Geochronologic-petrochemical studies of the Hongshishan mafic-ultramafic intrusion, Beishan area, Xinjiang (NW China): Petrogenesis and tectonic implications

Su, Ben-Xun; Qin, Ke-Zhang; Sakyi, Patrick Asamoah; Tang, Dong-Mei; Liu, Pingping; Malaviarachchi, Sanjeewa; Xiao, Qing-Hua; Sun, He

Geochronologic-petrochemical studies of the Hongshishan mafic-ultramafic intrusion, Beishan area, Xinjiang (NW China): Petrogenesis and tectonic implications

Date

2012

Authors

Su, Ben-Xun

Qin, Ke-Zhang

Sakyi, Patrick Asamoah

Tang, Dong-Mei

Liu, Pingping

Malaviarachchi, Sanjeewa

Xiao, Qing-Hua

Sun, He

Publisher

V.H. Winston & Sons

Abstract

The Hongshishan mafic-ultramafic intrusion (SIMS zircon U-Pb age 286.4 ± 2.8Ma) consists of dunite, clinopyroxene peridotite, troctolite, and gabbro. Major elements display systematic correlations. Trace elements have identical distribution patterns, inc