From source to emplacement:The origin of leucogranites from the Sikkim-Darjeeling Himalayas,India

查看全文 作　　者：Tanya [1]Srivastava;Nigel [2]Harris;Catherine [3]Mottram;Kumar Batuk [4]Joshi;Nishchal [1]Wanjari

机构地区：[1]Department of Geology,Sikkim University,Gangtok,India;[2]School of Environment,Earth&Ecosystem Sciences,Open University,Milton,Keynes,UK;[3]School of the Environment,Geography and Geosciences,University of Portsmouth,UK;[4]National Centre for Earth Science Studies,Thiruvananthapuram,Kerala,India

出　　处：《Geoscience Frontiers》索引2024年第15卷第1期,共18页

基　　金：supported by Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE)No.DST/INSPIRE Fellowship/2016/IF160729,。 摘　　要：Himalayan leucogranites are important for understanding the tectonic evolution of collision zones in general and the causes of crustal melting in the Himalayan orogen in particular.This paper aims to understand the melt source and emplacement age of the leucogranites from Sikkim in order to decipher the deep geodynamic processes of the eastern Himalayas.Zircon U-Pb analysis of the Higher Himalayan Sequence(HHS)metamorphic core reveals a prolonged period of crustal melting between>33 Ma and ca.14 Ma.Major and trace element abundances are presented for 27 leucogranites from North Sikkim that are classified into two-mica and tourmaline leucogranite types.They are peraluminous in composition,characterized by high SiO2(70.91-74.9 wt.%),Al2O3(13.69-15.82 wt.%),and low MgO(0.13-0.74 wt.%).Elemental abundances suggest that Sikkim Himalayan leucogranites are derived from crustal melts.The two-mica leucogranites are derived from a metagreywacke source,whereas the tourmaline leucogranites are sourced from metapelitic sources,with inherited zircons indicating an HHS origin for both types.U-Pb zircon geochronology of the two mica leucogranites indicates ages of ca.19-15 Ma,consistent with crustal melting recorded in HHS gneisses from Darjeeling.Monazites from both the two-mica and tourmaline leucogranites yield a crystallization age of ca.15-14 Ma,coeval with movement on the Main Central Thrust and South Tibetan Detachment System which further provides constraints on the timing and mechanism of petrogenesis of leucogranites in the Sikkim Himalayas. 关键词：LEUCOGRANITES GNEISS U-Pb geochronology Zircon MONAZITE Sikkim-Darjeeling Himalayas

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