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- <meta content="The Yulong porphyry copper belt is the most significant porphyry copper belt in Tibet and is located in the
- Qiangtang terrane of the Himalayan-Tibetan orogen. The terrane is a collage of continental blocks joined by
- ophiolitic sutures and volcano-plutonic arc complexes. The Yulong belt is approximately 300 km long and 15 to
- 30 km wide, contains one giant, two large, and two medium- to small-sized porphyry copper deposits, and more
- than 20 mineralized porphyry bodies. The Yulong belt is located in the Changdu continental block that comprises
- Proterozoic to early Paleozoic crystalline folded basement and middle to late Paleozoic platform facies
- carbonate and clastic sedimentary rocks similar to the Yangtze continent. The porphyry belt is closely associated
- with Tertiary potassic volcanic rocks and alkali-rich intrusions in the area and controlled by north-south-north-northwest, large-scale, strike-slip faults, which are perpendicular to the collision zone between the
- Indian and Asian continents. Isotopic age determinations of the ore-bearing porphyries indicate that the magmatism
- occurred over at least three stages, peaking around 52, 41, and 33 Ma, respectively. The timing of middle
- and late shallow-level emplacement of these magmas is consistent with the ages of associated potassic volcanism
- and alkali-rich magmatism in the area. Although the porphyry deposits in the Yulong belt were
- developed in the intracontinental convergent environment, their mineralization styles and features are comparable
- to porphyry copper deposits in arc environments.
- Compared to ore-bearing calc-alkaline porphyries in island arcs or continental margin arcs, the porphyritic
- intrusions in the Yulong belt are characterized by high K2O contents and enrichment in Rb and Ba, suggesting
- a shoshonitic magmatic affinity. Strong negative anomalies for Nb, Ta, P, and Ti and positive anomalies for Rb,
- Ba, Th, and LREE, normalized by chondrite, are characteristic of arc magmas. These intrusions yield a narrow 143Nd/144Nd range varying from 0.51243 to 0.51253 and 87Sr/86Sr values from 0.7065 to 0.7077, which are transitional between type II enriched mantle and mid-ocean ridge basalt (MORB) values and closer to the former
- in terms of epsilon Nd- epsilon Sr. This suggests that the porphyritic magmas were derived either from a hydrous-enriched mantle metasomatized by components such as H2O, K, Rb, Ba, Th, and LREE or by melt derived from the
- subducted oceanic slab of the Paleozoic Jinshajiang oceanic plate. The hypothesis is supported by Pb isotope
- data for the intrusions.
- Large-scale strike-slip faults in eastern Tibet, which accommodated the compressive strains produced by the
- Asian-Indian continent collision, also localized the porphyry Cu mineralization. North to north-northeast-directed convergence and collision produced a dextral strike-slip fault system around 60 to 70 Ma. Northeast-directed wedging of the Indian continent and subsequent collision with the Yangtze continent during the Paleocene-
- Eocene produced conjugate strike-slip fault zones. The transition from a dextral strike-slip fault system
- to conjugate strike-slip zones resulted in stress relaxation and formation of strike-slip pull-apart basins. Crustalscale strike-slip faulting may have caused upwelling and partial melting of the hydrous-enriched mantle by decompression and facilitated the rise of a large volume of volatile-enriched porphyry magma that had ponded
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- Qiangtang terrane of the Himalayan-Tibetan orogen. The terrane is a collage of continental blocks joined by
- ophiolitic sutures and volcano-plutonic arc complexes. The Yulong belt is approximately 300 km long and 15 to
- 30 km wide, contains one giant, two large, and two medium- to small-sized porphyry copper deposits, and more
- than 20 mineralized porphyry bodies. The Yulong belt is located in the Changdu continental block that comprises
- Proterozoic to early Paleozoic crystalline folded basement and middle to late Paleozoic platform facies
- carbonate and clastic sedimentary rocks similar to the Yangtze continent. The porphyry belt is closely associated
- with Tertiary potassic volcanic rocks and alkali-rich intrusions in the area and controlled by north-south-north-northwest, large-scale, strike-slip faults, which are perpendicular to the collision zone between the
- Indian and Asian continents. Isotopic age determinations of the ore-bearing porphyries indicate that the magmatism
- occurred over at least three stages, peaking around 52, 41, and 33 Ma, respectively. The timing of middle
- and late shallow-level emplacement of these magmas is consistent with the ages of associated potassic volcanism
- and alkali-rich magmatism in the area. Although the porphyry deposits in the Yulong belt were
- developed in the intracontinental convergent environment, their mineralization styles and features are comparable
- to porphyry copper deposits in arc environments.
- Compared to ore-bearing calc-alkaline porphyries in island arcs or continental margin arcs, the porphyritic
- intrusions in the Yulong belt are characterized by high K2O contents and enrichment in Rb and Ba, suggesting
- a shoshonitic magmatic affinity. Strong negative anomalies for Nb, Ta, P, and Ti and positive anomalies for Rb,
- Ba, Th, and LREE, normalized by chondrite, are characteristic of arc magmas. These intrusions yield a narrow 143Nd/144Nd range varying from 0.51243 to 0.51253 and 87Sr/86Sr values from 0.7065 to 0.7077, which are transitional between type II enriched mantle and mid-ocean ridge basalt (MORB) values and closer to the former
- in terms of epsilon Nd- epsilon Sr. This suggests that the porphyritic magmas were derived either from a hydrous-enriched mantle metasomatized by components such as H2O, K, Rb, Ba, Th, and LREE or by melt derived from the
- subducted oceanic slab of the Paleozoic Jinshajiang oceanic plate. The hypothesis is supported by Pb isotope
- data for the intrusions.
- Large-scale strike-slip faults in eastern Tibet, which accommodated the compressive strains produced by the
- Asian-Indian continent collision, also localized the porphyry Cu mineralization. North to north-northeast-directed convergence and collision produced a dextral strike-slip fault system around 60 to 70 Ma. Northeast-directed wedging of the Indian continent and subsequent collision with the Yangtze continent during the Paleocene-
- Eocene produced conjugate strike-slip fault zones. The transition from a dextral strike-slip fault system
- to conjugate strike-slip zones resulted in stress relaxation and formation of strike-slip pull-apart basins. Crustalscale strike-slip faulting may have caused upwelling and partial melting of the hydrous-enriched mantle by decompression and facilitated the rise of a large volume of volatile-enriched porphyry magma that had ponded
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- <h1 class="ep_tm_pagetitle">The Himalayan Yulong Porphyry Copper Belt: Product of Large-Scale Strike-Slip Faulting in Eastern Tibet</h1>
- <p style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block"><span class="person_name">Hou, Z.</span> and <span class="person_name">Ma, H.</span> and <span class="person_name">Zaw, K.</span> and <span class="person_name">Zhang, Y.</span> and <span class="person_name">Mingjie, W.</span> and <span class="person_name">Zeng, W.</span> and <span class="person_name">Guitang, P.</span> and <span class="person_name">Renli, T.</span> (2003) <xhtml:em>The Himalayan Yulong Porphyry Copper Belt: Product of Large-Scale Strike-Slip Faulting in Eastern Tibet.</xhtml:em> Economic Geology, 98 (1). pp. 125-145. ISSN 0361-0128</p><p style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block"></p><table style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block"><tr><td valign="top" style="text-align:center"><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/1872/1/Zengqian%2C_Hongwen%2C_Zaw_et_al_ECON_GEOL_2003.pdf"><img alt="[img]" src="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/style/images/fileicons/application_pdf.png" class="ep_doc_icon" border="0" /></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/1872/1/Zengqian%2C_Hongwen%2C_Zaw_et_al_ECON_GEOL_2003.pdf"><span class="ep_document_citation">PDF</span></a> - Full text restricted - Requires a PDF viewer<br />2361Kb</td><td><form method="get" accept-charset="utf-8" action="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/cgi/request_doc"><input accept-charset="utf-8" value="2356" name="docid" type="hidden" /><div class=""><input value="Request a copy" name="_action_null" class="ep_form_action_button" onclick="return EPJS_button_pushed( '_action_null' )" type="submit" /> </div></form></td></tr></table><p style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block">Official URL: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.2113/98.1.125">http://dx.doi.org/10.2113/98.1.125</a></p><div class="not_ep_block"><h2>Abstract</h2><p style="padding-bottom: 16px; text-align: left; margin: 1em auto 0em auto">The Yulong porphyry copper belt is the most significant porphyry copper belt in Tibet and is located in the
- Qiangtang terrane of the Himalayan-Tibetan orogen. The terrane is a collage of continental blocks joined by
- ophiolitic sutures and volcano-plutonic arc complexes. The Yulong belt is approximately 300 km long and 15 to
- 30 km wide, contains one giant, two large, and two medium- to small-sized porphyry copper deposits, and more
- than 20 mineralized porphyry bodies. The Yulong belt is located in the Changdu continental block that comprises
- Proterozoic to early Paleozoic crystalline folded basement and middle to late Paleozoic platform facies
- carbonate and clastic sedimentary rocks similar to the Yangtze continent. The porphyry belt is closely associated
- with Tertiary potassic volcanic rocks and alkali-rich intrusions in the area and controlled by north-south-north-northwest, large-scale, strike-slip faults, which are perpendicular to the collision zone between the
- Indian and Asian continents. Isotopic age determinations of the ore-bearing porphyries indicate that the magmatism
- occurred over at least three stages, peaking around 52, 41, and 33 Ma, respectively. The timing of middle
- and late shallow-level emplacement of these magmas is consistent with the ages of associated potassic volcanism
- and alkali-rich magmatism in the area. Although the porphyry deposits in the Yulong belt were
- developed in the intracontinental convergent environment, their mineralization styles and features are comparable
- to porphyry copper deposits in arc environments.
- Compared to ore-bearing calc-alkaline porphyries in island arcs or continental margin arcs, the porphyritic
- intrusions in the Yulong belt are characterized by high K2O contents and enrichment in Rb and Ba, suggesting
- a shoshonitic magmatic affinity. Strong negative anomalies for Nb, Ta, P, and Ti and positive anomalies for Rb,
- Ba, Th, and LREE, normalized by chondrite, are characteristic of arc magmas. These intrusions yield a narrow 143Nd/144Nd range varying from 0.51243 to 0.51253 and 87Sr/86Sr values from 0.7065 to 0.7077, which are transitional between type II enriched mantle and mid-ocean ridge basalt (MORB) values and closer to the former
- in terms of epsilon Nd- epsilon Sr. This suggests that the porphyritic magmas were derived either from a hydrous-enriched mantle metasomatized by components such as H2O, K, Rb, Ba, Th, and LREE or by melt derived from the
- subducted oceanic slab of the Paleozoic Jinshajiang oceanic plate. The hypothesis is supported by Pb isotope
- data for the intrusions.
- Large-scale strike-slip faults in eastern Tibet, which accommodated the compressive strains produced by the
- Asian-Indian continent collision, also localized the porphyry Cu mineralization. North to north-northeast-directed convergence and collision produced a dextral strike-slip fault system around 60 to 70 Ma. Northeast-directed wedging of the Indian continent and subsequent collision with the Yangtze continent during the Paleocene-
- Eocene produced conjugate strike-slip fault zones. The transition from a dextral strike-slip fault system
- to conjugate strike-slip zones resulted in stress relaxation and formation of strike-slip pull-apart basins. Crustalscale strike-slip faulting may have caused upwelling and partial melting of the hydrous-enriched mantle by decompression and facilitated the rise of a large volume of volatile-enriched porphyry magma that had ponded
- near the base of the lithosphere during this period.</p></div><table style="margin-bottom: 1em" cellpadding="3" class="not_ep_block" border="0"><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Item Type:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">Article</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Keywords:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">Porphyry copper, Strike-slip fault, Yulong, Himalayan, Tibet, China</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Subjects:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row"><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/view/subjects/260100.html">260000 Earth Sciences > 260100 Geology</a></td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Collections:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">UNSPECIFIED</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">ID Code:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">1872</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Deposited By:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row"><span class="ep_name_citation"><span class="person_name">Mrs Katrina Keep</span></span></td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Deposited On:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">06 Sep 2007</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Last Modified:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">29 Jan 2008 20:21</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">ePrint Statistics:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row"><a target="ePrintStats" href="/es/index.php?action=show_detail_eprint;id=1872;">View statistics for this ePrint</a></td></tr></table><p align="right">Repository Staff Only: <a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/cgi/users/home?screen=EPrint::View&eprintid=1872">item control page</a></p>
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