Early Ordovician Island Arc of Qimantag Mountain, Eastern Kunlun: Evidences from Geochemistry, Sm-Nd Isotope and Geochronology of Intermediate-Basic Igneous Rocks
摘要
Intermediate-basic igneous rocks,including hornblende gabbros, basalts, diorites and andesites, were found in Qimantag Group of Yaziquan area, west of Qimantag Mountain. The characteristics show that these intermediate-basic igneous rocks formed in an island arc setting. Zircon U-Pb dating for a diorite sample yields ages of (480±3) Ma, representing the rock forming age. Indicating that the Qimantag oceanic basin already exist in Early Ordovician and began subducting then, leading to the formation of island arc igneous rocks in Yaziquan.