    8 U

    206 P

    b R(p

    pm)

    Dis

    c.(%

    )To

    tal 2

    38U

    /206

    Pb

    % e

    rrTo

    tal 2

    07P

    b/20

    6 Pb

    % e

    rr20

    6 Pb/

    238 U

    % e

    rr20

    7 Pb/

    206 U

    % e

    rr

    206 P

    b/23

    8 U a

    ge

    (Ma)

    1σ e

    rrH

    CJZ

    K1-

    10.

    2378

    314

    011.

    8514

    .7−2

    545

    .65

    0.5

    0.05

    001.

    90.

    0219

    0.5

    0.04

    812.

    614

    01

    HC

    JZK

    1-2

    0.03

    812

    1055

    1.34

    15.5

    −50

    45.0

    00.

    50.

    0486

    1.8

    0.02

    220.

    50.

    0474

    2.2

    142

    1H

    CJZ

    K1-

    30.

    0110

    5227

    052.

    6620

    .2−6

    944

    .77

    0.5

    0.04

    881.

    60.

    0223

    0.5

    0.04

    692.

    414

    21

    HC

    JZK

    1-4

    0.10

    1046

    1716

    1.69

    20.4

    −20

    44.1

    10.

    40.

    0497

    1.5

    0.02

    260.

    40.

    0483

    2.0

    144

    1H

    CJZ

    K1-

    50.

    0115

    4527

    521.

    8430

    .5−1

    743

    .53

    0.4

    0.04

    911.

    40.

    0230

    0.4

    0.04

    841.

    614

    61

    HC

    JZK

    1-6

    0.15

    1207

    2151

    1.84

    23.2

    −744

    .64

    0.5

    0.05

    011.

    50.

    0224

    0.5

    0.04

    872.

    014

    31

    HC

    JZK

    1-7

    0.03

    1092

    1673

    1.58

    21.1

    −34

    44.4

    70.

    40.

    0492

    1.5

    0.02

    250.

    40.

    0479

    2.0

    143

    1H

    CJZ

    K1-

    80.

    0753

    372

    51.

    4110

    .120

    45.1

    90.

    60.

    0494

    3.1

    0.02

    210.

    60.

    0494

    3.1

    141

    1H

    CJZ

    K1-

    90.

    2252

    466

    11.

    309.

    9−1

    445

    .38

    0.6

    0.05

    062.

    20.

    0220

    0.7

    0.04

    843.

    214

    01

    HC

    JZK

    1-10

    0.01

    887

    1471

    1.71

    17.2

    −24

    44.2

    10.

    50.

    0490

    1.8

    0.02

    260.

    50.

    0482

    2.0

    144

    1H

    CJZ

    K1-

    110.

    0385

    112

    881.

    5616

    .6−2

    643

    .95

    0.5

    0.04

    921.

    80.

    0227

    0.5

    0.04

    822.

    114

    51

    SY

    SZ

    K03

    -10.

    2721

    316

    30.

    794.

    16

    44.9

    81.

    00.

    0510

    3.4

    0.02

    221.

    00.

    0490

    4.4

    141

    1S

    YS

    ZK

    03-2

    0.13

    1086

    1118

    1.06

    20.9

    044

    .68

    0.4

    0.04

    991.

    50.

    0224

    0.4

    0.04

    891.

    814

    31

    SY

    SZ

    K03

    -30.

    1195

    976

    70.

    8318

    .827

    43.9

    00.

    50.

    0498

    1.7

    0.02

    280.

    50.

    0498

    1.7

    145

    1S

    YS

    ZK

    03-4

    0.47

    503

    529

    1.09

    9.4

    −13

    45.7

    70.

    60.

    0525

    2.2

    0.02

    170.

    70.

    0484

    4.2

    139

    1S

    YS

    ZK

    03-5

    0.24

    955

    1705

    1.84

    18.3

    −30

    44.7

    60.

    50.

    0508

    1.7

    0.02

    230.

    50.

    0480

    2.8

    142

    1S

    YS

    ZK

    03-6

    0.38

    419

    740

    1.82

    7.8

    1746

    .00

    0.7

    0.05

    182.

    50.

    0217

    0.7

    0.04

    933.

    713

    81

    SY

    SZ

    K03

    -70.

    4328

    427

    91.

    025.

    4−9

    244

    .71

    0.9

    0.05

    232.

    90.

    0222

    0.9

    0.04

    637.

    414

    21

    SY

    SZ

    K03

    -80.

    0165

    966

    11.

    0412

    .34

    46.0

    20.

    60.

    0489

    2.0

    0.02

    170.

    60.

    0489

    2.0

    139

    1S

    YS

    ZK

    03-9

    0.53

    189

    133

    0.73

    3.6

    7045

    .24

    1.0

    0.05

    313.

    50.

    0220

    1.0

    0.05

    104.

    614

    01

    SY

    SZ

    K03

    -10

    0.24

    367

    461

    1.30

    7.2

    −58

    43.6

    20.

    80.

    0508

    2.9

    0.02

    280.

    90.

    0472

    5.0

    146

    1S

    YS

    ZK

    03-1

    10.

    0983

    914

    161.

    7416

    .2−8

    344

    .38

    0.5

    0.04

    821.

    80.

    0225

    0.5

    0.04

    652.

    514

    41

    FH

    S2-

    10.

    8330

    479

    0.27

    22.6

    4211

    .54

    0.5

    0.06

    481.

    30.

    0866

    0.5

    0.06

    451.

    453

    13

    FH

    S2-

    20.

    0751

    842

    90.

    8510

    .0−1

    5144

    .48

    0.6

    0.04

    952.

    40.

    0224

    0.7

    0.04

    474.

    614

    31

    FH

    S2-

    30.

    6422

    020

    10.

    9421

    .519

    8.78

    0.6

    0.06

    771.

    30.

    1137

    0.6

    0.06

    651.

    669

    14

    FH

    S2-

    40.

    2547

    342

    20.

    929.

    065

    45.1

    40.

    70.

    0508

    2.3

    0.02

    220.

    70.

    0508

    2.3

    141

    1F

    HS

    2-5

    0.66

    225

    204

    0.94

    4.3

    −20

    45.2

    41.

    00.

    0541

    3.3

    0.02

    191.

    00.

    0483

    7.0

    140

    1F

    HS

    2-6

    0.22

    540

    361

    0.69

    10.6

    −91

    43.9

    80.

    60.

    0507

    2.1

    0.02

    260.

    60.

    0463

    4.3

    145

    1F

    HS

    2-7

    0.07

    573

    481

    0.87

    10.9

    −75

    45.0

    50.

    60.

    0483

    2.1

    0.02

    220.

    60.

    0467

    2.7

    142

    1F

    HS

    2-8

    0.05

    515

    452

    0.91

    9.9

    −98

    44.5

    10.

    60.

    0493

    2.2

    0.02

    240.

    70.

    0461

    5.1

    143

    1F

    HS

    2-9

    0.39

    346

    255

    0.76

    6.6

    1144

    .81

    0.8

    0.05

    192.

    70.

    0222

    0.8

    0.04

    924.

    814

    21

    FH

    S2-

    100.

    5823

    111

    50.

    524.

    4−2

    744

    .70

    1.0

    0.05

    353.

    30.

    0222

    1.0

    0.04

    816.

    814

    21

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    S2-

    111.

    5223

    311

    00.

    497.

    513

    426

    .55

    0.8

    0.06

    302.

    40.

    0375

    0.8

    0.05

    874.

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    52

    YS

    Z3-

    10.

    3035

    729

    0.08

    6.9

    −134

    44.2

    50.

    70.

    0513

    2.6

    0.02

    240.

    80.

    0451

    6.0

    144

    1Y

    SZ

    3-2

    0.79

    242

    240.

    104.

    8−9

    143

    .42

    0.9

    0.05

    523.

    10.

    0228

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    638.

    314

    61

    YS

    Z3-

    30.

    1125

    026

    0.11

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    −50

    43.1

    11.

    10.

    0499

    3.2

    0.02

    311.

    10.

    0475

    4.2

    148

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    SZ

    3-4

    0.39

    294

    180.

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    8−4

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    .68

    0.8

    0.05

    212.

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    0.9

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    754.

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    51

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    51.

    3826

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    0.31

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    1617

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    0.44

    340.

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    1615

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    2330

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    YS

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    2133

    136

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    7.0

    4940

    .85

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    61

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    73.

    3818

    293

    0.53

    62.9

    132.

    480.

    60.

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    0.40

    280.

    60.

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    2104

    13*

    YS

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    80.

    1833

    623

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    6.7

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    .78

    0.8

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    0.8

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    933.

    314

    91

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    Z3-

    90.

    4230

    828

    0.09

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    −65

    43.2

    40.

    80.

    0524

    2.9

    0.02

    300.

    90.

    0470

    6.5

    147

    1Y

    SZ

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    0.24

    357

    370.

    117.

    0−7

    443

    .82

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    0.05

    092.

    70.

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    0.04

    684.

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    51

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    110.

    2938

    645

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    7.6

    7243

    .33

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    0.05

    132.

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    age.

  • Petrogenesis of intermediate-acid intrusive rocks and zircon SHRIMP U-Pb dating in the Tongling area, Anhui Province (eastern China)

    Geological Society of America Bulletin, January/February 2014 83

    TAB

    LE 2

    . WH

    OLE

    -RO

    CK

    GE

    OC

    HE

    MIC

    AL

    AN

    ALY

    SE

    S O

    F IN

    TR

    US

    IVE

    RO

    CK

    S A

    ND

    EN

    CLA

    VE

    S O

    F T

    HE

    TO

    NG

    LIN

    G D

    IST

    RIC

    T

    Hig

    h-K

    , cal

    c-al

    kalin

    e se

    ries

    Sam

    ples

    HC

    JZK

    1S

    ML3

    MJ1

    JGS

    2JG

    S9

    DT

    S2

    QS

    J1D

    GS

    1JT

    4D

    BZ

    3D

    BZ

    1T

    EB

    D1

    TE

    BD

    2T

    GS

    1R

    ocks

    GB

    DG

    BD

    QM

    DP

    QM

    DQ

    MD

    QM

    DQ

    MD

    QM

    DQ

    MD

    QM

    DQ

    MD

    QM

    DQ

    MD

    QM

    DS

    iO2

    52.6

    454

    .53

    54.3

    960

    .21

    61.8

    863

    .66

    59.0

    160

    .86

    60.1

    059

    .95

    59.1

    560

    .29

    61.7

    262

    .62

    TiO

    21.

    150.

    900.

    820.

    580.

    550.

    570.

    720.

    770.

    640.

    750.

    750.

    650.

    670.

    56A

    l 2O3

    17.3

    217

    .70

    15.5

    316

    .11

    16.2

    815

    .69

    16.4

    915

    .75

    16.1

    516

    .26

    16.5

    016

    .44

    16.5

    216

    .82

    Fe 2

    O3

    3.59

    2.72

    3.81

    1.50

    2.32

    1.82

    2.54

    2.16

    3.13

    2.74

    2.23

    0.72

    2.07

    1.32

    FeO

    5.36

    5.73

    2.48

    2.50

    2.62

    4.07

    3.12

    3.44

    2.84

    2.75

    2.19

    3.46

    3.83

    1.95

    MnO

    0.18

    0.18

    0.12

    0.07

    0.07

    0.12

    0.11

    0.12

    0.06

    0.06

    0.06

    0.13

    0.13

    0.07

    MgO

    3.45

    3.06

    2.09

    1.29

    1.36

    1.43

    2.40

    2.12

    1.34

    2.69

    2.53

    1.73

    1.77

    1.47

    CaO

    8.09

    6.72

    6.75

    5.58

    4.63

    4.06

    5.69

    5.81

    4.92

    6.42

    6.36

    7.66

    5.15

    5.86

    Na 2

    O3.

    673.

    773.

    284.

    074.

    254.

    034.

    184.

    384.

    245.

    005.

    483.

    964.

    134.

    97K

    2O

    2.17

    2.18

    2.80

    3.39

    3.23

    3.01

    3.01

    2.82

    2.99

    2.70

    1.96

    3.38

    2.79

    2.94

    P2O

    50.

    410.

    390.

    370.

    240.

    240.

    230.

    450.

    330.

    250.

    310.

    280.

    290.

    300.

    27LO

    I0.

    571.

    063.

    231.

    540.

    980.

    761.

    840.

    691.

    290.

    851.

    130.

    840.

    680.

    48S

    0.12

    0.09

    0.01

    0.10

    0.02

    0.21

    0.67

    0.16

    0.52

    0.27

    0.27

    0.02

    0.07

    0.01

    CO

    20.

    220.

    384.

    992.

    291.

    020.

    550.

    560.

    341.

    080.

    500.

    900.

    560.

    200.

    14To

    tal

    98.9

    499

    .41

    100.

    6799

    .47

    99.4

    510

    0.21

    100.

    7999

    .75

    99.5

    510

    1.25

    99.7

    910

    0.13

    100.

    0399

    .48

    ALK

    6.0

    6.1

    6.6

    7.8

    7.7

    7.1

    7.4

    7.3

    7.5

    7.7

    7.6

    7.4

    7.0

    8.0

    Na 2

    O/K

    2O

    1.7

    1.7

    1.2

    1.2

    1.3

    1.3

    1.4

    1.6

    1.4

    1.9

    2.8

    1.2

    1.5

    1.7

    Fe*

    0.71

    0.72

    0.74

    0.74

    0.77

    0.79

    0.69

    0.71

    0.81

    0.66

    0.62

    0.69

    0.76

    0.68

    Fe#

    0.61

    0.65

    0.54

    0.66

    0.66

    0.74

    0.57

    0.62

    0.68

    0.51

    0.46

    0.67

    0.68

    0.57

    MA

    LI–2

    .26

    –0.7

    9–0

    .72

    1.97

    2.93

    3.02

    1.54

    1.42

    2.39

    1.28

    1.11

    −0.3

    21.

    792.

    07A

    SI

    0.77

    0.87

    0.77

    0.8

    0.87

    0.92

    0.83

    0.77

    0.86

    0.72

    0.74

    0.69

    0.88

    0.78

    AI

    0.14

    0.14

    0.14

    0.13

    0.13

    0.12

    0.13

    0.12

    0.13

    0.11

    0.1

    0.13

    0.13

    0.12

    An

    43.9

    43.9

    41.1

    31.3

    30.5

    31.7

    3328

    .831

    .124

    .824

    33.8

    34.4

    26.2

    Cr

    48.6

    38.3

    2064

    .162

    .198

    61.2

    67.4

    53.8

    86.7

    45.7

    129.

    171

    .236

    .9N

    i12

    .610

    .411

    .711

    .310

    .310

    .913

    .210

    .38.

    813

    .911

    .010

    .910

    .913

    .4V

    191

    160

    124

    7068

    6658

    8682

    112

    9073

    7859

    Co

    23.8

    2115

    .99.

    99.

    512

    .311

    .415

    .310

    .210

    9.4

    9.3

    137.

    8R

    b66

    6795

    8786

    8778

    6295

    4131

    9270

    74S

    r70

    372

    356

    689

    390

    276

    311

    9898

    175

    778

    075

    283

    677

    810

    99Y

    26.4

    18.4

    18.3

    12.5

    12.9

    14.5

    17.8

    19.8

    20.5

    16.9

    17.8

    19.7

    1913

    .8Z

    r21

    215

    673

    192

    132

    245

    262

    171

    178

    226

    256

    186

    181

    184

    Nb

    19.2

    13.3

    17.7

    15.9

    16.3

    16.9

    15.9

    15.5

    15.8

    14.7

    15.5

    17.1

    16.9

    16B

    a63

    965

    160

    891

    411

    3110

    3692

    892

    388

    110

    4578

    890

    191

    410

    45H

    f5.

    213.

    54.

    124.

    125.

    175.

    035.

    284.

    843.

    784.

    824.

    165.

    66.

    15.

    6Ta

    0.92

    0.36

    0.68

    0.71

    0.79

    1.05

    0.97

    0.86

    0.67

    0.91

    0.85

    0.77

    0.97

    0.72

    (con

    tinue

    d)

  • Wu et al.

    84 Geological Society of America Bulletin, January/February 2014

    TAB

    LE 2

    . WH

    OLE

    -RO

    CK

    GE

    OC

    HE

    MIC

    AL

    AN

    ALY

    SE

    S O

    F IN

    TR

    US

    IVE

    RO

    CK

    S A

    ND

    EN

    CLA

    VE

    S O

    F T

    HE

    TO

    NG

    LIN

    G D

    IST

    RIC

    T (c

    ontin

    ued

    )

    Hig

    h-K

    , cal

    c-al

    kalin

    e se

    ries

    Sam

    ples

    HC

    JZK

    1S

    ML3

    MJ1

    JGS

    2JG

    S9

    DT

    S2

    QS

    J1D

    GS

    1JT

    4D

    BZ

    3D

    BZ

    1T

    EB

    D1

    TE

    BD

    2T

    GS

    1R

    ocks

    GB

    DG

    BD

    QM

    DP

    QM

    DQ

    MD

    QM

    DQ

    MD

    QM

    DQ

    MD

    QM

    DQ

    MD

    QM

    DQ

    MD

    QM

    DT

    h6.

    607.

    5612

    .06

    9.73

    10.1

    711

    .14

    9.44

    8.72

    8.50

    9.41

    10.2

    211

    .66

    9.82

    8.93

    U1.

    322.

    262.

    102.

    302.

    702.

    022.

    832.

    482.

    402.

    352.

    872.

    602.

    601.

    35C

    u75

    4128

    7363

    3690

    122

    221

    43

    1512

    240

    Zn

    131

    115

    8644

    5595

    6876

    6233

    4087

    9457

    Pb

    52.2

    53.5

    2421

    .114

    .819

    34.3

    21.8

    41.5

    11.6

    16.6

    27.1

    25.3

    10.8

    Sc

    0.28

    12.2

    39

    5.23

    5.14

    5.89

    5.36

    8.34

    6.12

    9.63

    9.2

    7.35

    7.66

    5.56

    Ag

    0.2

    0.29

    0.1

    0.1

    0.1

    0.1

    0.2

    0.2

    0.3

    0.2

    0.1

    0.3

    0.1

    0.3

    As

    33.2

    10.3

    2.8

    3.6

    24.

    35.

    67.

    827

    .82.

    72.

    94.

    63.

    32.

    5B

    i1.

    60.

    30.

    20.

    30.

    20.

    80.

    40.

    91.

    70.

    80.

    70.

    90.

    30.

    2S

    b0.

    200.

    710.

    240.

    300.

    300.

    520.

    380.

    840.

    210.

    800.

    740.

    740.

    420.

    20G

    a28

    .417

    18.6

    1919

    .622

    .618

    .216

    .720

    .517

    15.7

    19.2

    18.4

    22.2

    Li31

    .720

    .825

    .49.

    510

    .716

    .89.

    113

    .68.

    79.

    79.

    213

    .816

    .613

    Be

    1.9

    1.94

    2.51

    2.15

    2.18

    2.13

    2.26

    2.18

    1.9

    1.88

    1.96

    2.39

    2.19

    2.28

    Mo

    2.4

    1.6

    1.0

    1.4

    1.2

    2.5

    1.6

    1.2

    2.2

    0.8

    1.0

    2.5

    1.0

    1.5

    La37

    .928

    .645

    .335

    .134

    .734

    .438

    .439

    .439

    .734

    .537

    .841

    .040

    .739

    .1C

    e73

    .055

    .785

    .365

    .065

    .564

    .779

    .278

    .372

    .265

    .475

    .180

    .276

    .876

    .2P

    r9.

    86.

    69.

    67.

    37.

    47.

    39.

    38.

    68.

    97.

    58.

    99.

    18.

    78.

    8N

    d34

    .70

    25.2

    033

    .60

    25.7

    025

    .90

    26.4

    031

    .40

    33.4

    030

    .70

    27.2

    031

    .90

    31.9

    031

    .10

    31.4

    0S

    m7.

    935.

    256.

    484.

    865.

    005.

    026.

    246.

    336.

    455.

    446.

    216.

    346.

    066.

    05E

    u1.

    861.

    441.

    581.

    251.

    271.

    322.

    111.

    691.

    431.

    451.

    581.

    621.

    531.

    54G

    d5.

    933.

    974.

    503.

    333.

    413.

    428.

    245.

    254.

    483.

    934.

    314.

    614.

    384.

    04T

    b1.

    150.

    630.

    660.

    530.

    610.

    630.

    990.

    690.

    840.

    610.

    740.

    720.

    760.

    67D

    y5.

    333.

    713.

    682.

    612.

    642.

    964.

    563.

    803.

    993.

    413.

    653.

    953.

    832.

    92H

    o1.

    070.

    670.

    690.

    440.

    470.

    530.

    940.

    700.

    800.

    610.

    680.

    750.

    680.

    51E

    r3.

    141.

    831.

    811.

    101.

    111.

    332.

    451.

    952.

    311.

    711.

    791.

    842.

    051.

    15T

    m0.

    480.

    290.

    370.

    260.

    210.

    290.

    310.

    270.

    390.

    360.

    390.

    340.

    230.

    27Y

    b2.

    301.

    802.

    672.

    101.

    861.

    502.

    091.

    910.

    811.

    751.

    691.

    160.

    721.

    71Lu

    0.35

    0.28

    0.41

    0.32

    0.30

    0.25

    0.27

    0.28

    0.12

    0.27

    0.27

    0.19

    0.11

    0.27

    Σ RE

    E18

    513

    619

    715

    015

    015

    018

    718

    317

    315

    417

    518

    417

    817

    5E

    u*/E

    u0.

    800.

    940.

    860.

    910.

    900.

    930.

    910.

    880.

    780.

    920.

    890.

    880.

    870.

    91R

    b/S

    r0.

    090.

    090.

    170.

    100.

    090.

    110.

    060.

    060.

    130.

    050.

    040.

    110.

    090.

    07B

    a/R

    b9.

    89.

    76.

    410

    .513

    .212

    .011

    .914

    .89.

    325

    .525

    .49.

    813

    .114

    .2S

    r/Y

    26.6

    39.3

    30.9

    71.4

    69.9

    52.6

    67.3

    49.5

    36.9

    46.2

    42.2

    42.4

    40.9

    79.6

    (con

    tinue

    d)

  • Petrogenesis of intermediate-acid intrusive rocks and zircon SHRIMP U-Pb dating in the Tongling area, Anhui Province (eastern China)

    Geological Society of America Bulletin, January/February 2014 85

    TAB

    LE 2

    . WH

    OLE

    -RO

    CK

    GE

    OC

    HE

    MIC

    AL

    AN

    ALY

    SE

    S O

    F IN

    TR

    US

    IVE

    RO

    CK

    S A

    ND

    EN

    CLA

    VE

    S O

    F T

    HE

    TO

    NG

    LIN

    G D

    IST

    RIC

    T (c

    ontin

    ued

    )

    Hig

    h-K

    , cal

    c-al

    kalin

    e se

    ries

    (HA

    C)

    Enc

    lave

    s (H

    AC

    )

    Sam

    ples

    TG

    S2

    FH

    S2

    FH

    S1

    NH

    C1

    ST

    J3S

    TJ5

    QT

    Y1

    QT

    Y2

    SJD

    LC1

    XQ

    T4

    YS

    Z3

    TG

    S3

    FH

    SB

    4T

    EB

    DB

    6R

    ocks

    QM

    DG

    DG

    DG

    DG

    DG

    DG

    DP

    GD

    PG

    DP

    GD

    PG

    DP

    GV

    MD

    EM

    QM

    ES

    iO2

    62.7

    463

    .12

    63.5

    862

    .85

    64.2

    364

    .33

    61.1

    661

    .72

    63.7

    763

    .59

    58.1

    975

    .37

    59.5

    854

    .50

    TiO

    20.

    550.

    560.

    570.

    600.

    500.

    480.

    520.

    420.

    490.

    320.

    470.

    110.

    930.

    90A

    l 2O3

    16.7

    315

    .48

    16.2

    616

    .13

    16.3

    816

    .40

    16.3

    416

    .08

    15.5

    314

    .49

    15.1

    412

    .69

    16.3

    515

    .09

    Fe 2

    O3

    2.52

    2.12

    2.12

    1.72

    1.87

    1.53

    1.25

    0.55

    2.23

    1.05

    2.11

    0.51

    4.13

    3.19

    FeO

    2.42

    3.06

    2.90

    1.55

    2.58

    2.74

    2.68

    2.09

    2.94

    2.18

    2.76

    0.97

    3.29

    5.14

    MnO

    0.11

    0.08

    0.09

    0.07

    0.08

    0.07

    0.03

    0.05

    0.07

    0.10

    0.11

    0.04

    0.09

    0.20

    MgO

    1.44

    1.22

    1.46

    1.44

    1.22

    1.23

    1.06

    0.73

    1.33

    0.89

    1.38

    0.16

    2.65

    4.69

    CaO

    4.72

    3.94

    4.18

    5.03

    3.60

    3.94

    3.96

    4.48

    4.14

    4.36

    6.46

    1.64

    3.44

    7.42

    Na 2

    O4.

    813.

    934.

    754.

    685.

    065.

    094.

    565.

    124.

    111.

    411.

    463.

    873.

    853.

    82K

    2O

    2.72

    3.23

    3.01

    3.33

    2.53

    2.70

    2.78

    3.41

    3.10

    3.88

    2.71

    3.96

    2.51

    2.33

    P2O

    50.

    280.

    250.

    250.

    230.

    210.

    210.

    230.

    180.

    220.

    170.

    220.

    030.

    430.

    24LO

    I0.

    581.

    310.

    622.

    200.

    750.

    662.

    862.

    160.

    923.

    103.

    520.

    241.

    770.

    76S

    0.01

    0.16

    0.02

    0.34

    0.09

    0.36

    0.65

    0.21

    0.33

    0.33

    0.03

    0.04

    0.96

    0.82

    CO

    20.

    271.

    810.

    360.

    260.

    950.

    952.

    203.

    080.

    824.

    275.

    690.

    160.

    100.

    57To

    tal

    99.9

    010

    0.27

    100.

    1710

    0.43

    100.

    0510

    0.69

    100.

    2810

    0.28

    100.

    0010

    0.14

    100.

    2599

    .79

    100.

    0899

    .67

    ALK

    7.6

    7.4

    7.8

    8.2

    7.7

    7.9

    7.8

    9.0

    7.4

    5.7

    4.6

    7.9

    6.5

    6.3

    Na 2

    O/K

    2O

    1.8

    1.2

    1.6

    1.4

    2.0

    1.9

    1.6

    1.5

    1.3

    0.4

    0.5

    1.0

    1.5

    1.6

    Fe*

    0.77

    0.8

    0.76

    0.68

    0.77

    0.76

    0.78

    0.77

    0.79

    0.77

    0.77

    0.9

    0.73

    0.62

    Fe#

    0.63

    0.71

    0.67

    0.52

    0.68

    0.69

    0.72

    0.74

    0.69

    0.71

    0.67

    0.86

    0.55

    0.52

    MA

    LI2.

    843.

    323.

    613.

    054.

    063.

    93.

    574.

    273.

    131.

    01−2

    .52

    6.23

    3−1

    .3A

    SI

    0.88

    0.92

    0.88

    0.8

    0.94

    0.9

    0.94

    0.8

    0.89

    1.02

    0.9

    0.93

    1.11

    0.69

    AI

    0.12

    0.13

    0.12

    0.12

    0.11

    0.11

    0.12

    0.12

    0.12

    0.17

    0.17

    0.1

    0.13

    0.11

    An

    28.3

    31.2

    26.1

    2525

    .33

    24.4

    529

    .21

    2029

    .83

    63.2

    667

    .52

    17.4

    21.6

    747

    .92

    Cr

    57.3

    122.

    258

    79.3

    129.

    410

    4.1

    74.5

    51.6

    74.3

    23.1

    19.2

    25.2

    16.2

    83.9

    Ni

    11.1

    9.9

    10.0

    12.6

    13.0

    12.0

    14.8

    12.1

    10.1

    5.8

    6.9

    9.1

    6.2

    17.9

    V61

    6672

    5759

    5465

    5463

    3554

    1713

    220

    7C

    o11

    9.4

    8.4

    11.3

    9.8

    10.7

    10.4

    1310

    .66.

    38.

    76.

    615

    .124

    Rb

    7213

    411

    475

    7270

    7885

    112

    167

    105

    6511

    576

    Sr

    1040

    699

    809

    961

    1188

    1019

    705

    703

    697

    204

    448

    292

    690

    593

    Y15

    .516

    .117

    .413

    .211

    .911

    .88.

    28.

    614

    .713

    16.5

    7.2

    27.6

    13.7

    Zr

    189

    187

    187

    196

    175

    172

    122

    118

    162

    161

    4312

    113

    618

    4N

    b16

    .917

    .517

    .713

    18.8

    17.9

    16.1

    15.3

    16.8

    18.2

    13.5

    12.6

    145

    Ba

    1098

    819

    898

    941

    1056

    951

    681

    803

    898

    726

    489

    695

    797

    829

    Hf

    5.9

    6.13

    6.78

    3.98

    54.

    54.

    215.

    274.

    75.

    15.

    43.

    9n.

    d.n.

    d.Ta

    0.85

    0.88

    1.26

    0.82

    0.67

    0.56

    0.75

    0.81

    0.76

    0.82

    0.61

    0.67

    n.d.

    n.d.

    (con

    tinue

    d)

  • Wu et al.

    86 Geological Society of America Bulletin, January/February 2014

    TAB

    LE 2

    . WH

    OLE

    -RO

    CK

    GE

    OC

    HE

    MIC

    AL

    AN

    ALY

    SE

    S O

    F IN

    TR

    US

    IVE

    RO

    CK

    S A

    ND

    EN

    CLA

    VE

    S O

    F T

    HE

    TO

    NG

    LIN

    G D

    IST

    RIC

    T (c

    ontin

    ued

    )

    Hig

    h-K

    , cal

    c-al

    kalin

    e se

    ries

    (HA

    C)

    Enc

    lave

    s (H

    AC

    )

    Sam

    ples

    TG

    S2

    FH

    S2

    FH

    S1

    NH

    C1

    ST

    J3S

    TJ5

    QT

    Y1

    QT

    Y2

    SJD

    LC1

    XQ

    T4

    YS

    Z3

    TG

    S3

    FH

    SB

    4T

    EB

    DB

    6R

    ocks

    QM

    DG

    DG

    DG

    DG

    DG

    DG

    DP

    GD

    PG

    DP

    GD

    PG

    DP

    GV

    MD

    EM

    QM

    ET

    h9.

    3711

    .35

    9.95

    7.81

    11.6

    911

    .42

    9.59

    10.2

    611

    .69

    16.4

    48.

    4116

    .08

    15.0

    09.

    00U

    1.12

    2.67

    2.25

    2.57

    2.15

    2.19

    2.60

    2.80

    2.56

    1.38

    1.50

    2.42

    n.d.

    n.d.

    Cu

    1327

    514

    038

    2568

    9344

    85

    712

    760

    420

    2Z

    n91

    4258

    6771

    4317

    764

    3859

    7398

    7114

    8P

    b20

    .819

    .718

    .131

    .217

    7.3

    16.3

    31.1

    24.1

    15.7

    19.4

    60.8

    109

    12.5

    12.7

    Sc

    5.4

    6.13

    6.4

    4.21

    4.7

    4.58

    5.65

    4.86

    6.12

    2.21

    6.41

    1.51

    n.d.

    n.d.

    Ag

    0.1

    0.5

    0.3

    0.1

    0.09

    0.1

    0.4

    0.19

    0.12

    0.12

    0.13

    0.23

    0.63

    0.56

    As

    1.4

    3.3

    3.6

    2.5

    2.9

    12.7

    516.

    24.

    42.

    811

    .747

    .81.

    85.

    2B

    i0.

    27.

    30.

    40.

    40.

    30.

    41.

    41.

    10.

    40.

    30.

    13.

    10.

    30.

    1S

    b0.

    240.

    460.

    401.

    381.

    300.

    301.

    200.

    470.

    530.

    430.

    5410

    .50

    0.40

    0.61

    Ga

    24.4

    20.9

    20.9

    21.1

    23.2

    2220

    .822

    .519

    .718

    .517

    25.2

    19.7

    15.9

    Li24

    .910

    .98.

    415

    .216

    .714

    .818

    .515

    .810

    .19.

    826

    10.9

    20.5

    37.2

    Be

    2.39

    2.39

    2.46

    2.23

    2.43

    2.27

    2.14

    1.98

    2.2

    2.58

    1.84

    3.07

    1.5

    0.96

    Mo

    0.9

    3.3

    2.1

    1.2

    1.4

    2.2

    3.1

    1.3

    1.6

    1.8

    0.6

    1.2

    2.1

    3.6

    La40

    .538

    .239

    .937

    .341

    .443

    .332

    .429

    .533

    .836

    .426

    .317

    .057

    .026

    .3C

    e78

    .871

    .375

    .768

    .280

    .984

    .562

    .258

    .264

    .262

    .651

    .727

    .811

    3.9

    47.2

    Pr

    9.1

    8.2

    8.6

    7.4

    9.3

    9.6

    7.0

    6.6

    7.4

    6.6

    6.2

    3.0

    12.8

    5.2

    Nd

    32.7

    028

    .90

    30.7

    025

    .90

    32.7

    033

    .60

    24.6

    023

    .20

    25.9

    021

    .10

    23.0

    09.

    5046

    .40

    20.7

    0S

    m6.

    375.

    445.

    844.

    445.

    905.

    984.

    504.

    324.

    943.

    754.

    531.

    908.

    204.

    30E

    u1.

    621.

    341.

    391.

    391.

    381.

    411.

    091.

    021.

    200.

    901.

    250.

    541.

    601.

    20G

    d4.

    313.

    653.

    874.

    203.

    513.

    552.

    782.

    713.

    342.

    433.

    361.

    417.

    604.

    90T

    b0.

    680.

    550.

    630.

    490.

    490.

    490.

    470.

    470.

    600.

    400.

    520.

    211.

    200.

    60D

    y3.

    283.

    223.

    502.

    532.

    572.

    531.

    811.

    862.

    932.

    373.

    221.

    216.

    003.

    50H

    o0.

    590.

    580.

    630.

    490.

    410.

    400.

    300.

    310.

    530.

    470.

    580.

    241.

    200.

    60E

    r1.

    371.

    541.

    671.

    351.

    060.

    990.

    620.

    691.

    381.

    351.

    650.

    672.

    901.

    40T

    m0.

    210.

    310.

    330.

    190.

    130.

    110.

    150.

    110.

    190.

    320.

    290.

    110.

    480.

    26Y

    b1.

    211.

    401.

    611.

    151.

    451.

    001.

    161.

    301.

    301.

    741.

    951.

    342.

    701.

    20Lu

    0.20

    0.22

    0.26

    0.14

    0.23

    0.16

    0.25

    0.21

    0.21

    0.27

    0.30

    0.22

    0.40

    0.20

    ΣRE

    E18

    116

    517

    515

    518

    118

    813

    913

    014

    814

    112

    565

    262

    118

    Eu*

    /Eu

    0.90

    0.88

    0.85

    0.98

    0.86

    0.87

    0.88

    0.86

    0.86

    0.86

    0.95

    0.98

    0.61

    0.80

    Rb/

    Sr

    0.07

    0.19

    0.14

    0.08

    0.06

    0.07

    0.11

    0.12

    0.16

    0.82

    0.23

    0.22

    0.17

    0.13

    Ba/

    Rb

    15.3

    6.1

    7.9

    12.5

    14.7

    13.7

    8.8

    9.5

    8.0

    4.3

    4.7

    10.7

    6.9

    10.9

    Sr/

    Y67

    .143

    .446

    .572

    .899

    .886

    .486

    .081

    .747

    .415

    .727

    .240

    .625

    .043

    .3(c

    ontin

    ued

    )

  • Petrogenesis of intermediate-acid intrusive rocks and zircon SHRIMP U-Pb dating in the Tongling area, Anhui Province (eastern China)

    Geological Society of America Bulletin, January/February 2014 87

    TAB

    LE 2

    . WH

    OLE

    -RO

    CK

    GE

    OC

    HE

    MIC

    AL

    AN

    ALY

    SE

    S O

    F IN

    TR

    US

    IVE

    RO

    CK

    S A

    ND

    EN

    CLA

    VE

    S O

    F T

    HE

    TO

    NG

    LIN

    G D

    IST

    RIC

    T (c

    ontin

    ued

    )

    )O

    HS(

    sevalcnE

    )O

    HS(

    seirescitinohso h

    S)

    AC

    H(s ev alcn

    E

    Sam

    ples

    FH

    SB

    7JG

    6X

    QT

    3C

    S1

    DS

    8D

    S4

    XS

    1X

    S5

    SJC

    1S

    A1

    SM

    LM

    BS

    6B

    MS

    2C

    SB

    1R

    ocks

    MR

    EP

    MD

    PM

    DM

    zQ

    MQ

    MQ

    MQ

    MD

    QM

    QM

    QM

    PC

    EH

    CE

    HG

    ES

    iO2

    42.0

    750

    .81

    55.5

    257

    .32

    56.3

    261

    .69

    58.8

    561

    .58

    59.3

    557

    .46

    62.3

    041

    .96

    34.8

    240

    .94

    TiO

    21.

    881.

    210.

    871.

    050.

    990.

    650.

    710.

    680.

    790.

    700.

    480.

    402.

    452.

    45A

    l 2O3

    20.4

    417

    .16

    16.6

    016

    .67

    16.4

    115

    .59

    16.1

    615

    .83

    15.6

    815

    .99

    16.0

    212

    .13

    13.1

    411

    .98

    Fe 2

    O3

    5.91

    2.71

    3.84

    0.97

    2.96

    0.82

    1.97

    1.36

    2.25

    3.42

    1.00

    2.79

    7.15

    9.20

    FeO

    9.47

    5.55

    3.32

    4.54

    5.07

    3.98

    2.47

    2.93

    3.91

    3.02

    2.80

    3.97

    9.16

    8.34

    MnO

    0.24

    0.14

    0.18

    0.08

    0.16

    0.08

    0.10

    0.09

    0.11

    0.12

    0.10

    0.28

    0.18

    0.20

    MgO

    6.04

    3.26

    1.91

    1.73

    2.55

    2.09

    1.89

    2.24

    2.49

    1.05

    0.99

    11.4

    78.

    576.

    86C

    aO3.

    909.

    636.

    896.

    275.

    843.

    906.

    474.

    655.

    666.

    002.

    2118

    .41

    13.4

    810

    .88

    Na 2

    O2.

    593.

    734.

    494.

    704.

    413.

    904.

    353.

    764.

    274.

    460.

    971.

    881.

    912.

    51K

    2O

    5.06

    3.10

    3.11

    3.36

    2.93

    5.10

    4.75

    4.72

    3.77

    3.19

    10.1

    21.

    160.

    952.

    05P

    2O

    50.

    160.

    560.

    450.

    350.

    340.

    210.

    310.

    220.

    310.

    290.

    191.

    851.

    721.

    90LO

    I1.

    310.

    761.

    100.

    501.

    011.

    060.

    701.

    130.

    991.

    321.

    692.

    682.

    870.

    84S

    0.03

    1.30

    0.04

    0.84

    0.83

    1.02

    0.86

    0.45

    0.20

    0.21

    1.08

    0.37

    0.52

    1.09

    CO

    20.

    140.

    341.

    512.

    550.

    050.

    230.

    200.

    500.

    382.

    620.

    800.

    492.

    550.

    84To

    tal

    99.2

    410

    0.26

    99.8

    310

    0.93

    99.8

    710

    0.32

    99.7

    910

    0.14

    100.

    1699

    .85

    100.

    7599

    .84

    99.4

    710

    0.08

    ALK

    7.8

    7.0

    7.8

    8.3

    7.5

    9.2

    9.3

    8.7

    8.2

    8.0

    11.4

    1.7

    3.1

    4.7

    Na 2

    O/K

    2O

    0.5

    1.2

    1.4

    1.4

    1.5

    0.8

    0.9

    0.8

    1.1

    1.4

    0.1

    0.7

    2.0

    1.2

    Fe*

    0.7

    0.7

    0.78

    0.75

    0.75

    0.68

    0.69

    0.64

    0.7

    0.85

    0.78

    0.36

    0.64

    0.71

    Fe#

    0.61

    0.63

    0.63

    0.72

    0.67

    0.66

    0.57

    0.57

    0.61

    0.74

    0.74

    0.26

    0.52

    0.55

    MA

    LI3.

    84−2

    .86

    0.73

    1.84

    1.53

    5.2

    2.68

    3.91

    2.41

    1.72

    9.14

    −17.

    3−1

    1.4

    −6.4

    9A

    SI

    1.23

    0.65

    0.73

    0.75

    0.8

    0.83

    0.68

    0.81

    0.75

    0.75

    0.98

    0.36

    0.49

    0.5

    AI

    0.22

    0.14

    0.13

    0.13

    0.12

    0.15

    0.14

    0.15

    0.13

    0.12

    0.26

    0.12

    0.12

    0.1

    An

    40.8

    339

    .929

    .626

    .730

    .523

    .222

    .328

    25.7

    27.3

    53.6

    7268

    .349

    .03

    Cr

    180.

    724

    .531

    .818

    .493

    .820

    9.6

    115.

    116

    3.2

    46.6

    55.1

    47.5

    24.4

    22.2

    18.2

    Ni

    79.5

    14.4

    9.9

    12.5

    13.4

    14.3

    11.4

    12.4

    13.2

    11.9

    7.1

    9.0

    9.2

    8.5

    V30

    717

    812

    812

    814

    373

    8582

    100

    106

    5262

    5753

    5C

    o37

    .529

    .413

    .69.

    821

    .214

    .711

    .214

    .516

    .610

    .18.

    88.

    212

    .646

    .7R

    b32

    193

    107

    6087

    162

    104

    130

    8710

    22.

    7950

    6277

    Sr

    669

    1116

    1109

    952

    720

    665

    940

    719

    1031

    903

    638

    300

    773

    682

    Y25

    .924

    .923

    .320

    .918

    .513

    .817

    .615

    .121

    2016

    .97.

    620

    .628

    .5Z

    r20

    226

    919

    420

    115

    915

    919

    017

    217

    820

    118

    224

    6977

    Nb

    2321

    .118

    .615

    .717

    .917

    .118

    .917

    17.5

    1816

    .96

    86

    Ba

    1684

    752

    944

    788

    789

    966

    944

    972

    916

    943

    1055

    280

    322

    373

    Hf

    n.d.

    6.23

    5.7

    5.19

    4.71

    5.74

    5.2

    5.6

    4.2

    4.9

    5.5

    n.d.

    n.d.

    n.d.

    Tan.

    d.0.

    940.

    720.

    880.

    951.

    210.

    750.

    830.

    540.

    860.

    86n.

    d.n.

    d.n.

    d.(c

    ontin

    ued

    )

  • Wu et al.

    88 Geological Society of America Bulletin, January/February 2014

    TAB

    LE 2

    . WH

    OLE

    -RO

    CK

    GE

    OC

    HE

    MIC

    AL

    AN

    ALY

    SE

    S O

    F IN

    TR

    US

    IVE

    RO

    CK

    S A

    ND

    EN

    CLA

    VE

    S O

    F T

    HE

    TO

    NG

    LIN

    G D

    IST

    RIC

    T (c

    ontin

    ued

    )

    )O

    HS(

    sevalcnE

    )O

    HS(

    seirescitinohs oh

    S)

    AC

    H(sevalcn

    E

    Sam

    ples

    FH

    SB

    7JG

    6X

    QT

    3C

    S1

    DS

    8D

    S4

    XS

    1X

    S5

    SJC

    1S

    A1

    SM

    LM

    BS

    6B

    MS

    2C

    SB

    1R

    ocks

    MR

    EP

    MD

    PM

    DM

    zQ

    MQ

    MQ

    MQ

    MD

    QM

    QM

    QM

    PC

    EH

    CE

    HG

    ET

    h35

    .00

    11.0

    111

    .14

    9.20

    11.6

    311

    .54

    10.7

    410

    .50

    11.2

    29.

    409.

    666.

    007.

    0011

    .00

    Un.

    d.3.

    362.

    182.

    622.

    542.

    962.

    322.

    162.

    422.

    052.

    21n.

    d.n.

    d.n.

    d.C

    u83

    356

    1412

    697

    192

    7314

    195

    137

    2891

    133

    289

    Zn

    335

    7415

    187

    9653

    5857

    101

    9810

    930

    321

    212

    1P

    b12

    .226

    .536

    .632

    .823

    29.9

    22.3

    23.3

    47.3

    61.5

    93.6

    13.4

    11.2

    12.8

    .d.n.d.n

    .d.n87.5

    53.0185.7

    30.753.6

    57.982.8

    33. 799.0 1

    . d.nc

    S Ag

    0.11

    0.42

    0.15

    0.7

    0.3

    0.4

    0.7

    10.

    20.

    30.

    50.

    160.

    320.

    27A

    s0.

    54.

    92.

    54.

    49.

    87.

    77.

    37.

    220

    42.7

    18.5

    3.9

    3.2

    19.9

    Bi

    0.1

    0.6

    0.4

    0.5

    1.6

    1.0

    4.2

    4.5

    0.3

    9.0

    0.8

    0.2

    0.2

    0.3

    Sb

    0.05

    0.84

    0.30

    0.72

    1.20

    0.90

    1.50

    2.60

    0.85

    2.00

    1.30

    0.78

    0.62

    0.78

    Ga

    27.9

    18.9

    22.6

    19.6

    18.4

    23.8

    21.3

    23.5

    18.2

    24.7

    28.3

    10.4

    12.2

    15.1

    Li76

    .334

    18.6

    22.5

    16.3

    12.7

    13.9

    15.2

    14.8

    11.3

    21.8

    160

    132

    55.2

    Be

    3.37

    2.5

    2.61

    2.21

    2.26

    2.2

    2.21

    2.19

    2.08

    2.3

    1.6

    1.42

    1.22

    3.65

    Mo

    3.5

    1.6

    2.6

    2.1

    1.9

    2.8

    2.7

    15.9

    3.2

    6.5

    1.0

    3.9

    3.2

    3.8

    La10

    2.6

    51.0

    47.8

    42.4

    38.8

    35.8

    36.1

    35.2

    39.7

    48.8

    36.1

    12.6

    25.8

    36.4

    Ce

    194.

    010

    0.9

    92.0

    72.5

    72.8

    67.2

    71.9

    67.5

    74.0

    88.8

    70.5

    28.6

    58.4

    74.5

    Pr

    18.7

    11.9

    10.9

    11.4

    8.3

    7.6

    8.3

    7.8

    8.7

    11.0

    8.1

    3.3

    8.9

    9.7

    Nd

    75.3

    043

    .70

    39.7

    040

    .20

    30.8

    027

    .30

    29.9

    028

    .20

    31.4

    036

    .10

    28.7

    014

    .00

    37.6

    041

    .10

    Sm

    13.3

    08.

    807.

    596.

    965.

    995.

    105.

    805.

    546.

    277.

    295.

    342.

    508.

    008.

    80E

    u1.

    502.

    261.

    951.

    761.

    621.

    221.

    481.

    411.

    551.

    601.

    390.

    602.

    402.

    20G

    d10

    .10

    6.32

    5.28

    4.76

    4.35

    3.46

    4.06

    3.81

    4.52

    4.73

    3.69

    1.90

    6.70

    10.5

    0T

    b1.

    301.

    120.

    820.

    750.

    630.

    560.

    620.

    610.

    700.

    780.

    630.

    301.

    101.

    20D

    y6.

    405.

    174.

    664.

    183.

    872.

    903.

    573.

    164.

    193.

    943.

    351.

    504.

    707.

    00H

    o1.

    100.

    930.

    841.

    140.

    650.

    500.

    640.

    550.

    770.

    780.

    630.

    300.

    901.

    20E

    r2.

    702.

    252.

    322.

    181.

    791.

    361.

    651.

    381.

    992.

    081.

    610.

    802.

    202.

    90T

    m0.

    310.

    250.

    360.

    310.

    270.

    220.

    320.

    160.

    310.

    360.

    250.

    120.

    350.

    41Y

    b2.

    102.

    301.

    861.

    932.

    351.

    451.

    710.

    661.

    761.

    791.

    200.

    701.

    702.

    30Lu

    0.40

    0.35

    0.30

    0.31

    0.37

    0.23

    0.28

    0.11

    0.28

    0.25

    0.19

    0.10

    0.30

    0.30

    Σ RE

    E43

    023

    721

    619

    117

    215

    516

    615

    617

    620

    816

    267

    159

    199

    Eu*

    /Eu

    0.38

    0.89

    0.90

    0.89

    0.94

    0.85

    0.89

    0.90

    0.86

    0.79

    0.92

    0.82

    0.98

    0.70

    Rb/

    Sr

    0.48

    0.08

    0.10

    0.06

    0.12

    0.24

    0.11

    0.18

    0.08

    0.11

    0.44

    0.17

    0.00

    0.11

    Ba/

    Rb

    5.2

    8.1

    8.8

    13.2

    9.1

    6.0

    9.1

    7.5

    10.5

    9.2

    3.8

    5.6

    5.2

    4.8

    Sr/

    Y25

    .844

    .847

    .645

    .638

    .948

    .253

    .447

    .649

    .145

    .237

    .839

    .537

    .523

    .9N

    ote:

    n.d

    .—no

    t det

    erm

    ined

    ; LO

    I—lo

    ss o

    n ig

    nitio

    n; A

    LK—

    tota

    l alk

    alis

    ; Fe*

    —F

    eOT/(

    FeO

    T +

    MgO

    ); F

    e#—

    FeO

    /(F

    eO +

    MgO

    ); M

    ALI

    —N

    a 2O

    + K

    2O-C

    aO; A

    SI—

    mol

    ecul

    ar A

    l/(C

    a –

    1.67

    P +

    K +

    Na)

    ; AI—

    mol

    ecul

    ar

    Al-(

    Na

    + K

    ) >

    0; A

    n—w

    hole

    -roc

    k no

    rmat

    ive

    anor

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    Eleven grains have ages ranging from 140 ± 1 Ma to 146 ± 1 Ma. After excluding grain 5, which has very high Th and U, the remaining 10 analyses yield a weighted average age of 143 ± 1 Ma (n = 10, mean square of weighted deviates [MSWD] = 2.9; Fig. 3A).

    Sample SYSZK03Sample SYSZK03 is a core sample of the

    Shujiadian pyroxene monzodiorite of the sho-shonitic series taken from hole ZK03. The rock body occurs as a NE-trending stock with an irregular shape. It is hosted in Silurian silt-stone with veinlet and disseminated gold min-eralization. A large garnet skarn with an area of 2500 m2 occurs in the middle of the stock. The monzodiorite is dark gray, has a hypidio-morphic-granular texture, and consists mainly of plagioclase (An45–55) (60–70 modal%) and diopside (10%–15%), with subordinate biotite, potassium feldspar, and quartz (for a chemical analysis of this rock, see Wu et al., 1996).

    Zircon grains from this sample are prismatic, with length:width ratios between 1:1 and 2:1, similar to those of the Huchengjian gabbro-diorite. Most of the grains are uniformly gray in their CL images, although a few display oscilla-tory zoning (such as grain 6) or a banded struc-ture (such as grains 7 and 11; Fig. 2B), which is typical of magmatic zircon (Pidgeon et al., 1998). The grains have U contents ranging from 189 to 1086 ppm and Th ranging from 133 to 1705 ppm, giving Th/U ratios of 0.73–1.84, consistent with an igneous origin (Table 1). Eleven analyzed spots from this sample yielded a cluster of U-Pb ages ranging from 138 ± 1 Ma to 146 ± 1 Ma, with a weighted average age of 142 ± 2 Ma (n = 11, MSWD = 4.1) that is regarded as the crystallization age (Fig. 3B).

    Sample FHS2Sample FHS2 is from the Fenghuangshan

    granodiorite of the high-K, calc-alkaline series, the largest intrusive body in the area. This body forms a stock with an irregular circular outcrop area of ~10 km2. The rock is light colored and consists chiefl y of plagioclase (45–55 modal%), quartz (15%–20%), and alkali feldspar (10%–15%), accompanied by minor amphibole and biotite. An analysis of this rock is given in Table 2.

    Zircon grains in this sample are prismatic, with length:width ratios of 2:1–3:1, and they show good oscillatory zoning in CL images (Fig. 2C). The analyzed grains have U contents ranging from 225 to 573 ppm and Th ranging from 79 to 481 ppm, giving Th/U ratios ranging from 0.59 to 1.13, except for grain 1, which has a ratio of 0.27, still within the range of igne-ous zircon (>0.2). Eleven analyzed grains yield

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    DFigure 2. Cathodoluminescence (CL) images of zircon from the intrusive rocks in the Tongling district.

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    206Pb/208U ages ranging from 140 ± 1 Ma to 691 ± 4 Ma. If grains 1, 3, and 11, which con-tain inherited cores (531 ± 3 Ma, 691 ± 4 Ma, and 235 ± 2 Ma, respectively; Fig. 2C), are rejected, the remaining grains yield a weighted average age of 142 ± 1 Ma (n = 8, MSWD = 1.1; Fig. 3C).

    Sample YSZ3Sample YSZ3 is from the Yaoshan porphy-

    ritic granodiorite of the high-K, calc-alkaline series, which crops out west of the Fenghuang-shan intrusion (Fig. 1B). It forms a sill with an outcrop area of 3 km2 that is connected to the Xingqiao porphyritic granodiorite in the north-east. The rock is characterized by phenocrysts of plagioclase and quartz, ranging up to 2 cm across, which are set in a fi ne-grained, felsic matrix. A chemical analysis of this sample is given in Table 2.

    Zircon grains from this sample are elongate, euhedral prisms with length:width ratios of 2:1–4:1. CL images show that the grains have excel-lent oscillatory zoning, indicating an igneous origin (Fig. 2D). Eleven analyzed points on nine

    grains have relatively low contents of U and Th (242–386 ppm and 18–93 ppm, respectively), yielding Th/U ratios of 0.06–0.53, which are considerable lower than zircons from the other samples (Table 1). These low ratios are due pri-marily to very low Th contents (18–93 ppm). Grains 5 and 7, which have inherited cores, have the highest Th values and highest Th/U ratios. The inherited cores in these two grains (with three analyses) yielded 207Pb/206Pb ages of 2330 ± 12 Ma and 2104 ± 13 Ma, respectively, and were discarded. The remaining eight ana-lyzed spots on seven grains yielded 206Pb/238U ages ranging from 144 ± 1 Ma to 149 ± 1 Ma, with a weighted average age of 146 ± 1 Ma (n = 8, MSWD = 0.8), which is considered the age of zircon crystallization (Fig. 3D).

    The wide range in Th/U ratios for the zircons both within and between individual samples is puzzling. For example, the analyzed zircons from sample SYSZK have Th/U ratios ranging from 0.73 to 1.84, but they all have very simi-lar ages and all appear to be magmatic in form and internal texture. In contrast, all zircons from sample YSZ3 have low U (182–386 ppm) and

    very low Th (18–45 ppm), except for two grains with 93 and 77 ppm Th that are clearly xeno-crysts. Except for these obviously xenocrystic grains, the zircons all appear to be magmatic in origin and are believed to date the time of crys-tallization of the various Tongling bodies.

    Geochemistry

    Intrusive RocksMost of the analyzed intrusive rocks from the

    Tongling district are fresh, with loss on ignition (LOI) < 2 wt% (Table 2). Two samples from the calc- alkaline series (XQT4 and YSZ2) have LOI >3 wt% and are depleted in Na2O, indi-cating moderate alteration. All but these two samples have relatively high total alkalis, with enrichment in K2O, placing them in the shosho-nitic fi eld and upper parts of the calc-alkaline fi eld in the SiO2 versus (Na2O + K2O) diagram (Fig. 4) (Middlemost, 1994; Irvine and Baragar, 1971). On the SiO2 versus K2O diagram (Pec-cerillo and Taylor, 1976) (Fig. 5), they plot in the high-K, calc-alkaline and shoshonite fi elds, respectively. Most of the intrusive rocks (>90%)

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    Figure 3. Zircon 238U/206Pb-207Pb/206Pb concordia diagrams for the intrusive rocks in Tongling. MSWD—mean square of weighted deviates.

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    belong to the high-K, calc-alkaline series and range in composition from mafi c to intermedi-ate, with SiO2 contents between 52.6 and 64.3 wt%, and K2O contents between 2 and 4 wt%; one sample of granite has 75.4 wt% SiO2 and 4 wt% K2O (Table 2). Although rocks of the sho-shonitic series have similar SiO2 contents (50.8–65.2 wt%), they have much higher total alkalis (7.4–11.4 wt%), with K2O contents generally between 3 and 5 wt%. One sample (SML2) has 10 wt% K2O with very low Na2O and slightly elevated LOI (Table 2), suggesting some altera-tion. Rocks from both series are mostly mag-nesian, with only a few ferroan samples (Frost et al., 2001; Frost and Frost, 2008). Both series are alkali-calcic to calc-alkaline on the basis of the modifi ed alkali lime index (MALI) (Frost et al., 2001) (Fig. 6). All of the rocks have ASI values (= Al/[Ca – 1.67P + Na + K]) 0

    (Table 2), indicating they are metaluminous (Frost et al., 2001).

    In the Harker diagrams, TiO2, Al2O3, Fe2O3, FeO, MgO, CaO, and P2O5 all show relatively systematic decreases in concentration with increasing SiO2, as expected for granitoid mag-mas undergoing fractionation (Fig. 7). However, the granite sample (TGS3) with 75.4 wt% SiO2 is completely separated from the other calc-alkaline rocks (Fig. 7), and its origin is unclear. Except for three samples, Na2O contents range between 3.3 and 5.5 wt% and show no system-atic variation with SiO2; in contrast, K2O shows a positive correlation with SiO2 in both the calc-alkaline and shoshonitic series (Table 2; Fig. 7).

    The large ion lithophile elements show con-siderable scatter on the Harker diagrams but generally increase with increasing SiO2 (Fig. 8). An increase in Rb with increasing SiO2 in the shoshonitic series, coupled with nearly constant

    Ba, results in a rapid decrease in the Ba/Rb ratio for these rocks. Zirconium shows a broad scatter of values in the calc-alkaline rocks but decreases regularly in the shoshonitic series (Fig. 8), whereas Y decreases systematically as SiO2 increases, resulting in generally posi-tive correlations between Sr/Y ratios and SiO2 contents, particularly in the calc-alkaline series. One anomalous geochemical feature of these rocks is their relatively high Cr contents (up to 129 ppm in the calc-alkaline series and 210 ppm in the shoshonitic series; Table 2). Not only do the rocks have high Cr contents, but there is a crude positive correlation between Cr and SiO2 (Fig. 8). This trend is particularly puzzling because the other transition metals (Ni, Co, V, and Sc) all decrease systematically with increas-ing SiO2. It may refl ect injection of more mafi c melts into the magma chamber.

    Rocks of the high-K, calc-alkaline series have ΣREE of 65–197 ppm, with most samples in the range of 140–180 ppm, and they show no systematic change with SiO2 (Table 2). Chon-drite-normalized REE patterns of these rocks are quite uniform, with nearly fl at heavy (H) REE segments and signifi cant light (L) REE enrichment (LREE/HREE = 8.4–19.3; aver-age = 12.5). They have negligible to very weak negative Eu anomalies (Eu*/Eu = 0.78–0.98; Figs. 9A–9B). These patterns are similar to those of average upper-crustal rocks (Taylor and McClennan, 1985).

    The ΣREE values in the shoshonitic series range from 155 to 237 ppm, i.e., slightly higher on average than in the high-K, calc-alkaline

    Figure 4. Diagram of SiO2-(Na2O + K2O) for the rocks in Tongling (after Middlemost, 1994; Irvine and Baragar, 1971); the dashed line represents that the plot fi eld of more than 400 collected analyses of the intrusive rocks in Tongling. Circles—intrusive rocks of the high-K, calc-alkaline series. Squares—intrusive rocks of shoshonitic series.

    Figure 5. Diagram of SiO2-K2O for the Tongling rocks (after Peccerillo and Taylor, 1976). Symbols are the same as those in Figure 4. K—potassium.

    Figure 6. Diagram of SiO2 vs. modified alkali lime index (MALI) for the Tongling rocks (after Frost et al., 2001; Frost and Frost, 2008). Symbols are the same as those in Figure 4. A—alkaline series, AC—alkali-calcic series, CA—calc-alkaline series, C—calcic series.

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    series, and they show a systematic decrease with increasing SiO2, although the range of SiO2 is quite narrow (50.8–62.3 wt%; Table 2). We inter-pret this trend as possibly refl ecting early crystal-lization of titanite, one of the major carriers of REEs in these rocks. Experiments by Prowatke and Klemme (2006) and measured mineral/glass data (Bachmann et al., 2005; Colombini et al., 2011) demonstrate that distribution coeffi cients for the middle REEs in titanite are very high and hence should lead to noticeable depletion in these elements. We calculated middle (M) REE depletion factors (2Gdn/[Lan × Lun]) for the sho-shonitic rocks, which range from 0.64 to 0.23, compatible with some titanite fractionation. Chondrite-normalized REE patterns for the sho-shonitic rocks are indistinguishable from those of the calc-alkaline series, showing the same fl at HREE portion and LREE enrichment (LREE/

    HREE = 11.1–13.9; average = 12.3; Fig. 9C). Likewise, they also have very weak negative Eu anomalies (Eu*/Eu = 0.79–0.92; Table 2).

    In the primitive mantle–normalized trace-element diagram, rocks of the high-K, calc-alkaline series show strong enrichment in large ion lithophile elements (LILEs; Rb, Ba, Th, K), marked negative anomalies in Nb and Ti, and weak negative anomalies in P and Nd. The negative Nb suggests a subduction component in the source area, as does the enrichment in LILEs. Most samples also show weak enrich-ment in Sr and Zr (Figs. 10A–10B). Rocks of the shoshonitic series generally have trace-element compositions comparable to the calc-alkaline rocks, except for somewhat higher values for some of the transition elements, par-ticularly Cr, V, and Co, and somewhat lower values of Sr and Ba, refl ecting their more mafi c

    character. Despite the higher K2O contents of these rocks, their Rb concentrations overlap those of the calc-alkaline series (Table 2). The primitive mantle–normalized trace-element patterns of the two series are very similar (Fig. 10C).

    Figure 7. Harker diagrams for the major elements (wt%). Data are from Table 2. Symbols are the same as those in Figure 4.

    Figure 8. Harker diagrams for selected trace elements (ppm). Data are from Table 2. Symbols are the same as those in Figure 4.

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    EnclavesThe various enclaves range widely in chemi-

    cal composition because of their different ori-gins. The microdiorite and quartz monzodiorite enclaves in the high-K, calc-alkaline series have

    similar major-oxide compositions, generally close to those of their host rocks, but somewhat enriched in FeOt and MgO (Table 2). The mica-rich enclave is characterized by signifi cantly lower SiO2 and Na2O but higher TiO2, Al2O3,

    FeOt, MgO, and K2O than the others. The ΣREEs are quite variable in the calc-alkaline enclaves, being highest in the mica-rich variety; however, all of the enclaves in the calc-alkaline series, except for the mica-rich samples, have similar chondrite-normalized patterns with strong LREE enrichment and very weak nega-tive Eu anomalies (Fig. 9D). These enclaves have rather variable mantle-normalized trace-element patterns but generally show strong enrichment in LILEs and marked negative Nb anomalies, but they lack the positive P anoma-lies of the enclaves in the shoshonitic series (Fig. 10D). The mafi c quartz monzodiorite enclave is similar in composition to its host rock but with higher FeOt and MgO and correspond-ing decreases in most other oxides. On the other hand, the mica-rich enclave contains relatively high contents of transition metals, particularly Cr, Ni, V, and Co, suggesting that it is refractory crustal material that is a relict of crustal partial melting. No metasedimentary rocks of this com-position are currently known in the sedimentary sequence overlying the basement; however, the presence