The early Precambrian odyssey of the North China Craton: A synoptic overview

doi:10.1016/j.gr.2011.02.005

	The early Precambrian odyssey of the North China Craton: A synoptic overview
	Zhai, Ming-Guo 1,2; Santosh, M.3
刊名	GONDWANA RESEARCH
	2011-07-01
卷号	20 期号:1 页码:6-25
关键词	North China Craton Precambrian Geochronology Geochemistry Crustal growth Plate tectonics
ISSN号	1342-937X
DOI	10.1016/j.gr.2011.02.005
文献子类	Article
英文摘要	The crustal growth and stabilization of the North China Craton (NCC) relate to three major geological events in the Precambrian: (1) a major phase of continental growth at ca. 2.7 Ga; (2) the amalgamation of micro-blocks and cratonization at ca. 2.5 Ga; and (3) Paleoproterozoic rifting-subduction-accretion-collision tectonics and subsequent high-grade granulite fades metamorphism-granitoid magmatism during ca. 2.0-1.82. The major period of continental growth during 2.9-2.7 Gain the NCC correlates with the global growth of Earth's crust recognized from other regions. The enormous volume of tonalite-trondhjemite-granodiorite (TTG) rocks and associated komatiite-bearing magmatic suites developed during this period possibly suggest the manifestation of plume tectonics. The cratonization of the NCC at the end of Neoarchean at ca. 2.5 Ga (Archean-Proterozoic boundary) through the amalgamation of micro-blocks was accompanied by granulite facies metamorphism and voluminous intrusion of crustally-derived granitic melts leading to the construction of the basic tectonic framework of the NCC. Several Neoarchean greenstone belts surround the micro-blocks and represent the vestiges of older arc-continent collision. The next major imprint in the NCC is the Paleoproterozoic orogenic events during 2.35 -1.82 Ga which involved rifting followed by subduction accretion -collision processes, followed by plume-triggered extension and rifting, offering important insights into modern-style plate tectonics operating in the Paleoproterozoic. Extreme crustal metamorphism and formation of high pressure (HP) and ultra-high temperature (UHT) orogens during 1950-1820 Ma accompanied the subduction-collision process and the suturing of continental blocks within the Paleoproterozoic supercontinent Columbia. Multiple subduction zones with opposing subduction polarity promoted the rapid assembly of crustal fragments of the NCC and their incorporation into the Columbia supercontinent. The HP and HT-UHT granulites demonstrate two main stages of metamorphism at ca. 1.95-1.89 Ga and at ca. 1.85-1.82 Ga, exhuming the basement rocks from lowermost crust level to the lower-middle crust level. With the emplacement of extensive mafic dyke swarms associated with continental rifting, and the intrusion of anorogenic magmatic suites, the evolution of the NCC into a stable continental platform was finally accomplished. (C) 2011 International Association for Gondwana Research. Published by Elsevier BM. All rights reserved.
WOS关键词	ZIRCON U-PB ; PALEOPROTEROZOIC TECTONIC EVOLUTION ; ULTRAHIGH-TEMPERATURE METAMORPHISM ; ARCHEAN CRUSTAL EVOLUTION ; SOUTHERN WEST GREENLAND ; QINLING OROGENIC BELT ; SINO-KOREAN CRATON ; GEOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE ; CONTINENTAL-CRUST ; PLATE-TECTONICS
WOS研究方向	Geology
语种	英语
出版者	ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
WOS记录号	WOS:000292123600002
资助机构	National Nature Science Foundation of China(90714003 ; National Nature Science Foundation of China(90714003 ; Chinese Academy of Sciences(KZCX2-YW-Q04-04) ; Chinese Academy of Sciences(KZCX2-YW-Q04-04) ; 41030316) ; 41030316) ; National Nature Science Foundation of China(90714003 ; National Nature Science Foundation of China(90714003 ; Chinese Academy of Sciences(KZCX2-YW-Q04-04) ; Chinese Academy of Sciences(KZCX2-YW-Q04-04) ; 41030316) ; 41030316) ; National Nature Science Foundation of China(90714003 ; National Nature Science Foundation of China(90714003 ; Chinese Academy of Sciences(KZCX2-YW-Q04-04) ; Chinese Academy of Sciences(KZCX2-YW-Q04-04) ; 41030316) ; 41030316) ; National Nature Science Foundation of China(90714003 ; National Nature Science Foundation of China(90714003 ; Chinese Academy of Sciences(KZCX2-YW-Q04-04) ; Chinese Academy of Sciences(KZCX2-YW-Q04-04) ; 41030316) ; 41030316)
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.iggcas.ac.cn/handle/132A11/74254]
专题	中国科学院地质与地球物理研究所
通讯作者	Zhai, Ming-Guo
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Geol & Geophys, Beijing, Peoples R China 2.NW Univ Xian, State Key Lab Continental Geodynam, Xian 710069, Peoples R China 3.Kochi Univ, Fac Sci, Div Interdisciplinary Sci, Kochi 7808520, Japan
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Zhai, Ming-Guo,Santosh, M.. The early Precambrian odyssey of the North China Craton: A synoptic overview[J]. GONDWANA RESEARCH,2011,20(1):6-25.
APA	Zhai, Ming-Guo,&Santosh, M..(2011).The early Precambrian odyssey of the North China Craton: A synoptic overview.GONDWANA RESEARCH,20(1),6-25.
MLA	Zhai, Ming-Guo,et al."The early Precambrian odyssey of the North China Craton: A synoptic overview".GONDWANA RESEARCH 20.1(2011):6-25.