Submit to Minerals Review for Minerals Propose a Special Issue

Journal Menu

Journal Browser

Isotopic Tracers of Mantle and Magma Evolution

Print Special Issue Flyer
Special Issue Editors
Special Issue Information
Keywords
Published Papers

A special issue of Minerals (ISSN 2075-163X). This special issue belongs to the section "Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 October 2022) | Viewed by 15618

Share This Special Issue

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Zhuang Li

E-Mail Website
Guest Editor

School of Earth Sciences, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China
Interests: petrology; Precambrian geology; geochronology; geochemistry; tectonics
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals

Dr. Zhiwei Wang

E-Mail Website
Guest Editor

College of Geosciences, Hebei GEO University, Shijiazhuang, China
Interests: petrology; metallogeny; mineralogy; geochemistry; tectonics
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Over the past few decades, more and more isotopic studies have been carried out on magmatic rocks, including metamorphosed magmatic ones, with the aim of understanding the mantle or crustal source characteristics. In addition, whole-rock Re–Os, Lu–Hf, Sm–Nd, etc., isotopic studies could also shed light on the magma’s evolution, e.g., magma mixing, fractional crystallization, and crustal contamination. Conspicuously, zircon is commonly present in mafic–felsic and U–Pb isotopic rock dating studies, discovered using the LA–ICP–MS, SHRIMP, or SIMS method, providing firm evidence of igneous emplacement or eruption ages. A combination of U–Pb dating and the in situ Lu–Hf–O–Zr isotopic analysis of zircon grains can provide more detailed insights into magma genesis and the crust–mantle interaction than whole-rock isotopic methods alone. However, during the further recognition of the nature of the source and evolution of magma, a pivotal issue is how to combine and closely associate whole-rock or single-mineral isotopes with geochemical data. Hence, we plan to publish a Special Issue entitled Isotopic Tracers of Mantle and Magma Evolution, aiming to present contributions related to isotopic studies, including, but not limited to, the geochronology of magmatic and metamorphic rocks, nature of the mantle and crustal source, anatexis process and magma evolution, crust–mantle interaction, and crustal growth and reworking events.

Dr. Zhuang Li
Dr. Zhiwei Wang
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Minerals is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

radioactive and stable isotope
geochronology of magmatic and metamorphic rocks
mantle and crustal source characteristics
magma evolution
crust–mantle interaction
crustal growth
anatexis process

Published Papers (10 papers)

Download All Papers

Editorial

Jump to: Research

3 pages, 160 KiB

Open AccessEditorial

Editorial for the Special Issue “Isotopic Tracers of Mantle and Magma Evolution”

by Zhuang Li

Minerals 2023, 13(10), 1271; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/min13101271 - 29 Sep 2023

Viewed by 445

Abstract

Over the past few decades, an increasing number of isotopic studies (Re–Os, Lu–Hf, Sm–Nd, etc [...] Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Isotopic Tracers of Mantle and Magma Evolution)

Research

Jump to: Editorial

31 pages, 5450 KiB

Open AccessArticle

Petrogenesis, Sources, and Tectonic Settings of Triassic Volcanic Rocks in the Ela Mountain Area of the East Kunlun Orogen: Insights from Geochronology, Geochemistry and Hf Isotopic Compositions

by Zhongcui Pan, Fengyue Sun and Zhichao Cong

Minerals 2022, 12(9), 1085; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/min12091085 - 27 Aug 2022

Cited by 1 | Viewed by 1708

Abstract

The Ela Mountain area is located at the easternmost point of the East Kunlun Orogen, in which voluminous igneous rocks developed in the Triassic period, and it is a good place to investigate the tectonic evolution of the Paleo-Tethys Ocean. In this study, petrological, geochemical, zircon U-Pb geochronology and zircon Hf isotope studies were carried out on the volcanic rocks in the Ela Mountain area. Dacite (239.3 ± 1.4 Ma) exhibits calc-alkaline I-type characteristics, and rhyolite (237.8 ± 2.1 Ma) is similar to high-K calc-alkaline highly fractionated I-type volcanic rock. The petrogenesis shows that both rhyolite and dacite originated from the partial melting of the mafic lower crust of the Mesoproterozoic under relatively high temperature and low pressure. Dacite and rhyolite were derived from the same or similar parent magma, and they are volcanic rocks with different differentiation degrees formed in the same magmatic pulse activity. Differing from rhyolite and dacite, basaltic andesite shows a relatively young age (234 ± 1.2 Ma), mainly originating from the partial melting of the lithospheric mantle modified by subducted slab-derived fluids; the magma was contaminated with a small amount of crustal source components and experienced the fractional crystallization of mafic minerals before the eruption to the surface. This study on the tectonic environment of these volcanic rocks shows that they were formed in the environment of slab failure in the late stage of syn-collision, and that they are different types of volcanic rocks from different sources under similar tectonic environments. The volcanic rocks of the Ela Mountain area in this contribution provide important evidence for Middle Triassic to Late Triassic syn-collisional magmatism in the slab failure stages. The results of this study constrain the lower age limit of the closure of the Paleo-Tethys Ocean and the initial time of extension of the late stage of syn-collision, providing important information regarding regional tectonic evolution processes and volcanic activity history. They can be applied to regional tectonic evolution, petrology, volcanic stratigraphy and mineral deposits related to volcanic rocks. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Isotopic Tracers of Mantle and Magma Evolution)

► Show Figures

Figure 1

18 pages, 3213 KiB

Open AccessArticle

Metamorphic Evolution of the Archean Supracrustal Rocks from the Qingyuan Area of the Northern Liaoning Terrane, North China Craton: Constrained Using Phase Equilibrium Modeling and Monazite Dating

by Ting Liu, Zhuang Li and Chunjing Wei

Minerals 2022, 12(9), 1079; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/min12091079 - 26 Aug 2022

Cited by 3 | Viewed by 1307

Abstract

Archean supracrustal rocks from the Qingyuan area of the northern Liaoning terrane, the North China Craton, occur as enclaves or rafts of various scales within tonalite–trondhjemite–granodiorite (TTG) domes. They were normally subjected to metamorphism at amphibolite facies with locally granulite facies. We collected biotite two-feldspar gneiss from the Hongtoushan of the Qingyuan area and conducted petrography, mineral chemistry, phase equilibrium modeling and monazite dating to reveal its metamorphic evolution. The peak condition was constrained to be 750–775 °C at ~7 kbar based on the stability of the inferred peak mineral assemblage and mineral compositions including the pyrite and grossular contents in the garnet core, and X_Mg in biotite. The final condition was constrained to be ~700 °C at ~6 kbar on the solidus based on the presence of muscovite in the final assemblage. The post-peak near-isobaric cooling process was consistent with the core→rim decreasing pyrite content in garnet. Monazite dating yielded a metamorphic age of ~2.50 Ga for the sample, coeval with the final magmatism of TTGs in the terrane. By combining other geological features, we suggest a vertical sagduction process to be responsible for the metamorphic evolution of the Qingyuan area. This process may be correlated with Archean mantle plume. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Isotopic Tracers of Mantle and Magma Evolution)

► Show Figures

Figure 1

18 pages, 3782 KiB

Open AccessArticle

Formation of Late Paleoproterozoic Gaositai Hornblendite in Northern North China Craton: Evidence from Zircon U-Pb Isotopes and Amphibole Trace Elements

by Taichang Zhu, Zhiwei Wang, Zhihui Wang, Yuxin Sun, Zhenyu Liu, Yin Xu, Jingwen Yu, Hao Wei and Xiaolei Geng

Minerals 2022, 12(8), 1046; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/min12081046 - 19 Aug 2022

Cited by 2 | Viewed by 1815

Abstract

Paleoproterozoic tectonic evolution of the northern North China Craton has been a hot research topic. We firstly identified a 1.85 Ga hornblendite from the Gaositai mafic–ultramafic complex, in northern Hebei. Systematic studies of petrology, zircon U-Pb geochronology, and in situ mineral major and trace elements of hornblendite are the key to revealing the petrogenesis of the Paleoproterozoic ultramafic rock and the tectonic evolution of northern North China Craton. LA-ICP-MS zircon U-Pb dating suggests the Gaositai hornblendite formed at 1851 ± 44 Ma. The late Paleoproterozoic ultramafic rocks, together with coeval post-collisional granites, formed a bimodal igneous assemblage. Both hornblende and its equilibrium melt compositions show strongly fractionated HREE patterns, relative enrichments in LREEs and LILEs, and depletions in HREEs and HFSEs. The phlogopite-bearing hornblendite magma could have originated from a hydrous garnet-facies mantle source metasomatized by slab-derived silicate melt. Furthermore, the variations of major and trace elements in hornblende from core to rim also reveal the mineral fractional crystallization and magma recharge. Zircon trace elements, melt composition equilibrium with hornblendes, and the bimodal igneous assemblage suggest that the generation of the Gaositai Paleoproterozoic hornblendite was likely the product of post-collisional extension related to the collision between eastern and western North China blocks. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Isotopic Tracers of Mantle and Magma Evolution)

► Show Figures

Figure 1

19 pages, 6526 KiB

Open AccessArticle

Effects of Magmatic-Hydrothermal Activities on Characteristic of Source Rocks from Beipiao Formation in the Jinyang Basin, NE China

by Shuo Deng, Sumei Li, Shouliang Sun, Ziyan Hao, Menghua Qin and Yongfei Li

Minerals 2022, 12(8), 947; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/min12080947 - 27 Jul 2022

Cited by 2 | Viewed by 1499

Abstract

The Jinyang Basin is a typical volcanic-sedimentary basin, located in the southern peripheral area of the Songliao Basin. Hydrothermal activity is often closely related to the intrusion or eruption of magma. It was recently suggested that dolomite in the Jurassic Beipiao Formation was formed under the influence of magmatic-hydrothermal activity and magmatic-hydrothermal activity might have impacts on the organic matter of the source rocks. No investigation has been aimed at the effect of magmatic-hydrothermal activities on the accumulation of organic matter in the Beipiao Formation source rocks and a comprehensive study is urgent, which would be indicative in unravelling the accumulation mechanism of organic matter and useful in further petroleum exploration. To provide important insights into these issues, we carried out a detailed investigation of geological and geochemical analysis for Wolong (WL) and Dongkuntouyingzi (DK) outcrop shales from the Lower Jurassic Beipiao Formation in the Jinyang Basin. The hydrothermal indicator discrimination diagram (Zn-Ni-Co triangular plot) and rare earth element anomalies (δEu and δCe) indicate that the formation of WL samples is associated with hydrothermal activity, but DK is not. The TOC values suggest that most of the WL and DK samples are good to very good and fair to good source rocks, respectively. The Ro values suggest that both WL (Ro = 1.17%) and DK (Ro = 1.01%) samples have entered the oil-generating stage, and WL samples were influenced by the magmatic activity with higher maturity. The biomarkers such as high steranes/hopanes, high 4-methyl steranes/C₂₉ steranes, low Pr/Ph values and high gammacerane index suggest that WL samples were deposited in an anoxic-prone saline environment with significant contributions of algal sources. Contrarily, the DK samples were deposited in oxic-prone and freshwater paleolake with significant contributions of terrigenous organic matter. The magmatic-hydrothermal activities in the Wolong area brought numerous nutrients to the lake basin, which may facilitated the reproduction of aquatic organisms. At the same time, the magmatic-hydrothermal activities increased the salinity of water and promoted the formation of a water reducing environment, which provided an excellent environment for the preservation and enrichment of organic matter. Therefore, the magmatic-hydrothermal activities in the Wolong area promoted the formation of organic-rich source rocks and the hydrocarbon generation process. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Isotopic Tracers of Mantle and Magma Evolution)

► Show Figures

Figure 1

18 pages, 4439 KiB

Open AccessArticle

Geochemistry, Zircon U–Pb Ages, and Hf Isotopes of the Devonian Mafic and Acidic Dykes of the Jinba Gold Deposit, NW China: Petrogenesis and Tectonic Implications

by Fang Xia, Shunda Li, Lingling Gao and Chuan Chen

Minerals 2022, 12(7), 871; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/min12070871 - 09 Jul 2022

Cited by 1 | Viewed by 1567

Abstract

The Jinba deposit is an orogenic gold deposit located in the Markakuli shear zone, in the southern part of the Altay orogenic belt, northwestern China. Several granite and diorite dykes are present in the area of the mine, with ore bodies occurring in the diorite dykes. However, the diagenetic age, genesis, and evolution of these magmas, and the tectonic setting of the dyke emplacement process, remain unclear. The present study is based on a detailed geological survey, zircon U–Pb dating, Lu–Hf isotopes, and geochemical analysis of the granitic and diorite dykes. The crystallization ages of the granitic and diorite dykes are 384.5 ± 1.2 Ma and 393.9 ± 3.5 Ma, respectively, which indicates formation in the Early to Middle Devonian. Zircon ε_Hf(t) values of the granitic and diorite dykes are 1.43 to 5.2 and −4.47 to −1.18, respectively, with a corresponding two-stage model of depleted mantle (T_DM2) ages of 1046 to 1285 Ma and 1242 to 2623 Ma, respectively. This indicates that the granitic and diorite dykes were formed by the mixing of mantle magma and crustal materials to varying degrees, and diorite dykes are more obviously contaminated by the lower crust. Geochemical analysis shows that the granite dykes have a high SiO₂ (72.51%–74.87%) and moderate Al₂O₃ (12.88%–14.04%) content, a total alkali of (K₂O + Na₂O = 5.51%–6.44%), and aluminous (A/CNK = 1.0–1.02). Granite dykes are enriched in LREE and Th, U, and Pb, and depleted in P, Sr, and Nb elements, with clear Eu negative anomalies (δEu = 0.62~0.66). The SiO₂ content of diorite dykes is 51.48%–53.71%, Al₂O₃ contents are high (14.70%–15.99%), K₂O is 1.94%–2.54%, Na₂O is 2.97%–3.96%, MgO contents are high (5.15%–6.46%), and TFe₂O₃ is (13.42%–15.13%), enriched Sr, U, Pb, deficient Th elements, rare earth fractionation is not obvious, and Eu anomaly is not obvious (δEu = 0.93~1.1). We conclude that the Early to Middle Devonian magmatism in the southern margin of Altay (which corresponds to the Jinba gold deposit) may have formed in an island arc-related subduction environment. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Isotopic Tracers of Mantle and Magma Evolution)

► Show Figures

Figure 1

19 pages, 7243 KiB

Open AccessArticle

Zircon U-Pb Dating and Metamorphism of Granitoid Gneisses and Supracrustal Rocks in Eastern Hebei, North China Craton

by Zhanzhan Duan, Chunjing Wei, Zhuang Li and Cong Zhang

Minerals 2022, 12(7), 863; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/min12070863 - 07 Jul 2022

Cited by 1 | Viewed by 1570

Abstract

Granitoid gneisses dominated by tonalitic–trondhjemitic–granodioritic (TTG) compositions, with metamorphic supracrustal rocks consisting of sedimentary and volcanic rocks, are widely exposed in the Eastern Hebei terrane, North China Craton (NCC). This study presents systematic zircon U–Pb geochronological and whole-rock geochemical data of the Neoarchean granitoid gneisses and supracrustal rocks in Eastern Hebei. Zircon U–Pb isotopic dating for the representative samples reveals that magmatic precursors of granitoid gneisses were emplaced between 2524 ± 7 and 2503 ± 12 Ma, and the protoliths of the pelitic granulites were deposited in the Late Neoarchean era. Both of them have been subjected to granulite facies metamorphism during 2508 ± 10 to 2468 ± 33 Ma, coeval with the intrusion of syenogranitic pegmatite (2488 ± 5 Ma). Zircon ages of 2.45–2.01 Ga obtained from the analyzed samples were considered mixed data from 2.53–2.48 Ga and 1.9–1.8 Ga and were chronologically meaningless. Paleoproterozoic metamorphic zircon ages of 1.9–1.8 Ga were usually neglected because of hardly being obtained from TTG gneisses and supracrustal rocks. The tectonic regime during the Neoarchean era was considered to be dominated by vertical tectonism in the Eastern Hebei terrane. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Isotopic Tracers of Mantle and Magma Evolution)

► Show Figures

Figure 1

21 pages, 4996 KiB

Open AccessArticle

Age of Gold Mineralizations of Dongping and Xiaoyingpan Gold Deposits in North China Craton: Constraints from the Zircon U–Pb Dating and Fission-Track Analysis

by Yunlei Feng, Hao Wei, Dong Li and Wenbiao Du

Minerals 2022, 12(7), 831; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/min12070831 - 29 Jun 2022

Cited by 1 | Viewed by 1396

Abstract

Northwest Hebei province is one of the gold-producing areas in China. Based on a geochronological analysis of the Zhangjiakou-Xuanhua area, zircon U–Pb with an age of 2487–142 Ma and zircon fission-track (ZFT) with a cooling age of 155–66 Ma were obtained. Zircon U–Pb dating of the Xiaoyingpan deposit revealed two ages of 2487 ± 92 Ma and 1745 ± 89 Ma, representing the Archaean and Early Proterozoic metamorphism of the Sanggan Group. The ZFT cooling age of 155 ± 10 Ma represents the deposit’s lower limit metallogenic age. The Shuiquangou (SQG) alkaline complex emplaced at 388.9 ± 3.0 Ma and experienced magmatic activities until the Late Devonian (ca 377 Ma), considering the response to the collision between the Siberian plate and the North China Craton. The emplacement age of Shangshuiquan (SSQ) granite is 142.3 ± 1.1 Ma and is coeval with the thinning of the North China Craton during the Late Jurassic–Early Cretaceous. The intrusion of SSQ might partially reheat the SQG complex, resulting in the Yanshanian gold mineralization in Dongping. The SQG complex and SSQ granite underwent a relatively consistent rapid cooling process in the Cretaceous based on the ZFT ages. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Isotopic Tracers of Mantle and Magma Evolution)

► Show Figures

Figure 1

20 pages, 5907 KiB

Open AccessArticle

Geochronology and Zircon Hf Isotope of the Paleoproterozoic Gaixian Formation in the Southeastern Liaodong Peninsula: Implication for the Tectonic Evolution of the Jiao-Liao-Ji Belt

by Hongchao Yu, Jin Liu, Zhonghua He, Zhenghong Liu, Changquan Cheng, Yujie Hao, Chen Zhao, Hongxiang Zhang and Yachao Dong

Minerals 2022, 12(7), 792; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/min12070792 - 22 Jun 2022

Cited by 4 | Viewed by 1539

Abstract

The Jiao-Liao-Ji belt (JLJB), in the Eastern Block of the North China Craton, is a major Paleoproterozoic orogen and underwent a complicated tectonic evolution during 2.2–1.8 Ga. The Liaohe Group, an important stratigraphic unit in the JLJB, is key to understanding the complex evolution of this belt. In this paper, we present new detrital zircon U–Pb ages and Hf isotope data for meta-sedimentary rocks from the Gaixian Formation in different areas of the JLJB, in addition to compiled data for other formations of the Liaohe Group, to establish the depositional age and source of detrital materials of the group. U–Pb age results show that the age ranges of zircons from the different samples are broadly similar. The youngest zircon group is ca. 2.06 Ga, and the youngest single-grain age is ca. 2.0 Ga, constraining the depositional age of the Gaixian Formation to between 2.0 Ga and the metamorphic age of ca. 1.9 Ga. The zircon age data indicate that the provenance was primarily Archaean basement of the Nangrim Block and Paleoproterozoic volcanic rocks of the Li’eryu Formation. On the basis of the new geochronological data and results from previous studies, it is inferred that the JLJB underwent a successive process of rifting–subduction–collision, with the different formations of the Liaohe Group being deposited in different stages from rift to passive continental margin and then to active continental margin. Zircon Hf isotope data from the JLJB and adjoining Longgang and Nangrim blocks indicate that a major crustal growth event occurred at 2.9–2.5 Ga, followed by crustal growth and intense recycling of ancient crust at ca. 2.2 Ga. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Isotopic Tracers of Mantle and Magma Evolution)

► Show Figures

Figure 1

18 pages, 7218 KiB

Open AccessArticle

Magma Sources and Tectonic Settings of Concealed Intrusive Rocks in the Jinchang Ore District, Yanbian–Dongning Region, Northeast China: Zircon U–Pb Geochronological, Geochemical, and Hf Isotopic Evidence

by Zhigao Wang, Wenyan Cai, Shunda Li and Xuli Ma

Minerals 2022, 12(6), 708; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/min12060708 - 01 Jun 2022

Cited by 1 | Viewed by 1633

Abstract

The Jinchang deposit is a large Au deposit in the Yanbian–Dongning region, in Northeast China, and is the product of magmatic–hydrothermal activities related to Early Cretaceous concealed igneous intrusions. However, these Early Cretaceous ore-causative igneous intrusions and the ore-hosting rocks in the Jinchang ore district have rarely been studied, with their magma sources and tectonic settings being ambiguous. Here, we integrate new geochemical, zircon U–Pb and Hf isotopic data from the concealed ore-hosting monzogranite and the ore-causative granodiorite to constrain their magma sources and tectonic settings. Zircon U–Pb dating indicates that the two monzogranites from the drill holes J_IZKN01 and J₁₈ZK0303 have similar crystallization ages of 202.0 ± 1.6 and 200.9 ± 1.2 Ma, respectively, whereas the granodiorite from the drill hole J_XI-1ZK1001 was formed in the Early Cretaceous period (107.0 ± 3.0 Ma). They are all enriched in large-ion lithophile elements (e.g., Rb, Th, and K) and light rare-earth elements, depleted in high field strength elements (e.g., Nb, Ta, and Ti) and heavy rare-earth elements, and yield similar positive εHf(t) values of +4.4 to +11.5, with their two-stage model ages ranging from 799 to 389 Ma. These results indicate that the concealed Early Jurassic ore-hosting monzogranite was derived from the partial melting of the Neoproterozoic–Paleozoic continental crust in a continental arc setting related to the Paleo-Pacific subduction. The ore-causative granodiorite originated from the partial melting of both the mantle wedge and the overlying continental crust, most likely caused by the dehydration and metasomatism of the subducted Paleo-Pacific slab involved in the rollback in the Early Cretaceous period. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Isotopic Tracers of Mantle and Magma Evolution)

► Show Figures

Figure 1

Journal Menu

Journal Browser

Isotopic Tracers of Mantle and Magma Evolution

Share This Special Issue

Special Issue Editors

Special Issue Information

Keywords

Published Papers (10 papers)

Editorial

Research

Further Information

Guidelines

MDPI Initiatives

Follow MDPI