Earth Science Frontiers ›› 2020, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (3): 222-238.DOI: 10.13745/j.esf.sf.2020.4.25

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Discovery of the Silurian andesitic porphyry in the Xiaohulishan Mo-polymetallic deposit, the Beishan district, Inner Mongolia, and its geological significance

ZHANG Dayu1(), FU Xiang1, WEI Ouxiang1, YE Longxiang1, JIANG Hua1, ZHANG Yong2, XIN Houtian2   

  1. 1. School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
    2. Tianjin Geological Survey Center, China Geological Survey, Tianjin 300170, China
  • Received:2019-11-25 Revised:2020-02-29 Online:2020-05-20 Published:2020-05-20

Abstract:

The Xiaohulishan Mo polymetallic deposit is located in the northeastern part of the Beishan district, Inner Mongolia, in which the Ordovician Xianshuihu Formation volcanic rocks occur. In this study, the authors discovered andesitic porphyry intruding into the andesite as stocks during the ore-bearing volcanic rock section observation. The zircon LA-ICP-MS U-Pb dating result of the andesitic porphyry is 419±5 Ma, corresponding to Late Silurian epoch and much younger than the Ordovician andesite 489±11 Ma. The dating results rectify the viewpoint that there are only Ordovician volcanic rocks distributing in the Xiaohulishan deposit. The geochemical characteristics of the Silurian andesitic porphyry in the Xiaohulishan deposit show that the SiO2 contents are between 57.18% and 58.19%, the K2O+Na2O contents are between 5.78% and 6.97%, and the TiO2 contents are between 0.57% and 0.90%, which indicate the andesitic porphyry is K-Al-rich, Na-poor rocks, and obviously different from the Ordovician low calc-alkaline andesite. The Silurian andesitic porphyry exhibits enriched in LILE (e.g. Rb, Ba, U, K, and Sr), but depleted HFSE (e.g. Nb, Ta, and Ti). The ∑REE concentrations of the andesitic porphyry are from 71.9×10-6 to 72.24×10-6, which is lower than andesite (96.89×10-6). The LREE/HREE ratio of Silurian andesitic porphyry is from 4.68 to 5.91, showing a weak right-leaning trend with weak negative Eu anomalies, which probably experienced lower degree differentiation than andesite. The Silurian andesitic porphyry in the Xiaohulishan deposit is derived from crust-mantle mixing zone, and underwent weak differentiation and contamination during its emplacement. Based on regional geological setting, geochronology, and geochemical characteristics, it is showed that the Beishan district, Inner Mongolia underwent same geological evolution during the Early Paleozoic era, which probably consistently belongs to the island-arc accretion zone between the Siberia and the Tarim plates.

Key words: LA-ICP-MS U-Pb dating, geochemistry, tectonic setting, Xiaohulishan Mo deposit, Beishan district,Inner Mongolia

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