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Geochronological and Geochemical Characteristics of the Wajilitag Biotite Monzodiorite in the Northwestern Margin of Tarim Craton and Their Tectonic Implications
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Zhenye ZHANG1, Xiaohui SUN1, *, Yijun WANG1, 2, Yan LUAN1, Changzhi WU1, 3
Northwestern Geology | 2026, 59(3) : 194 - 208
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Northwestern Geology | 2026, 59(3): 194-208
Geochronological and Geochemical Characteristics of the Wajilitag Biotite Monzodiorite in the Northwestern Margin of Tarim Craton and Their Tectonic Implications
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Zhenye ZHANG1, Xiaohui SUN1, *, Yijun WANG1, 2, Yan LUAN1, Changzhi WU1, 3
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  • 1MOE Key Laboratory of Western China's Mineral Resources and Geological Engineering, School of Earth Science and Resources, Chang’an University, Xi’an 710054, Shaanxi, China
  • 2Hami Geological Team of Xinjiang Geological Bureau, Hami 839000, Xinjiang, China
  • 3Xinjiang Research Center for Natural Resources and Ecological Environment, Urumqi 830000, China
Published: 2026-06-20 doi: 10.12401/j.nwg.2025168
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The Tarim Large Igneous Province constitutes the most significant tectono-thermal event in the evolution of the Tarim Craton, forming mafic-ultramafic layered intrusions (e.g., the Wajilitag complex) that host vanadium-titanium magnetite deposits. However, intermediate rocks identified at the margin of the Wajilitag intrusion have been largely overlooked. Thus, the magmatic evolution and deep-seated geodynamic processes of the Tarim Large Igneous Province have been incompletely understood. This study presents a comprehensive investigation of the Wajilitag biotite monzodiorite, integrating detailed petrographic, geochronological, and geochemical analyses. The biotite monzodiorite is primarily composed of plagioclase, orthoclase, biotite, hornblende and augite. LA-ICP-MS zircon U-Pb dating yields an age of 277.9±1.5 Ma (MSWD = 0.85), constraining the emplacement of the biotite monzodiorite in the Early Permian. This age is slightly younger than that of the Wajilitag mafic-ultramafic layered intrusion. The biotite monzodiorite is characterized by relatively low silica (SiO2content is 52.14%–53.50%) and high alkali contents (Na2O+K2O content is 7.26%–7.60%), classifying it as shoshonitic series. The chondrite-normalized REE pattern displays a right-sloping trend with LREE enrichment and HREE depletion. It is enriched in large-ion lithophile elements (LILEs; e.g. Ba and Pb) and possesses high concentrations of high-field-strength elements (HFSEs; e.g. Nb, Ta, Zr, Hf), without Nb-Ta negative anomalies. These geochemical features are indicative of an OIB-like enriched mantle source, with negligible crustal contamination during ascent. The slightly enriched zircon Hf isotopic composition (εHf(t) value range from −1.8 to −4.4) of the Wajilitag biotite monzodiorite is similar to that of continental flood basalts from the Tarim Large Igneous Province. In the TiO2-MnO-P2O5 and Hf-Th-Ta tectonic discrimination diagrams, the rocks exhibit an affinity consistent with within-plate basalts. Integrated studies suggest that the Wajilitag biotite monzodiorite was derived from partial melting of an enriched lithospheric mantle that had been modified by subducted oceanic crust, with eclogite as the residual phase in the source. The interaction between a mantle plume and the subducted slab played a significant role in its formation.

Tarim large igneous province  /  Wajilitag  /  Zircon U-Pb age  /  geochemistry  /  petrogenesis
张震野, 孙晓辉, 王毅俊, 栾燕, 吴昌志. 塔里木西北缘瓦吉里塔格黑云母二长闪长岩年代学、地球化学特征及其地质意义. 西北地质, 2026 , 59 (3) : 194 -208 . DOI: 10.12401/j.nwg.2025168
Zhenye ZHANG, Xiaohui SUN, Yijun WANG, Yan LUAN, Changzhi WU. Geochronological and Geochemical Characteristics of the Wajilitag Biotite Monzodiorite in the Northwestern Margin of Tarim Craton and Their Tectonic Implications[J]. Northwestern Geology, 2026 , 59 (3) : 194 -208 . DOI: 10.12401/j.nwg.2025168
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doi: 10.12401/j.nwg.2025168
  • Receive Date:2025-12-04
  • Online Date:2026-09-16
  • Published:2026-06-20
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  • Received:2025-12-04
  • Revised:2026-01-30
  • Accepted:2026-02-01
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    1MOE Key Laboratory of Western China's Mineral Resources and Geological Engineering, School of Earth Science and Resources, Chang’an University, Xi’an 710054, Shaanxi, China
    2Hami Geological Team of Xinjiang Geological Bureau, Hami 839000, Xinjiang, China
    3Xinjiang Research Center for Natural Resources and Ecological Environment, Urumqi 830000, China
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表12种不同金属材料的力学参数
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Family
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Number of
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种数
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种数
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鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae 2 11 5.26 鹅膏菌属 Amanita 10 4.78
小菇科 Mycenaceae 2 12 5.74 丝盖伞属 Inocybe 5 2.39
多孔菌科 Polyporaceae 8 14 6.70 蜡蘑属 Laccaria 5 2.39
红菇科 Russulaceae 3 23 11.00 小皮伞属 Marasmius 6 2.87
小菇属 Mycena 11 5.26
光柄菇属 Pluteus 5 2.39
红菇属 Russula 17 8.13
栓菌属 Trametes 5 2.39
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