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Garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry from East Kunlun NortheastTibetan Plateau implications for adakite and magmasfrom the MASH Zone
Chao Yuan AElig Min Sun AElig Wenjiao Xiao AElig Simon Wilde AEligXianhua Li AElig Xiaohan Liu AElig Xiaoping Long AEligXiaoping Xia AElig Kai Ye AElig Jiliang Li
Received 15 November 2007 Accepted 1 June 2008 Published online 25 June 2008
Springer-Verlag 2008
Abstract A garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry from the
Achiq Kol area northeast Tibetan Plateau has been dated
by SHRIMP U-Pb zircon techniques and gives a Late
Triassic age of 213 plusmn 3 Ma The porphyry contains
phenocrysts of Ca-rich Mn-poor garnet (CaO [ 5 wt
MnO 3 wt) Al-rich hornblende (Al2O3 159 wt)
plagioclase and quartz and pressure estimates for horn-
blende enclosing the garnet phenocrysts yield values of 8ndash
10 kbar indicating a minimum pressure for the garnet The
rock has SiO2 of 60ndash63 wt low MgO (20 wt) K2O
(13 wt) but high Al2O3 ([17 wt) contents and is
metaluminous to slightly peraluminous (ACNK = 089ndash
105) The rock samples are enriched in LILE and LREE
but depleted in Nb and Ti showing typical features of
subduction-related magmas The relatively high SrY
(38) ratios and low HREE (Yb 08 ppm) contents
suggest that garnet is a residual phase while suppressed
crystallization of plagioclase and lack of negative Eu
anomalies indicate a high water fugacity in the magma
NdndashSr isotope compositions of the rock (eNdT = -138 to
-233 87Sr86Sri = 07065ndash07067) suggest that both
mantle- and crust-derived materials were involved in the
petrogenesis which is consistent with the reverse compo-
sitional zoning of plagioclase interpreted to indicate
magma mixing Both garnet phenocrysts and their ilmenite
inclusions contain low MgO contents which in combina-
tion with the oxygen isotope composition of garnet
separates (+623) suggests that these minerals formed
in a lower crust-derived felsic melt probably in the MASH
zone Although the rock samples are similar to adakitic
rocks in many aspects their moderate Sr contents
(260 ppm) and LaYb ratios (mostly 16ndash21) are signifi-
cantly lower than those of adakitic rocks Because of high
partition coefficients for Sr and LREE fractionation of
apatite at an early stage in the evolution of the magma may
have effectively decreased both Sr and LREE in the
residual melt It is suggested that extensive crystallization
of apatite as an early phase may prevent some arc magmas
from evolving into adakitic rocks even under high water
fugacity
Keywords Garnet Adakite MASH Zone Kunlun Tibetan Plateau
Introduction
Convergent plate boundaries also known as the lsquolsquosubduction
factoryrsquorsquo are very important for crustal growth and material
recycling (Tatsumi and Eggins 1995 Stern 2002) Arc
magmas as a product of subduction retain important clues
of the energy and material transfer between mantle and crust
and the crust-mantle transition zone commonly plays a
crucial role in crust-mantle interactions Due to negative
C Yuan (amp) X Li X Long
Key Laboratory of Isotope Geochronology and Geochemistry
Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry Chinese Academy
of Sciences Guangzhou 510640 China
e-mail yuanchaogigaccn
M Sun X Xia
Department of Earth Sciences The University of Hong Kong
Pokflam Road Hong Kong China
W Xiao X Liu K Ye J Li
State Key Laboratory of Lithospheric Evolution
Institute of Geology and Geophysics Chinese Academy
of Sciences Beijing 100029 China
S Wilde
Department of Applied Geology Curtin University
of Technology Perth Australia
123
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DOI 101007s00531-008-0335-y
buoyancy mantle-derived magma commonly pools at the
crust-mantle transition zone and interacts with crustal
materials causing extensive mixing assimilation storage
and homogenization (MASH) (Hildreth and Moorbath 1988
Dufek and Bergantz 2005 Annen et al 2006 Lee et al 2006
Tassara 2006 Berger et al 2007) In active continental
margin and mature arc systems the MASH zone is generally
at a depth corresponding to the garnet stability field (ca
30 km) and mostly around the crust-mantle transition zone
Differentiation of primary magma in the MASH zone will
leave garnet pyroxenite cumulates which may subsequently
sink into the mantle by delamination and cause mantle het-
erogeneity (van Sestrenen et al 2001 Anderson 2006 Behn
and Kelemen 2006) A largely neglected and perhaps equally
important aspect is residual melt from the MASH zone
Recently a high pressure differentiation regime for arc
magmas in the garnet stability field has been invoked to
explain the occurrence of adakites with normal geothermal
gradients (eg Macpherson et al 2006 Richards and Ker-
rich 2007 Roderıguez et al 2007) If these authors are
correct the question arises why only a small amount of arc
magma can finally evolve into adakite in normal subduction
zones or alternatively what happened to those non-adakitic
arc magmas during their differentiation The MASH zone
therefore becomes a key factor for understanding magmatic
evolution and crustal growth Fossil arc sections and mafic-
ultramafic xenoliths have been investigated to understand the
magmatic and geochemical processes in the MASH zone but
these samples generally represent restites or cumulates of
magma (Hermann et al 1997 Greene et al 2006 Berger
et al 2007 Garrido et al 2006 Bryant et al 2007) and
samples of residual melt from the MASH zone are still rare
Although scarse worldwide garnet-bearing metalumi-
nous intrusions have been found in some subduction-
related environments eg Northland New Zealand
northern Pannonian Basin in eastern-central Europe and
Setouchi Volcanic Belt in Japan (Day et al 1992 Harangi
et al 2001 Nitoi et al 2002 Bandres et al 2004
Kawabata and Takafuji 2005) In contrast with those in
S-type granitic plutons garnet in metaluminous intrusions
is characterized by Ca-rich Mn-poor almandine and
generally forms under relatively high pressure conditions
mostly corresponding to the depth of the crust-mantle
transition zone (Day et al 1992 Green 1992) Rapid
ascent of the garnet-bearing magma under an extensional
regime and with high volatile content effectively prevents
garnet crystals from being dissolved during subsequent
re-equilibrium under low pressure conditions (Day et al
1992 Harangi et al 2001) Therefore garnet-bearing
metaluminous rocks may represent intact melt from the
base of the crust and provide a rare opportunity to eval-
uate magmatic and geochemical processes in the MASH
zone
This paper reports SHRIMP U-Pb zircon results and
geochemical data for a garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry
from East Kunlun at the northeastern margin of the
Tibetan Plateau The geochemical results together with
petrographic observations and mineral analyses also shed
light on the genesis of adakitic rocks in general
Geological background
The Tibetan Plateau is comprised of micro-continental and
arc-derived blocks and at least five suture zones have been
identified in the plateau indicating a multiple orogenic
history (Chang et al 1986 Dewey et al 1988 Pan et al
1996 Matte et al 1996 Sobel and Arnaud 1999 Yin and
Harrison 2000 Xiao et al 2002a b Cowgill et al 2003
Gehrels et al 2003a b Schwab et al 2004 Yuan et al
2005) The Kunlun Mountain range extends for more than
2500 km along the northern margin of the Tibetan Plateau
and records the earliest collage history of the plateau
(Fig 1) It is cut by the Altyn Fault which divides the
Kunlun Mountains into West and East sections The East
Kunlun consists of three sub-parallel branches ie Qim-
antag in the north Burhanbudashan-Animaqingshan in the
middle and Kokoxilishan in the south (Fig 1) Previous
work has revealed that the East Kunlun has undergone at
least two orogenies that are closely related to the con-
sumption of the Proto-Tethys (Neoproterozoic to Early
Devonian) and Paleo-Tethys (Carboniferous to Jurassic)
oceans respectively (Sengor 1987 Pan et al 1996 Bian
et al 2004) Ordovician and Carboniferous dismembered
ophiolites have been recognized in the East Kunlun (Jiang
1992 Yang et al 1999 Wang et al 1999 Lan et al 2000
Bian et al 2004) and two episodes of magmatism have
also been identified one in the early Paleozoic (Caledo-
nian) and the other in the Late Paleozoic to early Mesozoic
(Indosinian) (Pan et al 1996 Sobel and Arnaud 1999
Cowgill et al 2003 Gehrels et al 2003a b Liu et al
2005) Precambrian basement mainly outcrops in the east
part of the East Kunlun (east of 92E) and is dominated by
mid- to late-Proterozoic gneissic rocks (Wang et al 2004
Chen et al 2006) Tectonically the East Kunlun can be
subdivided into three belts by the E-W trending South
Qimantag Fault and Mid Kunlun Fault along the Burhan-
budashan (Jiang 1992) (Fig 1) The northern belt is
characterized by thick Paleozoic (Ordovician to early
Carboniferous) clastic and carbonate sediments interlay-
ered with mafic volcanic rocks (Li et al 2000 Pan et al
2002) The middle belt is characterized by widespread
Neoproterozoic and Late Mesozoic granitic magmatism
Precambrian rocks in this belt exhibit progressively weaker
metamorphism from bottom to top ie from gneiss schist
to weakly metamorphosed carbonate and clastic rocks
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(Jiang 1992) South of the Mid Kunlun Fault the southern
belt is dominated by Precambrian to Jurassic clastic and
carbonate rocks In addition Lower Carboniferous strata
here contain a thick ([3000 m) mafic to intermediate
volcanic sequence which has been interpreted as having
being produced in a subduction environment (Wu et al
2005) Of the major faults in the East Kunlun the Mid
Kunlun Fault was considered to be a suture zone and the
most important geological boundary separating the middle
and south Kunlun belts (Jiang 1992) The area underwent
continuous tectonism during the Late Paleozoic and Early
Mesozoic and this was a key period in the geological
evolution of the East Kunlun (Luo et al 1999) of which
the Late Triassic to Jurassic was the most critical period
encompassing the change from compressional to exten-
sional regimes as evidenced by mantle-derived magmatism
and hypabyssal intrusions (Qian et al 2000 Luo et al
2002) The final closure of Paleo-Tethys occurred in the
Jurassic (Sengor 1987 Dewey et al 1988 Yin and Harri-
son 2000) with a soft collision proposed to explain the lack
of significant crustal thickening in the East Kunlun (Yin
and Zhang 1997) After this period the East Kunlun was
relatively stable until the Cenozoic when K-rich volcanism
was extensive in the northern Tibetan Plateau (Jiang 1992
Deng 1998 Yang et al 2002)
An unusual garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry is located
to the west of Achiq Kol in the Kumkuri area a Cenozoic
basin bounded by the Altyn Fault and Kunlun and Qim-
antag mountain ranges (Figs 1 2) The basin is mostly
filled with Neogene and Quaternary sediments and
Paleozoic strata are only locally exposed being dominated
by Carboniferous to Permian carbonate interlayered with
clastic sediments and volcanic rocks (CIGMR 1988) The
garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry is a small undeformed
subvolcanic stock intruding Permian limestone at the
northern margin of Burhanbudashan with an outcrop of ca
8 km2 (Fig 2)
Rock description and petrography
The garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry is homogeneous and
no enclaves were found The rock has a porphyritic texture
with garnet hornblende plagioclase and quartz set in a
cryptocrystalline matrix Garnet is generally less than
2 mm in size though some reaches 10 mm in diameter
(Fig 3a) Most garnet is isolated although some occurs as
aggregates (Fig 3bndashd) Garnet is commonly surrounded by
plagioclase or hornblende indicating its early crystalliza-
tion (Fig 3b c) Under the microscope garnet crystals
Fig 1 Geological map of Eastern Kunlun (modified from CIGMR 1988) Inset tectonic map of the Himalayan-Tian Shan region South
Qimantag fault ` Mid Kunlun fault acute South Kunlun fault
Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) (2009) 981489ndash1510 1491
123
are generally euhedral with concentric zoning Although
enveloped in both plagioclase and hornblende garnet has
sharp boundaries without any reaction rim Small mineral
inclusions are common in the garnet and these are domi-
nantly needle-like apatite and ilmenite with local zircon
Unlike examples from Northland New Zealand and the
northern Pannonian Basin eastern-central Europe (Day
et al 1992 Harangi et al 2001) augite hornblende and
plagioclase inclusions are not present in the garnet Horn-
blende is the major mafic mineral in the rock with
rhomboid shape and is locally replaced by chlorite
(Fig 3e f) Plagioclase is euhedral and many grains are
altered to kaolin and only a few have survived alteration
and exhibit concentric zoning (Fig 3g) Quartz is rare and
generally anhedral indicative of relatively late crystalli-
zation (Fig 3h) The occurrence of quartz and lack of
pyroxene and biotite make the garnet-bearing tonalitic
porphyry distinct from similar rocks described from New
Zealand Europe and Japan Thin section observation sug-
gests that the minerals in the rock are phenocrysts
crystallized from magma and no garnet xenocrysts were
found
Analytical methods
Zircon grains were separated from a sample of garnet
tonalite using conventional density and magnetic tech-
niques Representative zircon grains were hand-picked
under a binocular microscope and were cast with pieces of
the CZ3 standard in an epoxy mount that was ground to
expose the grain centers U-Th-Pb isotopic compositions
were analyzed using the WA Consortium SHRIMP II ion
microprobe at Curtin University of Technology following
the analytical procedures of Williams (1998) Sri Lankan
gem zircon standard (CZ3) (206Pb238U = 00914 equiva-
lent to an age of 564 Ma) was used as the standard and the
U and Th decay constants recommended by Steiger and
Jager (1977) were adopted for age calculation Measured238U206Pb ratios and reported ages have been corrected
using the measured 204Pb (Compston et al 1984) The
analytical data were reduced and calculated using the Krill
program of PD Kinny (Curtin University) and then plotted
using the IsoplotEx 246 program (Ludwig 2001) Uncer-
tainties on individual analyses are reported at the 1r level
and mean ages for pooled 206Pb238U results are quoted at
the 95 confidence level (2r) Detailed analytical data are
given in Table 1 and the concordia plots are presented in
Fig 4
Major element composition of the phenocrysts was
analyzed using a Cameca SX-51 electron microprobe at the
Institute of Geology and Geophysics Chinese Academy of
Sciences The acceleration voltage and beam current were
set at 15 kv and 20 nA respectively Detailed analytical
procedure has been described in Liu and Ye (2004) and
both natural and synthetic minerals were used for standard
calibration The analytical errors at 1r for Na Mg Al Si
K Na Ca Ti Cr Mn Fe and Ni are generally better than
012 Major oxides of selected whole-rock samples were
determined with a Rigaku ZSX100e X-ray fluorescence
spectrometer on fused glass disks at the Guangzhou
Institute of Geochemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences
(GIGCAS) with analytical uncertainties between 1 and 5
Trace elements were analyzed using a Perkin-Elmer Sciex
ELAN 6000 ICP-MS following the procedures described
by Li (1997) About 50 mg of powdered sample was
digested with mixed HNO3 + HF acid in steel-bomb coated
Teflon beakers in order to assure complete dissolution of the
refractory minerals Rh was used as an internal standard to
monitor signal drift and the USGS rock standards GSP-1
G-2 W-2 and AGV-1 and the Chinese national rock stan-
dards GSR-1 and GSR-3 were analyzed in order to calibrate
element concentrations of the unknown samples Analytical
uncertainties were generally better than 5
Sr and Nd isotopic analyses were performed on a
Finnigan MAT-262 at the Institute of Geology and Geo-
physics Chinese Academy of Sciences following the
procedures described by Zhang et al (2002) Cation col-
umns were used to separate Sr and rare earth elements
(REEs) and the REE fraction was further separated with
HDEHP-coated Kef columns to obtain Nd Measured87Sr86Sr and 143Nd144Nd ratios were normalized to86Sr88Sr = 01194 and 146Nd144Nd = 07219 respec-
tively The reported 87Sr86Sr and 143Nd144Nd ratios were
respectively adjusted to the NBS SRM 987 standard87Sr86Sr = 071025 and the Shin Etsu JNdi-1 standard143Nd144Nd = 0512115 Oxygen was extracted from a
garnet separate using the standard BrF5 technique (Taylor
Fig 2 Geological map of the Achiq Kol area East Kunlun
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123
and Epstein 1962) Before analysis powders were dried at
110C for 2 h to release adsorbed water Isotope analyses
were performed on a MAT-252 mass spectrometer The
18O16O ratio is expressed by the conventional d18O nota-
tion in permil relative to V-SMOW The analytical error of
d18O values is plusmn01
Fig 3 Photographs of rock
specimen and major minerals in
the garnet-bearing tonalitic
porphyry East Kunlun (a) Rock
specimen with garnet crystals
(b) Garnet with apatite
inclusions enclosed in
kaolinized plagioclase
(PPL 940) c Garnet enclosed
in chloritized hornblende
(PPL 940) d Garnet aggregate
showing concentric zoning and
ilmenite inclusion (PPL 940)
e Chloritized hornblende
showing idiomorphic crystal
form (PPL 940) f Fresh
hornblende phenocryst with
120 cleavages (PPL 940)
g Plagioclase phenocryst with
reverse zoning (PPL 940)
h Partly resorbed anhedral
quartz phenocryst in fine-
grained matrix (PPL 940)
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123
Geochronology
Zircon grains from the garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry
are euhedral and transparent and generally colorless or
light brown Most grains exhibit concentric oscillatory
zoning and no inherited zircon cores were observed
Eleven zircons were analyzed for U-Pb isotopic com-
position and the results are listed in Table 1 The zircons
show a wide range of U (337ndash1329 ppm) and Th (26ndash
308 ppm) contents Except for three grains with rela-
tively low ThU ratios (ca 007) most zircons have
moderate ThU ratios (018ndash033) which together with
their internal concentric zoning indicate a magmatic
origin These analyses form a coherent group with a
weighted mean 206Pb238U age of 213 plusmn 3 Ma (Fig 4)
This age is interpreted as the crystallization age of the
rock
Geochemical results
Mineral compositions
Garnet
Representative compositions of garnet in the tonalite por-
phyry are listed in Table 2 All garnets have a relatively
homogeneous composition consisting mainly of almandine
(56ndash76 mol) and grossular (24ndash30 mol) with minor
pyrope (9ndash18 mol) and spessartine (1ndash7 mol) compo-
nents Although the garnets generally show compositional
zoning (Fig 3andashc) there is no regular compositional varia-
tion within the grains As revealed in Table 2 some garnet
shows an increase in MgO MnO andor CaO towards the
rim whereas others show the reverse trend These features
are similar to those of garnet phenocrysts in the northern
Pannonian Basin eastern-central Europe and Setouchi
Japan (Harangi et al 2001 Kawabata and Takafuji 2005)
The compositional variation of garnet can be illustrated with
a profile analysis on a single garnet crystal (Fig 5) The
components of garnet generally keep relatively constant in
the central part of the crystal except for grossular showing a
weak fluctuation although a significant increase in alman-
dine and a decrease in grossular can be observed in the rim
while pyrope and spessartine exhibit only weak variation
Hornblende
Compositions of representative hornblende crystals are
given in Table 3 Hornblende in the garnet-bearing tona-
litic porphyry has relatively homogeneous composition
In comparison with those from garnet-bearing andesite
from Northland New Zealand (Day et al 1992) horn-
blende in this study is characterized by relatively low
MgO (881ndash101 wt) TiO2 (088ndash187 wt) and CaO
Table 1 SHRIMP zircon UndashPb results for the garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry East Kunlun
Spot
name
U
ppm
Th
ppm
ThU 207Pb206Pb err 207Pb 235U err 206Pb238U Error () Error
correlation
Age (Ma)
206Pb238U 1r 207Pb206Pb 1r
L1211 440 30 007 00466 421 02114 435 00329 107 025 209 2 30 101
L1221 398 31 008 00486 433 02248 447 00336 108 024 213 2 127 102
L1231 939 308 033 00499 185 02383 209 00347 099 047 220 2 188 43
L1241 369 26 007 00495 283 02259 303 00331 107 035 210 2 169 66
L1251 453 80 018 00484 381 02181 396 00327 106 027 208 2 117 90
L1261 337 79 024 00477 522 02140 533 00325 110 021 206 2 85 124
L1271 1146 235 021 00502 141 02311 172 00334 098 057 212 2 202 33
L1281 837 156 019 00475 192 02220 216 00339 099 046 215 2 73 46
L1291 1329 264 020 00491 154 02284 182 00337 097 053 214 2 153 36
L12101 793 192 024 00498 205 02350 228 00342 100 044 217 2 186 48
L12111 1142 275 024 00485 175 02276 201 00340 098 049 216 2 126 41
290290
270270
250250
230230
190190
170170
150150
00220022
00260026
00300030
00340034
00380038
00420042
00460046
014014 018018 022022 026026 030030 034034
207207PbPb 235235UU
20
62
06 P
b
Pb
23
82
38UU
Weighted mean Pb U age = 213 3 Ma206 238
( 37)n 11 MSWD= =
Fig 4 SHRIMP zircon UndashPb concordia diagrams for the garnet-
bearing tonalitic Porphyry East Kunlun
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123
Tab
le2
Rep
rese
nta
tive
maj
or
elem
ent
com
posi
tion
of
gar
net
inth
egar
net
-bea
ring
tonal
itic
porp
hyry
E
ast
Kunlu
n
Sam
ple
G-1
2a1
G-1
2a2
G-1
2a-
3G
-12c-
1G
-12c-
3G
-a-3
G-a
-2
Core
Rim
Core
Rim
Core
Man
tle
Rim
Core
Rim
Core
Man
tle
Rim
Core
Rim
Core
Rim
SiO
2378
5384
8383
3379
1378
6381
3383
6383
2381
7381
4380
2381
377
9384
0383
3379
8
TiO
206
203
001
001
904
605
102
002
902
702
904
103
202
802
203
501
0
Al 2
O3
205
5214
6216
5213
2212
0212
8214
6210
3211
8210
3210
3210
9211
8217
6211
9213
5
Cr 2
O3
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash00
400
1ndash
ndashndash
ndash00
100
3ndash
ndashndash
Fe 2
O3
06
000
4ndash
00
6ndash
ndashndash
04
003
002
701
700
801
400
002
101
5
MgO
25
143
340
234
628
731
733
442
242
539
936
937
242
840
536
235
1
CaO
62
463
358
960
377
878
059
561
671
461
669
258
352
773
268
770
5
MnO
25
515
724
421
922
517
622
217
814
817
915
118
219
816
917
829
6
FeO
297
7281
4282
0292
9278
2278
0293
5277
4271
6278
7280
0287
5290
8275
5280
4270
5
NiO
00
3ndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
00
2ndash
00
100
200
200
100
300
500
200
6
Na 2
O00
300
300
400
400
400
200
300
200
300
100
100
200
300
600
3
K2O
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
00
1ndash
ndash00
1ndash
ndash00
2ndash
ndash00
3
Tota
l1007
51006
91006
71004
91002
71005
11009
5999
4999
8996
2997
7997
41000
91010
81004
81002
8
Form
ula
r(c
atio
ns
are
calc
ula
ted
bas
edon
12
oxygen
s)
Si
60
083
60
154
60
097
59
908
59
890
59
997
60
253
60
385
60
070
60
369
60
167
60
37
59
781
59
829
60
257
59
954
Ti
00
743
00
351
00
117
00
221
00
551
00
600
00
234
00
341
00
315
00
349
00
486
00
386
00
329
00
256
00
414
00
122
Al
38
447
39
543
39
998
39
710
39
528
39
465
39
721
39
059
39
288
39
222
39
226
39
384
39
492
39
966
39
253
39
716
Cr
ndashndash
00
006
ndashndash
00
046
00
012
ndashndash
ndashndash
00
018
00
032
ndashndash
ndash
Fe
00
720
00
043
ndash00
077
ndash00
000
ndash00
476
00
353
00
322
00
200
00
09
00
171
00
252
00
176
Mg
05
938
10
094
09
405
08
154
06
770
07
429
07
827
09
915
09
975
09
422
08
697
08
778
10
091
09
416
08
476
08
264
Ca
10
610
10
600
09
886
10
203
13
187
13
151
10
010
10
396
12
039
10
445
11
727
09
899
08
940
12
221
11
574
11
926
Mn
03
429
02
085
03
237
02
929
03
009
02
352
02
959
02
375
01
968
02
399
02
026
02
442
02
647
02
236
02
372
03
958
Fe
39
530
36
789
36
974
38
715
36
804
36
583
38
552
36
557
35
744
36
893
37
063
38
097
38
474
35
905
36
859
35
709
Ni
00
043
ndashndash
00
004
ndashndash
00
026
ndash00
015
00
026
00
026
00
017
00
041
00
064
00
026
00
079
Na
00
096
00
088
00
128
00
113
00
112
00
049
00
090
00
057
00
098
00
031
00
031
00
063
00
078
00
182
00
098
Kndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash00
018
ndashndash
00
027
ndashndash
00
032
ndash00
008
00
050
Tota
l159
639
159
746
159
848
160
034
159
851
159
672
159
701
159
506
159
823
159
573
159
649
159
513
160
09
159
971
159
672
160
052
Uv
ndashndash
00
1ndash
ndash01
200
3ndash
ndashndash
ndash00
500
8ndash
ndashndash
Ad
29
606
401
805
208
309
103
617
313
713
512
508
209
203
912
706
2
Gr
142
5168
6163
2163
208
205
9162
8155
3185
4160
1180
6155
3135
8198
5179
2192
Py
100
5170
1158
3136
2113
9125
6132
2167
9167
5159
8146
9148
8168
3157
9143
6138
2
Sp
58
135
154
548
950
639
850
040
233
140
734
241
444
137
540
266
2
Al
669
3619
8622
1646
7619
2618
4651
1619
2600
4625
8625
8645
9641
7602
2624
4597
3
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123
Tab
le2
conti
nued
Sam
ple
G-a
-1G
-c-5
G-c
-3G
-c-1
G-5
a-1
G-5
a-2
Core
Man
tle
Rim
Core
Man
tle
Rim
Core
Rim
Core
Man
tle
Rim
Core
Rim
Core
Man
tle
Rim
SiO
2384
5378
6379
5379
5386
4382
6386
1389
9384
4380
2373
0382
0376
0381
5376
4379
8
TiO
207
901
601
605
805
601
902
602
502
401
600
802
302
001
804
501
9
Al 2
O3
211
3214
3212
8215
7212
9215
3215
6219
8217
0220
2215
7217
1217
6216
0215
6215
5
Cr 2
O3
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
00
4ndash
ndashndash
Fe 2
O3
01
9ndash
01
7ndash
01
2ndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
MgO
31
436
236
326
626
537
742
045
038
142
741
341
336
742
832
038
2
CaO
107
463
458
9112
5114
164
069
973
159
762
365
662
064
160
175
064
8
MnO
11
318
019
904
004
716
118
013
918
518
916
516
317
618
117
616
0
FeO
254
9289
3293
1262
5256
8286
2272
0267
1287
4281
1279
5286
5287
0287
0286
2287
7
NiO
00
3ndash
00
100
2ndash
00
5ndash
ndash00
2ndash
ndashndash
00
2ndash
ndash00
1
Na 2
O00
100
500
500
500
500
800
500
300
200
100
500
200
200
3ndash
00
3
K2O
ndash00
4ndash
00
500
300
4ndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash
Tota
l1011
01002
31004
31007
81008
91005
51006
71011
61007
91006
9992
91007
71001
71007
61007
41004
4
Form
ula
r(c
atio
ns
are
calc
ula
ted
bas
edon
12
oxygen
s)
Si
59
863
59
849
59
956
59
405
60
213
60
104
60
256
60
259
60
175
59
503
59
345
59
814
00
241
59
790
59
310
59
797
Ti
00
931
00
187
00
19
00
686
00
654
00
22
00
300
00
290
00
282
00
188
00
097
00
269
40
530
00
218
00
534
00
230
Al
38
777
39
925
39
617
39
799
39
105
39
861
39
661
40
036
40
032
40
611
40
439
40
057
00
046
39
895
40
042
39
992
Cr
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
Fe
00
222
ndash00
198
ndash00
143
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash08
645
ndashndash
ndash
Mg
07
276
08
529
08
544
06
197
06
151
08
825
09
771
10
359
08
880
09
951
09
782
09
632
10
845
09
993
07
522
08
953
Ca
17
911
10
739
09
973
18
873
19
051
10
771
11
679
12
107
10
010
10
448
11
182
10
408
02
353
10
087
12
669
10
937
Mn
01
491
02
404
02
662
00
535
00
622
02
137
02
380
01
815
02
457
02
506
02
226
02
159
37
928
02
401
02
342
02
137
Fe
33
184
38
247
38
72
34
361
33
469
37
592
35
496
34
522
37
628
36
789
37
190
37
515
00
028
37
613
37
710
37
875
Ni
00
037
ndash00
007
00
028
ndash00
068
ndashndash
00
029
ndash00
006
ndash00
054
ndashndash
00
015
Na
00
030
00
153
00
148
00
153
00
143
00
253
00
140
00
091
00
067
00
018
00
144
00
066
ndash00
098
00
009
00
085
Kndash
00
089
00
006
00
098
00
057
00
08
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
160
084
ndashndash
ndash
Tota
l159
722
160
122
160
023
160
136
159
609
159
912
159
683
159
478
159
56
160
012
160
41
159
922
ndash160
094
160
139
160
02
Uv
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
01
2ndash
ndashndash
Ad
19
702
807
810
413
603
304
604
404
302
801
404
103
603
308
03
5
Gr
272
9174
9157
1299
6303
1176
4189
9199
1163
170
6183
168
174
7162
8198
1177
2
Py
122
7142
6142
9104
1104
4149
1165
2176
7151
167
162
2161
7145
166
6125
5149
8
Sp
25
140
244
509
010
636
140
230
941
842
136
936
339
540
039
135
8
Al
559
6639
5647
7577
568
2635
1600
1588
8639
9617
5616
5629
9636
1627
3629
3633
7
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123
Tab
le2
conti
nued
Sam
ple
G-5
c-1
G-5
c-2
G-5
c-3
G-5
c-4
G-2
a-3
G-4
c-2
G-5
b-3
Core
Rim
Core
Rim
Core
Rim
Core
Man
tle
Rim
Rim
Core
Core
Rim
Core
Rim
SiO
2377
9381
4376
7378
7384
1381
5381
0380
6381
1378
8380
3376
4373
1368
0382
1
TiO
202
003
401
700
001
900
001
201
601
802
502
102
300
807
101
9
Al 2
O3
217
0218
8220
4217
8218
9218
5220
7218
6217
7218
4217
9217
2215
5210
2219
1
Cr 2
O3
ndashndash
00
2ndash
ndash00
2ndash
00
2ndash
ndash00
1ndash
ndashndash
ndash
Fe 2
O3
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash
MgO
40
737
639
437
339
942
138
637
137
538
040
637
332
021
842
6
CaO
66
763
369
662
172
164
570
667
258
565
565
566
959
979
876
9
MnO
17
717
123
617
323
717
420
922
320
117
023
016
924
619
914
7
FeO
278
5287
9276
1291
1270
6283
1279
3281
6291
9287
2281
2286
2298
0295
6272
7
NiO
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash00
3ndash
00
4ndash
00
400
1ndash
00
100
300
1
Na 2
Ondash
00
400
300
2ndash
00
100
100
100
100
400
400
500
400
4ndash
K2O
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash00
1ndash
00
1ndash
ndash00
200
1ndash
00
200
1
Tota
l1000
61009
81008
01004
61011
31007
71012
31009
81008
81008
21011
61003
91004
41003
21010
1
Si
59
567
59
663
59
075
59
682
59
815
59
721
59
438
59
611
59
791
59
440
59
451
59
356
59
273
58
842
59
512
Ti
00
238
00
395
00
199
00
221
00
136
00
183
00
216
00
290
00
248
00
272
00
098
00
851
00
220
Al
40
322
40
340
40
735
40
445
40
172
40
310
40
578
40
354
40
262
40
382
40
154
40
378
40
340
39
611
40
221
Cr
ndashndash
00
028
ndashndash
00
024
ndash00
020
ndashndash
00
016
ndashndash
ndashndash
Fe
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash
Mg
09
557
08
779
09
221
08
770
09
269
09
821
08
975
08
650
08
777
08
890
09
462
08
772
07
570
05
191
09
891
Ca
11
272
10
604
11
698
10
491
12
023
10
812
11
809
11
283
09
842
11
009
10
978
11
308
10
193
13
664
12
826
Mn
02
361
02
263
03
135
02
307
03
128
02
312
02
756
02
963
02
666
02
257
03
049
02
258
03
314
02
698
01
934
Fe
36
710
37
674
36
214
38
368
35
243
37
057
36
435
36
877
38
293
37
692
36
760
37
750
39
587
39
525
35
523
Ni
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash00
037
ndash00
048
ndash00
053
00
017
ndash00
019
00
036
00
017
Na
00
009
00
106
00
079
00
058
00
013
00
022
00
022
00
031
00
031
00
124
00
128
00
147
00
128
00
129
ndash
Kndash
ndashndash
00
006
ndash00
014
ndash00
029
ndash00
006
00
038
00
029
ndash00
042
00
024
Tota
l160
037
159
825
160
384
160
128
159
884
160
13
160
148
160
049
159
878
160
144
160
299
160
271
160
522
160
587
160
169
Uv
ndashndash
00
7ndash
ndash00
6ndash
00
5ndash
ndash00
4ndash
ndashndash
ndash
Ad
03
606
003
003
302
002
803
304
403
704
101
512
603
3
Gr
182
6169
4188
8175
196
4179
6193
8184
160
1177
2176
1181
9165
8204
5208
1
Py
159
9148
6153
3146
3155
7163
7149
8145
147
6149
157
4146
4124
985
7164
7
Sp
39
538
352
138
552
538
546
049
744
937
850
737
754
744
532
2
Al
614
3637
6602
1640
1592
617
6608
3618
1644
1631
6611
6630
0653
2652
6591
6
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123
(104ndash112 wt) and significantly higher Al2O3 (127ndash
159 wt) and FeO (160ndash179 wt) On the classification
diagram most data plot in the tschermakite field (Fig 6)
Plagioclase
The representative composition of plagioclase is presented
in Table 4 The feldspar is dominated by andesine
(An = 35ndash49) although one grain is more albite-rich
(An = 20) The Or component is generally less than 2 In
comparison with garnet-bearing volcanic rocks of the
northern Pannonian Basin eastern-central Europe (Harangi
et al 2001) plagioclase in this study is relatively poor in
Al Ca and rich in Na with much lower An values Sig-
nificantly plagioclase generally possesses reversed
compositional zoning with the rims containing a higher
proportion of anorthite than the cores (Table 4)
Ilmenite
Ilmenite occurs within garnet phenocrysts suggesting an
early phase of crystallization The results show that
ilmenite is characterized by low MgO (008 wt) and
relatively high MnO (208ndash595 wt) (Table 5) The
compositions are in contrast with those of ilmenite in calc-
alkaline volcanic rocks of Northland Stouchi and the
northern Pannonian Basin which is generally Mg-rich
(MgO [1 wt) and Mn-Poor (MnO 1 wt) (Day et al
1992 Harangi et al 2001 Kawabata and Takafuji 2005)
Whole-rock geochemistry
Major elements
The whole-rock major and trace element and Nd-Sr isotope
compositions of selected samples are presented in Table 6
The rock samples are homogeneous with SiO2 contents
ranging from 611 to 623 wt They are low in TiO2
(05 wt) and MgO (2 wt) and relatively Na-rich
with Na2OK2O ratios between 27 and 43 The most
distinctive feature is the high Al2O3 content (175ndash
181 wt) consistent with the high proportions of pla-
gioclase and garnet Despite their relatively high Al2O3
contents most the samples plot in the metaluminous field
except for a few samples showing weakly peraluminous
characteristics (10 ACNK 11) (Fig 7) In the nor-
mative feldspar classification diagram all samples fall in
the tonalite field (Fig 8)
Trace elements
The rock samples have low concentrations of transition
elements eg Cr (20 ppm) and Ni (13 ppm) compared
with rocks with similar SiO2 in the Andes (eg Franchini
et al 2003) Large ion lithosphile elements (LILE) and
high field strength elements (HFSE) are also relatively low
in abundance Except for the moderate Sr content (208ndash
250 ppm) Rb (35ndash50 ppm) Cs (121ndash327 ppm) and Ba
(167ndash342 ppm) are all relatively low The contrast between
Rb and Sr concentration levels gives rise to the strikingly
low RbSr ratios (025) Because of the relatively limited
SiO2 range most elements do not show definable trends
with major oxides (eg SiO2 or MgO) Most HFSE (eg
Nb Ta Zr Hf) are comparable to those in garnet-bearing
I-type granitoids (Day et al 1992 Harangi et al 2001) and
are comparable or lower than those in felsic magmatic
rocks from island arcs (eg Mason and McDonald 1978)
Like typical rocks at deconstructive plate margins the
samples display LREE-enriched patterns (Fig 9a) with
chondrite-normalized LaYb ratios between 12 and 38 The
distinctive characteristics of the samples are their remark-
ably low HREE contents (Yb = 055ndash073 ppm) and
significant HREE fractionation (GdYbn = 32ndash54) Most
samples have not experienced plagioclase fractionation
because they possess positive Eu anomalies (EuEu[11)
However three samples exhibit higher LREE contents and
higher LaYbn and GdYbn ratios and slight negative Eu
anomalies (EuEu = 085ndash089) (Table 5 Fig 9a) These
three samples also show relatively low ZrSm ratios
(19ndash24) whereas all other samples have high ZrSm ratios
([30) which are different from those of modern mid-
ocean-ridge basalts (MORBs) ocean-island basalts (OIB)
and island-arc basalts (IAB) but similar to those of
Archean TTG and adakitic rocks (Foley et al 2002) On a
primitive mantle normalized spider diagram the rock is
enriched in LILE relative to LREE and HFSE with pro-
nounced spikes of Pb and troughs of Nb-Ta P and Ti
(Fig 9b) exhibiting characteristics of typical subduction-
related magmas
0
20
40
60
80
Rim Rim
Per
cent
age
Almandine
Grossular
PyropeSpessartine
Core
G-5c 4
Fig 5 Line profile of analyses across a representative garnet from
the garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry
1498 Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) (2009) 981489ndash1510
123
Sr-Nd-O Isotopic compositions
The porphyry possesses relatively homogeneous Sr and Nd
isotope compositions with initial 87Sr86Sr ratios and eNdT
values ranging from 07065 to 07067 and -23 to -14
respectively (Table 6) There are no significant trends
between incompatible element ratios (eg SrY ZrNb
ZrSm and BaLa) with either 87Sr86Sr or eNdT values In
the NdndashSr isotope correlation diagram all the data plot in
the field of arc magmatism and are quite close to the mantle
array (Fig 10) Analysis of garnet separates from the
tonalite porphyry has yielded a d18O value of +623
significantly higher than that of garnet from the mantle
(+524) (Schulze et al 2001)
Discussion
Origin of garnet in the tonalite porphyry
The origin of garnet in calc-alkaline rocks has been debated
for a long time being variously envisaged as a xenocryst a
phenocryst or a restite phase (Birch and Gleadow 1974
Popov et al 1982 Gilbert and Rogers 1989) Green (1977
1992) noticed a close relationship between garnet compo-
sition and the PndashT conditions of crystallization and
recognized that garnet crystallized under relatively high
pressure conditions is more Ca-rich and Mn-poor relative
to those formed in shallower environments In the case of
the East Kunlun porphyry all garnet crystals are euhedral
Table 3 Representative major element composition of hornblende in the garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry East Kunlun
Sample g12b-4a g12b-4b g12c-2ac g12c-2br g5a-3c g5a-3r g5a-5c g-5a-5r g5a-5c g7a-1r g7a-1c g2a-2c g2a-2b g2a-2r g5b-1a g5b-1b
SiO2 4221 4282 4329 4331 4341 4291 4163 4192 4175 4235 4297 4135 4467 4347 4243 4112
TiO2 125 097 113 101 113 108 108 099 094 088 098 187 096 116 107 182
Al2O3 1589 1524 1432 1423 1407 1453 1517 1500 1486 1460 1453 1497 1269 1438 1404 1538
Cr2O3 000 001 002 000 004 000 001 001 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000
FeO 1789 1756 1785 1780 1686 1645 1671 1650 1689 1690 1728 1609 1701 1727 1687 1596
MnO 011 021 024 025 019 014 019 014 020 033 032 032 024 024 025 029
MgO 881 910 920 944 942 941 899 921 902 898 926 963 1007 929 922 949
CaO 1093 1115 1082 1060 1104 1097 1109 1091 1104 1089 1077 1111 1036 1083 1104 1097
Na2O 165 153 160 159 160 159 158 160 161 152 156 196 144 154 147 190
K2O 056 061 055 059 054 041 058 045 053 056 053 048 035 047 053 048
NiO 000 000 000 001 004 003 000 000 000 001 001 000 001 001 005 004
Total 9931 9919 9902 9882 9835 9752 9702 9672 9685 9701 9822 9777 9779 9865 9696 9744
Formula (cations based on 23 oxygens)
Si 621 630 638 640 642 638 626 630 629 636 637 617 661 641 638 615
AlIV 179 170 162 160 158 162 174 170 171 164 163 183 139 159 162 185
AlVI 0970 0945 0874 0872 0870 0929 0944 0957 0930 0945 0915 0801 0826 0908 0865 0856
Ti 0139 0107 0126 0112 0126 0121 0122 0112 0107 0100 0109 0210 0106 0128 0121 0205
Cr 0000 0001 0002 0000 0005 0000 0001 0001 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
Fe2+ 2202 2161 2202 2198 2085 2046 2100 2074 2128 2122 2144 2007 2105 2130 2121 1996
Mn 0014 0027 0030 0032 0024 0018 0024 0018 0026 0041 0041 0040 0030 0030 0032 0036
Ni 0000 0000 0000 0001 0005 0003 0000 0000 0000 0001 0001 0000 0001 0001 0006 0004
Mg 1934 1996 2022 2079 2078 2086 2015 2063 2025 2010 2048 2142 2222 2041 2065 2114
Total 5258 5237 5255 5293 5193 5203 5206 5226 5216 5219 5258 5200 5291 5238 5209 5212
Ca 1723 1758 1710 1677 1749 1748 1786 1757 1782 1753 1713 1776 1643 1711 1778 1757
Na 0018 0005 0035 0030 0058 0049 0008 0017 0002 0028 0029 0024 0066 0051 0013 0031
Total 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000
Na 0453 0431 0421 0425 0400 0411 0451 0449 0468 0416 0420 0544 0347 0389 0416 0518
K 0106 0114 0103 0112 0102 0079 0111 0086 0101 0107 0100 0090 0065 0087 0102 0092
Total 15559 15544 15525 15537 15502 15489 15562 15535 15569 15522 15520 15634 15413 15476 15517 15610
Total O 2601 2601 2596 2592 2589 2574 2547 2547 2541 2549 2580 2566 2586 2596 2547 2561
ON 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23
Al 2757 2643 2490 2477 2451 2547 2687 2657 2639 2584 2540 2632 2213 2499 2487 2709
Na 0471 0436 0457 0455 0458 0460 0459 0466 0470 0444 0449 0567 0413 0440 0429 0549
XMg 028 029 028 029 030 031 029 030 029 029 029 032 031 029 030 031
Pressure 101 96 88 88 87 91 98 96 96 93 91 95 75 89 88 99
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with concentric zoning and have a similar composition
suggesting a magmatic origin The data show that all the
garnets contain relatively high Ca (CaO = 585ndash117 wt)
and low Mn (MnO = 040ndash296 wt) (Table 2) consis-
tent with crystallization at relatively high pressure
(CaO [ 4 wt MnO 4 wt) (Green 1977 1992 Con-
rad et al 1988) In the MnO versus CaO diagram
(Fig 11a) garnets from the tonalite porphyry from East
Kunlun show strong affinity to high-pressure garnet This is
different from garnets contained in xenoliths from the
Cenozoic volcanic rocks of Hohxil northern Tibetan
Plateau (Deng 1998) which mostly plot in the low-pressure
field The distinctive composition of the garnet is consistent
with the petrographic observation and suggests that all the
garnets are phenocrysts that crystallized under relatively
high pressure Furthermore it has been recognized that
garnet in cumulates of mantle-derived magma ecolgitic
restite and garnet peridotite generally contains high MgO
(usually [8 wt) (eg Lee et al 2006 and references
therein) However garnet in the tonalitic porphyry contains
much lower MgO (45 wt) strikingly different from
garnet grown in the mantle environment (Fig 11b) This
may suggest that these garnets crystallized in a felsic
rather than a mafic melt
80 75 70 65 60 550
1
Ferro-Actinolite
Actinolite
Tremolite Tr Hb
ActHbl
Fe-ActHbl Ferro-Hbl
Magnesio-Hbl
Fe-TschHbl
Tsch
Hbl
Ferro-
Tschermakite
Tschermakite
Tsi
Mg
(Mg+
Fe)
2+
Fig 6 Classification diagram for hornblende crystals from the
garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry (after Hawthorne 1981)
Table 4 Representative analyses of plagioclase from the garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry East Kunlun
Sample Grt-12c3 Grt-c4c Grt-c4r Grt-7a1c Grt-7a1r Grt-7a2c Grt-7a2r Grt-7a3c Grt-7a3r
SiO2 6416 5791 5673 5915 5712 5954 5523 5929 5648
TiO2 ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash 002 ndash ndash
Al2O3 2292 2781 2848 2592 2821 2643 2811 2611 2821
Cr2O3 021 002 002 001 ndash 002 002 002 001
MgO ndash ndash ndash ndash 001 ndash ndash ndash ndash
CaO 355 907 1015 742 964 771 1020 756 979
MnO 002 003 004 005 003 004 004 007 003
FeO 035 003 007 003 008 002 006 007 005
NiO 001 003 006 ndash 003 ndash ndash 001 001
Na2O 766 634 585 738 621 715 603 745 619
K2O 010 021 013 026 015 024 011 023 017
Total 9898 10145 10153 10022 10148 10115 9982 10081 10094
Formular (cations based on 8 oxygens)
Si 28404 25585 25132 26366 25292 26282 24945 26303 2517
Ti ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash 00006 ndash ndash
Al 1196 14479 14866 13616 14722 13751 14964 13648 14817
Cr 00073 00007 00007 00004 00006 00006 00007 00003
Mg 00003 ndash ndash ndash 00005 ndash ndash ndash ndash
Ca 01683 04293 04817 03542 04571 03647 04934 03589 04674
Mn 00008 0001 00017 00018 00012 00015 00014 00026 00009
Fe 00128 00011 00025 00013 00029 00009 00021 00026 0002
Ni 00003 00011 00022 ndash 0001 ndash ndash 00002 00003
Na 06577 05429 05021 06378 05328 06116 0528 06405 05352
K 00058 0012 00071 00149 00085 00137 00065 00129 00098
Total 48897 49946 49978 50087 50053 49963 50236 50137 50146
ab 7906 5516 5067 6335 5337 6177 5136 6327 5286
or 070 122 072 148 085 138 064 128 096
an 2023 4362 4861 3518 4579 3684 4800 3545 4617
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Constraints on the PndashT conditions
Several geobarometers and geothermometers have been
proposed to estimate the P-T conditions of granitoid
batholith formation (eg Holland and Blundy 1994
Anderson 1996 Holdaway et al 1997) Day et al (1992)
used phase equilibrium diagrams to constrain the P-T
conditions of garnet-bearing andesite in Northland
New Zealand and suggested that the mineral assemblage
of garnet + plagioclase + amphibole + quartz is stable
around 10 kbar and 800ndash850C and a similar estimate was
made for the garnet-bearing calc-alkaline volcanic rocks of
the northern Pannonion Basin eastern-central Europe
(Harangi et al 2001) In contrast to multiple mineral
barometers the Al-in-hornblende geobarometer is partic-
ularly suitable to estimate the emplacement pressure of
granitic rocks (Anderson 1996 Ague 1997) Because gar-
nets in the tonalitic porphyry are mostly surrounded by
plagioclase or hornblende the Al-in-hornblende barometer
can provide direct constraint on the crystallization pressure
of garnet Using the Al-in-hornblende barometer calibrated
by Schmidt (1992) the pressure is estimated at 75ndash
101 kbar suggesting that the garnet crystallized at a
crustal depth below 26ndash35 km Using the zircon saturation
thermometer (Watson and Harrison 1983) the temperature
of the tonalite porphyry was estimated as 706ndash713C
representing the temperature when the magma was em-
placed at a shallower crustal level
Petrogenesis of the garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry
The relatively high SiO2 low MgO Cr and Ni contents
suggest an evolved magmatic composition for the garnet-
bearing tonalitic porphyry The relatively high pressure of
hornblendes indicates that the phenocrysts formed prior to
emplacement of the magma therefore their compositions
may be useful to infer the origin of the early melt Garnet
phenocrysts with ilmenite inclusions are the earliest phases
preserved in the tonalite porphyry The garnet phenocrysts
are compositionally distinct from those crystallized from
primary mantle-derived magma and therefore probably
formed in an evolved magma (Fig 11b) Likewise
ilmenite within garnet phenocrysts has a very low MgO
(008 wt) content much lower than ilmenite in the
garnet-bearing andesitedacite of Northland New Zealand
(179ndash248 wt) northern Pannonian Basin (085ndash
327 wt) and the Setouchi volcanic belt (1ndash102 wt)
(Day et al 1992 Harangi et al 2001 Kawabata and
Takafuji 2005) In addition the garnet phenocrysts have an
oxygen isotope composition (+623) significantly higher
than that of normal mantle-derived garnets (+524)
(Schulze et al 2001) which together with the above
evidence suggests a crustal source for the phenocrysts
Experimental work conducted in the garnet-stability field
has revealed that partial melting of amphibolite would
generate silicic melt characterized by low MgO and high
SiO2 (eg Skjerlie and Johnston 1996 Rapp et al 1999)
which may well explain the low MgO contents in the
garnets and ilmenites from East Kunlun However the
garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry cannot be entirely ascri-
bed to partial melting of mafic crust because the rock
contains only moderate Sr (260 ppm) which is signifi-
cantly lower than the average Sr content (348 ppm) of the
lower crust (Rudnick and Gao 2004) Field investigation
and geochemical research on the Triassic arc magma in
East Kunlun have revealed extensive mixing of crust- and
mantle-derived magma (Luo et al 2002 Liu et al 2003)
In the Nd-Sr isotope correlation diagram (Fig 10) the
garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry plots mainly in the field
of Triassic arc magmas but much closer to the mantle
array and therefore distinct from those of the basement of
East Kunlun This may suggest that only a small propor-
tion of crustal component contributed to the genesis of the
rock
Table 5 Representative composition of ilmenite enclosed in garnet crystals
Sample Grt-2a-1 Grt-2a-2 Grt-2a-3 Grt-2a-4 Grt-2a-5 Grt-2b-1 Grt-2b-2 Grt-2b-3 Grt-3a-2 Grt-3a-3 Grt-3a-4 Grt-3a-5 Grt-3a-6
SiO2 002 007 004 ndash 005 004 004 002 004 003 004 006 001
TiO2 5047 5094 5001 5226 4999 4999 5078 5049 5003 5084 5084 4994 5017
Al2O3 ndash 003 ndash 001 010 004 004 007 006 001 002 001 004
FeO 4644 4347 4690 4451 4462 4639 4666 4593 4601 4565 4557 4702 4277
MnO 256 595 208 266 301 244 243 236 270 298 284 266 502
MgO 005 ndash 008 002 ndash ndash 006 006 007 003 003 003 004
CaO 003 003 ndash 027 021 001 ndash 003 038 ndash ndash ndash 001
Na2O 003 005 003 ndash 003 ndash 001 ndash 005 004 007 ndash ndash
K2O ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash 001 ndash ndash 001 ndash ndash ndash
Cr2O3 ndash 001 ndash ndash 007 005 ndash ndash 004 ndash ndash ndash ndash
Total 9960 10055 9915 9973 9809 9897 10002 9897 9937 9960 9941 9971 9805
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Tab
le6
Whole
rock
com
posi
tions
of
the
gar
net
-bea
ring
tonal
itic
porp
hyry
E
ast
Kunlu
n
Sam
ple
EK
L2-
01
EK
L2-
03
EK
L2-
06
EK
L2-
08
EK
L2-
11
EK
L2-
13
EK
L2-
16
EK
L2-
17
EK
2-
19
EK
L2-
21
EK
L2-
23
EK
L2-
26
EK
L2-
28
EK
L2-
30
EK
L2-
31
EK
L2-
33
EK
L2-
35
EK
L2-
36
EK
L2-
37
EK
L2-
39
EK
L2-
40
SiO
2616
2613
6621
8616
5616
9616
4614
0622
9620
9616
5616
0614
8612
8609
0610
7615
3615
2619
4619
7620
6618
3
TiO
204
504
504
304
304
404
504
404
304
404
304
404
304
204
104
104
304
304
304
404
404
4
Al 2
O3
179
0178
4181
3179
4178
6180
2179
4180
8179
8177
7177
7175
4175
0177
3177
6180
6180
0181
3179
5180
2178
3
Fe 2
O3T
50
750
547
648
448
050
850
848
048
348
548
648
448
348
248
547
948
048
148
248
248
6
MnO
00
800
800
800
700
800
800
800
700
700
800
800
700
700
800
800
800
800
800
800
700
8
MgO
18
618
617
617
517
218
018
017
717
617
817
717
817
716
917
117
517
317
517
417
817
8
CaO
64
564
566
165
964
964
263
952
452
463
263
463
663
564
063
964
464
364
465
252
463
5
Na 2
O36
337
634
636
333
037
137
636
036
133
432
934
234
032
738
534
834
134
433
336
033
9
K2O
08
708
711
611
510
911
211
211
811
911
311
210
510
512
312
509
909
809
811
011
911
2
P2O
500
800
800
900
900
800
900
800
900
900
900
900
800
800
800
800
800
900
900
800
900
9
LO
I24
222
718
219
620
521
321
326
927
422
324
130
130
231
430
623
022
023
419
626
924
8
Tota
l1004
21000
61004
61001
1996
01005
41002
31002
51000
3996
7997
71000
6997
7997
31005
1999
2996
71004
3999
8999
91002
4
Li
147
147
105
124
159
151
142
227
162
156
176
147
133
127
128
131
141
121
155
181
160
Be
14
515
115
215
715
916
216
316
117
116
816
117
617
116
116
216
016
415
715
516
115
8
Sc
70
073
763
668
965
771
266
675
974
162
269
773
668
474
478
265
566
267
771
765
768
2
V397
410
373
371
371
372
369
369
361
369
385
374
363
355
353
362
367
362
354
359
376
Cr
156
180
162
164
224
172
158
151
155
163
157
165
179
157
165
217
136
173
155
158
152
Co
94
097
091
091
188
490
689
768
067
282
881
685
987
797
397
878
078
278
185
566
882
2
Ni
126
106
112
85
109
89
582
872
588
384
570
480
595
592
684
497
664
584
278
378
864
4
Cu
126
126
128
124
126
108
104
105
119
135
134
119
137
103
112
97
95
100
120
101
130
Zn
772
799
729
737
694
756
714
664
693
730
703
736
742
953
943
737
730
721
708
643
693
Ga
171
174
175
178
174
175
170
170
162
166
171
169
169
170
167
173
173
169
166
162
168
Ge
11
211
311
111
111
111
010
710
610
510
910
911
811
711
111
712
312
512
110
710
111
1
Rb
352
361
496
495
419
408
408
476
480
434
433
426
430
460
457
466
454
459
409
477
432
Sr
252
259
251
254
249
245
243
208
209
236
236
232
234
240
239
232
230
229
243
208
238
Y66
668
662
762
763
469
870
460
756
967
267
964
564
271
572
669
668
566
962
459
369
0
Zr
672
722
783
786
725
769
751
689
686
674
757
884
814
825
670
687
771
820
730
676
756
Nb
39
040
139
439
639
740
039
438
539
039
739
639
239
038
638
739
338
537
939
338
840
1
Mo
07
607
207
907
007
707
006
407
306
704
805
407
808
909
207
806
404
806
206
507
305
3
Cd
01
401
401
701
601
502
101
905
601
901
401
501
802
501
701
901
301
401
801
401
401
8
Sb
04
704
804
604
405
406
006
008
908
506
706
913
413
609
309
707
808
308
204
908
406
9
Cs
12
112
414
214
013
315
215
231
731
518
518
717
617
618
418
116
015
815
713
732
718
8
Ba
247
256
281
282
270
317
314
186
183
259
263
263
267
341
342
171
170
167
265
182
267
La
113
130
112
115
111
118
119
115
108
114
117
115
115
116
114
361
334
345
112
113
117
Ce
225
249
219
226
217
230
231
227
211
221
225
223
223
221
221
668
611
632
221
219
230
Pr
27
030
226
727
026
427
428
427
425
927
227
926
527
426
726
673
867
369
626
326
528
4
Nd
107
115
106
107
104
108
107
105
98
106
109
106
106
104
103
251
230
237
103
103
110
Sm
22
423
622
322
421
921
822
921
420
422
322
521
722
721
621
336
234
434
821
720
623
5
Eu
07
307
507
607
607
307
407
207
106
807
407
707
307
407
407
509
008
908
707
406
907
7
Gd
18
419
418
118
018
018
618
717
216
318
718
318
318
118
218
128
627
127
317
716
718
7
Tb
02
602
702
602
502
602
602
602
502
402
602
602
502
602
602
703
203
103
102
602
302
7
Dy
13
413
513
012
813
113
913
812
412
013
613
313
013
114
213
814
914
514
012
612
113
9
1502 Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) (2009) 981489ndash1510
123
Ta
ble
6co
nti
nu
ed
Sam
ple
EK
L2-
01
EK
L2-
03
EK
L2-
06
EK
L2-
08
EK
L2-
11
EK
L2-
13
EK
L2-
16
EK
L2-
17
EK
2-
19
EK
L2-
21
EK
L2-
23
EK
L2-
26
EK
L2-
28
EK
L2-
30
EK
L2-
31
EK
L2-
33
EK
L2-
35
EK
L2-
36
EK
L2-
37
EK
L2-
39
EK
L2-
40
Ho
02
502
602
402
402
402
702
702
302
202
602
602
502
402
602
702
702
602
602
402
202
6
Er
06
907
206
606
606
707
807
606
806
407
207
106
806
707
907
807
807
407
606
506
607
6
Tm
01
001
000
900
900
901
101
100
900
801
001
000
900
901
101
101
001
001
000
900
901
1
Yb
06
106
305
805
605
807
007
105
905
506
406
306
005
907
307
106
606
406
205
905
606
4
Lu
00
900
900
800
800
901
001
000
900
800
900
900
800
901
001
101
000
900
900
800
800
9
Hf
20
321
823
223
721
723
122
420
620
720
522
225
824
023
519
720
922
623
421
619
621
9
Ta
03
303
203
203
103
103
203
003
003
002
903
003
002
902
902
902
902
902
803
002
803
0
W04
404
203
403
203
403
302
905
604
902
903
204
004
203
603
603
002
502
703
105
502
9
Tl
02
402
503
203
102
603
102
903
703
802
502
603
003
103
303
202
502
502
402
703
802
7
Pb
95
294
8110
1108
9112
795
695
9101
1108
5101
7113
099
3119
9104
4108
098
099
7101
2111
4101
0101
8
Bi
00
900
900
500
500
800
600
601
201
201
401
501
201
300
500
501
601
601
700
701
201
5
Th
36
541
937
138
336
239
139
438
836
636
638
138
138
137
536
7135
5123
6130
536
537
237
3
U12
913
314
014
013
613
713
412
812
313
413
814
814
713
513
916
215
615
813
312
513
8
AC
NK
a09
309
209
309
109
409
209
110
410
409
509
509
309
309
308
909
509
509
609
410
409
4
Mg
48
48
48
48
47
47
47
48
48
48
48
48
48
47
47
48
48
48
48
48
48
RE
E553
610
544
555
538
567
570
553
517
551
561
550
553
551
548
1463
1349
1390
541
536
571
(La Y
b) C
hb
126
139
130
138
130
114
113
131
134
121
126
128
131
107
108
372
353
379
129
136
123
(Gd Yb) C
hb
36
937
337
838
837
932
332
035
136
235
735
236
837
030
130
853
051
453
936
635
935
2
Eu
10
910
711
611
511
311
310
611
311
411
111
611
211
211
411
708
508
908
611
511
411
2
Ce
09
509
309
409
509
409
509
309
509
309
309
209
509
309
309
409
609
609
609
509
409
4
Zr
Sm
30
31
35
35
33
35
33
32
34
30
34
41
36
38
32
19
22
24
34
33
32
Zr
Yb
110
114
134
140
126
110
106
116
126
106
120
146
137
113
94
105
121
133
124
120
117
NbY
b64
263
667
670
568
957
155
564
771
462
362
764
965
752
654
259
960
261
566
769
062
3
ThN
b09
310
409
409
709
109
810
010
109
409
209
609
709
809
709
534
532
134
509
309
609
3
Zr
Nb
17
18
20
20
18
19
19
18
18
17
19
23
21
21
17
17
20
22
19
17
19
ThL
a03
203
203
303
303
303
303
303
403
403
203
203
303
303
203
203
803
703
803
203
303
2
Sr
Y379
377
401
405
393
350
345
343
367
351
348
360
364
336
330
333
335
342
389
351
344
Ce
Pb
24
26
20
21
19
24
24
22
19
22
20
22
19
21
20
68
61
63
20
22
23
eNd
c-
18
-20
-21
-19
-23
-18
-14
-20
Init
ial
Srd
07
067
07
066
07
067
07
066
07
067
07
067
07
065
07
066
aA
lum
inum
satu
rati
on
index
=m
ola
rA
l 2O
3(
K2O
+N
a 2O
+C
aO)
bC
hondri
tedat
afr
om
Tay
lor
and
McL
ennan
1985
ck S
m=
65
49
10
-1
2yea
r-1
dk R
b=
14
29
10
-1
1yea
r-1
Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) (2009) 981489ndash1510 1503
123
Plagioclase phenocrysts record the compositional varia-
tion of the magma during a later stage of its crystallization
The reversed zoning in plagioclase (Table 3) is commonly
considered to reflect magma mixing with a more primitive
source (Hibbard 1995 Kawabata and Shuto 2005) Because
dehydration melting of lower crust requires relatively high
temperature ([850C) (eg Rushmer 1991 Sen and Dunn
1994 Skjerlie and Johnston 1996) a mantle-derived
magma must have been involved to fuse the crustal mate-
rial The high Al2O3 and mostly positive Eu anomalies of
the tonalite porphyry suggest retarded crystallization of
plagioclase which together with the abundant hornblende
in the rock indicates an H2O-rich magma (Muntener et al
2001 Grove et al 2002) Due to the scarcity of water in the
lower crust partial melting of lower crust cannot generate
an H2O-rich melt (Patino Douce 1999) therefore the high
H2O contents in the garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry most
likely came from mantle-derived magma In the Triassic
the Paleo-Tethys was being consumed along the south
margin of the Kunlun arc (Yin and Harrison 2000) which
resulted in widespread arc magmatism in East Kunlun It is
therefore likely that mantle-derived arc magma was un-
derplated along the crust-mantle zone and mixed with a
felsic crustal melt a scenario consistent with experimental
work conducted by McCarthy and Patino Douce (1997)
In terms of tectonic setting Paleo-Tethys was still being
consumed along the Kunlun in the late Triassic (Sengor
1987 Yin and Harrison 2000) and Triassic limestone
within flysch sediments in the Kunlun range suggest a
marine-phase sedimentary environment that probably
05 10 15 2004
08
12
16
20
24
28
Peralkaline
Metaluminous Peraluminous
ACNK
AN
K
Fig 7 ANK versus ACNK diagram for the granitoids from East
Kunlun (after Maniar and Piccoli 1989)
Gra
nodi
orite
An
Ab Or
Tona
lite
Trondhjemite Granite
Fig 8 An-Ab-Or CIPW-normative ternary diagram for the granitoids
from East Kunlun (after Barker 1979)
Sa
mp
leC
ho
nd
rite
La
Ce
Pr
Nd Sm
Eu
Gd
Tb
Dy
Ho
Er
Tm
Yb
Lu
1000
100
10
1
01
1
1
10
100
1000
Cs
Rb
Ba
Th
U
K
Nb
Ta
La
Ce
Pb
Pr
Sr
P
Nd
Zr
Hf
Sm
Eu
Ti
Gd
Tb
Dy
Y
Ho
Er
Tm
Yb
Lu
Sa
mp
lep
rim
itiv
em
an
tle
(a)
(b)
Fig 9 Trace element characteristics of the garnet-bearing tonalite
porphyry (a) Chondrite-normalized rare earth element patterns for
representative samples of the tonalite porphyry East Kunlun (chon-
drite values from Taylor and McLennan 1985) b Primitive mantle-
normalized trace element spider diagrams for representative samples
of the tonalite porphyry East Kunlun (Primitive mantle data from Sun
and McDonough 1989)
1504 Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) (2009) 981489ndash1510
123
reflected a normal crustal thickness (35 km) for the East
Kunlun at this time Therefore although there is no direct
evidence of restite or xenoliths indicating generation at the
crust-mantle boundary the high pressure of the garnet
phenocrysts may indicate that they were formed at or just
above the crust-mantle transition zone The garnet-bearing
tonalite porphyry from East Kunlun therefore provides a
paradigm of MASH zone magmatic processes
Implications for genesis of adakitic rocks
Adakites are sodic rocks characterized by low HREE but
elevated Sr and Al2O3 contents and high SrY and LaYb
ratios which are ascribed to hydrous partial melting of a
subducted oceanic slab or over-thickened lower crust in the
garnet stability field (Defant and Drummond 1990
Atherton and Petford 1993 Martin et al 2005) Because of
the broad similarity to Archean tonalitendashtrondhjemitendash
granodiorite gneisses (TTG) and their potential role in
metallogenesis (Martin 1999 Smithies 2000 Condie 2005
Richards and Kerrich 2007) adakitic rocks have received
much attention Although the petrogenetic regime has been
supported by much experimental work (eg Rapp et al
1991 Rushmer 1991 Sen and Dunn 1994) most thermal
models require subduction of young and therefore warm
oceanic lithosphere to reach the temperature of the wet
basaltic solidus at depths of 90ndash120 km (eg Peacock
et al 1994) However such a prediction is contrary to
many modern cases where adakites occur in association
with old and thus cold subducting slabs (Macpherson
et al 2006) To deal with such a paradox some workers
have proposed that fractional crystallization of H2O-rich
arc magmas under high pressure conditions would give rise
to adakitic signatures in arc magmas (eg Castillo et al
1999 Kleinhanns et al 2003 Macpherson et al 2006 Eiler
et al 2007 Richards and Kerrich 2007 Roderıguez et al
2007) However both adakitic and non-adakitic rocks may
come from the mantle and experience high pressure frac-
tionation in the MASH zone therefore there must be other
key factors affecting the composition of arc magmas that
prevent some from becoming adakitic rocks
It is proposed that the garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry
from East Kunlun experienced strong fractional crystalli-
zation and magma mixing in the garnet stability field
therefore providing an opportunity to test the various
+10
+5
0
-5
-10
-15
-200690 0700 0710 0720 0730 0740 0750 0760
Basement of the East Kunlun
Arc magmas of the East Kunlun
Mantle array
87 87Sr Sri
εNd
T
Mixing trend
Garnet-bearing tonalite
Fig 10 Correlation diagram between 87Sr86Sri and eNdT for garnet-
bearing tonalitic porphyry (Data for the basement of East Kunlun
from Yu et al 2005 data for the arc magmas of East Kunlun from
Chen et al 2005 and Liu et al 2003)
Hig
h p
ress
ure
ga
rne
ts f
rom
MI
-typ
e m
ag
ma
s
Low pressure garnets from MI-type magmas
Garnets from S-type granite
Garnets from metapelites
0 2 4 6 80
2
4
6
8
10
MnO (wt)
Ca
O (
wt
)
Garnets from tonalitic porphyry of the East Kunlun
Garnets from xenoliths in Cenozoic volcanic rocks of the Hoh Xil northern Tibet
Garnet websteritesGarnet clinopyroxenites
Garnet peridotites
Garnet in eclogitic restite (2-3 Gpa) Garnet in this study
SNB cumulates of high MgO primitive magma
SNB cumulates of low MgO basaltic andesite
Ca
O (
wt
)
MgO (wt)
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 204
5
7
9
11
12
6
8
10
(a)
(b)
Fig 11 Garnet comparisons in this study compared to other settings
a CaO versus MnO correlation diagram (after Harangi et al 2001)
Data for Cenozoic volcanic rocks of the Hoh Xil northern Tibet from
Deng (1998) b CaO versus MgO correlation diagram (after Lee et al
2006) SNB Sierra Nevada Batholith data for garnet in eclogite
restite from Pertermann and Hirschmann (2003)
Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) (2009) 981489ndash1510 1505
123
hypotheses It contains relatively high Al2O3 ([17 wt)
mostly positive Eu anomalies (EuEu [ 11) and high Zr
Sm ratios ([30) The low HREE (Yb 08 ppm) and high
SrY ([33) ratios are significantly differ from those of
normal island arc magmas In the Y versus SrY correlation
diagram all tonalite rock samples plot in the adakite field
(Fig 12) These features suggest that fractional crystalli-
zation of H2O-rich arc magma in the garnet stability field
can effectively scavenge HREE and generate Al-rich melt
However there are some differences between the tonalite
porphyry and adakitic rocks The porphyry has moderate Sr
(260 ppm) and LaYb ratios (16ndash21) which are lower
than those of adakite (Sr [ 400 ppm LaYb C 20) and
TTG (Sr [ 500 ppm LaYb generally[30) (Barker 1979
Richards and Kerrich 2007) Because plagioclase was
suppressed by the high water content in the magma
removal of Sr by fractionation of plagioclase can be
excluded Instead crystallization of apatite at an early stage
of magmatic evolution may be responsible for the relatively
low Sr contents and LaYb ratios in the residual melt
Apatite commonly occurs in mantle and crustal environ-
ments and possesses high partition coefficients for both Sr
and LREE (Chazot et al 1996 Bea and Montero 1999) For
example apatite may concentrate LREE up to 200 times
compared to clinopyroxene and although slightly lower
than that of plagioclase (up to 158) (Ren et al 2003) its
partition coefficient for Sr (DSr = 51ndash82) is still high
enough to affect magma composition (Pla Cid et al 2007
Prowatke and Klemme 2006) Petrographic observation of
the tonalite porphyry reveals that apatite is mainly enclosed
in the garnet phenocrysts which along with the depletion in
P in the spider diagram (Fig 9b) implies removal of apatite
as an early phase during evolution of the magma in the
MASH zone Because plagioclase was suppressed by a high
water content in the early stage of magmatic evolution
Sr concentration in the residual melt would be mainly
controlled by apatite Similarly moderate Sr contents
(400 ppm) and apatite inclusions in garnet phenocrysts
appear to be common features of garnet-bearing interme-
diate rocks worldwide (eg Day et al 1992 Harangi et al
2001 Bach et al 2003 Kawabata and Shuto 2005)
implying that apatite has played a crucial role in buffering
the Sr level in the magmas It is therefore suggested that
mantle-derived arc magmas cannot evolve into adakites
when extensive crystallization of apatite has already
occurred in the MASH zone
Conclusions
The garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry from the East
Kunlun formed in the late Triassic (213 plusmn 3 Ma) related
to consumption of the Paleo-Tethys ocean It contains
phenocrysts of garnet hornblende plagioclase and quartz
that crystallized in an H2O-rich magma The relatively low
MgO contents of garnet and ilmenite and high d18O value
of garnet separates suggest these early phases were formed
in a felsic melt Pressure estimates for hornblende enclos-
ing garnet provide a minimum constraint on the formation
depth of the garnet phenocrysts (8ndash10 kb) suggesting they
were produced at or just above the crust-mantle transition
zone (MASH zone) NdndashSr isotope compositions indicate
involvement of both crust- and mantle-derived magma
and reversed compositional zoning of plagioclase implies
magma mixing Although the garnet-bearing tonalitic
porphyry resembles an adakitic rock in many respects the
relatively low Sr content and LaYb ratio makes it distinct
from lsquotruersquo adakites It is proposed that early crystallization
of apatite may effectively remove Sr and LREE from the
magma thus providing a mechanism whereby some arc
magmas do not evolve into adakite
Acknowledgments We thank Qian Mao Yuguang Ma and
Ms Ying Liu for their help with the analytical work The authors
benefited from discussions with Drs Guochun Zhao Hongfu Zhang
Nengsong Chen Chunming Wu and Petra Bach We also appreciate
the constructive and encouraging comments of reviewers Ali Polat
and Fu-yuan Wu which helped us to improve and clarify the man-
uscript This work was supported by research grants from the National
Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) 2007CB411308
NSFC Projects 40421303 40572043 40725009 and Hong Kong RGC
(HKU 704004)
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buoyancy mantle-derived magma commonly pools at the
crust-mantle transition zone and interacts with crustal
materials causing extensive mixing assimilation storage
and homogenization (MASH) (Hildreth and Moorbath 1988
Dufek and Bergantz 2005 Annen et al 2006 Lee et al 2006
Tassara 2006 Berger et al 2007) In active continental
margin and mature arc systems the MASH zone is generally
at a depth corresponding to the garnet stability field (ca
30 km) and mostly around the crust-mantle transition zone
Differentiation of primary magma in the MASH zone will
leave garnet pyroxenite cumulates which may subsequently
sink into the mantle by delamination and cause mantle het-
erogeneity (van Sestrenen et al 2001 Anderson 2006 Behn
and Kelemen 2006) A largely neglected and perhaps equally
important aspect is residual melt from the MASH zone
Recently a high pressure differentiation regime for arc
magmas in the garnet stability field has been invoked to
explain the occurrence of adakites with normal geothermal
gradients (eg Macpherson et al 2006 Richards and Ker-
rich 2007 Roderıguez et al 2007) If these authors are
correct the question arises why only a small amount of arc
magma can finally evolve into adakite in normal subduction
zones or alternatively what happened to those non-adakitic
arc magmas during their differentiation The MASH zone
therefore becomes a key factor for understanding magmatic
evolution and crustal growth Fossil arc sections and mafic-
ultramafic xenoliths have been investigated to understand the
magmatic and geochemical processes in the MASH zone but
these samples generally represent restites or cumulates of
magma (Hermann et al 1997 Greene et al 2006 Berger
et al 2007 Garrido et al 2006 Bryant et al 2007) and
samples of residual melt from the MASH zone are still rare
Although scarse worldwide garnet-bearing metalumi-
nous intrusions have been found in some subduction-
related environments eg Northland New Zealand
northern Pannonian Basin in eastern-central Europe and
Setouchi Volcanic Belt in Japan (Day et al 1992 Harangi
et al 2001 Nitoi et al 2002 Bandres et al 2004
Kawabata and Takafuji 2005) In contrast with those in
S-type granitic plutons garnet in metaluminous intrusions
is characterized by Ca-rich Mn-poor almandine and
generally forms under relatively high pressure conditions
mostly corresponding to the depth of the crust-mantle
transition zone (Day et al 1992 Green 1992) Rapid
ascent of the garnet-bearing magma under an extensional
regime and with high volatile content effectively prevents
garnet crystals from being dissolved during subsequent
re-equilibrium under low pressure conditions (Day et al
1992 Harangi et al 2001) Therefore garnet-bearing
metaluminous rocks may represent intact melt from the
base of the crust and provide a rare opportunity to eval-
uate magmatic and geochemical processes in the MASH
zone
This paper reports SHRIMP U-Pb zircon results and
geochemical data for a garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry
from East Kunlun at the northeastern margin of the
Tibetan Plateau The geochemical results together with
petrographic observations and mineral analyses also shed
light on the genesis of adakitic rocks in general
Geological background
The Tibetan Plateau is comprised of micro-continental and
arc-derived blocks and at least five suture zones have been
identified in the plateau indicating a multiple orogenic
history (Chang et al 1986 Dewey et al 1988 Pan et al
1996 Matte et al 1996 Sobel and Arnaud 1999 Yin and
Harrison 2000 Xiao et al 2002a b Cowgill et al 2003
Gehrels et al 2003a b Schwab et al 2004 Yuan et al
2005) The Kunlun Mountain range extends for more than
2500 km along the northern margin of the Tibetan Plateau
and records the earliest collage history of the plateau
(Fig 1) It is cut by the Altyn Fault which divides the
Kunlun Mountains into West and East sections The East
Kunlun consists of three sub-parallel branches ie Qim-
antag in the north Burhanbudashan-Animaqingshan in the
middle and Kokoxilishan in the south (Fig 1) Previous
work has revealed that the East Kunlun has undergone at
least two orogenies that are closely related to the con-
sumption of the Proto-Tethys (Neoproterozoic to Early
Devonian) and Paleo-Tethys (Carboniferous to Jurassic)
oceans respectively (Sengor 1987 Pan et al 1996 Bian
et al 2004) Ordovician and Carboniferous dismembered
ophiolites have been recognized in the East Kunlun (Jiang
1992 Yang et al 1999 Wang et al 1999 Lan et al 2000
Bian et al 2004) and two episodes of magmatism have
also been identified one in the early Paleozoic (Caledo-
nian) and the other in the Late Paleozoic to early Mesozoic
(Indosinian) (Pan et al 1996 Sobel and Arnaud 1999
Cowgill et al 2003 Gehrels et al 2003a b Liu et al
2005) Precambrian basement mainly outcrops in the east
part of the East Kunlun (east of 92E) and is dominated by
mid- to late-Proterozoic gneissic rocks (Wang et al 2004
Chen et al 2006) Tectonically the East Kunlun can be
subdivided into three belts by the E-W trending South
Qimantag Fault and Mid Kunlun Fault along the Burhan-
budashan (Jiang 1992) (Fig 1) The northern belt is
characterized by thick Paleozoic (Ordovician to early
Carboniferous) clastic and carbonate sediments interlay-
ered with mafic volcanic rocks (Li et al 2000 Pan et al
2002) The middle belt is characterized by widespread
Neoproterozoic and Late Mesozoic granitic magmatism
Precambrian rocks in this belt exhibit progressively weaker
metamorphism from bottom to top ie from gneiss schist
to weakly metamorphosed carbonate and clastic rocks
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123
(Jiang 1992) South of the Mid Kunlun Fault the southern
belt is dominated by Precambrian to Jurassic clastic and
carbonate rocks In addition Lower Carboniferous strata
here contain a thick ([3000 m) mafic to intermediate
volcanic sequence which has been interpreted as having
being produced in a subduction environment (Wu et al
2005) Of the major faults in the East Kunlun the Mid
Kunlun Fault was considered to be a suture zone and the
most important geological boundary separating the middle
and south Kunlun belts (Jiang 1992) The area underwent
continuous tectonism during the Late Paleozoic and Early
Mesozoic and this was a key period in the geological
evolution of the East Kunlun (Luo et al 1999) of which
the Late Triassic to Jurassic was the most critical period
encompassing the change from compressional to exten-
sional regimes as evidenced by mantle-derived magmatism
and hypabyssal intrusions (Qian et al 2000 Luo et al
2002) The final closure of Paleo-Tethys occurred in the
Jurassic (Sengor 1987 Dewey et al 1988 Yin and Harri-
son 2000) with a soft collision proposed to explain the lack
of significant crustal thickening in the East Kunlun (Yin
and Zhang 1997) After this period the East Kunlun was
relatively stable until the Cenozoic when K-rich volcanism
was extensive in the northern Tibetan Plateau (Jiang 1992
Deng 1998 Yang et al 2002)
An unusual garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry is located
to the west of Achiq Kol in the Kumkuri area a Cenozoic
basin bounded by the Altyn Fault and Kunlun and Qim-
antag mountain ranges (Figs 1 2) The basin is mostly
filled with Neogene and Quaternary sediments and
Paleozoic strata are only locally exposed being dominated
by Carboniferous to Permian carbonate interlayered with
clastic sediments and volcanic rocks (CIGMR 1988) The
garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry is a small undeformed
subvolcanic stock intruding Permian limestone at the
northern margin of Burhanbudashan with an outcrop of ca
8 km2 (Fig 2)
Rock description and petrography
The garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry is homogeneous and
no enclaves were found The rock has a porphyritic texture
with garnet hornblende plagioclase and quartz set in a
cryptocrystalline matrix Garnet is generally less than
2 mm in size though some reaches 10 mm in diameter
(Fig 3a) Most garnet is isolated although some occurs as
aggregates (Fig 3bndashd) Garnet is commonly surrounded by
plagioclase or hornblende indicating its early crystalliza-
tion (Fig 3b c) Under the microscope garnet crystals
Fig 1 Geological map of Eastern Kunlun (modified from CIGMR 1988) Inset tectonic map of the Himalayan-Tian Shan region South
Qimantag fault ` Mid Kunlun fault acute South Kunlun fault
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123
are generally euhedral with concentric zoning Although
enveloped in both plagioclase and hornblende garnet has
sharp boundaries without any reaction rim Small mineral
inclusions are common in the garnet and these are domi-
nantly needle-like apatite and ilmenite with local zircon
Unlike examples from Northland New Zealand and the
northern Pannonian Basin eastern-central Europe (Day
et al 1992 Harangi et al 2001) augite hornblende and
plagioclase inclusions are not present in the garnet Horn-
blende is the major mafic mineral in the rock with
rhomboid shape and is locally replaced by chlorite
(Fig 3e f) Plagioclase is euhedral and many grains are
altered to kaolin and only a few have survived alteration
and exhibit concentric zoning (Fig 3g) Quartz is rare and
generally anhedral indicative of relatively late crystalli-
zation (Fig 3h) The occurrence of quartz and lack of
pyroxene and biotite make the garnet-bearing tonalitic
porphyry distinct from similar rocks described from New
Zealand Europe and Japan Thin section observation sug-
gests that the minerals in the rock are phenocrysts
crystallized from magma and no garnet xenocrysts were
found
Analytical methods
Zircon grains were separated from a sample of garnet
tonalite using conventional density and magnetic tech-
niques Representative zircon grains were hand-picked
under a binocular microscope and were cast with pieces of
the CZ3 standard in an epoxy mount that was ground to
expose the grain centers U-Th-Pb isotopic compositions
were analyzed using the WA Consortium SHRIMP II ion
microprobe at Curtin University of Technology following
the analytical procedures of Williams (1998) Sri Lankan
gem zircon standard (CZ3) (206Pb238U = 00914 equiva-
lent to an age of 564 Ma) was used as the standard and the
U and Th decay constants recommended by Steiger and
Jager (1977) were adopted for age calculation Measured238U206Pb ratios and reported ages have been corrected
using the measured 204Pb (Compston et al 1984) The
analytical data were reduced and calculated using the Krill
program of PD Kinny (Curtin University) and then plotted
using the IsoplotEx 246 program (Ludwig 2001) Uncer-
tainties on individual analyses are reported at the 1r level
and mean ages for pooled 206Pb238U results are quoted at
the 95 confidence level (2r) Detailed analytical data are
given in Table 1 and the concordia plots are presented in
Fig 4
Major element composition of the phenocrysts was
analyzed using a Cameca SX-51 electron microprobe at the
Institute of Geology and Geophysics Chinese Academy of
Sciences The acceleration voltage and beam current were
set at 15 kv and 20 nA respectively Detailed analytical
procedure has been described in Liu and Ye (2004) and
both natural and synthetic minerals were used for standard
calibration The analytical errors at 1r for Na Mg Al Si
K Na Ca Ti Cr Mn Fe and Ni are generally better than
012 Major oxides of selected whole-rock samples were
determined with a Rigaku ZSX100e X-ray fluorescence
spectrometer on fused glass disks at the Guangzhou
Institute of Geochemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences
(GIGCAS) with analytical uncertainties between 1 and 5
Trace elements were analyzed using a Perkin-Elmer Sciex
ELAN 6000 ICP-MS following the procedures described
by Li (1997) About 50 mg of powdered sample was
digested with mixed HNO3 + HF acid in steel-bomb coated
Teflon beakers in order to assure complete dissolution of the
refractory minerals Rh was used as an internal standard to
monitor signal drift and the USGS rock standards GSP-1
G-2 W-2 and AGV-1 and the Chinese national rock stan-
dards GSR-1 and GSR-3 were analyzed in order to calibrate
element concentrations of the unknown samples Analytical
uncertainties were generally better than 5
Sr and Nd isotopic analyses were performed on a
Finnigan MAT-262 at the Institute of Geology and Geo-
physics Chinese Academy of Sciences following the
procedures described by Zhang et al (2002) Cation col-
umns were used to separate Sr and rare earth elements
(REEs) and the REE fraction was further separated with
HDEHP-coated Kef columns to obtain Nd Measured87Sr86Sr and 143Nd144Nd ratios were normalized to86Sr88Sr = 01194 and 146Nd144Nd = 07219 respec-
tively The reported 87Sr86Sr and 143Nd144Nd ratios were
respectively adjusted to the NBS SRM 987 standard87Sr86Sr = 071025 and the Shin Etsu JNdi-1 standard143Nd144Nd = 0512115 Oxygen was extracted from a
garnet separate using the standard BrF5 technique (Taylor
Fig 2 Geological map of the Achiq Kol area East Kunlun
1492 Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) (2009) 981489ndash1510
123
and Epstein 1962) Before analysis powders were dried at
110C for 2 h to release adsorbed water Isotope analyses
were performed on a MAT-252 mass spectrometer The
18O16O ratio is expressed by the conventional d18O nota-
tion in permil relative to V-SMOW The analytical error of
d18O values is plusmn01
Fig 3 Photographs of rock
specimen and major minerals in
the garnet-bearing tonalitic
porphyry East Kunlun (a) Rock
specimen with garnet crystals
(b) Garnet with apatite
inclusions enclosed in
kaolinized plagioclase
(PPL 940) c Garnet enclosed
in chloritized hornblende
(PPL 940) d Garnet aggregate
showing concentric zoning and
ilmenite inclusion (PPL 940)
e Chloritized hornblende
showing idiomorphic crystal
form (PPL 940) f Fresh
hornblende phenocryst with
120 cleavages (PPL 940)
g Plagioclase phenocryst with
reverse zoning (PPL 940)
h Partly resorbed anhedral
quartz phenocryst in fine-
grained matrix (PPL 940)
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Geochronology
Zircon grains from the garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry
are euhedral and transparent and generally colorless or
light brown Most grains exhibit concentric oscillatory
zoning and no inherited zircon cores were observed
Eleven zircons were analyzed for U-Pb isotopic com-
position and the results are listed in Table 1 The zircons
show a wide range of U (337ndash1329 ppm) and Th (26ndash
308 ppm) contents Except for three grains with rela-
tively low ThU ratios (ca 007) most zircons have
moderate ThU ratios (018ndash033) which together with
their internal concentric zoning indicate a magmatic
origin These analyses form a coherent group with a
weighted mean 206Pb238U age of 213 plusmn 3 Ma (Fig 4)
This age is interpreted as the crystallization age of the
rock
Geochemical results
Mineral compositions
Garnet
Representative compositions of garnet in the tonalite por-
phyry are listed in Table 2 All garnets have a relatively
homogeneous composition consisting mainly of almandine
(56ndash76 mol) and grossular (24ndash30 mol) with minor
pyrope (9ndash18 mol) and spessartine (1ndash7 mol) compo-
nents Although the garnets generally show compositional
zoning (Fig 3andashc) there is no regular compositional varia-
tion within the grains As revealed in Table 2 some garnet
shows an increase in MgO MnO andor CaO towards the
rim whereas others show the reverse trend These features
are similar to those of garnet phenocrysts in the northern
Pannonian Basin eastern-central Europe and Setouchi
Japan (Harangi et al 2001 Kawabata and Takafuji 2005)
The compositional variation of garnet can be illustrated with
a profile analysis on a single garnet crystal (Fig 5) The
components of garnet generally keep relatively constant in
the central part of the crystal except for grossular showing a
weak fluctuation although a significant increase in alman-
dine and a decrease in grossular can be observed in the rim
while pyrope and spessartine exhibit only weak variation
Hornblende
Compositions of representative hornblende crystals are
given in Table 3 Hornblende in the garnet-bearing tona-
litic porphyry has relatively homogeneous composition
In comparison with those from garnet-bearing andesite
from Northland New Zealand (Day et al 1992) horn-
blende in this study is characterized by relatively low
MgO (881ndash101 wt) TiO2 (088ndash187 wt) and CaO
Table 1 SHRIMP zircon UndashPb results for the garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry East Kunlun
Spot
name
U
ppm
Th
ppm
ThU 207Pb206Pb err 207Pb 235U err 206Pb238U Error () Error
correlation
Age (Ma)
206Pb238U 1r 207Pb206Pb 1r
L1211 440 30 007 00466 421 02114 435 00329 107 025 209 2 30 101
L1221 398 31 008 00486 433 02248 447 00336 108 024 213 2 127 102
L1231 939 308 033 00499 185 02383 209 00347 099 047 220 2 188 43
L1241 369 26 007 00495 283 02259 303 00331 107 035 210 2 169 66
L1251 453 80 018 00484 381 02181 396 00327 106 027 208 2 117 90
L1261 337 79 024 00477 522 02140 533 00325 110 021 206 2 85 124
L1271 1146 235 021 00502 141 02311 172 00334 098 057 212 2 202 33
L1281 837 156 019 00475 192 02220 216 00339 099 046 215 2 73 46
L1291 1329 264 020 00491 154 02284 182 00337 097 053 214 2 153 36
L12101 793 192 024 00498 205 02350 228 00342 100 044 217 2 186 48
L12111 1142 275 024 00485 175 02276 201 00340 098 049 216 2 126 41
290290
270270
250250
230230
190190
170170
150150
00220022
00260026
00300030
00340034
00380038
00420042
00460046
014014 018018 022022 026026 030030 034034
207207PbPb 235235UU
20
62
06 P
b
Pb
23
82
38UU
Weighted mean Pb U age = 213 3 Ma206 238
( 37)n 11 MSWD= =
Fig 4 SHRIMP zircon UndashPb concordia diagrams for the garnet-
bearing tonalitic Porphyry East Kunlun
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Tab
le2
Rep
rese
nta
tive
maj
or
elem
ent
com
posi
tion
of
gar
net
inth
egar
net
-bea
ring
tonal
itic
porp
hyry
E
ast
Kunlu
n
Sam
ple
G-1
2a1
G-1
2a2
G-1
2a-
3G
-12c-
1G
-12c-
3G
-a-3
G-a
-2
Core
Rim
Core
Rim
Core
Man
tle
Rim
Core
Rim
Core
Man
tle
Rim
Core
Rim
Core
Rim
SiO
2378
5384
8383
3379
1378
6381
3383
6383
2381
7381
4380
2381
377
9384
0383
3379
8
TiO
206
203
001
001
904
605
102
002
902
702
904
103
202
802
203
501
0
Al 2
O3
205
5214
6216
5213
2212
0212
8214
6210
3211
8210
3210
3210
9211
8217
6211
9213
5
Cr 2
O3
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash00
400
1ndash
ndashndash
ndash00
100
3ndash
ndashndash
Fe 2
O3
06
000
4ndash
00
6ndash
ndashndash
04
003
002
701
700
801
400
002
101
5
MgO
25
143
340
234
628
731
733
442
242
539
936
937
242
840
536
235
1
CaO
62
463
358
960
377
878
059
561
671
461
669
258
352
773
268
770
5
MnO
25
515
724
421
922
517
622
217
814
817
915
118
219
816
917
829
6
FeO
297
7281
4282
0292
9278
2278
0293
5277
4271
6278
7280
0287
5290
8275
5280
4270
5
NiO
00
3ndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
00
2ndash
00
100
200
200
100
300
500
200
6
Na 2
O00
300
300
400
400
400
200
300
200
300
100
100
200
300
600
3
K2O
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
00
1ndash
ndash00
1ndash
ndash00
2ndash
ndash00
3
Tota
l1007
51006
91006
71004
91002
71005
11009
5999
4999
8996
2997
7997
41000
91010
81004
81002
8
Form
ula
r(c
atio
ns
are
calc
ula
ted
bas
edon
12
oxygen
s)
Si
60
083
60
154
60
097
59
908
59
890
59
997
60
253
60
385
60
070
60
369
60
167
60
37
59
781
59
829
60
257
59
954
Ti
00
743
00
351
00
117
00
221
00
551
00
600
00
234
00
341
00
315
00
349
00
486
00
386
00
329
00
256
00
414
00
122
Al
38
447
39
543
39
998
39
710
39
528
39
465
39
721
39
059
39
288
39
222
39
226
39
384
39
492
39
966
39
253
39
716
Cr
ndashndash
00
006
ndashndash
00
046
00
012
ndashndash
ndashndash
00
018
00
032
ndashndash
ndash
Fe
00
720
00
043
ndash00
077
ndash00
000
ndash00
476
00
353
00
322
00
200
00
09
00
171
00
252
00
176
Mg
05
938
10
094
09
405
08
154
06
770
07
429
07
827
09
915
09
975
09
422
08
697
08
778
10
091
09
416
08
476
08
264
Ca
10
610
10
600
09
886
10
203
13
187
13
151
10
010
10
396
12
039
10
445
11
727
09
899
08
940
12
221
11
574
11
926
Mn
03
429
02
085
03
237
02
929
03
009
02
352
02
959
02
375
01
968
02
399
02
026
02
442
02
647
02
236
02
372
03
958
Fe
39
530
36
789
36
974
38
715
36
804
36
583
38
552
36
557
35
744
36
893
37
063
38
097
38
474
35
905
36
859
35
709
Ni
00
043
ndashndash
00
004
ndashndash
00
026
ndash00
015
00
026
00
026
00
017
00
041
00
064
00
026
00
079
Na
00
096
00
088
00
128
00
113
00
112
00
049
00
090
00
057
00
098
00
031
00
031
00
063
00
078
00
182
00
098
Kndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash00
018
ndashndash
00
027
ndashndash
00
032
ndash00
008
00
050
Tota
l159
639
159
746
159
848
160
034
159
851
159
672
159
701
159
506
159
823
159
573
159
649
159
513
160
09
159
971
159
672
160
052
Uv
ndashndash
00
1ndash
ndash01
200
3ndash
ndashndash
ndash00
500
8ndash
ndashndash
Ad
29
606
401
805
208
309
103
617
313
713
512
508
209
203
912
706
2
Gr
142
5168
6163
2163
208
205
9162
8155
3185
4160
1180
6155
3135
8198
5179
2192
Py
100
5170
1158
3136
2113
9125
6132
2167
9167
5159
8146
9148
8168
3157
9143
6138
2
Sp
58
135
154
548
950
639
850
040
233
140
734
241
444
137
540
266
2
Al
669
3619
8622
1646
7619
2618
4651
1619
2600
4625
8625
8645
9641
7602
2624
4597
3
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123
Tab
le2
conti
nued
Sam
ple
G-a
-1G
-c-5
G-c
-3G
-c-1
G-5
a-1
G-5
a-2
Core
Man
tle
Rim
Core
Man
tle
Rim
Core
Rim
Core
Man
tle
Rim
Core
Rim
Core
Man
tle
Rim
SiO
2384
5378
6379
5379
5386
4382
6386
1389
9384
4380
2373
0382
0376
0381
5376
4379
8
TiO
207
901
601
605
805
601
902
602
502
401
600
802
302
001
804
501
9
Al 2
O3
211
3214
3212
8215
7212
9215
3215
6219
8217
0220
2215
7217
1217
6216
0215
6215
5
Cr 2
O3
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
00
4ndash
ndashndash
Fe 2
O3
01
9ndash
01
7ndash
01
2ndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
MgO
31
436
236
326
626
537
742
045
038
142
741
341
336
742
832
038
2
CaO
107
463
458
9112
5114
164
069
973
159
762
365
662
064
160
175
064
8
MnO
11
318
019
904
004
716
118
013
918
518
916
516
317
618
117
616
0
FeO
254
9289
3293
1262
5256
8286
2272
0267
1287
4281
1279
5286
5287
0287
0286
2287
7
NiO
00
3ndash
00
100
2ndash
00
5ndash
ndash00
2ndash
ndashndash
00
2ndash
ndash00
1
Na 2
O00
100
500
500
500
500
800
500
300
200
100
500
200
200
3ndash
00
3
K2O
ndash00
4ndash
00
500
300
4ndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash
Tota
l1011
01002
31004
31007
81008
91005
51006
71011
61007
91006
9992
91007
71001
71007
61007
41004
4
Form
ula
r(c
atio
ns
are
calc
ula
ted
bas
edon
12
oxygen
s)
Si
59
863
59
849
59
956
59
405
60
213
60
104
60
256
60
259
60
175
59
503
59
345
59
814
00
241
59
790
59
310
59
797
Ti
00
931
00
187
00
19
00
686
00
654
00
22
00
300
00
290
00
282
00
188
00
097
00
269
40
530
00
218
00
534
00
230
Al
38
777
39
925
39
617
39
799
39
105
39
861
39
661
40
036
40
032
40
611
40
439
40
057
00
046
39
895
40
042
39
992
Cr
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
Fe
00
222
ndash00
198
ndash00
143
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash08
645
ndashndash
ndash
Mg
07
276
08
529
08
544
06
197
06
151
08
825
09
771
10
359
08
880
09
951
09
782
09
632
10
845
09
993
07
522
08
953
Ca
17
911
10
739
09
973
18
873
19
051
10
771
11
679
12
107
10
010
10
448
11
182
10
408
02
353
10
087
12
669
10
937
Mn
01
491
02
404
02
662
00
535
00
622
02
137
02
380
01
815
02
457
02
506
02
226
02
159
37
928
02
401
02
342
02
137
Fe
33
184
38
247
38
72
34
361
33
469
37
592
35
496
34
522
37
628
36
789
37
190
37
515
00
028
37
613
37
710
37
875
Ni
00
037
ndash00
007
00
028
ndash00
068
ndashndash
00
029
ndash00
006
ndash00
054
ndashndash
00
015
Na
00
030
00
153
00
148
00
153
00
143
00
253
00
140
00
091
00
067
00
018
00
144
00
066
ndash00
098
00
009
00
085
Kndash
00
089
00
006
00
098
00
057
00
08
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
160
084
ndashndash
ndash
Tota
l159
722
160
122
160
023
160
136
159
609
159
912
159
683
159
478
159
56
160
012
160
41
159
922
ndash160
094
160
139
160
02
Uv
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
01
2ndash
ndashndash
Ad
19
702
807
810
413
603
304
604
404
302
801
404
103
603
308
03
5
Gr
272
9174
9157
1299
6303
1176
4189
9199
1163
170
6183
168
174
7162
8198
1177
2
Py
122
7142
6142
9104
1104
4149
1165
2176
7151
167
162
2161
7145
166
6125
5149
8
Sp
25
140
244
509
010
636
140
230
941
842
136
936
339
540
039
135
8
Al
559
6639
5647
7577
568
2635
1600
1588
8639
9617
5616
5629
9636
1627
3629
3633
7
1496 Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) (2009) 981489ndash1510
123
Tab
le2
conti
nued
Sam
ple
G-5
c-1
G-5
c-2
G-5
c-3
G-5
c-4
G-2
a-3
G-4
c-2
G-5
b-3
Core
Rim
Core
Rim
Core
Rim
Core
Man
tle
Rim
Rim
Core
Core
Rim
Core
Rim
SiO
2377
9381
4376
7378
7384
1381
5381
0380
6381
1378
8380
3376
4373
1368
0382
1
TiO
202
003
401
700
001
900
001
201
601
802
502
102
300
807
101
9
Al 2
O3
217
0218
8220
4217
8218
9218
5220
7218
6217
7218
4217
9217
2215
5210
2219
1
Cr 2
O3
ndashndash
00
2ndash
ndash00
2ndash
00
2ndash
ndash00
1ndash
ndashndash
ndash
Fe 2
O3
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash
MgO
40
737
639
437
339
942
138
637
137
538
040
637
332
021
842
6
CaO
66
763
369
662
172
164
570
667
258
565
565
566
959
979
876
9
MnO
17
717
123
617
323
717
420
922
320
117
023
016
924
619
914
7
FeO
278
5287
9276
1291
1270
6283
1279
3281
6291
9287
2281
2286
2298
0295
6272
7
NiO
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash00
3ndash
00
4ndash
00
400
1ndash
00
100
300
1
Na 2
Ondash
00
400
300
2ndash
00
100
100
100
100
400
400
500
400
4ndash
K2O
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash00
1ndash
00
1ndash
ndash00
200
1ndash
00
200
1
Tota
l1000
61009
81008
01004
61011
31007
71012
31009
81008
81008
21011
61003
91004
41003
21010
1
Si
59
567
59
663
59
075
59
682
59
815
59
721
59
438
59
611
59
791
59
440
59
451
59
356
59
273
58
842
59
512
Ti
00
238
00
395
00
199
00
221
00
136
00
183
00
216
00
290
00
248
00
272
00
098
00
851
00
220
Al
40
322
40
340
40
735
40
445
40
172
40
310
40
578
40
354
40
262
40
382
40
154
40
378
40
340
39
611
40
221
Cr
ndashndash
00
028
ndashndash
00
024
ndash00
020
ndashndash
00
016
ndashndash
ndashndash
Fe
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash
Mg
09
557
08
779
09
221
08
770
09
269
09
821
08
975
08
650
08
777
08
890
09
462
08
772
07
570
05
191
09
891
Ca
11
272
10
604
11
698
10
491
12
023
10
812
11
809
11
283
09
842
11
009
10
978
11
308
10
193
13
664
12
826
Mn
02
361
02
263
03
135
02
307
03
128
02
312
02
756
02
963
02
666
02
257
03
049
02
258
03
314
02
698
01
934
Fe
36
710
37
674
36
214
38
368
35
243
37
057
36
435
36
877
38
293
37
692
36
760
37
750
39
587
39
525
35
523
Ni
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash00
037
ndash00
048
ndash00
053
00
017
ndash00
019
00
036
00
017
Na
00
009
00
106
00
079
00
058
00
013
00
022
00
022
00
031
00
031
00
124
00
128
00
147
00
128
00
129
ndash
Kndash
ndashndash
00
006
ndash00
014
ndash00
029
ndash00
006
00
038
00
029
ndash00
042
00
024
Tota
l160
037
159
825
160
384
160
128
159
884
160
13
160
148
160
049
159
878
160
144
160
299
160
271
160
522
160
587
160
169
Uv
ndashndash
00
7ndash
ndash00
6ndash
00
5ndash
ndash00
4ndash
ndashndash
ndash
Ad
03
606
003
003
302
002
803
304
403
704
101
512
603
3
Gr
182
6169
4188
8175
196
4179
6193
8184
160
1177
2176
1181
9165
8204
5208
1
Py
159
9148
6153
3146
3155
7163
7149
8145
147
6149
157
4146
4124
985
7164
7
Sp
39
538
352
138
552
538
546
049
744
937
850
737
754
744
532
2
Al
614
3637
6602
1640
1592
617
6608
3618
1644
1631
6611
6630
0653
2652
6591
6
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123
(104ndash112 wt) and significantly higher Al2O3 (127ndash
159 wt) and FeO (160ndash179 wt) On the classification
diagram most data plot in the tschermakite field (Fig 6)
Plagioclase
The representative composition of plagioclase is presented
in Table 4 The feldspar is dominated by andesine
(An = 35ndash49) although one grain is more albite-rich
(An = 20) The Or component is generally less than 2 In
comparison with garnet-bearing volcanic rocks of the
northern Pannonian Basin eastern-central Europe (Harangi
et al 2001) plagioclase in this study is relatively poor in
Al Ca and rich in Na with much lower An values Sig-
nificantly plagioclase generally possesses reversed
compositional zoning with the rims containing a higher
proportion of anorthite than the cores (Table 4)
Ilmenite
Ilmenite occurs within garnet phenocrysts suggesting an
early phase of crystallization The results show that
ilmenite is characterized by low MgO (008 wt) and
relatively high MnO (208ndash595 wt) (Table 5) The
compositions are in contrast with those of ilmenite in calc-
alkaline volcanic rocks of Northland Stouchi and the
northern Pannonian Basin which is generally Mg-rich
(MgO [1 wt) and Mn-Poor (MnO 1 wt) (Day et al
1992 Harangi et al 2001 Kawabata and Takafuji 2005)
Whole-rock geochemistry
Major elements
The whole-rock major and trace element and Nd-Sr isotope
compositions of selected samples are presented in Table 6
The rock samples are homogeneous with SiO2 contents
ranging from 611 to 623 wt They are low in TiO2
(05 wt) and MgO (2 wt) and relatively Na-rich
with Na2OK2O ratios between 27 and 43 The most
distinctive feature is the high Al2O3 content (175ndash
181 wt) consistent with the high proportions of pla-
gioclase and garnet Despite their relatively high Al2O3
contents most the samples plot in the metaluminous field
except for a few samples showing weakly peraluminous
characteristics (10 ACNK 11) (Fig 7) In the nor-
mative feldspar classification diagram all samples fall in
the tonalite field (Fig 8)
Trace elements
The rock samples have low concentrations of transition
elements eg Cr (20 ppm) and Ni (13 ppm) compared
with rocks with similar SiO2 in the Andes (eg Franchini
et al 2003) Large ion lithosphile elements (LILE) and
high field strength elements (HFSE) are also relatively low
in abundance Except for the moderate Sr content (208ndash
250 ppm) Rb (35ndash50 ppm) Cs (121ndash327 ppm) and Ba
(167ndash342 ppm) are all relatively low The contrast between
Rb and Sr concentration levels gives rise to the strikingly
low RbSr ratios (025) Because of the relatively limited
SiO2 range most elements do not show definable trends
with major oxides (eg SiO2 or MgO) Most HFSE (eg
Nb Ta Zr Hf) are comparable to those in garnet-bearing
I-type granitoids (Day et al 1992 Harangi et al 2001) and
are comparable or lower than those in felsic magmatic
rocks from island arcs (eg Mason and McDonald 1978)
Like typical rocks at deconstructive plate margins the
samples display LREE-enriched patterns (Fig 9a) with
chondrite-normalized LaYb ratios between 12 and 38 The
distinctive characteristics of the samples are their remark-
ably low HREE contents (Yb = 055ndash073 ppm) and
significant HREE fractionation (GdYbn = 32ndash54) Most
samples have not experienced plagioclase fractionation
because they possess positive Eu anomalies (EuEu[11)
However three samples exhibit higher LREE contents and
higher LaYbn and GdYbn ratios and slight negative Eu
anomalies (EuEu = 085ndash089) (Table 5 Fig 9a) These
three samples also show relatively low ZrSm ratios
(19ndash24) whereas all other samples have high ZrSm ratios
([30) which are different from those of modern mid-
ocean-ridge basalts (MORBs) ocean-island basalts (OIB)
and island-arc basalts (IAB) but similar to those of
Archean TTG and adakitic rocks (Foley et al 2002) On a
primitive mantle normalized spider diagram the rock is
enriched in LILE relative to LREE and HFSE with pro-
nounced spikes of Pb and troughs of Nb-Ta P and Ti
(Fig 9b) exhibiting characteristics of typical subduction-
related magmas
0
20
40
60
80
Rim Rim
Per
cent
age
Almandine
Grossular
PyropeSpessartine
Core
G-5c 4
Fig 5 Line profile of analyses across a representative garnet from
the garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry
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123
Sr-Nd-O Isotopic compositions
The porphyry possesses relatively homogeneous Sr and Nd
isotope compositions with initial 87Sr86Sr ratios and eNdT
values ranging from 07065 to 07067 and -23 to -14
respectively (Table 6) There are no significant trends
between incompatible element ratios (eg SrY ZrNb
ZrSm and BaLa) with either 87Sr86Sr or eNdT values In
the NdndashSr isotope correlation diagram all the data plot in
the field of arc magmatism and are quite close to the mantle
array (Fig 10) Analysis of garnet separates from the
tonalite porphyry has yielded a d18O value of +623
significantly higher than that of garnet from the mantle
(+524) (Schulze et al 2001)
Discussion
Origin of garnet in the tonalite porphyry
The origin of garnet in calc-alkaline rocks has been debated
for a long time being variously envisaged as a xenocryst a
phenocryst or a restite phase (Birch and Gleadow 1974
Popov et al 1982 Gilbert and Rogers 1989) Green (1977
1992) noticed a close relationship between garnet compo-
sition and the PndashT conditions of crystallization and
recognized that garnet crystallized under relatively high
pressure conditions is more Ca-rich and Mn-poor relative
to those formed in shallower environments In the case of
the East Kunlun porphyry all garnet crystals are euhedral
Table 3 Representative major element composition of hornblende in the garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry East Kunlun
Sample g12b-4a g12b-4b g12c-2ac g12c-2br g5a-3c g5a-3r g5a-5c g-5a-5r g5a-5c g7a-1r g7a-1c g2a-2c g2a-2b g2a-2r g5b-1a g5b-1b
SiO2 4221 4282 4329 4331 4341 4291 4163 4192 4175 4235 4297 4135 4467 4347 4243 4112
TiO2 125 097 113 101 113 108 108 099 094 088 098 187 096 116 107 182
Al2O3 1589 1524 1432 1423 1407 1453 1517 1500 1486 1460 1453 1497 1269 1438 1404 1538
Cr2O3 000 001 002 000 004 000 001 001 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000
FeO 1789 1756 1785 1780 1686 1645 1671 1650 1689 1690 1728 1609 1701 1727 1687 1596
MnO 011 021 024 025 019 014 019 014 020 033 032 032 024 024 025 029
MgO 881 910 920 944 942 941 899 921 902 898 926 963 1007 929 922 949
CaO 1093 1115 1082 1060 1104 1097 1109 1091 1104 1089 1077 1111 1036 1083 1104 1097
Na2O 165 153 160 159 160 159 158 160 161 152 156 196 144 154 147 190
K2O 056 061 055 059 054 041 058 045 053 056 053 048 035 047 053 048
NiO 000 000 000 001 004 003 000 000 000 001 001 000 001 001 005 004
Total 9931 9919 9902 9882 9835 9752 9702 9672 9685 9701 9822 9777 9779 9865 9696 9744
Formula (cations based on 23 oxygens)
Si 621 630 638 640 642 638 626 630 629 636 637 617 661 641 638 615
AlIV 179 170 162 160 158 162 174 170 171 164 163 183 139 159 162 185
AlVI 0970 0945 0874 0872 0870 0929 0944 0957 0930 0945 0915 0801 0826 0908 0865 0856
Ti 0139 0107 0126 0112 0126 0121 0122 0112 0107 0100 0109 0210 0106 0128 0121 0205
Cr 0000 0001 0002 0000 0005 0000 0001 0001 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
Fe2+ 2202 2161 2202 2198 2085 2046 2100 2074 2128 2122 2144 2007 2105 2130 2121 1996
Mn 0014 0027 0030 0032 0024 0018 0024 0018 0026 0041 0041 0040 0030 0030 0032 0036
Ni 0000 0000 0000 0001 0005 0003 0000 0000 0000 0001 0001 0000 0001 0001 0006 0004
Mg 1934 1996 2022 2079 2078 2086 2015 2063 2025 2010 2048 2142 2222 2041 2065 2114
Total 5258 5237 5255 5293 5193 5203 5206 5226 5216 5219 5258 5200 5291 5238 5209 5212
Ca 1723 1758 1710 1677 1749 1748 1786 1757 1782 1753 1713 1776 1643 1711 1778 1757
Na 0018 0005 0035 0030 0058 0049 0008 0017 0002 0028 0029 0024 0066 0051 0013 0031
Total 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000
Na 0453 0431 0421 0425 0400 0411 0451 0449 0468 0416 0420 0544 0347 0389 0416 0518
K 0106 0114 0103 0112 0102 0079 0111 0086 0101 0107 0100 0090 0065 0087 0102 0092
Total 15559 15544 15525 15537 15502 15489 15562 15535 15569 15522 15520 15634 15413 15476 15517 15610
Total O 2601 2601 2596 2592 2589 2574 2547 2547 2541 2549 2580 2566 2586 2596 2547 2561
ON 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23
Al 2757 2643 2490 2477 2451 2547 2687 2657 2639 2584 2540 2632 2213 2499 2487 2709
Na 0471 0436 0457 0455 0458 0460 0459 0466 0470 0444 0449 0567 0413 0440 0429 0549
XMg 028 029 028 029 030 031 029 030 029 029 029 032 031 029 030 031
Pressure 101 96 88 88 87 91 98 96 96 93 91 95 75 89 88 99
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123
with concentric zoning and have a similar composition
suggesting a magmatic origin The data show that all the
garnets contain relatively high Ca (CaO = 585ndash117 wt)
and low Mn (MnO = 040ndash296 wt) (Table 2) consis-
tent with crystallization at relatively high pressure
(CaO [ 4 wt MnO 4 wt) (Green 1977 1992 Con-
rad et al 1988) In the MnO versus CaO diagram
(Fig 11a) garnets from the tonalite porphyry from East
Kunlun show strong affinity to high-pressure garnet This is
different from garnets contained in xenoliths from the
Cenozoic volcanic rocks of Hohxil northern Tibetan
Plateau (Deng 1998) which mostly plot in the low-pressure
field The distinctive composition of the garnet is consistent
with the petrographic observation and suggests that all the
garnets are phenocrysts that crystallized under relatively
high pressure Furthermore it has been recognized that
garnet in cumulates of mantle-derived magma ecolgitic
restite and garnet peridotite generally contains high MgO
(usually [8 wt) (eg Lee et al 2006 and references
therein) However garnet in the tonalitic porphyry contains
much lower MgO (45 wt) strikingly different from
garnet grown in the mantle environment (Fig 11b) This
may suggest that these garnets crystallized in a felsic
rather than a mafic melt
80 75 70 65 60 550
1
Ferro-Actinolite
Actinolite
Tremolite Tr Hb
ActHbl
Fe-ActHbl Ferro-Hbl
Magnesio-Hbl
Fe-TschHbl
Tsch
Hbl
Ferro-
Tschermakite
Tschermakite
Tsi
Mg
(Mg+
Fe)
2+
Fig 6 Classification diagram for hornblende crystals from the
garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry (after Hawthorne 1981)
Table 4 Representative analyses of plagioclase from the garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry East Kunlun
Sample Grt-12c3 Grt-c4c Grt-c4r Grt-7a1c Grt-7a1r Grt-7a2c Grt-7a2r Grt-7a3c Grt-7a3r
SiO2 6416 5791 5673 5915 5712 5954 5523 5929 5648
TiO2 ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash 002 ndash ndash
Al2O3 2292 2781 2848 2592 2821 2643 2811 2611 2821
Cr2O3 021 002 002 001 ndash 002 002 002 001
MgO ndash ndash ndash ndash 001 ndash ndash ndash ndash
CaO 355 907 1015 742 964 771 1020 756 979
MnO 002 003 004 005 003 004 004 007 003
FeO 035 003 007 003 008 002 006 007 005
NiO 001 003 006 ndash 003 ndash ndash 001 001
Na2O 766 634 585 738 621 715 603 745 619
K2O 010 021 013 026 015 024 011 023 017
Total 9898 10145 10153 10022 10148 10115 9982 10081 10094
Formular (cations based on 8 oxygens)
Si 28404 25585 25132 26366 25292 26282 24945 26303 2517
Ti ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash 00006 ndash ndash
Al 1196 14479 14866 13616 14722 13751 14964 13648 14817
Cr 00073 00007 00007 00004 00006 00006 00007 00003
Mg 00003 ndash ndash ndash 00005 ndash ndash ndash ndash
Ca 01683 04293 04817 03542 04571 03647 04934 03589 04674
Mn 00008 0001 00017 00018 00012 00015 00014 00026 00009
Fe 00128 00011 00025 00013 00029 00009 00021 00026 0002
Ni 00003 00011 00022 ndash 0001 ndash ndash 00002 00003
Na 06577 05429 05021 06378 05328 06116 0528 06405 05352
K 00058 0012 00071 00149 00085 00137 00065 00129 00098
Total 48897 49946 49978 50087 50053 49963 50236 50137 50146
ab 7906 5516 5067 6335 5337 6177 5136 6327 5286
or 070 122 072 148 085 138 064 128 096
an 2023 4362 4861 3518 4579 3684 4800 3545 4617
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123
Constraints on the PndashT conditions
Several geobarometers and geothermometers have been
proposed to estimate the P-T conditions of granitoid
batholith formation (eg Holland and Blundy 1994
Anderson 1996 Holdaway et al 1997) Day et al (1992)
used phase equilibrium diagrams to constrain the P-T
conditions of garnet-bearing andesite in Northland
New Zealand and suggested that the mineral assemblage
of garnet + plagioclase + amphibole + quartz is stable
around 10 kbar and 800ndash850C and a similar estimate was
made for the garnet-bearing calc-alkaline volcanic rocks of
the northern Pannonion Basin eastern-central Europe
(Harangi et al 2001) In contrast to multiple mineral
barometers the Al-in-hornblende geobarometer is partic-
ularly suitable to estimate the emplacement pressure of
granitic rocks (Anderson 1996 Ague 1997) Because gar-
nets in the tonalitic porphyry are mostly surrounded by
plagioclase or hornblende the Al-in-hornblende barometer
can provide direct constraint on the crystallization pressure
of garnet Using the Al-in-hornblende barometer calibrated
by Schmidt (1992) the pressure is estimated at 75ndash
101 kbar suggesting that the garnet crystallized at a
crustal depth below 26ndash35 km Using the zircon saturation
thermometer (Watson and Harrison 1983) the temperature
of the tonalite porphyry was estimated as 706ndash713C
representing the temperature when the magma was em-
placed at a shallower crustal level
Petrogenesis of the garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry
The relatively high SiO2 low MgO Cr and Ni contents
suggest an evolved magmatic composition for the garnet-
bearing tonalitic porphyry The relatively high pressure of
hornblendes indicates that the phenocrysts formed prior to
emplacement of the magma therefore their compositions
may be useful to infer the origin of the early melt Garnet
phenocrysts with ilmenite inclusions are the earliest phases
preserved in the tonalite porphyry The garnet phenocrysts
are compositionally distinct from those crystallized from
primary mantle-derived magma and therefore probably
formed in an evolved magma (Fig 11b) Likewise
ilmenite within garnet phenocrysts has a very low MgO
(008 wt) content much lower than ilmenite in the
garnet-bearing andesitedacite of Northland New Zealand
(179ndash248 wt) northern Pannonian Basin (085ndash
327 wt) and the Setouchi volcanic belt (1ndash102 wt)
(Day et al 1992 Harangi et al 2001 Kawabata and
Takafuji 2005) In addition the garnet phenocrysts have an
oxygen isotope composition (+623) significantly higher
than that of normal mantle-derived garnets (+524)
(Schulze et al 2001) which together with the above
evidence suggests a crustal source for the phenocrysts
Experimental work conducted in the garnet-stability field
has revealed that partial melting of amphibolite would
generate silicic melt characterized by low MgO and high
SiO2 (eg Skjerlie and Johnston 1996 Rapp et al 1999)
which may well explain the low MgO contents in the
garnets and ilmenites from East Kunlun However the
garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry cannot be entirely ascri-
bed to partial melting of mafic crust because the rock
contains only moderate Sr (260 ppm) which is signifi-
cantly lower than the average Sr content (348 ppm) of the
lower crust (Rudnick and Gao 2004) Field investigation
and geochemical research on the Triassic arc magma in
East Kunlun have revealed extensive mixing of crust- and
mantle-derived magma (Luo et al 2002 Liu et al 2003)
In the Nd-Sr isotope correlation diagram (Fig 10) the
garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry plots mainly in the field
of Triassic arc magmas but much closer to the mantle
array and therefore distinct from those of the basement of
East Kunlun This may suggest that only a small propor-
tion of crustal component contributed to the genesis of the
rock
Table 5 Representative composition of ilmenite enclosed in garnet crystals
Sample Grt-2a-1 Grt-2a-2 Grt-2a-3 Grt-2a-4 Grt-2a-5 Grt-2b-1 Grt-2b-2 Grt-2b-3 Grt-3a-2 Grt-3a-3 Grt-3a-4 Grt-3a-5 Grt-3a-6
SiO2 002 007 004 ndash 005 004 004 002 004 003 004 006 001
TiO2 5047 5094 5001 5226 4999 4999 5078 5049 5003 5084 5084 4994 5017
Al2O3 ndash 003 ndash 001 010 004 004 007 006 001 002 001 004
FeO 4644 4347 4690 4451 4462 4639 4666 4593 4601 4565 4557 4702 4277
MnO 256 595 208 266 301 244 243 236 270 298 284 266 502
MgO 005 ndash 008 002 ndash ndash 006 006 007 003 003 003 004
CaO 003 003 ndash 027 021 001 ndash 003 038 ndash ndash ndash 001
Na2O 003 005 003 ndash 003 ndash 001 ndash 005 004 007 ndash ndash
K2O ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash 001 ndash ndash 001 ndash ndash ndash
Cr2O3 ndash 001 ndash ndash 007 005 ndash ndash 004 ndash ndash ndash ndash
Total 9960 10055 9915 9973 9809 9897 10002 9897 9937 9960 9941 9971 9805
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123
Tab
le6
Whole
rock
com
posi
tions
of
the
gar
net
-bea
ring
tonal
itic
porp
hyry
E
ast
Kunlu
n
Sam
ple
EK
L2-
01
EK
L2-
03
EK
L2-
06
EK
L2-
08
EK
L2-
11
EK
L2-
13
EK
L2-
16
EK
L2-
17
EK
2-
19
EK
L2-
21
EK
L2-
23
EK
L2-
26
EK
L2-
28
EK
L2-
30
EK
L2-
31
EK
L2-
33
EK
L2-
35
EK
L2-
36
EK
L2-
37
EK
L2-
39
EK
L2-
40
SiO
2616
2613
6621
8616
5616
9616
4614
0622
9620
9616
5616
0614
8612
8609
0610
7615
3615
2619
4619
7620
6618
3
TiO
204
504
504
304
304
404
504
404
304
404
304
404
304
204
104
104
304
304
304
404
404
4
Al 2
O3
179
0178
4181
3179
4178
6180
2179
4180
8179
8177
7177
7175
4175
0177
3177
6180
6180
0181
3179
5180
2178
3
Fe 2
O3T
50
750
547
648
448
050
850
848
048
348
548
648
448
348
248
547
948
048
148
248
248
6
MnO
00
800
800
800
700
800
800
800
700
700
800
800
700
700
800
800
800
800
800
800
700
8
MgO
18
618
617
617
517
218
018
017
717
617
817
717
817
716
917
117
517
317
517
417
817
8
CaO
64
564
566
165
964
964
263
952
452
463
263
463
663
564
063
964
464
364
465
252
463
5
Na 2
O36
337
634
636
333
037
137
636
036
133
432
934
234
032
738
534
834
134
433
336
033
9
K2O
08
708
711
611
510
911
211
211
811
911
311
210
510
512
312
509
909
809
811
011
911
2
P2O
500
800
800
900
900
800
900
800
900
900
900
900
800
800
800
800
800
900
900
800
900
9
LO
I24
222
718
219
620
521
321
326
927
422
324
130
130
231
430
623
022
023
419
626
924
8
Tota
l1004
21000
61004
61001
1996
01005
41002
31002
51000
3996
7997
71000
6997
7997
31005
1999
2996
71004
3999
8999
91002
4
Li
147
147
105
124
159
151
142
227
162
156
176
147
133
127
128
131
141
121
155
181
160
Be
14
515
115
215
715
916
216
316
117
116
816
117
617
116
116
216
016
415
715
516
115
8
Sc
70
073
763
668
965
771
266
675
974
162
269
773
668
474
478
265
566
267
771
765
768
2
V397
410
373
371
371
372
369
369
361
369
385
374
363
355
353
362
367
362
354
359
376
Cr
156
180
162
164
224
172
158
151
155
163
157
165
179
157
165
217
136
173
155
158
152
Co
94
097
091
091
188
490
689
768
067
282
881
685
987
797
397
878
078
278
185
566
882
2
Ni
126
106
112
85
109
89
582
872
588
384
570
480
595
592
684
497
664
584
278
378
864
4
Cu
126
126
128
124
126
108
104
105
119
135
134
119
137
103
112
97
95
100
120
101
130
Zn
772
799
729
737
694
756
714
664
693
730
703
736
742
953
943
737
730
721
708
643
693
Ga
171
174
175
178
174
175
170
170
162
166
171
169
169
170
167
173
173
169
166
162
168
Ge
11
211
311
111
111
111
010
710
610
510
910
911
811
711
111
712
312
512
110
710
111
1
Rb
352
361
496
495
419
408
408
476
480
434
433
426
430
460
457
466
454
459
409
477
432
Sr
252
259
251
254
249
245
243
208
209
236
236
232
234
240
239
232
230
229
243
208
238
Y66
668
662
762
763
469
870
460
756
967
267
964
564
271
572
669
668
566
962
459
369
0
Zr
672
722
783
786
725
769
751
689
686
674
757
884
814
825
670
687
771
820
730
676
756
Nb
39
040
139
439
639
740
039
438
539
039
739
639
239
038
638
739
338
537
939
338
840
1
Mo
07
607
207
907
007
707
006
407
306
704
805
407
808
909
207
806
404
806
206
507
305
3
Cd
01
401
401
701
601
502
101
905
601
901
401
501
802
501
701
901
301
401
801
401
401
8
Sb
04
704
804
604
405
406
006
008
908
506
706
913
413
609
309
707
808
308
204
908
406
9
Cs
12
112
414
214
013
315
215
231
731
518
518
717
617
618
418
116
015
815
713
732
718
8
Ba
247
256
281
282
270
317
314
186
183
259
263
263
267
341
342
171
170
167
265
182
267
La
113
130
112
115
111
118
119
115
108
114
117
115
115
116
114
361
334
345
112
113
117
Ce
225
249
219
226
217
230
231
227
211
221
225
223
223
221
221
668
611
632
221
219
230
Pr
27
030
226
727
026
427
428
427
425
927
227
926
527
426
726
673
867
369
626
326
528
4
Nd
107
115
106
107
104
108
107
105
98
106
109
106
106
104
103
251
230
237
103
103
110
Sm
22
423
622
322
421
921
822
921
420
422
322
521
722
721
621
336
234
434
821
720
623
5
Eu
07
307
507
607
607
307
407
207
106
807
407
707
307
407
407
509
008
908
707
406
907
7
Gd
18
419
418
118
018
018
618
717
216
318
718
318
318
118
218
128
627
127
317
716
718
7
Tb
02
602
702
602
502
602
602
602
502
402
602
602
502
602
602
703
203
103
102
602
302
7
Dy
13
413
513
012
813
113
913
812
412
013
613
313
013
114
213
814
914
514
012
612
113
9
1502 Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) (2009) 981489ndash1510
123
Ta
ble
6co
nti
nu
ed
Sam
ple
EK
L2-
01
EK
L2-
03
EK
L2-
06
EK
L2-
08
EK
L2-
11
EK
L2-
13
EK
L2-
16
EK
L2-
17
EK
2-
19
EK
L2-
21
EK
L2-
23
EK
L2-
26
EK
L2-
28
EK
L2-
30
EK
L2-
31
EK
L2-
33
EK
L2-
35
EK
L2-
36
EK
L2-
37
EK
L2-
39
EK
L2-
40
Ho
02
502
602
402
402
402
702
702
302
202
602
602
502
402
602
702
702
602
602
402
202
6
Er
06
907
206
606
606
707
807
606
806
407
207
106
806
707
907
807
807
407
606
506
607
6
Tm
01
001
000
900
900
901
101
100
900
801
001
000
900
901
101
101
001
001
000
900
901
1
Yb
06
106
305
805
605
807
007
105
905
506
406
306
005
907
307
106
606
406
205
905
606
4
Lu
00
900
900
800
800
901
001
000
900
800
900
900
800
901
001
101
000
900
900
800
800
9
Hf
20
321
823
223
721
723
122
420
620
720
522
225
824
023
519
720
922
623
421
619
621
9
Ta
03
303
203
203
103
103
203
003
003
002
903
003
002
902
902
902
902
902
803
002
803
0
W04
404
203
403
203
403
302
905
604
902
903
204
004
203
603
603
002
502
703
105
502
9
Tl
02
402
503
203
102
603
102
903
703
802
502
603
003
103
303
202
502
502
402
703
802
7
Pb
95
294
8110
1108
9112
795
695
9101
1108
5101
7113
099
3119
9104
4108
098
099
7101
2111
4101
0101
8
Bi
00
900
900
500
500
800
600
601
201
201
401
501
201
300
500
501
601
601
700
701
201
5
Th
36
541
937
138
336
239
139
438
836
636
638
138
138
137
536
7135
5123
6130
536
537
237
3
U12
913
314
014
013
613
713
412
812
313
413
814
814
713
513
916
215
615
813
312
513
8
AC
NK
a09
309
209
309
109
409
209
110
410
409
509
509
309
309
308
909
509
509
609
410
409
4
Mg
48
48
48
48
47
47
47
48
48
48
48
48
48
47
47
48
48
48
48
48
48
RE
E553
610
544
555
538
567
570
553
517
551
561
550
553
551
548
1463
1349
1390
541
536
571
(La Y
b) C
hb
126
139
130
138
130
114
113
131
134
121
126
128
131
107
108
372
353
379
129
136
123
(Gd Yb) C
hb
36
937
337
838
837
932
332
035
136
235
735
236
837
030
130
853
051
453
936
635
935
2
Eu
10
910
711
611
511
311
310
611
311
411
111
611
211
211
411
708
508
908
611
511
411
2
Ce
09
509
309
409
509
409
509
309
509
309
309
209
509
309
309
409
609
609
609
509
409
4
Zr
Sm
30
31
35
35
33
35
33
32
34
30
34
41
36
38
32
19
22
24
34
33
32
Zr
Yb
110
114
134
140
126
110
106
116
126
106
120
146
137
113
94
105
121
133
124
120
117
NbY
b64
263
667
670
568
957
155
564
771
462
362
764
965
752
654
259
960
261
566
769
062
3
ThN
b09
310
409
409
709
109
810
010
109
409
209
609
709
809
709
534
532
134
509
309
609
3
Zr
Nb
17
18
20
20
18
19
19
18
18
17
19
23
21
21
17
17
20
22
19
17
19
ThL
a03
203
203
303
303
303
303
303
403
403
203
203
303
303
203
203
803
703
803
203
303
2
Sr
Y379
377
401
405
393
350
345
343
367
351
348
360
364
336
330
333
335
342
389
351
344
Ce
Pb
24
26
20
21
19
24
24
22
19
22
20
22
19
21
20
68
61
63
20
22
23
eNd
c-
18
-20
-21
-19
-23
-18
-14
-20
Init
ial
Srd
07
067
07
066
07
067
07
066
07
067
07
067
07
065
07
066
aA
lum
inum
satu
rati
on
index
=m
ola
rA
l 2O
3(
K2O
+N
a 2O
+C
aO)
bC
hondri
tedat
afr
om
Tay
lor
and
McL
ennan
1985
ck S
m=
65
49
10
-1
2yea
r-1
dk R
b=
14
29
10
-1
1yea
r-1
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123
Plagioclase phenocrysts record the compositional varia-
tion of the magma during a later stage of its crystallization
The reversed zoning in plagioclase (Table 3) is commonly
considered to reflect magma mixing with a more primitive
source (Hibbard 1995 Kawabata and Shuto 2005) Because
dehydration melting of lower crust requires relatively high
temperature ([850C) (eg Rushmer 1991 Sen and Dunn
1994 Skjerlie and Johnston 1996) a mantle-derived
magma must have been involved to fuse the crustal mate-
rial The high Al2O3 and mostly positive Eu anomalies of
the tonalite porphyry suggest retarded crystallization of
plagioclase which together with the abundant hornblende
in the rock indicates an H2O-rich magma (Muntener et al
2001 Grove et al 2002) Due to the scarcity of water in the
lower crust partial melting of lower crust cannot generate
an H2O-rich melt (Patino Douce 1999) therefore the high
H2O contents in the garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry most
likely came from mantle-derived magma In the Triassic
the Paleo-Tethys was being consumed along the south
margin of the Kunlun arc (Yin and Harrison 2000) which
resulted in widespread arc magmatism in East Kunlun It is
therefore likely that mantle-derived arc magma was un-
derplated along the crust-mantle zone and mixed with a
felsic crustal melt a scenario consistent with experimental
work conducted by McCarthy and Patino Douce (1997)
In terms of tectonic setting Paleo-Tethys was still being
consumed along the Kunlun in the late Triassic (Sengor
1987 Yin and Harrison 2000) and Triassic limestone
within flysch sediments in the Kunlun range suggest a
marine-phase sedimentary environment that probably
05 10 15 2004
08
12
16
20
24
28
Peralkaline
Metaluminous Peraluminous
ACNK
AN
K
Fig 7 ANK versus ACNK diagram for the granitoids from East
Kunlun (after Maniar and Piccoli 1989)
Gra
nodi
orite
An
Ab Or
Tona
lite
Trondhjemite Granite
Fig 8 An-Ab-Or CIPW-normative ternary diagram for the granitoids
from East Kunlun (after Barker 1979)
Sa
mp
leC
ho
nd
rite
La
Ce
Pr
Nd Sm
Eu
Gd
Tb
Dy
Ho
Er
Tm
Yb
Lu
1000
100
10
1
01
1
1
10
100
1000
Cs
Rb
Ba
Th
U
K
Nb
Ta
La
Ce
Pb
Pr
Sr
P
Nd
Zr
Hf
Sm
Eu
Ti
Gd
Tb
Dy
Y
Ho
Er
Tm
Yb
Lu
Sa
mp
lep
rim
itiv
em
an
tle
(a)
(b)
Fig 9 Trace element characteristics of the garnet-bearing tonalite
porphyry (a) Chondrite-normalized rare earth element patterns for
representative samples of the tonalite porphyry East Kunlun (chon-
drite values from Taylor and McLennan 1985) b Primitive mantle-
normalized trace element spider diagrams for representative samples
of the tonalite porphyry East Kunlun (Primitive mantle data from Sun
and McDonough 1989)
1504 Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) (2009) 981489ndash1510
123
reflected a normal crustal thickness (35 km) for the East
Kunlun at this time Therefore although there is no direct
evidence of restite or xenoliths indicating generation at the
crust-mantle boundary the high pressure of the garnet
phenocrysts may indicate that they were formed at or just
above the crust-mantle transition zone The garnet-bearing
tonalite porphyry from East Kunlun therefore provides a
paradigm of MASH zone magmatic processes
Implications for genesis of adakitic rocks
Adakites are sodic rocks characterized by low HREE but
elevated Sr and Al2O3 contents and high SrY and LaYb
ratios which are ascribed to hydrous partial melting of a
subducted oceanic slab or over-thickened lower crust in the
garnet stability field (Defant and Drummond 1990
Atherton and Petford 1993 Martin et al 2005) Because of
the broad similarity to Archean tonalitendashtrondhjemitendash
granodiorite gneisses (TTG) and their potential role in
metallogenesis (Martin 1999 Smithies 2000 Condie 2005
Richards and Kerrich 2007) adakitic rocks have received
much attention Although the petrogenetic regime has been
supported by much experimental work (eg Rapp et al
1991 Rushmer 1991 Sen and Dunn 1994) most thermal
models require subduction of young and therefore warm
oceanic lithosphere to reach the temperature of the wet
basaltic solidus at depths of 90ndash120 km (eg Peacock
et al 1994) However such a prediction is contrary to
many modern cases where adakites occur in association
with old and thus cold subducting slabs (Macpherson
et al 2006) To deal with such a paradox some workers
have proposed that fractional crystallization of H2O-rich
arc magmas under high pressure conditions would give rise
to adakitic signatures in arc magmas (eg Castillo et al
1999 Kleinhanns et al 2003 Macpherson et al 2006 Eiler
et al 2007 Richards and Kerrich 2007 Roderıguez et al
2007) However both adakitic and non-adakitic rocks may
come from the mantle and experience high pressure frac-
tionation in the MASH zone therefore there must be other
key factors affecting the composition of arc magmas that
prevent some from becoming adakitic rocks
It is proposed that the garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry
from East Kunlun experienced strong fractional crystalli-
zation and magma mixing in the garnet stability field
therefore providing an opportunity to test the various
+10
+5
0
-5
-10
-15
-200690 0700 0710 0720 0730 0740 0750 0760
Basement of the East Kunlun
Arc magmas of the East Kunlun
Mantle array
87 87Sr Sri
εNd
T
Mixing trend
Garnet-bearing tonalite
Fig 10 Correlation diagram between 87Sr86Sri and eNdT for garnet-
bearing tonalitic porphyry (Data for the basement of East Kunlun
from Yu et al 2005 data for the arc magmas of East Kunlun from
Chen et al 2005 and Liu et al 2003)
Hig
h p
ress
ure
ga
rne
ts f
rom
MI
-typ
e m
ag
ma
s
Low pressure garnets from MI-type magmas
Garnets from S-type granite
Garnets from metapelites
0 2 4 6 80
2
4
6
8
10
MnO (wt)
Ca
O (
wt
)
Garnets from tonalitic porphyry of the East Kunlun
Garnets from xenoliths in Cenozoic volcanic rocks of the Hoh Xil northern Tibet
Garnet websteritesGarnet clinopyroxenites
Garnet peridotites
Garnet in eclogitic restite (2-3 Gpa) Garnet in this study
SNB cumulates of high MgO primitive magma
SNB cumulates of low MgO basaltic andesite
Ca
O (
wt
)
MgO (wt)
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 204
5
7
9
11
12
6
8
10
(a)
(b)
Fig 11 Garnet comparisons in this study compared to other settings
a CaO versus MnO correlation diagram (after Harangi et al 2001)
Data for Cenozoic volcanic rocks of the Hoh Xil northern Tibet from
Deng (1998) b CaO versus MgO correlation diagram (after Lee et al
2006) SNB Sierra Nevada Batholith data for garnet in eclogite
restite from Pertermann and Hirschmann (2003)
Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) (2009) 981489ndash1510 1505
123
hypotheses It contains relatively high Al2O3 ([17 wt)
mostly positive Eu anomalies (EuEu [ 11) and high Zr
Sm ratios ([30) The low HREE (Yb 08 ppm) and high
SrY ([33) ratios are significantly differ from those of
normal island arc magmas In the Y versus SrY correlation
diagram all tonalite rock samples plot in the adakite field
(Fig 12) These features suggest that fractional crystalli-
zation of H2O-rich arc magma in the garnet stability field
can effectively scavenge HREE and generate Al-rich melt
However there are some differences between the tonalite
porphyry and adakitic rocks The porphyry has moderate Sr
(260 ppm) and LaYb ratios (16ndash21) which are lower
than those of adakite (Sr [ 400 ppm LaYb C 20) and
TTG (Sr [ 500 ppm LaYb generally[30) (Barker 1979
Richards and Kerrich 2007) Because plagioclase was
suppressed by the high water content in the magma
removal of Sr by fractionation of plagioclase can be
excluded Instead crystallization of apatite at an early stage
of magmatic evolution may be responsible for the relatively
low Sr contents and LaYb ratios in the residual melt
Apatite commonly occurs in mantle and crustal environ-
ments and possesses high partition coefficients for both Sr
and LREE (Chazot et al 1996 Bea and Montero 1999) For
example apatite may concentrate LREE up to 200 times
compared to clinopyroxene and although slightly lower
than that of plagioclase (up to 158) (Ren et al 2003) its
partition coefficient for Sr (DSr = 51ndash82) is still high
enough to affect magma composition (Pla Cid et al 2007
Prowatke and Klemme 2006) Petrographic observation of
the tonalite porphyry reveals that apatite is mainly enclosed
in the garnet phenocrysts which along with the depletion in
P in the spider diagram (Fig 9b) implies removal of apatite
as an early phase during evolution of the magma in the
MASH zone Because plagioclase was suppressed by a high
water content in the early stage of magmatic evolution
Sr concentration in the residual melt would be mainly
controlled by apatite Similarly moderate Sr contents
(400 ppm) and apatite inclusions in garnet phenocrysts
appear to be common features of garnet-bearing interme-
diate rocks worldwide (eg Day et al 1992 Harangi et al
2001 Bach et al 2003 Kawabata and Shuto 2005)
implying that apatite has played a crucial role in buffering
the Sr level in the magmas It is therefore suggested that
mantle-derived arc magmas cannot evolve into adakites
when extensive crystallization of apatite has already
occurred in the MASH zone
Conclusions
The garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry from the East
Kunlun formed in the late Triassic (213 plusmn 3 Ma) related
to consumption of the Paleo-Tethys ocean It contains
phenocrysts of garnet hornblende plagioclase and quartz
that crystallized in an H2O-rich magma The relatively low
MgO contents of garnet and ilmenite and high d18O value
of garnet separates suggest these early phases were formed
in a felsic melt Pressure estimates for hornblende enclos-
ing garnet provide a minimum constraint on the formation
depth of the garnet phenocrysts (8ndash10 kb) suggesting they
were produced at or just above the crust-mantle transition
zone (MASH zone) NdndashSr isotope compositions indicate
involvement of both crust- and mantle-derived magma
and reversed compositional zoning of plagioclase implies
magma mixing Although the garnet-bearing tonalitic
porphyry resembles an adakitic rock in many respects the
relatively low Sr content and LaYb ratio makes it distinct
from lsquotruersquo adakites It is proposed that early crystallization
of apatite may effectively remove Sr and LREE from the
magma thus providing a mechanism whereby some arc
magmas do not evolve into adakite
Acknowledgments We thank Qian Mao Yuguang Ma and
Ms Ying Liu for their help with the analytical work The authors
benefited from discussions with Drs Guochun Zhao Hongfu Zhang
Nengsong Chen Chunming Wu and Petra Bach We also appreciate
the constructive and encouraging comments of reviewers Ali Polat
and Fu-yuan Wu which helped us to improve and clarify the man-
uscript This work was supported by research grants from the National
Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) 2007CB411308
NSFC Projects 40421303 40572043 40725009 and Hong Kong RGC
(HKU 704004)
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(Jiang 1992) South of the Mid Kunlun Fault the southern
belt is dominated by Precambrian to Jurassic clastic and
carbonate rocks In addition Lower Carboniferous strata
here contain a thick ([3000 m) mafic to intermediate
volcanic sequence which has been interpreted as having
being produced in a subduction environment (Wu et al
2005) Of the major faults in the East Kunlun the Mid
Kunlun Fault was considered to be a suture zone and the
most important geological boundary separating the middle
and south Kunlun belts (Jiang 1992) The area underwent
continuous tectonism during the Late Paleozoic and Early
Mesozoic and this was a key period in the geological
evolution of the East Kunlun (Luo et al 1999) of which
the Late Triassic to Jurassic was the most critical period
encompassing the change from compressional to exten-
sional regimes as evidenced by mantle-derived magmatism
and hypabyssal intrusions (Qian et al 2000 Luo et al
2002) The final closure of Paleo-Tethys occurred in the
Jurassic (Sengor 1987 Dewey et al 1988 Yin and Harri-
son 2000) with a soft collision proposed to explain the lack
of significant crustal thickening in the East Kunlun (Yin
and Zhang 1997) After this period the East Kunlun was
relatively stable until the Cenozoic when K-rich volcanism
was extensive in the northern Tibetan Plateau (Jiang 1992
Deng 1998 Yang et al 2002)
An unusual garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry is located
to the west of Achiq Kol in the Kumkuri area a Cenozoic
basin bounded by the Altyn Fault and Kunlun and Qim-
antag mountain ranges (Figs 1 2) The basin is mostly
filled with Neogene and Quaternary sediments and
Paleozoic strata are only locally exposed being dominated
by Carboniferous to Permian carbonate interlayered with
clastic sediments and volcanic rocks (CIGMR 1988) The
garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry is a small undeformed
subvolcanic stock intruding Permian limestone at the
northern margin of Burhanbudashan with an outcrop of ca
8 km2 (Fig 2)
Rock description and petrography
The garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry is homogeneous and
no enclaves were found The rock has a porphyritic texture
with garnet hornblende plagioclase and quartz set in a
cryptocrystalline matrix Garnet is generally less than
2 mm in size though some reaches 10 mm in diameter
(Fig 3a) Most garnet is isolated although some occurs as
aggregates (Fig 3bndashd) Garnet is commonly surrounded by
plagioclase or hornblende indicating its early crystalliza-
tion (Fig 3b c) Under the microscope garnet crystals
Fig 1 Geological map of Eastern Kunlun (modified from CIGMR 1988) Inset tectonic map of the Himalayan-Tian Shan region South
Qimantag fault ` Mid Kunlun fault acute South Kunlun fault
Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) (2009) 981489ndash1510 1491
123
are generally euhedral with concentric zoning Although
enveloped in both plagioclase and hornblende garnet has
sharp boundaries without any reaction rim Small mineral
inclusions are common in the garnet and these are domi-
nantly needle-like apatite and ilmenite with local zircon
Unlike examples from Northland New Zealand and the
northern Pannonian Basin eastern-central Europe (Day
et al 1992 Harangi et al 2001) augite hornblende and
plagioclase inclusions are not present in the garnet Horn-
blende is the major mafic mineral in the rock with
rhomboid shape and is locally replaced by chlorite
(Fig 3e f) Plagioclase is euhedral and many grains are
altered to kaolin and only a few have survived alteration
and exhibit concentric zoning (Fig 3g) Quartz is rare and
generally anhedral indicative of relatively late crystalli-
zation (Fig 3h) The occurrence of quartz and lack of
pyroxene and biotite make the garnet-bearing tonalitic
porphyry distinct from similar rocks described from New
Zealand Europe and Japan Thin section observation sug-
gests that the minerals in the rock are phenocrysts
crystallized from magma and no garnet xenocrysts were
found
Analytical methods
Zircon grains were separated from a sample of garnet
tonalite using conventional density and magnetic tech-
niques Representative zircon grains were hand-picked
under a binocular microscope and were cast with pieces of
the CZ3 standard in an epoxy mount that was ground to
expose the grain centers U-Th-Pb isotopic compositions
were analyzed using the WA Consortium SHRIMP II ion
microprobe at Curtin University of Technology following
the analytical procedures of Williams (1998) Sri Lankan
gem zircon standard (CZ3) (206Pb238U = 00914 equiva-
lent to an age of 564 Ma) was used as the standard and the
U and Th decay constants recommended by Steiger and
Jager (1977) were adopted for age calculation Measured238U206Pb ratios and reported ages have been corrected
using the measured 204Pb (Compston et al 1984) The
analytical data were reduced and calculated using the Krill
program of PD Kinny (Curtin University) and then plotted
using the IsoplotEx 246 program (Ludwig 2001) Uncer-
tainties on individual analyses are reported at the 1r level
and mean ages for pooled 206Pb238U results are quoted at
the 95 confidence level (2r) Detailed analytical data are
given in Table 1 and the concordia plots are presented in
Fig 4
Major element composition of the phenocrysts was
analyzed using a Cameca SX-51 electron microprobe at the
Institute of Geology and Geophysics Chinese Academy of
Sciences The acceleration voltage and beam current were
set at 15 kv and 20 nA respectively Detailed analytical
procedure has been described in Liu and Ye (2004) and
both natural and synthetic minerals were used for standard
calibration The analytical errors at 1r for Na Mg Al Si
K Na Ca Ti Cr Mn Fe and Ni are generally better than
012 Major oxides of selected whole-rock samples were
determined with a Rigaku ZSX100e X-ray fluorescence
spectrometer on fused glass disks at the Guangzhou
Institute of Geochemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences
(GIGCAS) with analytical uncertainties between 1 and 5
Trace elements were analyzed using a Perkin-Elmer Sciex
ELAN 6000 ICP-MS following the procedures described
by Li (1997) About 50 mg of powdered sample was
digested with mixed HNO3 + HF acid in steel-bomb coated
Teflon beakers in order to assure complete dissolution of the
refractory minerals Rh was used as an internal standard to
monitor signal drift and the USGS rock standards GSP-1
G-2 W-2 and AGV-1 and the Chinese national rock stan-
dards GSR-1 and GSR-3 were analyzed in order to calibrate
element concentrations of the unknown samples Analytical
uncertainties were generally better than 5
Sr and Nd isotopic analyses were performed on a
Finnigan MAT-262 at the Institute of Geology and Geo-
physics Chinese Academy of Sciences following the
procedures described by Zhang et al (2002) Cation col-
umns were used to separate Sr and rare earth elements
(REEs) and the REE fraction was further separated with
HDEHP-coated Kef columns to obtain Nd Measured87Sr86Sr and 143Nd144Nd ratios were normalized to86Sr88Sr = 01194 and 146Nd144Nd = 07219 respec-
tively The reported 87Sr86Sr and 143Nd144Nd ratios were
respectively adjusted to the NBS SRM 987 standard87Sr86Sr = 071025 and the Shin Etsu JNdi-1 standard143Nd144Nd = 0512115 Oxygen was extracted from a
garnet separate using the standard BrF5 technique (Taylor
Fig 2 Geological map of the Achiq Kol area East Kunlun
1492 Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) (2009) 981489ndash1510
123
and Epstein 1962) Before analysis powders were dried at
110C for 2 h to release adsorbed water Isotope analyses
were performed on a MAT-252 mass spectrometer The
18O16O ratio is expressed by the conventional d18O nota-
tion in permil relative to V-SMOW The analytical error of
d18O values is plusmn01
Fig 3 Photographs of rock
specimen and major minerals in
the garnet-bearing tonalitic
porphyry East Kunlun (a) Rock
specimen with garnet crystals
(b) Garnet with apatite
inclusions enclosed in
kaolinized plagioclase
(PPL 940) c Garnet enclosed
in chloritized hornblende
(PPL 940) d Garnet aggregate
showing concentric zoning and
ilmenite inclusion (PPL 940)
e Chloritized hornblende
showing idiomorphic crystal
form (PPL 940) f Fresh
hornblende phenocryst with
120 cleavages (PPL 940)
g Plagioclase phenocryst with
reverse zoning (PPL 940)
h Partly resorbed anhedral
quartz phenocryst in fine-
grained matrix (PPL 940)
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123
Geochronology
Zircon grains from the garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry
are euhedral and transparent and generally colorless or
light brown Most grains exhibit concentric oscillatory
zoning and no inherited zircon cores were observed
Eleven zircons were analyzed for U-Pb isotopic com-
position and the results are listed in Table 1 The zircons
show a wide range of U (337ndash1329 ppm) and Th (26ndash
308 ppm) contents Except for three grains with rela-
tively low ThU ratios (ca 007) most zircons have
moderate ThU ratios (018ndash033) which together with
their internal concentric zoning indicate a magmatic
origin These analyses form a coherent group with a
weighted mean 206Pb238U age of 213 plusmn 3 Ma (Fig 4)
This age is interpreted as the crystallization age of the
rock
Geochemical results
Mineral compositions
Garnet
Representative compositions of garnet in the tonalite por-
phyry are listed in Table 2 All garnets have a relatively
homogeneous composition consisting mainly of almandine
(56ndash76 mol) and grossular (24ndash30 mol) with minor
pyrope (9ndash18 mol) and spessartine (1ndash7 mol) compo-
nents Although the garnets generally show compositional
zoning (Fig 3andashc) there is no regular compositional varia-
tion within the grains As revealed in Table 2 some garnet
shows an increase in MgO MnO andor CaO towards the
rim whereas others show the reverse trend These features
are similar to those of garnet phenocrysts in the northern
Pannonian Basin eastern-central Europe and Setouchi
Japan (Harangi et al 2001 Kawabata and Takafuji 2005)
The compositional variation of garnet can be illustrated with
a profile analysis on a single garnet crystal (Fig 5) The
components of garnet generally keep relatively constant in
the central part of the crystal except for grossular showing a
weak fluctuation although a significant increase in alman-
dine and a decrease in grossular can be observed in the rim
while pyrope and spessartine exhibit only weak variation
Hornblende
Compositions of representative hornblende crystals are
given in Table 3 Hornblende in the garnet-bearing tona-
litic porphyry has relatively homogeneous composition
In comparison with those from garnet-bearing andesite
from Northland New Zealand (Day et al 1992) horn-
blende in this study is characterized by relatively low
MgO (881ndash101 wt) TiO2 (088ndash187 wt) and CaO
Table 1 SHRIMP zircon UndashPb results for the garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry East Kunlun
Spot
name
U
ppm
Th
ppm
ThU 207Pb206Pb err 207Pb 235U err 206Pb238U Error () Error
correlation
Age (Ma)
206Pb238U 1r 207Pb206Pb 1r
L1211 440 30 007 00466 421 02114 435 00329 107 025 209 2 30 101
L1221 398 31 008 00486 433 02248 447 00336 108 024 213 2 127 102
L1231 939 308 033 00499 185 02383 209 00347 099 047 220 2 188 43
L1241 369 26 007 00495 283 02259 303 00331 107 035 210 2 169 66
L1251 453 80 018 00484 381 02181 396 00327 106 027 208 2 117 90
L1261 337 79 024 00477 522 02140 533 00325 110 021 206 2 85 124
L1271 1146 235 021 00502 141 02311 172 00334 098 057 212 2 202 33
L1281 837 156 019 00475 192 02220 216 00339 099 046 215 2 73 46
L1291 1329 264 020 00491 154 02284 182 00337 097 053 214 2 153 36
L12101 793 192 024 00498 205 02350 228 00342 100 044 217 2 186 48
L12111 1142 275 024 00485 175 02276 201 00340 098 049 216 2 126 41
290290
270270
250250
230230
190190
170170
150150
00220022
00260026
00300030
00340034
00380038
00420042
00460046
014014 018018 022022 026026 030030 034034
207207PbPb 235235UU
20
62
06 P
b
Pb
23
82
38UU
Weighted mean Pb U age = 213 3 Ma206 238
( 37)n 11 MSWD= =
Fig 4 SHRIMP zircon UndashPb concordia diagrams for the garnet-
bearing tonalitic Porphyry East Kunlun
1494 Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) (2009) 981489ndash1510
123
Tab
le2
Rep
rese
nta
tive
maj
or
elem
ent
com
posi
tion
of
gar
net
inth
egar
net
-bea
ring
tonal
itic
porp
hyry
E
ast
Kunlu
n
Sam
ple
G-1
2a1
G-1
2a2
G-1
2a-
3G
-12c-
1G
-12c-
3G
-a-3
G-a
-2
Core
Rim
Core
Rim
Core
Man
tle
Rim
Core
Rim
Core
Man
tle
Rim
Core
Rim
Core
Rim
SiO
2378
5384
8383
3379
1378
6381
3383
6383
2381
7381
4380
2381
377
9384
0383
3379
8
TiO
206
203
001
001
904
605
102
002
902
702
904
103
202
802
203
501
0
Al 2
O3
205
5214
6216
5213
2212
0212
8214
6210
3211
8210
3210
3210
9211
8217
6211
9213
5
Cr 2
O3
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash00
400
1ndash
ndashndash
ndash00
100
3ndash
ndashndash
Fe 2
O3
06
000
4ndash
00
6ndash
ndashndash
04
003
002
701
700
801
400
002
101
5
MgO
25
143
340
234
628
731
733
442
242
539
936
937
242
840
536
235
1
CaO
62
463
358
960
377
878
059
561
671
461
669
258
352
773
268
770
5
MnO
25
515
724
421
922
517
622
217
814
817
915
118
219
816
917
829
6
FeO
297
7281
4282
0292
9278
2278
0293
5277
4271
6278
7280
0287
5290
8275
5280
4270
5
NiO
00
3ndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
00
2ndash
00
100
200
200
100
300
500
200
6
Na 2
O00
300
300
400
400
400
200
300
200
300
100
100
200
300
600
3
K2O
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
00
1ndash
ndash00
1ndash
ndash00
2ndash
ndash00
3
Tota
l1007
51006
91006
71004
91002
71005
11009
5999
4999
8996
2997
7997
41000
91010
81004
81002
8
Form
ula
r(c
atio
ns
are
calc
ula
ted
bas
edon
12
oxygen
s)
Si
60
083
60
154
60
097
59
908
59
890
59
997
60
253
60
385
60
070
60
369
60
167
60
37
59
781
59
829
60
257
59
954
Ti
00
743
00
351
00
117
00
221
00
551
00
600
00
234
00
341
00
315
00
349
00
486
00
386
00
329
00
256
00
414
00
122
Al
38
447
39
543
39
998
39
710
39
528
39
465
39
721
39
059
39
288
39
222
39
226
39
384
39
492
39
966
39
253
39
716
Cr
ndashndash
00
006
ndashndash
00
046
00
012
ndashndash
ndashndash
00
018
00
032
ndashndash
ndash
Fe
00
720
00
043
ndash00
077
ndash00
000
ndash00
476
00
353
00
322
00
200
00
09
00
171
00
252
00
176
Mg
05
938
10
094
09
405
08
154
06
770
07
429
07
827
09
915
09
975
09
422
08
697
08
778
10
091
09
416
08
476
08
264
Ca
10
610
10
600
09
886
10
203
13
187
13
151
10
010
10
396
12
039
10
445
11
727
09
899
08
940
12
221
11
574
11
926
Mn
03
429
02
085
03
237
02
929
03
009
02
352
02
959
02
375
01
968
02
399
02
026
02
442
02
647
02
236
02
372
03
958
Fe
39
530
36
789
36
974
38
715
36
804
36
583
38
552
36
557
35
744
36
893
37
063
38
097
38
474
35
905
36
859
35
709
Ni
00
043
ndashndash
00
004
ndashndash
00
026
ndash00
015
00
026
00
026
00
017
00
041
00
064
00
026
00
079
Na
00
096
00
088
00
128
00
113
00
112
00
049
00
090
00
057
00
098
00
031
00
031
00
063
00
078
00
182
00
098
Kndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash00
018
ndashndash
00
027
ndashndash
00
032
ndash00
008
00
050
Tota
l159
639
159
746
159
848
160
034
159
851
159
672
159
701
159
506
159
823
159
573
159
649
159
513
160
09
159
971
159
672
160
052
Uv
ndashndash
00
1ndash
ndash01
200
3ndash
ndashndash
ndash00
500
8ndash
ndashndash
Ad
29
606
401
805
208
309
103
617
313
713
512
508
209
203
912
706
2
Gr
142
5168
6163
2163
208
205
9162
8155
3185
4160
1180
6155
3135
8198
5179
2192
Py
100
5170
1158
3136
2113
9125
6132
2167
9167
5159
8146
9148
8168
3157
9143
6138
2
Sp
58
135
154
548
950
639
850
040
233
140
734
241
444
137
540
266
2
Al
669
3619
8622
1646
7619
2618
4651
1619
2600
4625
8625
8645
9641
7602
2624
4597
3
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123
Tab
le2
conti
nued
Sam
ple
G-a
-1G
-c-5
G-c
-3G
-c-1
G-5
a-1
G-5
a-2
Core
Man
tle
Rim
Core
Man
tle
Rim
Core
Rim
Core
Man
tle
Rim
Core
Rim
Core
Man
tle
Rim
SiO
2384
5378
6379
5379
5386
4382
6386
1389
9384
4380
2373
0382
0376
0381
5376
4379
8
TiO
207
901
601
605
805
601
902
602
502
401
600
802
302
001
804
501
9
Al 2
O3
211
3214
3212
8215
7212
9215
3215
6219
8217
0220
2215
7217
1217
6216
0215
6215
5
Cr 2
O3
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
00
4ndash
ndashndash
Fe 2
O3
01
9ndash
01
7ndash
01
2ndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
MgO
31
436
236
326
626
537
742
045
038
142
741
341
336
742
832
038
2
CaO
107
463
458
9112
5114
164
069
973
159
762
365
662
064
160
175
064
8
MnO
11
318
019
904
004
716
118
013
918
518
916
516
317
618
117
616
0
FeO
254
9289
3293
1262
5256
8286
2272
0267
1287
4281
1279
5286
5287
0287
0286
2287
7
NiO
00
3ndash
00
100
2ndash
00
5ndash
ndash00
2ndash
ndashndash
00
2ndash
ndash00
1
Na 2
O00
100
500
500
500
500
800
500
300
200
100
500
200
200
3ndash
00
3
K2O
ndash00
4ndash
00
500
300
4ndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash
Tota
l1011
01002
31004
31007
81008
91005
51006
71011
61007
91006
9992
91007
71001
71007
61007
41004
4
Form
ula
r(c
atio
ns
are
calc
ula
ted
bas
edon
12
oxygen
s)
Si
59
863
59
849
59
956
59
405
60
213
60
104
60
256
60
259
60
175
59
503
59
345
59
814
00
241
59
790
59
310
59
797
Ti
00
931
00
187
00
19
00
686
00
654
00
22
00
300
00
290
00
282
00
188
00
097
00
269
40
530
00
218
00
534
00
230
Al
38
777
39
925
39
617
39
799
39
105
39
861
39
661
40
036
40
032
40
611
40
439
40
057
00
046
39
895
40
042
39
992
Cr
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
Fe
00
222
ndash00
198
ndash00
143
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash08
645
ndashndash
ndash
Mg
07
276
08
529
08
544
06
197
06
151
08
825
09
771
10
359
08
880
09
951
09
782
09
632
10
845
09
993
07
522
08
953
Ca
17
911
10
739
09
973
18
873
19
051
10
771
11
679
12
107
10
010
10
448
11
182
10
408
02
353
10
087
12
669
10
937
Mn
01
491
02
404
02
662
00
535
00
622
02
137
02
380
01
815
02
457
02
506
02
226
02
159
37
928
02
401
02
342
02
137
Fe
33
184
38
247
38
72
34
361
33
469
37
592
35
496
34
522
37
628
36
789
37
190
37
515
00
028
37
613
37
710
37
875
Ni
00
037
ndash00
007
00
028
ndash00
068
ndashndash
00
029
ndash00
006
ndash00
054
ndashndash
00
015
Na
00
030
00
153
00
148
00
153
00
143
00
253
00
140
00
091
00
067
00
018
00
144
00
066
ndash00
098
00
009
00
085
Kndash
00
089
00
006
00
098
00
057
00
08
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
160
084
ndashndash
ndash
Tota
l159
722
160
122
160
023
160
136
159
609
159
912
159
683
159
478
159
56
160
012
160
41
159
922
ndash160
094
160
139
160
02
Uv
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
01
2ndash
ndashndash
Ad
19
702
807
810
413
603
304
604
404
302
801
404
103
603
308
03
5
Gr
272
9174
9157
1299
6303
1176
4189
9199
1163
170
6183
168
174
7162
8198
1177
2
Py
122
7142
6142
9104
1104
4149
1165
2176
7151
167
162
2161
7145
166
6125
5149
8
Sp
25
140
244
509
010
636
140
230
941
842
136
936
339
540
039
135
8
Al
559
6639
5647
7577
568
2635
1600
1588
8639
9617
5616
5629
9636
1627
3629
3633
7
1496 Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) (2009) 981489ndash1510
123
Tab
le2
conti
nued
Sam
ple
G-5
c-1
G-5
c-2
G-5
c-3
G-5
c-4
G-2
a-3
G-4
c-2
G-5
b-3
Core
Rim
Core
Rim
Core
Rim
Core
Man
tle
Rim
Rim
Core
Core
Rim
Core
Rim
SiO
2377
9381
4376
7378
7384
1381
5381
0380
6381
1378
8380
3376
4373
1368
0382
1
TiO
202
003
401
700
001
900
001
201
601
802
502
102
300
807
101
9
Al 2
O3
217
0218
8220
4217
8218
9218
5220
7218
6217
7218
4217
9217
2215
5210
2219
1
Cr 2
O3
ndashndash
00
2ndash
ndash00
2ndash
00
2ndash
ndash00
1ndash
ndashndash
ndash
Fe 2
O3
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash
MgO
40
737
639
437
339
942
138
637
137
538
040
637
332
021
842
6
CaO
66
763
369
662
172
164
570
667
258
565
565
566
959
979
876
9
MnO
17
717
123
617
323
717
420
922
320
117
023
016
924
619
914
7
FeO
278
5287
9276
1291
1270
6283
1279
3281
6291
9287
2281
2286
2298
0295
6272
7
NiO
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash00
3ndash
00
4ndash
00
400
1ndash
00
100
300
1
Na 2
Ondash
00
400
300
2ndash
00
100
100
100
100
400
400
500
400
4ndash
K2O
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash00
1ndash
00
1ndash
ndash00
200
1ndash
00
200
1
Tota
l1000
61009
81008
01004
61011
31007
71012
31009
81008
81008
21011
61003
91004
41003
21010
1
Si
59
567
59
663
59
075
59
682
59
815
59
721
59
438
59
611
59
791
59
440
59
451
59
356
59
273
58
842
59
512
Ti
00
238
00
395
00
199
00
221
00
136
00
183
00
216
00
290
00
248
00
272
00
098
00
851
00
220
Al
40
322
40
340
40
735
40
445
40
172
40
310
40
578
40
354
40
262
40
382
40
154
40
378
40
340
39
611
40
221
Cr
ndashndash
00
028
ndashndash
00
024
ndash00
020
ndashndash
00
016
ndashndash
ndashndash
Fe
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash
Mg
09
557
08
779
09
221
08
770
09
269
09
821
08
975
08
650
08
777
08
890
09
462
08
772
07
570
05
191
09
891
Ca
11
272
10
604
11
698
10
491
12
023
10
812
11
809
11
283
09
842
11
009
10
978
11
308
10
193
13
664
12
826
Mn
02
361
02
263
03
135
02
307
03
128
02
312
02
756
02
963
02
666
02
257
03
049
02
258
03
314
02
698
01
934
Fe
36
710
37
674
36
214
38
368
35
243
37
057
36
435
36
877
38
293
37
692
36
760
37
750
39
587
39
525
35
523
Ni
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash00
037
ndash00
048
ndash00
053
00
017
ndash00
019
00
036
00
017
Na
00
009
00
106
00
079
00
058
00
013
00
022
00
022
00
031
00
031
00
124
00
128
00
147
00
128
00
129
ndash
Kndash
ndashndash
00
006
ndash00
014
ndash00
029
ndash00
006
00
038
00
029
ndash00
042
00
024
Tota
l160
037
159
825
160
384
160
128
159
884
160
13
160
148
160
049
159
878
160
144
160
299
160
271
160
522
160
587
160
169
Uv
ndashndash
00
7ndash
ndash00
6ndash
00
5ndash
ndash00
4ndash
ndashndash
ndash
Ad
03
606
003
003
302
002
803
304
403
704
101
512
603
3
Gr
182
6169
4188
8175
196
4179
6193
8184
160
1177
2176
1181
9165
8204
5208
1
Py
159
9148
6153
3146
3155
7163
7149
8145
147
6149
157
4146
4124
985
7164
7
Sp
39
538
352
138
552
538
546
049
744
937
850
737
754
744
532
2
Al
614
3637
6602
1640
1592
617
6608
3618
1644
1631
6611
6630
0653
2652
6591
6
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123
(104ndash112 wt) and significantly higher Al2O3 (127ndash
159 wt) and FeO (160ndash179 wt) On the classification
diagram most data plot in the tschermakite field (Fig 6)
Plagioclase
The representative composition of plagioclase is presented
in Table 4 The feldspar is dominated by andesine
(An = 35ndash49) although one grain is more albite-rich
(An = 20) The Or component is generally less than 2 In
comparison with garnet-bearing volcanic rocks of the
northern Pannonian Basin eastern-central Europe (Harangi
et al 2001) plagioclase in this study is relatively poor in
Al Ca and rich in Na with much lower An values Sig-
nificantly plagioclase generally possesses reversed
compositional zoning with the rims containing a higher
proportion of anorthite than the cores (Table 4)
Ilmenite
Ilmenite occurs within garnet phenocrysts suggesting an
early phase of crystallization The results show that
ilmenite is characterized by low MgO (008 wt) and
relatively high MnO (208ndash595 wt) (Table 5) The
compositions are in contrast with those of ilmenite in calc-
alkaline volcanic rocks of Northland Stouchi and the
northern Pannonian Basin which is generally Mg-rich
(MgO [1 wt) and Mn-Poor (MnO 1 wt) (Day et al
1992 Harangi et al 2001 Kawabata and Takafuji 2005)
Whole-rock geochemistry
Major elements
The whole-rock major and trace element and Nd-Sr isotope
compositions of selected samples are presented in Table 6
The rock samples are homogeneous with SiO2 contents
ranging from 611 to 623 wt They are low in TiO2
(05 wt) and MgO (2 wt) and relatively Na-rich
with Na2OK2O ratios between 27 and 43 The most
distinctive feature is the high Al2O3 content (175ndash
181 wt) consistent with the high proportions of pla-
gioclase and garnet Despite their relatively high Al2O3
contents most the samples plot in the metaluminous field
except for a few samples showing weakly peraluminous
characteristics (10 ACNK 11) (Fig 7) In the nor-
mative feldspar classification diagram all samples fall in
the tonalite field (Fig 8)
Trace elements
The rock samples have low concentrations of transition
elements eg Cr (20 ppm) and Ni (13 ppm) compared
with rocks with similar SiO2 in the Andes (eg Franchini
et al 2003) Large ion lithosphile elements (LILE) and
high field strength elements (HFSE) are also relatively low
in abundance Except for the moderate Sr content (208ndash
250 ppm) Rb (35ndash50 ppm) Cs (121ndash327 ppm) and Ba
(167ndash342 ppm) are all relatively low The contrast between
Rb and Sr concentration levels gives rise to the strikingly
low RbSr ratios (025) Because of the relatively limited
SiO2 range most elements do not show definable trends
with major oxides (eg SiO2 or MgO) Most HFSE (eg
Nb Ta Zr Hf) are comparable to those in garnet-bearing
I-type granitoids (Day et al 1992 Harangi et al 2001) and
are comparable or lower than those in felsic magmatic
rocks from island arcs (eg Mason and McDonald 1978)
Like typical rocks at deconstructive plate margins the
samples display LREE-enriched patterns (Fig 9a) with
chondrite-normalized LaYb ratios between 12 and 38 The
distinctive characteristics of the samples are their remark-
ably low HREE contents (Yb = 055ndash073 ppm) and
significant HREE fractionation (GdYbn = 32ndash54) Most
samples have not experienced plagioclase fractionation
because they possess positive Eu anomalies (EuEu[11)
However three samples exhibit higher LREE contents and
higher LaYbn and GdYbn ratios and slight negative Eu
anomalies (EuEu = 085ndash089) (Table 5 Fig 9a) These
three samples also show relatively low ZrSm ratios
(19ndash24) whereas all other samples have high ZrSm ratios
([30) which are different from those of modern mid-
ocean-ridge basalts (MORBs) ocean-island basalts (OIB)
and island-arc basalts (IAB) but similar to those of
Archean TTG and adakitic rocks (Foley et al 2002) On a
primitive mantle normalized spider diagram the rock is
enriched in LILE relative to LREE and HFSE with pro-
nounced spikes of Pb and troughs of Nb-Ta P and Ti
(Fig 9b) exhibiting characteristics of typical subduction-
related magmas
0
20
40
60
80
Rim Rim
Per
cent
age
Almandine
Grossular
PyropeSpessartine
Core
G-5c 4
Fig 5 Line profile of analyses across a representative garnet from
the garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry
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123
Sr-Nd-O Isotopic compositions
The porphyry possesses relatively homogeneous Sr and Nd
isotope compositions with initial 87Sr86Sr ratios and eNdT
values ranging from 07065 to 07067 and -23 to -14
respectively (Table 6) There are no significant trends
between incompatible element ratios (eg SrY ZrNb
ZrSm and BaLa) with either 87Sr86Sr or eNdT values In
the NdndashSr isotope correlation diagram all the data plot in
the field of arc magmatism and are quite close to the mantle
array (Fig 10) Analysis of garnet separates from the
tonalite porphyry has yielded a d18O value of +623
significantly higher than that of garnet from the mantle
(+524) (Schulze et al 2001)
Discussion
Origin of garnet in the tonalite porphyry
The origin of garnet in calc-alkaline rocks has been debated
for a long time being variously envisaged as a xenocryst a
phenocryst or a restite phase (Birch and Gleadow 1974
Popov et al 1982 Gilbert and Rogers 1989) Green (1977
1992) noticed a close relationship between garnet compo-
sition and the PndashT conditions of crystallization and
recognized that garnet crystallized under relatively high
pressure conditions is more Ca-rich and Mn-poor relative
to those formed in shallower environments In the case of
the East Kunlun porphyry all garnet crystals are euhedral
Table 3 Representative major element composition of hornblende in the garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry East Kunlun
Sample g12b-4a g12b-4b g12c-2ac g12c-2br g5a-3c g5a-3r g5a-5c g-5a-5r g5a-5c g7a-1r g7a-1c g2a-2c g2a-2b g2a-2r g5b-1a g5b-1b
SiO2 4221 4282 4329 4331 4341 4291 4163 4192 4175 4235 4297 4135 4467 4347 4243 4112
TiO2 125 097 113 101 113 108 108 099 094 088 098 187 096 116 107 182
Al2O3 1589 1524 1432 1423 1407 1453 1517 1500 1486 1460 1453 1497 1269 1438 1404 1538
Cr2O3 000 001 002 000 004 000 001 001 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000
FeO 1789 1756 1785 1780 1686 1645 1671 1650 1689 1690 1728 1609 1701 1727 1687 1596
MnO 011 021 024 025 019 014 019 014 020 033 032 032 024 024 025 029
MgO 881 910 920 944 942 941 899 921 902 898 926 963 1007 929 922 949
CaO 1093 1115 1082 1060 1104 1097 1109 1091 1104 1089 1077 1111 1036 1083 1104 1097
Na2O 165 153 160 159 160 159 158 160 161 152 156 196 144 154 147 190
K2O 056 061 055 059 054 041 058 045 053 056 053 048 035 047 053 048
NiO 000 000 000 001 004 003 000 000 000 001 001 000 001 001 005 004
Total 9931 9919 9902 9882 9835 9752 9702 9672 9685 9701 9822 9777 9779 9865 9696 9744
Formula (cations based on 23 oxygens)
Si 621 630 638 640 642 638 626 630 629 636 637 617 661 641 638 615
AlIV 179 170 162 160 158 162 174 170 171 164 163 183 139 159 162 185
AlVI 0970 0945 0874 0872 0870 0929 0944 0957 0930 0945 0915 0801 0826 0908 0865 0856
Ti 0139 0107 0126 0112 0126 0121 0122 0112 0107 0100 0109 0210 0106 0128 0121 0205
Cr 0000 0001 0002 0000 0005 0000 0001 0001 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
Fe2+ 2202 2161 2202 2198 2085 2046 2100 2074 2128 2122 2144 2007 2105 2130 2121 1996
Mn 0014 0027 0030 0032 0024 0018 0024 0018 0026 0041 0041 0040 0030 0030 0032 0036
Ni 0000 0000 0000 0001 0005 0003 0000 0000 0000 0001 0001 0000 0001 0001 0006 0004
Mg 1934 1996 2022 2079 2078 2086 2015 2063 2025 2010 2048 2142 2222 2041 2065 2114
Total 5258 5237 5255 5293 5193 5203 5206 5226 5216 5219 5258 5200 5291 5238 5209 5212
Ca 1723 1758 1710 1677 1749 1748 1786 1757 1782 1753 1713 1776 1643 1711 1778 1757
Na 0018 0005 0035 0030 0058 0049 0008 0017 0002 0028 0029 0024 0066 0051 0013 0031
Total 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000
Na 0453 0431 0421 0425 0400 0411 0451 0449 0468 0416 0420 0544 0347 0389 0416 0518
K 0106 0114 0103 0112 0102 0079 0111 0086 0101 0107 0100 0090 0065 0087 0102 0092
Total 15559 15544 15525 15537 15502 15489 15562 15535 15569 15522 15520 15634 15413 15476 15517 15610
Total O 2601 2601 2596 2592 2589 2574 2547 2547 2541 2549 2580 2566 2586 2596 2547 2561
ON 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23
Al 2757 2643 2490 2477 2451 2547 2687 2657 2639 2584 2540 2632 2213 2499 2487 2709
Na 0471 0436 0457 0455 0458 0460 0459 0466 0470 0444 0449 0567 0413 0440 0429 0549
XMg 028 029 028 029 030 031 029 030 029 029 029 032 031 029 030 031
Pressure 101 96 88 88 87 91 98 96 96 93 91 95 75 89 88 99
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123
with concentric zoning and have a similar composition
suggesting a magmatic origin The data show that all the
garnets contain relatively high Ca (CaO = 585ndash117 wt)
and low Mn (MnO = 040ndash296 wt) (Table 2) consis-
tent with crystallization at relatively high pressure
(CaO [ 4 wt MnO 4 wt) (Green 1977 1992 Con-
rad et al 1988) In the MnO versus CaO diagram
(Fig 11a) garnets from the tonalite porphyry from East
Kunlun show strong affinity to high-pressure garnet This is
different from garnets contained in xenoliths from the
Cenozoic volcanic rocks of Hohxil northern Tibetan
Plateau (Deng 1998) which mostly plot in the low-pressure
field The distinctive composition of the garnet is consistent
with the petrographic observation and suggests that all the
garnets are phenocrysts that crystallized under relatively
high pressure Furthermore it has been recognized that
garnet in cumulates of mantle-derived magma ecolgitic
restite and garnet peridotite generally contains high MgO
(usually [8 wt) (eg Lee et al 2006 and references
therein) However garnet in the tonalitic porphyry contains
much lower MgO (45 wt) strikingly different from
garnet grown in the mantle environment (Fig 11b) This
may suggest that these garnets crystallized in a felsic
rather than a mafic melt
80 75 70 65 60 550
1
Ferro-Actinolite
Actinolite
Tremolite Tr Hb
ActHbl
Fe-ActHbl Ferro-Hbl
Magnesio-Hbl
Fe-TschHbl
Tsch
Hbl
Ferro-
Tschermakite
Tschermakite
Tsi
Mg
(Mg+
Fe)
2+
Fig 6 Classification diagram for hornblende crystals from the
garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry (after Hawthorne 1981)
Table 4 Representative analyses of plagioclase from the garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry East Kunlun
Sample Grt-12c3 Grt-c4c Grt-c4r Grt-7a1c Grt-7a1r Grt-7a2c Grt-7a2r Grt-7a3c Grt-7a3r
SiO2 6416 5791 5673 5915 5712 5954 5523 5929 5648
TiO2 ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash 002 ndash ndash
Al2O3 2292 2781 2848 2592 2821 2643 2811 2611 2821
Cr2O3 021 002 002 001 ndash 002 002 002 001
MgO ndash ndash ndash ndash 001 ndash ndash ndash ndash
CaO 355 907 1015 742 964 771 1020 756 979
MnO 002 003 004 005 003 004 004 007 003
FeO 035 003 007 003 008 002 006 007 005
NiO 001 003 006 ndash 003 ndash ndash 001 001
Na2O 766 634 585 738 621 715 603 745 619
K2O 010 021 013 026 015 024 011 023 017
Total 9898 10145 10153 10022 10148 10115 9982 10081 10094
Formular (cations based on 8 oxygens)
Si 28404 25585 25132 26366 25292 26282 24945 26303 2517
Ti ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash 00006 ndash ndash
Al 1196 14479 14866 13616 14722 13751 14964 13648 14817
Cr 00073 00007 00007 00004 00006 00006 00007 00003
Mg 00003 ndash ndash ndash 00005 ndash ndash ndash ndash
Ca 01683 04293 04817 03542 04571 03647 04934 03589 04674
Mn 00008 0001 00017 00018 00012 00015 00014 00026 00009
Fe 00128 00011 00025 00013 00029 00009 00021 00026 0002
Ni 00003 00011 00022 ndash 0001 ndash ndash 00002 00003
Na 06577 05429 05021 06378 05328 06116 0528 06405 05352
K 00058 0012 00071 00149 00085 00137 00065 00129 00098
Total 48897 49946 49978 50087 50053 49963 50236 50137 50146
ab 7906 5516 5067 6335 5337 6177 5136 6327 5286
or 070 122 072 148 085 138 064 128 096
an 2023 4362 4861 3518 4579 3684 4800 3545 4617
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123
Constraints on the PndashT conditions
Several geobarometers and geothermometers have been
proposed to estimate the P-T conditions of granitoid
batholith formation (eg Holland and Blundy 1994
Anderson 1996 Holdaway et al 1997) Day et al (1992)
used phase equilibrium diagrams to constrain the P-T
conditions of garnet-bearing andesite in Northland
New Zealand and suggested that the mineral assemblage
of garnet + plagioclase + amphibole + quartz is stable
around 10 kbar and 800ndash850C and a similar estimate was
made for the garnet-bearing calc-alkaline volcanic rocks of
the northern Pannonion Basin eastern-central Europe
(Harangi et al 2001) In contrast to multiple mineral
barometers the Al-in-hornblende geobarometer is partic-
ularly suitable to estimate the emplacement pressure of
granitic rocks (Anderson 1996 Ague 1997) Because gar-
nets in the tonalitic porphyry are mostly surrounded by
plagioclase or hornblende the Al-in-hornblende barometer
can provide direct constraint on the crystallization pressure
of garnet Using the Al-in-hornblende barometer calibrated
by Schmidt (1992) the pressure is estimated at 75ndash
101 kbar suggesting that the garnet crystallized at a
crustal depth below 26ndash35 km Using the zircon saturation
thermometer (Watson and Harrison 1983) the temperature
of the tonalite porphyry was estimated as 706ndash713C
representing the temperature when the magma was em-
placed at a shallower crustal level
Petrogenesis of the garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry
The relatively high SiO2 low MgO Cr and Ni contents
suggest an evolved magmatic composition for the garnet-
bearing tonalitic porphyry The relatively high pressure of
hornblendes indicates that the phenocrysts formed prior to
emplacement of the magma therefore their compositions
may be useful to infer the origin of the early melt Garnet
phenocrysts with ilmenite inclusions are the earliest phases
preserved in the tonalite porphyry The garnet phenocrysts
are compositionally distinct from those crystallized from
primary mantle-derived magma and therefore probably
formed in an evolved magma (Fig 11b) Likewise
ilmenite within garnet phenocrysts has a very low MgO
(008 wt) content much lower than ilmenite in the
garnet-bearing andesitedacite of Northland New Zealand
(179ndash248 wt) northern Pannonian Basin (085ndash
327 wt) and the Setouchi volcanic belt (1ndash102 wt)
(Day et al 1992 Harangi et al 2001 Kawabata and
Takafuji 2005) In addition the garnet phenocrysts have an
oxygen isotope composition (+623) significantly higher
than that of normal mantle-derived garnets (+524)
(Schulze et al 2001) which together with the above
evidence suggests a crustal source for the phenocrysts
Experimental work conducted in the garnet-stability field
has revealed that partial melting of amphibolite would
generate silicic melt characterized by low MgO and high
SiO2 (eg Skjerlie and Johnston 1996 Rapp et al 1999)
which may well explain the low MgO contents in the
garnets and ilmenites from East Kunlun However the
garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry cannot be entirely ascri-
bed to partial melting of mafic crust because the rock
contains only moderate Sr (260 ppm) which is signifi-
cantly lower than the average Sr content (348 ppm) of the
lower crust (Rudnick and Gao 2004) Field investigation
and geochemical research on the Triassic arc magma in
East Kunlun have revealed extensive mixing of crust- and
mantle-derived magma (Luo et al 2002 Liu et al 2003)
In the Nd-Sr isotope correlation diagram (Fig 10) the
garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry plots mainly in the field
of Triassic arc magmas but much closer to the mantle
array and therefore distinct from those of the basement of
East Kunlun This may suggest that only a small propor-
tion of crustal component contributed to the genesis of the
rock
Table 5 Representative composition of ilmenite enclosed in garnet crystals
Sample Grt-2a-1 Grt-2a-2 Grt-2a-3 Grt-2a-4 Grt-2a-5 Grt-2b-1 Grt-2b-2 Grt-2b-3 Grt-3a-2 Grt-3a-3 Grt-3a-4 Grt-3a-5 Grt-3a-6
SiO2 002 007 004 ndash 005 004 004 002 004 003 004 006 001
TiO2 5047 5094 5001 5226 4999 4999 5078 5049 5003 5084 5084 4994 5017
Al2O3 ndash 003 ndash 001 010 004 004 007 006 001 002 001 004
FeO 4644 4347 4690 4451 4462 4639 4666 4593 4601 4565 4557 4702 4277
MnO 256 595 208 266 301 244 243 236 270 298 284 266 502
MgO 005 ndash 008 002 ndash ndash 006 006 007 003 003 003 004
CaO 003 003 ndash 027 021 001 ndash 003 038 ndash ndash ndash 001
Na2O 003 005 003 ndash 003 ndash 001 ndash 005 004 007 ndash ndash
K2O ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash 001 ndash ndash 001 ndash ndash ndash
Cr2O3 ndash 001 ndash ndash 007 005 ndash ndash 004 ndash ndash ndash ndash
Total 9960 10055 9915 9973 9809 9897 10002 9897 9937 9960 9941 9971 9805
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123
Tab
le6
Whole
rock
com
posi
tions
of
the
gar
net
-bea
ring
tonal
itic
porp
hyry
E
ast
Kunlu
n
Sam
ple
EK
L2-
01
EK
L2-
03
EK
L2-
06
EK
L2-
08
EK
L2-
11
EK
L2-
13
EK
L2-
16
EK
L2-
17
EK
2-
19
EK
L2-
21
EK
L2-
23
EK
L2-
26
EK
L2-
28
EK
L2-
30
EK
L2-
31
EK
L2-
33
EK
L2-
35
EK
L2-
36
EK
L2-
37
EK
L2-
39
EK
L2-
40
SiO
2616
2613
6621
8616
5616
9616
4614
0622
9620
9616
5616
0614
8612
8609
0610
7615
3615
2619
4619
7620
6618
3
TiO
204
504
504
304
304
404
504
404
304
404
304
404
304
204
104
104
304
304
304
404
404
4
Al 2
O3
179
0178
4181
3179
4178
6180
2179
4180
8179
8177
7177
7175
4175
0177
3177
6180
6180
0181
3179
5180
2178
3
Fe 2
O3T
50
750
547
648
448
050
850
848
048
348
548
648
448
348
248
547
948
048
148
248
248
6
MnO
00
800
800
800
700
800
800
800
700
700
800
800
700
700
800
800
800
800
800
800
700
8
MgO
18
618
617
617
517
218
018
017
717
617
817
717
817
716
917
117
517
317
517
417
817
8
CaO
64
564
566
165
964
964
263
952
452
463
263
463
663
564
063
964
464
364
465
252
463
5
Na 2
O36
337
634
636
333
037
137
636
036
133
432
934
234
032
738
534
834
134
433
336
033
9
K2O
08
708
711
611
510
911
211
211
811
911
311
210
510
512
312
509
909
809
811
011
911
2
P2O
500
800
800
900
900
800
900
800
900
900
900
900
800
800
800
800
800
900
900
800
900
9
LO
I24
222
718
219
620
521
321
326
927
422
324
130
130
231
430
623
022
023
419
626
924
8
Tota
l1004
21000
61004
61001
1996
01005
41002
31002
51000
3996
7997
71000
6997
7997
31005
1999
2996
71004
3999
8999
91002
4
Li
147
147
105
124
159
151
142
227
162
156
176
147
133
127
128
131
141
121
155
181
160
Be
14
515
115
215
715
916
216
316
117
116
816
117
617
116
116
216
016
415
715
516
115
8
Sc
70
073
763
668
965
771
266
675
974
162
269
773
668
474
478
265
566
267
771
765
768
2
V397
410
373
371
371
372
369
369
361
369
385
374
363
355
353
362
367
362
354
359
376
Cr
156
180
162
164
224
172
158
151
155
163
157
165
179
157
165
217
136
173
155
158
152
Co
94
097
091
091
188
490
689
768
067
282
881
685
987
797
397
878
078
278
185
566
882
2
Ni
126
106
112
85
109
89
582
872
588
384
570
480
595
592
684
497
664
584
278
378
864
4
Cu
126
126
128
124
126
108
104
105
119
135
134
119
137
103
112
97
95
100
120
101
130
Zn
772
799
729
737
694
756
714
664
693
730
703
736
742
953
943
737
730
721
708
643
693
Ga
171
174
175
178
174
175
170
170
162
166
171
169
169
170
167
173
173
169
166
162
168
Ge
11
211
311
111
111
111
010
710
610
510
910
911
811
711
111
712
312
512
110
710
111
1
Rb
352
361
496
495
419
408
408
476
480
434
433
426
430
460
457
466
454
459
409
477
432
Sr
252
259
251
254
249
245
243
208
209
236
236
232
234
240
239
232
230
229
243
208
238
Y66
668
662
762
763
469
870
460
756
967
267
964
564
271
572
669
668
566
962
459
369
0
Zr
672
722
783
786
725
769
751
689
686
674
757
884
814
825
670
687
771
820
730
676
756
Nb
39
040
139
439
639
740
039
438
539
039
739
639
239
038
638
739
338
537
939
338
840
1
Mo
07
607
207
907
007
707
006
407
306
704
805
407
808
909
207
806
404
806
206
507
305
3
Cd
01
401
401
701
601
502
101
905
601
901
401
501
802
501
701
901
301
401
801
401
401
8
Sb
04
704
804
604
405
406
006
008
908
506
706
913
413
609
309
707
808
308
204
908
406
9
Cs
12
112
414
214
013
315
215
231
731
518
518
717
617
618
418
116
015
815
713
732
718
8
Ba
247
256
281
282
270
317
314
186
183
259
263
263
267
341
342
171
170
167
265
182
267
La
113
130
112
115
111
118
119
115
108
114
117
115
115
116
114
361
334
345
112
113
117
Ce
225
249
219
226
217
230
231
227
211
221
225
223
223
221
221
668
611
632
221
219
230
Pr
27
030
226
727
026
427
428
427
425
927
227
926
527
426
726
673
867
369
626
326
528
4
Nd
107
115
106
107
104
108
107
105
98
106
109
106
106
104
103
251
230
237
103
103
110
Sm
22
423
622
322
421
921
822
921
420
422
322
521
722
721
621
336
234
434
821
720
623
5
Eu
07
307
507
607
607
307
407
207
106
807
407
707
307
407
407
509
008
908
707
406
907
7
Gd
18
419
418
118
018
018
618
717
216
318
718
318
318
118
218
128
627
127
317
716
718
7
Tb
02
602
702
602
502
602
602
602
502
402
602
602
502
602
602
703
203
103
102
602
302
7
Dy
13
413
513
012
813
113
913
812
412
013
613
313
013
114
213
814
914
514
012
612
113
9
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123
Ta
ble
6co
nti
nu
ed
Sam
ple
EK
L2-
01
EK
L2-
03
EK
L2-
06
EK
L2-
08
EK
L2-
11
EK
L2-
13
EK
L2-
16
EK
L2-
17
EK
2-
19
EK
L2-
21
EK
L2-
23
EK
L2-
26
EK
L2-
28
EK
L2-
30
EK
L2-
31
EK
L2-
33
EK
L2-
35
EK
L2-
36
EK
L2-
37
EK
L2-
39
EK
L2-
40
Ho
02
502
602
402
402
402
702
702
302
202
602
602
502
402
602
702
702
602
602
402
202
6
Er
06
907
206
606
606
707
807
606
806
407
207
106
806
707
907
807
807
407
606
506
607
6
Tm
01
001
000
900
900
901
101
100
900
801
001
000
900
901
101
101
001
001
000
900
901
1
Yb
06
106
305
805
605
807
007
105
905
506
406
306
005
907
307
106
606
406
205
905
606
4
Lu
00
900
900
800
800
901
001
000
900
800
900
900
800
901
001
101
000
900
900
800
800
9
Hf
20
321
823
223
721
723
122
420
620
720
522
225
824
023
519
720
922
623
421
619
621
9
Ta
03
303
203
203
103
103
203
003
003
002
903
003
002
902
902
902
902
902
803
002
803
0
W04
404
203
403
203
403
302
905
604
902
903
204
004
203
603
603
002
502
703
105
502
9
Tl
02
402
503
203
102
603
102
903
703
802
502
603
003
103
303
202
502
502
402
703
802
7
Pb
95
294
8110
1108
9112
795
695
9101
1108
5101
7113
099
3119
9104
4108
098
099
7101
2111
4101
0101
8
Bi
00
900
900
500
500
800
600
601
201
201
401
501
201
300
500
501
601
601
700
701
201
5
Th
36
541
937
138
336
239
139
438
836
636
638
138
138
137
536
7135
5123
6130
536
537
237
3
U12
913
314
014
013
613
713
412
812
313
413
814
814
713
513
916
215
615
813
312
513
8
AC
NK
a09
309
209
309
109
409
209
110
410
409
509
509
309
309
308
909
509
509
609
410
409
4
Mg
48
48
48
48
47
47
47
48
48
48
48
48
48
47
47
48
48
48
48
48
48
RE
E553
610
544
555
538
567
570
553
517
551
561
550
553
551
548
1463
1349
1390
541
536
571
(La Y
b) C
hb
126
139
130
138
130
114
113
131
134
121
126
128
131
107
108
372
353
379
129
136
123
(Gd Yb) C
hb
36
937
337
838
837
932
332
035
136
235
735
236
837
030
130
853
051
453
936
635
935
2
Eu
10
910
711
611
511
311
310
611
311
411
111
611
211
211
411
708
508
908
611
511
411
2
Ce
09
509
309
409
509
409
509
309
509
309
309
209
509
309
309
409
609
609
609
509
409
4
Zr
Sm
30
31
35
35
33
35
33
32
34
30
34
41
36
38
32
19
22
24
34
33
32
Zr
Yb
110
114
134
140
126
110
106
116
126
106
120
146
137
113
94
105
121
133
124
120
117
NbY
b64
263
667
670
568
957
155
564
771
462
362
764
965
752
654
259
960
261
566
769
062
3
ThN
b09
310
409
409
709
109
810
010
109
409
209
609
709
809
709
534
532
134
509
309
609
3
Zr
Nb
17
18
20
20
18
19
19
18
18
17
19
23
21
21
17
17
20
22
19
17
19
ThL
a03
203
203
303
303
303
303
303
403
403
203
203
303
303
203
203
803
703
803
203
303
2
Sr
Y379
377
401
405
393
350
345
343
367
351
348
360
364
336
330
333
335
342
389
351
344
Ce
Pb
24
26
20
21
19
24
24
22
19
22
20
22
19
21
20
68
61
63
20
22
23
eNd
c-
18
-20
-21
-19
-23
-18
-14
-20
Init
ial
Srd
07
067
07
066
07
067
07
066
07
067
07
067
07
065
07
066
aA
lum
inum
satu
rati
on
index
=m
ola
rA
l 2O
3(
K2O
+N
a 2O
+C
aO)
bC
hondri
tedat
afr
om
Tay
lor
and
McL
ennan
1985
ck S
m=
65
49
10
-1
2yea
r-1
dk R
b=
14
29
10
-1
1yea
r-1
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Plagioclase phenocrysts record the compositional varia-
tion of the magma during a later stage of its crystallization
The reversed zoning in plagioclase (Table 3) is commonly
considered to reflect magma mixing with a more primitive
source (Hibbard 1995 Kawabata and Shuto 2005) Because
dehydration melting of lower crust requires relatively high
temperature ([850C) (eg Rushmer 1991 Sen and Dunn
1994 Skjerlie and Johnston 1996) a mantle-derived
magma must have been involved to fuse the crustal mate-
rial The high Al2O3 and mostly positive Eu anomalies of
the tonalite porphyry suggest retarded crystallization of
plagioclase which together with the abundant hornblende
in the rock indicates an H2O-rich magma (Muntener et al
2001 Grove et al 2002) Due to the scarcity of water in the
lower crust partial melting of lower crust cannot generate
an H2O-rich melt (Patino Douce 1999) therefore the high
H2O contents in the garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry most
likely came from mantle-derived magma In the Triassic
the Paleo-Tethys was being consumed along the south
margin of the Kunlun arc (Yin and Harrison 2000) which
resulted in widespread arc magmatism in East Kunlun It is
therefore likely that mantle-derived arc magma was un-
derplated along the crust-mantle zone and mixed with a
felsic crustal melt a scenario consistent with experimental
work conducted by McCarthy and Patino Douce (1997)
In terms of tectonic setting Paleo-Tethys was still being
consumed along the Kunlun in the late Triassic (Sengor
1987 Yin and Harrison 2000) and Triassic limestone
within flysch sediments in the Kunlun range suggest a
marine-phase sedimentary environment that probably
05 10 15 2004
08
12
16
20
24
28
Peralkaline
Metaluminous Peraluminous
ACNK
AN
K
Fig 7 ANK versus ACNK diagram for the granitoids from East
Kunlun (after Maniar and Piccoli 1989)
Gra
nodi
orite
An
Ab Or
Tona
lite
Trondhjemite Granite
Fig 8 An-Ab-Or CIPW-normative ternary diagram for the granitoids
from East Kunlun (after Barker 1979)
Sa
mp
leC
ho
nd
rite
La
Ce
Pr
Nd Sm
Eu
Gd
Tb
Dy
Ho
Er
Tm
Yb
Lu
1000
100
10
1
01
1
1
10
100
1000
Cs
Rb
Ba
Th
U
K
Nb
Ta
La
Ce
Pb
Pr
Sr
P
Nd
Zr
Hf
Sm
Eu
Ti
Gd
Tb
Dy
Y
Ho
Er
Tm
Yb
Lu
Sa
mp
lep
rim
itiv
em
an
tle
(a)
(b)
Fig 9 Trace element characteristics of the garnet-bearing tonalite
porphyry (a) Chondrite-normalized rare earth element patterns for
representative samples of the tonalite porphyry East Kunlun (chon-
drite values from Taylor and McLennan 1985) b Primitive mantle-
normalized trace element spider diagrams for representative samples
of the tonalite porphyry East Kunlun (Primitive mantle data from Sun
and McDonough 1989)
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123
reflected a normal crustal thickness (35 km) for the East
Kunlun at this time Therefore although there is no direct
evidence of restite or xenoliths indicating generation at the
crust-mantle boundary the high pressure of the garnet
phenocrysts may indicate that they were formed at or just
above the crust-mantle transition zone The garnet-bearing
tonalite porphyry from East Kunlun therefore provides a
paradigm of MASH zone magmatic processes
Implications for genesis of adakitic rocks
Adakites are sodic rocks characterized by low HREE but
elevated Sr and Al2O3 contents and high SrY and LaYb
ratios which are ascribed to hydrous partial melting of a
subducted oceanic slab or over-thickened lower crust in the
garnet stability field (Defant and Drummond 1990
Atherton and Petford 1993 Martin et al 2005) Because of
the broad similarity to Archean tonalitendashtrondhjemitendash
granodiorite gneisses (TTG) and their potential role in
metallogenesis (Martin 1999 Smithies 2000 Condie 2005
Richards and Kerrich 2007) adakitic rocks have received
much attention Although the petrogenetic regime has been
supported by much experimental work (eg Rapp et al
1991 Rushmer 1991 Sen and Dunn 1994) most thermal
models require subduction of young and therefore warm
oceanic lithosphere to reach the temperature of the wet
basaltic solidus at depths of 90ndash120 km (eg Peacock
et al 1994) However such a prediction is contrary to
many modern cases where adakites occur in association
with old and thus cold subducting slabs (Macpherson
et al 2006) To deal with such a paradox some workers
have proposed that fractional crystallization of H2O-rich
arc magmas under high pressure conditions would give rise
to adakitic signatures in arc magmas (eg Castillo et al
1999 Kleinhanns et al 2003 Macpherson et al 2006 Eiler
et al 2007 Richards and Kerrich 2007 Roderıguez et al
2007) However both adakitic and non-adakitic rocks may
come from the mantle and experience high pressure frac-
tionation in the MASH zone therefore there must be other
key factors affecting the composition of arc magmas that
prevent some from becoming adakitic rocks
It is proposed that the garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry
from East Kunlun experienced strong fractional crystalli-
zation and magma mixing in the garnet stability field
therefore providing an opportunity to test the various
+10
+5
0
-5
-10
-15
-200690 0700 0710 0720 0730 0740 0750 0760
Basement of the East Kunlun
Arc magmas of the East Kunlun
Mantle array
87 87Sr Sri
εNd
T
Mixing trend
Garnet-bearing tonalite
Fig 10 Correlation diagram between 87Sr86Sri and eNdT for garnet-
bearing tonalitic porphyry (Data for the basement of East Kunlun
from Yu et al 2005 data for the arc magmas of East Kunlun from
Chen et al 2005 and Liu et al 2003)
Hig
h p
ress
ure
ga
rne
ts f
rom
MI
-typ
e m
ag
ma
s
Low pressure garnets from MI-type magmas
Garnets from S-type granite
Garnets from metapelites
0 2 4 6 80
2
4
6
8
10
MnO (wt)
Ca
O (
wt
)
Garnets from tonalitic porphyry of the East Kunlun
Garnets from xenoliths in Cenozoic volcanic rocks of the Hoh Xil northern Tibet
Garnet websteritesGarnet clinopyroxenites
Garnet peridotites
Garnet in eclogitic restite (2-3 Gpa) Garnet in this study
SNB cumulates of high MgO primitive magma
SNB cumulates of low MgO basaltic andesite
Ca
O (
wt
)
MgO (wt)
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 204
5
7
9
11
12
6
8
10
(a)
(b)
Fig 11 Garnet comparisons in this study compared to other settings
a CaO versus MnO correlation diagram (after Harangi et al 2001)
Data for Cenozoic volcanic rocks of the Hoh Xil northern Tibet from
Deng (1998) b CaO versus MgO correlation diagram (after Lee et al
2006) SNB Sierra Nevada Batholith data for garnet in eclogite
restite from Pertermann and Hirschmann (2003)
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123
hypotheses It contains relatively high Al2O3 ([17 wt)
mostly positive Eu anomalies (EuEu [ 11) and high Zr
Sm ratios ([30) The low HREE (Yb 08 ppm) and high
SrY ([33) ratios are significantly differ from those of
normal island arc magmas In the Y versus SrY correlation
diagram all tonalite rock samples plot in the adakite field
(Fig 12) These features suggest that fractional crystalli-
zation of H2O-rich arc magma in the garnet stability field
can effectively scavenge HREE and generate Al-rich melt
However there are some differences between the tonalite
porphyry and adakitic rocks The porphyry has moderate Sr
(260 ppm) and LaYb ratios (16ndash21) which are lower
than those of adakite (Sr [ 400 ppm LaYb C 20) and
TTG (Sr [ 500 ppm LaYb generally[30) (Barker 1979
Richards and Kerrich 2007) Because plagioclase was
suppressed by the high water content in the magma
removal of Sr by fractionation of plagioclase can be
excluded Instead crystallization of apatite at an early stage
of magmatic evolution may be responsible for the relatively
low Sr contents and LaYb ratios in the residual melt
Apatite commonly occurs in mantle and crustal environ-
ments and possesses high partition coefficients for both Sr
and LREE (Chazot et al 1996 Bea and Montero 1999) For
example apatite may concentrate LREE up to 200 times
compared to clinopyroxene and although slightly lower
than that of plagioclase (up to 158) (Ren et al 2003) its
partition coefficient for Sr (DSr = 51ndash82) is still high
enough to affect magma composition (Pla Cid et al 2007
Prowatke and Klemme 2006) Petrographic observation of
the tonalite porphyry reveals that apatite is mainly enclosed
in the garnet phenocrysts which along with the depletion in
P in the spider diagram (Fig 9b) implies removal of apatite
as an early phase during evolution of the magma in the
MASH zone Because plagioclase was suppressed by a high
water content in the early stage of magmatic evolution
Sr concentration in the residual melt would be mainly
controlled by apatite Similarly moderate Sr contents
(400 ppm) and apatite inclusions in garnet phenocrysts
appear to be common features of garnet-bearing interme-
diate rocks worldwide (eg Day et al 1992 Harangi et al
2001 Bach et al 2003 Kawabata and Shuto 2005)
implying that apatite has played a crucial role in buffering
the Sr level in the magmas It is therefore suggested that
mantle-derived arc magmas cannot evolve into adakites
when extensive crystallization of apatite has already
occurred in the MASH zone
Conclusions
The garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry from the East
Kunlun formed in the late Triassic (213 plusmn 3 Ma) related
to consumption of the Paleo-Tethys ocean It contains
phenocrysts of garnet hornblende plagioclase and quartz
that crystallized in an H2O-rich magma The relatively low
MgO contents of garnet and ilmenite and high d18O value
of garnet separates suggest these early phases were formed
in a felsic melt Pressure estimates for hornblende enclos-
ing garnet provide a minimum constraint on the formation
depth of the garnet phenocrysts (8ndash10 kb) suggesting they
were produced at or just above the crust-mantle transition
zone (MASH zone) NdndashSr isotope compositions indicate
involvement of both crust- and mantle-derived magma
and reversed compositional zoning of plagioclase implies
magma mixing Although the garnet-bearing tonalitic
porphyry resembles an adakitic rock in many respects the
relatively low Sr content and LaYb ratio makes it distinct
from lsquotruersquo adakites It is proposed that early crystallization
of apatite may effectively remove Sr and LREE from the
magma thus providing a mechanism whereby some arc
magmas do not evolve into adakite
Acknowledgments We thank Qian Mao Yuguang Ma and
Ms Ying Liu for their help with the analytical work The authors
benefited from discussions with Drs Guochun Zhao Hongfu Zhang
Nengsong Chen Chunming Wu and Petra Bach We also appreciate
the constructive and encouraging comments of reviewers Ali Polat
and Fu-yuan Wu which helped us to improve and clarify the man-
uscript This work was supported by research grants from the National
Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) 2007CB411308
NSFC Projects 40421303 40572043 40725009 and Hong Kong RGC
(HKU 704004)
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are generally euhedral with concentric zoning Although
enveloped in both plagioclase and hornblende garnet has
sharp boundaries without any reaction rim Small mineral
inclusions are common in the garnet and these are domi-
nantly needle-like apatite and ilmenite with local zircon
Unlike examples from Northland New Zealand and the
northern Pannonian Basin eastern-central Europe (Day
et al 1992 Harangi et al 2001) augite hornblende and
plagioclase inclusions are not present in the garnet Horn-
blende is the major mafic mineral in the rock with
rhomboid shape and is locally replaced by chlorite
(Fig 3e f) Plagioclase is euhedral and many grains are
altered to kaolin and only a few have survived alteration
and exhibit concentric zoning (Fig 3g) Quartz is rare and
generally anhedral indicative of relatively late crystalli-
zation (Fig 3h) The occurrence of quartz and lack of
pyroxene and biotite make the garnet-bearing tonalitic
porphyry distinct from similar rocks described from New
Zealand Europe and Japan Thin section observation sug-
gests that the minerals in the rock are phenocrysts
crystallized from magma and no garnet xenocrysts were
found
Analytical methods
Zircon grains were separated from a sample of garnet
tonalite using conventional density and magnetic tech-
niques Representative zircon grains were hand-picked
under a binocular microscope and were cast with pieces of
the CZ3 standard in an epoxy mount that was ground to
expose the grain centers U-Th-Pb isotopic compositions
were analyzed using the WA Consortium SHRIMP II ion
microprobe at Curtin University of Technology following
the analytical procedures of Williams (1998) Sri Lankan
gem zircon standard (CZ3) (206Pb238U = 00914 equiva-
lent to an age of 564 Ma) was used as the standard and the
U and Th decay constants recommended by Steiger and
Jager (1977) were adopted for age calculation Measured238U206Pb ratios and reported ages have been corrected
using the measured 204Pb (Compston et al 1984) The
analytical data were reduced and calculated using the Krill
program of PD Kinny (Curtin University) and then plotted
using the IsoplotEx 246 program (Ludwig 2001) Uncer-
tainties on individual analyses are reported at the 1r level
and mean ages for pooled 206Pb238U results are quoted at
the 95 confidence level (2r) Detailed analytical data are
given in Table 1 and the concordia plots are presented in
Fig 4
Major element composition of the phenocrysts was
analyzed using a Cameca SX-51 electron microprobe at the
Institute of Geology and Geophysics Chinese Academy of
Sciences The acceleration voltage and beam current were
set at 15 kv and 20 nA respectively Detailed analytical
procedure has been described in Liu and Ye (2004) and
both natural and synthetic minerals were used for standard
calibration The analytical errors at 1r for Na Mg Al Si
K Na Ca Ti Cr Mn Fe and Ni are generally better than
012 Major oxides of selected whole-rock samples were
determined with a Rigaku ZSX100e X-ray fluorescence
spectrometer on fused glass disks at the Guangzhou
Institute of Geochemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences
(GIGCAS) with analytical uncertainties between 1 and 5
Trace elements were analyzed using a Perkin-Elmer Sciex
ELAN 6000 ICP-MS following the procedures described
by Li (1997) About 50 mg of powdered sample was
digested with mixed HNO3 + HF acid in steel-bomb coated
Teflon beakers in order to assure complete dissolution of the
refractory minerals Rh was used as an internal standard to
monitor signal drift and the USGS rock standards GSP-1
G-2 W-2 and AGV-1 and the Chinese national rock stan-
dards GSR-1 and GSR-3 were analyzed in order to calibrate
element concentrations of the unknown samples Analytical
uncertainties were generally better than 5
Sr and Nd isotopic analyses were performed on a
Finnigan MAT-262 at the Institute of Geology and Geo-
physics Chinese Academy of Sciences following the
procedures described by Zhang et al (2002) Cation col-
umns were used to separate Sr and rare earth elements
(REEs) and the REE fraction was further separated with
HDEHP-coated Kef columns to obtain Nd Measured87Sr86Sr and 143Nd144Nd ratios were normalized to86Sr88Sr = 01194 and 146Nd144Nd = 07219 respec-
tively The reported 87Sr86Sr and 143Nd144Nd ratios were
respectively adjusted to the NBS SRM 987 standard87Sr86Sr = 071025 and the Shin Etsu JNdi-1 standard143Nd144Nd = 0512115 Oxygen was extracted from a
garnet separate using the standard BrF5 technique (Taylor
Fig 2 Geological map of the Achiq Kol area East Kunlun
1492 Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) (2009) 981489ndash1510
123
and Epstein 1962) Before analysis powders were dried at
110C for 2 h to release adsorbed water Isotope analyses
were performed on a MAT-252 mass spectrometer The
18O16O ratio is expressed by the conventional d18O nota-
tion in permil relative to V-SMOW The analytical error of
d18O values is plusmn01
Fig 3 Photographs of rock
specimen and major minerals in
the garnet-bearing tonalitic
porphyry East Kunlun (a) Rock
specimen with garnet crystals
(b) Garnet with apatite
inclusions enclosed in
kaolinized plagioclase
(PPL 940) c Garnet enclosed
in chloritized hornblende
(PPL 940) d Garnet aggregate
showing concentric zoning and
ilmenite inclusion (PPL 940)
e Chloritized hornblende
showing idiomorphic crystal
form (PPL 940) f Fresh
hornblende phenocryst with
120 cleavages (PPL 940)
g Plagioclase phenocryst with
reverse zoning (PPL 940)
h Partly resorbed anhedral
quartz phenocryst in fine-
grained matrix (PPL 940)
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123
Geochronology
Zircon grains from the garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry
are euhedral and transparent and generally colorless or
light brown Most grains exhibit concentric oscillatory
zoning and no inherited zircon cores were observed
Eleven zircons were analyzed for U-Pb isotopic com-
position and the results are listed in Table 1 The zircons
show a wide range of U (337ndash1329 ppm) and Th (26ndash
308 ppm) contents Except for three grains with rela-
tively low ThU ratios (ca 007) most zircons have
moderate ThU ratios (018ndash033) which together with
their internal concentric zoning indicate a magmatic
origin These analyses form a coherent group with a
weighted mean 206Pb238U age of 213 plusmn 3 Ma (Fig 4)
This age is interpreted as the crystallization age of the
rock
Geochemical results
Mineral compositions
Garnet
Representative compositions of garnet in the tonalite por-
phyry are listed in Table 2 All garnets have a relatively
homogeneous composition consisting mainly of almandine
(56ndash76 mol) and grossular (24ndash30 mol) with minor
pyrope (9ndash18 mol) and spessartine (1ndash7 mol) compo-
nents Although the garnets generally show compositional
zoning (Fig 3andashc) there is no regular compositional varia-
tion within the grains As revealed in Table 2 some garnet
shows an increase in MgO MnO andor CaO towards the
rim whereas others show the reverse trend These features
are similar to those of garnet phenocrysts in the northern
Pannonian Basin eastern-central Europe and Setouchi
Japan (Harangi et al 2001 Kawabata and Takafuji 2005)
The compositional variation of garnet can be illustrated with
a profile analysis on a single garnet crystal (Fig 5) The
components of garnet generally keep relatively constant in
the central part of the crystal except for grossular showing a
weak fluctuation although a significant increase in alman-
dine and a decrease in grossular can be observed in the rim
while pyrope and spessartine exhibit only weak variation
Hornblende
Compositions of representative hornblende crystals are
given in Table 3 Hornblende in the garnet-bearing tona-
litic porphyry has relatively homogeneous composition
In comparison with those from garnet-bearing andesite
from Northland New Zealand (Day et al 1992) horn-
blende in this study is characterized by relatively low
MgO (881ndash101 wt) TiO2 (088ndash187 wt) and CaO
Table 1 SHRIMP zircon UndashPb results for the garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry East Kunlun
Spot
name
U
ppm
Th
ppm
ThU 207Pb206Pb err 207Pb 235U err 206Pb238U Error () Error
correlation
Age (Ma)
206Pb238U 1r 207Pb206Pb 1r
L1211 440 30 007 00466 421 02114 435 00329 107 025 209 2 30 101
L1221 398 31 008 00486 433 02248 447 00336 108 024 213 2 127 102
L1231 939 308 033 00499 185 02383 209 00347 099 047 220 2 188 43
L1241 369 26 007 00495 283 02259 303 00331 107 035 210 2 169 66
L1251 453 80 018 00484 381 02181 396 00327 106 027 208 2 117 90
L1261 337 79 024 00477 522 02140 533 00325 110 021 206 2 85 124
L1271 1146 235 021 00502 141 02311 172 00334 098 057 212 2 202 33
L1281 837 156 019 00475 192 02220 216 00339 099 046 215 2 73 46
L1291 1329 264 020 00491 154 02284 182 00337 097 053 214 2 153 36
L12101 793 192 024 00498 205 02350 228 00342 100 044 217 2 186 48
L12111 1142 275 024 00485 175 02276 201 00340 098 049 216 2 126 41
290290
270270
250250
230230
190190
170170
150150
00220022
00260026
00300030
00340034
00380038
00420042
00460046
014014 018018 022022 026026 030030 034034
207207PbPb 235235UU
20
62
06 P
b
Pb
23
82
38UU
Weighted mean Pb U age = 213 3 Ma206 238
( 37)n 11 MSWD= =
Fig 4 SHRIMP zircon UndashPb concordia diagrams for the garnet-
bearing tonalitic Porphyry East Kunlun
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Tab
le2
Rep
rese
nta
tive
maj
or
elem
ent
com
posi
tion
of
gar
net
inth
egar
net
-bea
ring
tonal
itic
porp
hyry
E
ast
Kunlu
n
Sam
ple
G-1
2a1
G-1
2a2
G-1
2a-
3G
-12c-
1G
-12c-
3G
-a-3
G-a
-2
Core
Rim
Core
Rim
Core
Man
tle
Rim
Core
Rim
Core
Man
tle
Rim
Core
Rim
Core
Rim
SiO
2378
5384
8383
3379
1378
6381
3383
6383
2381
7381
4380
2381
377
9384
0383
3379
8
TiO
206
203
001
001
904
605
102
002
902
702
904
103
202
802
203
501
0
Al 2
O3
205
5214
6216
5213
2212
0212
8214
6210
3211
8210
3210
3210
9211
8217
6211
9213
5
Cr 2
O3
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash00
400
1ndash
ndashndash
ndash00
100
3ndash
ndashndash
Fe 2
O3
06
000
4ndash
00
6ndash
ndashndash
04
003
002
701
700
801
400
002
101
5
MgO
25
143
340
234
628
731
733
442
242
539
936
937
242
840
536
235
1
CaO
62
463
358
960
377
878
059
561
671
461
669
258
352
773
268
770
5
MnO
25
515
724
421
922
517
622
217
814
817
915
118
219
816
917
829
6
FeO
297
7281
4282
0292
9278
2278
0293
5277
4271
6278
7280
0287
5290
8275
5280
4270
5
NiO
00
3ndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
00
2ndash
00
100
200
200
100
300
500
200
6
Na 2
O00
300
300
400
400
400
200
300
200
300
100
100
200
300
600
3
K2O
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
00
1ndash
ndash00
1ndash
ndash00
2ndash
ndash00
3
Tota
l1007
51006
91006
71004
91002
71005
11009
5999
4999
8996
2997
7997
41000
91010
81004
81002
8
Form
ula
r(c
atio
ns
are
calc
ula
ted
bas
edon
12
oxygen
s)
Si
60
083
60
154
60
097
59
908
59
890
59
997
60
253
60
385
60
070
60
369
60
167
60
37
59
781
59
829
60
257
59
954
Ti
00
743
00
351
00
117
00
221
00
551
00
600
00
234
00
341
00
315
00
349
00
486
00
386
00
329
00
256
00
414
00
122
Al
38
447
39
543
39
998
39
710
39
528
39
465
39
721
39
059
39
288
39
222
39
226
39
384
39
492
39
966
39
253
39
716
Cr
ndashndash
00
006
ndashndash
00
046
00
012
ndashndash
ndashndash
00
018
00
032
ndashndash
ndash
Fe
00
720
00
043
ndash00
077
ndash00
000
ndash00
476
00
353
00
322
00
200
00
09
00
171
00
252
00
176
Mg
05
938
10
094
09
405
08
154
06
770
07
429
07
827
09
915
09
975
09
422
08
697
08
778
10
091
09
416
08
476
08
264
Ca
10
610
10
600
09
886
10
203
13
187
13
151
10
010
10
396
12
039
10
445
11
727
09
899
08
940
12
221
11
574
11
926
Mn
03
429
02
085
03
237
02
929
03
009
02
352
02
959
02
375
01
968
02
399
02
026
02
442
02
647
02
236
02
372
03
958
Fe
39
530
36
789
36
974
38
715
36
804
36
583
38
552
36
557
35
744
36
893
37
063
38
097
38
474
35
905
36
859
35
709
Ni
00
043
ndashndash
00
004
ndashndash
00
026
ndash00
015
00
026
00
026
00
017
00
041
00
064
00
026
00
079
Na
00
096
00
088
00
128
00
113
00
112
00
049
00
090
00
057
00
098
00
031
00
031
00
063
00
078
00
182
00
098
Kndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash00
018
ndashndash
00
027
ndashndash
00
032
ndash00
008
00
050
Tota
l159
639
159
746
159
848
160
034
159
851
159
672
159
701
159
506
159
823
159
573
159
649
159
513
160
09
159
971
159
672
160
052
Uv
ndashndash
00
1ndash
ndash01
200
3ndash
ndashndash
ndash00
500
8ndash
ndashndash
Ad
29
606
401
805
208
309
103
617
313
713
512
508
209
203
912
706
2
Gr
142
5168
6163
2163
208
205
9162
8155
3185
4160
1180
6155
3135
8198
5179
2192
Py
100
5170
1158
3136
2113
9125
6132
2167
9167
5159
8146
9148
8168
3157
9143
6138
2
Sp
58
135
154
548
950
639
850
040
233
140
734
241
444
137
540
266
2
Al
669
3619
8622
1646
7619
2618
4651
1619
2600
4625
8625
8645
9641
7602
2624
4597
3
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123
Tab
le2
conti
nued
Sam
ple
G-a
-1G
-c-5
G-c
-3G
-c-1
G-5
a-1
G-5
a-2
Core
Man
tle
Rim
Core
Man
tle
Rim
Core
Rim
Core
Man
tle
Rim
Core
Rim
Core
Man
tle
Rim
SiO
2384
5378
6379
5379
5386
4382
6386
1389
9384
4380
2373
0382
0376
0381
5376
4379
8
TiO
207
901
601
605
805
601
902
602
502
401
600
802
302
001
804
501
9
Al 2
O3
211
3214
3212
8215
7212
9215
3215
6219
8217
0220
2215
7217
1217
6216
0215
6215
5
Cr 2
O3
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
00
4ndash
ndashndash
Fe 2
O3
01
9ndash
01
7ndash
01
2ndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
MgO
31
436
236
326
626
537
742
045
038
142
741
341
336
742
832
038
2
CaO
107
463
458
9112
5114
164
069
973
159
762
365
662
064
160
175
064
8
MnO
11
318
019
904
004
716
118
013
918
518
916
516
317
618
117
616
0
FeO
254
9289
3293
1262
5256
8286
2272
0267
1287
4281
1279
5286
5287
0287
0286
2287
7
NiO
00
3ndash
00
100
2ndash
00
5ndash
ndash00
2ndash
ndashndash
00
2ndash
ndash00
1
Na 2
O00
100
500
500
500
500
800
500
300
200
100
500
200
200
3ndash
00
3
K2O
ndash00
4ndash
00
500
300
4ndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash
Tota
l1011
01002
31004
31007
81008
91005
51006
71011
61007
91006
9992
91007
71001
71007
61007
41004
4
Form
ula
r(c
atio
ns
are
calc
ula
ted
bas
edon
12
oxygen
s)
Si
59
863
59
849
59
956
59
405
60
213
60
104
60
256
60
259
60
175
59
503
59
345
59
814
00
241
59
790
59
310
59
797
Ti
00
931
00
187
00
19
00
686
00
654
00
22
00
300
00
290
00
282
00
188
00
097
00
269
40
530
00
218
00
534
00
230
Al
38
777
39
925
39
617
39
799
39
105
39
861
39
661
40
036
40
032
40
611
40
439
40
057
00
046
39
895
40
042
39
992
Cr
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
Fe
00
222
ndash00
198
ndash00
143
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash08
645
ndashndash
ndash
Mg
07
276
08
529
08
544
06
197
06
151
08
825
09
771
10
359
08
880
09
951
09
782
09
632
10
845
09
993
07
522
08
953
Ca
17
911
10
739
09
973
18
873
19
051
10
771
11
679
12
107
10
010
10
448
11
182
10
408
02
353
10
087
12
669
10
937
Mn
01
491
02
404
02
662
00
535
00
622
02
137
02
380
01
815
02
457
02
506
02
226
02
159
37
928
02
401
02
342
02
137
Fe
33
184
38
247
38
72
34
361
33
469
37
592
35
496
34
522
37
628
36
789
37
190
37
515
00
028
37
613
37
710
37
875
Ni
00
037
ndash00
007
00
028
ndash00
068
ndashndash
00
029
ndash00
006
ndash00
054
ndashndash
00
015
Na
00
030
00
153
00
148
00
153
00
143
00
253
00
140
00
091
00
067
00
018
00
144
00
066
ndash00
098
00
009
00
085
Kndash
00
089
00
006
00
098
00
057
00
08
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
160
084
ndashndash
ndash
Tota
l159
722
160
122
160
023
160
136
159
609
159
912
159
683
159
478
159
56
160
012
160
41
159
922
ndash160
094
160
139
160
02
Uv
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
01
2ndash
ndashndash
Ad
19
702
807
810
413
603
304
604
404
302
801
404
103
603
308
03
5
Gr
272
9174
9157
1299
6303
1176
4189
9199
1163
170
6183
168
174
7162
8198
1177
2
Py
122
7142
6142
9104
1104
4149
1165
2176
7151
167
162
2161
7145
166
6125
5149
8
Sp
25
140
244
509
010
636
140
230
941
842
136
936
339
540
039
135
8
Al
559
6639
5647
7577
568
2635
1600
1588
8639
9617
5616
5629
9636
1627
3629
3633
7
1496 Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) (2009) 981489ndash1510
123
Tab
le2
conti
nued
Sam
ple
G-5
c-1
G-5
c-2
G-5
c-3
G-5
c-4
G-2
a-3
G-4
c-2
G-5
b-3
Core
Rim
Core
Rim
Core
Rim
Core
Man
tle
Rim
Rim
Core
Core
Rim
Core
Rim
SiO
2377
9381
4376
7378
7384
1381
5381
0380
6381
1378
8380
3376
4373
1368
0382
1
TiO
202
003
401
700
001
900
001
201
601
802
502
102
300
807
101
9
Al 2
O3
217
0218
8220
4217
8218
9218
5220
7218
6217
7218
4217
9217
2215
5210
2219
1
Cr 2
O3
ndashndash
00
2ndash
ndash00
2ndash
00
2ndash
ndash00
1ndash
ndashndash
ndash
Fe 2
O3
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash
MgO
40
737
639
437
339
942
138
637
137
538
040
637
332
021
842
6
CaO
66
763
369
662
172
164
570
667
258
565
565
566
959
979
876
9
MnO
17
717
123
617
323
717
420
922
320
117
023
016
924
619
914
7
FeO
278
5287
9276
1291
1270
6283
1279
3281
6291
9287
2281
2286
2298
0295
6272
7
NiO
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash00
3ndash
00
4ndash
00
400
1ndash
00
100
300
1
Na 2
Ondash
00
400
300
2ndash
00
100
100
100
100
400
400
500
400
4ndash
K2O
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash00
1ndash
00
1ndash
ndash00
200
1ndash
00
200
1
Tota
l1000
61009
81008
01004
61011
31007
71012
31009
81008
81008
21011
61003
91004
41003
21010
1
Si
59
567
59
663
59
075
59
682
59
815
59
721
59
438
59
611
59
791
59
440
59
451
59
356
59
273
58
842
59
512
Ti
00
238
00
395
00
199
00
221
00
136
00
183
00
216
00
290
00
248
00
272
00
098
00
851
00
220
Al
40
322
40
340
40
735
40
445
40
172
40
310
40
578
40
354
40
262
40
382
40
154
40
378
40
340
39
611
40
221
Cr
ndashndash
00
028
ndashndash
00
024
ndash00
020
ndashndash
00
016
ndashndash
ndashndash
Fe
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash
Mg
09
557
08
779
09
221
08
770
09
269
09
821
08
975
08
650
08
777
08
890
09
462
08
772
07
570
05
191
09
891
Ca
11
272
10
604
11
698
10
491
12
023
10
812
11
809
11
283
09
842
11
009
10
978
11
308
10
193
13
664
12
826
Mn
02
361
02
263
03
135
02
307
03
128
02
312
02
756
02
963
02
666
02
257
03
049
02
258
03
314
02
698
01
934
Fe
36
710
37
674
36
214
38
368
35
243
37
057
36
435
36
877
38
293
37
692
36
760
37
750
39
587
39
525
35
523
Ni
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash00
037
ndash00
048
ndash00
053
00
017
ndash00
019
00
036
00
017
Na
00
009
00
106
00
079
00
058
00
013
00
022
00
022
00
031
00
031
00
124
00
128
00
147
00
128
00
129
ndash
Kndash
ndashndash
00
006
ndash00
014
ndash00
029
ndash00
006
00
038
00
029
ndash00
042
00
024
Tota
l160
037
159
825
160
384
160
128
159
884
160
13
160
148
160
049
159
878
160
144
160
299
160
271
160
522
160
587
160
169
Uv
ndashndash
00
7ndash
ndash00
6ndash
00
5ndash
ndash00
4ndash
ndashndash
ndash
Ad
03
606
003
003
302
002
803
304
403
704
101
512
603
3
Gr
182
6169
4188
8175
196
4179
6193
8184
160
1177
2176
1181
9165
8204
5208
1
Py
159
9148
6153
3146
3155
7163
7149
8145
147
6149
157
4146
4124
985
7164
7
Sp
39
538
352
138
552
538
546
049
744
937
850
737
754
744
532
2
Al
614
3637
6602
1640
1592
617
6608
3618
1644
1631
6611
6630
0653
2652
6591
6
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123
(104ndash112 wt) and significantly higher Al2O3 (127ndash
159 wt) and FeO (160ndash179 wt) On the classification
diagram most data plot in the tschermakite field (Fig 6)
Plagioclase
The representative composition of plagioclase is presented
in Table 4 The feldspar is dominated by andesine
(An = 35ndash49) although one grain is more albite-rich
(An = 20) The Or component is generally less than 2 In
comparison with garnet-bearing volcanic rocks of the
northern Pannonian Basin eastern-central Europe (Harangi
et al 2001) plagioclase in this study is relatively poor in
Al Ca and rich in Na with much lower An values Sig-
nificantly plagioclase generally possesses reversed
compositional zoning with the rims containing a higher
proportion of anorthite than the cores (Table 4)
Ilmenite
Ilmenite occurs within garnet phenocrysts suggesting an
early phase of crystallization The results show that
ilmenite is characterized by low MgO (008 wt) and
relatively high MnO (208ndash595 wt) (Table 5) The
compositions are in contrast with those of ilmenite in calc-
alkaline volcanic rocks of Northland Stouchi and the
northern Pannonian Basin which is generally Mg-rich
(MgO [1 wt) and Mn-Poor (MnO 1 wt) (Day et al
1992 Harangi et al 2001 Kawabata and Takafuji 2005)
Whole-rock geochemistry
Major elements
The whole-rock major and trace element and Nd-Sr isotope
compositions of selected samples are presented in Table 6
The rock samples are homogeneous with SiO2 contents
ranging from 611 to 623 wt They are low in TiO2
(05 wt) and MgO (2 wt) and relatively Na-rich
with Na2OK2O ratios between 27 and 43 The most
distinctive feature is the high Al2O3 content (175ndash
181 wt) consistent with the high proportions of pla-
gioclase and garnet Despite their relatively high Al2O3
contents most the samples plot in the metaluminous field
except for a few samples showing weakly peraluminous
characteristics (10 ACNK 11) (Fig 7) In the nor-
mative feldspar classification diagram all samples fall in
the tonalite field (Fig 8)
Trace elements
The rock samples have low concentrations of transition
elements eg Cr (20 ppm) and Ni (13 ppm) compared
with rocks with similar SiO2 in the Andes (eg Franchini
et al 2003) Large ion lithosphile elements (LILE) and
high field strength elements (HFSE) are also relatively low
in abundance Except for the moderate Sr content (208ndash
250 ppm) Rb (35ndash50 ppm) Cs (121ndash327 ppm) and Ba
(167ndash342 ppm) are all relatively low The contrast between
Rb and Sr concentration levels gives rise to the strikingly
low RbSr ratios (025) Because of the relatively limited
SiO2 range most elements do not show definable trends
with major oxides (eg SiO2 or MgO) Most HFSE (eg
Nb Ta Zr Hf) are comparable to those in garnet-bearing
I-type granitoids (Day et al 1992 Harangi et al 2001) and
are comparable or lower than those in felsic magmatic
rocks from island arcs (eg Mason and McDonald 1978)
Like typical rocks at deconstructive plate margins the
samples display LREE-enriched patterns (Fig 9a) with
chondrite-normalized LaYb ratios between 12 and 38 The
distinctive characteristics of the samples are their remark-
ably low HREE contents (Yb = 055ndash073 ppm) and
significant HREE fractionation (GdYbn = 32ndash54) Most
samples have not experienced plagioclase fractionation
because they possess positive Eu anomalies (EuEu[11)
However three samples exhibit higher LREE contents and
higher LaYbn and GdYbn ratios and slight negative Eu
anomalies (EuEu = 085ndash089) (Table 5 Fig 9a) These
three samples also show relatively low ZrSm ratios
(19ndash24) whereas all other samples have high ZrSm ratios
([30) which are different from those of modern mid-
ocean-ridge basalts (MORBs) ocean-island basalts (OIB)
and island-arc basalts (IAB) but similar to those of
Archean TTG and adakitic rocks (Foley et al 2002) On a
primitive mantle normalized spider diagram the rock is
enriched in LILE relative to LREE and HFSE with pro-
nounced spikes of Pb and troughs of Nb-Ta P and Ti
(Fig 9b) exhibiting characteristics of typical subduction-
related magmas
0
20
40
60
80
Rim Rim
Per
cent
age
Almandine
Grossular
PyropeSpessartine
Core
G-5c 4
Fig 5 Line profile of analyses across a representative garnet from
the garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry
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123
Sr-Nd-O Isotopic compositions
The porphyry possesses relatively homogeneous Sr and Nd
isotope compositions with initial 87Sr86Sr ratios and eNdT
values ranging from 07065 to 07067 and -23 to -14
respectively (Table 6) There are no significant trends
between incompatible element ratios (eg SrY ZrNb
ZrSm and BaLa) with either 87Sr86Sr or eNdT values In
the NdndashSr isotope correlation diagram all the data plot in
the field of arc magmatism and are quite close to the mantle
array (Fig 10) Analysis of garnet separates from the
tonalite porphyry has yielded a d18O value of +623
significantly higher than that of garnet from the mantle
(+524) (Schulze et al 2001)
Discussion
Origin of garnet in the tonalite porphyry
The origin of garnet in calc-alkaline rocks has been debated
for a long time being variously envisaged as a xenocryst a
phenocryst or a restite phase (Birch and Gleadow 1974
Popov et al 1982 Gilbert and Rogers 1989) Green (1977
1992) noticed a close relationship between garnet compo-
sition and the PndashT conditions of crystallization and
recognized that garnet crystallized under relatively high
pressure conditions is more Ca-rich and Mn-poor relative
to those formed in shallower environments In the case of
the East Kunlun porphyry all garnet crystals are euhedral
Table 3 Representative major element composition of hornblende in the garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry East Kunlun
Sample g12b-4a g12b-4b g12c-2ac g12c-2br g5a-3c g5a-3r g5a-5c g-5a-5r g5a-5c g7a-1r g7a-1c g2a-2c g2a-2b g2a-2r g5b-1a g5b-1b
SiO2 4221 4282 4329 4331 4341 4291 4163 4192 4175 4235 4297 4135 4467 4347 4243 4112
TiO2 125 097 113 101 113 108 108 099 094 088 098 187 096 116 107 182
Al2O3 1589 1524 1432 1423 1407 1453 1517 1500 1486 1460 1453 1497 1269 1438 1404 1538
Cr2O3 000 001 002 000 004 000 001 001 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000
FeO 1789 1756 1785 1780 1686 1645 1671 1650 1689 1690 1728 1609 1701 1727 1687 1596
MnO 011 021 024 025 019 014 019 014 020 033 032 032 024 024 025 029
MgO 881 910 920 944 942 941 899 921 902 898 926 963 1007 929 922 949
CaO 1093 1115 1082 1060 1104 1097 1109 1091 1104 1089 1077 1111 1036 1083 1104 1097
Na2O 165 153 160 159 160 159 158 160 161 152 156 196 144 154 147 190
K2O 056 061 055 059 054 041 058 045 053 056 053 048 035 047 053 048
NiO 000 000 000 001 004 003 000 000 000 001 001 000 001 001 005 004
Total 9931 9919 9902 9882 9835 9752 9702 9672 9685 9701 9822 9777 9779 9865 9696 9744
Formula (cations based on 23 oxygens)
Si 621 630 638 640 642 638 626 630 629 636 637 617 661 641 638 615
AlIV 179 170 162 160 158 162 174 170 171 164 163 183 139 159 162 185
AlVI 0970 0945 0874 0872 0870 0929 0944 0957 0930 0945 0915 0801 0826 0908 0865 0856
Ti 0139 0107 0126 0112 0126 0121 0122 0112 0107 0100 0109 0210 0106 0128 0121 0205
Cr 0000 0001 0002 0000 0005 0000 0001 0001 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
Fe2+ 2202 2161 2202 2198 2085 2046 2100 2074 2128 2122 2144 2007 2105 2130 2121 1996
Mn 0014 0027 0030 0032 0024 0018 0024 0018 0026 0041 0041 0040 0030 0030 0032 0036
Ni 0000 0000 0000 0001 0005 0003 0000 0000 0000 0001 0001 0000 0001 0001 0006 0004
Mg 1934 1996 2022 2079 2078 2086 2015 2063 2025 2010 2048 2142 2222 2041 2065 2114
Total 5258 5237 5255 5293 5193 5203 5206 5226 5216 5219 5258 5200 5291 5238 5209 5212
Ca 1723 1758 1710 1677 1749 1748 1786 1757 1782 1753 1713 1776 1643 1711 1778 1757
Na 0018 0005 0035 0030 0058 0049 0008 0017 0002 0028 0029 0024 0066 0051 0013 0031
Total 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000
Na 0453 0431 0421 0425 0400 0411 0451 0449 0468 0416 0420 0544 0347 0389 0416 0518
K 0106 0114 0103 0112 0102 0079 0111 0086 0101 0107 0100 0090 0065 0087 0102 0092
Total 15559 15544 15525 15537 15502 15489 15562 15535 15569 15522 15520 15634 15413 15476 15517 15610
Total O 2601 2601 2596 2592 2589 2574 2547 2547 2541 2549 2580 2566 2586 2596 2547 2561
ON 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23
Al 2757 2643 2490 2477 2451 2547 2687 2657 2639 2584 2540 2632 2213 2499 2487 2709
Na 0471 0436 0457 0455 0458 0460 0459 0466 0470 0444 0449 0567 0413 0440 0429 0549
XMg 028 029 028 029 030 031 029 030 029 029 029 032 031 029 030 031
Pressure 101 96 88 88 87 91 98 96 96 93 91 95 75 89 88 99
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123
with concentric zoning and have a similar composition
suggesting a magmatic origin The data show that all the
garnets contain relatively high Ca (CaO = 585ndash117 wt)
and low Mn (MnO = 040ndash296 wt) (Table 2) consis-
tent with crystallization at relatively high pressure
(CaO [ 4 wt MnO 4 wt) (Green 1977 1992 Con-
rad et al 1988) In the MnO versus CaO diagram
(Fig 11a) garnets from the tonalite porphyry from East
Kunlun show strong affinity to high-pressure garnet This is
different from garnets contained in xenoliths from the
Cenozoic volcanic rocks of Hohxil northern Tibetan
Plateau (Deng 1998) which mostly plot in the low-pressure
field The distinctive composition of the garnet is consistent
with the petrographic observation and suggests that all the
garnets are phenocrysts that crystallized under relatively
high pressure Furthermore it has been recognized that
garnet in cumulates of mantle-derived magma ecolgitic
restite and garnet peridotite generally contains high MgO
(usually [8 wt) (eg Lee et al 2006 and references
therein) However garnet in the tonalitic porphyry contains
much lower MgO (45 wt) strikingly different from
garnet grown in the mantle environment (Fig 11b) This
may suggest that these garnets crystallized in a felsic
rather than a mafic melt
80 75 70 65 60 550
1
Ferro-Actinolite
Actinolite
Tremolite Tr Hb
ActHbl
Fe-ActHbl Ferro-Hbl
Magnesio-Hbl
Fe-TschHbl
Tsch
Hbl
Ferro-
Tschermakite
Tschermakite
Tsi
Mg
(Mg+
Fe)
2+
Fig 6 Classification diagram for hornblende crystals from the
garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry (after Hawthorne 1981)
Table 4 Representative analyses of plagioclase from the garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry East Kunlun
Sample Grt-12c3 Grt-c4c Grt-c4r Grt-7a1c Grt-7a1r Grt-7a2c Grt-7a2r Grt-7a3c Grt-7a3r
SiO2 6416 5791 5673 5915 5712 5954 5523 5929 5648
TiO2 ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash 002 ndash ndash
Al2O3 2292 2781 2848 2592 2821 2643 2811 2611 2821
Cr2O3 021 002 002 001 ndash 002 002 002 001
MgO ndash ndash ndash ndash 001 ndash ndash ndash ndash
CaO 355 907 1015 742 964 771 1020 756 979
MnO 002 003 004 005 003 004 004 007 003
FeO 035 003 007 003 008 002 006 007 005
NiO 001 003 006 ndash 003 ndash ndash 001 001
Na2O 766 634 585 738 621 715 603 745 619
K2O 010 021 013 026 015 024 011 023 017
Total 9898 10145 10153 10022 10148 10115 9982 10081 10094
Formular (cations based on 8 oxygens)
Si 28404 25585 25132 26366 25292 26282 24945 26303 2517
Ti ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash 00006 ndash ndash
Al 1196 14479 14866 13616 14722 13751 14964 13648 14817
Cr 00073 00007 00007 00004 00006 00006 00007 00003
Mg 00003 ndash ndash ndash 00005 ndash ndash ndash ndash
Ca 01683 04293 04817 03542 04571 03647 04934 03589 04674
Mn 00008 0001 00017 00018 00012 00015 00014 00026 00009
Fe 00128 00011 00025 00013 00029 00009 00021 00026 0002
Ni 00003 00011 00022 ndash 0001 ndash ndash 00002 00003
Na 06577 05429 05021 06378 05328 06116 0528 06405 05352
K 00058 0012 00071 00149 00085 00137 00065 00129 00098
Total 48897 49946 49978 50087 50053 49963 50236 50137 50146
ab 7906 5516 5067 6335 5337 6177 5136 6327 5286
or 070 122 072 148 085 138 064 128 096
an 2023 4362 4861 3518 4579 3684 4800 3545 4617
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123
Constraints on the PndashT conditions
Several geobarometers and geothermometers have been
proposed to estimate the P-T conditions of granitoid
batholith formation (eg Holland and Blundy 1994
Anderson 1996 Holdaway et al 1997) Day et al (1992)
used phase equilibrium diagrams to constrain the P-T
conditions of garnet-bearing andesite in Northland
New Zealand and suggested that the mineral assemblage
of garnet + plagioclase + amphibole + quartz is stable
around 10 kbar and 800ndash850C and a similar estimate was
made for the garnet-bearing calc-alkaline volcanic rocks of
the northern Pannonion Basin eastern-central Europe
(Harangi et al 2001) In contrast to multiple mineral
barometers the Al-in-hornblende geobarometer is partic-
ularly suitable to estimate the emplacement pressure of
granitic rocks (Anderson 1996 Ague 1997) Because gar-
nets in the tonalitic porphyry are mostly surrounded by
plagioclase or hornblende the Al-in-hornblende barometer
can provide direct constraint on the crystallization pressure
of garnet Using the Al-in-hornblende barometer calibrated
by Schmidt (1992) the pressure is estimated at 75ndash
101 kbar suggesting that the garnet crystallized at a
crustal depth below 26ndash35 km Using the zircon saturation
thermometer (Watson and Harrison 1983) the temperature
of the tonalite porphyry was estimated as 706ndash713C
representing the temperature when the magma was em-
placed at a shallower crustal level
Petrogenesis of the garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry
The relatively high SiO2 low MgO Cr and Ni contents
suggest an evolved magmatic composition for the garnet-
bearing tonalitic porphyry The relatively high pressure of
hornblendes indicates that the phenocrysts formed prior to
emplacement of the magma therefore their compositions
may be useful to infer the origin of the early melt Garnet
phenocrysts with ilmenite inclusions are the earliest phases
preserved in the tonalite porphyry The garnet phenocrysts
are compositionally distinct from those crystallized from
primary mantle-derived magma and therefore probably
formed in an evolved magma (Fig 11b) Likewise
ilmenite within garnet phenocrysts has a very low MgO
(008 wt) content much lower than ilmenite in the
garnet-bearing andesitedacite of Northland New Zealand
(179ndash248 wt) northern Pannonian Basin (085ndash
327 wt) and the Setouchi volcanic belt (1ndash102 wt)
(Day et al 1992 Harangi et al 2001 Kawabata and
Takafuji 2005) In addition the garnet phenocrysts have an
oxygen isotope composition (+623) significantly higher
than that of normal mantle-derived garnets (+524)
(Schulze et al 2001) which together with the above
evidence suggests a crustal source for the phenocrysts
Experimental work conducted in the garnet-stability field
has revealed that partial melting of amphibolite would
generate silicic melt characterized by low MgO and high
SiO2 (eg Skjerlie and Johnston 1996 Rapp et al 1999)
which may well explain the low MgO contents in the
garnets and ilmenites from East Kunlun However the
garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry cannot be entirely ascri-
bed to partial melting of mafic crust because the rock
contains only moderate Sr (260 ppm) which is signifi-
cantly lower than the average Sr content (348 ppm) of the
lower crust (Rudnick and Gao 2004) Field investigation
and geochemical research on the Triassic arc magma in
East Kunlun have revealed extensive mixing of crust- and
mantle-derived magma (Luo et al 2002 Liu et al 2003)
In the Nd-Sr isotope correlation diagram (Fig 10) the
garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry plots mainly in the field
of Triassic arc magmas but much closer to the mantle
array and therefore distinct from those of the basement of
East Kunlun This may suggest that only a small propor-
tion of crustal component contributed to the genesis of the
rock
Table 5 Representative composition of ilmenite enclosed in garnet crystals
Sample Grt-2a-1 Grt-2a-2 Grt-2a-3 Grt-2a-4 Grt-2a-5 Grt-2b-1 Grt-2b-2 Grt-2b-3 Grt-3a-2 Grt-3a-3 Grt-3a-4 Grt-3a-5 Grt-3a-6
SiO2 002 007 004 ndash 005 004 004 002 004 003 004 006 001
TiO2 5047 5094 5001 5226 4999 4999 5078 5049 5003 5084 5084 4994 5017
Al2O3 ndash 003 ndash 001 010 004 004 007 006 001 002 001 004
FeO 4644 4347 4690 4451 4462 4639 4666 4593 4601 4565 4557 4702 4277
MnO 256 595 208 266 301 244 243 236 270 298 284 266 502
MgO 005 ndash 008 002 ndash ndash 006 006 007 003 003 003 004
CaO 003 003 ndash 027 021 001 ndash 003 038 ndash ndash ndash 001
Na2O 003 005 003 ndash 003 ndash 001 ndash 005 004 007 ndash ndash
K2O ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash 001 ndash ndash 001 ndash ndash ndash
Cr2O3 ndash 001 ndash ndash 007 005 ndash ndash 004 ndash ndash ndash ndash
Total 9960 10055 9915 9973 9809 9897 10002 9897 9937 9960 9941 9971 9805
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123
Tab
le6
Whole
rock
com
posi
tions
of
the
gar
net
-bea
ring
tonal
itic
porp
hyry
E
ast
Kunlu
n
Sam
ple
EK
L2-
01
EK
L2-
03
EK
L2-
06
EK
L2-
08
EK
L2-
11
EK
L2-
13
EK
L2-
16
EK
L2-
17
EK
2-
19
EK
L2-
21
EK
L2-
23
EK
L2-
26
EK
L2-
28
EK
L2-
30
EK
L2-
31
EK
L2-
33
EK
L2-
35
EK
L2-
36
EK
L2-
37
EK
L2-
39
EK
L2-
40
SiO
2616
2613
6621
8616
5616
9616
4614
0622
9620
9616
5616
0614
8612
8609
0610
7615
3615
2619
4619
7620
6618
3
TiO
204
504
504
304
304
404
504
404
304
404
304
404
304
204
104
104
304
304
304
404
404
4
Al 2
O3
179
0178
4181
3179
4178
6180
2179
4180
8179
8177
7177
7175
4175
0177
3177
6180
6180
0181
3179
5180
2178
3
Fe 2
O3T
50
750
547
648
448
050
850
848
048
348
548
648
448
348
248
547
948
048
148
248
248
6
MnO
00
800
800
800
700
800
800
800
700
700
800
800
700
700
800
800
800
800
800
800
700
8
MgO
18
618
617
617
517
218
018
017
717
617
817
717
817
716
917
117
517
317
517
417
817
8
CaO
64
564
566
165
964
964
263
952
452
463
263
463
663
564
063
964
464
364
465
252
463
5
Na 2
O36
337
634
636
333
037
137
636
036
133
432
934
234
032
738
534
834
134
433
336
033
9
K2O
08
708
711
611
510
911
211
211
811
911
311
210
510
512
312
509
909
809
811
011
911
2
P2O
500
800
800
900
900
800
900
800
900
900
900
900
800
800
800
800
800
900
900
800
900
9
LO
I24
222
718
219
620
521
321
326
927
422
324
130
130
231
430
623
022
023
419
626
924
8
Tota
l1004
21000
61004
61001
1996
01005
41002
31002
51000
3996
7997
71000
6997
7997
31005
1999
2996
71004
3999
8999
91002
4
Li
147
147
105
124
159
151
142
227
162
156
176
147
133
127
128
131
141
121
155
181
160
Be
14
515
115
215
715
916
216
316
117
116
816
117
617
116
116
216
016
415
715
516
115
8
Sc
70
073
763
668
965
771
266
675
974
162
269
773
668
474
478
265
566
267
771
765
768
2
V397
410
373
371
371
372
369
369
361
369
385
374
363
355
353
362
367
362
354
359
376
Cr
156
180
162
164
224
172
158
151
155
163
157
165
179
157
165
217
136
173
155
158
152
Co
94
097
091
091
188
490
689
768
067
282
881
685
987
797
397
878
078
278
185
566
882
2
Ni
126
106
112
85
109
89
582
872
588
384
570
480
595
592
684
497
664
584
278
378
864
4
Cu
126
126
128
124
126
108
104
105
119
135
134
119
137
103
112
97
95
100
120
101
130
Zn
772
799
729
737
694
756
714
664
693
730
703
736
742
953
943
737
730
721
708
643
693
Ga
171
174
175
178
174
175
170
170
162
166
171
169
169
170
167
173
173
169
166
162
168
Ge
11
211
311
111
111
111
010
710
610
510
910
911
811
711
111
712
312
512
110
710
111
1
Rb
352
361
496
495
419
408
408
476
480
434
433
426
430
460
457
466
454
459
409
477
432
Sr
252
259
251
254
249
245
243
208
209
236
236
232
234
240
239
232
230
229
243
208
238
Y66
668
662
762
763
469
870
460
756
967
267
964
564
271
572
669
668
566
962
459
369
0
Zr
672
722
783
786
725
769
751
689
686
674
757
884
814
825
670
687
771
820
730
676
756
Nb
39
040
139
439
639
740
039
438
539
039
739
639
239
038
638
739
338
537
939
338
840
1
Mo
07
607
207
907
007
707
006
407
306
704
805
407
808
909
207
806
404
806
206
507
305
3
Cd
01
401
401
701
601
502
101
905
601
901
401
501
802
501
701
901
301
401
801
401
401
8
Sb
04
704
804
604
405
406
006
008
908
506
706
913
413
609
309
707
808
308
204
908
406
9
Cs
12
112
414
214
013
315
215
231
731
518
518
717
617
618
418
116
015
815
713
732
718
8
Ba
247
256
281
282
270
317
314
186
183
259
263
263
267
341
342
171
170
167
265
182
267
La
113
130
112
115
111
118
119
115
108
114
117
115
115
116
114
361
334
345
112
113
117
Ce
225
249
219
226
217
230
231
227
211
221
225
223
223
221
221
668
611
632
221
219
230
Pr
27
030
226
727
026
427
428
427
425
927
227
926
527
426
726
673
867
369
626
326
528
4
Nd
107
115
106
107
104
108
107
105
98
106
109
106
106
104
103
251
230
237
103
103
110
Sm
22
423
622
322
421
921
822
921
420
422
322
521
722
721
621
336
234
434
821
720
623
5
Eu
07
307
507
607
607
307
407
207
106
807
407
707
307
407
407
509
008
908
707
406
907
7
Gd
18
419
418
118
018
018
618
717
216
318
718
318
318
118
218
128
627
127
317
716
718
7
Tb
02
602
702
602
502
602
602
602
502
402
602
602
502
602
602
703
203
103
102
602
302
7
Dy
13
413
513
012
813
113
913
812
412
013
613
313
013
114
213
814
914
514
012
612
113
9
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123
Ta
ble
6co
nti
nu
ed
Sam
ple
EK
L2-
01
EK
L2-
03
EK
L2-
06
EK
L2-
08
EK
L2-
11
EK
L2-
13
EK
L2-
16
EK
L2-
17
EK
2-
19
EK
L2-
21
EK
L2-
23
EK
L2-
26
EK
L2-
28
EK
L2-
30
EK
L2-
31
EK
L2-
33
EK
L2-
35
EK
L2-
36
EK
L2-
37
EK
L2-
39
EK
L2-
40
Ho
02
502
602
402
402
402
702
702
302
202
602
602
502
402
602
702
702
602
602
402
202
6
Er
06
907
206
606
606
707
807
606
806
407
207
106
806
707
907
807
807
407
606
506
607
6
Tm
01
001
000
900
900
901
101
100
900
801
001
000
900
901
101
101
001
001
000
900
901
1
Yb
06
106
305
805
605
807
007
105
905
506
406
306
005
907
307
106
606
406
205
905
606
4
Lu
00
900
900
800
800
901
001
000
900
800
900
900
800
901
001
101
000
900
900
800
800
9
Hf
20
321
823
223
721
723
122
420
620
720
522
225
824
023
519
720
922
623
421
619
621
9
Ta
03
303
203
203
103
103
203
003
003
002
903
003
002
902
902
902
902
902
803
002
803
0
W04
404
203
403
203
403
302
905
604
902
903
204
004
203
603
603
002
502
703
105
502
9
Tl
02
402
503
203
102
603
102
903
703
802
502
603
003
103
303
202
502
502
402
703
802
7
Pb
95
294
8110
1108
9112
795
695
9101
1108
5101
7113
099
3119
9104
4108
098
099
7101
2111
4101
0101
8
Bi
00
900
900
500
500
800
600
601
201
201
401
501
201
300
500
501
601
601
700
701
201
5
Th
36
541
937
138
336
239
139
438
836
636
638
138
138
137
536
7135
5123
6130
536
537
237
3
U12
913
314
014
013
613
713
412
812
313
413
814
814
713
513
916
215
615
813
312
513
8
AC
NK
a09
309
209
309
109
409
209
110
410
409
509
509
309
309
308
909
509
509
609
410
409
4
Mg
48
48
48
48
47
47
47
48
48
48
48
48
48
47
47
48
48
48
48
48
48
RE
E553
610
544
555
538
567
570
553
517
551
561
550
553
551
548
1463
1349
1390
541
536
571
(La Y
b) C
hb
126
139
130
138
130
114
113
131
134
121
126
128
131
107
108
372
353
379
129
136
123
(Gd Yb) C
hb
36
937
337
838
837
932
332
035
136
235
735
236
837
030
130
853
051
453
936
635
935
2
Eu
10
910
711
611
511
311
310
611
311
411
111
611
211
211
411
708
508
908
611
511
411
2
Ce
09
509
309
409
509
409
509
309
509
309
309
209
509
309
309
409
609
609
609
509
409
4
Zr
Sm
30
31
35
35
33
35
33
32
34
30
34
41
36
38
32
19
22
24
34
33
32
Zr
Yb
110
114
134
140
126
110
106
116
126
106
120
146
137
113
94
105
121
133
124
120
117
NbY
b64
263
667
670
568
957
155
564
771
462
362
764
965
752
654
259
960
261
566
769
062
3
ThN
b09
310
409
409
709
109
810
010
109
409
209
609
709
809
709
534
532
134
509
309
609
3
Zr
Nb
17
18
20
20
18
19
19
18
18
17
19
23
21
21
17
17
20
22
19
17
19
ThL
a03
203
203
303
303
303
303
303
403
403
203
203
303
303
203
203
803
703
803
203
303
2
Sr
Y379
377
401
405
393
350
345
343
367
351
348
360
364
336
330
333
335
342
389
351
344
Ce
Pb
24
26
20
21
19
24
24
22
19
22
20
22
19
21
20
68
61
63
20
22
23
eNd
c-
18
-20
-21
-19
-23
-18
-14
-20
Init
ial
Srd
07
067
07
066
07
067
07
066
07
067
07
067
07
065
07
066
aA
lum
inum
satu
rati
on
index
=m
ola
rA
l 2O
3(
K2O
+N
a 2O
+C
aO)
bC
hondri
tedat
afr
om
Tay
lor
and
McL
ennan
1985
ck S
m=
65
49
10
-1
2yea
r-1
dk R
b=
14
29
10
-1
1yea
r-1
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Plagioclase phenocrysts record the compositional varia-
tion of the magma during a later stage of its crystallization
The reversed zoning in plagioclase (Table 3) is commonly
considered to reflect magma mixing with a more primitive
source (Hibbard 1995 Kawabata and Shuto 2005) Because
dehydration melting of lower crust requires relatively high
temperature ([850C) (eg Rushmer 1991 Sen and Dunn
1994 Skjerlie and Johnston 1996) a mantle-derived
magma must have been involved to fuse the crustal mate-
rial The high Al2O3 and mostly positive Eu anomalies of
the tonalite porphyry suggest retarded crystallization of
plagioclase which together with the abundant hornblende
in the rock indicates an H2O-rich magma (Muntener et al
2001 Grove et al 2002) Due to the scarcity of water in the
lower crust partial melting of lower crust cannot generate
an H2O-rich melt (Patino Douce 1999) therefore the high
H2O contents in the garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry most
likely came from mantle-derived magma In the Triassic
the Paleo-Tethys was being consumed along the south
margin of the Kunlun arc (Yin and Harrison 2000) which
resulted in widespread arc magmatism in East Kunlun It is
therefore likely that mantle-derived arc magma was un-
derplated along the crust-mantle zone and mixed with a
felsic crustal melt a scenario consistent with experimental
work conducted by McCarthy and Patino Douce (1997)
In terms of tectonic setting Paleo-Tethys was still being
consumed along the Kunlun in the late Triassic (Sengor
1987 Yin and Harrison 2000) and Triassic limestone
within flysch sediments in the Kunlun range suggest a
marine-phase sedimentary environment that probably
05 10 15 2004
08
12
16
20
24
28
Peralkaline
Metaluminous Peraluminous
ACNK
AN
K
Fig 7 ANK versus ACNK diagram for the granitoids from East
Kunlun (after Maniar and Piccoli 1989)
Gra
nodi
orite
An
Ab Or
Tona
lite
Trondhjemite Granite
Fig 8 An-Ab-Or CIPW-normative ternary diagram for the granitoids
from East Kunlun (after Barker 1979)
Sa
mp
leC
ho
nd
rite
La
Ce
Pr
Nd Sm
Eu
Gd
Tb
Dy
Ho
Er
Tm
Yb
Lu
1000
100
10
1
01
1
1
10
100
1000
Cs
Rb
Ba
Th
U
K
Nb
Ta
La
Ce
Pb
Pr
Sr
P
Nd
Zr
Hf
Sm
Eu
Ti
Gd
Tb
Dy
Y
Ho
Er
Tm
Yb
Lu
Sa
mp
lep
rim
itiv
em
an
tle
(a)
(b)
Fig 9 Trace element characteristics of the garnet-bearing tonalite
porphyry (a) Chondrite-normalized rare earth element patterns for
representative samples of the tonalite porphyry East Kunlun (chon-
drite values from Taylor and McLennan 1985) b Primitive mantle-
normalized trace element spider diagrams for representative samples
of the tonalite porphyry East Kunlun (Primitive mantle data from Sun
and McDonough 1989)
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123
reflected a normal crustal thickness (35 km) for the East
Kunlun at this time Therefore although there is no direct
evidence of restite or xenoliths indicating generation at the
crust-mantle boundary the high pressure of the garnet
phenocrysts may indicate that they were formed at or just
above the crust-mantle transition zone The garnet-bearing
tonalite porphyry from East Kunlun therefore provides a
paradigm of MASH zone magmatic processes
Implications for genesis of adakitic rocks
Adakites are sodic rocks characterized by low HREE but
elevated Sr and Al2O3 contents and high SrY and LaYb
ratios which are ascribed to hydrous partial melting of a
subducted oceanic slab or over-thickened lower crust in the
garnet stability field (Defant and Drummond 1990
Atherton and Petford 1993 Martin et al 2005) Because of
the broad similarity to Archean tonalitendashtrondhjemitendash
granodiorite gneisses (TTG) and their potential role in
metallogenesis (Martin 1999 Smithies 2000 Condie 2005
Richards and Kerrich 2007) adakitic rocks have received
much attention Although the petrogenetic regime has been
supported by much experimental work (eg Rapp et al
1991 Rushmer 1991 Sen and Dunn 1994) most thermal
models require subduction of young and therefore warm
oceanic lithosphere to reach the temperature of the wet
basaltic solidus at depths of 90ndash120 km (eg Peacock
et al 1994) However such a prediction is contrary to
many modern cases where adakites occur in association
with old and thus cold subducting slabs (Macpherson
et al 2006) To deal with such a paradox some workers
have proposed that fractional crystallization of H2O-rich
arc magmas under high pressure conditions would give rise
to adakitic signatures in arc magmas (eg Castillo et al
1999 Kleinhanns et al 2003 Macpherson et al 2006 Eiler
et al 2007 Richards and Kerrich 2007 Roderıguez et al
2007) However both adakitic and non-adakitic rocks may
come from the mantle and experience high pressure frac-
tionation in the MASH zone therefore there must be other
key factors affecting the composition of arc magmas that
prevent some from becoming adakitic rocks
It is proposed that the garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry
from East Kunlun experienced strong fractional crystalli-
zation and magma mixing in the garnet stability field
therefore providing an opportunity to test the various
+10
+5
0
-5
-10
-15
-200690 0700 0710 0720 0730 0740 0750 0760
Basement of the East Kunlun
Arc magmas of the East Kunlun
Mantle array
87 87Sr Sri
εNd
T
Mixing trend
Garnet-bearing tonalite
Fig 10 Correlation diagram between 87Sr86Sri and eNdT for garnet-
bearing tonalitic porphyry (Data for the basement of East Kunlun
from Yu et al 2005 data for the arc magmas of East Kunlun from
Chen et al 2005 and Liu et al 2003)
Hig
h p
ress
ure
ga
rne
ts f
rom
MI
-typ
e m
ag
ma
s
Low pressure garnets from MI-type magmas
Garnets from S-type granite
Garnets from metapelites
0 2 4 6 80
2
4
6
8
10
MnO (wt)
Ca
O (
wt
)
Garnets from tonalitic porphyry of the East Kunlun
Garnets from xenoliths in Cenozoic volcanic rocks of the Hoh Xil northern Tibet
Garnet websteritesGarnet clinopyroxenites
Garnet peridotites
Garnet in eclogitic restite (2-3 Gpa) Garnet in this study
SNB cumulates of high MgO primitive magma
SNB cumulates of low MgO basaltic andesite
Ca
O (
wt
)
MgO (wt)
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 204
5
7
9
11
12
6
8
10
(a)
(b)
Fig 11 Garnet comparisons in this study compared to other settings
a CaO versus MnO correlation diagram (after Harangi et al 2001)
Data for Cenozoic volcanic rocks of the Hoh Xil northern Tibet from
Deng (1998) b CaO versus MgO correlation diagram (after Lee et al
2006) SNB Sierra Nevada Batholith data for garnet in eclogite
restite from Pertermann and Hirschmann (2003)
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123
hypotheses It contains relatively high Al2O3 ([17 wt)
mostly positive Eu anomalies (EuEu [ 11) and high Zr
Sm ratios ([30) The low HREE (Yb 08 ppm) and high
SrY ([33) ratios are significantly differ from those of
normal island arc magmas In the Y versus SrY correlation
diagram all tonalite rock samples plot in the adakite field
(Fig 12) These features suggest that fractional crystalli-
zation of H2O-rich arc magma in the garnet stability field
can effectively scavenge HREE and generate Al-rich melt
However there are some differences between the tonalite
porphyry and adakitic rocks The porphyry has moderate Sr
(260 ppm) and LaYb ratios (16ndash21) which are lower
than those of adakite (Sr [ 400 ppm LaYb C 20) and
TTG (Sr [ 500 ppm LaYb generally[30) (Barker 1979
Richards and Kerrich 2007) Because plagioclase was
suppressed by the high water content in the magma
removal of Sr by fractionation of plagioclase can be
excluded Instead crystallization of apatite at an early stage
of magmatic evolution may be responsible for the relatively
low Sr contents and LaYb ratios in the residual melt
Apatite commonly occurs in mantle and crustal environ-
ments and possesses high partition coefficients for both Sr
and LREE (Chazot et al 1996 Bea and Montero 1999) For
example apatite may concentrate LREE up to 200 times
compared to clinopyroxene and although slightly lower
than that of plagioclase (up to 158) (Ren et al 2003) its
partition coefficient for Sr (DSr = 51ndash82) is still high
enough to affect magma composition (Pla Cid et al 2007
Prowatke and Klemme 2006) Petrographic observation of
the tonalite porphyry reveals that apatite is mainly enclosed
in the garnet phenocrysts which along with the depletion in
P in the spider diagram (Fig 9b) implies removal of apatite
as an early phase during evolution of the magma in the
MASH zone Because plagioclase was suppressed by a high
water content in the early stage of magmatic evolution
Sr concentration in the residual melt would be mainly
controlled by apatite Similarly moderate Sr contents
(400 ppm) and apatite inclusions in garnet phenocrysts
appear to be common features of garnet-bearing interme-
diate rocks worldwide (eg Day et al 1992 Harangi et al
2001 Bach et al 2003 Kawabata and Shuto 2005)
implying that apatite has played a crucial role in buffering
the Sr level in the magmas It is therefore suggested that
mantle-derived arc magmas cannot evolve into adakites
when extensive crystallization of apatite has already
occurred in the MASH zone
Conclusions
The garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry from the East
Kunlun formed in the late Triassic (213 plusmn 3 Ma) related
to consumption of the Paleo-Tethys ocean It contains
phenocrysts of garnet hornblende plagioclase and quartz
that crystallized in an H2O-rich magma The relatively low
MgO contents of garnet and ilmenite and high d18O value
of garnet separates suggest these early phases were formed
in a felsic melt Pressure estimates for hornblende enclos-
ing garnet provide a minimum constraint on the formation
depth of the garnet phenocrysts (8ndash10 kb) suggesting they
were produced at or just above the crust-mantle transition
zone (MASH zone) NdndashSr isotope compositions indicate
involvement of both crust- and mantle-derived magma
and reversed compositional zoning of plagioclase implies
magma mixing Although the garnet-bearing tonalitic
porphyry resembles an adakitic rock in many respects the
relatively low Sr content and LaYb ratio makes it distinct
from lsquotruersquo adakites It is proposed that early crystallization
of apatite may effectively remove Sr and LREE from the
magma thus providing a mechanism whereby some arc
magmas do not evolve into adakite
Acknowledgments We thank Qian Mao Yuguang Ma and
Ms Ying Liu for their help with the analytical work The authors
benefited from discussions with Drs Guochun Zhao Hongfu Zhang
Nengsong Chen Chunming Wu and Petra Bach We also appreciate
the constructive and encouraging comments of reviewers Ali Polat
and Fu-yuan Wu which helped us to improve and clarify the man-
uscript This work was supported by research grants from the National
Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) 2007CB411308
NSFC Projects 40421303 40572043 40725009 and Hong Kong RGC
(HKU 704004)
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abstract Geoscience 13309ndash314
Yin A Harrison TM (2000) Geologic evolution of the Himalayanndash
Tibetan Orogen Annu Rev Earth Planet Sci 28211ndash280 doi
101146annurevearth281211
Yin HF Zhang KX (1997) Characteristics of the eastern Kunlun
orogenic Belt Earth Sci J China Univ Geosci 22339ndash342
Yu N Jin W Ge WC Long XP (2005) Geochemical study on
Peraluminous granite from Jinshuikou in East Kunlun (in
Chinese with English abstract Glob Geol 24123ndash128
Yuan C Sun M Zhou MF Xiao WJ Zhou H (2005) Geochemistry
and petrogenesis of the Yishak volcanic sequence Kudi
ophiolite West Kunlun (NW China) implications for the
magmatic evolution in a subduction zone environment Contrib
Mineral Petrol 150195ndash211 doi101007s00410-005-0012-0
Zhang HF Sun M Zhou XH Fan WM Zhai MG Yin JF (2002)
Mesozoic lithosphere destruction beneath the North China
Craton evidence from major trace element and SrndashNdndashPb
isotope studies of Fangcheng basalts Contrib Mineral Petrol
144241ndash253
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123
and Epstein 1962) Before analysis powders were dried at
110C for 2 h to release adsorbed water Isotope analyses
were performed on a MAT-252 mass spectrometer The
18O16O ratio is expressed by the conventional d18O nota-
tion in permil relative to V-SMOW The analytical error of
d18O values is plusmn01
Fig 3 Photographs of rock
specimen and major minerals in
the garnet-bearing tonalitic
porphyry East Kunlun (a) Rock
specimen with garnet crystals
(b) Garnet with apatite
inclusions enclosed in
kaolinized plagioclase
(PPL 940) c Garnet enclosed
in chloritized hornblende
(PPL 940) d Garnet aggregate
showing concentric zoning and
ilmenite inclusion (PPL 940)
e Chloritized hornblende
showing idiomorphic crystal
form (PPL 940) f Fresh
hornblende phenocryst with
120 cleavages (PPL 940)
g Plagioclase phenocryst with
reverse zoning (PPL 940)
h Partly resorbed anhedral
quartz phenocryst in fine-
grained matrix (PPL 940)
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123
Geochronology
Zircon grains from the garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry
are euhedral and transparent and generally colorless or
light brown Most grains exhibit concentric oscillatory
zoning and no inherited zircon cores were observed
Eleven zircons were analyzed for U-Pb isotopic com-
position and the results are listed in Table 1 The zircons
show a wide range of U (337ndash1329 ppm) and Th (26ndash
308 ppm) contents Except for three grains with rela-
tively low ThU ratios (ca 007) most zircons have
moderate ThU ratios (018ndash033) which together with
their internal concentric zoning indicate a magmatic
origin These analyses form a coherent group with a
weighted mean 206Pb238U age of 213 plusmn 3 Ma (Fig 4)
This age is interpreted as the crystallization age of the
rock
Geochemical results
Mineral compositions
Garnet
Representative compositions of garnet in the tonalite por-
phyry are listed in Table 2 All garnets have a relatively
homogeneous composition consisting mainly of almandine
(56ndash76 mol) and grossular (24ndash30 mol) with minor
pyrope (9ndash18 mol) and spessartine (1ndash7 mol) compo-
nents Although the garnets generally show compositional
zoning (Fig 3andashc) there is no regular compositional varia-
tion within the grains As revealed in Table 2 some garnet
shows an increase in MgO MnO andor CaO towards the
rim whereas others show the reverse trend These features
are similar to those of garnet phenocrysts in the northern
Pannonian Basin eastern-central Europe and Setouchi
Japan (Harangi et al 2001 Kawabata and Takafuji 2005)
The compositional variation of garnet can be illustrated with
a profile analysis on a single garnet crystal (Fig 5) The
components of garnet generally keep relatively constant in
the central part of the crystal except for grossular showing a
weak fluctuation although a significant increase in alman-
dine and a decrease in grossular can be observed in the rim
while pyrope and spessartine exhibit only weak variation
Hornblende
Compositions of representative hornblende crystals are
given in Table 3 Hornblende in the garnet-bearing tona-
litic porphyry has relatively homogeneous composition
In comparison with those from garnet-bearing andesite
from Northland New Zealand (Day et al 1992) horn-
blende in this study is characterized by relatively low
MgO (881ndash101 wt) TiO2 (088ndash187 wt) and CaO
Table 1 SHRIMP zircon UndashPb results for the garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry East Kunlun
Spot
name
U
ppm
Th
ppm
ThU 207Pb206Pb err 207Pb 235U err 206Pb238U Error () Error
correlation
Age (Ma)
206Pb238U 1r 207Pb206Pb 1r
L1211 440 30 007 00466 421 02114 435 00329 107 025 209 2 30 101
L1221 398 31 008 00486 433 02248 447 00336 108 024 213 2 127 102
L1231 939 308 033 00499 185 02383 209 00347 099 047 220 2 188 43
L1241 369 26 007 00495 283 02259 303 00331 107 035 210 2 169 66
L1251 453 80 018 00484 381 02181 396 00327 106 027 208 2 117 90
L1261 337 79 024 00477 522 02140 533 00325 110 021 206 2 85 124
L1271 1146 235 021 00502 141 02311 172 00334 098 057 212 2 202 33
L1281 837 156 019 00475 192 02220 216 00339 099 046 215 2 73 46
L1291 1329 264 020 00491 154 02284 182 00337 097 053 214 2 153 36
L12101 793 192 024 00498 205 02350 228 00342 100 044 217 2 186 48
L12111 1142 275 024 00485 175 02276 201 00340 098 049 216 2 126 41
290290
270270
250250
230230
190190
170170
150150
00220022
00260026
00300030
00340034
00380038
00420042
00460046
014014 018018 022022 026026 030030 034034
207207PbPb 235235UU
20
62
06 P
b
Pb
23
82
38UU
Weighted mean Pb U age = 213 3 Ma206 238
( 37)n 11 MSWD= =
Fig 4 SHRIMP zircon UndashPb concordia diagrams for the garnet-
bearing tonalitic Porphyry East Kunlun
1494 Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) (2009) 981489ndash1510
123
Tab
le2
Rep
rese
nta
tive
maj
or
elem
ent
com
posi
tion
of
gar
net
inth
egar
net
-bea
ring
tonal
itic
porp
hyry
E
ast
Kunlu
n
Sam
ple
G-1
2a1
G-1
2a2
G-1
2a-
3G
-12c-
1G
-12c-
3G
-a-3
G-a
-2
Core
Rim
Core
Rim
Core
Man
tle
Rim
Core
Rim
Core
Man
tle
Rim
Core
Rim
Core
Rim
SiO
2378
5384
8383
3379
1378
6381
3383
6383
2381
7381
4380
2381
377
9384
0383
3379
8
TiO
206
203
001
001
904
605
102
002
902
702
904
103
202
802
203
501
0
Al 2
O3
205
5214
6216
5213
2212
0212
8214
6210
3211
8210
3210
3210
9211
8217
6211
9213
5
Cr 2
O3
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash00
400
1ndash
ndashndash
ndash00
100
3ndash
ndashndash
Fe 2
O3
06
000
4ndash
00
6ndash
ndashndash
04
003
002
701
700
801
400
002
101
5
MgO
25
143
340
234
628
731
733
442
242
539
936
937
242
840
536
235
1
CaO
62
463
358
960
377
878
059
561
671
461
669
258
352
773
268
770
5
MnO
25
515
724
421
922
517
622
217
814
817
915
118
219
816
917
829
6
FeO
297
7281
4282
0292
9278
2278
0293
5277
4271
6278
7280
0287
5290
8275
5280
4270
5
NiO
00
3ndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
00
2ndash
00
100
200
200
100
300
500
200
6
Na 2
O00
300
300
400
400
400
200
300
200
300
100
100
200
300
600
3
K2O
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
00
1ndash
ndash00
1ndash
ndash00
2ndash
ndash00
3
Tota
l1007
51006
91006
71004
91002
71005
11009
5999
4999
8996
2997
7997
41000
91010
81004
81002
8
Form
ula
r(c
atio
ns
are
calc
ula
ted
bas
edon
12
oxygen
s)
Si
60
083
60
154
60
097
59
908
59
890
59
997
60
253
60
385
60
070
60
369
60
167
60
37
59
781
59
829
60
257
59
954
Ti
00
743
00
351
00
117
00
221
00
551
00
600
00
234
00
341
00
315
00
349
00
486
00
386
00
329
00
256
00
414
00
122
Al
38
447
39
543
39
998
39
710
39
528
39
465
39
721
39
059
39
288
39
222
39
226
39
384
39
492
39
966
39
253
39
716
Cr
ndashndash
00
006
ndashndash
00
046
00
012
ndashndash
ndashndash
00
018
00
032
ndashndash
ndash
Fe
00
720
00
043
ndash00
077
ndash00
000
ndash00
476
00
353
00
322
00
200
00
09
00
171
00
252
00
176
Mg
05
938
10
094
09
405
08
154
06
770
07
429
07
827
09
915
09
975
09
422
08
697
08
778
10
091
09
416
08
476
08
264
Ca
10
610
10
600
09
886
10
203
13
187
13
151
10
010
10
396
12
039
10
445
11
727
09
899
08
940
12
221
11
574
11
926
Mn
03
429
02
085
03
237
02
929
03
009
02
352
02
959
02
375
01
968
02
399
02
026
02
442
02
647
02
236
02
372
03
958
Fe
39
530
36
789
36
974
38
715
36
804
36
583
38
552
36
557
35
744
36
893
37
063
38
097
38
474
35
905
36
859
35
709
Ni
00
043
ndashndash
00
004
ndashndash
00
026
ndash00
015
00
026
00
026
00
017
00
041
00
064
00
026
00
079
Na
00
096
00
088
00
128
00
113
00
112
00
049
00
090
00
057
00
098
00
031
00
031
00
063
00
078
00
182
00
098
Kndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash00
018
ndashndash
00
027
ndashndash
00
032
ndash00
008
00
050
Tota
l159
639
159
746
159
848
160
034
159
851
159
672
159
701
159
506
159
823
159
573
159
649
159
513
160
09
159
971
159
672
160
052
Uv
ndashndash
00
1ndash
ndash01
200
3ndash
ndashndash
ndash00
500
8ndash
ndashndash
Ad
29
606
401
805
208
309
103
617
313
713
512
508
209
203
912
706
2
Gr
142
5168
6163
2163
208
205
9162
8155
3185
4160
1180
6155
3135
8198
5179
2192
Py
100
5170
1158
3136
2113
9125
6132
2167
9167
5159
8146
9148
8168
3157
9143
6138
2
Sp
58
135
154
548
950
639
850
040
233
140
734
241
444
137
540
266
2
Al
669
3619
8622
1646
7619
2618
4651
1619
2600
4625
8625
8645
9641
7602
2624
4597
3
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123
Tab
le2
conti
nued
Sam
ple
G-a
-1G
-c-5
G-c
-3G
-c-1
G-5
a-1
G-5
a-2
Core
Man
tle
Rim
Core
Man
tle
Rim
Core
Rim
Core
Man
tle
Rim
Core
Rim
Core
Man
tle
Rim
SiO
2384
5378
6379
5379
5386
4382
6386
1389
9384
4380
2373
0382
0376
0381
5376
4379
8
TiO
207
901
601
605
805
601
902
602
502
401
600
802
302
001
804
501
9
Al 2
O3
211
3214
3212
8215
7212
9215
3215
6219
8217
0220
2215
7217
1217
6216
0215
6215
5
Cr 2
O3
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
00
4ndash
ndashndash
Fe 2
O3
01
9ndash
01
7ndash
01
2ndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
MgO
31
436
236
326
626
537
742
045
038
142
741
341
336
742
832
038
2
CaO
107
463
458
9112
5114
164
069
973
159
762
365
662
064
160
175
064
8
MnO
11
318
019
904
004
716
118
013
918
518
916
516
317
618
117
616
0
FeO
254
9289
3293
1262
5256
8286
2272
0267
1287
4281
1279
5286
5287
0287
0286
2287
7
NiO
00
3ndash
00
100
2ndash
00
5ndash
ndash00
2ndash
ndashndash
00
2ndash
ndash00
1
Na 2
O00
100
500
500
500
500
800
500
300
200
100
500
200
200
3ndash
00
3
K2O
ndash00
4ndash
00
500
300
4ndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash
Tota
l1011
01002
31004
31007
81008
91005
51006
71011
61007
91006
9992
91007
71001
71007
61007
41004
4
Form
ula
r(c
atio
ns
are
calc
ula
ted
bas
edon
12
oxygen
s)
Si
59
863
59
849
59
956
59
405
60
213
60
104
60
256
60
259
60
175
59
503
59
345
59
814
00
241
59
790
59
310
59
797
Ti
00
931
00
187
00
19
00
686
00
654
00
22
00
300
00
290
00
282
00
188
00
097
00
269
40
530
00
218
00
534
00
230
Al
38
777
39
925
39
617
39
799
39
105
39
861
39
661
40
036
40
032
40
611
40
439
40
057
00
046
39
895
40
042
39
992
Cr
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
Fe
00
222
ndash00
198
ndash00
143
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash08
645
ndashndash
ndash
Mg
07
276
08
529
08
544
06
197
06
151
08
825
09
771
10
359
08
880
09
951
09
782
09
632
10
845
09
993
07
522
08
953
Ca
17
911
10
739
09
973
18
873
19
051
10
771
11
679
12
107
10
010
10
448
11
182
10
408
02
353
10
087
12
669
10
937
Mn
01
491
02
404
02
662
00
535
00
622
02
137
02
380
01
815
02
457
02
506
02
226
02
159
37
928
02
401
02
342
02
137
Fe
33
184
38
247
38
72
34
361
33
469
37
592
35
496
34
522
37
628
36
789
37
190
37
515
00
028
37
613
37
710
37
875
Ni
00
037
ndash00
007
00
028
ndash00
068
ndashndash
00
029
ndash00
006
ndash00
054
ndashndash
00
015
Na
00
030
00
153
00
148
00
153
00
143
00
253
00
140
00
091
00
067
00
018
00
144
00
066
ndash00
098
00
009
00
085
Kndash
00
089
00
006
00
098
00
057
00
08
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
160
084
ndashndash
ndash
Tota
l159
722
160
122
160
023
160
136
159
609
159
912
159
683
159
478
159
56
160
012
160
41
159
922
ndash160
094
160
139
160
02
Uv
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
01
2ndash
ndashndash
Ad
19
702
807
810
413
603
304
604
404
302
801
404
103
603
308
03
5
Gr
272
9174
9157
1299
6303
1176
4189
9199
1163
170
6183
168
174
7162
8198
1177
2
Py
122
7142
6142
9104
1104
4149
1165
2176
7151
167
162
2161
7145
166
6125
5149
8
Sp
25
140
244
509
010
636
140
230
941
842
136
936
339
540
039
135
8
Al
559
6639
5647
7577
568
2635
1600
1588
8639
9617
5616
5629
9636
1627
3629
3633
7
1496 Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) (2009) 981489ndash1510
123
Tab
le2
conti
nued
Sam
ple
G-5
c-1
G-5
c-2
G-5
c-3
G-5
c-4
G-2
a-3
G-4
c-2
G-5
b-3
Core
Rim
Core
Rim
Core
Rim
Core
Man
tle
Rim
Rim
Core
Core
Rim
Core
Rim
SiO
2377
9381
4376
7378
7384
1381
5381
0380
6381
1378
8380
3376
4373
1368
0382
1
TiO
202
003
401
700
001
900
001
201
601
802
502
102
300
807
101
9
Al 2
O3
217
0218
8220
4217
8218
9218
5220
7218
6217
7218
4217
9217
2215
5210
2219
1
Cr 2
O3
ndashndash
00
2ndash
ndash00
2ndash
00
2ndash
ndash00
1ndash
ndashndash
ndash
Fe 2
O3
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash
MgO
40
737
639
437
339
942
138
637
137
538
040
637
332
021
842
6
CaO
66
763
369
662
172
164
570
667
258
565
565
566
959
979
876
9
MnO
17
717
123
617
323
717
420
922
320
117
023
016
924
619
914
7
FeO
278
5287
9276
1291
1270
6283
1279
3281
6291
9287
2281
2286
2298
0295
6272
7
NiO
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash00
3ndash
00
4ndash
00
400
1ndash
00
100
300
1
Na 2
Ondash
00
400
300
2ndash
00
100
100
100
100
400
400
500
400
4ndash
K2O
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash00
1ndash
00
1ndash
ndash00
200
1ndash
00
200
1
Tota
l1000
61009
81008
01004
61011
31007
71012
31009
81008
81008
21011
61003
91004
41003
21010
1
Si
59
567
59
663
59
075
59
682
59
815
59
721
59
438
59
611
59
791
59
440
59
451
59
356
59
273
58
842
59
512
Ti
00
238
00
395
00
199
00
221
00
136
00
183
00
216
00
290
00
248
00
272
00
098
00
851
00
220
Al
40
322
40
340
40
735
40
445
40
172
40
310
40
578
40
354
40
262
40
382
40
154
40
378
40
340
39
611
40
221
Cr
ndashndash
00
028
ndashndash
00
024
ndash00
020
ndashndash
00
016
ndashndash
ndashndash
Fe
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash
Mg
09
557
08
779
09
221
08
770
09
269
09
821
08
975
08
650
08
777
08
890
09
462
08
772
07
570
05
191
09
891
Ca
11
272
10
604
11
698
10
491
12
023
10
812
11
809
11
283
09
842
11
009
10
978
11
308
10
193
13
664
12
826
Mn
02
361
02
263
03
135
02
307
03
128
02
312
02
756
02
963
02
666
02
257
03
049
02
258
03
314
02
698
01
934
Fe
36
710
37
674
36
214
38
368
35
243
37
057
36
435
36
877
38
293
37
692
36
760
37
750
39
587
39
525
35
523
Ni
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash00
037
ndash00
048
ndash00
053
00
017
ndash00
019
00
036
00
017
Na
00
009
00
106
00
079
00
058
00
013
00
022
00
022
00
031
00
031
00
124
00
128
00
147
00
128
00
129
ndash
Kndash
ndashndash
00
006
ndash00
014
ndash00
029
ndash00
006
00
038
00
029
ndash00
042
00
024
Tota
l160
037
159
825
160
384
160
128
159
884
160
13
160
148
160
049
159
878
160
144
160
299
160
271
160
522
160
587
160
169
Uv
ndashndash
00
7ndash
ndash00
6ndash
00
5ndash
ndash00
4ndash
ndashndash
ndash
Ad
03
606
003
003
302
002
803
304
403
704
101
512
603
3
Gr
182
6169
4188
8175
196
4179
6193
8184
160
1177
2176
1181
9165
8204
5208
1
Py
159
9148
6153
3146
3155
7163
7149
8145
147
6149
157
4146
4124
985
7164
7
Sp
39
538
352
138
552
538
546
049
744
937
850
737
754
744
532
2
Al
614
3637
6602
1640
1592
617
6608
3618
1644
1631
6611
6630
0653
2652
6591
6
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123
(104ndash112 wt) and significantly higher Al2O3 (127ndash
159 wt) and FeO (160ndash179 wt) On the classification
diagram most data plot in the tschermakite field (Fig 6)
Plagioclase
The representative composition of plagioclase is presented
in Table 4 The feldspar is dominated by andesine
(An = 35ndash49) although one grain is more albite-rich
(An = 20) The Or component is generally less than 2 In
comparison with garnet-bearing volcanic rocks of the
northern Pannonian Basin eastern-central Europe (Harangi
et al 2001) plagioclase in this study is relatively poor in
Al Ca and rich in Na with much lower An values Sig-
nificantly plagioclase generally possesses reversed
compositional zoning with the rims containing a higher
proportion of anorthite than the cores (Table 4)
Ilmenite
Ilmenite occurs within garnet phenocrysts suggesting an
early phase of crystallization The results show that
ilmenite is characterized by low MgO (008 wt) and
relatively high MnO (208ndash595 wt) (Table 5) The
compositions are in contrast with those of ilmenite in calc-
alkaline volcanic rocks of Northland Stouchi and the
northern Pannonian Basin which is generally Mg-rich
(MgO [1 wt) and Mn-Poor (MnO 1 wt) (Day et al
1992 Harangi et al 2001 Kawabata and Takafuji 2005)
Whole-rock geochemistry
Major elements
The whole-rock major and trace element and Nd-Sr isotope
compositions of selected samples are presented in Table 6
The rock samples are homogeneous with SiO2 contents
ranging from 611 to 623 wt They are low in TiO2
(05 wt) and MgO (2 wt) and relatively Na-rich
with Na2OK2O ratios between 27 and 43 The most
distinctive feature is the high Al2O3 content (175ndash
181 wt) consistent with the high proportions of pla-
gioclase and garnet Despite their relatively high Al2O3
contents most the samples plot in the metaluminous field
except for a few samples showing weakly peraluminous
characteristics (10 ACNK 11) (Fig 7) In the nor-
mative feldspar classification diagram all samples fall in
the tonalite field (Fig 8)
Trace elements
The rock samples have low concentrations of transition
elements eg Cr (20 ppm) and Ni (13 ppm) compared
with rocks with similar SiO2 in the Andes (eg Franchini
et al 2003) Large ion lithosphile elements (LILE) and
high field strength elements (HFSE) are also relatively low
in abundance Except for the moderate Sr content (208ndash
250 ppm) Rb (35ndash50 ppm) Cs (121ndash327 ppm) and Ba
(167ndash342 ppm) are all relatively low The contrast between
Rb and Sr concentration levels gives rise to the strikingly
low RbSr ratios (025) Because of the relatively limited
SiO2 range most elements do not show definable trends
with major oxides (eg SiO2 or MgO) Most HFSE (eg
Nb Ta Zr Hf) are comparable to those in garnet-bearing
I-type granitoids (Day et al 1992 Harangi et al 2001) and
are comparable or lower than those in felsic magmatic
rocks from island arcs (eg Mason and McDonald 1978)
Like typical rocks at deconstructive plate margins the
samples display LREE-enriched patterns (Fig 9a) with
chondrite-normalized LaYb ratios between 12 and 38 The
distinctive characteristics of the samples are their remark-
ably low HREE contents (Yb = 055ndash073 ppm) and
significant HREE fractionation (GdYbn = 32ndash54) Most
samples have not experienced plagioclase fractionation
because they possess positive Eu anomalies (EuEu[11)
However three samples exhibit higher LREE contents and
higher LaYbn and GdYbn ratios and slight negative Eu
anomalies (EuEu = 085ndash089) (Table 5 Fig 9a) These
three samples also show relatively low ZrSm ratios
(19ndash24) whereas all other samples have high ZrSm ratios
([30) which are different from those of modern mid-
ocean-ridge basalts (MORBs) ocean-island basalts (OIB)
and island-arc basalts (IAB) but similar to those of
Archean TTG and adakitic rocks (Foley et al 2002) On a
primitive mantle normalized spider diagram the rock is
enriched in LILE relative to LREE and HFSE with pro-
nounced spikes of Pb and troughs of Nb-Ta P and Ti
(Fig 9b) exhibiting characteristics of typical subduction-
related magmas
0
20
40
60
80
Rim Rim
Per
cent
age
Almandine
Grossular
PyropeSpessartine
Core
G-5c 4
Fig 5 Line profile of analyses across a representative garnet from
the garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry
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Sr-Nd-O Isotopic compositions
The porphyry possesses relatively homogeneous Sr and Nd
isotope compositions with initial 87Sr86Sr ratios and eNdT
values ranging from 07065 to 07067 and -23 to -14
respectively (Table 6) There are no significant trends
between incompatible element ratios (eg SrY ZrNb
ZrSm and BaLa) with either 87Sr86Sr or eNdT values In
the NdndashSr isotope correlation diagram all the data plot in
the field of arc magmatism and are quite close to the mantle
array (Fig 10) Analysis of garnet separates from the
tonalite porphyry has yielded a d18O value of +623
significantly higher than that of garnet from the mantle
(+524) (Schulze et al 2001)
Discussion
Origin of garnet in the tonalite porphyry
The origin of garnet in calc-alkaline rocks has been debated
for a long time being variously envisaged as a xenocryst a
phenocryst or a restite phase (Birch and Gleadow 1974
Popov et al 1982 Gilbert and Rogers 1989) Green (1977
1992) noticed a close relationship between garnet compo-
sition and the PndashT conditions of crystallization and
recognized that garnet crystallized under relatively high
pressure conditions is more Ca-rich and Mn-poor relative
to those formed in shallower environments In the case of
the East Kunlun porphyry all garnet crystals are euhedral
Table 3 Representative major element composition of hornblende in the garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry East Kunlun
Sample g12b-4a g12b-4b g12c-2ac g12c-2br g5a-3c g5a-3r g5a-5c g-5a-5r g5a-5c g7a-1r g7a-1c g2a-2c g2a-2b g2a-2r g5b-1a g5b-1b
SiO2 4221 4282 4329 4331 4341 4291 4163 4192 4175 4235 4297 4135 4467 4347 4243 4112
TiO2 125 097 113 101 113 108 108 099 094 088 098 187 096 116 107 182
Al2O3 1589 1524 1432 1423 1407 1453 1517 1500 1486 1460 1453 1497 1269 1438 1404 1538
Cr2O3 000 001 002 000 004 000 001 001 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000
FeO 1789 1756 1785 1780 1686 1645 1671 1650 1689 1690 1728 1609 1701 1727 1687 1596
MnO 011 021 024 025 019 014 019 014 020 033 032 032 024 024 025 029
MgO 881 910 920 944 942 941 899 921 902 898 926 963 1007 929 922 949
CaO 1093 1115 1082 1060 1104 1097 1109 1091 1104 1089 1077 1111 1036 1083 1104 1097
Na2O 165 153 160 159 160 159 158 160 161 152 156 196 144 154 147 190
K2O 056 061 055 059 054 041 058 045 053 056 053 048 035 047 053 048
NiO 000 000 000 001 004 003 000 000 000 001 001 000 001 001 005 004
Total 9931 9919 9902 9882 9835 9752 9702 9672 9685 9701 9822 9777 9779 9865 9696 9744
Formula (cations based on 23 oxygens)
Si 621 630 638 640 642 638 626 630 629 636 637 617 661 641 638 615
AlIV 179 170 162 160 158 162 174 170 171 164 163 183 139 159 162 185
AlVI 0970 0945 0874 0872 0870 0929 0944 0957 0930 0945 0915 0801 0826 0908 0865 0856
Ti 0139 0107 0126 0112 0126 0121 0122 0112 0107 0100 0109 0210 0106 0128 0121 0205
Cr 0000 0001 0002 0000 0005 0000 0001 0001 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
Fe2+ 2202 2161 2202 2198 2085 2046 2100 2074 2128 2122 2144 2007 2105 2130 2121 1996
Mn 0014 0027 0030 0032 0024 0018 0024 0018 0026 0041 0041 0040 0030 0030 0032 0036
Ni 0000 0000 0000 0001 0005 0003 0000 0000 0000 0001 0001 0000 0001 0001 0006 0004
Mg 1934 1996 2022 2079 2078 2086 2015 2063 2025 2010 2048 2142 2222 2041 2065 2114
Total 5258 5237 5255 5293 5193 5203 5206 5226 5216 5219 5258 5200 5291 5238 5209 5212
Ca 1723 1758 1710 1677 1749 1748 1786 1757 1782 1753 1713 1776 1643 1711 1778 1757
Na 0018 0005 0035 0030 0058 0049 0008 0017 0002 0028 0029 0024 0066 0051 0013 0031
Total 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000
Na 0453 0431 0421 0425 0400 0411 0451 0449 0468 0416 0420 0544 0347 0389 0416 0518
K 0106 0114 0103 0112 0102 0079 0111 0086 0101 0107 0100 0090 0065 0087 0102 0092
Total 15559 15544 15525 15537 15502 15489 15562 15535 15569 15522 15520 15634 15413 15476 15517 15610
Total O 2601 2601 2596 2592 2589 2574 2547 2547 2541 2549 2580 2566 2586 2596 2547 2561
ON 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23
Al 2757 2643 2490 2477 2451 2547 2687 2657 2639 2584 2540 2632 2213 2499 2487 2709
Na 0471 0436 0457 0455 0458 0460 0459 0466 0470 0444 0449 0567 0413 0440 0429 0549
XMg 028 029 028 029 030 031 029 030 029 029 029 032 031 029 030 031
Pressure 101 96 88 88 87 91 98 96 96 93 91 95 75 89 88 99
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123
with concentric zoning and have a similar composition
suggesting a magmatic origin The data show that all the
garnets contain relatively high Ca (CaO = 585ndash117 wt)
and low Mn (MnO = 040ndash296 wt) (Table 2) consis-
tent with crystallization at relatively high pressure
(CaO [ 4 wt MnO 4 wt) (Green 1977 1992 Con-
rad et al 1988) In the MnO versus CaO diagram
(Fig 11a) garnets from the tonalite porphyry from East
Kunlun show strong affinity to high-pressure garnet This is
different from garnets contained in xenoliths from the
Cenozoic volcanic rocks of Hohxil northern Tibetan
Plateau (Deng 1998) which mostly plot in the low-pressure
field The distinctive composition of the garnet is consistent
with the petrographic observation and suggests that all the
garnets are phenocrysts that crystallized under relatively
high pressure Furthermore it has been recognized that
garnet in cumulates of mantle-derived magma ecolgitic
restite and garnet peridotite generally contains high MgO
(usually [8 wt) (eg Lee et al 2006 and references
therein) However garnet in the tonalitic porphyry contains
much lower MgO (45 wt) strikingly different from
garnet grown in the mantle environment (Fig 11b) This
may suggest that these garnets crystallized in a felsic
rather than a mafic melt
80 75 70 65 60 550
1
Ferro-Actinolite
Actinolite
Tremolite Tr Hb
ActHbl
Fe-ActHbl Ferro-Hbl
Magnesio-Hbl
Fe-TschHbl
Tsch
Hbl
Ferro-
Tschermakite
Tschermakite
Tsi
Mg
(Mg+
Fe)
2+
Fig 6 Classification diagram for hornblende crystals from the
garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry (after Hawthorne 1981)
Table 4 Representative analyses of plagioclase from the garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry East Kunlun
Sample Grt-12c3 Grt-c4c Grt-c4r Grt-7a1c Grt-7a1r Grt-7a2c Grt-7a2r Grt-7a3c Grt-7a3r
SiO2 6416 5791 5673 5915 5712 5954 5523 5929 5648
TiO2 ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash 002 ndash ndash
Al2O3 2292 2781 2848 2592 2821 2643 2811 2611 2821
Cr2O3 021 002 002 001 ndash 002 002 002 001
MgO ndash ndash ndash ndash 001 ndash ndash ndash ndash
CaO 355 907 1015 742 964 771 1020 756 979
MnO 002 003 004 005 003 004 004 007 003
FeO 035 003 007 003 008 002 006 007 005
NiO 001 003 006 ndash 003 ndash ndash 001 001
Na2O 766 634 585 738 621 715 603 745 619
K2O 010 021 013 026 015 024 011 023 017
Total 9898 10145 10153 10022 10148 10115 9982 10081 10094
Formular (cations based on 8 oxygens)
Si 28404 25585 25132 26366 25292 26282 24945 26303 2517
Ti ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash 00006 ndash ndash
Al 1196 14479 14866 13616 14722 13751 14964 13648 14817
Cr 00073 00007 00007 00004 00006 00006 00007 00003
Mg 00003 ndash ndash ndash 00005 ndash ndash ndash ndash
Ca 01683 04293 04817 03542 04571 03647 04934 03589 04674
Mn 00008 0001 00017 00018 00012 00015 00014 00026 00009
Fe 00128 00011 00025 00013 00029 00009 00021 00026 0002
Ni 00003 00011 00022 ndash 0001 ndash ndash 00002 00003
Na 06577 05429 05021 06378 05328 06116 0528 06405 05352
K 00058 0012 00071 00149 00085 00137 00065 00129 00098
Total 48897 49946 49978 50087 50053 49963 50236 50137 50146
ab 7906 5516 5067 6335 5337 6177 5136 6327 5286
or 070 122 072 148 085 138 064 128 096
an 2023 4362 4861 3518 4579 3684 4800 3545 4617
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123
Constraints on the PndashT conditions
Several geobarometers and geothermometers have been
proposed to estimate the P-T conditions of granitoid
batholith formation (eg Holland and Blundy 1994
Anderson 1996 Holdaway et al 1997) Day et al (1992)
used phase equilibrium diagrams to constrain the P-T
conditions of garnet-bearing andesite in Northland
New Zealand and suggested that the mineral assemblage
of garnet + plagioclase + amphibole + quartz is stable
around 10 kbar and 800ndash850C and a similar estimate was
made for the garnet-bearing calc-alkaline volcanic rocks of
the northern Pannonion Basin eastern-central Europe
(Harangi et al 2001) In contrast to multiple mineral
barometers the Al-in-hornblende geobarometer is partic-
ularly suitable to estimate the emplacement pressure of
granitic rocks (Anderson 1996 Ague 1997) Because gar-
nets in the tonalitic porphyry are mostly surrounded by
plagioclase or hornblende the Al-in-hornblende barometer
can provide direct constraint on the crystallization pressure
of garnet Using the Al-in-hornblende barometer calibrated
by Schmidt (1992) the pressure is estimated at 75ndash
101 kbar suggesting that the garnet crystallized at a
crustal depth below 26ndash35 km Using the zircon saturation
thermometer (Watson and Harrison 1983) the temperature
of the tonalite porphyry was estimated as 706ndash713C
representing the temperature when the magma was em-
placed at a shallower crustal level
Petrogenesis of the garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry
The relatively high SiO2 low MgO Cr and Ni contents
suggest an evolved magmatic composition for the garnet-
bearing tonalitic porphyry The relatively high pressure of
hornblendes indicates that the phenocrysts formed prior to
emplacement of the magma therefore their compositions
may be useful to infer the origin of the early melt Garnet
phenocrysts with ilmenite inclusions are the earliest phases
preserved in the tonalite porphyry The garnet phenocrysts
are compositionally distinct from those crystallized from
primary mantle-derived magma and therefore probably
formed in an evolved magma (Fig 11b) Likewise
ilmenite within garnet phenocrysts has a very low MgO
(008 wt) content much lower than ilmenite in the
garnet-bearing andesitedacite of Northland New Zealand
(179ndash248 wt) northern Pannonian Basin (085ndash
327 wt) and the Setouchi volcanic belt (1ndash102 wt)
(Day et al 1992 Harangi et al 2001 Kawabata and
Takafuji 2005) In addition the garnet phenocrysts have an
oxygen isotope composition (+623) significantly higher
than that of normal mantle-derived garnets (+524)
(Schulze et al 2001) which together with the above
evidence suggests a crustal source for the phenocrysts
Experimental work conducted in the garnet-stability field
has revealed that partial melting of amphibolite would
generate silicic melt characterized by low MgO and high
SiO2 (eg Skjerlie and Johnston 1996 Rapp et al 1999)
which may well explain the low MgO contents in the
garnets and ilmenites from East Kunlun However the
garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry cannot be entirely ascri-
bed to partial melting of mafic crust because the rock
contains only moderate Sr (260 ppm) which is signifi-
cantly lower than the average Sr content (348 ppm) of the
lower crust (Rudnick and Gao 2004) Field investigation
and geochemical research on the Triassic arc magma in
East Kunlun have revealed extensive mixing of crust- and
mantle-derived magma (Luo et al 2002 Liu et al 2003)
In the Nd-Sr isotope correlation diagram (Fig 10) the
garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry plots mainly in the field
of Triassic arc magmas but much closer to the mantle
array and therefore distinct from those of the basement of
East Kunlun This may suggest that only a small propor-
tion of crustal component contributed to the genesis of the
rock
Table 5 Representative composition of ilmenite enclosed in garnet crystals
Sample Grt-2a-1 Grt-2a-2 Grt-2a-3 Grt-2a-4 Grt-2a-5 Grt-2b-1 Grt-2b-2 Grt-2b-3 Grt-3a-2 Grt-3a-3 Grt-3a-4 Grt-3a-5 Grt-3a-6
SiO2 002 007 004 ndash 005 004 004 002 004 003 004 006 001
TiO2 5047 5094 5001 5226 4999 4999 5078 5049 5003 5084 5084 4994 5017
Al2O3 ndash 003 ndash 001 010 004 004 007 006 001 002 001 004
FeO 4644 4347 4690 4451 4462 4639 4666 4593 4601 4565 4557 4702 4277
MnO 256 595 208 266 301 244 243 236 270 298 284 266 502
MgO 005 ndash 008 002 ndash ndash 006 006 007 003 003 003 004
CaO 003 003 ndash 027 021 001 ndash 003 038 ndash ndash ndash 001
Na2O 003 005 003 ndash 003 ndash 001 ndash 005 004 007 ndash ndash
K2O ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash 001 ndash ndash 001 ndash ndash ndash
Cr2O3 ndash 001 ndash ndash 007 005 ndash ndash 004 ndash ndash ndash ndash
Total 9960 10055 9915 9973 9809 9897 10002 9897 9937 9960 9941 9971 9805
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123
Tab
le6
Whole
rock
com
posi
tions
of
the
gar
net
-bea
ring
tonal
itic
porp
hyry
E
ast
Kunlu
n
Sam
ple
EK
L2-
01
EK
L2-
03
EK
L2-
06
EK
L2-
08
EK
L2-
11
EK
L2-
13
EK
L2-
16
EK
L2-
17
EK
2-
19
EK
L2-
21
EK
L2-
23
EK
L2-
26
EK
L2-
28
EK
L2-
30
EK
L2-
31
EK
L2-
33
EK
L2-
35
EK
L2-
36
EK
L2-
37
EK
L2-
39
EK
L2-
40
SiO
2616
2613
6621
8616
5616
9616
4614
0622
9620
9616
5616
0614
8612
8609
0610
7615
3615
2619
4619
7620
6618
3
TiO
204
504
504
304
304
404
504
404
304
404
304
404
304
204
104
104
304
304
304
404
404
4
Al 2
O3
179
0178
4181
3179
4178
6180
2179
4180
8179
8177
7177
7175
4175
0177
3177
6180
6180
0181
3179
5180
2178
3
Fe 2
O3T
50
750
547
648
448
050
850
848
048
348
548
648
448
348
248
547
948
048
148
248
248
6
MnO
00
800
800
800
700
800
800
800
700
700
800
800
700
700
800
800
800
800
800
800
700
8
MgO
18
618
617
617
517
218
018
017
717
617
817
717
817
716
917
117
517
317
517
417
817
8
CaO
64
564
566
165
964
964
263
952
452
463
263
463
663
564
063
964
464
364
465
252
463
5
Na 2
O36
337
634
636
333
037
137
636
036
133
432
934
234
032
738
534
834
134
433
336
033
9
K2O
08
708
711
611
510
911
211
211
811
911
311
210
510
512
312
509
909
809
811
011
911
2
P2O
500
800
800
900
900
800
900
800
900
900
900
900
800
800
800
800
800
900
900
800
900
9
LO
I24
222
718
219
620
521
321
326
927
422
324
130
130
231
430
623
022
023
419
626
924
8
Tota
l1004
21000
61004
61001
1996
01005
41002
31002
51000
3996
7997
71000
6997
7997
31005
1999
2996
71004
3999
8999
91002
4
Li
147
147
105
124
159
151
142
227
162
156
176
147
133
127
128
131
141
121
155
181
160
Be
14
515
115
215
715
916
216
316
117
116
816
117
617
116
116
216
016
415
715
516
115
8
Sc
70
073
763
668
965
771
266
675
974
162
269
773
668
474
478
265
566
267
771
765
768
2
V397
410
373
371
371
372
369
369
361
369
385
374
363
355
353
362
367
362
354
359
376
Cr
156
180
162
164
224
172
158
151
155
163
157
165
179
157
165
217
136
173
155
158
152
Co
94
097
091
091
188
490
689
768
067
282
881
685
987
797
397
878
078
278
185
566
882
2
Ni
126
106
112
85
109
89
582
872
588
384
570
480
595
592
684
497
664
584
278
378
864
4
Cu
126
126
128
124
126
108
104
105
119
135
134
119
137
103
112
97
95
100
120
101
130
Zn
772
799
729
737
694
756
714
664
693
730
703
736
742
953
943
737
730
721
708
643
693
Ga
171
174
175
178
174
175
170
170
162
166
171
169
169
170
167
173
173
169
166
162
168
Ge
11
211
311
111
111
111
010
710
610
510
910
911
811
711
111
712
312
512
110
710
111
1
Rb
352
361
496
495
419
408
408
476
480
434
433
426
430
460
457
466
454
459
409
477
432
Sr
252
259
251
254
249
245
243
208
209
236
236
232
234
240
239
232
230
229
243
208
238
Y66
668
662
762
763
469
870
460
756
967
267
964
564
271
572
669
668
566
962
459
369
0
Zr
672
722
783
786
725
769
751
689
686
674
757
884
814
825
670
687
771
820
730
676
756
Nb
39
040
139
439
639
740
039
438
539
039
739
639
239
038
638
739
338
537
939
338
840
1
Mo
07
607
207
907
007
707
006
407
306
704
805
407
808
909
207
806
404
806
206
507
305
3
Cd
01
401
401
701
601
502
101
905
601
901
401
501
802
501
701
901
301
401
801
401
401
8
Sb
04
704
804
604
405
406
006
008
908
506
706
913
413
609
309
707
808
308
204
908
406
9
Cs
12
112
414
214
013
315
215
231
731
518
518
717
617
618
418
116
015
815
713
732
718
8
Ba
247
256
281
282
270
317
314
186
183
259
263
263
267
341
342
171
170
167
265
182
267
La
113
130
112
115
111
118
119
115
108
114
117
115
115
116
114
361
334
345
112
113
117
Ce
225
249
219
226
217
230
231
227
211
221
225
223
223
221
221
668
611
632
221
219
230
Pr
27
030
226
727
026
427
428
427
425
927
227
926
527
426
726
673
867
369
626
326
528
4
Nd
107
115
106
107
104
108
107
105
98
106
109
106
106
104
103
251
230
237
103
103
110
Sm
22
423
622
322
421
921
822
921
420
422
322
521
722
721
621
336
234
434
821
720
623
5
Eu
07
307
507
607
607
307
407
207
106
807
407
707
307
407
407
509
008
908
707
406
907
7
Gd
18
419
418
118
018
018
618
717
216
318
718
318
318
118
218
128
627
127
317
716
718
7
Tb
02
602
702
602
502
602
602
602
502
402
602
602
502
602
602
703
203
103
102
602
302
7
Dy
13
413
513
012
813
113
913
812
412
013
613
313
013
114
213
814
914
514
012
612
113
9
1502 Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) (2009) 981489ndash1510
123
Ta
ble
6co
nti
nu
ed
Sam
ple
EK
L2-
01
EK
L2-
03
EK
L2-
06
EK
L2-
08
EK
L2-
11
EK
L2-
13
EK
L2-
16
EK
L2-
17
EK
2-
19
EK
L2-
21
EK
L2-
23
EK
L2-
26
EK
L2-
28
EK
L2-
30
EK
L2-
31
EK
L2-
33
EK
L2-
35
EK
L2-
36
EK
L2-
37
EK
L2-
39
EK
L2-
40
Ho
02
502
602
402
402
402
702
702
302
202
602
602
502
402
602
702
702
602
602
402
202
6
Er
06
907
206
606
606
707
807
606
806
407
207
106
806
707
907
807
807
407
606
506
607
6
Tm
01
001
000
900
900
901
101
100
900
801
001
000
900
901
101
101
001
001
000
900
901
1
Yb
06
106
305
805
605
807
007
105
905
506
406
306
005
907
307
106
606
406
205
905
606
4
Lu
00
900
900
800
800
901
001
000
900
800
900
900
800
901
001
101
000
900
900
800
800
9
Hf
20
321
823
223
721
723
122
420
620
720
522
225
824
023
519
720
922
623
421
619
621
9
Ta
03
303
203
203
103
103
203
003
003
002
903
003
002
902
902
902
902
902
803
002
803
0
W04
404
203
403
203
403
302
905
604
902
903
204
004
203
603
603
002
502
703
105
502
9
Tl
02
402
503
203
102
603
102
903
703
802
502
603
003
103
303
202
502
502
402
703
802
7
Pb
95
294
8110
1108
9112
795
695
9101
1108
5101
7113
099
3119
9104
4108
098
099
7101
2111
4101
0101
8
Bi
00
900
900
500
500
800
600
601
201
201
401
501
201
300
500
501
601
601
700
701
201
5
Th
36
541
937
138
336
239
139
438
836
636
638
138
138
137
536
7135
5123
6130
536
537
237
3
U12
913
314
014
013
613
713
412
812
313
413
814
814
713
513
916
215
615
813
312
513
8
AC
NK
a09
309
209
309
109
409
209
110
410
409
509
509
309
309
308
909
509
509
609
410
409
4
Mg
48
48
48
48
47
47
47
48
48
48
48
48
48
47
47
48
48
48
48
48
48
RE
E553
610
544
555
538
567
570
553
517
551
561
550
553
551
548
1463
1349
1390
541
536
571
(La Y
b) C
hb
126
139
130
138
130
114
113
131
134
121
126
128
131
107
108
372
353
379
129
136
123
(Gd Yb) C
hb
36
937
337
838
837
932
332
035
136
235
735
236
837
030
130
853
051
453
936
635
935
2
Eu
10
910
711
611
511
311
310
611
311
411
111
611
211
211
411
708
508
908
611
511
411
2
Ce
09
509
309
409
509
409
509
309
509
309
309
209
509
309
309
409
609
609
609
509
409
4
Zr
Sm
30
31
35
35
33
35
33
32
34
30
34
41
36
38
32
19
22
24
34
33
32
Zr
Yb
110
114
134
140
126
110
106
116
126
106
120
146
137
113
94
105
121
133
124
120
117
NbY
b64
263
667
670
568
957
155
564
771
462
362
764
965
752
654
259
960
261
566
769
062
3
ThN
b09
310
409
409
709
109
810
010
109
409
209
609
709
809
709
534
532
134
509
309
609
3
Zr
Nb
17
18
20
20
18
19
19
18
18
17
19
23
21
21
17
17
20
22
19
17
19
ThL
a03
203
203
303
303
303
303
303
403
403
203
203
303
303
203
203
803
703
803
203
303
2
Sr
Y379
377
401
405
393
350
345
343
367
351
348
360
364
336
330
333
335
342
389
351
344
Ce
Pb
24
26
20
21
19
24
24
22
19
22
20
22
19
21
20
68
61
63
20
22
23
eNd
c-
18
-20
-21
-19
-23
-18
-14
-20
Init
ial
Srd
07
067
07
066
07
067
07
066
07
067
07
067
07
065
07
066
aA
lum
inum
satu
rati
on
index
=m
ola
rA
l 2O
3(
K2O
+N
a 2O
+C
aO)
bC
hondri
tedat
afr
om
Tay
lor
and
McL
ennan
1985
ck S
m=
65
49
10
-1
2yea
r-1
dk R
b=
14
29
10
-1
1yea
r-1
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123
Plagioclase phenocrysts record the compositional varia-
tion of the magma during a later stage of its crystallization
The reversed zoning in plagioclase (Table 3) is commonly
considered to reflect magma mixing with a more primitive
source (Hibbard 1995 Kawabata and Shuto 2005) Because
dehydration melting of lower crust requires relatively high
temperature ([850C) (eg Rushmer 1991 Sen and Dunn
1994 Skjerlie and Johnston 1996) a mantle-derived
magma must have been involved to fuse the crustal mate-
rial The high Al2O3 and mostly positive Eu anomalies of
the tonalite porphyry suggest retarded crystallization of
plagioclase which together with the abundant hornblende
in the rock indicates an H2O-rich magma (Muntener et al
2001 Grove et al 2002) Due to the scarcity of water in the
lower crust partial melting of lower crust cannot generate
an H2O-rich melt (Patino Douce 1999) therefore the high
H2O contents in the garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry most
likely came from mantle-derived magma In the Triassic
the Paleo-Tethys was being consumed along the south
margin of the Kunlun arc (Yin and Harrison 2000) which
resulted in widespread arc magmatism in East Kunlun It is
therefore likely that mantle-derived arc magma was un-
derplated along the crust-mantle zone and mixed with a
felsic crustal melt a scenario consistent with experimental
work conducted by McCarthy and Patino Douce (1997)
In terms of tectonic setting Paleo-Tethys was still being
consumed along the Kunlun in the late Triassic (Sengor
1987 Yin and Harrison 2000) and Triassic limestone
within flysch sediments in the Kunlun range suggest a
marine-phase sedimentary environment that probably
05 10 15 2004
08
12
16
20
24
28
Peralkaline
Metaluminous Peraluminous
ACNK
AN
K
Fig 7 ANK versus ACNK diagram for the granitoids from East
Kunlun (after Maniar and Piccoli 1989)
Gra
nodi
orite
An
Ab Or
Tona
lite
Trondhjemite Granite
Fig 8 An-Ab-Or CIPW-normative ternary diagram for the granitoids
from East Kunlun (after Barker 1979)
Sa
mp
leC
ho
nd
rite
La
Ce
Pr
Nd Sm
Eu
Gd
Tb
Dy
Ho
Er
Tm
Yb
Lu
1000
100
10
1
01
1
1
10
100
1000
Cs
Rb
Ba
Th
U
K
Nb
Ta
La
Ce
Pb
Pr
Sr
P
Nd
Zr
Hf
Sm
Eu
Ti
Gd
Tb
Dy
Y
Ho
Er
Tm
Yb
Lu
Sa
mp
lep
rim
itiv
em
an
tle
(a)
(b)
Fig 9 Trace element characteristics of the garnet-bearing tonalite
porphyry (a) Chondrite-normalized rare earth element patterns for
representative samples of the tonalite porphyry East Kunlun (chon-
drite values from Taylor and McLennan 1985) b Primitive mantle-
normalized trace element spider diagrams for representative samples
of the tonalite porphyry East Kunlun (Primitive mantle data from Sun
and McDonough 1989)
1504 Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) (2009) 981489ndash1510
123
reflected a normal crustal thickness (35 km) for the East
Kunlun at this time Therefore although there is no direct
evidence of restite or xenoliths indicating generation at the
crust-mantle boundary the high pressure of the garnet
phenocrysts may indicate that they were formed at or just
above the crust-mantle transition zone The garnet-bearing
tonalite porphyry from East Kunlun therefore provides a
paradigm of MASH zone magmatic processes
Implications for genesis of adakitic rocks
Adakites are sodic rocks characterized by low HREE but
elevated Sr and Al2O3 contents and high SrY and LaYb
ratios which are ascribed to hydrous partial melting of a
subducted oceanic slab or over-thickened lower crust in the
garnet stability field (Defant and Drummond 1990
Atherton and Petford 1993 Martin et al 2005) Because of
the broad similarity to Archean tonalitendashtrondhjemitendash
granodiorite gneisses (TTG) and their potential role in
metallogenesis (Martin 1999 Smithies 2000 Condie 2005
Richards and Kerrich 2007) adakitic rocks have received
much attention Although the petrogenetic regime has been
supported by much experimental work (eg Rapp et al
1991 Rushmer 1991 Sen and Dunn 1994) most thermal
models require subduction of young and therefore warm
oceanic lithosphere to reach the temperature of the wet
basaltic solidus at depths of 90ndash120 km (eg Peacock
et al 1994) However such a prediction is contrary to
many modern cases where adakites occur in association
with old and thus cold subducting slabs (Macpherson
et al 2006) To deal with such a paradox some workers
have proposed that fractional crystallization of H2O-rich
arc magmas under high pressure conditions would give rise
to adakitic signatures in arc magmas (eg Castillo et al
1999 Kleinhanns et al 2003 Macpherson et al 2006 Eiler
et al 2007 Richards and Kerrich 2007 Roderıguez et al
2007) However both adakitic and non-adakitic rocks may
come from the mantle and experience high pressure frac-
tionation in the MASH zone therefore there must be other
key factors affecting the composition of arc magmas that
prevent some from becoming adakitic rocks
It is proposed that the garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry
from East Kunlun experienced strong fractional crystalli-
zation and magma mixing in the garnet stability field
therefore providing an opportunity to test the various
+10
+5
0
-5
-10
-15
-200690 0700 0710 0720 0730 0740 0750 0760
Basement of the East Kunlun
Arc magmas of the East Kunlun
Mantle array
87 87Sr Sri
εNd
T
Mixing trend
Garnet-bearing tonalite
Fig 10 Correlation diagram between 87Sr86Sri and eNdT for garnet-
bearing tonalitic porphyry (Data for the basement of East Kunlun
from Yu et al 2005 data for the arc magmas of East Kunlun from
Chen et al 2005 and Liu et al 2003)
Hig
h p
ress
ure
ga
rne
ts f
rom
MI
-typ
e m
ag
ma
s
Low pressure garnets from MI-type magmas
Garnets from S-type granite
Garnets from metapelites
0 2 4 6 80
2
4
6
8
10
MnO (wt)
Ca
O (
wt
)
Garnets from tonalitic porphyry of the East Kunlun
Garnets from xenoliths in Cenozoic volcanic rocks of the Hoh Xil northern Tibet
Garnet websteritesGarnet clinopyroxenites
Garnet peridotites
Garnet in eclogitic restite (2-3 Gpa) Garnet in this study
SNB cumulates of high MgO primitive magma
SNB cumulates of low MgO basaltic andesite
Ca
O (
wt
)
MgO (wt)
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 204
5
7
9
11
12
6
8
10
(a)
(b)
Fig 11 Garnet comparisons in this study compared to other settings
a CaO versus MnO correlation diagram (after Harangi et al 2001)
Data for Cenozoic volcanic rocks of the Hoh Xil northern Tibet from
Deng (1998) b CaO versus MgO correlation diagram (after Lee et al
2006) SNB Sierra Nevada Batholith data for garnet in eclogite
restite from Pertermann and Hirschmann (2003)
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123
hypotheses It contains relatively high Al2O3 ([17 wt)
mostly positive Eu anomalies (EuEu [ 11) and high Zr
Sm ratios ([30) The low HREE (Yb 08 ppm) and high
SrY ([33) ratios are significantly differ from those of
normal island arc magmas In the Y versus SrY correlation
diagram all tonalite rock samples plot in the adakite field
(Fig 12) These features suggest that fractional crystalli-
zation of H2O-rich arc magma in the garnet stability field
can effectively scavenge HREE and generate Al-rich melt
However there are some differences between the tonalite
porphyry and adakitic rocks The porphyry has moderate Sr
(260 ppm) and LaYb ratios (16ndash21) which are lower
than those of adakite (Sr [ 400 ppm LaYb C 20) and
TTG (Sr [ 500 ppm LaYb generally[30) (Barker 1979
Richards and Kerrich 2007) Because plagioclase was
suppressed by the high water content in the magma
removal of Sr by fractionation of plagioclase can be
excluded Instead crystallization of apatite at an early stage
of magmatic evolution may be responsible for the relatively
low Sr contents and LaYb ratios in the residual melt
Apatite commonly occurs in mantle and crustal environ-
ments and possesses high partition coefficients for both Sr
and LREE (Chazot et al 1996 Bea and Montero 1999) For
example apatite may concentrate LREE up to 200 times
compared to clinopyroxene and although slightly lower
than that of plagioclase (up to 158) (Ren et al 2003) its
partition coefficient for Sr (DSr = 51ndash82) is still high
enough to affect magma composition (Pla Cid et al 2007
Prowatke and Klemme 2006) Petrographic observation of
the tonalite porphyry reveals that apatite is mainly enclosed
in the garnet phenocrysts which along with the depletion in
P in the spider diagram (Fig 9b) implies removal of apatite
as an early phase during evolution of the magma in the
MASH zone Because plagioclase was suppressed by a high
water content in the early stage of magmatic evolution
Sr concentration in the residual melt would be mainly
controlled by apatite Similarly moderate Sr contents
(400 ppm) and apatite inclusions in garnet phenocrysts
appear to be common features of garnet-bearing interme-
diate rocks worldwide (eg Day et al 1992 Harangi et al
2001 Bach et al 2003 Kawabata and Shuto 2005)
implying that apatite has played a crucial role in buffering
the Sr level in the magmas It is therefore suggested that
mantle-derived arc magmas cannot evolve into adakites
when extensive crystallization of apatite has already
occurred in the MASH zone
Conclusions
The garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry from the East
Kunlun formed in the late Triassic (213 plusmn 3 Ma) related
to consumption of the Paleo-Tethys ocean It contains
phenocrysts of garnet hornblende plagioclase and quartz
that crystallized in an H2O-rich magma The relatively low
MgO contents of garnet and ilmenite and high d18O value
of garnet separates suggest these early phases were formed
in a felsic melt Pressure estimates for hornblende enclos-
ing garnet provide a minimum constraint on the formation
depth of the garnet phenocrysts (8ndash10 kb) suggesting they
were produced at or just above the crust-mantle transition
zone (MASH zone) NdndashSr isotope compositions indicate
involvement of both crust- and mantle-derived magma
and reversed compositional zoning of plagioclase implies
magma mixing Although the garnet-bearing tonalitic
porphyry resembles an adakitic rock in many respects the
relatively low Sr content and LaYb ratio makes it distinct
from lsquotruersquo adakites It is proposed that early crystallization
of apatite may effectively remove Sr and LREE from the
magma thus providing a mechanism whereby some arc
magmas do not evolve into adakite
Acknowledgments We thank Qian Mao Yuguang Ma and
Ms Ying Liu for their help with the analytical work The authors
benefited from discussions with Drs Guochun Zhao Hongfu Zhang
Nengsong Chen Chunming Wu and Petra Bach We also appreciate
the constructive and encouraging comments of reviewers Ali Polat
and Fu-yuan Wu which helped us to improve and clarify the man-
uscript This work was supported by research grants from the National
Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) 2007CB411308
NSFC Projects 40421303 40572043 40725009 and Hong Kong RGC
(HKU 704004)
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Geochronology
Zircon grains from the garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry
are euhedral and transparent and generally colorless or
light brown Most grains exhibit concentric oscillatory
zoning and no inherited zircon cores were observed
Eleven zircons were analyzed for U-Pb isotopic com-
position and the results are listed in Table 1 The zircons
show a wide range of U (337ndash1329 ppm) and Th (26ndash
308 ppm) contents Except for three grains with rela-
tively low ThU ratios (ca 007) most zircons have
moderate ThU ratios (018ndash033) which together with
their internal concentric zoning indicate a magmatic
origin These analyses form a coherent group with a
weighted mean 206Pb238U age of 213 plusmn 3 Ma (Fig 4)
This age is interpreted as the crystallization age of the
rock
Geochemical results
Mineral compositions
Garnet
Representative compositions of garnet in the tonalite por-
phyry are listed in Table 2 All garnets have a relatively
homogeneous composition consisting mainly of almandine
(56ndash76 mol) and grossular (24ndash30 mol) with minor
pyrope (9ndash18 mol) and spessartine (1ndash7 mol) compo-
nents Although the garnets generally show compositional
zoning (Fig 3andashc) there is no regular compositional varia-
tion within the grains As revealed in Table 2 some garnet
shows an increase in MgO MnO andor CaO towards the
rim whereas others show the reverse trend These features
are similar to those of garnet phenocrysts in the northern
Pannonian Basin eastern-central Europe and Setouchi
Japan (Harangi et al 2001 Kawabata and Takafuji 2005)
The compositional variation of garnet can be illustrated with
a profile analysis on a single garnet crystal (Fig 5) The
components of garnet generally keep relatively constant in
the central part of the crystal except for grossular showing a
weak fluctuation although a significant increase in alman-
dine and a decrease in grossular can be observed in the rim
while pyrope and spessartine exhibit only weak variation
Hornblende
Compositions of representative hornblende crystals are
given in Table 3 Hornblende in the garnet-bearing tona-
litic porphyry has relatively homogeneous composition
In comparison with those from garnet-bearing andesite
from Northland New Zealand (Day et al 1992) horn-
blende in this study is characterized by relatively low
MgO (881ndash101 wt) TiO2 (088ndash187 wt) and CaO
Table 1 SHRIMP zircon UndashPb results for the garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry East Kunlun
Spot
name
U
ppm
Th
ppm
ThU 207Pb206Pb err 207Pb 235U err 206Pb238U Error () Error
correlation
Age (Ma)
206Pb238U 1r 207Pb206Pb 1r
L1211 440 30 007 00466 421 02114 435 00329 107 025 209 2 30 101
L1221 398 31 008 00486 433 02248 447 00336 108 024 213 2 127 102
L1231 939 308 033 00499 185 02383 209 00347 099 047 220 2 188 43
L1241 369 26 007 00495 283 02259 303 00331 107 035 210 2 169 66
L1251 453 80 018 00484 381 02181 396 00327 106 027 208 2 117 90
L1261 337 79 024 00477 522 02140 533 00325 110 021 206 2 85 124
L1271 1146 235 021 00502 141 02311 172 00334 098 057 212 2 202 33
L1281 837 156 019 00475 192 02220 216 00339 099 046 215 2 73 46
L1291 1329 264 020 00491 154 02284 182 00337 097 053 214 2 153 36
L12101 793 192 024 00498 205 02350 228 00342 100 044 217 2 186 48
L12111 1142 275 024 00485 175 02276 201 00340 098 049 216 2 126 41
290290
270270
250250
230230
190190
170170
150150
00220022
00260026
00300030
00340034
00380038
00420042
00460046
014014 018018 022022 026026 030030 034034
207207PbPb 235235UU
20
62
06 P
b
Pb
23
82
38UU
Weighted mean Pb U age = 213 3 Ma206 238
( 37)n 11 MSWD= =
Fig 4 SHRIMP zircon UndashPb concordia diagrams for the garnet-
bearing tonalitic Porphyry East Kunlun
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Tab
le2
Rep
rese
nta
tive
maj
or
elem
ent
com
posi
tion
of
gar
net
inth
egar
net
-bea
ring
tonal
itic
porp
hyry
E
ast
Kunlu
n
Sam
ple
G-1
2a1
G-1
2a2
G-1
2a-
3G
-12c-
1G
-12c-
3G
-a-3
G-a
-2
Core
Rim
Core
Rim
Core
Man
tle
Rim
Core
Rim
Core
Man
tle
Rim
Core
Rim
Core
Rim
SiO
2378
5384
8383
3379
1378
6381
3383
6383
2381
7381
4380
2381
377
9384
0383
3379
8
TiO
206
203
001
001
904
605
102
002
902
702
904
103
202
802
203
501
0
Al 2
O3
205
5214
6216
5213
2212
0212
8214
6210
3211
8210
3210
3210
9211
8217
6211
9213
5
Cr 2
O3
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash00
400
1ndash
ndashndash
ndash00
100
3ndash
ndashndash
Fe 2
O3
06
000
4ndash
00
6ndash
ndashndash
04
003
002
701
700
801
400
002
101
5
MgO
25
143
340
234
628
731
733
442
242
539
936
937
242
840
536
235
1
CaO
62
463
358
960
377
878
059
561
671
461
669
258
352
773
268
770
5
MnO
25
515
724
421
922
517
622
217
814
817
915
118
219
816
917
829
6
FeO
297
7281
4282
0292
9278
2278
0293
5277
4271
6278
7280
0287
5290
8275
5280
4270
5
NiO
00
3ndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
00
2ndash
00
100
200
200
100
300
500
200
6
Na 2
O00
300
300
400
400
400
200
300
200
300
100
100
200
300
600
3
K2O
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
00
1ndash
ndash00
1ndash
ndash00
2ndash
ndash00
3
Tota
l1007
51006
91006
71004
91002
71005
11009
5999
4999
8996
2997
7997
41000
91010
81004
81002
8
Form
ula
r(c
atio
ns
are
calc
ula
ted
bas
edon
12
oxygen
s)
Si
60
083
60
154
60
097
59
908
59
890
59
997
60
253
60
385
60
070
60
369
60
167
60
37
59
781
59
829
60
257
59
954
Ti
00
743
00
351
00
117
00
221
00
551
00
600
00
234
00
341
00
315
00
349
00
486
00
386
00
329
00
256
00
414
00
122
Al
38
447
39
543
39
998
39
710
39
528
39
465
39
721
39
059
39
288
39
222
39
226
39
384
39
492
39
966
39
253
39
716
Cr
ndashndash
00
006
ndashndash
00
046
00
012
ndashndash
ndashndash
00
018
00
032
ndashndash
ndash
Fe
00
720
00
043
ndash00
077
ndash00
000
ndash00
476
00
353
00
322
00
200
00
09
00
171
00
252
00
176
Mg
05
938
10
094
09
405
08
154
06
770
07
429
07
827
09
915
09
975
09
422
08
697
08
778
10
091
09
416
08
476
08
264
Ca
10
610
10
600
09
886
10
203
13
187
13
151
10
010
10
396
12
039
10
445
11
727
09
899
08
940
12
221
11
574
11
926
Mn
03
429
02
085
03
237
02
929
03
009
02
352
02
959
02
375
01
968
02
399
02
026
02
442
02
647
02
236
02
372
03
958
Fe
39
530
36
789
36
974
38
715
36
804
36
583
38
552
36
557
35
744
36
893
37
063
38
097
38
474
35
905
36
859
35
709
Ni
00
043
ndashndash
00
004
ndashndash
00
026
ndash00
015
00
026
00
026
00
017
00
041
00
064
00
026
00
079
Na
00
096
00
088
00
128
00
113
00
112
00
049
00
090
00
057
00
098
00
031
00
031
00
063
00
078
00
182
00
098
Kndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash00
018
ndashndash
00
027
ndashndash
00
032
ndash00
008
00
050
Tota
l159
639
159
746
159
848
160
034
159
851
159
672
159
701
159
506
159
823
159
573
159
649
159
513
160
09
159
971
159
672
160
052
Uv
ndashndash
00
1ndash
ndash01
200
3ndash
ndashndash
ndash00
500
8ndash
ndashndash
Ad
29
606
401
805
208
309
103
617
313
713
512
508
209
203
912
706
2
Gr
142
5168
6163
2163
208
205
9162
8155
3185
4160
1180
6155
3135
8198
5179
2192
Py
100
5170
1158
3136
2113
9125
6132
2167
9167
5159
8146
9148
8168
3157
9143
6138
2
Sp
58
135
154
548
950
639
850
040
233
140
734
241
444
137
540
266
2
Al
669
3619
8622
1646
7619
2618
4651
1619
2600
4625
8625
8645
9641
7602
2624
4597
3
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123
Tab
le2
conti
nued
Sam
ple
G-a
-1G
-c-5
G-c
-3G
-c-1
G-5
a-1
G-5
a-2
Core
Man
tle
Rim
Core
Man
tle
Rim
Core
Rim
Core
Man
tle
Rim
Core
Rim
Core
Man
tle
Rim
SiO
2384
5378
6379
5379
5386
4382
6386
1389
9384
4380
2373
0382
0376
0381
5376
4379
8
TiO
207
901
601
605
805
601
902
602
502
401
600
802
302
001
804
501
9
Al 2
O3
211
3214
3212
8215
7212
9215
3215
6219
8217
0220
2215
7217
1217
6216
0215
6215
5
Cr 2
O3
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
00
4ndash
ndashndash
Fe 2
O3
01
9ndash
01
7ndash
01
2ndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
MgO
31
436
236
326
626
537
742
045
038
142
741
341
336
742
832
038
2
CaO
107
463
458
9112
5114
164
069
973
159
762
365
662
064
160
175
064
8
MnO
11
318
019
904
004
716
118
013
918
518
916
516
317
618
117
616
0
FeO
254
9289
3293
1262
5256
8286
2272
0267
1287
4281
1279
5286
5287
0287
0286
2287
7
NiO
00
3ndash
00
100
2ndash
00
5ndash
ndash00
2ndash
ndashndash
00
2ndash
ndash00
1
Na 2
O00
100
500
500
500
500
800
500
300
200
100
500
200
200
3ndash
00
3
K2O
ndash00
4ndash
00
500
300
4ndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash
Tota
l1011
01002
31004
31007
81008
91005
51006
71011
61007
91006
9992
91007
71001
71007
61007
41004
4
Form
ula
r(c
atio
ns
are
calc
ula
ted
bas
edon
12
oxygen
s)
Si
59
863
59
849
59
956
59
405
60
213
60
104
60
256
60
259
60
175
59
503
59
345
59
814
00
241
59
790
59
310
59
797
Ti
00
931
00
187
00
19
00
686
00
654
00
22
00
300
00
290
00
282
00
188
00
097
00
269
40
530
00
218
00
534
00
230
Al
38
777
39
925
39
617
39
799
39
105
39
861
39
661
40
036
40
032
40
611
40
439
40
057
00
046
39
895
40
042
39
992
Cr
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
Fe
00
222
ndash00
198
ndash00
143
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash08
645
ndashndash
ndash
Mg
07
276
08
529
08
544
06
197
06
151
08
825
09
771
10
359
08
880
09
951
09
782
09
632
10
845
09
993
07
522
08
953
Ca
17
911
10
739
09
973
18
873
19
051
10
771
11
679
12
107
10
010
10
448
11
182
10
408
02
353
10
087
12
669
10
937
Mn
01
491
02
404
02
662
00
535
00
622
02
137
02
380
01
815
02
457
02
506
02
226
02
159
37
928
02
401
02
342
02
137
Fe
33
184
38
247
38
72
34
361
33
469
37
592
35
496
34
522
37
628
36
789
37
190
37
515
00
028
37
613
37
710
37
875
Ni
00
037
ndash00
007
00
028
ndash00
068
ndashndash
00
029
ndash00
006
ndash00
054
ndashndash
00
015
Na
00
030
00
153
00
148
00
153
00
143
00
253
00
140
00
091
00
067
00
018
00
144
00
066
ndash00
098
00
009
00
085
Kndash
00
089
00
006
00
098
00
057
00
08
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
160
084
ndashndash
ndash
Tota
l159
722
160
122
160
023
160
136
159
609
159
912
159
683
159
478
159
56
160
012
160
41
159
922
ndash160
094
160
139
160
02
Uv
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
01
2ndash
ndashndash
Ad
19
702
807
810
413
603
304
604
404
302
801
404
103
603
308
03
5
Gr
272
9174
9157
1299
6303
1176
4189
9199
1163
170
6183
168
174
7162
8198
1177
2
Py
122
7142
6142
9104
1104
4149
1165
2176
7151
167
162
2161
7145
166
6125
5149
8
Sp
25
140
244
509
010
636
140
230
941
842
136
936
339
540
039
135
8
Al
559
6639
5647
7577
568
2635
1600
1588
8639
9617
5616
5629
9636
1627
3629
3633
7
1496 Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) (2009) 981489ndash1510
123
Tab
le2
conti
nued
Sam
ple
G-5
c-1
G-5
c-2
G-5
c-3
G-5
c-4
G-2
a-3
G-4
c-2
G-5
b-3
Core
Rim
Core
Rim
Core
Rim
Core
Man
tle
Rim
Rim
Core
Core
Rim
Core
Rim
SiO
2377
9381
4376
7378
7384
1381
5381
0380
6381
1378
8380
3376
4373
1368
0382
1
TiO
202
003
401
700
001
900
001
201
601
802
502
102
300
807
101
9
Al 2
O3
217
0218
8220
4217
8218
9218
5220
7218
6217
7218
4217
9217
2215
5210
2219
1
Cr 2
O3
ndashndash
00
2ndash
ndash00
2ndash
00
2ndash
ndash00
1ndash
ndashndash
ndash
Fe 2
O3
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash
MgO
40
737
639
437
339
942
138
637
137
538
040
637
332
021
842
6
CaO
66
763
369
662
172
164
570
667
258
565
565
566
959
979
876
9
MnO
17
717
123
617
323
717
420
922
320
117
023
016
924
619
914
7
FeO
278
5287
9276
1291
1270
6283
1279
3281
6291
9287
2281
2286
2298
0295
6272
7
NiO
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash00
3ndash
00
4ndash
00
400
1ndash
00
100
300
1
Na 2
Ondash
00
400
300
2ndash
00
100
100
100
100
400
400
500
400
4ndash
K2O
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash00
1ndash
00
1ndash
ndash00
200
1ndash
00
200
1
Tota
l1000
61009
81008
01004
61011
31007
71012
31009
81008
81008
21011
61003
91004
41003
21010
1
Si
59
567
59
663
59
075
59
682
59
815
59
721
59
438
59
611
59
791
59
440
59
451
59
356
59
273
58
842
59
512
Ti
00
238
00
395
00
199
00
221
00
136
00
183
00
216
00
290
00
248
00
272
00
098
00
851
00
220
Al
40
322
40
340
40
735
40
445
40
172
40
310
40
578
40
354
40
262
40
382
40
154
40
378
40
340
39
611
40
221
Cr
ndashndash
00
028
ndashndash
00
024
ndash00
020
ndashndash
00
016
ndashndash
ndashndash
Fe
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash
Mg
09
557
08
779
09
221
08
770
09
269
09
821
08
975
08
650
08
777
08
890
09
462
08
772
07
570
05
191
09
891
Ca
11
272
10
604
11
698
10
491
12
023
10
812
11
809
11
283
09
842
11
009
10
978
11
308
10
193
13
664
12
826
Mn
02
361
02
263
03
135
02
307
03
128
02
312
02
756
02
963
02
666
02
257
03
049
02
258
03
314
02
698
01
934
Fe
36
710
37
674
36
214
38
368
35
243
37
057
36
435
36
877
38
293
37
692
36
760
37
750
39
587
39
525
35
523
Ni
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash00
037
ndash00
048
ndash00
053
00
017
ndash00
019
00
036
00
017
Na
00
009
00
106
00
079
00
058
00
013
00
022
00
022
00
031
00
031
00
124
00
128
00
147
00
128
00
129
ndash
Kndash
ndashndash
00
006
ndash00
014
ndash00
029
ndash00
006
00
038
00
029
ndash00
042
00
024
Tota
l160
037
159
825
160
384
160
128
159
884
160
13
160
148
160
049
159
878
160
144
160
299
160
271
160
522
160
587
160
169
Uv
ndashndash
00
7ndash
ndash00
6ndash
00
5ndash
ndash00
4ndash
ndashndash
ndash
Ad
03
606
003
003
302
002
803
304
403
704
101
512
603
3
Gr
182
6169
4188
8175
196
4179
6193
8184
160
1177
2176
1181
9165
8204
5208
1
Py
159
9148
6153
3146
3155
7163
7149
8145
147
6149
157
4146
4124
985
7164
7
Sp
39
538
352
138
552
538
546
049
744
937
850
737
754
744
532
2
Al
614
3637
6602
1640
1592
617
6608
3618
1644
1631
6611
6630
0653
2652
6591
6
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123
(104ndash112 wt) and significantly higher Al2O3 (127ndash
159 wt) and FeO (160ndash179 wt) On the classification
diagram most data plot in the tschermakite field (Fig 6)
Plagioclase
The representative composition of plagioclase is presented
in Table 4 The feldspar is dominated by andesine
(An = 35ndash49) although one grain is more albite-rich
(An = 20) The Or component is generally less than 2 In
comparison with garnet-bearing volcanic rocks of the
northern Pannonian Basin eastern-central Europe (Harangi
et al 2001) plagioclase in this study is relatively poor in
Al Ca and rich in Na with much lower An values Sig-
nificantly plagioclase generally possesses reversed
compositional zoning with the rims containing a higher
proportion of anorthite than the cores (Table 4)
Ilmenite
Ilmenite occurs within garnet phenocrysts suggesting an
early phase of crystallization The results show that
ilmenite is characterized by low MgO (008 wt) and
relatively high MnO (208ndash595 wt) (Table 5) The
compositions are in contrast with those of ilmenite in calc-
alkaline volcanic rocks of Northland Stouchi and the
northern Pannonian Basin which is generally Mg-rich
(MgO [1 wt) and Mn-Poor (MnO 1 wt) (Day et al
1992 Harangi et al 2001 Kawabata and Takafuji 2005)
Whole-rock geochemistry
Major elements
The whole-rock major and trace element and Nd-Sr isotope
compositions of selected samples are presented in Table 6
The rock samples are homogeneous with SiO2 contents
ranging from 611 to 623 wt They are low in TiO2
(05 wt) and MgO (2 wt) and relatively Na-rich
with Na2OK2O ratios between 27 and 43 The most
distinctive feature is the high Al2O3 content (175ndash
181 wt) consistent with the high proportions of pla-
gioclase and garnet Despite their relatively high Al2O3
contents most the samples plot in the metaluminous field
except for a few samples showing weakly peraluminous
characteristics (10 ACNK 11) (Fig 7) In the nor-
mative feldspar classification diagram all samples fall in
the tonalite field (Fig 8)
Trace elements
The rock samples have low concentrations of transition
elements eg Cr (20 ppm) and Ni (13 ppm) compared
with rocks with similar SiO2 in the Andes (eg Franchini
et al 2003) Large ion lithosphile elements (LILE) and
high field strength elements (HFSE) are also relatively low
in abundance Except for the moderate Sr content (208ndash
250 ppm) Rb (35ndash50 ppm) Cs (121ndash327 ppm) and Ba
(167ndash342 ppm) are all relatively low The contrast between
Rb and Sr concentration levels gives rise to the strikingly
low RbSr ratios (025) Because of the relatively limited
SiO2 range most elements do not show definable trends
with major oxides (eg SiO2 or MgO) Most HFSE (eg
Nb Ta Zr Hf) are comparable to those in garnet-bearing
I-type granitoids (Day et al 1992 Harangi et al 2001) and
are comparable or lower than those in felsic magmatic
rocks from island arcs (eg Mason and McDonald 1978)
Like typical rocks at deconstructive plate margins the
samples display LREE-enriched patterns (Fig 9a) with
chondrite-normalized LaYb ratios between 12 and 38 The
distinctive characteristics of the samples are their remark-
ably low HREE contents (Yb = 055ndash073 ppm) and
significant HREE fractionation (GdYbn = 32ndash54) Most
samples have not experienced plagioclase fractionation
because they possess positive Eu anomalies (EuEu[11)
However three samples exhibit higher LREE contents and
higher LaYbn and GdYbn ratios and slight negative Eu
anomalies (EuEu = 085ndash089) (Table 5 Fig 9a) These
three samples also show relatively low ZrSm ratios
(19ndash24) whereas all other samples have high ZrSm ratios
([30) which are different from those of modern mid-
ocean-ridge basalts (MORBs) ocean-island basalts (OIB)
and island-arc basalts (IAB) but similar to those of
Archean TTG and adakitic rocks (Foley et al 2002) On a
primitive mantle normalized spider diagram the rock is
enriched in LILE relative to LREE and HFSE with pro-
nounced spikes of Pb and troughs of Nb-Ta P and Ti
(Fig 9b) exhibiting characteristics of typical subduction-
related magmas
0
20
40
60
80
Rim Rim
Per
cent
age
Almandine
Grossular
PyropeSpessartine
Core
G-5c 4
Fig 5 Line profile of analyses across a representative garnet from
the garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry
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123
Sr-Nd-O Isotopic compositions
The porphyry possesses relatively homogeneous Sr and Nd
isotope compositions with initial 87Sr86Sr ratios and eNdT
values ranging from 07065 to 07067 and -23 to -14
respectively (Table 6) There are no significant trends
between incompatible element ratios (eg SrY ZrNb
ZrSm and BaLa) with either 87Sr86Sr or eNdT values In
the NdndashSr isotope correlation diagram all the data plot in
the field of arc magmatism and are quite close to the mantle
array (Fig 10) Analysis of garnet separates from the
tonalite porphyry has yielded a d18O value of +623
significantly higher than that of garnet from the mantle
(+524) (Schulze et al 2001)
Discussion
Origin of garnet in the tonalite porphyry
The origin of garnet in calc-alkaline rocks has been debated
for a long time being variously envisaged as a xenocryst a
phenocryst or a restite phase (Birch and Gleadow 1974
Popov et al 1982 Gilbert and Rogers 1989) Green (1977
1992) noticed a close relationship between garnet compo-
sition and the PndashT conditions of crystallization and
recognized that garnet crystallized under relatively high
pressure conditions is more Ca-rich and Mn-poor relative
to those formed in shallower environments In the case of
the East Kunlun porphyry all garnet crystals are euhedral
Table 3 Representative major element composition of hornblende in the garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry East Kunlun
Sample g12b-4a g12b-4b g12c-2ac g12c-2br g5a-3c g5a-3r g5a-5c g-5a-5r g5a-5c g7a-1r g7a-1c g2a-2c g2a-2b g2a-2r g5b-1a g5b-1b
SiO2 4221 4282 4329 4331 4341 4291 4163 4192 4175 4235 4297 4135 4467 4347 4243 4112
TiO2 125 097 113 101 113 108 108 099 094 088 098 187 096 116 107 182
Al2O3 1589 1524 1432 1423 1407 1453 1517 1500 1486 1460 1453 1497 1269 1438 1404 1538
Cr2O3 000 001 002 000 004 000 001 001 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000
FeO 1789 1756 1785 1780 1686 1645 1671 1650 1689 1690 1728 1609 1701 1727 1687 1596
MnO 011 021 024 025 019 014 019 014 020 033 032 032 024 024 025 029
MgO 881 910 920 944 942 941 899 921 902 898 926 963 1007 929 922 949
CaO 1093 1115 1082 1060 1104 1097 1109 1091 1104 1089 1077 1111 1036 1083 1104 1097
Na2O 165 153 160 159 160 159 158 160 161 152 156 196 144 154 147 190
K2O 056 061 055 059 054 041 058 045 053 056 053 048 035 047 053 048
NiO 000 000 000 001 004 003 000 000 000 001 001 000 001 001 005 004
Total 9931 9919 9902 9882 9835 9752 9702 9672 9685 9701 9822 9777 9779 9865 9696 9744
Formula (cations based on 23 oxygens)
Si 621 630 638 640 642 638 626 630 629 636 637 617 661 641 638 615
AlIV 179 170 162 160 158 162 174 170 171 164 163 183 139 159 162 185
AlVI 0970 0945 0874 0872 0870 0929 0944 0957 0930 0945 0915 0801 0826 0908 0865 0856
Ti 0139 0107 0126 0112 0126 0121 0122 0112 0107 0100 0109 0210 0106 0128 0121 0205
Cr 0000 0001 0002 0000 0005 0000 0001 0001 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
Fe2+ 2202 2161 2202 2198 2085 2046 2100 2074 2128 2122 2144 2007 2105 2130 2121 1996
Mn 0014 0027 0030 0032 0024 0018 0024 0018 0026 0041 0041 0040 0030 0030 0032 0036
Ni 0000 0000 0000 0001 0005 0003 0000 0000 0000 0001 0001 0000 0001 0001 0006 0004
Mg 1934 1996 2022 2079 2078 2086 2015 2063 2025 2010 2048 2142 2222 2041 2065 2114
Total 5258 5237 5255 5293 5193 5203 5206 5226 5216 5219 5258 5200 5291 5238 5209 5212
Ca 1723 1758 1710 1677 1749 1748 1786 1757 1782 1753 1713 1776 1643 1711 1778 1757
Na 0018 0005 0035 0030 0058 0049 0008 0017 0002 0028 0029 0024 0066 0051 0013 0031
Total 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000
Na 0453 0431 0421 0425 0400 0411 0451 0449 0468 0416 0420 0544 0347 0389 0416 0518
K 0106 0114 0103 0112 0102 0079 0111 0086 0101 0107 0100 0090 0065 0087 0102 0092
Total 15559 15544 15525 15537 15502 15489 15562 15535 15569 15522 15520 15634 15413 15476 15517 15610
Total O 2601 2601 2596 2592 2589 2574 2547 2547 2541 2549 2580 2566 2586 2596 2547 2561
ON 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23
Al 2757 2643 2490 2477 2451 2547 2687 2657 2639 2584 2540 2632 2213 2499 2487 2709
Na 0471 0436 0457 0455 0458 0460 0459 0466 0470 0444 0449 0567 0413 0440 0429 0549
XMg 028 029 028 029 030 031 029 030 029 029 029 032 031 029 030 031
Pressure 101 96 88 88 87 91 98 96 96 93 91 95 75 89 88 99
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123
with concentric zoning and have a similar composition
suggesting a magmatic origin The data show that all the
garnets contain relatively high Ca (CaO = 585ndash117 wt)
and low Mn (MnO = 040ndash296 wt) (Table 2) consis-
tent with crystallization at relatively high pressure
(CaO [ 4 wt MnO 4 wt) (Green 1977 1992 Con-
rad et al 1988) In the MnO versus CaO diagram
(Fig 11a) garnets from the tonalite porphyry from East
Kunlun show strong affinity to high-pressure garnet This is
different from garnets contained in xenoliths from the
Cenozoic volcanic rocks of Hohxil northern Tibetan
Plateau (Deng 1998) which mostly plot in the low-pressure
field The distinctive composition of the garnet is consistent
with the petrographic observation and suggests that all the
garnets are phenocrysts that crystallized under relatively
high pressure Furthermore it has been recognized that
garnet in cumulates of mantle-derived magma ecolgitic
restite and garnet peridotite generally contains high MgO
(usually [8 wt) (eg Lee et al 2006 and references
therein) However garnet in the tonalitic porphyry contains
much lower MgO (45 wt) strikingly different from
garnet grown in the mantle environment (Fig 11b) This
may suggest that these garnets crystallized in a felsic
rather than a mafic melt
80 75 70 65 60 550
1
Ferro-Actinolite
Actinolite
Tremolite Tr Hb
ActHbl
Fe-ActHbl Ferro-Hbl
Magnesio-Hbl
Fe-TschHbl
Tsch
Hbl
Ferro-
Tschermakite
Tschermakite
Tsi
Mg
(Mg+
Fe)
2+
Fig 6 Classification diagram for hornblende crystals from the
garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry (after Hawthorne 1981)
Table 4 Representative analyses of plagioclase from the garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry East Kunlun
Sample Grt-12c3 Grt-c4c Grt-c4r Grt-7a1c Grt-7a1r Grt-7a2c Grt-7a2r Grt-7a3c Grt-7a3r
SiO2 6416 5791 5673 5915 5712 5954 5523 5929 5648
TiO2 ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash 002 ndash ndash
Al2O3 2292 2781 2848 2592 2821 2643 2811 2611 2821
Cr2O3 021 002 002 001 ndash 002 002 002 001
MgO ndash ndash ndash ndash 001 ndash ndash ndash ndash
CaO 355 907 1015 742 964 771 1020 756 979
MnO 002 003 004 005 003 004 004 007 003
FeO 035 003 007 003 008 002 006 007 005
NiO 001 003 006 ndash 003 ndash ndash 001 001
Na2O 766 634 585 738 621 715 603 745 619
K2O 010 021 013 026 015 024 011 023 017
Total 9898 10145 10153 10022 10148 10115 9982 10081 10094
Formular (cations based on 8 oxygens)
Si 28404 25585 25132 26366 25292 26282 24945 26303 2517
Ti ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash 00006 ndash ndash
Al 1196 14479 14866 13616 14722 13751 14964 13648 14817
Cr 00073 00007 00007 00004 00006 00006 00007 00003
Mg 00003 ndash ndash ndash 00005 ndash ndash ndash ndash
Ca 01683 04293 04817 03542 04571 03647 04934 03589 04674
Mn 00008 0001 00017 00018 00012 00015 00014 00026 00009
Fe 00128 00011 00025 00013 00029 00009 00021 00026 0002
Ni 00003 00011 00022 ndash 0001 ndash ndash 00002 00003
Na 06577 05429 05021 06378 05328 06116 0528 06405 05352
K 00058 0012 00071 00149 00085 00137 00065 00129 00098
Total 48897 49946 49978 50087 50053 49963 50236 50137 50146
ab 7906 5516 5067 6335 5337 6177 5136 6327 5286
or 070 122 072 148 085 138 064 128 096
an 2023 4362 4861 3518 4579 3684 4800 3545 4617
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123
Constraints on the PndashT conditions
Several geobarometers and geothermometers have been
proposed to estimate the P-T conditions of granitoid
batholith formation (eg Holland and Blundy 1994
Anderson 1996 Holdaway et al 1997) Day et al (1992)
used phase equilibrium diagrams to constrain the P-T
conditions of garnet-bearing andesite in Northland
New Zealand and suggested that the mineral assemblage
of garnet + plagioclase + amphibole + quartz is stable
around 10 kbar and 800ndash850C and a similar estimate was
made for the garnet-bearing calc-alkaline volcanic rocks of
the northern Pannonion Basin eastern-central Europe
(Harangi et al 2001) In contrast to multiple mineral
barometers the Al-in-hornblende geobarometer is partic-
ularly suitable to estimate the emplacement pressure of
granitic rocks (Anderson 1996 Ague 1997) Because gar-
nets in the tonalitic porphyry are mostly surrounded by
plagioclase or hornblende the Al-in-hornblende barometer
can provide direct constraint on the crystallization pressure
of garnet Using the Al-in-hornblende barometer calibrated
by Schmidt (1992) the pressure is estimated at 75ndash
101 kbar suggesting that the garnet crystallized at a
crustal depth below 26ndash35 km Using the zircon saturation
thermometer (Watson and Harrison 1983) the temperature
of the tonalite porphyry was estimated as 706ndash713C
representing the temperature when the magma was em-
placed at a shallower crustal level
Petrogenesis of the garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry
The relatively high SiO2 low MgO Cr and Ni contents
suggest an evolved magmatic composition for the garnet-
bearing tonalitic porphyry The relatively high pressure of
hornblendes indicates that the phenocrysts formed prior to
emplacement of the magma therefore their compositions
may be useful to infer the origin of the early melt Garnet
phenocrysts with ilmenite inclusions are the earliest phases
preserved in the tonalite porphyry The garnet phenocrysts
are compositionally distinct from those crystallized from
primary mantle-derived magma and therefore probably
formed in an evolved magma (Fig 11b) Likewise
ilmenite within garnet phenocrysts has a very low MgO
(008 wt) content much lower than ilmenite in the
garnet-bearing andesitedacite of Northland New Zealand
(179ndash248 wt) northern Pannonian Basin (085ndash
327 wt) and the Setouchi volcanic belt (1ndash102 wt)
(Day et al 1992 Harangi et al 2001 Kawabata and
Takafuji 2005) In addition the garnet phenocrysts have an
oxygen isotope composition (+623) significantly higher
than that of normal mantle-derived garnets (+524)
(Schulze et al 2001) which together with the above
evidence suggests a crustal source for the phenocrysts
Experimental work conducted in the garnet-stability field
has revealed that partial melting of amphibolite would
generate silicic melt characterized by low MgO and high
SiO2 (eg Skjerlie and Johnston 1996 Rapp et al 1999)
which may well explain the low MgO contents in the
garnets and ilmenites from East Kunlun However the
garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry cannot be entirely ascri-
bed to partial melting of mafic crust because the rock
contains only moderate Sr (260 ppm) which is signifi-
cantly lower than the average Sr content (348 ppm) of the
lower crust (Rudnick and Gao 2004) Field investigation
and geochemical research on the Triassic arc magma in
East Kunlun have revealed extensive mixing of crust- and
mantle-derived magma (Luo et al 2002 Liu et al 2003)
In the Nd-Sr isotope correlation diagram (Fig 10) the
garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry plots mainly in the field
of Triassic arc magmas but much closer to the mantle
array and therefore distinct from those of the basement of
East Kunlun This may suggest that only a small propor-
tion of crustal component contributed to the genesis of the
rock
Table 5 Representative composition of ilmenite enclosed in garnet crystals
Sample Grt-2a-1 Grt-2a-2 Grt-2a-3 Grt-2a-4 Grt-2a-5 Grt-2b-1 Grt-2b-2 Grt-2b-3 Grt-3a-2 Grt-3a-3 Grt-3a-4 Grt-3a-5 Grt-3a-6
SiO2 002 007 004 ndash 005 004 004 002 004 003 004 006 001
TiO2 5047 5094 5001 5226 4999 4999 5078 5049 5003 5084 5084 4994 5017
Al2O3 ndash 003 ndash 001 010 004 004 007 006 001 002 001 004
FeO 4644 4347 4690 4451 4462 4639 4666 4593 4601 4565 4557 4702 4277
MnO 256 595 208 266 301 244 243 236 270 298 284 266 502
MgO 005 ndash 008 002 ndash ndash 006 006 007 003 003 003 004
CaO 003 003 ndash 027 021 001 ndash 003 038 ndash ndash ndash 001
Na2O 003 005 003 ndash 003 ndash 001 ndash 005 004 007 ndash ndash
K2O ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash 001 ndash ndash 001 ndash ndash ndash
Cr2O3 ndash 001 ndash ndash 007 005 ndash ndash 004 ndash ndash ndash ndash
Total 9960 10055 9915 9973 9809 9897 10002 9897 9937 9960 9941 9971 9805
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123
Tab
le6
Whole
rock
com
posi
tions
of
the
gar
net
-bea
ring
tonal
itic
porp
hyry
E
ast
Kunlu
n
Sam
ple
EK
L2-
01
EK
L2-
03
EK
L2-
06
EK
L2-
08
EK
L2-
11
EK
L2-
13
EK
L2-
16
EK
L2-
17
EK
2-
19
EK
L2-
21
EK
L2-
23
EK
L2-
26
EK
L2-
28
EK
L2-
30
EK
L2-
31
EK
L2-
33
EK
L2-
35
EK
L2-
36
EK
L2-
37
EK
L2-
39
EK
L2-
40
SiO
2616
2613
6621
8616
5616
9616
4614
0622
9620
9616
5616
0614
8612
8609
0610
7615
3615
2619
4619
7620
6618
3
TiO
204
504
504
304
304
404
504
404
304
404
304
404
304
204
104
104
304
304
304
404
404
4
Al 2
O3
179
0178
4181
3179
4178
6180
2179
4180
8179
8177
7177
7175
4175
0177
3177
6180
6180
0181
3179
5180
2178
3
Fe 2
O3T
50
750
547
648
448
050
850
848
048
348
548
648
448
348
248
547
948
048
148
248
248
6
MnO
00
800
800
800
700
800
800
800
700
700
800
800
700
700
800
800
800
800
800
800
700
8
MgO
18
618
617
617
517
218
018
017
717
617
817
717
817
716
917
117
517
317
517
417
817
8
CaO
64
564
566
165
964
964
263
952
452
463
263
463
663
564
063
964
464
364
465
252
463
5
Na 2
O36
337
634
636
333
037
137
636
036
133
432
934
234
032
738
534
834
134
433
336
033
9
K2O
08
708
711
611
510
911
211
211
811
911
311
210
510
512
312
509
909
809
811
011
911
2
P2O
500
800
800
900
900
800
900
800
900
900
900
900
800
800
800
800
800
900
900
800
900
9
LO
I24
222
718
219
620
521
321
326
927
422
324
130
130
231
430
623
022
023
419
626
924
8
Tota
l1004
21000
61004
61001
1996
01005
41002
31002
51000
3996
7997
71000
6997
7997
31005
1999
2996
71004
3999
8999
91002
4
Li
147
147
105
124
159
151
142
227
162
156
176
147
133
127
128
131
141
121
155
181
160
Be
14
515
115
215
715
916
216
316
117
116
816
117
617
116
116
216
016
415
715
516
115
8
Sc
70
073
763
668
965
771
266
675
974
162
269
773
668
474
478
265
566
267
771
765
768
2
V397
410
373
371
371
372
369
369
361
369
385
374
363
355
353
362
367
362
354
359
376
Cr
156
180
162
164
224
172
158
151
155
163
157
165
179
157
165
217
136
173
155
158
152
Co
94
097
091
091
188
490
689
768
067
282
881
685
987
797
397
878
078
278
185
566
882
2
Ni
126
106
112
85
109
89
582
872
588
384
570
480
595
592
684
497
664
584
278
378
864
4
Cu
126
126
128
124
126
108
104
105
119
135
134
119
137
103
112
97
95
100
120
101
130
Zn
772
799
729
737
694
756
714
664
693
730
703
736
742
953
943
737
730
721
708
643
693
Ga
171
174
175
178
174
175
170
170
162
166
171
169
169
170
167
173
173
169
166
162
168
Ge
11
211
311
111
111
111
010
710
610
510
910
911
811
711
111
712
312
512
110
710
111
1
Rb
352
361
496
495
419
408
408
476
480
434
433
426
430
460
457
466
454
459
409
477
432
Sr
252
259
251
254
249
245
243
208
209
236
236
232
234
240
239
232
230
229
243
208
238
Y66
668
662
762
763
469
870
460
756
967
267
964
564
271
572
669
668
566
962
459
369
0
Zr
672
722
783
786
725
769
751
689
686
674
757
884
814
825
670
687
771
820
730
676
756
Nb
39
040
139
439
639
740
039
438
539
039
739
639
239
038
638
739
338
537
939
338
840
1
Mo
07
607
207
907
007
707
006
407
306
704
805
407
808
909
207
806
404
806
206
507
305
3
Cd
01
401
401
701
601
502
101
905
601
901
401
501
802
501
701
901
301
401
801
401
401
8
Sb
04
704
804
604
405
406
006
008
908
506
706
913
413
609
309
707
808
308
204
908
406
9
Cs
12
112
414
214
013
315
215
231
731
518
518
717
617
618
418
116
015
815
713
732
718
8
Ba
247
256
281
282
270
317
314
186
183
259
263
263
267
341
342
171
170
167
265
182
267
La
113
130
112
115
111
118
119
115
108
114
117
115
115
116
114
361
334
345
112
113
117
Ce
225
249
219
226
217
230
231
227
211
221
225
223
223
221
221
668
611
632
221
219
230
Pr
27
030
226
727
026
427
428
427
425
927
227
926
527
426
726
673
867
369
626
326
528
4
Nd
107
115
106
107
104
108
107
105
98
106
109
106
106
104
103
251
230
237
103
103
110
Sm
22
423
622
322
421
921
822
921
420
422
322
521
722
721
621
336
234
434
821
720
623
5
Eu
07
307
507
607
607
307
407
207
106
807
407
707
307
407
407
509
008
908
707
406
907
7
Gd
18
419
418
118
018
018
618
717
216
318
718
318
318
118
218
128
627
127
317
716
718
7
Tb
02
602
702
602
502
602
602
602
502
402
602
602
502
602
602
703
203
103
102
602
302
7
Dy
13
413
513
012
813
113
913
812
412
013
613
313
013
114
213
814
914
514
012
612
113
9
1502 Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) (2009) 981489ndash1510
123
Ta
ble
6co
nti
nu
ed
Sam
ple
EK
L2-
01
EK
L2-
03
EK
L2-
06
EK
L2-
08
EK
L2-
11
EK
L2-
13
EK
L2-
16
EK
L2-
17
EK
2-
19
EK
L2-
21
EK
L2-
23
EK
L2-
26
EK
L2-
28
EK
L2-
30
EK
L2-
31
EK
L2-
33
EK
L2-
35
EK
L2-
36
EK
L2-
37
EK
L2-
39
EK
L2-
40
Ho
02
502
602
402
402
402
702
702
302
202
602
602
502
402
602
702
702
602
602
402
202
6
Er
06
907
206
606
606
707
807
606
806
407
207
106
806
707
907
807
807
407
606
506
607
6
Tm
01
001
000
900
900
901
101
100
900
801
001
000
900
901
101
101
001
001
000
900
901
1
Yb
06
106
305
805
605
807
007
105
905
506
406
306
005
907
307
106
606
406
205
905
606
4
Lu
00
900
900
800
800
901
001
000
900
800
900
900
800
901
001
101
000
900
900
800
800
9
Hf
20
321
823
223
721
723
122
420
620
720
522
225
824
023
519
720
922
623
421
619
621
9
Ta
03
303
203
203
103
103
203
003
003
002
903
003
002
902
902
902
902
902
803
002
803
0
W04
404
203
403
203
403
302
905
604
902
903
204
004
203
603
603
002
502
703
105
502
9
Tl
02
402
503
203
102
603
102
903
703
802
502
603
003
103
303
202
502
502
402
703
802
7
Pb
95
294
8110
1108
9112
795
695
9101
1108
5101
7113
099
3119
9104
4108
098
099
7101
2111
4101
0101
8
Bi
00
900
900
500
500
800
600
601
201
201
401
501
201
300
500
501
601
601
700
701
201
5
Th
36
541
937
138
336
239
139
438
836
636
638
138
138
137
536
7135
5123
6130
536
537
237
3
U12
913
314
014
013
613
713
412
812
313
413
814
814
713
513
916
215
615
813
312
513
8
AC
NK
a09
309
209
309
109
409
209
110
410
409
509
509
309
309
308
909
509
509
609
410
409
4
Mg
48
48
48
48
47
47
47
48
48
48
48
48
48
47
47
48
48
48
48
48
48
RE
E553
610
544
555
538
567
570
553
517
551
561
550
553
551
548
1463
1349
1390
541
536
571
(La Y
b) C
hb
126
139
130
138
130
114
113
131
134
121
126
128
131
107
108
372
353
379
129
136
123
(Gd Yb) C
hb
36
937
337
838
837
932
332
035
136
235
735
236
837
030
130
853
051
453
936
635
935
2
Eu
10
910
711
611
511
311
310
611
311
411
111
611
211
211
411
708
508
908
611
511
411
2
Ce
09
509
309
409
509
409
509
309
509
309
309
209
509
309
309
409
609
609
609
509
409
4
Zr
Sm
30
31
35
35
33
35
33
32
34
30
34
41
36
38
32
19
22
24
34
33
32
Zr
Yb
110
114
134
140
126
110
106
116
126
106
120
146
137
113
94
105
121
133
124
120
117
NbY
b64
263
667
670
568
957
155
564
771
462
362
764
965
752
654
259
960
261
566
769
062
3
ThN
b09
310
409
409
709
109
810
010
109
409
209
609
709
809
709
534
532
134
509
309
609
3
Zr
Nb
17
18
20
20
18
19
19
18
18
17
19
23
21
21
17
17
20
22
19
17
19
ThL
a03
203
203
303
303
303
303
303
403
403
203
203
303
303
203
203
803
703
803
203
303
2
Sr
Y379
377
401
405
393
350
345
343
367
351
348
360
364
336
330
333
335
342
389
351
344
Ce
Pb
24
26
20
21
19
24
24
22
19
22
20
22
19
21
20
68
61
63
20
22
23
eNd
c-
18
-20
-21
-19
-23
-18
-14
-20
Init
ial
Srd
07
067
07
066
07
067
07
066
07
067
07
067
07
065
07
066
aA
lum
inum
satu
rati
on
index
=m
ola
rA
l 2O
3(
K2O
+N
a 2O
+C
aO)
bC
hondri
tedat
afr
om
Tay
lor
and
McL
ennan
1985
ck S
m=
65
49
10
-1
2yea
r-1
dk R
b=
14
29
10
-1
1yea
r-1
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123
Plagioclase phenocrysts record the compositional varia-
tion of the magma during a later stage of its crystallization
The reversed zoning in plagioclase (Table 3) is commonly
considered to reflect magma mixing with a more primitive
source (Hibbard 1995 Kawabata and Shuto 2005) Because
dehydration melting of lower crust requires relatively high
temperature ([850C) (eg Rushmer 1991 Sen and Dunn
1994 Skjerlie and Johnston 1996) a mantle-derived
magma must have been involved to fuse the crustal mate-
rial The high Al2O3 and mostly positive Eu anomalies of
the tonalite porphyry suggest retarded crystallization of
plagioclase which together with the abundant hornblende
in the rock indicates an H2O-rich magma (Muntener et al
2001 Grove et al 2002) Due to the scarcity of water in the
lower crust partial melting of lower crust cannot generate
an H2O-rich melt (Patino Douce 1999) therefore the high
H2O contents in the garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry most
likely came from mantle-derived magma In the Triassic
the Paleo-Tethys was being consumed along the south
margin of the Kunlun arc (Yin and Harrison 2000) which
resulted in widespread arc magmatism in East Kunlun It is
therefore likely that mantle-derived arc magma was un-
derplated along the crust-mantle zone and mixed with a
felsic crustal melt a scenario consistent with experimental
work conducted by McCarthy and Patino Douce (1997)
In terms of tectonic setting Paleo-Tethys was still being
consumed along the Kunlun in the late Triassic (Sengor
1987 Yin and Harrison 2000) and Triassic limestone
within flysch sediments in the Kunlun range suggest a
marine-phase sedimentary environment that probably
05 10 15 2004
08
12
16
20
24
28
Peralkaline
Metaluminous Peraluminous
ACNK
AN
K
Fig 7 ANK versus ACNK diagram for the granitoids from East
Kunlun (after Maniar and Piccoli 1989)
Gra
nodi
orite
An
Ab Or
Tona
lite
Trondhjemite Granite
Fig 8 An-Ab-Or CIPW-normative ternary diagram for the granitoids
from East Kunlun (after Barker 1979)
Sa
mp
leC
ho
nd
rite
La
Ce
Pr
Nd Sm
Eu
Gd
Tb
Dy
Ho
Er
Tm
Yb
Lu
1000
100
10
1
01
1
1
10
100
1000
Cs
Rb
Ba
Th
U
K
Nb
Ta
La
Ce
Pb
Pr
Sr
P
Nd
Zr
Hf
Sm
Eu
Ti
Gd
Tb
Dy
Y
Ho
Er
Tm
Yb
Lu
Sa
mp
lep
rim
itiv
em
an
tle
(a)
(b)
Fig 9 Trace element characteristics of the garnet-bearing tonalite
porphyry (a) Chondrite-normalized rare earth element patterns for
representative samples of the tonalite porphyry East Kunlun (chon-
drite values from Taylor and McLennan 1985) b Primitive mantle-
normalized trace element spider diagrams for representative samples
of the tonalite porphyry East Kunlun (Primitive mantle data from Sun
and McDonough 1989)
1504 Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) (2009) 981489ndash1510
123
reflected a normal crustal thickness (35 km) for the East
Kunlun at this time Therefore although there is no direct
evidence of restite or xenoliths indicating generation at the
crust-mantle boundary the high pressure of the garnet
phenocrysts may indicate that they were formed at or just
above the crust-mantle transition zone The garnet-bearing
tonalite porphyry from East Kunlun therefore provides a
paradigm of MASH zone magmatic processes
Implications for genesis of adakitic rocks
Adakites are sodic rocks characterized by low HREE but
elevated Sr and Al2O3 contents and high SrY and LaYb
ratios which are ascribed to hydrous partial melting of a
subducted oceanic slab or over-thickened lower crust in the
garnet stability field (Defant and Drummond 1990
Atherton and Petford 1993 Martin et al 2005) Because of
the broad similarity to Archean tonalitendashtrondhjemitendash
granodiorite gneisses (TTG) and their potential role in
metallogenesis (Martin 1999 Smithies 2000 Condie 2005
Richards and Kerrich 2007) adakitic rocks have received
much attention Although the petrogenetic regime has been
supported by much experimental work (eg Rapp et al
1991 Rushmer 1991 Sen and Dunn 1994) most thermal
models require subduction of young and therefore warm
oceanic lithosphere to reach the temperature of the wet
basaltic solidus at depths of 90ndash120 km (eg Peacock
et al 1994) However such a prediction is contrary to
many modern cases where adakites occur in association
with old and thus cold subducting slabs (Macpherson
et al 2006) To deal with such a paradox some workers
have proposed that fractional crystallization of H2O-rich
arc magmas under high pressure conditions would give rise
to adakitic signatures in arc magmas (eg Castillo et al
1999 Kleinhanns et al 2003 Macpherson et al 2006 Eiler
et al 2007 Richards and Kerrich 2007 Roderıguez et al
2007) However both adakitic and non-adakitic rocks may
come from the mantle and experience high pressure frac-
tionation in the MASH zone therefore there must be other
key factors affecting the composition of arc magmas that
prevent some from becoming adakitic rocks
It is proposed that the garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry
from East Kunlun experienced strong fractional crystalli-
zation and magma mixing in the garnet stability field
therefore providing an opportunity to test the various
+10
+5
0
-5
-10
-15
-200690 0700 0710 0720 0730 0740 0750 0760
Basement of the East Kunlun
Arc magmas of the East Kunlun
Mantle array
87 87Sr Sri
εNd
T
Mixing trend
Garnet-bearing tonalite
Fig 10 Correlation diagram between 87Sr86Sri and eNdT for garnet-
bearing tonalitic porphyry (Data for the basement of East Kunlun
from Yu et al 2005 data for the arc magmas of East Kunlun from
Chen et al 2005 and Liu et al 2003)
Hig
h p
ress
ure
ga
rne
ts f
rom
MI
-typ
e m
ag
ma
s
Low pressure garnets from MI-type magmas
Garnets from S-type granite
Garnets from metapelites
0 2 4 6 80
2
4
6
8
10
MnO (wt)
Ca
O (
wt
)
Garnets from tonalitic porphyry of the East Kunlun
Garnets from xenoliths in Cenozoic volcanic rocks of the Hoh Xil northern Tibet
Garnet websteritesGarnet clinopyroxenites
Garnet peridotites
Garnet in eclogitic restite (2-3 Gpa) Garnet in this study
SNB cumulates of high MgO primitive magma
SNB cumulates of low MgO basaltic andesite
Ca
O (
wt
)
MgO (wt)
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 204
5
7
9
11
12
6
8
10
(a)
(b)
Fig 11 Garnet comparisons in this study compared to other settings
a CaO versus MnO correlation diagram (after Harangi et al 2001)
Data for Cenozoic volcanic rocks of the Hoh Xil northern Tibet from
Deng (1998) b CaO versus MgO correlation diagram (after Lee et al
2006) SNB Sierra Nevada Batholith data for garnet in eclogite
restite from Pertermann and Hirschmann (2003)
Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) (2009) 981489ndash1510 1505
123
hypotheses It contains relatively high Al2O3 ([17 wt)
mostly positive Eu anomalies (EuEu [ 11) and high Zr
Sm ratios ([30) The low HREE (Yb 08 ppm) and high
SrY ([33) ratios are significantly differ from those of
normal island arc magmas In the Y versus SrY correlation
diagram all tonalite rock samples plot in the adakite field
(Fig 12) These features suggest that fractional crystalli-
zation of H2O-rich arc magma in the garnet stability field
can effectively scavenge HREE and generate Al-rich melt
However there are some differences between the tonalite
porphyry and adakitic rocks The porphyry has moderate Sr
(260 ppm) and LaYb ratios (16ndash21) which are lower
than those of adakite (Sr [ 400 ppm LaYb C 20) and
TTG (Sr [ 500 ppm LaYb generally[30) (Barker 1979
Richards and Kerrich 2007) Because plagioclase was
suppressed by the high water content in the magma
removal of Sr by fractionation of plagioclase can be
excluded Instead crystallization of apatite at an early stage
of magmatic evolution may be responsible for the relatively
low Sr contents and LaYb ratios in the residual melt
Apatite commonly occurs in mantle and crustal environ-
ments and possesses high partition coefficients for both Sr
and LREE (Chazot et al 1996 Bea and Montero 1999) For
example apatite may concentrate LREE up to 200 times
compared to clinopyroxene and although slightly lower
than that of plagioclase (up to 158) (Ren et al 2003) its
partition coefficient for Sr (DSr = 51ndash82) is still high
enough to affect magma composition (Pla Cid et al 2007
Prowatke and Klemme 2006) Petrographic observation of
the tonalite porphyry reveals that apatite is mainly enclosed
in the garnet phenocrysts which along with the depletion in
P in the spider diagram (Fig 9b) implies removal of apatite
as an early phase during evolution of the magma in the
MASH zone Because plagioclase was suppressed by a high
water content in the early stage of magmatic evolution
Sr concentration in the residual melt would be mainly
controlled by apatite Similarly moderate Sr contents
(400 ppm) and apatite inclusions in garnet phenocrysts
appear to be common features of garnet-bearing interme-
diate rocks worldwide (eg Day et al 1992 Harangi et al
2001 Bach et al 2003 Kawabata and Shuto 2005)
implying that apatite has played a crucial role in buffering
the Sr level in the magmas It is therefore suggested that
mantle-derived arc magmas cannot evolve into adakites
when extensive crystallization of apatite has already
occurred in the MASH zone
Conclusions
The garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry from the East
Kunlun formed in the late Triassic (213 plusmn 3 Ma) related
to consumption of the Paleo-Tethys ocean It contains
phenocrysts of garnet hornblende plagioclase and quartz
that crystallized in an H2O-rich magma The relatively low
MgO contents of garnet and ilmenite and high d18O value
of garnet separates suggest these early phases were formed
in a felsic melt Pressure estimates for hornblende enclos-
ing garnet provide a minimum constraint on the formation
depth of the garnet phenocrysts (8ndash10 kb) suggesting they
were produced at or just above the crust-mantle transition
zone (MASH zone) NdndashSr isotope compositions indicate
involvement of both crust- and mantle-derived magma
and reversed compositional zoning of plagioclase implies
magma mixing Although the garnet-bearing tonalitic
porphyry resembles an adakitic rock in many respects the
relatively low Sr content and LaYb ratio makes it distinct
from lsquotruersquo adakites It is proposed that early crystallization
of apatite may effectively remove Sr and LREE from the
magma thus providing a mechanism whereby some arc
magmas do not evolve into adakite
Acknowledgments We thank Qian Mao Yuguang Ma and
Ms Ying Liu for their help with the analytical work The authors
benefited from discussions with Drs Guochun Zhao Hongfu Zhang
Nengsong Chen Chunming Wu and Petra Bach We also appreciate
the constructive and encouraging comments of reviewers Ali Polat
and Fu-yuan Wu which helped us to improve and clarify the man-
uscript This work was supported by research grants from the National
Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) 2007CB411308
NSFC Projects 40421303 40572043 40725009 and Hong Kong RGC
(HKU 704004)
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Tab
le2
Rep
rese
nta
tive
maj
or
elem
ent
com
posi
tion
of
gar
net
inth
egar
net
-bea
ring
tonal
itic
porp
hyry
E
ast
Kunlu
n
Sam
ple
G-1
2a1
G-1
2a2
G-1
2a-
3G
-12c-
1G
-12c-
3G
-a-3
G-a
-2
Core
Rim
Core
Rim
Core
Man
tle
Rim
Core
Rim
Core
Man
tle
Rim
Core
Rim
Core
Rim
SiO
2378
5384
8383
3379
1378
6381
3383
6383
2381
7381
4380
2381
377
9384
0383
3379
8
TiO
206
203
001
001
904
605
102
002
902
702
904
103
202
802
203
501
0
Al 2
O3
205
5214
6216
5213
2212
0212
8214
6210
3211
8210
3210
3210
9211
8217
6211
9213
5
Cr 2
O3
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash00
400
1ndash
ndashndash
ndash00
100
3ndash
ndashndash
Fe 2
O3
06
000
4ndash
00
6ndash
ndashndash
04
003
002
701
700
801
400
002
101
5
MgO
25
143
340
234
628
731
733
442
242
539
936
937
242
840
536
235
1
CaO
62
463
358
960
377
878
059
561
671
461
669
258
352
773
268
770
5
MnO
25
515
724
421
922
517
622
217
814
817
915
118
219
816
917
829
6
FeO
297
7281
4282
0292
9278
2278
0293
5277
4271
6278
7280
0287
5290
8275
5280
4270
5
NiO
00
3ndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
00
2ndash
00
100
200
200
100
300
500
200
6
Na 2
O00
300
300
400
400
400
200
300
200
300
100
100
200
300
600
3
K2O
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
00
1ndash
ndash00
1ndash
ndash00
2ndash
ndash00
3
Tota
l1007
51006
91006
71004
91002
71005
11009
5999
4999
8996
2997
7997
41000
91010
81004
81002
8
Form
ula
r(c
atio
ns
are
calc
ula
ted
bas
edon
12
oxygen
s)
Si
60
083
60
154
60
097
59
908
59
890
59
997
60
253
60
385
60
070
60
369
60
167
60
37
59
781
59
829
60
257
59
954
Ti
00
743
00
351
00
117
00
221
00
551
00
600
00
234
00
341
00
315
00
349
00
486
00
386
00
329
00
256
00
414
00
122
Al
38
447
39
543
39
998
39
710
39
528
39
465
39
721
39
059
39
288
39
222
39
226
39
384
39
492
39
966
39
253
39
716
Cr
ndashndash
00
006
ndashndash
00
046
00
012
ndashndash
ndashndash
00
018
00
032
ndashndash
ndash
Fe
00
720
00
043
ndash00
077
ndash00
000
ndash00
476
00
353
00
322
00
200
00
09
00
171
00
252
00
176
Mg
05
938
10
094
09
405
08
154
06
770
07
429
07
827
09
915
09
975
09
422
08
697
08
778
10
091
09
416
08
476
08
264
Ca
10
610
10
600
09
886
10
203
13
187
13
151
10
010
10
396
12
039
10
445
11
727
09
899
08
940
12
221
11
574
11
926
Mn
03
429
02
085
03
237
02
929
03
009
02
352
02
959
02
375
01
968
02
399
02
026
02
442
02
647
02
236
02
372
03
958
Fe
39
530
36
789
36
974
38
715
36
804
36
583
38
552
36
557
35
744
36
893
37
063
38
097
38
474
35
905
36
859
35
709
Ni
00
043
ndashndash
00
004
ndashndash
00
026
ndash00
015
00
026
00
026
00
017
00
041
00
064
00
026
00
079
Na
00
096
00
088
00
128
00
113
00
112
00
049
00
090
00
057
00
098
00
031
00
031
00
063
00
078
00
182
00
098
Kndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash00
018
ndashndash
00
027
ndashndash
00
032
ndash00
008
00
050
Tota
l159
639
159
746
159
848
160
034
159
851
159
672
159
701
159
506
159
823
159
573
159
649
159
513
160
09
159
971
159
672
160
052
Uv
ndashndash
00
1ndash
ndash01
200
3ndash
ndashndash
ndash00
500
8ndash
ndashndash
Ad
29
606
401
805
208
309
103
617
313
713
512
508
209
203
912
706
2
Gr
142
5168
6163
2163
208
205
9162
8155
3185
4160
1180
6155
3135
8198
5179
2192
Py
100
5170
1158
3136
2113
9125
6132
2167
9167
5159
8146
9148
8168
3157
9143
6138
2
Sp
58
135
154
548
950
639
850
040
233
140
734
241
444
137
540
266
2
Al
669
3619
8622
1646
7619
2618
4651
1619
2600
4625
8625
8645
9641
7602
2624
4597
3
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123
Tab
le2
conti
nued
Sam
ple
G-a
-1G
-c-5
G-c
-3G
-c-1
G-5
a-1
G-5
a-2
Core
Man
tle
Rim
Core
Man
tle
Rim
Core
Rim
Core
Man
tle
Rim
Core
Rim
Core
Man
tle
Rim
SiO
2384
5378
6379
5379
5386
4382
6386
1389
9384
4380
2373
0382
0376
0381
5376
4379
8
TiO
207
901
601
605
805
601
902
602
502
401
600
802
302
001
804
501
9
Al 2
O3
211
3214
3212
8215
7212
9215
3215
6219
8217
0220
2215
7217
1217
6216
0215
6215
5
Cr 2
O3
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
00
4ndash
ndashndash
Fe 2
O3
01
9ndash
01
7ndash
01
2ndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
MgO
31
436
236
326
626
537
742
045
038
142
741
341
336
742
832
038
2
CaO
107
463
458
9112
5114
164
069
973
159
762
365
662
064
160
175
064
8
MnO
11
318
019
904
004
716
118
013
918
518
916
516
317
618
117
616
0
FeO
254
9289
3293
1262
5256
8286
2272
0267
1287
4281
1279
5286
5287
0287
0286
2287
7
NiO
00
3ndash
00
100
2ndash
00
5ndash
ndash00
2ndash
ndashndash
00
2ndash
ndash00
1
Na 2
O00
100
500
500
500
500
800
500
300
200
100
500
200
200
3ndash
00
3
K2O
ndash00
4ndash
00
500
300
4ndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash
Tota
l1011
01002
31004
31007
81008
91005
51006
71011
61007
91006
9992
91007
71001
71007
61007
41004
4
Form
ula
r(c
atio
ns
are
calc
ula
ted
bas
edon
12
oxygen
s)
Si
59
863
59
849
59
956
59
405
60
213
60
104
60
256
60
259
60
175
59
503
59
345
59
814
00
241
59
790
59
310
59
797
Ti
00
931
00
187
00
19
00
686
00
654
00
22
00
300
00
290
00
282
00
188
00
097
00
269
40
530
00
218
00
534
00
230
Al
38
777
39
925
39
617
39
799
39
105
39
861
39
661
40
036
40
032
40
611
40
439
40
057
00
046
39
895
40
042
39
992
Cr
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
Fe
00
222
ndash00
198
ndash00
143
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash08
645
ndashndash
ndash
Mg
07
276
08
529
08
544
06
197
06
151
08
825
09
771
10
359
08
880
09
951
09
782
09
632
10
845
09
993
07
522
08
953
Ca
17
911
10
739
09
973
18
873
19
051
10
771
11
679
12
107
10
010
10
448
11
182
10
408
02
353
10
087
12
669
10
937
Mn
01
491
02
404
02
662
00
535
00
622
02
137
02
380
01
815
02
457
02
506
02
226
02
159
37
928
02
401
02
342
02
137
Fe
33
184
38
247
38
72
34
361
33
469
37
592
35
496
34
522
37
628
36
789
37
190
37
515
00
028
37
613
37
710
37
875
Ni
00
037
ndash00
007
00
028
ndash00
068
ndashndash
00
029
ndash00
006
ndash00
054
ndashndash
00
015
Na
00
030
00
153
00
148
00
153
00
143
00
253
00
140
00
091
00
067
00
018
00
144
00
066
ndash00
098
00
009
00
085
Kndash
00
089
00
006
00
098
00
057
00
08
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
160
084
ndashndash
ndash
Tota
l159
722
160
122
160
023
160
136
159
609
159
912
159
683
159
478
159
56
160
012
160
41
159
922
ndash160
094
160
139
160
02
Uv
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
01
2ndash
ndashndash
Ad
19
702
807
810
413
603
304
604
404
302
801
404
103
603
308
03
5
Gr
272
9174
9157
1299
6303
1176
4189
9199
1163
170
6183
168
174
7162
8198
1177
2
Py
122
7142
6142
9104
1104
4149
1165
2176
7151
167
162
2161
7145
166
6125
5149
8
Sp
25
140
244
509
010
636
140
230
941
842
136
936
339
540
039
135
8
Al
559
6639
5647
7577
568
2635
1600
1588
8639
9617
5616
5629
9636
1627
3629
3633
7
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123
Tab
le2
conti
nued
Sam
ple
G-5
c-1
G-5
c-2
G-5
c-3
G-5
c-4
G-2
a-3
G-4
c-2
G-5
b-3
Core
Rim
Core
Rim
Core
Rim
Core
Man
tle
Rim
Rim
Core
Core
Rim
Core
Rim
SiO
2377
9381
4376
7378
7384
1381
5381
0380
6381
1378
8380
3376
4373
1368
0382
1
TiO
202
003
401
700
001
900
001
201
601
802
502
102
300
807
101
9
Al 2
O3
217
0218
8220
4217
8218
9218
5220
7218
6217
7218
4217
9217
2215
5210
2219
1
Cr 2
O3
ndashndash
00
2ndash
ndash00
2ndash
00
2ndash
ndash00
1ndash
ndashndash
ndash
Fe 2
O3
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash
MgO
40
737
639
437
339
942
138
637
137
538
040
637
332
021
842
6
CaO
66
763
369
662
172
164
570
667
258
565
565
566
959
979
876
9
MnO
17
717
123
617
323
717
420
922
320
117
023
016
924
619
914
7
FeO
278
5287
9276
1291
1270
6283
1279
3281
6291
9287
2281
2286
2298
0295
6272
7
NiO
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash00
3ndash
00
4ndash
00
400
1ndash
00
100
300
1
Na 2
Ondash
00
400
300
2ndash
00
100
100
100
100
400
400
500
400
4ndash
K2O
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash00
1ndash
00
1ndash
ndash00
200
1ndash
00
200
1
Tota
l1000
61009
81008
01004
61011
31007
71012
31009
81008
81008
21011
61003
91004
41003
21010
1
Si
59
567
59
663
59
075
59
682
59
815
59
721
59
438
59
611
59
791
59
440
59
451
59
356
59
273
58
842
59
512
Ti
00
238
00
395
00
199
00
221
00
136
00
183
00
216
00
290
00
248
00
272
00
098
00
851
00
220
Al
40
322
40
340
40
735
40
445
40
172
40
310
40
578
40
354
40
262
40
382
40
154
40
378
40
340
39
611
40
221
Cr
ndashndash
00
028
ndashndash
00
024
ndash00
020
ndashndash
00
016
ndashndash
ndashndash
Fe
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash
Mg
09
557
08
779
09
221
08
770
09
269
09
821
08
975
08
650
08
777
08
890
09
462
08
772
07
570
05
191
09
891
Ca
11
272
10
604
11
698
10
491
12
023
10
812
11
809
11
283
09
842
11
009
10
978
11
308
10
193
13
664
12
826
Mn
02
361
02
263
03
135
02
307
03
128
02
312
02
756
02
963
02
666
02
257
03
049
02
258
03
314
02
698
01
934
Fe
36
710
37
674
36
214
38
368
35
243
37
057
36
435
36
877
38
293
37
692
36
760
37
750
39
587
39
525
35
523
Ni
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash00
037
ndash00
048
ndash00
053
00
017
ndash00
019
00
036
00
017
Na
00
009
00
106
00
079
00
058
00
013
00
022
00
022
00
031
00
031
00
124
00
128
00
147
00
128
00
129
ndash
Kndash
ndashndash
00
006
ndash00
014
ndash00
029
ndash00
006
00
038
00
029
ndash00
042
00
024
Tota
l160
037
159
825
160
384
160
128
159
884
160
13
160
148
160
049
159
878
160
144
160
299
160
271
160
522
160
587
160
169
Uv
ndashndash
00
7ndash
ndash00
6ndash
00
5ndash
ndash00
4ndash
ndashndash
ndash
Ad
03
606
003
003
302
002
803
304
403
704
101
512
603
3
Gr
182
6169
4188
8175
196
4179
6193
8184
160
1177
2176
1181
9165
8204
5208
1
Py
159
9148
6153
3146
3155
7163
7149
8145
147
6149
157
4146
4124
985
7164
7
Sp
39
538
352
138
552
538
546
049
744
937
850
737
754
744
532
2
Al
614
3637
6602
1640
1592
617
6608
3618
1644
1631
6611
6630
0653
2652
6591
6
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123
(104ndash112 wt) and significantly higher Al2O3 (127ndash
159 wt) and FeO (160ndash179 wt) On the classification
diagram most data plot in the tschermakite field (Fig 6)
Plagioclase
The representative composition of plagioclase is presented
in Table 4 The feldspar is dominated by andesine
(An = 35ndash49) although one grain is more albite-rich
(An = 20) The Or component is generally less than 2 In
comparison with garnet-bearing volcanic rocks of the
northern Pannonian Basin eastern-central Europe (Harangi
et al 2001) plagioclase in this study is relatively poor in
Al Ca and rich in Na with much lower An values Sig-
nificantly plagioclase generally possesses reversed
compositional zoning with the rims containing a higher
proportion of anorthite than the cores (Table 4)
Ilmenite
Ilmenite occurs within garnet phenocrysts suggesting an
early phase of crystallization The results show that
ilmenite is characterized by low MgO (008 wt) and
relatively high MnO (208ndash595 wt) (Table 5) The
compositions are in contrast with those of ilmenite in calc-
alkaline volcanic rocks of Northland Stouchi and the
northern Pannonian Basin which is generally Mg-rich
(MgO [1 wt) and Mn-Poor (MnO 1 wt) (Day et al
1992 Harangi et al 2001 Kawabata and Takafuji 2005)
Whole-rock geochemistry
Major elements
The whole-rock major and trace element and Nd-Sr isotope
compositions of selected samples are presented in Table 6
The rock samples are homogeneous with SiO2 contents
ranging from 611 to 623 wt They are low in TiO2
(05 wt) and MgO (2 wt) and relatively Na-rich
with Na2OK2O ratios between 27 and 43 The most
distinctive feature is the high Al2O3 content (175ndash
181 wt) consistent with the high proportions of pla-
gioclase and garnet Despite their relatively high Al2O3
contents most the samples plot in the metaluminous field
except for a few samples showing weakly peraluminous
characteristics (10 ACNK 11) (Fig 7) In the nor-
mative feldspar classification diagram all samples fall in
the tonalite field (Fig 8)
Trace elements
The rock samples have low concentrations of transition
elements eg Cr (20 ppm) and Ni (13 ppm) compared
with rocks with similar SiO2 in the Andes (eg Franchini
et al 2003) Large ion lithosphile elements (LILE) and
high field strength elements (HFSE) are also relatively low
in abundance Except for the moderate Sr content (208ndash
250 ppm) Rb (35ndash50 ppm) Cs (121ndash327 ppm) and Ba
(167ndash342 ppm) are all relatively low The contrast between
Rb and Sr concentration levels gives rise to the strikingly
low RbSr ratios (025) Because of the relatively limited
SiO2 range most elements do not show definable trends
with major oxides (eg SiO2 or MgO) Most HFSE (eg
Nb Ta Zr Hf) are comparable to those in garnet-bearing
I-type granitoids (Day et al 1992 Harangi et al 2001) and
are comparable or lower than those in felsic magmatic
rocks from island arcs (eg Mason and McDonald 1978)
Like typical rocks at deconstructive plate margins the
samples display LREE-enriched patterns (Fig 9a) with
chondrite-normalized LaYb ratios between 12 and 38 The
distinctive characteristics of the samples are their remark-
ably low HREE contents (Yb = 055ndash073 ppm) and
significant HREE fractionation (GdYbn = 32ndash54) Most
samples have not experienced plagioclase fractionation
because they possess positive Eu anomalies (EuEu[11)
However three samples exhibit higher LREE contents and
higher LaYbn and GdYbn ratios and slight negative Eu
anomalies (EuEu = 085ndash089) (Table 5 Fig 9a) These
three samples also show relatively low ZrSm ratios
(19ndash24) whereas all other samples have high ZrSm ratios
([30) which are different from those of modern mid-
ocean-ridge basalts (MORBs) ocean-island basalts (OIB)
and island-arc basalts (IAB) but similar to those of
Archean TTG and adakitic rocks (Foley et al 2002) On a
primitive mantle normalized spider diagram the rock is
enriched in LILE relative to LREE and HFSE with pro-
nounced spikes of Pb and troughs of Nb-Ta P and Ti
(Fig 9b) exhibiting characteristics of typical subduction-
related magmas
0
20
40
60
80
Rim Rim
Per
cent
age
Almandine
Grossular
PyropeSpessartine
Core
G-5c 4
Fig 5 Line profile of analyses across a representative garnet from
the garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry
1498 Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) (2009) 981489ndash1510
123
Sr-Nd-O Isotopic compositions
The porphyry possesses relatively homogeneous Sr and Nd
isotope compositions with initial 87Sr86Sr ratios and eNdT
values ranging from 07065 to 07067 and -23 to -14
respectively (Table 6) There are no significant trends
between incompatible element ratios (eg SrY ZrNb
ZrSm and BaLa) with either 87Sr86Sr or eNdT values In
the NdndashSr isotope correlation diagram all the data plot in
the field of arc magmatism and are quite close to the mantle
array (Fig 10) Analysis of garnet separates from the
tonalite porphyry has yielded a d18O value of +623
significantly higher than that of garnet from the mantle
(+524) (Schulze et al 2001)
Discussion
Origin of garnet in the tonalite porphyry
The origin of garnet in calc-alkaline rocks has been debated
for a long time being variously envisaged as a xenocryst a
phenocryst or a restite phase (Birch and Gleadow 1974
Popov et al 1982 Gilbert and Rogers 1989) Green (1977
1992) noticed a close relationship between garnet compo-
sition and the PndashT conditions of crystallization and
recognized that garnet crystallized under relatively high
pressure conditions is more Ca-rich and Mn-poor relative
to those formed in shallower environments In the case of
the East Kunlun porphyry all garnet crystals are euhedral
Table 3 Representative major element composition of hornblende in the garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry East Kunlun
Sample g12b-4a g12b-4b g12c-2ac g12c-2br g5a-3c g5a-3r g5a-5c g-5a-5r g5a-5c g7a-1r g7a-1c g2a-2c g2a-2b g2a-2r g5b-1a g5b-1b
SiO2 4221 4282 4329 4331 4341 4291 4163 4192 4175 4235 4297 4135 4467 4347 4243 4112
TiO2 125 097 113 101 113 108 108 099 094 088 098 187 096 116 107 182
Al2O3 1589 1524 1432 1423 1407 1453 1517 1500 1486 1460 1453 1497 1269 1438 1404 1538
Cr2O3 000 001 002 000 004 000 001 001 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000
FeO 1789 1756 1785 1780 1686 1645 1671 1650 1689 1690 1728 1609 1701 1727 1687 1596
MnO 011 021 024 025 019 014 019 014 020 033 032 032 024 024 025 029
MgO 881 910 920 944 942 941 899 921 902 898 926 963 1007 929 922 949
CaO 1093 1115 1082 1060 1104 1097 1109 1091 1104 1089 1077 1111 1036 1083 1104 1097
Na2O 165 153 160 159 160 159 158 160 161 152 156 196 144 154 147 190
K2O 056 061 055 059 054 041 058 045 053 056 053 048 035 047 053 048
NiO 000 000 000 001 004 003 000 000 000 001 001 000 001 001 005 004
Total 9931 9919 9902 9882 9835 9752 9702 9672 9685 9701 9822 9777 9779 9865 9696 9744
Formula (cations based on 23 oxygens)
Si 621 630 638 640 642 638 626 630 629 636 637 617 661 641 638 615
AlIV 179 170 162 160 158 162 174 170 171 164 163 183 139 159 162 185
AlVI 0970 0945 0874 0872 0870 0929 0944 0957 0930 0945 0915 0801 0826 0908 0865 0856
Ti 0139 0107 0126 0112 0126 0121 0122 0112 0107 0100 0109 0210 0106 0128 0121 0205
Cr 0000 0001 0002 0000 0005 0000 0001 0001 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
Fe2+ 2202 2161 2202 2198 2085 2046 2100 2074 2128 2122 2144 2007 2105 2130 2121 1996
Mn 0014 0027 0030 0032 0024 0018 0024 0018 0026 0041 0041 0040 0030 0030 0032 0036
Ni 0000 0000 0000 0001 0005 0003 0000 0000 0000 0001 0001 0000 0001 0001 0006 0004
Mg 1934 1996 2022 2079 2078 2086 2015 2063 2025 2010 2048 2142 2222 2041 2065 2114
Total 5258 5237 5255 5293 5193 5203 5206 5226 5216 5219 5258 5200 5291 5238 5209 5212
Ca 1723 1758 1710 1677 1749 1748 1786 1757 1782 1753 1713 1776 1643 1711 1778 1757
Na 0018 0005 0035 0030 0058 0049 0008 0017 0002 0028 0029 0024 0066 0051 0013 0031
Total 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000
Na 0453 0431 0421 0425 0400 0411 0451 0449 0468 0416 0420 0544 0347 0389 0416 0518
K 0106 0114 0103 0112 0102 0079 0111 0086 0101 0107 0100 0090 0065 0087 0102 0092
Total 15559 15544 15525 15537 15502 15489 15562 15535 15569 15522 15520 15634 15413 15476 15517 15610
Total O 2601 2601 2596 2592 2589 2574 2547 2547 2541 2549 2580 2566 2586 2596 2547 2561
ON 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23
Al 2757 2643 2490 2477 2451 2547 2687 2657 2639 2584 2540 2632 2213 2499 2487 2709
Na 0471 0436 0457 0455 0458 0460 0459 0466 0470 0444 0449 0567 0413 0440 0429 0549
XMg 028 029 028 029 030 031 029 030 029 029 029 032 031 029 030 031
Pressure 101 96 88 88 87 91 98 96 96 93 91 95 75 89 88 99
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with concentric zoning and have a similar composition
suggesting a magmatic origin The data show that all the
garnets contain relatively high Ca (CaO = 585ndash117 wt)
and low Mn (MnO = 040ndash296 wt) (Table 2) consis-
tent with crystallization at relatively high pressure
(CaO [ 4 wt MnO 4 wt) (Green 1977 1992 Con-
rad et al 1988) In the MnO versus CaO diagram
(Fig 11a) garnets from the tonalite porphyry from East
Kunlun show strong affinity to high-pressure garnet This is
different from garnets contained in xenoliths from the
Cenozoic volcanic rocks of Hohxil northern Tibetan
Plateau (Deng 1998) which mostly plot in the low-pressure
field The distinctive composition of the garnet is consistent
with the petrographic observation and suggests that all the
garnets are phenocrysts that crystallized under relatively
high pressure Furthermore it has been recognized that
garnet in cumulates of mantle-derived magma ecolgitic
restite and garnet peridotite generally contains high MgO
(usually [8 wt) (eg Lee et al 2006 and references
therein) However garnet in the tonalitic porphyry contains
much lower MgO (45 wt) strikingly different from
garnet grown in the mantle environment (Fig 11b) This
may suggest that these garnets crystallized in a felsic
rather than a mafic melt
80 75 70 65 60 550
1
Ferro-Actinolite
Actinolite
Tremolite Tr Hb
ActHbl
Fe-ActHbl Ferro-Hbl
Magnesio-Hbl
Fe-TschHbl
Tsch
Hbl
Ferro-
Tschermakite
Tschermakite
Tsi
Mg
(Mg+
Fe)
2+
Fig 6 Classification diagram for hornblende crystals from the
garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry (after Hawthorne 1981)
Table 4 Representative analyses of plagioclase from the garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry East Kunlun
Sample Grt-12c3 Grt-c4c Grt-c4r Grt-7a1c Grt-7a1r Grt-7a2c Grt-7a2r Grt-7a3c Grt-7a3r
SiO2 6416 5791 5673 5915 5712 5954 5523 5929 5648
TiO2 ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash 002 ndash ndash
Al2O3 2292 2781 2848 2592 2821 2643 2811 2611 2821
Cr2O3 021 002 002 001 ndash 002 002 002 001
MgO ndash ndash ndash ndash 001 ndash ndash ndash ndash
CaO 355 907 1015 742 964 771 1020 756 979
MnO 002 003 004 005 003 004 004 007 003
FeO 035 003 007 003 008 002 006 007 005
NiO 001 003 006 ndash 003 ndash ndash 001 001
Na2O 766 634 585 738 621 715 603 745 619
K2O 010 021 013 026 015 024 011 023 017
Total 9898 10145 10153 10022 10148 10115 9982 10081 10094
Formular (cations based on 8 oxygens)
Si 28404 25585 25132 26366 25292 26282 24945 26303 2517
Ti ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash 00006 ndash ndash
Al 1196 14479 14866 13616 14722 13751 14964 13648 14817
Cr 00073 00007 00007 00004 00006 00006 00007 00003
Mg 00003 ndash ndash ndash 00005 ndash ndash ndash ndash
Ca 01683 04293 04817 03542 04571 03647 04934 03589 04674
Mn 00008 0001 00017 00018 00012 00015 00014 00026 00009
Fe 00128 00011 00025 00013 00029 00009 00021 00026 0002
Ni 00003 00011 00022 ndash 0001 ndash ndash 00002 00003
Na 06577 05429 05021 06378 05328 06116 0528 06405 05352
K 00058 0012 00071 00149 00085 00137 00065 00129 00098
Total 48897 49946 49978 50087 50053 49963 50236 50137 50146
ab 7906 5516 5067 6335 5337 6177 5136 6327 5286
or 070 122 072 148 085 138 064 128 096
an 2023 4362 4861 3518 4579 3684 4800 3545 4617
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Constraints on the PndashT conditions
Several geobarometers and geothermometers have been
proposed to estimate the P-T conditions of granitoid
batholith formation (eg Holland and Blundy 1994
Anderson 1996 Holdaway et al 1997) Day et al (1992)
used phase equilibrium diagrams to constrain the P-T
conditions of garnet-bearing andesite in Northland
New Zealand and suggested that the mineral assemblage
of garnet + plagioclase + amphibole + quartz is stable
around 10 kbar and 800ndash850C and a similar estimate was
made for the garnet-bearing calc-alkaline volcanic rocks of
the northern Pannonion Basin eastern-central Europe
(Harangi et al 2001) In contrast to multiple mineral
barometers the Al-in-hornblende geobarometer is partic-
ularly suitable to estimate the emplacement pressure of
granitic rocks (Anderson 1996 Ague 1997) Because gar-
nets in the tonalitic porphyry are mostly surrounded by
plagioclase or hornblende the Al-in-hornblende barometer
can provide direct constraint on the crystallization pressure
of garnet Using the Al-in-hornblende barometer calibrated
by Schmidt (1992) the pressure is estimated at 75ndash
101 kbar suggesting that the garnet crystallized at a
crustal depth below 26ndash35 km Using the zircon saturation
thermometer (Watson and Harrison 1983) the temperature
of the tonalite porphyry was estimated as 706ndash713C
representing the temperature when the magma was em-
placed at a shallower crustal level
Petrogenesis of the garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry
The relatively high SiO2 low MgO Cr and Ni contents
suggest an evolved magmatic composition for the garnet-
bearing tonalitic porphyry The relatively high pressure of
hornblendes indicates that the phenocrysts formed prior to
emplacement of the magma therefore their compositions
may be useful to infer the origin of the early melt Garnet
phenocrysts with ilmenite inclusions are the earliest phases
preserved in the tonalite porphyry The garnet phenocrysts
are compositionally distinct from those crystallized from
primary mantle-derived magma and therefore probably
formed in an evolved magma (Fig 11b) Likewise
ilmenite within garnet phenocrysts has a very low MgO
(008 wt) content much lower than ilmenite in the
garnet-bearing andesitedacite of Northland New Zealand
(179ndash248 wt) northern Pannonian Basin (085ndash
327 wt) and the Setouchi volcanic belt (1ndash102 wt)
(Day et al 1992 Harangi et al 2001 Kawabata and
Takafuji 2005) In addition the garnet phenocrysts have an
oxygen isotope composition (+623) significantly higher
than that of normal mantle-derived garnets (+524)
(Schulze et al 2001) which together with the above
evidence suggests a crustal source for the phenocrysts
Experimental work conducted in the garnet-stability field
has revealed that partial melting of amphibolite would
generate silicic melt characterized by low MgO and high
SiO2 (eg Skjerlie and Johnston 1996 Rapp et al 1999)
which may well explain the low MgO contents in the
garnets and ilmenites from East Kunlun However the
garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry cannot be entirely ascri-
bed to partial melting of mafic crust because the rock
contains only moderate Sr (260 ppm) which is signifi-
cantly lower than the average Sr content (348 ppm) of the
lower crust (Rudnick and Gao 2004) Field investigation
and geochemical research on the Triassic arc magma in
East Kunlun have revealed extensive mixing of crust- and
mantle-derived magma (Luo et al 2002 Liu et al 2003)
In the Nd-Sr isotope correlation diagram (Fig 10) the
garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry plots mainly in the field
of Triassic arc magmas but much closer to the mantle
array and therefore distinct from those of the basement of
East Kunlun This may suggest that only a small propor-
tion of crustal component contributed to the genesis of the
rock
Table 5 Representative composition of ilmenite enclosed in garnet crystals
Sample Grt-2a-1 Grt-2a-2 Grt-2a-3 Grt-2a-4 Grt-2a-5 Grt-2b-1 Grt-2b-2 Grt-2b-3 Grt-3a-2 Grt-3a-3 Grt-3a-4 Grt-3a-5 Grt-3a-6
SiO2 002 007 004 ndash 005 004 004 002 004 003 004 006 001
TiO2 5047 5094 5001 5226 4999 4999 5078 5049 5003 5084 5084 4994 5017
Al2O3 ndash 003 ndash 001 010 004 004 007 006 001 002 001 004
FeO 4644 4347 4690 4451 4462 4639 4666 4593 4601 4565 4557 4702 4277
MnO 256 595 208 266 301 244 243 236 270 298 284 266 502
MgO 005 ndash 008 002 ndash ndash 006 006 007 003 003 003 004
CaO 003 003 ndash 027 021 001 ndash 003 038 ndash ndash ndash 001
Na2O 003 005 003 ndash 003 ndash 001 ndash 005 004 007 ndash ndash
K2O ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash 001 ndash ndash 001 ndash ndash ndash
Cr2O3 ndash 001 ndash ndash 007 005 ndash ndash 004 ndash ndash ndash ndash
Total 9960 10055 9915 9973 9809 9897 10002 9897 9937 9960 9941 9971 9805
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123
Tab
le6
Whole
rock
com
posi
tions
of
the
gar
net
-bea
ring
tonal
itic
porp
hyry
E
ast
Kunlu
n
Sam
ple
EK
L2-
01
EK
L2-
03
EK
L2-
06
EK
L2-
08
EK
L2-
11
EK
L2-
13
EK
L2-
16
EK
L2-
17
EK
2-
19
EK
L2-
21
EK
L2-
23
EK
L2-
26
EK
L2-
28
EK
L2-
30
EK
L2-
31
EK
L2-
33
EK
L2-
35
EK
L2-
36
EK
L2-
37
EK
L2-
39
EK
L2-
40
SiO
2616
2613
6621
8616
5616
9616
4614
0622
9620
9616
5616
0614
8612
8609
0610
7615
3615
2619
4619
7620
6618
3
TiO
204
504
504
304
304
404
504
404
304
404
304
404
304
204
104
104
304
304
304
404
404
4
Al 2
O3
179
0178
4181
3179
4178
6180
2179
4180
8179
8177
7177
7175
4175
0177
3177
6180
6180
0181
3179
5180
2178
3
Fe 2
O3T
50
750
547
648
448
050
850
848
048
348
548
648
448
348
248
547
948
048
148
248
248
6
MnO
00
800
800
800
700
800
800
800
700
700
800
800
700
700
800
800
800
800
800
800
700
8
MgO
18
618
617
617
517
218
018
017
717
617
817
717
817
716
917
117
517
317
517
417
817
8
CaO
64
564
566
165
964
964
263
952
452
463
263
463
663
564
063
964
464
364
465
252
463
5
Na 2
O36
337
634
636
333
037
137
636
036
133
432
934
234
032
738
534
834
134
433
336
033
9
K2O
08
708
711
611
510
911
211
211
811
911
311
210
510
512
312
509
909
809
811
011
911
2
P2O
500
800
800
900
900
800
900
800
900
900
900
900
800
800
800
800
800
900
900
800
900
9
LO
I24
222
718
219
620
521
321
326
927
422
324
130
130
231
430
623
022
023
419
626
924
8
Tota
l1004
21000
61004
61001
1996
01005
41002
31002
51000
3996
7997
71000
6997
7997
31005
1999
2996
71004
3999
8999
91002
4
Li
147
147
105
124
159
151
142
227
162
156
176
147
133
127
128
131
141
121
155
181
160
Be
14
515
115
215
715
916
216
316
117
116
816
117
617
116
116
216
016
415
715
516
115
8
Sc
70
073
763
668
965
771
266
675
974
162
269
773
668
474
478
265
566
267
771
765
768
2
V397
410
373
371
371
372
369
369
361
369
385
374
363
355
353
362
367
362
354
359
376
Cr
156
180
162
164
224
172
158
151
155
163
157
165
179
157
165
217
136
173
155
158
152
Co
94
097
091
091
188
490
689
768
067
282
881
685
987
797
397
878
078
278
185
566
882
2
Ni
126
106
112
85
109
89
582
872
588
384
570
480
595
592
684
497
664
584
278
378
864
4
Cu
126
126
128
124
126
108
104
105
119
135
134
119
137
103
112
97
95
100
120
101
130
Zn
772
799
729
737
694
756
714
664
693
730
703
736
742
953
943
737
730
721
708
643
693
Ga
171
174
175
178
174
175
170
170
162
166
171
169
169
170
167
173
173
169
166
162
168
Ge
11
211
311
111
111
111
010
710
610
510
910
911
811
711
111
712
312
512
110
710
111
1
Rb
352
361
496
495
419
408
408
476
480
434
433
426
430
460
457
466
454
459
409
477
432
Sr
252
259
251
254
249
245
243
208
209
236
236
232
234
240
239
232
230
229
243
208
238
Y66
668
662
762
763
469
870
460
756
967
267
964
564
271
572
669
668
566
962
459
369
0
Zr
672
722
783
786
725
769
751
689
686
674
757
884
814
825
670
687
771
820
730
676
756
Nb
39
040
139
439
639
740
039
438
539
039
739
639
239
038
638
739
338
537
939
338
840
1
Mo
07
607
207
907
007
707
006
407
306
704
805
407
808
909
207
806
404
806
206
507
305
3
Cd
01
401
401
701
601
502
101
905
601
901
401
501
802
501
701
901
301
401
801
401
401
8
Sb
04
704
804
604
405
406
006
008
908
506
706
913
413
609
309
707
808
308
204
908
406
9
Cs
12
112
414
214
013
315
215
231
731
518
518
717
617
618
418
116
015
815
713
732
718
8
Ba
247
256
281
282
270
317
314
186
183
259
263
263
267
341
342
171
170
167
265
182
267
La
113
130
112
115
111
118
119
115
108
114
117
115
115
116
114
361
334
345
112
113
117
Ce
225
249
219
226
217
230
231
227
211
221
225
223
223
221
221
668
611
632
221
219
230
Pr
27
030
226
727
026
427
428
427
425
927
227
926
527
426
726
673
867
369
626
326
528
4
Nd
107
115
106
107
104
108
107
105
98
106
109
106
106
104
103
251
230
237
103
103
110
Sm
22
423
622
322
421
921
822
921
420
422
322
521
722
721
621
336
234
434
821
720
623
5
Eu
07
307
507
607
607
307
407
207
106
807
407
707
307
407
407
509
008
908
707
406
907
7
Gd
18
419
418
118
018
018
618
717
216
318
718
318
318
118
218
128
627
127
317
716
718
7
Tb
02
602
702
602
502
602
602
602
502
402
602
602
502
602
602
703
203
103
102
602
302
7
Dy
13
413
513
012
813
113
913
812
412
013
613
313
013
114
213
814
914
514
012
612
113
9
1502 Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) (2009) 981489ndash1510
123
Ta
ble
6co
nti
nu
ed
Sam
ple
EK
L2-
01
EK
L2-
03
EK
L2-
06
EK
L2-
08
EK
L2-
11
EK
L2-
13
EK
L2-
16
EK
L2-
17
EK
2-
19
EK
L2-
21
EK
L2-
23
EK
L2-
26
EK
L2-
28
EK
L2-
30
EK
L2-
31
EK
L2-
33
EK
L2-
35
EK
L2-
36
EK
L2-
37
EK
L2-
39
EK
L2-
40
Ho
02
502
602
402
402
402
702
702
302
202
602
602
502
402
602
702
702
602
602
402
202
6
Er
06
907
206
606
606
707
807
606
806
407
207
106
806
707
907
807
807
407
606
506
607
6
Tm
01
001
000
900
900
901
101
100
900
801
001
000
900
901
101
101
001
001
000
900
901
1
Yb
06
106
305
805
605
807
007
105
905
506
406
306
005
907
307
106
606
406
205
905
606
4
Lu
00
900
900
800
800
901
001
000
900
800
900
900
800
901
001
101
000
900
900
800
800
9
Hf
20
321
823
223
721
723
122
420
620
720
522
225
824
023
519
720
922
623
421
619
621
9
Ta
03
303
203
203
103
103
203
003
003
002
903
003
002
902
902
902
902
902
803
002
803
0
W04
404
203
403
203
403
302
905
604
902
903
204
004
203
603
603
002
502
703
105
502
9
Tl
02
402
503
203
102
603
102
903
703
802
502
603
003
103
303
202
502
502
402
703
802
7
Pb
95
294
8110
1108
9112
795
695
9101
1108
5101
7113
099
3119
9104
4108
098
099
7101
2111
4101
0101
8
Bi
00
900
900
500
500
800
600
601
201
201
401
501
201
300
500
501
601
601
700
701
201
5
Th
36
541
937
138
336
239
139
438
836
636
638
138
138
137
536
7135
5123
6130
536
537
237
3
U12
913
314
014
013
613
713
412
812
313
413
814
814
713
513
916
215
615
813
312
513
8
AC
NK
a09
309
209
309
109
409
209
110
410
409
509
509
309
309
308
909
509
509
609
410
409
4
Mg
48
48
48
48
47
47
47
48
48
48
48
48
48
47
47
48
48
48
48
48
48
RE
E553
610
544
555
538
567
570
553
517
551
561
550
553
551
548
1463
1349
1390
541
536
571
(La Y
b) C
hb
126
139
130
138
130
114
113
131
134
121
126
128
131
107
108
372
353
379
129
136
123
(Gd Yb) C
hb
36
937
337
838
837
932
332
035
136
235
735
236
837
030
130
853
051
453
936
635
935
2
Eu
10
910
711
611
511
311
310
611
311
411
111
611
211
211
411
708
508
908
611
511
411
2
Ce
09
509
309
409
509
409
509
309
509
309
309
209
509
309
309
409
609
609
609
509
409
4
Zr
Sm
30
31
35
35
33
35
33
32
34
30
34
41
36
38
32
19
22
24
34
33
32
Zr
Yb
110
114
134
140
126
110
106
116
126
106
120
146
137
113
94
105
121
133
124
120
117
NbY
b64
263
667
670
568
957
155
564
771
462
362
764
965
752
654
259
960
261
566
769
062
3
ThN
b09
310
409
409
709
109
810
010
109
409
209
609
709
809
709
534
532
134
509
309
609
3
Zr
Nb
17
18
20
20
18
19
19
18
18
17
19
23
21
21
17
17
20
22
19
17
19
ThL
a03
203
203
303
303
303
303
303
403
403
203
203
303
303
203
203
803
703
803
203
303
2
Sr
Y379
377
401
405
393
350
345
343
367
351
348
360
364
336
330
333
335
342
389
351
344
Ce
Pb
24
26
20
21
19
24
24
22
19
22
20
22
19
21
20
68
61
63
20
22
23
eNd
c-
18
-20
-21
-19
-23
-18
-14
-20
Init
ial
Srd
07
067
07
066
07
067
07
066
07
067
07
067
07
065
07
066
aA
lum
inum
satu
rati
on
index
=m
ola
rA
l 2O
3(
K2O
+N
a 2O
+C
aO)
bC
hondri
tedat
afr
om
Tay
lor
and
McL
ennan
1985
ck S
m=
65
49
10
-1
2yea
r-1
dk R
b=
14
29
10
-1
1yea
r-1
Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) (2009) 981489ndash1510 1503
123
Plagioclase phenocrysts record the compositional varia-
tion of the magma during a later stage of its crystallization
The reversed zoning in plagioclase (Table 3) is commonly
considered to reflect magma mixing with a more primitive
source (Hibbard 1995 Kawabata and Shuto 2005) Because
dehydration melting of lower crust requires relatively high
temperature ([850C) (eg Rushmer 1991 Sen and Dunn
1994 Skjerlie and Johnston 1996) a mantle-derived
magma must have been involved to fuse the crustal mate-
rial The high Al2O3 and mostly positive Eu anomalies of
the tonalite porphyry suggest retarded crystallization of
plagioclase which together with the abundant hornblende
in the rock indicates an H2O-rich magma (Muntener et al
2001 Grove et al 2002) Due to the scarcity of water in the
lower crust partial melting of lower crust cannot generate
an H2O-rich melt (Patino Douce 1999) therefore the high
H2O contents in the garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry most
likely came from mantle-derived magma In the Triassic
the Paleo-Tethys was being consumed along the south
margin of the Kunlun arc (Yin and Harrison 2000) which
resulted in widespread arc magmatism in East Kunlun It is
therefore likely that mantle-derived arc magma was un-
derplated along the crust-mantle zone and mixed with a
felsic crustal melt a scenario consistent with experimental
work conducted by McCarthy and Patino Douce (1997)
In terms of tectonic setting Paleo-Tethys was still being
consumed along the Kunlun in the late Triassic (Sengor
1987 Yin and Harrison 2000) and Triassic limestone
within flysch sediments in the Kunlun range suggest a
marine-phase sedimentary environment that probably
05 10 15 2004
08
12
16
20
24
28
Peralkaline
Metaluminous Peraluminous
ACNK
AN
K
Fig 7 ANK versus ACNK diagram for the granitoids from East
Kunlun (after Maniar and Piccoli 1989)
Gra
nodi
orite
An
Ab Or
Tona
lite
Trondhjemite Granite
Fig 8 An-Ab-Or CIPW-normative ternary diagram for the granitoids
from East Kunlun (after Barker 1979)
Sa
mp
leC
ho
nd
rite
La
Ce
Pr
Nd Sm
Eu
Gd
Tb
Dy
Ho
Er
Tm
Yb
Lu
1000
100
10
1
01
1
1
10
100
1000
Cs
Rb
Ba
Th
U
K
Nb
Ta
La
Ce
Pb
Pr
Sr
P
Nd
Zr
Hf
Sm
Eu
Ti
Gd
Tb
Dy
Y
Ho
Er
Tm
Yb
Lu
Sa
mp
lep
rim
itiv
em
an
tle
(a)
(b)
Fig 9 Trace element characteristics of the garnet-bearing tonalite
porphyry (a) Chondrite-normalized rare earth element patterns for
representative samples of the tonalite porphyry East Kunlun (chon-
drite values from Taylor and McLennan 1985) b Primitive mantle-
normalized trace element spider diagrams for representative samples
of the tonalite porphyry East Kunlun (Primitive mantle data from Sun
and McDonough 1989)
1504 Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) (2009) 981489ndash1510
123
reflected a normal crustal thickness (35 km) for the East
Kunlun at this time Therefore although there is no direct
evidence of restite or xenoliths indicating generation at the
crust-mantle boundary the high pressure of the garnet
phenocrysts may indicate that they were formed at or just
above the crust-mantle transition zone The garnet-bearing
tonalite porphyry from East Kunlun therefore provides a
paradigm of MASH zone magmatic processes
Implications for genesis of adakitic rocks
Adakites are sodic rocks characterized by low HREE but
elevated Sr and Al2O3 contents and high SrY and LaYb
ratios which are ascribed to hydrous partial melting of a
subducted oceanic slab or over-thickened lower crust in the
garnet stability field (Defant and Drummond 1990
Atherton and Petford 1993 Martin et al 2005) Because of
the broad similarity to Archean tonalitendashtrondhjemitendash
granodiorite gneisses (TTG) and their potential role in
metallogenesis (Martin 1999 Smithies 2000 Condie 2005
Richards and Kerrich 2007) adakitic rocks have received
much attention Although the petrogenetic regime has been
supported by much experimental work (eg Rapp et al
1991 Rushmer 1991 Sen and Dunn 1994) most thermal
models require subduction of young and therefore warm
oceanic lithosphere to reach the temperature of the wet
basaltic solidus at depths of 90ndash120 km (eg Peacock
et al 1994) However such a prediction is contrary to
many modern cases where adakites occur in association
with old and thus cold subducting slabs (Macpherson
et al 2006) To deal with such a paradox some workers
have proposed that fractional crystallization of H2O-rich
arc magmas under high pressure conditions would give rise
to adakitic signatures in arc magmas (eg Castillo et al
1999 Kleinhanns et al 2003 Macpherson et al 2006 Eiler
et al 2007 Richards and Kerrich 2007 Roderıguez et al
2007) However both adakitic and non-adakitic rocks may
come from the mantle and experience high pressure frac-
tionation in the MASH zone therefore there must be other
key factors affecting the composition of arc magmas that
prevent some from becoming adakitic rocks
It is proposed that the garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry
from East Kunlun experienced strong fractional crystalli-
zation and magma mixing in the garnet stability field
therefore providing an opportunity to test the various
+10
+5
0
-5
-10
-15
-200690 0700 0710 0720 0730 0740 0750 0760
Basement of the East Kunlun
Arc magmas of the East Kunlun
Mantle array
87 87Sr Sri
εNd
T
Mixing trend
Garnet-bearing tonalite
Fig 10 Correlation diagram between 87Sr86Sri and eNdT for garnet-
bearing tonalitic porphyry (Data for the basement of East Kunlun
from Yu et al 2005 data for the arc magmas of East Kunlun from
Chen et al 2005 and Liu et al 2003)
Hig
h p
ress
ure
ga
rne
ts f
rom
MI
-typ
e m
ag
ma
s
Low pressure garnets from MI-type magmas
Garnets from S-type granite
Garnets from metapelites
0 2 4 6 80
2
4
6
8
10
MnO (wt)
Ca
O (
wt
)
Garnets from tonalitic porphyry of the East Kunlun
Garnets from xenoliths in Cenozoic volcanic rocks of the Hoh Xil northern Tibet
Garnet websteritesGarnet clinopyroxenites
Garnet peridotites
Garnet in eclogitic restite (2-3 Gpa) Garnet in this study
SNB cumulates of high MgO primitive magma
SNB cumulates of low MgO basaltic andesite
Ca
O (
wt
)
MgO (wt)
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 204
5
7
9
11
12
6
8
10
(a)
(b)
Fig 11 Garnet comparisons in this study compared to other settings
a CaO versus MnO correlation diagram (after Harangi et al 2001)
Data for Cenozoic volcanic rocks of the Hoh Xil northern Tibet from
Deng (1998) b CaO versus MgO correlation diagram (after Lee et al
2006) SNB Sierra Nevada Batholith data for garnet in eclogite
restite from Pertermann and Hirschmann (2003)
Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) (2009) 981489ndash1510 1505
123
hypotheses It contains relatively high Al2O3 ([17 wt)
mostly positive Eu anomalies (EuEu [ 11) and high Zr
Sm ratios ([30) The low HREE (Yb 08 ppm) and high
SrY ([33) ratios are significantly differ from those of
normal island arc magmas In the Y versus SrY correlation
diagram all tonalite rock samples plot in the adakite field
(Fig 12) These features suggest that fractional crystalli-
zation of H2O-rich arc magma in the garnet stability field
can effectively scavenge HREE and generate Al-rich melt
However there are some differences between the tonalite
porphyry and adakitic rocks The porphyry has moderate Sr
(260 ppm) and LaYb ratios (16ndash21) which are lower
than those of adakite (Sr [ 400 ppm LaYb C 20) and
TTG (Sr [ 500 ppm LaYb generally[30) (Barker 1979
Richards and Kerrich 2007) Because plagioclase was
suppressed by the high water content in the magma
removal of Sr by fractionation of plagioclase can be
excluded Instead crystallization of apatite at an early stage
of magmatic evolution may be responsible for the relatively
low Sr contents and LaYb ratios in the residual melt
Apatite commonly occurs in mantle and crustal environ-
ments and possesses high partition coefficients for both Sr
and LREE (Chazot et al 1996 Bea and Montero 1999) For
example apatite may concentrate LREE up to 200 times
compared to clinopyroxene and although slightly lower
than that of plagioclase (up to 158) (Ren et al 2003) its
partition coefficient for Sr (DSr = 51ndash82) is still high
enough to affect magma composition (Pla Cid et al 2007
Prowatke and Klemme 2006) Petrographic observation of
the tonalite porphyry reveals that apatite is mainly enclosed
in the garnet phenocrysts which along with the depletion in
P in the spider diagram (Fig 9b) implies removal of apatite
as an early phase during evolution of the magma in the
MASH zone Because plagioclase was suppressed by a high
water content in the early stage of magmatic evolution
Sr concentration in the residual melt would be mainly
controlled by apatite Similarly moderate Sr contents
(400 ppm) and apatite inclusions in garnet phenocrysts
appear to be common features of garnet-bearing interme-
diate rocks worldwide (eg Day et al 1992 Harangi et al
2001 Bach et al 2003 Kawabata and Shuto 2005)
implying that apatite has played a crucial role in buffering
the Sr level in the magmas It is therefore suggested that
mantle-derived arc magmas cannot evolve into adakites
when extensive crystallization of apatite has already
occurred in the MASH zone
Conclusions
The garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry from the East
Kunlun formed in the late Triassic (213 plusmn 3 Ma) related
to consumption of the Paleo-Tethys ocean It contains
phenocrysts of garnet hornblende plagioclase and quartz
that crystallized in an H2O-rich magma The relatively low
MgO contents of garnet and ilmenite and high d18O value
of garnet separates suggest these early phases were formed
in a felsic melt Pressure estimates for hornblende enclos-
ing garnet provide a minimum constraint on the formation
depth of the garnet phenocrysts (8ndash10 kb) suggesting they
were produced at or just above the crust-mantle transition
zone (MASH zone) NdndashSr isotope compositions indicate
involvement of both crust- and mantle-derived magma
and reversed compositional zoning of plagioclase implies
magma mixing Although the garnet-bearing tonalitic
porphyry resembles an adakitic rock in many respects the
relatively low Sr content and LaYb ratio makes it distinct
from lsquotruersquo adakites It is proposed that early crystallization
of apatite may effectively remove Sr and LREE from the
magma thus providing a mechanism whereby some arc
magmas do not evolve into adakite
Acknowledgments We thank Qian Mao Yuguang Ma and
Ms Ying Liu for their help with the analytical work The authors
benefited from discussions with Drs Guochun Zhao Hongfu Zhang
Nengsong Chen Chunming Wu and Petra Bach We also appreciate
the constructive and encouraging comments of reviewers Ali Polat
and Fu-yuan Wu which helped us to improve and clarify the man-
uscript This work was supported by research grants from the National
Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) 2007CB411308
NSFC Projects 40421303 40572043 40725009 and Hong Kong RGC
(HKU 704004)
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123
Tab
le2
conti
nued
Sam
ple
G-a
-1G
-c-5
G-c
-3G
-c-1
G-5
a-1
G-5
a-2
Core
Man
tle
Rim
Core
Man
tle
Rim
Core
Rim
Core
Man
tle
Rim
Core
Rim
Core
Man
tle
Rim
SiO
2384
5378
6379
5379
5386
4382
6386
1389
9384
4380
2373
0382
0376
0381
5376
4379
8
TiO
207
901
601
605
805
601
902
602
502
401
600
802
302
001
804
501
9
Al 2
O3
211
3214
3212
8215
7212
9215
3215
6219
8217
0220
2215
7217
1217
6216
0215
6215
5
Cr 2
O3
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
00
4ndash
ndashndash
Fe 2
O3
01
9ndash
01
7ndash
01
2ndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
MgO
31
436
236
326
626
537
742
045
038
142
741
341
336
742
832
038
2
CaO
107
463
458
9112
5114
164
069
973
159
762
365
662
064
160
175
064
8
MnO
11
318
019
904
004
716
118
013
918
518
916
516
317
618
117
616
0
FeO
254
9289
3293
1262
5256
8286
2272
0267
1287
4281
1279
5286
5287
0287
0286
2287
7
NiO
00
3ndash
00
100
2ndash
00
5ndash
ndash00
2ndash
ndashndash
00
2ndash
ndash00
1
Na 2
O00
100
500
500
500
500
800
500
300
200
100
500
200
200
3ndash
00
3
K2O
ndash00
4ndash
00
500
300
4ndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash
Tota
l1011
01002
31004
31007
81008
91005
51006
71011
61007
91006
9992
91007
71001
71007
61007
41004
4
Form
ula
r(c
atio
ns
are
calc
ula
ted
bas
edon
12
oxygen
s)
Si
59
863
59
849
59
956
59
405
60
213
60
104
60
256
60
259
60
175
59
503
59
345
59
814
00
241
59
790
59
310
59
797
Ti
00
931
00
187
00
19
00
686
00
654
00
22
00
300
00
290
00
282
00
188
00
097
00
269
40
530
00
218
00
534
00
230
Al
38
777
39
925
39
617
39
799
39
105
39
861
39
661
40
036
40
032
40
611
40
439
40
057
00
046
39
895
40
042
39
992
Cr
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
Fe
00
222
ndash00
198
ndash00
143
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash08
645
ndashndash
ndash
Mg
07
276
08
529
08
544
06
197
06
151
08
825
09
771
10
359
08
880
09
951
09
782
09
632
10
845
09
993
07
522
08
953
Ca
17
911
10
739
09
973
18
873
19
051
10
771
11
679
12
107
10
010
10
448
11
182
10
408
02
353
10
087
12
669
10
937
Mn
01
491
02
404
02
662
00
535
00
622
02
137
02
380
01
815
02
457
02
506
02
226
02
159
37
928
02
401
02
342
02
137
Fe
33
184
38
247
38
72
34
361
33
469
37
592
35
496
34
522
37
628
36
789
37
190
37
515
00
028
37
613
37
710
37
875
Ni
00
037
ndash00
007
00
028
ndash00
068
ndashndash
00
029
ndash00
006
ndash00
054
ndashndash
00
015
Na
00
030
00
153
00
148
00
153
00
143
00
253
00
140
00
091
00
067
00
018
00
144
00
066
ndash00
098
00
009
00
085
Kndash
00
089
00
006
00
098
00
057
00
08
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
160
084
ndashndash
ndash
Tota
l159
722
160
122
160
023
160
136
159
609
159
912
159
683
159
478
159
56
160
012
160
41
159
922
ndash160
094
160
139
160
02
Uv
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
01
2ndash
ndashndash
Ad
19
702
807
810
413
603
304
604
404
302
801
404
103
603
308
03
5
Gr
272
9174
9157
1299
6303
1176
4189
9199
1163
170
6183
168
174
7162
8198
1177
2
Py
122
7142
6142
9104
1104
4149
1165
2176
7151
167
162
2161
7145
166
6125
5149
8
Sp
25
140
244
509
010
636
140
230
941
842
136
936
339
540
039
135
8
Al
559
6639
5647
7577
568
2635
1600
1588
8639
9617
5616
5629
9636
1627
3629
3633
7
1496 Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) (2009) 981489ndash1510
123
Tab
le2
conti
nued
Sam
ple
G-5
c-1
G-5
c-2
G-5
c-3
G-5
c-4
G-2
a-3
G-4
c-2
G-5
b-3
Core
Rim
Core
Rim
Core
Rim
Core
Man
tle
Rim
Rim
Core
Core
Rim
Core
Rim
SiO
2377
9381
4376
7378
7384
1381
5381
0380
6381
1378
8380
3376
4373
1368
0382
1
TiO
202
003
401
700
001
900
001
201
601
802
502
102
300
807
101
9
Al 2
O3
217
0218
8220
4217
8218
9218
5220
7218
6217
7218
4217
9217
2215
5210
2219
1
Cr 2
O3
ndashndash
00
2ndash
ndash00
2ndash
00
2ndash
ndash00
1ndash
ndashndash
ndash
Fe 2
O3
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash
MgO
40
737
639
437
339
942
138
637
137
538
040
637
332
021
842
6
CaO
66
763
369
662
172
164
570
667
258
565
565
566
959
979
876
9
MnO
17
717
123
617
323
717
420
922
320
117
023
016
924
619
914
7
FeO
278
5287
9276
1291
1270
6283
1279
3281
6291
9287
2281
2286
2298
0295
6272
7
NiO
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash00
3ndash
00
4ndash
00
400
1ndash
00
100
300
1
Na 2
Ondash
00
400
300
2ndash
00
100
100
100
100
400
400
500
400
4ndash
K2O
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash00
1ndash
00
1ndash
ndash00
200
1ndash
00
200
1
Tota
l1000
61009
81008
01004
61011
31007
71012
31009
81008
81008
21011
61003
91004
41003
21010
1
Si
59
567
59
663
59
075
59
682
59
815
59
721
59
438
59
611
59
791
59
440
59
451
59
356
59
273
58
842
59
512
Ti
00
238
00
395
00
199
00
221
00
136
00
183
00
216
00
290
00
248
00
272
00
098
00
851
00
220
Al
40
322
40
340
40
735
40
445
40
172
40
310
40
578
40
354
40
262
40
382
40
154
40
378
40
340
39
611
40
221
Cr
ndashndash
00
028
ndashndash
00
024
ndash00
020
ndashndash
00
016
ndashndash
ndashndash
Fe
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash
Mg
09
557
08
779
09
221
08
770
09
269
09
821
08
975
08
650
08
777
08
890
09
462
08
772
07
570
05
191
09
891
Ca
11
272
10
604
11
698
10
491
12
023
10
812
11
809
11
283
09
842
11
009
10
978
11
308
10
193
13
664
12
826
Mn
02
361
02
263
03
135
02
307
03
128
02
312
02
756
02
963
02
666
02
257
03
049
02
258
03
314
02
698
01
934
Fe
36
710
37
674
36
214
38
368
35
243
37
057
36
435
36
877
38
293
37
692
36
760
37
750
39
587
39
525
35
523
Ni
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash00
037
ndash00
048
ndash00
053
00
017
ndash00
019
00
036
00
017
Na
00
009
00
106
00
079
00
058
00
013
00
022
00
022
00
031
00
031
00
124
00
128
00
147
00
128
00
129
ndash
Kndash
ndashndash
00
006
ndash00
014
ndash00
029
ndash00
006
00
038
00
029
ndash00
042
00
024
Tota
l160
037
159
825
160
384
160
128
159
884
160
13
160
148
160
049
159
878
160
144
160
299
160
271
160
522
160
587
160
169
Uv
ndashndash
00
7ndash
ndash00
6ndash
00
5ndash
ndash00
4ndash
ndashndash
ndash
Ad
03
606
003
003
302
002
803
304
403
704
101
512
603
3
Gr
182
6169
4188
8175
196
4179
6193
8184
160
1177
2176
1181
9165
8204
5208
1
Py
159
9148
6153
3146
3155
7163
7149
8145
147
6149
157
4146
4124
985
7164
7
Sp
39
538
352
138
552
538
546
049
744
937
850
737
754
744
532
2
Al
614
3637
6602
1640
1592
617
6608
3618
1644
1631
6611
6630
0653
2652
6591
6
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123
(104ndash112 wt) and significantly higher Al2O3 (127ndash
159 wt) and FeO (160ndash179 wt) On the classification
diagram most data plot in the tschermakite field (Fig 6)
Plagioclase
The representative composition of plagioclase is presented
in Table 4 The feldspar is dominated by andesine
(An = 35ndash49) although one grain is more albite-rich
(An = 20) The Or component is generally less than 2 In
comparison with garnet-bearing volcanic rocks of the
northern Pannonian Basin eastern-central Europe (Harangi
et al 2001) plagioclase in this study is relatively poor in
Al Ca and rich in Na with much lower An values Sig-
nificantly plagioclase generally possesses reversed
compositional zoning with the rims containing a higher
proportion of anorthite than the cores (Table 4)
Ilmenite
Ilmenite occurs within garnet phenocrysts suggesting an
early phase of crystallization The results show that
ilmenite is characterized by low MgO (008 wt) and
relatively high MnO (208ndash595 wt) (Table 5) The
compositions are in contrast with those of ilmenite in calc-
alkaline volcanic rocks of Northland Stouchi and the
northern Pannonian Basin which is generally Mg-rich
(MgO [1 wt) and Mn-Poor (MnO 1 wt) (Day et al
1992 Harangi et al 2001 Kawabata and Takafuji 2005)
Whole-rock geochemistry
Major elements
The whole-rock major and trace element and Nd-Sr isotope
compositions of selected samples are presented in Table 6
The rock samples are homogeneous with SiO2 contents
ranging from 611 to 623 wt They are low in TiO2
(05 wt) and MgO (2 wt) and relatively Na-rich
with Na2OK2O ratios between 27 and 43 The most
distinctive feature is the high Al2O3 content (175ndash
181 wt) consistent with the high proportions of pla-
gioclase and garnet Despite their relatively high Al2O3
contents most the samples plot in the metaluminous field
except for a few samples showing weakly peraluminous
characteristics (10 ACNK 11) (Fig 7) In the nor-
mative feldspar classification diagram all samples fall in
the tonalite field (Fig 8)
Trace elements
The rock samples have low concentrations of transition
elements eg Cr (20 ppm) and Ni (13 ppm) compared
with rocks with similar SiO2 in the Andes (eg Franchini
et al 2003) Large ion lithosphile elements (LILE) and
high field strength elements (HFSE) are also relatively low
in abundance Except for the moderate Sr content (208ndash
250 ppm) Rb (35ndash50 ppm) Cs (121ndash327 ppm) and Ba
(167ndash342 ppm) are all relatively low The contrast between
Rb and Sr concentration levels gives rise to the strikingly
low RbSr ratios (025) Because of the relatively limited
SiO2 range most elements do not show definable trends
with major oxides (eg SiO2 or MgO) Most HFSE (eg
Nb Ta Zr Hf) are comparable to those in garnet-bearing
I-type granitoids (Day et al 1992 Harangi et al 2001) and
are comparable or lower than those in felsic magmatic
rocks from island arcs (eg Mason and McDonald 1978)
Like typical rocks at deconstructive plate margins the
samples display LREE-enriched patterns (Fig 9a) with
chondrite-normalized LaYb ratios between 12 and 38 The
distinctive characteristics of the samples are their remark-
ably low HREE contents (Yb = 055ndash073 ppm) and
significant HREE fractionation (GdYbn = 32ndash54) Most
samples have not experienced plagioclase fractionation
because they possess positive Eu anomalies (EuEu[11)
However three samples exhibit higher LREE contents and
higher LaYbn and GdYbn ratios and slight negative Eu
anomalies (EuEu = 085ndash089) (Table 5 Fig 9a) These
three samples also show relatively low ZrSm ratios
(19ndash24) whereas all other samples have high ZrSm ratios
([30) which are different from those of modern mid-
ocean-ridge basalts (MORBs) ocean-island basalts (OIB)
and island-arc basalts (IAB) but similar to those of
Archean TTG and adakitic rocks (Foley et al 2002) On a
primitive mantle normalized spider diagram the rock is
enriched in LILE relative to LREE and HFSE with pro-
nounced spikes of Pb and troughs of Nb-Ta P and Ti
(Fig 9b) exhibiting characteristics of typical subduction-
related magmas
0
20
40
60
80
Rim Rim
Per
cent
age
Almandine
Grossular
PyropeSpessartine
Core
G-5c 4
Fig 5 Line profile of analyses across a representative garnet from
the garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry
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123
Sr-Nd-O Isotopic compositions
The porphyry possesses relatively homogeneous Sr and Nd
isotope compositions with initial 87Sr86Sr ratios and eNdT
values ranging from 07065 to 07067 and -23 to -14
respectively (Table 6) There are no significant trends
between incompatible element ratios (eg SrY ZrNb
ZrSm and BaLa) with either 87Sr86Sr or eNdT values In
the NdndashSr isotope correlation diagram all the data plot in
the field of arc magmatism and are quite close to the mantle
array (Fig 10) Analysis of garnet separates from the
tonalite porphyry has yielded a d18O value of +623
significantly higher than that of garnet from the mantle
(+524) (Schulze et al 2001)
Discussion
Origin of garnet in the tonalite porphyry
The origin of garnet in calc-alkaline rocks has been debated
for a long time being variously envisaged as a xenocryst a
phenocryst or a restite phase (Birch and Gleadow 1974
Popov et al 1982 Gilbert and Rogers 1989) Green (1977
1992) noticed a close relationship between garnet compo-
sition and the PndashT conditions of crystallization and
recognized that garnet crystallized under relatively high
pressure conditions is more Ca-rich and Mn-poor relative
to those formed in shallower environments In the case of
the East Kunlun porphyry all garnet crystals are euhedral
Table 3 Representative major element composition of hornblende in the garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry East Kunlun
Sample g12b-4a g12b-4b g12c-2ac g12c-2br g5a-3c g5a-3r g5a-5c g-5a-5r g5a-5c g7a-1r g7a-1c g2a-2c g2a-2b g2a-2r g5b-1a g5b-1b
SiO2 4221 4282 4329 4331 4341 4291 4163 4192 4175 4235 4297 4135 4467 4347 4243 4112
TiO2 125 097 113 101 113 108 108 099 094 088 098 187 096 116 107 182
Al2O3 1589 1524 1432 1423 1407 1453 1517 1500 1486 1460 1453 1497 1269 1438 1404 1538
Cr2O3 000 001 002 000 004 000 001 001 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000
FeO 1789 1756 1785 1780 1686 1645 1671 1650 1689 1690 1728 1609 1701 1727 1687 1596
MnO 011 021 024 025 019 014 019 014 020 033 032 032 024 024 025 029
MgO 881 910 920 944 942 941 899 921 902 898 926 963 1007 929 922 949
CaO 1093 1115 1082 1060 1104 1097 1109 1091 1104 1089 1077 1111 1036 1083 1104 1097
Na2O 165 153 160 159 160 159 158 160 161 152 156 196 144 154 147 190
K2O 056 061 055 059 054 041 058 045 053 056 053 048 035 047 053 048
NiO 000 000 000 001 004 003 000 000 000 001 001 000 001 001 005 004
Total 9931 9919 9902 9882 9835 9752 9702 9672 9685 9701 9822 9777 9779 9865 9696 9744
Formula (cations based on 23 oxygens)
Si 621 630 638 640 642 638 626 630 629 636 637 617 661 641 638 615
AlIV 179 170 162 160 158 162 174 170 171 164 163 183 139 159 162 185
AlVI 0970 0945 0874 0872 0870 0929 0944 0957 0930 0945 0915 0801 0826 0908 0865 0856
Ti 0139 0107 0126 0112 0126 0121 0122 0112 0107 0100 0109 0210 0106 0128 0121 0205
Cr 0000 0001 0002 0000 0005 0000 0001 0001 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
Fe2+ 2202 2161 2202 2198 2085 2046 2100 2074 2128 2122 2144 2007 2105 2130 2121 1996
Mn 0014 0027 0030 0032 0024 0018 0024 0018 0026 0041 0041 0040 0030 0030 0032 0036
Ni 0000 0000 0000 0001 0005 0003 0000 0000 0000 0001 0001 0000 0001 0001 0006 0004
Mg 1934 1996 2022 2079 2078 2086 2015 2063 2025 2010 2048 2142 2222 2041 2065 2114
Total 5258 5237 5255 5293 5193 5203 5206 5226 5216 5219 5258 5200 5291 5238 5209 5212
Ca 1723 1758 1710 1677 1749 1748 1786 1757 1782 1753 1713 1776 1643 1711 1778 1757
Na 0018 0005 0035 0030 0058 0049 0008 0017 0002 0028 0029 0024 0066 0051 0013 0031
Total 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000
Na 0453 0431 0421 0425 0400 0411 0451 0449 0468 0416 0420 0544 0347 0389 0416 0518
K 0106 0114 0103 0112 0102 0079 0111 0086 0101 0107 0100 0090 0065 0087 0102 0092
Total 15559 15544 15525 15537 15502 15489 15562 15535 15569 15522 15520 15634 15413 15476 15517 15610
Total O 2601 2601 2596 2592 2589 2574 2547 2547 2541 2549 2580 2566 2586 2596 2547 2561
ON 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23
Al 2757 2643 2490 2477 2451 2547 2687 2657 2639 2584 2540 2632 2213 2499 2487 2709
Na 0471 0436 0457 0455 0458 0460 0459 0466 0470 0444 0449 0567 0413 0440 0429 0549
XMg 028 029 028 029 030 031 029 030 029 029 029 032 031 029 030 031
Pressure 101 96 88 88 87 91 98 96 96 93 91 95 75 89 88 99
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123
with concentric zoning and have a similar composition
suggesting a magmatic origin The data show that all the
garnets contain relatively high Ca (CaO = 585ndash117 wt)
and low Mn (MnO = 040ndash296 wt) (Table 2) consis-
tent with crystallization at relatively high pressure
(CaO [ 4 wt MnO 4 wt) (Green 1977 1992 Con-
rad et al 1988) In the MnO versus CaO diagram
(Fig 11a) garnets from the tonalite porphyry from East
Kunlun show strong affinity to high-pressure garnet This is
different from garnets contained in xenoliths from the
Cenozoic volcanic rocks of Hohxil northern Tibetan
Plateau (Deng 1998) which mostly plot in the low-pressure
field The distinctive composition of the garnet is consistent
with the petrographic observation and suggests that all the
garnets are phenocrysts that crystallized under relatively
high pressure Furthermore it has been recognized that
garnet in cumulates of mantle-derived magma ecolgitic
restite and garnet peridotite generally contains high MgO
(usually [8 wt) (eg Lee et al 2006 and references
therein) However garnet in the tonalitic porphyry contains
much lower MgO (45 wt) strikingly different from
garnet grown in the mantle environment (Fig 11b) This
may suggest that these garnets crystallized in a felsic
rather than a mafic melt
80 75 70 65 60 550
1
Ferro-Actinolite
Actinolite
Tremolite Tr Hb
ActHbl
Fe-ActHbl Ferro-Hbl
Magnesio-Hbl
Fe-TschHbl
Tsch
Hbl
Ferro-
Tschermakite
Tschermakite
Tsi
Mg
(Mg+
Fe)
2+
Fig 6 Classification diagram for hornblende crystals from the
garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry (after Hawthorne 1981)
Table 4 Representative analyses of plagioclase from the garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry East Kunlun
Sample Grt-12c3 Grt-c4c Grt-c4r Grt-7a1c Grt-7a1r Grt-7a2c Grt-7a2r Grt-7a3c Grt-7a3r
SiO2 6416 5791 5673 5915 5712 5954 5523 5929 5648
TiO2 ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash 002 ndash ndash
Al2O3 2292 2781 2848 2592 2821 2643 2811 2611 2821
Cr2O3 021 002 002 001 ndash 002 002 002 001
MgO ndash ndash ndash ndash 001 ndash ndash ndash ndash
CaO 355 907 1015 742 964 771 1020 756 979
MnO 002 003 004 005 003 004 004 007 003
FeO 035 003 007 003 008 002 006 007 005
NiO 001 003 006 ndash 003 ndash ndash 001 001
Na2O 766 634 585 738 621 715 603 745 619
K2O 010 021 013 026 015 024 011 023 017
Total 9898 10145 10153 10022 10148 10115 9982 10081 10094
Formular (cations based on 8 oxygens)
Si 28404 25585 25132 26366 25292 26282 24945 26303 2517
Ti ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash 00006 ndash ndash
Al 1196 14479 14866 13616 14722 13751 14964 13648 14817
Cr 00073 00007 00007 00004 00006 00006 00007 00003
Mg 00003 ndash ndash ndash 00005 ndash ndash ndash ndash
Ca 01683 04293 04817 03542 04571 03647 04934 03589 04674
Mn 00008 0001 00017 00018 00012 00015 00014 00026 00009
Fe 00128 00011 00025 00013 00029 00009 00021 00026 0002
Ni 00003 00011 00022 ndash 0001 ndash ndash 00002 00003
Na 06577 05429 05021 06378 05328 06116 0528 06405 05352
K 00058 0012 00071 00149 00085 00137 00065 00129 00098
Total 48897 49946 49978 50087 50053 49963 50236 50137 50146
ab 7906 5516 5067 6335 5337 6177 5136 6327 5286
or 070 122 072 148 085 138 064 128 096
an 2023 4362 4861 3518 4579 3684 4800 3545 4617
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123
Constraints on the PndashT conditions
Several geobarometers and geothermometers have been
proposed to estimate the P-T conditions of granitoid
batholith formation (eg Holland and Blundy 1994
Anderson 1996 Holdaway et al 1997) Day et al (1992)
used phase equilibrium diagrams to constrain the P-T
conditions of garnet-bearing andesite in Northland
New Zealand and suggested that the mineral assemblage
of garnet + plagioclase + amphibole + quartz is stable
around 10 kbar and 800ndash850C and a similar estimate was
made for the garnet-bearing calc-alkaline volcanic rocks of
the northern Pannonion Basin eastern-central Europe
(Harangi et al 2001) In contrast to multiple mineral
barometers the Al-in-hornblende geobarometer is partic-
ularly suitable to estimate the emplacement pressure of
granitic rocks (Anderson 1996 Ague 1997) Because gar-
nets in the tonalitic porphyry are mostly surrounded by
plagioclase or hornblende the Al-in-hornblende barometer
can provide direct constraint on the crystallization pressure
of garnet Using the Al-in-hornblende barometer calibrated
by Schmidt (1992) the pressure is estimated at 75ndash
101 kbar suggesting that the garnet crystallized at a
crustal depth below 26ndash35 km Using the zircon saturation
thermometer (Watson and Harrison 1983) the temperature
of the tonalite porphyry was estimated as 706ndash713C
representing the temperature when the magma was em-
placed at a shallower crustal level
Petrogenesis of the garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry
The relatively high SiO2 low MgO Cr and Ni contents
suggest an evolved magmatic composition for the garnet-
bearing tonalitic porphyry The relatively high pressure of
hornblendes indicates that the phenocrysts formed prior to
emplacement of the magma therefore their compositions
may be useful to infer the origin of the early melt Garnet
phenocrysts with ilmenite inclusions are the earliest phases
preserved in the tonalite porphyry The garnet phenocrysts
are compositionally distinct from those crystallized from
primary mantle-derived magma and therefore probably
formed in an evolved magma (Fig 11b) Likewise
ilmenite within garnet phenocrysts has a very low MgO
(008 wt) content much lower than ilmenite in the
garnet-bearing andesitedacite of Northland New Zealand
(179ndash248 wt) northern Pannonian Basin (085ndash
327 wt) and the Setouchi volcanic belt (1ndash102 wt)
(Day et al 1992 Harangi et al 2001 Kawabata and
Takafuji 2005) In addition the garnet phenocrysts have an
oxygen isotope composition (+623) significantly higher
than that of normal mantle-derived garnets (+524)
(Schulze et al 2001) which together with the above
evidence suggests a crustal source for the phenocrysts
Experimental work conducted in the garnet-stability field
has revealed that partial melting of amphibolite would
generate silicic melt characterized by low MgO and high
SiO2 (eg Skjerlie and Johnston 1996 Rapp et al 1999)
which may well explain the low MgO contents in the
garnets and ilmenites from East Kunlun However the
garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry cannot be entirely ascri-
bed to partial melting of mafic crust because the rock
contains only moderate Sr (260 ppm) which is signifi-
cantly lower than the average Sr content (348 ppm) of the
lower crust (Rudnick and Gao 2004) Field investigation
and geochemical research on the Triassic arc magma in
East Kunlun have revealed extensive mixing of crust- and
mantle-derived magma (Luo et al 2002 Liu et al 2003)
In the Nd-Sr isotope correlation diagram (Fig 10) the
garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry plots mainly in the field
of Triassic arc magmas but much closer to the mantle
array and therefore distinct from those of the basement of
East Kunlun This may suggest that only a small propor-
tion of crustal component contributed to the genesis of the
rock
Table 5 Representative composition of ilmenite enclosed in garnet crystals
Sample Grt-2a-1 Grt-2a-2 Grt-2a-3 Grt-2a-4 Grt-2a-5 Grt-2b-1 Grt-2b-2 Grt-2b-3 Grt-3a-2 Grt-3a-3 Grt-3a-4 Grt-3a-5 Grt-3a-6
SiO2 002 007 004 ndash 005 004 004 002 004 003 004 006 001
TiO2 5047 5094 5001 5226 4999 4999 5078 5049 5003 5084 5084 4994 5017
Al2O3 ndash 003 ndash 001 010 004 004 007 006 001 002 001 004
FeO 4644 4347 4690 4451 4462 4639 4666 4593 4601 4565 4557 4702 4277
MnO 256 595 208 266 301 244 243 236 270 298 284 266 502
MgO 005 ndash 008 002 ndash ndash 006 006 007 003 003 003 004
CaO 003 003 ndash 027 021 001 ndash 003 038 ndash ndash ndash 001
Na2O 003 005 003 ndash 003 ndash 001 ndash 005 004 007 ndash ndash
K2O ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash 001 ndash ndash 001 ndash ndash ndash
Cr2O3 ndash 001 ndash ndash 007 005 ndash ndash 004 ndash ndash ndash ndash
Total 9960 10055 9915 9973 9809 9897 10002 9897 9937 9960 9941 9971 9805
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123
Tab
le6
Whole
rock
com
posi
tions
of
the
gar
net
-bea
ring
tonal
itic
porp
hyry
E
ast
Kunlu
n
Sam
ple
EK
L2-
01
EK
L2-
03
EK
L2-
06
EK
L2-
08
EK
L2-
11
EK
L2-
13
EK
L2-
16
EK
L2-
17
EK
2-
19
EK
L2-
21
EK
L2-
23
EK
L2-
26
EK
L2-
28
EK
L2-
30
EK
L2-
31
EK
L2-
33
EK
L2-
35
EK
L2-
36
EK
L2-
37
EK
L2-
39
EK
L2-
40
SiO
2616
2613
6621
8616
5616
9616
4614
0622
9620
9616
5616
0614
8612
8609
0610
7615
3615
2619
4619
7620
6618
3
TiO
204
504
504
304
304
404
504
404
304
404
304
404
304
204
104
104
304
304
304
404
404
4
Al 2
O3
179
0178
4181
3179
4178
6180
2179
4180
8179
8177
7177
7175
4175
0177
3177
6180
6180
0181
3179
5180
2178
3
Fe 2
O3T
50
750
547
648
448
050
850
848
048
348
548
648
448
348
248
547
948
048
148
248
248
6
MnO
00
800
800
800
700
800
800
800
700
700
800
800
700
700
800
800
800
800
800
800
700
8
MgO
18
618
617
617
517
218
018
017
717
617
817
717
817
716
917
117
517
317
517
417
817
8
CaO
64
564
566
165
964
964
263
952
452
463
263
463
663
564
063
964
464
364
465
252
463
5
Na 2
O36
337
634
636
333
037
137
636
036
133
432
934
234
032
738
534
834
134
433
336
033
9
K2O
08
708
711
611
510
911
211
211
811
911
311
210
510
512
312
509
909
809
811
011
911
2
P2O
500
800
800
900
900
800
900
800
900
900
900
900
800
800
800
800
800
900
900
800
900
9
LO
I24
222
718
219
620
521
321
326
927
422
324
130
130
231
430
623
022
023
419
626
924
8
Tota
l1004
21000
61004
61001
1996
01005
41002
31002
51000
3996
7997
71000
6997
7997
31005
1999
2996
71004
3999
8999
91002
4
Li
147
147
105
124
159
151
142
227
162
156
176
147
133
127
128
131
141
121
155
181
160
Be
14
515
115
215
715
916
216
316
117
116
816
117
617
116
116
216
016
415
715
516
115
8
Sc
70
073
763
668
965
771
266
675
974
162
269
773
668
474
478
265
566
267
771
765
768
2
V397
410
373
371
371
372
369
369
361
369
385
374
363
355
353
362
367
362
354
359
376
Cr
156
180
162
164
224
172
158
151
155
163
157
165
179
157
165
217
136
173
155
158
152
Co
94
097
091
091
188
490
689
768
067
282
881
685
987
797
397
878
078
278
185
566
882
2
Ni
126
106
112
85
109
89
582
872
588
384
570
480
595
592
684
497
664
584
278
378
864
4
Cu
126
126
128
124
126
108
104
105
119
135
134
119
137
103
112
97
95
100
120
101
130
Zn
772
799
729
737
694
756
714
664
693
730
703
736
742
953
943
737
730
721
708
643
693
Ga
171
174
175
178
174
175
170
170
162
166
171
169
169
170
167
173
173
169
166
162
168
Ge
11
211
311
111
111
111
010
710
610
510
910
911
811
711
111
712
312
512
110
710
111
1
Rb
352
361
496
495
419
408
408
476
480
434
433
426
430
460
457
466
454
459
409
477
432
Sr
252
259
251
254
249
245
243
208
209
236
236
232
234
240
239
232
230
229
243
208
238
Y66
668
662
762
763
469
870
460
756
967
267
964
564
271
572
669
668
566
962
459
369
0
Zr
672
722
783
786
725
769
751
689
686
674
757
884
814
825
670
687
771
820
730
676
756
Nb
39
040
139
439
639
740
039
438
539
039
739
639
239
038
638
739
338
537
939
338
840
1
Mo
07
607
207
907
007
707
006
407
306
704
805
407
808
909
207
806
404
806
206
507
305
3
Cd
01
401
401
701
601
502
101
905
601
901
401
501
802
501
701
901
301
401
801
401
401
8
Sb
04
704
804
604
405
406
006
008
908
506
706
913
413
609
309
707
808
308
204
908
406
9
Cs
12
112
414
214
013
315
215
231
731
518
518
717
617
618
418
116
015
815
713
732
718
8
Ba
247
256
281
282
270
317
314
186
183
259
263
263
267
341
342
171
170
167
265
182
267
La
113
130
112
115
111
118
119
115
108
114
117
115
115
116
114
361
334
345
112
113
117
Ce
225
249
219
226
217
230
231
227
211
221
225
223
223
221
221
668
611
632
221
219
230
Pr
27
030
226
727
026
427
428
427
425
927
227
926
527
426
726
673
867
369
626
326
528
4
Nd
107
115
106
107
104
108
107
105
98
106
109
106
106
104
103
251
230
237
103
103
110
Sm
22
423
622
322
421
921
822
921
420
422
322
521
722
721
621
336
234
434
821
720
623
5
Eu
07
307
507
607
607
307
407
207
106
807
407
707
307
407
407
509
008
908
707
406
907
7
Gd
18
419
418
118
018
018
618
717
216
318
718
318
318
118
218
128
627
127
317
716
718
7
Tb
02
602
702
602
502
602
602
602
502
402
602
602
502
602
602
703
203
103
102
602
302
7
Dy
13
413
513
012
813
113
913
812
412
013
613
313
013
114
213
814
914
514
012
612
113
9
1502 Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) (2009) 981489ndash1510
123
Ta
ble
6co
nti
nu
ed
Sam
ple
EK
L2-
01
EK
L2-
03
EK
L2-
06
EK
L2-
08
EK
L2-
11
EK
L2-
13
EK
L2-
16
EK
L2-
17
EK
2-
19
EK
L2-
21
EK
L2-
23
EK
L2-
26
EK
L2-
28
EK
L2-
30
EK
L2-
31
EK
L2-
33
EK
L2-
35
EK
L2-
36
EK
L2-
37
EK
L2-
39
EK
L2-
40
Ho
02
502
602
402
402
402
702
702
302
202
602
602
502
402
602
702
702
602
602
402
202
6
Er
06
907
206
606
606
707
807
606
806
407
207
106
806
707
907
807
807
407
606
506
607
6
Tm
01
001
000
900
900
901
101
100
900
801
001
000
900
901
101
101
001
001
000
900
901
1
Yb
06
106
305
805
605
807
007
105
905
506
406
306
005
907
307
106
606
406
205
905
606
4
Lu
00
900
900
800
800
901
001
000
900
800
900
900
800
901
001
101
000
900
900
800
800
9
Hf
20
321
823
223
721
723
122
420
620
720
522
225
824
023
519
720
922
623
421
619
621
9
Ta
03
303
203
203
103
103
203
003
003
002
903
003
002
902
902
902
902
902
803
002
803
0
W04
404
203
403
203
403
302
905
604
902
903
204
004
203
603
603
002
502
703
105
502
9
Tl
02
402
503
203
102
603
102
903
703
802
502
603
003
103
303
202
502
502
402
703
802
7
Pb
95
294
8110
1108
9112
795
695
9101
1108
5101
7113
099
3119
9104
4108
098
099
7101
2111
4101
0101
8
Bi
00
900
900
500
500
800
600
601
201
201
401
501
201
300
500
501
601
601
700
701
201
5
Th
36
541
937
138
336
239
139
438
836
636
638
138
138
137
536
7135
5123
6130
536
537
237
3
U12
913
314
014
013
613
713
412
812
313
413
814
814
713
513
916
215
615
813
312
513
8
AC
NK
a09
309
209
309
109
409
209
110
410
409
509
509
309
309
308
909
509
509
609
410
409
4
Mg
48
48
48
48
47
47
47
48
48
48
48
48
48
47
47
48
48
48
48
48
48
RE
E553
610
544
555
538
567
570
553
517
551
561
550
553
551
548
1463
1349
1390
541
536
571
(La Y
b) C
hb
126
139
130
138
130
114
113
131
134
121
126
128
131
107
108
372
353
379
129
136
123
(Gd Yb) C
hb
36
937
337
838
837
932
332
035
136
235
735
236
837
030
130
853
051
453
936
635
935
2
Eu
10
910
711
611
511
311
310
611
311
411
111
611
211
211
411
708
508
908
611
511
411
2
Ce
09
509
309
409
509
409
509
309
509
309
309
209
509
309
309
409
609
609
609
509
409
4
Zr
Sm
30
31
35
35
33
35
33
32
34
30
34
41
36
38
32
19
22
24
34
33
32
Zr
Yb
110
114
134
140
126
110
106
116
126
106
120
146
137
113
94
105
121
133
124
120
117
NbY
b64
263
667
670
568
957
155
564
771
462
362
764
965
752
654
259
960
261
566
769
062
3
ThN
b09
310
409
409
709
109
810
010
109
409
209
609
709
809
709
534
532
134
509
309
609
3
Zr
Nb
17
18
20
20
18
19
19
18
18
17
19
23
21
21
17
17
20
22
19
17
19
ThL
a03
203
203
303
303
303
303
303
403
403
203
203
303
303
203
203
803
703
803
203
303
2
Sr
Y379
377
401
405
393
350
345
343
367
351
348
360
364
336
330
333
335
342
389
351
344
Ce
Pb
24
26
20
21
19
24
24
22
19
22
20
22
19
21
20
68
61
63
20
22
23
eNd
c-
18
-20
-21
-19
-23
-18
-14
-20
Init
ial
Srd
07
067
07
066
07
067
07
066
07
067
07
067
07
065
07
066
aA
lum
inum
satu
rati
on
index
=m
ola
rA
l 2O
3(
K2O
+N
a 2O
+C
aO)
bC
hondri
tedat
afr
om
Tay
lor
and
McL
ennan
1985
ck S
m=
65
49
10
-1
2yea
r-1
dk R
b=
14
29
10
-1
1yea
r-1
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123
Plagioclase phenocrysts record the compositional varia-
tion of the magma during a later stage of its crystallization
The reversed zoning in plagioclase (Table 3) is commonly
considered to reflect magma mixing with a more primitive
source (Hibbard 1995 Kawabata and Shuto 2005) Because
dehydration melting of lower crust requires relatively high
temperature ([850C) (eg Rushmer 1991 Sen and Dunn
1994 Skjerlie and Johnston 1996) a mantle-derived
magma must have been involved to fuse the crustal mate-
rial The high Al2O3 and mostly positive Eu anomalies of
the tonalite porphyry suggest retarded crystallization of
plagioclase which together with the abundant hornblende
in the rock indicates an H2O-rich magma (Muntener et al
2001 Grove et al 2002) Due to the scarcity of water in the
lower crust partial melting of lower crust cannot generate
an H2O-rich melt (Patino Douce 1999) therefore the high
H2O contents in the garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry most
likely came from mantle-derived magma In the Triassic
the Paleo-Tethys was being consumed along the south
margin of the Kunlun arc (Yin and Harrison 2000) which
resulted in widespread arc magmatism in East Kunlun It is
therefore likely that mantle-derived arc magma was un-
derplated along the crust-mantle zone and mixed with a
felsic crustal melt a scenario consistent with experimental
work conducted by McCarthy and Patino Douce (1997)
In terms of tectonic setting Paleo-Tethys was still being
consumed along the Kunlun in the late Triassic (Sengor
1987 Yin and Harrison 2000) and Triassic limestone
within flysch sediments in the Kunlun range suggest a
marine-phase sedimentary environment that probably
05 10 15 2004
08
12
16
20
24
28
Peralkaline
Metaluminous Peraluminous
ACNK
AN
K
Fig 7 ANK versus ACNK diagram for the granitoids from East
Kunlun (after Maniar and Piccoli 1989)
Gra
nodi
orite
An
Ab Or
Tona
lite
Trondhjemite Granite
Fig 8 An-Ab-Or CIPW-normative ternary diagram for the granitoids
from East Kunlun (after Barker 1979)
Sa
mp
leC
ho
nd
rite
La
Ce
Pr
Nd Sm
Eu
Gd
Tb
Dy
Ho
Er
Tm
Yb
Lu
1000
100
10
1
01
1
1
10
100
1000
Cs
Rb
Ba
Th
U
K
Nb
Ta
La
Ce
Pb
Pr
Sr
P
Nd
Zr
Hf
Sm
Eu
Ti
Gd
Tb
Dy
Y
Ho
Er
Tm
Yb
Lu
Sa
mp
lep
rim
itiv
em
an
tle
(a)
(b)
Fig 9 Trace element characteristics of the garnet-bearing tonalite
porphyry (a) Chondrite-normalized rare earth element patterns for
representative samples of the tonalite porphyry East Kunlun (chon-
drite values from Taylor and McLennan 1985) b Primitive mantle-
normalized trace element spider diagrams for representative samples
of the tonalite porphyry East Kunlun (Primitive mantle data from Sun
and McDonough 1989)
1504 Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) (2009) 981489ndash1510
123
reflected a normal crustal thickness (35 km) for the East
Kunlun at this time Therefore although there is no direct
evidence of restite or xenoliths indicating generation at the
crust-mantle boundary the high pressure of the garnet
phenocrysts may indicate that they were formed at or just
above the crust-mantle transition zone The garnet-bearing
tonalite porphyry from East Kunlun therefore provides a
paradigm of MASH zone magmatic processes
Implications for genesis of adakitic rocks
Adakites are sodic rocks characterized by low HREE but
elevated Sr and Al2O3 contents and high SrY and LaYb
ratios which are ascribed to hydrous partial melting of a
subducted oceanic slab or over-thickened lower crust in the
garnet stability field (Defant and Drummond 1990
Atherton and Petford 1993 Martin et al 2005) Because of
the broad similarity to Archean tonalitendashtrondhjemitendash
granodiorite gneisses (TTG) and their potential role in
metallogenesis (Martin 1999 Smithies 2000 Condie 2005
Richards and Kerrich 2007) adakitic rocks have received
much attention Although the petrogenetic regime has been
supported by much experimental work (eg Rapp et al
1991 Rushmer 1991 Sen and Dunn 1994) most thermal
models require subduction of young and therefore warm
oceanic lithosphere to reach the temperature of the wet
basaltic solidus at depths of 90ndash120 km (eg Peacock
et al 1994) However such a prediction is contrary to
many modern cases where adakites occur in association
with old and thus cold subducting slabs (Macpherson
et al 2006) To deal with such a paradox some workers
have proposed that fractional crystallization of H2O-rich
arc magmas under high pressure conditions would give rise
to adakitic signatures in arc magmas (eg Castillo et al
1999 Kleinhanns et al 2003 Macpherson et al 2006 Eiler
et al 2007 Richards and Kerrich 2007 Roderıguez et al
2007) However both adakitic and non-adakitic rocks may
come from the mantle and experience high pressure frac-
tionation in the MASH zone therefore there must be other
key factors affecting the composition of arc magmas that
prevent some from becoming adakitic rocks
It is proposed that the garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry
from East Kunlun experienced strong fractional crystalli-
zation and magma mixing in the garnet stability field
therefore providing an opportunity to test the various
+10
+5
0
-5
-10
-15
-200690 0700 0710 0720 0730 0740 0750 0760
Basement of the East Kunlun
Arc magmas of the East Kunlun
Mantle array
87 87Sr Sri
εNd
T
Mixing trend
Garnet-bearing tonalite
Fig 10 Correlation diagram between 87Sr86Sri and eNdT for garnet-
bearing tonalitic porphyry (Data for the basement of East Kunlun
from Yu et al 2005 data for the arc magmas of East Kunlun from
Chen et al 2005 and Liu et al 2003)
Hig
h p
ress
ure
ga
rne
ts f
rom
MI
-typ
e m
ag
ma
s
Low pressure garnets from MI-type magmas
Garnets from S-type granite
Garnets from metapelites
0 2 4 6 80
2
4
6
8
10
MnO (wt)
Ca
O (
wt
)
Garnets from tonalitic porphyry of the East Kunlun
Garnets from xenoliths in Cenozoic volcanic rocks of the Hoh Xil northern Tibet
Garnet websteritesGarnet clinopyroxenites
Garnet peridotites
Garnet in eclogitic restite (2-3 Gpa) Garnet in this study
SNB cumulates of high MgO primitive magma
SNB cumulates of low MgO basaltic andesite
Ca
O (
wt
)
MgO (wt)
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 204
5
7
9
11
12
6
8
10
(a)
(b)
Fig 11 Garnet comparisons in this study compared to other settings
a CaO versus MnO correlation diagram (after Harangi et al 2001)
Data for Cenozoic volcanic rocks of the Hoh Xil northern Tibet from
Deng (1998) b CaO versus MgO correlation diagram (after Lee et al
2006) SNB Sierra Nevada Batholith data for garnet in eclogite
restite from Pertermann and Hirschmann (2003)
Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) (2009) 981489ndash1510 1505
123
hypotheses It contains relatively high Al2O3 ([17 wt)
mostly positive Eu anomalies (EuEu [ 11) and high Zr
Sm ratios ([30) The low HREE (Yb 08 ppm) and high
SrY ([33) ratios are significantly differ from those of
normal island arc magmas In the Y versus SrY correlation
diagram all tonalite rock samples plot in the adakite field
(Fig 12) These features suggest that fractional crystalli-
zation of H2O-rich arc magma in the garnet stability field
can effectively scavenge HREE and generate Al-rich melt
However there are some differences between the tonalite
porphyry and adakitic rocks The porphyry has moderate Sr
(260 ppm) and LaYb ratios (16ndash21) which are lower
than those of adakite (Sr [ 400 ppm LaYb C 20) and
TTG (Sr [ 500 ppm LaYb generally[30) (Barker 1979
Richards and Kerrich 2007) Because plagioclase was
suppressed by the high water content in the magma
removal of Sr by fractionation of plagioclase can be
excluded Instead crystallization of apatite at an early stage
of magmatic evolution may be responsible for the relatively
low Sr contents and LaYb ratios in the residual melt
Apatite commonly occurs in mantle and crustal environ-
ments and possesses high partition coefficients for both Sr
and LREE (Chazot et al 1996 Bea and Montero 1999) For
example apatite may concentrate LREE up to 200 times
compared to clinopyroxene and although slightly lower
than that of plagioclase (up to 158) (Ren et al 2003) its
partition coefficient for Sr (DSr = 51ndash82) is still high
enough to affect magma composition (Pla Cid et al 2007
Prowatke and Klemme 2006) Petrographic observation of
the tonalite porphyry reveals that apatite is mainly enclosed
in the garnet phenocrysts which along with the depletion in
P in the spider diagram (Fig 9b) implies removal of apatite
as an early phase during evolution of the magma in the
MASH zone Because plagioclase was suppressed by a high
water content in the early stage of magmatic evolution
Sr concentration in the residual melt would be mainly
controlled by apatite Similarly moderate Sr contents
(400 ppm) and apatite inclusions in garnet phenocrysts
appear to be common features of garnet-bearing interme-
diate rocks worldwide (eg Day et al 1992 Harangi et al
2001 Bach et al 2003 Kawabata and Shuto 2005)
implying that apatite has played a crucial role in buffering
the Sr level in the magmas It is therefore suggested that
mantle-derived arc magmas cannot evolve into adakites
when extensive crystallization of apatite has already
occurred in the MASH zone
Conclusions
The garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry from the East
Kunlun formed in the late Triassic (213 plusmn 3 Ma) related
to consumption of the Paleo-Tethys ocean It contains
phenocrysts of garnet hornblende plagioclase and quartz
that crystallized in an H2O-rich magma The relatively low
MgO contents of garnet and ilmenite and high d18O value
of garnet separates suggest these early phases were formed
in a felsic melt Pressure estimates for hornblende enclos-
ing garnet provide a minimum constraint on the formation
depth of the garnet phenocrysts (8ndash10 kb) suggesting they
were produced at or just above the crust-mantle transition
zone (MASH zone) NdndashSr isotope compositions indicate
involvement of both crust- and mantle-derived magma
and reversed compositional zoning of plagioclase implies
magma mixing Although the garnet-bearing tonalitic
porphyry resembles an adakitic rock in many respects the
relatively low Sr content and LaYb ratio makes it distinct
from lsquotruersquo adakites It is proposed that early crystallization
of apatite may effectively remove Sr and LREE from the
magma thus providing a mechanism whereby some arc
magmas do not evolve into adakite
Acknowledgments We thank Qian Mao Yuguang Ma and
Ms Ying Liu for their help with the analytical work The authors
benefited from discussions with Drs Guochun Zhao Hongfu Zhang
Nengsong Chen Chunming Wu and Petra Bach We also appreciate
the constructive and encouraging comments of reviewers Ali Polat
and Fu-yuan Wu which helped us to improve and clarify the man-
uscript This work was supported by research grants from the National
Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) 2007CB411308
NSFC Projects 40421303 40572043 40725009 and Hong Kong RGC
(HKU 704004)
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Tab
le2
conti
nued
Sam
ple
G-5
c-1
G-5
c-2
G-5
c-3
G-5
c-4
G-2
a-3
G-4
c-2
G-5
b-3
Core
Rim
Core
Rim
Core
Rim
Core
Man
tle
Rim
Rim
Core
Core
Rim
Core
Rim
SiO
2377
9381
4376
7378
7384
1381
5381
0380
6381
1378
8380
3376
4373
1368
0382
1
TiO
202
003
401
700
001
900
001
201
601
802
502
102
300
807
101
9
Al 2
O3
217
0218
8220
4217
8218
9218
5220
7218
6217
7218
4217
9217
2215
5210
2219
1
Cr 2
O3
ndashndash
00
2ndash
ndash00
2ndash
00
2ndash
ndash00
1ndash
ndashndash
ndash
Fe 2
O3
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash
MgO
40
737
639
437
339
942
138
637
137
538
040
637
332
021
842
6
CaO
66
763
369
662
172
164
570
667
258
565
565
566
959
979
876
9
MnO
17
717
123
617
323
717
420
922
320
117
023
016
924
619
914
7
FeO
278
5287
9276
1291
1270
6283
1279
3281
6291
9287
2281
2286
2298
0295
6272
7
NiO
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash00
3ndash
00
4ndash
00
400
1ndash
00
100
300
1
Na 2
Ondash
00
400
300
2ndash
00
100
100
100
100
400
400
500
400
4ndash
K2O
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash00
1ndash
00
1ndash
ndash00
200
1ndash
00
200
1
Tota
l1000
61009
81008
01004
61011
31007
71012
31009
81008
81008
21011
61003
91004
41003
21010
1
Si
59
567
59
663
59
075
59
682
59
815
59
721
59
438
59
611
59
791
59
440
59
451
59
356
59
273
58
842
59
512
Ti
00
238
00
395
00
199
00
221
00
136
00
183
00
216
00
290
00
248
00
272
00
098
00
851
00
220
Al
40
322
40
340
40
735
40
445
40
172
40
310
40
578
40
354
40
262
40
382
40
154
40
378
40
340
39
611
40
221
Cr
ndashndash
00
028
ndashndash
00
024
ndash00
020
ndashndash
00
016
ndashndash
ndashndash
Fe
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash
Mg
09
557
08
779
09
221
08
770
09
269
09
821
08
975
08
650
08
777
08
890
09
462
08
772
07
570
05
191
09
891
Ca
11
272
10
604
11
698
10
491
12
023
10
812
11
809
11
283
09
842
11
009
10
978
11
308
10
193
13
664
12
826
Mn
02
361
02
263
03
135
02
307
03
128
02
312
02
756
02
963
02
666
02
257
03
049
02
258
03
314
02
698
01
934
Fe
36
710
37
674
36
214
38
368
35
243
37
057
36
435
36
877
38
293
37
692
36
760
37
750
39
587
39
525
35
523
Ni
ndashndash
ndashndash
ndash00
037
ndash00
048
ndash00
053
00
017
ndash00
019
00
036
00
017
Na
00
009
00
106
00
079
00
058
00
013
00
022
00
022
00
031
00
031
00
124
00
128
00
147
00
128
00
129
ndash
Kndash
ndashndash
00
006
ndash00
014
ndash00
029
ndash00
006
00
038
00
029
ndash00
042
00
024
Tota
l160
037
159
825
160
384
160
128
159
884
160
13
160
148
160
049
159
878
160
144
160
299
160
271
160
522
160
587
160
169
Uv
ndashndash
00
7ndash
ndash00
6ndash
00
5ndash
ndash00
4ndash
ndashndash
ndash
Ad
03
606
003
003
302
002
803
304
403
704
101
512
603
3
Gr
182
6169
4188
8175
196
4179
6193
8184
160
1177
2176
1181
9165
8204
5208
1
Py
159
9148
6153
3146
3155
7163
7149
8145
147
6149
157
4146
4124
985
7164
7
Sp
39
538
352
138
552
538
546
049
744
937
850
737
754
744
532
2
Al
614
3637
6602
1640
1592
617
6608
3618
1644
1631
6611
6630
0653
2652
6591
6
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123
(104ndash112 wt) and significantly higher Al2O3 (127ndash
159 wt) and FeO (160ndash179 wt) On the classification
diagram most data plot in the tschermakite field (Fig 6)
Plagioclase
The representative composition of plagioclase is presented
in Table 4 The feldspar is dominated by andesine
(An = 35ndash49) although one grain is more albite-rich
(An = 20) The Or component is generally less than 2 In
comparison with garnet-bearing volcanic rocks of the
northern Pannonian Basin eastern-central Europe (Harangi
et al 2001) plagioclase in this study is relatively poor in
Al Ca and rich in Na with much lower An values Sig-
nificantly plagioclase generally possesses reversed
compositional zoning with the rims containing a higher
proportion of anorthite than the cores (Table 4)
Ilmenite
Ilmenite occurs within garnet phenocrysts suggesting an
early phase of crystallization The results show that
ilmenite is characterized by low MgO (008 wt) and
relatively high MnO (208ndash595 wt) (Table 5) The
compositions are in contrast with those of ilmenite in calc-
alkaline volcanic rocks of Northland Stouchi and the
northern Pannonian Basin which is generally Mg-rich
(MgO [1 wt) and Mn-Poor (MnO 1 wt) (Day et al
1992 Harangi et al 2001 Kawabata and Takafuji 2005)
Whole-rock geochemistry
Major elements
The whole-rock major and trace element and Nd-Sr isotope
compositions of selected samples are presented in Table 6
The rock samples are homogeneous with SiO2 contents
ranging from 611 to 623 wt They are low in TiO2
(05 wt) and MgO (2 wt) and relatively Na-rich
with Na2OK2O ratios between 27 and 43 The most
distinctive feature is the high Al2O3 content (175ndash
181 wt) consistent with the high proportions of pla-
gioclase and garnet Despite their relatively high Al2O3
contents most the samples plot in the metaluminous field
except for a few samples showing weakly peraluminous
characteristics (10 ACNK 11) (Fig 7) In the nor-
mative feldspar classification diagram all samples fall in
the tonalite field (Fig 8)
Trace elements
The rock samples have low concentrations of transition
elements eg Cr (20 ppm) and Ni (13 ppm) compared
with rocks with similar SiO2 in the Andes (eg Franchini
et al 2003) Large ion lithosphile elements (LILE) and
high field strength elements (HFSE) are also relatively low
in abundance Except for the moderate Sr content (208ndash
250 ppm) Rb (35ndash50 ppm) Cs (121ndash327 ppm) and Ba
(167ndash342 ppm) are all relatively low The contrast between
Rb and Sr concentration levels gives rise to the strikingly
low RbSr ratios (025) Because of the relatively limited
SiO2 range most elements do not show definable trends
with major oxides (eg SiO2 or MgO) Most HFSE (eg
Nb Ta Zr Hf) are comparable to those in garnet-bearing
I-type granitoids (Day et al 1992 Harangi et al 2001) and
are comparable or lower than those in felsic magmatic
rocks from island arcs (eg Mason and McDonald 1978)
Like typical rocks at deconstructive plate margins the
samples display LREE-enriched patterns (Fig 9a) with
chondrite-normalized LaYb ratios between 12 and 38 The
distinctive characteristics of the samples are their remark-
ably low HREE contents (Yb = 055ndash073 ppm) and
significant HREE fractionation (GdYbn = 32ndash54) Most
samples have not experienced plagioclase fractionation
because they possess positive Eu anomalies (EuEu[11)
However three samples exhibit higher LREE contents and
higher LaYbn and GdYbn ratios and slight negative Eu
anomalies (EuEu = 085ndash089) (Table 5 Fig 9a) These
three samples also show relatively low ZrSm ratios
(19ndash24) whereas all other samples have high ZrSm ratios
([30) which are different from those of modern mid-
ocean-ridge basalts (MORBs) ocean-island basalts (OIB)
and island-arc basalts (IAB) but similar to those of
Archean TTG and adakitic rocks (Foley et al 2002) On a
primitive mantle normalized spider diagram the rock is
enriched in LILE relative to LREE and HFSE with pro-
nounced spikes of Pb and troughs of Nb-Ta P and Ti
(Fig 9b) exhibiting characteristics of typical subduction-
related magmas
0
20
40
60
80
Rim Rim
Per
cent
age
Almandine
Grossular
PyropeSpessartine
Core
G-5c 4
Fig 5 Line profile of analyses across a representative garnet from
the garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry
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Sr-Nd-O Isotopic compositions
The porphyry possesses relatively homogeneous Sr and Nd
isotope compositions with initial 87Sr86Sr ratios and eNdT
values ranging from 07065 to 07067 and -23 to -14
respectively (Table 6) There are no significant trends
between incompatible element ratios (eg SrY ZrNb
ZrSm and BaLa) with either 87Sr86Sr or eNdT values In
the NdndashSr isotope correlation diagram all the data plot in
the field of arc magmatism and are quite close to the mantle
array (Fig 10) Analysis of garnet separates from the
tonalite porphyry has yielded a d18O value of +623
significantly higher than that of garnet from the mantle
(+524) (Schulze et al 2001)
Discussion
Origin of garnet in the tonalite porphyry
The origin of garnet in calc-alkaline rocks has been debated
for a long time being variously envisaged as a xenocryst a
phenocryst or a restite phase (Birch and Gleadow 1974
Popov et al 1982 Gilbert and Rogers 1989) Green (1977
1992) noticed a close relationship between garnet compo-
sition and the PndashT conditions of crystallization and
recognized that garnet crystallized under relatively high
pressure conditions is more Ca-rich and Mn-poor relative
to those formed in shallower environments In the case of
the East Kunlun porphyry all garnet crystals are euhedral
Table 3 Representative major element composition of hornblende in the garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry East Kunlun
Sample g12b-4a g12b-4b g12c-2ac g12c-2br g5a-3c g5a-3r g5a-5c g-5a-5r g5a-5c g7a-1r g7a-1c g2a-2c g2a-2b g2a-2r g5b-1a g5b-1b
SiO2 4221 4282 4329 4331 4341 4291 4163 4192 4175 4235 4297 4135 4467 4347 4243 4112
TiO2 125 097 113 101 113 108 108 099 094 088 098 187 096 116 107 182
Al2O3 1589 1524 1432 1423 1407 1453 1517 1500 1486 1460 1453 1497 1269 1438 1404 1538
Cr2O3 000 001 002 000 004 000 001 001 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000
FeO 1789 1756 1785 1780 1686 1645 1671 1650 1689 1690 1728 1609 1701 1727 1687 1596
MnO 011 021 024 025 019 014 019 014 020 033 032 032 024 024 025 029
MgO 881 910 920 944 942 941 899 921 902 898 926 963 1007 929 922 949
CaO 1093 1115 1082 1060 1104 1097 1109 1091 1104 1089 1077 1111 1036 1083 1104 1097
Na2O 165 153 160 159 160 159 158 160 161 152 156 196 144 154 147 190
K2O 056 061 055 059 054 041 058 045 053 056 053 048 035 047 053 048
NiO 000 000 000 001 004 003 000 000 000 001 001 000 001 001 005 004
Total 9931 9919 9902 9882 9835 9752 9702 9672 9685 9701 9822 9777 9779 9865 9696 9744
Formula (cations based on 23 oxygens)
Si 621 630 638 640 642 638 626 630 629 636 637 617 661 641 638 615
AlIV 179 170 162 160 158 162 174 170 171 164 163 183 139 159 162 185
AlVI 0970 0945 0874 0872 0870 0929 0944 0957 0930 0945 0915 0801 0826 0908 0865 0856
Ti 0139 0107 0126 0112 0126 0121 0122 0112 0107 0100 0109 0210 0106 0128 0121 0205
Cr 0000 0001 0002 0000 0005 0000 0001 0001 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
Fe2+ 2202 2161 2202 2198 2085 2046 2100 2074 2128 2122 2144 2007 2105 2130 2121 1996
Mn 0014 0027 0030 0032 0024 0018 0024 0018 0026 0041 0041 0040 0030 0030 0032 0036
Ni 0000 0000 0000 0001 0005 0003 0000 0000 0000 0001 0001 0000 0001 0001 0006 0004
Mg 1934 1996 2022 2079 2078 2086 2015 2063 2025 2010 2048 2142 2222 2041 2065 2114
Total 5258 5237 5255 5293 5193 5203 5206 5226 5216 5219 5258 5200 5291 5238 5209 5212
Ca 1723 1758 1710 1677 1749 1748 1786 1757 1782 1753 1713 1776 1643 1711 1778 1757
Na 0018 0005 0035 0030 0058 0049 0008 0017 0002 0028 0029 0024 0066 0051 0013 0031
Total 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000
Na 0453 0431 0421 0425 0400 0411 0451 0449 0468 0416 0420 0544 0347 0389 0416 0518
K 0106 0114 0103 0112 0102 0079 0111 0086 0101 0107 0100 0090 0065 0087 0102 0092
Total 15559 15544 15525 15537 15502 15489 15562 15535 15569 15522 15520 15634 15413 15476 15517 15610
Total O 2601 2601 2596 2592 2589 2574 2547 2547 2541 2549 2580 2566 2586 2596 2547 2561
ON 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23
Al 2757 2643 2490 2477 2451 2547 2687 2657 2639 2584 2540 2632 2213 2499 2487 2709
Na 0471 0436 0457 0455 0458 0460 0459 0466 0470 0444 0449 0567 0413 0440 0429 0549
XMg 028 029 028 029 030 031 029 030 029 029 029 032 031 029 030 031
Pressure 101 96 88 88 87 91 98 96 96 93 91 95 75 89 88 99
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123
with concentric zoning and have a similar composition
suggesting a magmatic origin The data show that all the
garnets contain relatively high Ca (CaO = 585ndash117 wt)
and low Mn (MnO = 040ndash296 wt) (Table 2) consis-
tent with crystallization at relatively high pressure
(CaO [ 4 wt MnO 4 wt) (Green 1977 1992 Con-
rad et al 1988) In the MnO versus CaO diagram
(Fig 11a) garnets from the tonalite porphyry from East
Kunlun show strong affinity to high-pressure garnet This is
different from garnets contained in xenoliths from the
Cenozoic volcanic rocks of Hohxil northern Tibetan
Plateau (Deng 1998) which mostly plot in the low-pressure
field The distinctive composition of the garnet is consistent
with the petrographic observation and suggests that all the
garnets are phenocrysts that crystallized under relatively
high pressure Furthermore it has been recognized that
garnet in cumulates of mantle-derived magma ecolgitic
restite and garnet peridotite generally contains high MgO
(usually [8 wt) (eg Lee et al 2006 and references
therein) However garnet in the tonalitic porphyry contains
much lower MgO (45 wt) strikingly different from
garnet grown in the mantle environment (Fig 11b) This
may suggest that these garnets crystallized in a felsic
rather than a mafic melt
80 75 70 65 60 550
1
Ferro-Actinolite
Actinolite
Tremolite Tr Hb
ActHbl
Fe-ActHbl Ferro-Hbl
Magnesio-Hbl
Fe-TschHbl
Tsch
Hbl
Ferro-
Tschermakite
Tschermakite
Tsi
Mg
(Mg+
Fe)
2+
Fig 6 Classification diagram for hornblende crystals from the
garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry (after Hawthorne 1981)
Table 4 Representative analyses of plagioclase from the garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry East Kunlun
Sample Grt-12c3 Grt-c4c Grt-c4r Grt-7a1c Grt-7a1r Grt-7a2c Grt-7a2r Grt-7a3c Grt-7a3r
SiO2 6416 5791 5673 5915 5712 5954 5523 5929 5648
TiO2 ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash 002 ndash ndash
Al2O3 2292 2781 2848 2592 2821 2643 2811 2611 2821
Cr2O3 021 002 002 001 ndash 002 002 002 001
MgO ndash ndash ndash ndash 001 ndash ndash ndash ndash
CaO 355 907 1015 742 964 771 1020 756 979
MnO 002 003 004 005 003 004 004 007 003
FeO 035 003 007 003 008 002 006 007 005
NiO 001 003 006 ndash 003 ndash ndash 001 001
Na2O 766 634 585 738 621 715 603 745 619
K2O 010 021 013 026 015 024 011 023 017
Total 9898 10145 10153 10022 10148 10115 9982 10081 10094
Formular (cations based on 8 oxygens)
Si 28404 25585 25132 26366 25292 26282 24945 26303 2517
Ti ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash 00006 ndash ndash
Al 1196 14479 14866 13616 14722 13751 14964 13648 14817
Cr 00073 00007 00007 00004 00006 00006 00007 00003
Mg 00003 ndash ndash ndash 00005 ndash ndash ndash ndash
Ca 01683 04293 04817 03542 04571 03647 04934 03589 04674
Mn 00008 0001 00017 00018 00012 00015 00014 00026 00009
Fe 00128 00011 00025 00013 00029 00009 00021 00026 0002
Ni 00003 00011 00022 ndash 0001 ndash ndash 00002 00003
Na 06577 05429 05021 06378 05328 06116 0528 06405 05352
K 00058 0012 00071 00149 00085 00137 00065 00129 00098
Total 48897 49946 49978 50087 50053 49963 50236 50137 50146
ab 7906 5516 5067 6335 5337 6177 5136 6327 5286
or 070 122 072 148 085 138 064 128 096
an 2023 4362 4861 3518 4579 3684 4800 3545 4617
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123
Constraints on the PndashT conditions
Several geobarometers and geothermometers have been
proposed to estimate the P-T conditions of granitoid
batholith formation (eg Holland and Blundy 1994
Anderson 1996 Holdaway et al 1997) Day et al (1992)
used phase equilibrium diagrams to constrain the P-T
conditions of garnet-bearing andesite in Northland
New Zealand and suggested that the mineral assemblage
of garnet + plagioclase + amphibole + quartz is stable
around 10 kbar and 800ndash850C and a similar estimate was
made for the garnet-bearing calc-alkaline volcanic rocks of
the northern Pannonion Basin eastern-central Europe
(Harangi et al 2001) In contrast to multiple mineral
barometers the Al-in-hornblende geobarometer is partic-
ularly suitable to estimate the emplacement pressure of
granitic rocks (Anderson 1996 Ague 1997) Because gar-
nets in the tonalitic porphyry are mostly surrounded by
plagioclase or hornblende the Al-in-hornblende barometer
can provide direct constraint on the crystallization pressure
of garnet Using the Al-in-hornblende barometer calibrated
by Schmidt (1992) the pressure is estimated at 75ndash
101 kbar suggesting that the garnet crystallized at a
crustal depth below 26ndash35 km Using the zircon saturation
thermometer (Watson and Harrison 1983) the temperature
of the tonalite porphyry was estimated as 706ndash713C
representing the temperature when the magma was em-
placed at a shallower crustal level
Petrogenesis of the garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry
The relatively high SiO2 low MgO Cr and Ni contents
suggest an evolved magmatic composition for the garnet-
bearing tonalitic porphyry The relatively high pressure of
hornblendes indicates that the phenocrysts formed prior to
emplacement of the magma therefore their compositions
may be useful to infer the origin of the early melt Garnet
phenocrysts with ilmenite inclusions are the earliest phases
preserved in the tonalite porphyry The garnet phenocrysts
are compositionally distinct from those crystallized from
primary mantle-derived magma and therefore probably
formed in an evolved magma (Fig 11b) Likewise
ilmenite within garnet phenocrysts has a very low MgO
(008 wt) content much lower than ilmenite in the
garnet-bearing andesitedacite of Northland New Zealand
(179ndash248 wt) northern Pannonian Basin (085ndash
327 wt) and the Setouchi volcanic belt (1ndash102 wt)
(Day et al 1992 Harangi et al 2001 Kawabata and
Takafuji 2005) In addition the garnet phenocrysts have an
oxygen isotope composition (+623) significantly higher
than that of normal mantle-derived garnets (+524)
(Schulze et al 2001) which together with the above
evidence suggests a crustal source for the phenocrysts
Experimental work conducted in the garnet-stability field
has revealed that partial melting of amphibolite would
generate silicic melt characterized by low MgO and high
SiO2 (eg Skjerlie and Johnston 1996 Rapp et al 1999)
which may well explain the low MgO contents in the
garnets and ilmenites from East Kunlun However the
garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry cannot be entirely ascri-
bed to partial melting of mafic crust because the rock
contains only moderate Sr (260 ppm) which is signifi-
cantly lower than the average Sr content (348 ppm) of the
lower crust (Rudnick and Gao 2004) Field investigation
and geochemical research on the Triassic arc magma in
East Kunlun have revealed extensive mixing of crust- and
mantle-derived magma (Luo et al 2002 Liu et al 2003)
In the Nd-Sr isotope correlation diagram (Fig 10) the
garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry plots mainly in the field
of Triassic arc magmas but much closer to the mantle
array and therefore distinct from those of the basement of
East Kunlun This may suggest that only a small propor-
tion of crustal component contributed to the genesis of the
rock
Table 5 Representative composition of ilmenite enclosed in garnet crystals
Sample Grt-2a-1 Grt-2a-2 Grt-2a-3 Grt-2a-4 Grt-2a-5 Grt-2b-1 Grt-2b-2 Grt-2b-3 Grt-3a-2 Grt-3a-3 Grt-3a-4 Grt-3a-5 Grt-3a-6
SiO2 002 007 004 ndash 005 004 004 002 004 003 004 006 001
TiO2 5047 5094 5001 5226 4999 4999 5078 5049 5003 5084 5084 4994 5017
Al2O3 ndash 003 ndash 001 010 004 004 007 006 001 002 001 004
FeO 4644 4347 4690 4451 4462 4639 4666 4593 4601 4565 4557 4702 4277
MnO 256 595 208 266 301 244 243 236 270 298 284 266 502
MgO 005 ndash 008 002 ndash ndash 006 006 007 003 003 003 004
CaO 003 003 ndash 027 021 001 ndash 003 038 ndash ndash ndash 001
Na2O 003 005 003 ndash 003 ndash 001 ndash 005 004 007 ndash ndash
K2O ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash 001 ndash ndash 001 ndash ndash ndash
Cr2O3 ndash 001 ndash ndash 007 005 ndash ndash 004 ndash ndash ndash ndash
Total 9960 10055 9915 9973 9809 9897 10002 9897 9937 9960 9941 9971 9805
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123
Tab
le6
Whole
rock
com
posi
tions
of
the
gar
net
-bea
ring
tonal
itic
porp
hyry
E
ast
Kunlu
n
Sam
ple
EK
L2-
01
EK
L2-
03
EK
L2-
06
EK
L2-
08
EK
L2-
11
EK
L2-
13
EK
L2-
16
EK
L2-
17
EK
2-
19
EK
L2-
21
EK
L2-
23
EK
L2-
26
EK
L2-
28
EK
L2-
30
EK
L2-
31
EK
L2-
33
EK
L2-
35
EK
L2-
36
EK
L2-
37
EK
L2-
39
EK
L2-
40
SiO
2616
2613
6621
8616
5616
9616
4614
0622
9620
9616
5616
0614
8612
8609
0610
7615
3615
2619
4619
7620
6618
3
TiO
204
504
504
304
304
404
504
404
304
404
304
404
304
204
104
104
304
304
304
404
404
4
Al 2
O3
179
0178
4181
3179
4178
6180
2179
4180
8179
8177
7177
7175
4175
0177
3177
6180
6180
0181
3179
5180
2178
3
Fe 2
O3T
50
750
547
648
448
050
850
848
048
348
548
648
448
348
248
547
948
048
148
248
248
6
MnO
00
800
800
800
700
800
800
800
700
700
800
800
700
700
800
800
800
800
800
800
700
8
MgO
18
618
617
617
517
218
018
017
717
617
817
717
817
716
917
117
517
317
517
417
817
8
CaO
64
564
566
165
964
964
263
952
452
463
263
463
663
564
063
964
464
364
465
252
463
5
Na 2
O36
337
634
636
333
037
137
636
036
133
432
934
234
032
738
534
834
134
433
336
033
9
K2O
08
708
711
611
510
911
211
211
811
911
311
210
510
512
312
509
909
809
811
011
911
2
P2O
500
800
800
900
900
800
900
800
900
900
900
900
800
800
800
800
800
900
900
800
900
9
LO
I24
222
718
219
620
521
321
326
927
422
324
130
130
231
430
623
022
023
419
626
924
8
Tota
l1004
21000
61004
61001
1996
01005
41002
31002
51000
3996
7997
71000
6997
7997
31005
1999
2996
71004
3999
8999
91002
4
Li
147
147
105
124
159
151
142
227
162
156
176
147
133
127
128
131
141
121
155
181
160
Be
14
515
115
215
715
916
216
316
117
116
816
117
617
116
116
216
016
415
715
516
115
8
Sc
70
073
763
668
965
771
266
675
974
162
269
773
668
474
478
265
566
267
771
765
768
2
V397
410
373
371
371
372
369
369
361
369
385
374
363
355
353
362
367
362
354
359
376
Cr
156
180
162
164
224
172
158
151
155
163
157
165
179
157
165
217
136
173
155
158
152
Co
94
097
091
091
188
490
689
768
067
282
881
685
987
797
397
878
078
278
185
566
882
2
Ni
126
106
112
85
109
89
582
872
588
384
570
480
595
592
684
497
664
584
278
378
864
4
Cu
126
126
128
124
126
108
104
105
119
135
134
119
137
103
112
97
95
100
120
101
130
Zn
772
799
729
737
694
756
714
664
693
730
703
736
742
953
943
737
730
721
708
643
693
Ga
171
174
175
178
174
175
170
170
162
166
171
169
169
170
167
173
173
169
166
162
168
Ge
11
211
311
111
111
111
010
710
610
510
910
911
811
711
111
712
312
512
110
710
111
1
Rb
352
361
496
495
419
408
408
476
480
434
433
426
430
460
457
466
454
459
409
477
432
Sr
252
259
251
254
249
245
243
208
209
236
236
232
234
240
239
232
230
229
243
208
238
Y66
668
662
762
763
469
870
460
756
967
267
964
564
271
572
669
668
566
962
459
369
0
Zr
672
722
783
786
725
769
751
689
686
674
757
884
814
825
670
687
771
820
730
676
756
Nb
39
040
139
439
639
740
039
438
539
039
739
639
239
038
638
739
338
537
939
338
840
1
Mo
07
607
207
907
007
707
006
407
306
704
805
407
808
909
207
806
404
806
206
507
305
3
Cd
01
401
401
701
601
502
101
905
601
901
401
501
802
501
701
901
301
401
801
401
401
8
Sb
04
704
804
604
405
406
006
008
908
506
706
913
413
609
309
707
808
308
204
908
406
9
Cs
12
112
414
214
013
315
215
231
731
518
518
717
617
618
418
116
015
815
713
732
718
8
Ba
247
256
281
282
270
317
314
186
183
259
263
263
267
341
342
171
170
167
265
182
267
La
113
130
112
115
111
118
119
115
108
114
117
115
115
116
114
361
334
345
112
113
117
Ce
225
249
219
226
217
230
231
227
211
221
225
223
223
221
221
668
611
632
221
219
230
Pr
27
030
226
727
026
427
428
427
425
927
227
926
527
426
726
673
867
369
626
326
528
4
Nd
107
115
106
107
104
108
107
105
98
106
109
106
106
104
103
251
230
237
103
103
110
Sm
22
423
622
322
421
921
822
921
420
422
322
521
722
721
621
336
234
434
821
720
623
5
Eu
07
307
507
607
607
307
407
207
106
807
407
707
307
407
407
509
008
908
707
406
907
7
Gd
18
419
418
118
018
018
618
717
216
318
718
318
318
118
218
128
627
127
317
716
718
7
Tb
02
602
702
602
502
602
602
602
502
402
602
602
502
602
602
703
203
103
102
602
302
7
Dy
13
413
513
012
813
113
913
812
412
013
613
313
013
114
213
814
914
514
012
612
113
9
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123
Ta
ble
6co
nti
nu
ed
Sam
ple
EK
L2-
01
EK
L2-
03
EK
L2-
06
EK
L2-
08
EK
L2-
11
EK
L2-
13
EK
L2-
16
EK
L2-
17
EK
2-
19
EK
L2-
21
EK
L2-
23
EK
L2-
26
EK
L2-
28
EK
L2-
30
EK
L2-
31
EK
L2-
33
EK
L2-
35
EK
L2-
36
EK
L2-
37
EK
L2-
39
EK
L2-
40
Ho
02
502
602
402
402
402
702
702
302
202
602
602
502
402
602
702
702
602
602
402
202
6
Er
06
907
206
606
606
707
807
606
806
407
207
106
806
707
907
807
807
407
606
506
607
6
Tm
01
001
000
900
900
901
101
100
900
801
001
000
900
901
101
101
001
001
000
900
901
1
Yb
06
106
305
805
605
807
007
105
905
506
406
306
005
907
307
106
606
406
205
905
606
4
Lu
00
900
900
800
800
901
001
000
900
800
900
900
800
901
001
101
000
900
900
800
800
9
Hf
20
321
823
223
721
723
122
420
620
720
522
225
824
023
519
720
922
623
421
619
621
9
Ta
03
303
203
203
103
103
203
003
003
002
903
003
002
902
902
902
902
902
803
002
803
0
W04
404
203
403
203
403
302
905
604
902
903
204
004
203
603
603
002
502
703
105
502
9
Tl
02
402
503
203
102
603
102
903
703
802
502
603
003
103
303
202
502
502
402
703
802
7
Pb
95
294
8110
1108
9112
795
695
9101
1108
5101
7113
099
3119
9104
4108
098
099
7101
2111
4101
0101
8
Bi
00
900
900
500
500
800
600
601
201
201
401
501
201
300
500
501
601
601
700
701
201
5
Th
36
541
937
138
336
239
139
438
836
636
638
138
138
137
536
7135
5123
6130
536
537
237
3
U12
913
314
014
013
613
713
412
812
313
413
814
814
713
513
916
215
615
813
312
513
8
AC
NK
a09
309
209
309
109
409
209
110
410
409
509
509
309
309
308
909
509
509
609
410
409
4
Mg
48
48
48
48
47
47
47
48
48
48
48
48
48
47
47
48
48
48
48
48
48
RE
E553
610
544
555
538
567
570
553
517
551
561
550
553
551
548
1463
1349
1390
541
536
571
(La Y
b) C
hb
126
139
130
138
130
114
113
131
134
121
126
128
131
107
108
372
353
379
129
136
123
(Gd Yb) C
hb
36
937
337
838
837
932
332
035
136
235
735
236
837
030
130
853
051
453
936
635
935
2
Eu
10
910
711
611
511
311
310
611
311
411
111
611
211
211
411
708
508
908
611
511
411
2
Ce
09
509
309
409
509
409
509
309
509
309
309
209
509
309
309
409
609
609
609
509
409
4
Zr
Sm
30
31
35
35
33
35
33
32
34
30
34
41
36
38
32
19
22
24
34
33
32
Zr
Yb
110
114
134
140
126
110
106
116
126
106
120
146
137
113
94
105
121
133
124
120
117
NbY
b64
263
667
670
568
957
155
564
771
462
362
764
965
752
654
259
960
261
566
769
062
3
ThN
b09
310
409
409
709
109
810
010
109
409
209
609
709
809
709
534
532
134
509
309
609
3
Zr
Nb
17
18
20
20
18
19
19
18
18
17
19
23
21
21
17
17
20
22
19
17
19
ThL
a03
203
203
303
303
303
303
303
403
403
203
203
303
303
203
203
803
703
803
203
303
2
Sr
Y379
377
401
405
393
350
345
343
367
351
348
360
364
336
330
333
335
342
389
351
344
Ce
Pb
24
26
20
21
19
24
24
22
19
22
20
22
19
21
20
68
61
63
20
22
23
eNd
c-
18
-20
-21
-19
-23
-18
-14
-20
Init
ial
Srd
07
067
07
066
07
067
07
066
07
067
07
067
07
065
07
066
aA
lum
inum
satu
rati
on
index
=m
ola
rA
l 2O
3(
K2O
+N
a 2O
+C
aO)
bC
hondri
tedat
afr
om
Tay
lor
and
McL
ennan
1985
ck S
m=
65
49
10
-1
2yea
r-1
dk R
b=
14
29
10
-1
1yea
r-1
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Plagioclase phenocrysts record the compositional varia-
tion of the magma during a later stage of its crystallization
The reversed zoning in plagioclase (Table 3) is commonly
considered to reflect magma mixing with a more primitive
source (Hibbard 1995 Kawabata and Shuto 2005) Because
dehydration melting of lower crust requires relatively high
temperature ([850C) (eg Rushmer 1991 Sen and Dunn
1994 Skjerlie and Johnston 1996) a mantle-derived
magma must have been involved to fuse the crustal mate-
rial The high Al2O3 and mostly positive Eu anomalies of
the tonalite porphyry suggest retarded crystallization of
plagioclase which together with the abundant hornblende
in the rock indicates an H2O-rich magma (Muntener et al
2001 Grove et al 2002) Due to the scarcity of water in the
lower crust partial melting of lower crust cannot generate
an H2O-rich melt (Patino Douce 1999) therefore the high
H2O contents in the garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry most
likely came from mantle-derived magma In the Triassic
the Paleo-Tethys was being consumed along the south
margin of the Kunlun arc (Yin and Harrison 2000) which
resulted in widespread arc magmatism in East Kunlun It is
therefore likely that mantle-derived arc magma was un-
derplated along the crust-mantle zone and mixed with a
felsic crustal melt a scenario consistent with experimental
work conducted by McCarthy and Patino Douce (1997)
In terms of tectonic setting Paleo-Tethys was still being
consumed along the Kunlun in the late Triassic (Sengor
1987 Yin and Harrison 2000) and Triassic limestone
within flysch sediments in the Kunlun range suggest a
marine-phase sedimentary environment that probably
05 10 15 2004
08
12
16
20
24
28
Peralkaline
Metaluminous Peraluminous
ACNK
AN
K
Fig 7 ANK versus ACNK diagram for the granitoids from East
Kunlun (after Maniar and Piccoli 1989)
Gra
nodi
orite
An
Ab Or
Tona
lite
Trondhjemite Granite
Fig 8 An-Ab-Or CIPW-normative ternary diagram for the granitoids
from East Kunlun (after Barker 1979)
Sa
mp
leC
ho
nd
rite
La
Ce
Pr
Nd Sm
Eu
Gd
Tb
Dy
Ho
Er
Tm
Yb
Lu
1000
100
10
1
01
1
1
10
100
1000
Cs
Rb
Ba
Th
U
K
Nb
Ta
La
Ce
Pb
Pr
Sr
P
Nd
Zr
Hf
Sm
Eu
Ti
Gd
Tb
Dy
Y
Ho
Er
Tm
Yb
Lu
Sa
mp
lep
rim
itiv
em
an
tle
(a)
(b)
Fig 9 Trace element characteristics of the garnet-bearing tonalite
porphyry (a) Chondrite-normalized rare earth element patterns for
representative samples of the tonalite porphyry East Kunlun (chon-
drite values from Taylor and McLennan 1985) b Primitive mantle-
normalized trace element spider diagrams for representative samples
of the tonalite porphyry East Kunlun (Primitive mantle data from Sun
and McDonough 1989)
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123
reflected a normal crustal thickness (35 km) for the East
Kunlun at this time Therefore although there is no direct
evidence of restite or xenoliths indicating generation at the
crust-mantle boundary the high pressure of the garnet
phenocrysts may indicate that they were formed at or just
above the crust-mantle transition zone The garnet-bearing
tonalite porphyry from East Kunlun therefore provides a
paradigm of MASH zone magmatic processes
Implications for genesis of adakitic rocks
Adakites are sodic rocks characterized by low HREE but
elevated Sr and Al2O3 contents and high SrY and LaYb
ratios which are ascribed to hydrous partial melting of a
subducted oceanic slab or over-thickened lower crust in the
garnet stability field (Defant and Drummond 1990
Atherton and Petford 1993 Martin et al 2005) Because of
the broad similarity to Archean tonalitendashtrondhjemitendash
granodiorite gneisses (TTG) and their potential role in
metallogenesis (Martin 1999 Smithies 2000 Condie 2005
Richards and Kerrich 2007) adakitic rocks have received
much attention Although the petrogenetic regime has been
supported by much experimental work (eg Rapp et al
1991 Rushmer 1991 Sen and Dunn 1994) most thermal
models require subduction of young and therefore warm
oceanic lithosphere to reach the temperature of the wet
basaltic solidus at depths of 90ndash120 km (eg Peacock
et al 1994) However such a prediction is contrary to
many modern cases where adakites occur in association
with old and thus cold subducting slabs (Macpherson
et al 2006) To deal with such a paradox some workers
have proposed that fractional crystallization of H2O-rich
arc magmas under high pressure conditions would give rise
to adakitic signatures in arc magmas (eg Castillo et al
1999 Kleinhanns et al 2003 Macpherson et al 2006 Eiler
et al 2007 Richards and Kerrich 2007 Roderıguez et al
2007) However both adakitic and non-adakitic rocks may
come from the mantle and experience high pressure frac-
tionation in the MASH zone therefore there must be other
key factors affecting the composition of arc magmas that
prevent some from becoming adakitic rocks
It is proposed that the garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry
from East Kunlun experienced strong fractional crystalli-
zation and magma mixing in the garnet stability field
therefore providing an opportunity to test the various
+10
+5
0
-5
-10
-15
-200690 0700 0710 0720 0730 0740 0750 0760
Basement of the East Kunlun
Arc magmas of the East Kunlun
Mantle array
87 87Sr Sri
εNd
T
Mixing trend
Garnet-bearing tonalite
Fig 10 Correlation diagram between 87Sr86Sri and eNdT for garnet-
bearing tonalitic porphyry (Data for the basement of East Kunlun
from Yu et al 2005 data for the arc magmas of East Kunlun from
Chen et al 2005 and Liu et al 2003)
Hig
h p
ress
ure
ga
rne
ts f
rom
MI
-typ
e m
ag
ma
s
Low pressure garnets from MI-type magmas
Garnets from S-type granite
Garnets from metapelites
0 2 4 6 80
2
4
6
8
10
MnO (wt)
Ca
O (
wt
)
Garnets from tonalitic porphyry of the East Kunlun
Garnets from xenoliths in Cenozoic volcanic rocks of the Hoh Xil northern Tibet
Garnet websteritesGarnet clinopyroxenites
Garnet peridotites
Garnet in eclogitic restite (2-3 Gpa) Garnet in this study
SNB cumulates of high MgO primitive magma
SNB cumulates of low MgO basaltic andesite
Ca
O (
wt
)
MgO (wt)
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 204
5
7
9
11
12
6
8
10
(a)
(b)
Fig 11 Garnet comparisons in this study compared to other settings
a CaO versus MnO correlation diagram (after Harangi et al 2001)
Data for Cenozoic volcanic rocks of the Hoh Xil northern Tibet from
Deng (1998) b CaO versus MgO correlation diagram (after Lee et al
2006) SNB Sierra Nevada Batholith data for garnet in eclogite
restite from Pertermann and Hirschmann (2003)
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123
hypotheses It contains relatively high Al2O3 ([17 wt)
mostly positive Eu anomalies (EuEu [ 11) and high Zr
Sm ratios ([30) The low HREE (Yb 08 ppm) and high
SrY ([33) ratios are significantly differ from those of
normal island arc magmas In the Y versus SrY correlation
diagram all tonalite rock samples plot in the adakite field
(Fig 12) These features suggest that fractional crystalli-
zation of H2O-rich arc magma in the garnet stability field
can effectively scavenge HREE and generate Al-rich melt
However there are some differences between the tonalite
porphyry and adakitic rocks The porphyry has moderate Sr
(260 ppm) and LaYb ratios (16ndash21) which are lower
than those of adakite (Sr [ 400 ppm LaYb C 20) and
TTG (Sr [ 500 ppm LaYb generally[30) (Barker 1979
Richards and Kerrich 2007) Because plagioclase was
suppressed by the high water content in the magma
removal of Sr by fractionation of plagioclase can be
excluded Instead crystallization of apatite at an early stage
of magmatic evolution may be responsible for the relatively
low Sr contents and LaYb ratios in the residual melt
Apatite commonly occurs in mantle and crustal environ-
ments and possesses high partition coefficients for both Sr
and LREE (Chazot et al 1996 Bea and Montero 1999) For
example apatite may concentrate LREE up to 200 times
compared to clinopyroxene and although slightly lower
than that of plagioclase (up to 158) (Ren et al 2003) its
partition coefficient for Sr (DSr = 51ndash82) is still high
enough to affect magma composition (Pla Cid et al 2007
Prowatke and Klemme 2006) Petrographic observation of
the tonalite porphyry reveals that apatite is mainly enclosed
in the garnet phenocrysts which along with the depletion in
P in the spider diagram (Fig 9b) implies removal of apatite
as an early phase during evolution of the magma in the
MASH zone Because plagioclase was suppressed by a high
water content in the early stage of magmatic evolution
Sr concentration in the residual melt would be mainly
controlled by apatite Similarly moderate Sr contents
(400 ppm) and apatite inclusions in garnet phenocrysts
appear to be common features of garnet-bearing interme-
diate rocks worldwide (eg Day et al 1992 Harangi et al
2001 Bach et al 2003 Kawabata and Shuto 2005)
implying that apatite has played a crucial role in buffering
the Sr level in the magmas It is therefore suggested that
mantle-derived arc magmas cannot evolve into adakites
when extensive crystallization of apatite has already
occurred in the MASH zone
Conclusions
The garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry from the East
Kunlun formed in the late Triassic (213 plusmn 3 Ma) related
to consumption of the Paleo-Tethys ocean It contains
phenocrysts of garnet hornblende plagioclase and quartz
that crystallized in an H2O-rich magma The relatively low
MgO contents of garnet and ilmenite and high d18O value
of garnet separates suggest these early phases were formed
in a felsic melt Pressure estimates for hornblende enclos-
ing garnet provide a minimum constraint on the formation
depth of the garnet phenocrysts (8ndash10 kb) suggesting they
were produced at or just above the crust-mantle transition
zone (MASH zone) NdndashSr isotope compositions indicate
involvement of both crust- and mantle-derived magma
and reversed compositional zoning of plagioclase implies
magma mixing Although the garnet-bearing tonalitic
porphyry resembles an adakitic rock in many respects the
relatively low Sr content and LaYb ratio makes it distinct
from lsquotruersquo adakites It is proposed that early crystallization
of apatite may effectively remove Sr and LREE from the
magma thus providing a mechanism whereby some arc
magmas do not evolve into adakite
Acknowledgments We thank Qian Mao Yuguang Ma and
Ms Ying Liu for their help with the analytical work The authors
benefited from discussions with Drs Guochun Zhao Hongfu Zhang
Nengsong Chen Chunming Wu and Petra Bach We also appreciate
the constructive and encouraging comments of reviewers Ali Polat
and Fu-yuan Wu which helped us to improve and clarify the man-
uscript This work was supported by research grants from the National
Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) 2007CB411308
NSFC Projects 40421303 40572043 40725009 and Hong Kong RGC
(HKU 704004)
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(104ndash112 wt) and significantly higher Al2O3 (127ndash
159 wt) and FeO (160ndash179 wt) On the classification
diagram most data plot in the tschermakite field (Fig 6)
Plagioclase
The representative composition of plagioclase is presented
in Table 4 The feldspar is dominated by andesine
(An = 35ndash49) although one grain is more albite-rich
(An = 20) The Or component is generally less than 2 In
comparison with garnet-bearing volcanic rocks of the
northern Pannonian Basin eastern-central Europe (Harangi
et al 2001) plagioclase in this study is relatively poor in
Al Ca and rich in Na with much lower An values Sig-
nificantly plagioclase generally possesses reversed
compositional zoning with the rims containing a higher
proportion of anorthite than the cores (Table 4)
Ilmenite
Ilmenite occurs within garnet phenocrysts suggesting an
early phase of crystallization The results show that
ilmenite is characterized by low MgO (008 wt) and
relatively high MnO (208ndash595 wt) (Table 5) The
compositions are in contrast with those of ilmenite in calc-
alkaline volcanic rocks of Northland Stouchi and the
northern Pannonian Basin which is generally Mg-rich
(MgO [1 wt) and Mn-Poor (MnO 1 wt) (Day et al
1992 Harangi et al 2001 Kawabata and Takafuji 2005)
Whole-rock geochemistry
Major elements
The whole-rock major and trace element and Nd-Sr isotope
compositions of selected samples are presented in Table 6
The rock samples are homogeneous with SiO2 contents
ranging from 611 to 623 wt They are low in TiO2
(05 wt) and MgO (2 wt) and relatively Na-rich
with Na2OK2O ratios between 27 and 43 The most
distinctive feature is the high Al2O3 content (175ndash
181 wt) consistent with the high proportions of pla-
gioclase and garnet Despite their relatively high Al2O3
contents most the samples plot in the metaluminous field
except for a few samples showing weakly peraluminous
characteristics (10 ACNK 11) (Fig 7) In the nor-
mative feldspar classification diagram all samples fall in
the tonalite field (Fig 8)
Trace elements
The rock samples have low concentrations of transition
elements eg Cr (20 ppm) and Ni (13 ppm) compared
with rocks with similar SiO2 in the Andes (eg Franchini
et al 2003) Large ion lithosphile elements (LILE) and
high field strength elements (HFSE) are also relatively low
in abundance Except for the moderate Sr content (208ndash
250 ppm) Rb (35ndash50 ppm) Cs (121ndash327 ppm) and Ba
(167ndash342 ppm) are all relatively low The contrast between
Rb and Sr concentration levels gives rise to the strikingly
low RbSr ratios (025) Because of the relatively limited
SiO2 range most elements do not show definable trends
with major oxides (eg SiO2 or MgO) Most HFSE (eg
Nb Ta Zr Hf) are comparable to those in garnet-bearing
I-type granitoids (Day et al 1992 Harangi et al 2001) and
are comparable or lower than those in felsic magmatic
rocks from island arcs (eg Mason and McDonald 1978)
Like typical rocks at deconstructive plate margins the
samples display LREE-enriched patterns (Fig 9a) with
chondrite-normalized LaYb ratios between 12 and 38 The
distinctive characteristics of the samples are their remark-
ably low HREE contents (Yb = 055ndash073 ppm) and
significant HREE fractionation (GdYbn = 32ndash54) Most
samples have not experienced plagioclase fractionation
because they possess positive Eu anomalies (EuEu[11)
However three samples exhibit higher LREE contents and
higher LaYbn and GdYbn ratios and slight negative Eu
anomalies (EuEu = 085ndash089) (Table 5 Fig 9a) These
three samples also show relatively low ZrSm ratios
(19ndash24) whereas all other samples have high ZrSm ratios
([30) which are different from those of modern mid-
ocean-ridge basalts (MORBs) ocean-island basalts (OIB)
and island-arc basalts (IAB) but similar to those of
Archean TTG and adakitic rocks (Foley et al 2002) On a
primitive mantle normalized spider diagram the rock is
enriched in LILE relative to LREE and HFSE with pro-
nounced spikes of Pb and troughs of Nb-Ta P and Ti
(Fig 9b) exhibiting characteristics of typical subduction-
related magmas
0
20
40
60
80
Rim Rim
Per
cent
age
Almandine
Grossular
PyropeSpessartine
Core
G-5c 4
Fig 5 Line profile of analyses across a representative garnet from
the garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry
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Sr-Nd-O Isotopic compositions
The porphyry possesses relatively homogeneous Sr and Nd
isotope compositions with initial 87Sr86Sr ratios and eNdT
values ranging from 07065 to 07067 and -23 to -14
respectively (Table 6) There are no significant trends
between incompatible element ratios (eg SrY ZrNb
ZrSm and BaLa) with either 87Sr86Sr or eNdT values In
the NdndashSr isotope correlation diagram all the data plot in
the field of arc magmatism and are quite close to the mantle
array (Fig 10) Analysis of garnet separates from the
tonalite porphyry has yielded a d18O value of +623
significantly higher than that of garnet from the mantle
(+524) (Schulze et al 2001)
Discussion
Origin of garnet in the tonalite porphyry
The origin of garnet in calc-alkaline rocks has been debated
for a long time being variously envisaged as a xenocryst a
phenocryst or a restite phase (Birch and Gleadow 1974
Popov et al 1982 Gilbert and Rogers 1989) Green (1977
1992) noticed a close relationship between garnet compo-
sition and the PndashT conditions of crystallization and
recognized that garnet crystallized under relatively high
pressure conditions is more Ca-rich and Mn-poor relative
to those formed in shallower environments In the case of
the East Kunlun porphyry all garnet crystals are euhedral
Table 3 Representative major element composition of hornblende in the garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry East Kunlun
Sample g12b-4a g12b-4b g12c-2ac g12c-2br g5a-3c g5a-3r g5a-5c g-5a-5r g5a-5c g7a-1r g7a-1c g2a-2c g2a-2b g2a-2r g5b-1a g5b-1b
SiO2 4221 4282 4329 4331 4341 4291 4163 4192 4175 4235 4297 4135 4467 4347 4243 4112
TiO2 125 097 113 101 113 108 108 099 094 088 098 187 096 116 107 182
Al2O3 1589 1524 1432 1423 1407 1453 1517 1500 1486 1460 1453 1497 1269 1438 1404 1538
Cr2O3 000 001 002 000 004 000 001 001 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000
FeO 1789 1756 1785 1780 1686 1645 1671 1650 1689 1690 1728 1609 1701 1727 1687 1596
MnO 011 021 024 025 019 014 019 014 020 033 032 032 024 024 025 029
MgO 881 910 920 944 942 941 899 921 902 898 926 963 1007 929 922 949
CaO 1093 1115 1082 1060 1104 1097 1109 1091 1104 1089 1077 1111 1036 1083 1104 1097
Na2O 165 153 160 159 160 159 158 160 161 152 156 196 144 154 147 190
K2O 056 061 055 059 054 041 058 045 053 056 053 048 035 047 053 048
NiO 000 000 000 001 004 003 000 000 000 001 001 000 001 001 005 004
Total 9931 9919 9902 9882 9835 9752 9702 9672 9685 9701 9822 9777 9779 9865 9696 9744
Formula (cations based on 23 oxygens)
Si 621 630 638 640 642 638 626 630 629 636 637 617 661 641 638 615
AlIV 179 170 162 160 158 162 174 170 171 164 163 183 139 159 162 185
AlVI 0970 0945 0874 0872 0870 0929 0944 0957 0930 0945 0915 0801 0826 0908 0865 0856
Ti 0139 0107 0126 0112 0126 0121 0122 0112 0107 0100 0109 0210 0106 0128 0121 0205
Cr 0000 0001 0002 0000 0005 0000 0001 0001 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
Fe2+ 2202 2161 2202 2198 2085 2046 2100 2074 2128 2122 2144 2007 2105 2130 2121 1996
Mn 0014 0027 0030 0032 0024 0018 0024 0018 0026 0041 0041 0040 0030 0030 0032 0036
Ni 0000 0000 0000 0001 0005 0003 0000 0000 0000 0001 0001 0000 0001 0001 0006 0004
Mg 1934 1996 2022 2079 2078 2086 2015 2063 2025 2010 2048 2142 2222 2041 2065 2114
Total 5258 5237 5255 5293 5193 5203 5206 5226 5216 5219 5258 5200 5291 5238 5209 5212
Ca 1723 1758 1710 1677 1749 1748 1786 1757 1782 1753 1713 1776 1643 1711 1778 1757
Na 0018 0005 0035 0030 0058 0049 0008 0017 0002 0028 0029 0024 0066 0051 0013 0031
Total 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000
Na 0453 0431 0421 0425 0400 0411 0451 0449 0468 0416 0420 0544 0347 0389 0416 0518
K 0106 0114 0103 0112 0102 0079 0111 0086 0101 0107 0100 0090 0065 0087 0102 0092
Total 15559 15544 15525 15537 15502 15489 15562 15535 15569 15522 15520 15634 15413 15476 15517 15610
Total O 2601 2601 2596 2592 2589 2574 2547 2547 2541 2549 2580 2566 2586 2596 2547 2561
ON 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23
Al 2757 2643 2490 2477 2451 2547 2687 2657 2639 2584 2540 2632 2213 2499 2487 2709
Na 0471 0436 0457 0455 0458 0460 0459 0466 0470 0444 0449 0567 0413 0440 0429 0549
XMg 028 029 028 029 030 031 029 030 029 029 029 032 031 029 030 031
Pressure 101 96 88 88 87 91 98 96 96 93 91 95 75 89 88 99
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123
with concentric zoning and have a similar composition
suggesting a magmatic origin The data show that all the
garnets contain relatively high Ca (CaO = 585ndash117 wt)
and low Mn (MnO = 040ndash296 wt) (Table 2) consis-
tent with crystallization at relatively high pressure
(CaO [ 4 wt MnO 4 wt) (Green 1977 1992 Con-
rad et al 1988) In the MnO versus CaO diagram
(Fig 11a) garnets from the tonalite porphyry from East
Kunlun show strong affinity to high-pressure garnet This is
different from garnets contained in xenoliths from the
Cenozoic volcanic rocks of Hohxil northern Tibetan
Plateau (Deng 1998) which mostly plot in the low-pressure
field The distinctive composition of the garnet is consistent
with the petrographic observation and suggests that all the
garnets are phenocrysts that crystallized under relatively
high pressure Furthermore it has been recognized that
garnet in cumulates of mantle-derived magma ecolgitic
restite and garnet peridotite generally contains high MgO
(usually [8 wt) (eg Lee et al 2006 and references
therein) However garnet in the tonalitic porphyry contains
much lower MgO (45 wt) strikingly different from
garnet grown in the mantle environment (Fig 11b) This
may suggest that these garnets crystallized in a felsic
rather than a mafic melt
80 75 70 65 60 550
1
Ferro-Actinolite
Actinolite
Tremolite Tr Hb
ActHbl
Fe-ActHbl Ferro-Hbl
Magnesio-Hbl
Fe-TschHbl
Tsch
Hbl
Ferro-
Tschermakite
Tschermakite
Tsi
Mg
(Mg+
Fe)
2+
Fig 6 Classification diagram for hornblende crystals from the
garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry (after Hawthorne 1981)
Table 4 Representative analyses of plagioclase from the garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry East Kunlun
Sample Grt-12c3 Grt-c4c Grt-c4r Grt-7a1c Grt-7a1r Grt-7a2c Grt-7a2r Grt-7a3c Grt-7a3r
SiO2 6416 5791 5673 5915 5712 5954 5523 5929 5648
TiO2 ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash 002 ndash ndash
Al2O3 2292 2781 2848 2592 2821 2643 2811 2611 2821
Cr2O3 021 002 002 001 ndash 002 002 002 001
MgO ndash ndash ndash ndash 001 ndash ndash ndash ndash
CaO 355 907 1015 742 964 771 1020 756 979
MnO 002 003 004 005 003 004 004 007 003
FeO 035 003 007 003 008 002 006 007 005
NiO 001 003 006 ndash 003 ndash ndash 001 001
Na2O 766 634 585 738 621 715 603 745 619
K2O 010 021 013 026 015 024 011 023 017
Total 9898 10145 10153 10022 10148 10115 9982 10081 10094
Formular (cations based on 8 oxygens)
Si 28404 25585 25132 26366 25292 26282 24945 26303 2517
Ti ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash 00006 ndash ndash
Al 1196 14479 14866 13616 14722 13751 14964 13648 14817
Cr 00073 00007 00007 00004 00006 00006 00007 00003
Mg 00003 ndash ndash ndash 00005 ndash ndash ndash ndash
Ca 01683 04293 04817 03542 04571 03647 04934 03589 04674
Mn 00008 0001 00017 00018 00012 00015 00014 00026 00009
Fe 00128 00011 00025 00013 00029 00009 00021 00026 0002
Ni 00003 00011 00022 ndash 0001 ndash ndash 00002 00003
Na 06577 05429 05021 06378 05328 06116 0528 06405 05352
K 00058 0012 00071 00149 00085 00137 00065 00129 00098
Total 48897 49946 49978 50087 50053 49963 50236 50137 50146
ab 7906 5516 5067 6335 5337 6177 5136 6327 5286
or 070 122 072 148 085 138 064 128 096
an 2023 4362 4861 3518 4579 3684 4800 3545 4617
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123
Constraints on the PndashT conditions
Several geobarometers and geothermometers have been
proposed to estimate the P-T conditions of granitoid
batholith formation (eg Holland and Blundy 1994
Anderson 1996 Holdaway et al 1997) Day et al (1992)
used phase equilibrium diagrams to constrain the P-T
conditions of garnet-bearing andesite in Northland
New Zealand and suggested that the mineral assemblage
of garnet + plagioclase + amphibole + quartz is stable
around 10 kbar and 800ndash850C and a similar estimate was
made for the garnet-bearing calc-alkaline volcanic rocks of
the northern Pannonion Basin eastern-central Europe
(Harangi et al 2001) In contrast to multiple mineral
barometers the Al-in-hornblende geobarometer is partic-
ularly suitable to estimate the emplacement pressure of
granitic rocks (Anderson 1996 Ague 1997) Because gar-
nets in the tonalitic porphyry are mostly surrounded by
plagioclase or hornblende the Al-in-hornblende barometer
can provide direct constraint on the crystallization pressure
of garnet Using the Al-in-hornblende barometer calibrated
by Schmidt (1992) the pressure is estimated at 75ndash
101 kbar suggesting that the garnet crystallized at a
crustal depth below 26ndash35 km Using the zircon saturation
thermometer (Watson and Harrison 1983) the temperature
of the tonalite porphyry was estimated as 706ndash713C
representing the temperature when the magma was em-
placed at a shallower crustal level
Petrogenesis of the garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry
The relatively high SiO2 low MgO Cr and Ni contents
suggest an evolved magmatic composition for the garnet-
bearing tonalitic porphyry The relatively high pressure of
hornblendes indicates that the phenocrysts formed prior to
emplacement of the magma therefore their compositions
may be useful to infer the origin of the early melt Garnet
phenocrysts with ilmenite inclusions are the earliest phases
preserved in the tonalite porphyry The garnet phenocrysts
are compositionally distinct from those crystallized from
primary mantle-derived magma and therefore probably
formed in an evolved magma (Fig 11b) Likewise
ilmenite within garnet phenocrysts has a very low MgO
(008 wt) content much lower than ilmenite in the
garnet-bearing andesitedacite of Northland New Zealand
(179ndash248 wt) northern Pannonian Basin (085ndash
327 wt) and the Setouchi volcanic belt (1ndash102 wt)
(Day et al 1992 Harangi et al 2001 Kawabata and
Takafuji 2005) In addition the garnet phenocrysts have an
oxygen isotope composition (+623) significantly higher
than that of normal mantle-derived garnets (+524)
(Schulze et al 2001) which together with the above
evidence suggests a crustal source for the phenocrysts
Experimental work conducted in the garnet-stability field
has revealed that partial melting of amphibolite would
generate silicic melt characterized by low MgO and high
SiO2 (eg Skjerlie and Johnston 1996 Rapp et al 1999)
which may well explain the low MgO contents in the
garnets and ilmenites from East Kunlun However the
garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry cannot be entirely ascri-
bed to partial melting of mafic crust because the rock
contains only moderate Sr (260 ppm) which is signifi-
cantly lower than the average Sr content (348 ppm) of the
lower crust (Rudnick and Gao 2004) Field investigation
and geochemical research on the Triassic arc magma in
East Kunlun have revealed extensive mixing of crust- and
mantle-derived magma (Luo et al 2002 Liu et al 2003)
In the Nd-Sr isotope correlation diagram (Fig 10) the
garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry plots mainly in the field
of Triassic arc magmas but much closer to the mantle
array and therefore distinct from those of the basement of
East Kunlun This may suggest that only a small propor-
tion of crustal component contributed to the genesis of the
rock
Table 5 Representative composition of ilmenite enclosed in garnet crystals
Sample Grt-2a-1 Grt-2a-2 Grt-2a-3 Grt-2a-4 Grt-2a-5 Grt-2b-1 Grt-2b-2 Grt-2b-3 Grt-3a-2 Grt-3a-3 Grt-3a-4 Grt-3a-5 Grt-3a-6
SiO2 002 007 004 ndash 005 004 004 002 004 003 004 006 001
TiO2 5047 5094 5001 5226 4999 4999 5078 5049 5003 5084 5084 4994 5017
Al2O3 ndash 003 ndash 001 010 004 004 007 006 001 002 001 004
FeO 4644 4347 4690 4451 4462 4639 4666 4593 4601 4565 4557 4702 4277
MnO 256 595 208 266 301 244 243 236 270 298 284 266 502
MgO 005 ndash 008 002 ndash ndash 006 006 007 003 003 003 004
CaO 003 003 ndash 027 021 001 ndash 003 038 ndash ndash ndash 001
Na2O 003 005 003 ndash 003 ndash 001 ndash 005 004 007 ndash ndash
K2O ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash 001 ndash ndash 001 ndash ndash ndash
Cr2O3 ndash 001 ndash ndash 007 005 ndash ndash 004 ndash ndash ndash ndash
Total 9960 10055 9915 9973 9809 9897 10002 9897 9937 9960 9941 9971 9805
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123
Tab
le6
Whole
rock
com
posi
tions
of
the
gar
net
-bea
ring
tonal
itic
porp
hyry
E
ast
Kunlu
n
Sam
ple
EK
L2-
01
EK
L2-
03
EK
L2-
06
EK
L2-
08
EK
L2-
11
EK
L2-
13
EK
L2-
16
EK
L2-
17
EK
2-
19
EK
L2-
21
EK
L2-
23
EK
L2-
26
EK
L2-
28
EK
L2-
30
EK
L2-
31
EK
L2-
33
EK
L2-
35
EK
L2-
36
EK
L2-
37
EK
L2-
39
EK
L2-
40
SiO
2616
2613
6621
8616
5616
9616
4614
0622
9620
9616
5616
0614
8612
8609
0610
7615
3615
2619
4619
7620
6618
3
TiO
204
504
504
304
304
404
504
404
304
404
304
404
304
204
104
104
304
304
304
404
404
4
Al 2
O3
179
0178
4181
3179
4178
6180
2179
4180
8179
8177
7177
7175
4175
0177
3177
6180
6180
0181
3179
5180
2178
3
Fe 2
O3T
50
750
547
648
448
050
850
848
048
348
548
648
448
348
248
547
948
048
148
248
248
6
MnO
00
800
800
800
700
800
800
800
700
700
800
800
700
700
800
800
800
800
800
800
700
8
MgO
18
618
617
617
517
218
018
017
717
617
817
717
817
716
917
117
517
317
517
417
817
8
CaO
64
564
566
165
964
964
263
952
452
463
263
463
663
564
063
964
464
364
465
252
463
5
Na 2
O36
337
634
636
333
037
137
636
036
133
432
934
234
032
738
534
834
134
433
336
033
9
K2O
08
708
711
611
510
911
211
211
811
911
311
210
510
512
312
509
909
809
811
011
911
2
P2O
500
800
800
900
900
800
900
800
900
900
900
900
800
800
800
800
800
900
900
800
900
9
LO
I24
222
718
219
620
521
321
326
927
422
324
130
130
231
430
623
022
023
419
626
924
8
Tota
l1004
21000
61004
61001
1996
01005
41002
31002
51000
3996
7997
71000
6997
7997
31005
1999
2996
71004
3999
8999
91002
4
Li
147
147
105
124
159
151
142
227
162
156
176
147
133
127
128
131
141
121
155
181
160
Be
14
515
115
215
715
916
216
316
117
116
816
117
617
116
116
216
016
415
715
516
115
8
Sc
70
073
763
668
965
771
266
675
974
162
269
773
668
474
478
265
566
267
771
765
768
2
V397
410
373
371
371
372
369
369
361
369
385
374
363
355
353
362
367
362
354
359
376
Cr
156
180
162
164
224
172
158
151
155
163
157
165
179
157
165
217
136
173
155
158
152
Co
94
097
091
091
188
490
689
768
067
282
881
685
987
797
397
878
078
278
185
566
882
2
Ni
126
106
112
85
109
89
582
872
588
384
570
480
595
592
684
497
664
584
278
378
864
4
Cu
126
126
128
124
126
108
104
105
119
135
134
119
137
103
112
97
95
100
120
101
130
Zn
772
799
729
737
694
756
714
664
693
730
703
736
742
953
943
737
730
721
708
643
693
Ga
171
174
175
178
174
175
170
170
162
166
171
169
169
170
167
173
173
169
166
162
168
Ge
11
211
311
111
111
111
010
710
610
510
910
911
811
711
111
712
312
512
110
710
111
1
Rb
352
361
496
495
419
408
408
476
480
434
433
426
430
460
457
466
454
459
409
477
432
Sr
252
259
251
254
249
245
243
208
209
236
236
232
234
240
239
232
230
229
243
208
238
Y66
668
662
762
763
469
870
460
756
967
267
964
564
271
572
669
668
566
962
459
369
0
Zr
672
722
783
786
725
769
751
689
686
674
757
884
814
825
670
687
771
820
730
676
756
Nb
39
040
139
439
639
740
039
438
539
039
739
639
239
038
638
739
338
537
939
338
840
1
Mo
07
607
207
907
007
707
006
407
306
704
805
407
808
909
207
806
404
806
206
507
305
3
Cd
01
401
401
701
601
502
101
905
601
901
401
501
802
501
701
901
301
401
801
401
401
8
Sb
04
704
804
604
405
406
006
008
908
506
706
913
413
609
309
707
808
308
204
908
406
9
Cs
12
112
414
214
013
315
215
231
731
518
518
717
617
618
418
116
015
815
713
732
718
8
Ba
247
256
281
282
270
317
314
186
183
259
263
263
267
341
342
171
170
167
265
182
267
La
113
130
112
115
111
118
119
115
108
114
117
115
115
116
114
361
334
345
112
113
117
Ce
225
249
219
226
217
230
231
227
211
221
225
223
223
221
221
668
611
632
221
219
230
Pr
27
030
226
727
026
427
428
427
425
927
227
926
527
426
726
673
867
369
626
326
528
4
Nd
107
115
106
107
104
108
107
105
98
106
109
106
106
104
103
251
230
237
103
103
110
Sm
22
423
622
322
421
921
822
921
420
422
322
521
722
721
621
336
234
434
821
720
623
5
Eu
07
307
507
607
607
307
407
207
106
807
407
707
307
407
407
509
008
908
707
406
907
7
Gd
18
419
418
118
018
018
618
717
216
318
718
318
318
118
218
128
627
127
317
716
718
7
Tb
02
602
702
602
502
602
602
602
502
402
602
602
502
602
602
703
203
103
102
602
302
7
Dy
13
413
513
012
813
113
913
812
412
013
613
313
013
114
213
814
914
514
012
612
113
9
1502 Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) (2009) 981489ndash1510
123
Ta
ble
6co
nti
nu
ed
Sam
ple
EK
L2-
01
EK
L2-
03
EK
L2-
06
EK
L2-
08
EK
L2-
11
EK
L2-
13
EK
L2-
16
EK
L2-
17
EK
2-
19
EK
L2-
21
EK
L2-
23
EK
L2-
26
EK
L2-
28
EK
L2-
30
EK
L2-
31
EK
L2-
33
EK
L2-
35
EK
L2-
36
EK
L2-
37
EK
L2-
39
EK
L2-
40
Ho
02
502
602
402
402
402
702
702
302
202
602
602
502
402
602
702
702
602
602
402
202
6
Er
06
907
206
606
606
707
807
606
806
407
207
106
806
707
907
807
807
407
606
506
607
6
Tm
01
001
000
900
900
901
101
100
900
801
001
000
900
901
101
101
001
001
000
900
901
1
Yb
06
106
305
805
605
807
007
105
905
506
406
306
005
907
307
106
606
406
205
905
606
4
Lu
00
900
900
800
800
901
001
000
900
800
900
900
800
901
001
101
000
900
900
800
800
9
Hf
20
321
823
223
721
723
122
420
620
720
522
225
824
023
519
720
922
623
421
619
621
9
Ta
03
303
203
203
103
103
203
003
003
002
903
003
002
902
902
902
902
902
803
002
803
0
W04
404
203
403
203
403
302
905
604
902
903
204
004
203
603
603
002
502
703
105
502
9
Tl
02
402
503
203
102
603
102
903
703
802
502
603
003
103
303
202
502
502
402
703
802
7
Pb
95
294
8110
1108
9112
795
695
9101
1108
5101
7113
099
3119
9104
4108
098
099
7101
2111
4101
0101
8
Bi
00
900
900
500
500
800
600
601
201
201
401
501
201
300
500
501
601
601
700
701
201
5
Th
36
541
937
138
336
239
139
438
836
636
638
138
138
137
536
7135
5123
6130
536
537
237
3
U12
913
314
014
013
613
713
412
812
313
413
814
814
713
513
916
215
615
813
312
513
8
AC
NK
a09
309
209
309
109
409
209
110
410
409
509
509
309
309
308
909
509
509
609
410
409
4
Mg
48
48
48
48
47
47
47
48
48
48
48
48
48
47
47
48
48
48
48
48
48
RE
E553
610
544
555
538
567
570
553
517
551
561
550
553
551
548
1463
1349
1390
541
536
571
(La Y
b) C
hb
126
139
130
138
130
114
113
131
134
121
126
128
131
107
108
372
353
379
129
136
123
(Gd Yb) C
hb
36
937
337
838
837
932
332
035
136
235
735
236
837
030
130
853
051
453
936
635
935
2
Eu
10
910
711
611
511
311
310
611
311
411
111
611
211
211
411
708
508
908
611
511
411
2
Ce
09
509
309
409
509
409
509
309
509
309
309
209
509
309
309
409
609
609
609
509
409
4
Zr
Sm
30
31
35
35
33
35
33
32
34
30
34
41
36
38
32
19
22
24
34
33
32
Zr
Yb
110
114
134
140
126
110
106
116
126
106
120
146
137
113
94
105
121
133
124
120
117
NbY
b64
263
667
670
568
957
155
564
771
462
362
764
965
752
654
259
960
261
566
769
062
3
ThN
b09
310
409
409
709
109
810
010
109
409
209
609
709
809
709
534
532
134
509
309
609
3
Zr
Nb
17
18
20
20
18
19
19
18
18
17
19
23
21
21
17
17
20
22
19
17
19
ThL
a03
203
203
303
303
303
303
303
403
403
203
203
303
303
203
203
803
703
803
203
303
2
Sr
Y379
377
401
405
393
350
345
343
367
351
348
360
364
336
330
333
335
342
389
351
344
Ce
Pb
24
26
20
21
19
24
24
22
19
22
20
22
19
21
20
68
61
63
20
22
23
eNd
c-
18
-20
-21
-19
-23
-18
-14
-20
Init
ial
Srd
07
067
07
066
07
067
07
066
07
067
07
067
07
065
07
066
aA
lum
inum
satu
rati
on
index
=m
ola
rA
l 2O
3(
K2O
+N
a 2O
+C
aO)
bC
hondri
tedat
afr
om
Tay
lor
and
McL
ennan
1985
ck S
m=
65
49
10
-1
2yea
r-1
dk R
b=
14
29
10
-1
1yea
r-1
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123
Plagioclase phenocrysts record the compositional varia-
tion of the magma during a later stage of its crystallization
The reversed zoning in plagioclase (Table 3) is commonly
considered to reflect magma mixing with a more primitive
source (Hibbard 1995 Kawabata and Shuto 2005) Because
dehydration melting of lower crust requires relatively high
temperature ([850C) (eg Rushmer 1991 Sen and Dunn
1994 Skjerlie and Johnston 1996) a mantle-derived
magma must have been involved to fuse the crustal mate-
rial The high Al2O3 and mostly positive Eu anomalies of
the tonalite porphyry suggest retarded crystallization of
plagioclase which together with the abundant hornblende
in the rock indicates an H2O-rich magma (Muntener et al
2001 Grove et al 2002) Due to the scarcity of water in the
lower crust partial melting of lower crust cannot generate
an H2O-rich melt (Patino Douce 1999) therefore the high
H2O contents in the garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry most
likely came from mantle-derived magma In the Triassic
the Paleo-Tethys was being consumed along the south
margin of the Kunlun arc (Yin and Harrison 2000) which
resulted in widespread arc magmatism in East Kunlun It is
therefore likely that mantle-derived arc magma was un-
derplated along the crust-mantle zone and mixed with a
felsic crustal melt a scenario consistent with experimental
work conducted by McCarthy and Patino Douce (1997)
In terms of tectonic setting Paleo-Tethys was still being
consumed along the Kunlun in the late Triassic (Sengor
1987 Yin and Harrison 2000) and Triassic limestone
within flysch sediments in the Kunlun range suggest a
marine-phase sedimentary environment that probably
05 10 15 2004
08
12
16
20
24
28
Peralkaline
Metaluminous Peraluminous
ACNK
AN
K
Fig 7 ANK versus ACNK diagram for the granitoids from East
Kunlun (after Maniar and Piccoli 1989)
Gra
nodi
orite
An
Ab Or
Tona
lite
Trondhjemite Granite
Fig 8 An-Ab-Or CIPW-normative ternary diagram for the granitoids
from East Kunlun (after Barker 1979)
Sa
mp
leC
ho
nd
rite
La
Ce
Pr
Nd Sm
Eu
Gd
Tb
Dy
Ho
Er
Tm
Yb
Lu
1000
100
10
1
01
1
1
10
100
1000
Cs
Rb
Ba
Th
U
K
Nb
Ta
La
Ce
Pb
Pr
Sr
P
Nd
Zr
Hf
Sm
Eu
Ti
Gd
Tb
Dy
Y
Ho
Er
Tm
Yb
Lu
Sa
mp
lep
rim
itiv
em
an
tle
(a)
(b)
Fig 9 Trace element characteristics of the garnet-bearing tonalite
porphyry (a) Chondrite-normalized rare earth element patterns for
representative samples of the tonalite porphyry East Kunlun (chon-
drite values from Taylor and McLennan 1985) b Primitive mantle-
normalized trace element spider diagrams for representative samples
of the tonalite porphyry East Kunlun (Primitive mantle data from Sun
and McDonough 1989)
1504 Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) (2009) 981489ndash1510
123
reflected a normal crustal thickness (35 km) for the East
Kunlun at this time Therefore although there is no direct
evidence of restite or xenoliths indicating generation at the
crust-mantle boundary the high pressure of the garnet
phenocrysts may indicate that they were formed at or just
above the crust-mantle transition zone The garnet-bearing
tonalite porphyry from East Kunlun therefore provides a
paradigm of MASH zone magmatic processes
Implications for genesis of adakitic rocks
Adakites are sodic rocks characterized by low HREE but
elevated Sr and Al2O3 contents and high SrY and LaYb
ratios which are ascribed to hydrous partial melting of a
subducted oceanic slab or over-thickened lower crust in the
garnet stability field (Defant and Drummond 1990
Atherton and Petford 1993 Martin et al 2005) Because of
the broad similarity to Archean tonalitendashtrondhjemitendash
granodiorite gneisses (TTG) and their potential role in
metallogenesis (Martin 1999 Smithies 2000 Condie 2005
Richards and Kerrich 2007) adakitic rocks have received
much attention Although the petrogenetic regime has been
supported by much experimental work (eg Rapp et al
1991 Rushmer 1991 Sen and Dunn 1994) most thermal
models require subduction of young and therefore warm
oceanic lithosphere to reach the temperature of the wet
basaltic solidus at depths of 90ndash120 km (eg Peacock
et al 1994) However such a prediction is contrary to
many modern cases where adakites occur in association
with old and thus cold subducting slabs (Macpherson
et al 2006) To deal with such a paradox some workers
have proposed that fractional crystallization of H2O-rich
arc magmas under high pressure conditions would give rise
to adakitic signatures in arc magmas (eg Castillo et al
1999 Kleinhanns et al 2003 Macpherson et al 2006 Eiler
et al 2007 Richards and Kerrich 2007 Roderıguez et al
2007) However both adakitic and non-adakitic rocks may
come from the mantle and experience high pressure frac-
tionation in the MASH zone therefore there must be other
key factors affecting the composition of arc magmas that
prevent some from becoming adakitic rocks
It is proposed that the garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry
from East Kunlun experienced strong fractional crystalli-
zation and magma mixing in the garnet stability field
therefore providing an opportunity to test the various
+10
+5
0
-5
-10
-15
-200690 0700 0710 0720 0730 0740 0750 0760
Basement of the East Kunlun
Arc magmas of the East Kunlun
Mantle array
87 87Sr Sri
εNd
T
Mixing trend
Garnet-bearing tonalite
Fig 10 Correlation diagram between 87Sr86Sri and eNdT for garnet-
bearing tonalitic porphyry (Data for the basement of East Kunlun
from Yu et al 2005 data for the arc magmas of East Kunlun from
Chen et al 2005 and Liu et al 2003)
Hig
h p
ress
ure
ga
rne
ts f
rom
MI
-typ
e m
ag
ma
s
Low pressure garnets from MI-type magmas
Garnets from S-type granite
Garnets from metapelites
0 2 4 6 80
2
4
6
8
10
MnO (wt)
Ca
O (
wt
)
Garnets from tonalitic porphyry of the East Kunlun
Garnets from xenoliths in Cenozoic volcanic rocks of the Hoh Xil northern Tibet
Garnet websteritesGarnet clinopyroxenites
Garnet peridotites
Garnet in eclogitic restite (2-3 Gpa) Garnet in this study
SNB cumulates of high MgO primitive magma
SNB cumulates of low MgO basaltic andesite
Ca
O (
wt
)
MgO (wt)
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 204
5
7
9
11
12
6
8
10
(a)
(b)
Fig 11 Garnet comparisons in this study compared to other settings
a CaO versus MnO correlation diagram (after Harangi et al 2001)
Data for Cenozoic volcanic rocks of the Hoh Xil northern Tibet from
Deng (1998) b CaO versus MgO correlation diagram (after Lee et al
2006) SNB Sierra Nevada Batholith data for garnet in eclogite
restite from Pertermann and Hirschmann (2003)
Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) (2009) 981489ndash1510 1505
123
hypotheses It contains relatively high Al2O3 ([17 wt)
mostly positive Eu anomalies (EuEu [ 11) and high Zr
Sm ratios ([30) The low HREE (Yb 08 ppm) and high
SrY ([33) ratios are significantly differ from those of
normal island arc magmas In the Y versus SrY correlation
diagram all tonalite rock samples plot in the adakite field
(Fig 12) These features suggest that fractional crystalli-
zation of H2O-rich arc magma in the garnet stability field
can effectively scavenge HREE and generate Al-rich melt
However there are some differences between the tonalite
porphyry and adakitic rocks The porphyry has moderate Sr
(260 ppm) and LaYb ratios (16ndash21) which are lower
than those of adakite (Sr [ 400 ppm LaYb C 20) and
TTG (Sr [ 500 ppm LaYb generally[30) (Barker 1979
Richards and Kerrich 2007) Because plagioclase was
suppressed by the high water content in the magma
removal of Sr by fractionation of plagioclase can be
excluded Instead crystallization of apatite at an early stage
of magmatic evolution may be responsible for the relatively
low Sr contents and LaYb ratios in the residual melt
Apatite commonly occurs in mantle and crustal environ-
ments and possesses high partition coefficients for both Sr
and LREE (Chazot et al 1996 Bea and Montero 1999) For
example apatite may concentrate LREE up to 200 times
compared to clinopyroxene and although slightly lower
than that of plagioclase (up to 158) (Ren et al 2003) its
partition coefficient for Sr (DSr = 51ndash82) is still high
enough to affect magma composition (Pla Cid et al 2007
Prowatke and Klemme 2006) Petrographic observation of
the tonalite porphyry reveals that apatite is mainly enclosed
in the garnet phenocrysts which along with the depletion in
P in the spider diagram (Fig 9b) implies removal of apatite
as an early phase during evolution of the magma in the
MASH zone Because plagioclase was suppressed by a high
water content in the early stage of magmatic evolution
Sr concentration in the residual melt would be mainly
controlled by apatite Similarly moderate Sr contents
(400 ppm) and apatite inclusions in garnet phenocrysts
appear to be common features of garnet-bearing interme-
diate rocks worldwide (eg Day et al 1992 Harangi et al
2001 Bach et al 2003 Kawabata and Shuto 2005)
implying that apatite has played a crucial role in buffering
the Sr level in the magmas It is therefore suggested that
mantle-derived arc magmas cannot evolve into adakites
when extensive crystallization of apatite has already
occurred in the MASH zone
Conclusions
The garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry from the East
Kunlun formed in the late Triassic (213 plusmn 3 Ma) related
to consumption of the Paleo-Tethys ocean It contains
phenocrysts of garnet hornblende plagioclase and quartz
that crystallized in an H2O-rich magma The relatively low
MgO contents of garnet and ilmenite and high d18O value
of garnet separates suggest these early phases were formed
in a felsic melt Pressure estimates for hornblende enclos-
ing garnet provide a minimum constraint on the formation
depth of the garnet phenocrysts (8ndash10 kb) suggesting they
were produced at or just above the crust-mantle transition
zone (MASH zone) NdndashSr isotope compositions indicate
involvement of both crust- and mantle-derived magma
and reversed compositional zoning of plagioclase implies
magma mixing Although the garnet-bearing tonalitic
porphyry resembles an adakitic rock in many respects the
relatively low Sr content and LaYb ratio makes it distinct
from lsquotruersquo adakites It is proposed that early crystallization
of apatite may effectively remove Sr and LREE from the
magma thus providing a mechanism whereby some arc
magmas do not evolve into adakite
Acknowledgments We thank Qian Mao Yuguang Ma and
Ms Ying Liu for their help with the analytical work The authors
benefited from discussions with Drs Guochun Zhao Hongfu Zhang
Nengsong Chen Chunming Wu and Petra Bach We also appreciate
the constructive and encouraging comments of reviewers Ali Polat
and Fu-yuan Wu which helped us to improve and clarify the man-
uscript This work was supported by research grants from the National
Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) 2007CB411308
NSFC Projects 40421303 40572043 40725009 and Hong Kong RGC
(HKU 704004)
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Sr-Nd-O Isotopic compositions
The porphyry possesses relatively homogeneous Sr and Nd
isotope compositions with initial 87Sr86Sr ratios and eNdT
values ranging from 07065 to 07067 and -23 to -14
respectively (Table 6) There are no significant trends
between incompatible element ratios (eg SrY ZrNb
ZrSm and BaLa) with either 87Sr86Sr or eNdT values In
the NdndashSr isotope correlation diagram all the data plot in
the field of arc magmatism and are quite close to the mantle
array (Fig 10) Analysis of garnet separates from the
tonalite porphyry has yielded a d18O value of +623
significantly higher than that of garnet from the mantle
(+524) (Schulze et al 2001)
Discussion
Origin of garnet in the tonalite porphyry
The origin of garnet in calc-alkaline rocks has been debated
for a long time being variously envisaged as a xenocryst a
phenocryst or a restite phase (Birch and Gleadow 1974
Popov et al 1982 Gilbert and Rogers 1989) Green (1977
1992) noticed a close relationship between garnet compo-
sition and the PndashT conditions of crystallization and
recognized that garnet crystallized under relatively high
pressure conditions is more Ca-rich and Mn-poor relative
to those formed in shallower environments In the case of
the East Kunlun porphyry all garnet crystals are euhedral
Table 3 Representative major element composition of hornblende in the garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry East Kunlun
Sample g12b-4a g12b-4b g12c-2ac g12c-2br g5a-3c g5a-3r g5a-5c g-5a-5r g5a-5c g7a-1r g7a-1c g2a-2c g2a-2b g2a-2r g5b-1a g5b-1b
SiO2 4221 4282 4329 4331 4341 4291 4163 4192 4175 4235 4297 4135 4467 4347 4243 4112
TiO2 125 097 113 101 113 108 108 099 094 088 098 187 096 116 107 182
Al2O3 1589 1524 1432 1423 1407 1453 1517 1500 1486 1460 1453 1497 1269 1438 1404 1538
Cr2O3 000 001 002 000 004 000 001 001 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000
FeO 1789 1756 1785 1780 1686 1645 1671 1650 1689 1690 1728 1609 1701 1727 1687 1596
MnO 011 021 024 025 019 014 019 014 020 033 032 032 024 024 025 029
MgO 881 910 920 944 942 941 899 921 902 898 926 963 1007 929 922 949
CaO 1093 1115 1082 1060 1104 1097 1109 1091 1104 1089 1077 1111 1036 1083 1104 1097
Na2O 165 153 160 159 160 159 158 160 161 152 156 196 144 154 147 190
K2O 056 061 055 059 054 041 058 045 053 056 053 048 035 047 053 048
NiO 000 000 000 001 004 003 000 000 000 001 001 000 001 001 005 004
Total 9931 9919 9902 9882 9835 9752 9702 9672 9685 9701 9822 9777 9779 9865 9696 9744
Formula (cations based on 23 oxygens)
Si 621 630 638 640 642 638 626 630 629 636 637 617 661 641 638 615
AlIV 179 170 162 160 158 162 174 170 171 164 163 183 139 159 162 185
AlVI 0970 0945 0874 0872 0870 0929 0944 0957 0930 0945 0915 0801 0826 0908 0865 0856
Ti 0139 0107 0126 0112 0126 0121 0122 0112 0107 0100 0109 0210 0106 0128 0121 0205
Cr 0000 0001 0002 0000 0005 0000 0001 0001 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
Fe2+ 2202 2161 2202 2198 2085 2046 2100 2074 2128 2122 2144 2007 2105 2130 2121 1996
Mn 0014 0027 0030 0032 0024 0018 0024 0018 0026 0041 0041 0040 0030 0030 0032 0036
Ni 0000 0000 0000 0001 0005 0003 0000 0000 0000 0001 0001 0000 0001 0001 0006 0004
Mg 1934 1996 2022 2079 2078 2086 2015 2063 2025 2010 2048 2142 2222 2041 2065 2114
Total 5258 5237 5255 5293 5193 5203 5206 5226 5216 5219 5258 5200 5291 5238 5209 5212
Ca 1723 1758 1710 1677 1749 1748 1786 1757 1782 1753 1713 1776 1643 1711 1778 1757
Na 0018 0005 0035 0030 0058 0049 0008 0017 0002 0028 0029 0024 0066 0051 0013 0031
Total 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000 15000
Na 0453 0431 0421 0425 0400 0411 0451 0449 0468 0416 0420 0544 0347 0389 0416 0518
K 0106 0114 0103 0112 0102 0079 0111 0086 0101 0107 0100 0090 0065 0087 0102 0092
Total 15559 15544 15525 15537 15502 15489 15562 15535 15569 15522 15520 15634 15413 15476 15517 15610
Total O 2601 2601 2596 2592 2589 2574 2547 2547 2541 2549 2580 2566 2586 2596 2547 2561
ON 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23
Al 2757 2643 2490 2477 2451 2547 2687 2657 2639 2584 2540 2632 2213 2499 2487 2709
Na 0471 0436 0457 0455 0458 0460 0459 0466 0470 0444 0449 0567 0413 0440 0429 0549
XMg 028 029 028 029 030 031 029 030 029 029 029 032 031 029 030 031
Pressure 101 96 88 88 87 91 98 96 96 93 91 95 75 89 88 99
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with concentric zoning and have a similar composition
suggesting a magmatic origin The data show that all the
garnets contain relatively high Ca (CaO = 585ndash117 wt)
and low Mn (MnO = 040ndash296 wt) (Table 2) consis-
tent with crystallization at relatively high pressure
(CaO [ 4 wt MnO 4 wt) (Green 1977 1992 Con-
rad et al 1988) In the MnO versus CaO diagram
(Fig 11a) garnets from the tonalite porphyry from East
Kunlun show strong affinity to high-pressure garnet This is
different from garnets contained in xenoliths from the
Cenozoic volcanic rocks of Hohxil northern Tibetan
Plateau (Deng 1998) which mostly plot in the low-pressure
field The distinctive composition of the garnet is consistent
with the petrographic observation and suggests that all the
garnets are phenocrysts that crystallized under relatively
high pressure Furthermore it has been recognized that
garnet in cumulates of mantle-derived magma ecolgitic
restite and garnet peridotite generally contains high MgO
(usually [8 wt) (eg Lee et al 2006 and references
therein) However garnet in the tonalitic porphyry contains
much lower MgO (45 wt) strikingly different from
garnet grown in the mantle environment (Fig 11b) This
may suggest that these garnets crystallized in a felsic
rather than a mafic melt
80 75 70 65 60 550
1
Ferro-Actinolite
Actinolite
Tremolite Tr Hb
ActHbl
Fe-ActHbl Ferro-Hbl
Magnesio-Hbl
Fe-TschHbl
Tsch
Hbl
Ferro-
Tschermakite
Tschermakite
Tsi
Mg
(Mg+
Fe)
2+
Fig 6 Classification diagram for hornblende crystals from the
garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry (after Hawthorne 1981)
Table 4 Representative analyses of plagioclase from the garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry East Kunlun
Sample Grt-12c3 Grt-c4c Grt-c4r Grt-7a1c Grt-7a1r Grt-7a2c Grt-7a2r Grt-7a3c Grt-7a3r
SiO2 6416 5791 5673 5915 5712 5954 5523 5929 5648
TiO2 ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash 002 ndash ndash
Al2O3 2292 2781 2848 2592 2821 2643 2811 2611 2821
Cr2O3 021 002 002 001 ndash 002 002 002 001
MgO ndash ndash ndash ndash 001 ndash ndash ndash ndash
CaO 355 907 1015 742 964 771 1020 756 979
MnO 002 003 004 005 003 004 004 007 003
FeO 035 003 007 003 008 002 006 007 005
NiO 001 003 006 ndash 003 ndash ndash 001 001
Na2O 766 634 585 738 621 715 603 745 619
K2O 010 021 013 026 015 024 011 023 017
Total 9898 10145 10153 10022 10148 10115 9982 10081 10094
Formular (cations based on 8 oxygens)
Si 28404 25585 25132 26366 25292 26282 24945 26303 2517
Ti ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash 00006 ndash ndash
Al 1196 14479 14866 13616 14722 13751 14964 13648 14817
Cr 00073 00007 00007 00004 00006 00006 00007 00003
Mg 00003 ndash ndash ndash 00005 ndash ndash ndash ndash
Ca 01683 04293 04817 03542 04571 03647 04934 03589 04674
Mn 00008 0001 00017 00018 00012 00015 00014 00026 00009
Fe 00128 00011 00025 00013 00029 00009 00021 00026 0002
Ni 00003 00011 00022 ndash 0001 ndash ndash 00002 00003
Na 06577 05429 05021 06378 05328 06116 0528 06405 05352
K 00058 0012 00071 00149 00085 00137 00065 00129 00098
Total 48897 49946 49978 50087 50053 49963 50236 50137 50146
ab 7906 5516 5067 6335 5337 6177 5136 6327 5286
or 070 122 072 148 085 138 064 128 096
an 2023 4362 4861 3518 4579 3684 4800 3545 4617
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Constraints on the PndashT conditions
Several geobarometers and geothermometers have been
proposed to estimate the P-T conditions of granitoid
batholith formation (eg Holland and Blundy 1994
Anderson 1996 Holdaway et al 1997) Day et al (1992)
used phase equilibrium diagrams to constrain the P-T
conditions of garnet-bearing andesite in Northland
New Zealand and suggested that the mineral assemblage
of garnet + plagioclase + amphibole + quartz is stable
around 10 kbar and 800ndash850C and a similar estimate was
made for the garnet-bearing calc-alkaline volcanic rocks of
the northern Pannonion Basin eastern-central Europe
(Harangi et al 2001) In contrast to multiple mineral
barometers the Al-in-hornblende geobarometer is partic-
ularly suitable to estimate the emplacement pressure of
granitic rocks (Anderson 1996 Ague 1997) Because gar-
nets in the tonalitic porphyry are mostly surrounded by
plagioclase or hornblende the Al-in-hornblende barometer
can provide direct constraint on the crystallization pressure
of garnet Using the Al-in-hornblende barometer calibrated
by Schmidt (1992) the pressure is estimated at 75ndash
101 kbar suggesting that the garnet crystallized at a
crustal depth below 26ndash35 km Using the zircon saturation
thermometer (Watson and Harrison 1983) the temperature
of the tonalite porphyry was estimated as 706ndash713C
representing the temperature when the magma was em-
placed at a shallower crustal level
Petrogenesis of the garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry
The relatively high SiO2 low MgO Cr and Ni contents
suggest an evolved magmatic composition for the garnet-
bearing tonalitic porphyry The relatively high pressure of
hornblendes indicates that the phenocrysts formed prior to
emplacement of the magma therefore their compositions
may be useful to infer the origin of the early melt Garnet
phenocrysts with ilmenite inclusions are the earliest phases
preserved in the tonalite porphyry The garnet phenocrysts
are compositionally distinct from those crystallized from
primary mantle-derived magma and therefore probably
formed in an evolved magma (Fig 11b) Likewise
ilmenite within garnet phenocrysts has a very low MgO
(008 wt) content much lower than ilmenite in the
garnet-bearing andesitedacite of Northland New Zealand
(179ndash248 wt) northern Pannonian Basin (085ndash
327 wt) and the Setouchi volcanic belt (1ndash102 wt)
(Day et al 1992 Harangi et al 2001 Kawabata and
Takafuji 2005) In addition the garnet phenocrysts have an
oxygen isotope composition (+623) significantly higher
than that of normal mantle-derived garnets (+524)
(Schulze et al 2001) which together with the above
evidence suggests a crustal source for the phenocrysts
Experimental work conducted in the garnet-stability field
has revealed that partial melting of amphibolite would
generate silicic melt characterized by low MgO and high
SiO2 (eg Skjerlie and Johnston 1996 Rapp et al 1999)
which may well explain the low MgO contents in the
garnets and ilmenites from East Kunlun However the
garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry cannot be entirely ascri-
bed to partial melting of mafic crust because the rock
contains only moderate Sr (260 ppm) which is signifi-
cantly lower than the average Sr content (348 ppm) of the
lower crust (Rudnick and Gao 2004) Field investigation
and geochemical research on the Triassic arc magma in
East Kunlun have revealed extensive mixing of crust- and
mantle-derived magma (Luo et al 2002 Liu et al 2003)
In the Nd-Sr isotope correlation diagram (Fig 10) the
garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry plots mainly in the field
of Triassic arc magmas but much closer to the mantle
array and therefore distinct from those of the basement of
East Kunlun This may suggest that only a small propor-
tion of crustal component contributed to the genesis of the
rock
Table 5 Representative composition of ilmenite enclosed in garnet crystals
Sample Grt-2a-1 Grt-2a-2 Grt-2a-3 Grt-2a-4 Grt-2a-5 Grt-2b-1 Grt-2b-2 Grt-2b-3 Grt-3a-2 Grt-3a-3 Grt-3a-4 Grt-3a-5 Grt-3a-6
SiO2 002 007 004 ndash 005 004 004 002 004 003 004 006 001
TiO2 5047 5094 5001 5226 4999 4999 5078 5049 5003 5084 5084 4994 5017
Al2O3 ndash 003 ndash 001 010 004 004 007 006 001 002 001 004
FeO 4644 4347 4690 4451 4462 4639 4666 4593 4601 4565 4557 4702 4277
MnO 256 595 208 266 301 244 243 236 270 298 284 266 502
MgO 005 ndash 008 002 ndash ndash 006 006 007 003 003 003 004
CaO 003 003 ndash 027 021 001 ndash 003 038 ndash ndash ndash 001
Na2O 003 005 003 ndash 003 ndash 001 ndash 005 004 007 ndash ndash
K2O ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash 001 ndash ndash 001 ndash ndash ndash
Cr2O3 ndash 001 ndash ndash 007 005 ndash ndash 004 ndash ndash ndash ndash
Total 9960 10055 9915 9973 9809 9897 10002 9897 9937 9960 9941 9971 9805
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123
Tab
le6
Whole
rock
com
posi
tions
of
the
gar
net
-bea
ring
tonal
itic
porp
hyry
E
ast
Kunlu
n
Sam
ple
EK
L2-
01
EK
L2-
03
EK
L2-
06
EK
L2-
08
EK
L2-
11
EK
L2-
13
EK
L2-
16
EK
L2-
17
EK
2-
19
EK
L2-
21
EK
L2-
23
EK
L2-
26
EK
L2-
28
EK
L2-
30
EK
L2-
31
EK
L2-
33
EK
L2-
35
EK
L2-
36
EK
L2-
37
EK
L2-
39
EK
L2-
40
SiO
2616
2613
6621
8616
5616
9616
4614
0622
9620
9616
5616
0614
8612
8609
0610
7615
3615
2619
4619
7620
6618
3
TiO
204
504
504
304
304
404
504
404
304
404
304
404
304
204
104
104
304
304
304
404
404
4
Al 2
O3
179
0178
4181
3179
4178
6180
2179
4180
8179
8177
7177
7175
4175
0177
3177
6180
6180
0181
3179
5180
2178
3
Fe 2
O3T
50
750
547
648
448
050
850
848
048
348
548
648
448
348
248
547
948
048
148
248
248
6
MnO
00
800
800
800
700
800
800
800
700
700
800
800
700
700
800
800
800
800
800
800
700
8
MgO
18
618
617
617
517
218
018
017
717
617
817
717
817
716
917
117
517
317
517
417
817
8
CaO
64
564
566
165
964
964
263
952
452
463
263
463
663
564
063
964
464
364
465
252
463
5
Na 2
O36
337
634
636
333
037
137
636
036
133
432
934
234
032
738
534
834
134
433
336
033
9
K2O
08
708
711
611
510
911
211
211
811
911
311
210
510
512
312
509
909
809
811
011
911
2
P2O
500
800
800
900
900
800
900
800
900
900
900
900
800
800
800
800
800
900
900
800
900
9
LO
I24
222
718
219
620
521
321
326
927
422
324
130
130
231
430
623
022
023
419
626
924
8
Tota
l1004
21000
61004
61001
1996
01005
41002
31002
51000
3996
7997
71000
6997
7997
31005
1999
2996
71004
3999
8999
91002
4
Li
147
147
105
124
159
151
142
227
162
156
176
147
133
127
128
131
141
121
155
181
160
Be
14
515
115
215
715
916
216
316
117
116
816
117
617
116
116
216
016
415
715
516
115
8
Sc
70
073
763
668
965
771
266
675
974
162
269
773
668
474
478
265
566
267
771
765
768
2
V397
410
373
371
371
372
369
369
361
369
385
374
363
355
353
362
367
362
354
359
376
Cr
156
180
162
164
224
172
158
151
155
163
157
165
179
157
165
217
136
173
155
158
152
Co
94
097
091
091
188
490
689
768
067
282
881
685
987
797
397
878
078
278
185
566
882
2
Ni
126
106
112
85
109
89
582
872
588
384
570
480
595
592
684
497
664
584
278
378
864
4
Cu
126
126
128
124
126
108
104
105
119
135
134
119
137
103
112
97
95
100
120
101
130
Zn
772
799
729
737
694
756
714
664
693
730
703
736
742
953
943
737
730
721
708
643
693
Ga
171
174
175
178
174
175
170
170
162
166
171
169
169
170
167
173
173
169
166
162
168
Ge
11
211
311
111
111
111
010
710
610
510
910
911
811
711
111
712
312
512
110
710
111
1
Rb
352
361
496
495
419
408
408
476
480
434
433
426
430
460
457
466
454
459
409
477
432
Sr
252
259
251
254
249
245
243
208
209
236
236
232
234
240
239
232
230
229
243
208
238
Y66
668
662
762
763
469
870
460
756
967
267
964
564
271
572
669
668
566
962
459
369
0
Zr
672
722
783
786
725
769
751
689
686
674
757
884
814
825
670
687
771
820
730
676
756
Nb
39
040
139
439
639
740
039
438
539
039
739
639
239
038
638
739
338
537
939
338
840
1
Mo
07
607
207
907
007
707
006
407
306
704
805
407
808
909
207
806
404
806
206
507
305
3
Cd
01
401
401
701
601
502
101
905
601
901
401
501
802
501
701
901
301
401
801
401
401
8
Sb
04
704
804
604
405
406
006
008
908
506
706
913
413
609
309
707
808
308
204
908
406
9
Cs
12
112
414
214
013
315
215
231
731
518
518
717
617
618
418
116
015
815
713
732
718
8
Ba
247
256
281
282
270
317
314
186
183
259
263
263
267
341
342
171
170
167
265
182
267
La
113
130
112
115
111
118
119
115
108
114
117
115
115
116
114
361
334
345
112
113
117
Ce
225
249
219
226
217
230
231
227
211
221
225
223
223
221
221
668
611
632
221
219
230
Pr
27
030
226
727
026
427
428
427
425
927
227
926
527
426
726
673
867
369
626
326
528
4
Nd
107
115
106
107
104
108
107
105
98
106
109
106
106
104
103
251
230
237
103
103
110
Sm
22
423
622
322
421
921
822
921
420
422
322
521
722
721
621
336
234
434
821
720
623
5
Eu
07
307
507
607
607
307
407
207
106
807
407
707
307
407
407
509
008
908
707
406
907
7
Gd
18
419
418
118
018
018
618
717
216
318
718
318
318
118
218
128
627
127
317
716
718
7
Tb
02
602
702
602
502
602
602
602
502
402
602
602
502
602
602
703
203
103
102
602
302
7
Dy
13
413
513
012
813
113
913
812
412
013
613
313
013
114
213
814
914
514
012
612
113
9
1502 Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) (2009) 981489ndash1510
123
Ta
ble
6co
nti
nu
ed
Sam
ple
EK
L2-
01
EK
L2-
03
EK
L2-
06
EK
L2-
08
EK
L2-
11
EK
L2-
13
EK
L2-
16
EK
L2-
17
EK
2-
19
EK
L2-
21
EK
L2-
23
EK
L2-
26
EK
L2-
28
EK
L2-
30
EK
L2-
31
EK
L2-
33
EK
L2-
35
EK
L2-
36
EK
L2-
37
EK
L2-
39
EK
L2-
40
Ho
02
502
602
402
402
402
702
702
302
202
602
602
502
402
602
702
702
602
602
402
202
6
Er
06
907
206
606
606
707
807
606
806
407
207
106
806
707
907
807
807
407
606
506
607
6
Tm
01
001
000
900
900
901
101
100
900
801
001
000
900
901
101
101
001
001
000
900
901
1
Yb
06
106
305
805
605
807
007
105
905
506
406
306
005
907
307
106
606
406
205
905
606
4
Lu
00
900
900
800
800
901
001
000
900
800
900
900
800
901
001
101
000
900
900
800
800
9
Hf
20
321
823
223
721
723
122
420
620
720
522
225
824
023
519
720
922
623
421
619
621
9
Ta
03
303
203
203
103
103
203
003
003
002
903
003
002
902
902
902
902
902
803
002
803
0
W04
404
203
403
203
403
302
905
604
902
903
204
004
203
603
603
002
502
703
105
502
9
Tl
02
402
503
203
102
603
102
903
703
802
502
603
003
103
303
202
502
502
402
703
802
7
Pb
95
294
8110
1108
9112
795
695
9101
1108
5101
7113
099
3119
9104
4108
098
099
7101
2111
4101
0101
8
Bi
00
900
900
500
500
800
600
601
201
201
401
501
201
300
500
501
601
601
700
701
201
5
Th
36
541
937
138
336
239
139
438
836
636
638
138
138
137
536
7135
5123
6130
536
537
237
3
U12
913
314
014
013
613
713
412
812
313
413
814
814
713
513
916
215
615
813
312
513
8
AC
NK
a09
309
209
309
109
409
209
110
410
409
509
509
309
309
308
909
509
509
609
410
409
4
Mg
48
48
48
48
47
47
47
48
48
48
48
48
48
47
47
48
48
48
48
48
48
RE
E553
610
544
555
538
567
570
553
517
551
561
550
553
551
548
1463
1349
1390
541
536
571
(La Y
b) C
hb
126
139
130
138
130
114
113
131
134
121
126
128
131
107
108
372
353
379
129
136
123
(Gd Yb) C
hb
36
937
337
838
837
932
332
035
136
235
735
236
837
030
130
853
051
453
936
635
935
2
Eu
10
910
711
611
511
311
310
611
311
411
111
611
211
211
411
708
508
908
611
511
411
2
Ce
09
509
309
409
509
409
509
309
509
309
309
209
509
309
309
409
609
609
609
509
409
4
Zr
Sm
30
31
35
35
33
35
33
32
34
30
34
41
36
38
32
19
22
24
34
33
32
Zr
Yb
110
114
134
140
126
110
106
116
126
106
120
146
137
113
94
105
121
133
124
120
117
NbY
b64
263
667
670
568
957
155
564
771
462
362
764
965
752
654
259
960
261
566
769
062
3
ThN
b09
310
409
409
709
109
810
010
109
409
209
609
709
809
709
534
532
134
509
309
609
3
Zr
Nb
17
18
20
20
18
19
19
18
18
17
19
23
21
21
17
17
20
22
19
17
19
ThL
a03
203
203
303
303
303
303
303
403
403
203
203
303
303
203
203
803
703
803
203
303
2
Sr
Y379
377
401
405
393
350
345
343
367
351
348
360
364
336
330
333
335
342
389
351
344
Ce
Pb
24
26
20
21
19
24
24
22
19
22
20
22
19
21
20
68
61
63
20
22
23
eNd
c-
18
-20
-21
-19
-23
-18
-14
-20
Init
ial
Srd
07
067
07
066
07
067
07
066
07
067
07
067
07
065
07
066
aA
lum
inum
satu
rati
on
index
=m
ola
rA
l 2O
3(
K2O
+N
a 2O
+C
aO)
bC
hondri
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Plagioclase phenocrysts record the compositional varia-
tion of the magma during a later stage of its crystallization
The reversed zoning in plagioclase (Table 3) is commonly
considered to reflect magma mixing with a more primitive
source (Hibbard 1995 Kawabata and Shuto 2005) Because
dehydration melting of lower crust requires relatively high
temperature ([850C) (eg Rushmer 1991 Sen and Dunn
1994 Skjerlie and Johnston 1996) a mantle-derived
magma must have been involved to fuse the crustal mate-
rial The high Al2O3 and mostly positive Eu anomalies of
the tonalite porphyry suggest retarded crystallization of
plagioclase which together with the abundant hornblende
in the rock indicates an H2O-rich magma (Muntener et al
2001 Grove et al 2002) Due to the scarcity of water in the
lower crust partial melting of lower crust cannot generate
an H2O-rich melt (Patino Douce 1999) therefore the high
H2O contents in the garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry most
likely came from mantle-derived magma In the Triassic
the Paleo-Tethys was being consumed along the south
margin of the Kunlun arc (Yin and Harrison 2000) which
resulted in widespread arc magmatism in East Kunlun It is
therefore likely that mantle-derived arc magma was un-
derplated along the crust-mantle zone and mixed with a
felsic crustal melt a scenario consistent with experimental
work conducted by McCarthy and Patino Douce (1997)
In terms of tectonic setting Paleo-Tethys was still being
consumed along the Kunlun in the late Triassic (Sengor
1987 Yin and Harrison 2000) and Triassic limestone
within flysch sediments in the Kunlun range suggest a
marine-phase sedimentary environment that probably
05 10 15 2004
08
12
16
20
24
28
Peralkaline
Metaluminous Peraluminous
ACNK
AN
K
Fig 7 ANK versus ACNK diagram for the granitoids from East
Kunlun (after Maniar and Piccoli 1989)
Gra
nodi
orite
An
Ab Or
Tona
lite
Trondhjemite Granite
Fig 8 An-Ab-Or CIPW-normative ternary diagram for the granitoids
from East Kunlun (after Barker 1979)
Sa
mp
leC
ho
nd
rite
La
Ce
Pr
Nd Sm
Eu
Gd
Tb
Dy
Ho
Er
Tm
Yb
Lu
1000
100
10
1
01
1
1
10
100
1000
Cs
Rb
Ba
Th
U
K
Nb
Ta
La
Ce
Pb
Pr
Sr
P
Nd
Zr
Hf
Sm
Eu
Ti
Gd
Tb
Dy
Y
Ho
Er
Tm
Yb
Lu
Sa
mp
lep
rim
itiv
em
an
tle
(a)
(b)
Fig 9 Trace element characteristics of the garnet-bearing tonalite
porphyry (a) Chondrite-normalized rare earth element patterns for
representative samples of the tonalite porphyry East Kunlun (chon-
drite values from Taylor and McLennan 1985) b Primitive mantle-
normalized trace element spider diagrams for representative samples
of the tonalite porphyry East Kunlun (Primitive mantle data from Sun
and McDonough 1989)
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123
reflected a normal crustal thickness (35 km) for the East
Kunlun at this time Therefore although there is no direct
evidence of restite or xenoliths indicating generation at the
crust-mantle boundary the high pressure of the garnet
phenocrysts may indicate that they were formed at or just
above the crust-mantle transition zone The garnet-bearing
tonalite porphyry from East Kunlun therefore provides a
paradigm of MASH zone magmatic processes
Implications for genesis of adakitic rocks
Adakites are sodic rocks characterized by low HREE but
elevated Sr and Al2O3 contents and high SrY and LaYb
ratios which are ascribed to hydrous partial melting of a
subducted oceanic slab or over-thickened lower crust in the
garnet stability field (Defant and Drummond 1990
Atherton and Petford 1993 Martin et al 2005) Because of
the broad similarity to Archean tonalitendashtrondhjemitendash
granodiorite gneisses (TTG) and their potential role in
metallogenesis (Martin 1999 Smithies 2000 Condie 2005
Richards and Kerrich 2007) adakitic rocks have received
much attention Although the petrogenetic regime has been
supported by much experimental work (eg Rapp et al
1991 Rushmer 1991 Sen and Dunn 1994) most thermal
models require subduction of young and therefore warm
oceanic lithosphere to reach the temperature of the wet
basaltic solidus at depths of 90ndash120 km (eg Peacock
et al 1994) However such a prediction is contrary to
many modern cases where adakites occur in association
with old and thus cold subducting slabs (Macpherson
et al 2006) To deal with such a paradox some workers
have proposed that fractional crystallization of H2O-rich
arc magmas under high pressure conditions would give rise
to adakitic signatures in arc magmas (eg Castillo et al
1999 Kleinhanns et al 2003 Macpherson et al 2006 Eiler
et al 2007 Richards and Kerrich 2007 Roderıguez et al
2007) However both adakitic and non-adakitic rocks may
come from the mantle and experience high pressure frac-
tionation in the MASH zone therefore there must be other
key factors affecting the composition of arc magmas that
prevent some from becoming adakitic rocks
It is proposed that the garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry
from East Kunlun experienced strong fractional crystalli-
zation and magma mixing in the garnet stability field
therefore providing an opportunity to test the various
+10
+5
0
-5
-10
-15
-200690 0700 0710 0720 0730 0740 0750 0760
Basement of the East Kunlun
Arc magmas of the East Kunlun
Mantle array
87 87Sr Sri
εNd
T
Mixing trend
Garnet-bearing tonalite
Fig 10 Correlation diagram between 87Sr86Sri and eNdT for garnet-
bearing tonalitic porphyry (Data for the basement of East Kunlun
from Yu et al 2005 data for the arc magmas of East Kunlun from
Chen et al 2005 and Liu et al 2003)
Hig
h p
ress
ure
ga
rne
ts f
rom
MI
-typ
e m
ag
ma
s
Low pressure garnets from MI-type magmas
Garnets from S-type granite
Garnets from metapelites
0 2 4 6 80
2
4
6
8
10
MnO (wt)
Ca
O (
wt
)
Garnets from tonalitic porphyry of the East Kunlun
Garnets from xenoliths in Cenozoic volcanic rocks of the Hoh Xil northern Tibet
Garnet websteritesGarnet clinopyroxenites
Garnet peridotites
Garnet in eclogitic restite (2-3 Gpa) Garnet in this study
SNB cumulates of high MgO primitive magma
SNB cumulates of low MgO basaltic andesite
Ca
O (
wt
)
MgO (wt)
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 204
5
7
9
11
12
6
8
10
(a)
(b)
Fig 11 Garnet comparisons in this study compared to other settings
a CaO versus MnO correlation diagram (after Harangi et al 2001)
Data for Cenozoic volcanic rocks of the Hoh Xil northern Tibet from
Deng (1998) b CaO versus MgO correlation diagram (after Lee et al
2006) SNB Sierra Nevada Batholith data for garnet in eclogite
restite from Pertermann and Hirschmann (2003)
Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) (2009) 981489ndash1510 1505
123
hypotheses It contains relatively high Al2O3 ([17 wt)
mostly positive Eu anomalies (EuEu [ 11) and high Zr
Sm ratios ([30) The low HREE (Yb 08 ppm) and high
SrY ([33) ratios are significantly differ from those of
normal island arc magmas In the Y versus SrY correlation
diagram all tonalite rock samples plot in the adakite field
(Fig 12) These features suggest that fractional crystalli-
zation of H2O-rich arc magma in the garnet stability field
can effectively scavenge HREE and generate Al-rich melt
However there are some differences between the tonalite
porphyry and adakitic rocks The porphyry has moderate Sr
(260 ppm) and LaYb ratios (16ndash21) which are lower
than those of adakite (Sr [ 400 ppm LaYb C 20) and
TTG (Sr [ 500 ppm LaYb generally[30) (Barker 1979
Richards and Kerrich 2007) Because plagioclase was
suppressed by the high water content in the magma
removal of Sr by fractionation of plagioclase can be
excluded Instead crystallization of apatite at an early stage
of magmatic evolution may be responsible for the relatively
low Sr contents and LaYb ratios in the residual melt
Apatite commonly occurs in mantle and crustal environ-
ments and possesses high partition coefficients for both Sr
and LREE (Chazot et al 1996 Bea and Montero 1999) For
example apatite may concentrate LREE up to 200 times
compared to clinopyroxene and although slightly lower
than that of plagioclase (up to 158) (Ren et al 2003) its
partition coefficient for Sr (DSr = 51ndash82) is still high
enough to affect magma composition (Pla Cid et al 2007
Prowatke and Klemme 2006) Petrographic observation of
the tonalite porphyry reveals that apatite is mainly enclosed
in the garnet phenocrysts which along with the depletion in
P in the spider diagram (Fig 9b) implies removal of apatite
as an early phase during evolution of the magma in the
MASH zone Because plagioclase was suppressed by a high
water content in the early stage of magmatic evolution
Sr concentration in the residual melt would be mainly
controlled by apatite Similarly moderate Sr contents
(400 ppm) and apatite inclusions in garnet phenocrysts
appear to be common features of garnet-bearing interme-
diate rocks worldwide (eg Day et al 1992 Harangi et al
2001 Bach et al 2003 Kawabata and Shuto 2005)
implying that apatite has played a crucial role in buffering
the Sr level in the magmas It is therefore suggested that
mantle-derived arc magmas cannot evolve into adakites
when extensive crystallization of apatite has already
occurred in the MASH zone
Conclusions
The garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry from the East
Kunlun formed in the late Triassic (213 plusmn 3 Ma) related
to consumption of the Paleo-Tethys ocean It contains
phenocrysts of garnet hornblende plagioclase and quartz
that crystallized in an H2O-rich magma The relatively low
MgO contents of garnet and ilmenite and high d18O value
of garnet separates suggest these early phases were formed
in a felsic melt Pressure estimates for hornblende enclos-
ing garnet provide a minimum constraint on the formation
depth of the garnet phenocrysts (8ndash10 kb) suggesting they
were produced at or just above the crust-mantle transition
zone (MASH zone) NdndashSr isotope compositions indicate
involvement of both crust- and mantle-derived magma
and reversed compositional zoning of plagioclase implies
magma mixing Although the garnet-bearing tonalitic
porphyry resembles an adakitic rock in many respects the
relatively low Sr content and LaYb ratio makes it distinct
from lsquotruersquo adakites It is proposed that early crystallization
of apatite may effectively remove Sr and LREE from the
magma thus providing a mechanism whereby some arc
magmas do not evolve into adakite
Acknowledgments We thank Qian Mao Yuguang Ma and
Ms Ying Liu for their help with the analytical work The authors
benefited from discussions with Drs Guochun Zhao Hongfu Zhang
Nengsong Chen Chunming Wu and Petra Bach We also appreciate
the constructive and encouraging comments of reviewers Ali Polat
and Fu-yuan Wu which helped us to improve and clarify the man-
uscript This work was supported by research grants from the National
Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) 2007CB411308
NSFC Projects 40421303 40572043 40725009 and Hong Kong RGC
(HKU 704004)
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with concentric zoning and have a similar composition
suggesting a magmatic origin The data show that all the
garnets contain relatively high Ca (CaO = 585ndash117 wt)
and low Mn (MnO = 040ndash296 wt) (Table 2) consis-
tent with crystallization at relatively high pressure
(CaO [ 4 wt MnO 4 wt) (Green 1977 1992 Con-
rad et al 1988) In the MnO versus CaO diagram
(Fig 11a) garnets from the tonalite porphyry from East
Kunlun show strong affinity to high-pressure garnet This is
different from garnets contained in xenoliths from the
Cenozoic volcanic rocks of Hohxil northern Tibetan
Plateau (Deng 1998) which mostly plot in the low-pressure
field The distinctive composition of the garnet is consistent
with the petrographic observation and suggests that all the
garnets are phenocrysts that crystallized under relatively
high pressure Furthermore it has been recognized that
garnet in cumulates of mantle-derived magma ecolgitic
restite and garnet peridotite generally contains high MgO
(usually [8 wt) (eg Lee et al 2006 and references
therein) However garnet in the tonalitic porphyry contains
much lower MgO (45 wt) strikingly different from
garnet grown in the mantle environment (Fig 11b) This
may suggest that these garnets crystallized in a felsic
rather than a mafic melt
80 75 70 65 60 550
1
Ferro-Actinolite
Actinolite
Tremolite Tr Hb
ActHbl
Fe-ActHbl Ferro-Hbl
Magnesio-Hbl
Fe-TschHbl
Tsch
Hbl
Ferro-
Tschermakite
Tschermakite
Tsi
Mg
(Mg+
Fe)
2+
Fig 6 Classification diagram for hornblende crystals from the
garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry (after Hawthorne 1981)
Table 4 Representative analyses of plagioclase from the garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry East Kunlun
Sample Grt-12c3 Grt-c4c Grt-c4r Grt-7a1c Grt-7a1r Grt-7a2c Grt-7a2r Grt-7a3c Grt-7a3r
SiO2 6416 5791 5673 5915 5712 5954 5523 5929 5648
TiO2 ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash 002 ndash ndash
Al2O3 2292 2781 2848 2592 2821 2643 2811 2611 2821
Cr2O3 021 002 002 001 ndash 002 002 002 001
MgO ndash ndash ndash ndash 001 ndash ndash ndash ndash
CaO 355 907 1015 742 964 771 1020 756 979
MnO 002 003 004 005 003 004 004 007 003
FeO 035 003 007 003 008 002 006 007 005
NiO 001 003 006 ndash 003 ndash ndash 001 001
Na2O 766 634 585 738 621 715 603 745 619
K2O 010 021 013 026 015 024 011 023 017
Total 9898 10145 10153 10022 10148 10115 9982 10081 10094
Formular (cations based on 8 oxygens)
Si 28404 25585 25132 26366 25292 26282 24945 26303 2517
Ti ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash 00006 ndash ndash
Al 1196 14479 14866 13616 14722 13751 14964 13648 14817
Cr 00073 00007 00007 00004 00006 00006 00007 00003
Mg 00003 ndash ndash ndash 00005 ndash ndash ndash ndash
Ca 01683 04293 04817 03542 04571 03647 04934 03589 04674
Mn 00008 0001 00017 00018 00012 00015 00014 00026 00009
Fe 00128 00011 00025 00013 00029 00009 00021 00026 0002
Ni 00003 00011 00022 ndash 0001 ndash ndash 00002 00003
Na 06577 05429 05021 06378 05328 06116 0528 06405 05352
K 00058 0012 00071 00149 00085 00137 00065 00129 00098
Total 48897 49946 49978 50087 50053 49963 50236 50137 50146
ab 7906 5516 5067 6335 5337 6177 5136 6327 5286
or 070 122 072 148 085 138 064 128 096
an 2023 4362 4861 3518 4579 3684 4800 3545 4617
1500 Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) (2009) 981489ndash1510
123
Constraints on the PndashT conditions
Several geobarometers and geothermometers have been
proposed to estimate the P-T conditions of granitoid
batholith formation (eg Holland and Blundy 1994
Anderson 1996 Holdaway et al 1997) Day et al (1992)
used phase equilibrium diagrams to constrain the P-T
conditions of garnet-bearing andesite in Northland
New Zealand and suggested that the mineral assemblage
of garnet + plagioclase + amphibole + quartz is stable
around 10 kbar and 800ndash850C and a similar estimate was
made for the garnet-bearing calc-alkaline volcanic rocks of
the northern Pannonion Basin eastern-central Europe
(Harangi et al 2001) In contrast to multiple mineral
barometers the Al-in-hornblende geobarometer is partic-
ularly suitable to estimate the emplacement pressure of
granitic rocks (Anderson 1996 Ague 1997) Because gar-
nets in the tonalitic porphyry are mostly surrounded by
plagioclase or hornblende the Al-in-hornblende barometer
can provide direct constraint on the crystallization pressure
of garnet Using the Al-in-hornblende barometer calibrated
by Schmidt (1992) the pressure is estimated at 75ndash
101 kbar suggesting that the garnet crystallized at a
crustal depth below 26ndash35 km Using the zircon saturation
thermometer (Watson and Harrison 1983) the temperature
of the tonalite porphyry was estimated as 706ndash713C
representing the temperature when the magma was em-
placed at a shallower crustal level
Petrogenesis of the garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry
The relatively high SiO2 low MgO Cr and Ni contents
suggest an evolved magmatic composition for the garnet-
bearing tonalitic porphyry The relatively high pressure of
hornblendes indicates that the phenocrysts formed prior to
emplacement of the magma therefore their compositions
may be useful to infer the origin of the early melt Garnet
phenocrysts with ilmenite inclusions are the earliest phases
preserved in the tonalite porphyry The garnet phenocrysts
are compositionally distinct from those crystallized from
primary mantle-derived magma and therefore probably
formed in an evolved magma (Fig 11b) Likewise
ilmenite within garnet phenocrysts has a very low MgO
(008 wt) content much lower than ilmenite in the
garnet-bearing andesitedacite of Northland New Zealand
(179ndash248 wt) northern Pannonian Basin (085ndash
327 wt) and the Setouchi volcanic belt (1ndash102 wt)
(Day et al 1992 Harangi et al 2001 Kawabata and
Takafuji 2005) In addition the garnet phenocrysts have an
oxygen isotope composition (+623) significantly higher
than that of normal mantle-derived garnets (+524)
(Schulze et al 2001) which together with the above
evidence suggests a crustal source for the phenocrysts
Experimental work conducted in the garnet-stability field
has revealed that partial melting of amphibolite would
generate silicic melt characterized by low MgO and high
SiO2 (eg Skjerlie and Johnston 1996 Rapp et al 1999)
which may well explain the low MgO contents in the
garnets and ilmenites from East Kunlun However the
garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry cannot be entirely ascri-
bed to partial melting of mafic crust because the rock
contains only moderate Sr (260 ppm) which is signifi-
cantly lower than the average Sr content (348 ppm) of the
lower crust (Rudnick and Gao 2004) Field investigation
and geochemical research on the Triassic arc magma in
East Kunlun have revealed extensive mixing of crust- and
mantle-derived magma (Luo et al 2002 Liu et al 2003)
In the Nd-Sr isotope correlation diagram (Fig 10) the
garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry plots mainly in the field
of Triassic arc magmas but much closer to the mantle
array and therefore distinct from those of the basement of
East Kunlun This may suggest that only a small propor-
tion of crustal component contributed to the genesis of the
rock
Table 5 Representative composition of ilmenite enclosed in garnet crystals
Sample Grt-2a-1 Grt-2a-2 Grt-2a-3 Grt-2a-4 Grt-2a-5 Grt-2b-1 Grt-2b-2 Grt-2b-3 Grt-3a-2 Grt-3a-3 Grt-3a-4 Grt-3a-5 Grt-3a-6
SiO2 002 007 004 ndash 005 004 004 002 004 003 004 006 001
TiO2 5047 5094 5001 5226 4999 4999 5078 5049 5003 5084 5084 4994 5017
Al2O3 ndash 003 ndash 001 010 004 004 007 006 001 002 001 004
FeO 4644 4347 4690 4451 4462 4639 4666 4593 4601 4565 4557 4702 4277
MnO 256 595 208 266 301 244 243 236 270 298 284 266 502
MgO 005 ndash 008 002 ndash ndash 006 006 007 003 003 003 004
CaO 003 003 ndash 027 021 001 ndash 003 038 ndash ndash ndash 001
Na2O 003 005 003 ndash 003 ndash 001 ndash 005 004 007 ndash ndash
K2O ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash 001 ndash ndash 001 ndash ndash ndash
Cr2O3 ndash 001 ndash ndash 007 005 ndash ndash 004 ndash ndash ndash ndash
Total 9960 10055 9915 9973 9809 9897 10002 9897 9937 9960 9941 9971 9805
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123
Tab
le6
Whole
rock
com
posi
tions
of
the
gar
net
-bea
ring
tonal
itic
porp
hyry
E
ast
Kunlu
n
Sam
ple
EK
L2-
01
EK
L2-
03
EK
L2-
06
EK
L2-
08
EK
L2-
11
EK
L2-
13
EK
L2-
16
EK
L2-
17
EK
2-
19
EK
L2-
21
EK
L2-
23
EK
L2-
26
EK
L2-
28
EK
L2-
30
EK
L2-
31
EK
L2-
33
EK
L2-
35
EK
L2-
36
EK
L2-
37
EK
L2-
39
EK
L2-
40
SiO
2616
2613
6621
8616
5616
9616
4614
0622
9620
9616
5616
0614
8612
8609
0610
7615
3615
2619
4619
7620
6618
3
TiO
204
504
504
304
304
404
504
404
304
404
304
404
304
204
104
104
304
304
304
404
404
4
Al 2
O3
179
0178
4181
3179
4178
6180
2179
4180
8179
8177
7177
7175
4175
0177
3177
6180
6180
0181
3179
5180
2178
3
Fe 2
O3T
50
750
547
648
448
050
850
848
048
348
548
648
448
348
248
547
948
048
148
248
248
6
MnO
00
800
800
800
700
800
800
800
700
700
800
800
700
700
800
800
800
800
800
800
700
8
MgO
18
618
617
617
517
218
018
017
717
617
817
717
817
716
917
117
517
317
517
417
817
8
CaO
64
564
566
165
964
964
263
952
452
463
263
463
663
564
063
964
464
364
465
252
463
5
Na 2
O36
337
634
636
333
037
137
636
036
133
432
934
234
032
738
534
834
134
433
336
033
9
K2O
08
708
711
611
510
911
211
211
811
911
311
210
510
512
312
509
909
809
811
011
911
2
P2O
500
800
800
900
900
800
900
800
900
900
900
900
800
800
800
800
800
900
900
800
900
9
LO
I24
222
718
219
620
521
321
326
927
422
324
130
130
231
430
623
022
023
419
626
924
8
Tota
l1004
21000
61004
61001
1996
01005
41002
31002
51000
3996
7997
71000
6997
7997
31005
1999
2996
71004
3999
8999
91002
4
Li
147
147
105
124
159
151
142
227
162
156
176
147
133
127
128
131
141
121
155
181
160
Be
14
515
115
215
715
916
216
316
117
116
816
117
617
116
116
216
016
415
715
516
115
8
Sc
70
073
763
668
965
771
266
675
974
162
269
773
668
474
478
265
566
267
771
765
768
2
V397
410
373
371
371
372
369
369
361
369
385
374
363
355
353
362
367
362
354
359
376
Cr
156
180
162
164
224
172
158
151
155
163
157
165
179
157
165
217
136
173
155
158
152
Co
94
097
091
091
188
490
689
768
067
282
881
685
987
797
397
878
078
278
185
566
882
2
Ni
126
106
112
85
109
89
582
872
588
384
570
480
595
592
684
497
664
584
278
378
864
4
Cu
126
126
128
124
126
108
104
105
119
135
134
119
137
103
112
97
95
100
120
101
130
Zn
772
799
729
737
694
756
714
664
693
730
703
736
742
953
943
737
730
721
708
643
693
Ga
171
174
175
178
174
175
170
170
162
166
171
169
169
170
167
173
173
169
166
162
168
Ge
11
211
311
111
111
111
010
710
610
510
910
911
811
711
111
712
312
512
110
710
111
1
Rb
352
361
496
495
419
408
408
476
480
434
433
426
430
460
457
466
454
459
409
477
432
Sr
252
259
251
254
249
245
243
208
209
236
236
232
234
240
239
232
230
229
243
208
238
Y66
668
662
762
763
469
870
460
756
967
267
964
564
271
572
669
668
566
962
459
369
0
Zr
672
722
783
786
725
769
751
689
686
674
757
884
814
825
670
687
771
820
730
676
756
Nb
39
040
139
439
639
740
039
438
539
039
739
639
239
038
638
739
338
537
939
338
840
1
Mo
07
607
207
907
007
707
006
407
306
704
805
407
808
909
207
806
404
806
206
507
305
3
Cd
01
401
401
701
601
502
101
905
601
901
401
501
802
501
701
901
301
401
801
401
401
8
Sb
04
704
804
604
405
406
006
008
908
506
706
913
413
609
309
707
808
308
204
908
406
9
Cs
12
112
414
214
013
315
215
231
731
518
518
717
617
618
418
116
015
815
713
732
718
8
Ba
247
256
281
282
270
317
314
186
183
259
263
263
267
341
342
171
170
167
265
182
267
La
113
130
112
115
111
118
119
115
108
114
117
115
115
116
114
361
334
345
112
113
117
Ce
225
249
219
226
217
230
231
227
211
221
225
223
223
221
221
668
611
632
221
219
230
Pr
27
030
226
727
026
427
428
427
425
927
227
926
527
426
726
673
867
369
626
326
528
4
Nd
107
115
106
107
104
108
107
105
98
106
109
106
106
104
103
251
230
237
103
103
110
Sm
22
423
622
322
421
921
822
921
420
422
322
521
722
721
621
336
234
434
821
720
623
5
Eu
07
307
507
607
607
307
407
207
106
807
407
707
307
407
407
509
008
908
707
406
907
7
Gd
18
419
418
118
018
018
618
717
216
318
718
318
318
118
218
128
627
127
317
716
718
7
Tb
02
602
702
602
502
602
602
602
502
402
602
602
502
602
602
703
203
103
102
602
302
7
Dy
13
413
513
012
813
113
913
812
412
013
613
313
013
114
213
814
914
514
012
612
113
9
1502 Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) (2009) 981489ndash1510
123
Ta
ble
6co
nti
nu
ed
Sam
ple
EK
L2-
01
EK
L2-
03
EK
L2-
06
EK
L2-
08
EK
L2-
11
EK
L2-
13
EK
L2-
16
EK
L2-
17
EK
2-
19
EK
L2-
21
EK
L2-
23
EK
L2-
26
EK
L2-
28
EK
L2-
30
EK
L2-
31
EK
L2-
33
EK
L2-
35
EK
L2-
36
EK
L2-
37
EK
L2-
39
EK
L2-
40
Ho
02
502
602
402
402
402
702
702
302
202
602
602
502
402
602
702
702
602
602
402
202
6
Er
06
907
206
606
606
707
807
606
806
407
207
106
806
707
907
807
807
407
606
506
607
6
Tm
01
001
000
900
900
901
101
100
900
801
001
000
900
901
101
101
001
001
000
900
901
1
Yb
06
106
305
805
605
807
007
105
905
506
406
306
005
907
307
106
606
406
205
905
606
4
Lu
00
900
900
800
800
901
001
000
900
800
900
900
800
901
001
101
000
900
900
800
800
9
Hf
20
321
823
223
721
723
122
420
620
720
522
225
824
023
519
720
922
623
421
619
621
9
Ta
03
303
203
203
103
103
203
003
003
002
903
003
002
902
902
902
902
902
803
002
803
0
W04
404
203
403
203
403
302
905
604
902
903
204
004
203
603
603
002
502
703
105
502
9
Tl
02
402
503
203
102
603
102
903
703
802
502
603
003
103
303
202
502
502
402
703
802
7
Pb
95
294
8110
1108
9112
795
695
9101
1108
5101
7113
099
3119
9104
4108
098
099
7101
2111
4101
0101
8
Bi
00
900
900
500
500
800
600
601
201
201
401
501
201
300
500
501
601
601
700
701
201
5
Th
36
541
937
138
336
239
139
438
836
636
638
138
138
137
536
7135
5123
6130
536
537
237
3
U12
913
314
014
013
613
713
412
812
313
413
814
814
713
513
916
215
615
813
312
513
8
AC
NK
a09
309
209
309
109
409
209
110
410
409
509
509
309
309
308
909
509
509
609
410
409
4
Mg
48
48
48
48
47
47
47
48
48
48
48
48
48
47
47
48
48
48
48
48
48
RE
E553
610
544
555
538
567
570
553
517
551
561
550
553
551
548
1463
1349
1390
541
536
571
(La Y
b) C
hb
126
139
130
138
130
114
113
131
134
121
126
128
131
107
108
372
353
379
129
136
123
(Gd Yb) C
hb
36
937
337
838
837
932
332
035
136
235
735
236
837
030
130
853
051
453
936
635
935
2
Eu
10
910
711
611
511
311
310
611
311
411
111
611
211
211
411
708
508
908
611
511
411
2
Ce
09
509
309
409
509
409
509
309
509
309
309
209
509
309
309
409
609
609
609
509
409
4
Zr
Sm
30
31
35
35
33
35
33
32
34
30
34
41
36
38
32
19
22
24
34
33
32
Zr
Yb
110
114
134
140
126
110
106
116
126
106
120
146
137
113
94
105
121
133
124
120
117
NbY
b64
263
667
670
568
957
155
564
771
462
362
764
965
752
654
259
960
261
566
769
062
3
ThN
b09
310
409
409
709
109
810
010
109
409
209
609
709
809
709
534
532
134
509
309
609
3
Zr
Nb
17
18
20
20
18
19
19
18
18
17
19
23
21
21
17
17
20
22
19
17
19
ThL
a03
203
203
303
303
303
303
303
403
403
203
203
303
303
203
203
803
703
803
203
303
2
Sr
Y379
377
401
405
393
350
345
343
367
351
348
360
364
336
330
333
335
342
389
351
344
Ce
Pb
24
26
20
21
19
24
24
22
19
22
20
22
19
21
20
68
61
63
20
22
23
eNd
c-
18
-20
-21
-19
-23
-18
-14
-20
Init
ial
Srd
07
067
07
066
07
067
07
066
07
067
07
067
07
065
07
066
aA
lum
inum
satu
rati
on
index
=m
ola
rA
l 2O
3(
K2O
+N
a 2O
+C
aO)
bC
hondri
tedat
afr
om
Tay
lor
and
McL
ennan
1985
ck S
m=
65
49
10
-1
2yea
r-1
dk R
b=
14
29
10
-1
1yea
r-1
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123
Plagioclase phenocrysts record the compositional varia-
tion of the magma during a later stage of its crystallization
The reversed zoning in plagioclase (Table 3) is commonly
considered to reflect magma mixing with a more primitive
source (Hibbard 1995 Kawabata and Shuto 2005) Because
dehydration melting of lower crust requires relatively high
temperature ([850C) (eg Rushmer 1991 Sen and Dunn
1994 Skjerlie and Johnston 1996) a mantle-derived
magma must have been involved to fuse the crustal mate-
rial The high Al2O3 and mostly positive Eu anomalies of
the tonalite porphyry suggest retarded crystallization of
plagioclase which together with the abundant hornblende
in the rock indicates an H2O-rich magma (Muntener et al
2001 Grove et al 2002) Due to the scarcity of water in the
lower crust partial melting of lower crust cannot generate
an H2O-rich melt (Patino Douce 1999) therefore the high
H2O contents in the garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry most
likely came from mantle-derived magma In the Triassic
the Paleo-Tethys was being consumed along the south
margin of the Kunlun arc (Yin and Harrison 2000) which
resulted in widespread arc magmatism in East Kunlun It is
therefore likely that mantle-derived arc magma was un-
derplated along the crust-mantle zone and mixed with a
felsic crustal melt a scenario consistent with experimental
work conducted by McCarthy and Patino Douce (1997)
In terms of tectonic setting Paleo-Tethys was still being
consumed along the Kunlun in the late Triassic (Sengor
1987 Yin and Harrison 2000) and Triassic limestone
within flysch sediments in the Kunlun range suggest a
marine-phase sedimentary environment that probably
05 10 15 2004
08
12
16
20
24
28
Peralkaline
Metaluminous Peraluminous
ACNK
AN
K
Fig 7 ANK versus ACNK diagram for the granitoids from East
Kunlun (after Maniar and Piccoli 1989)
Gra
nodi
orite
An
Ab Or
Tona
lite
Trondhjemite Granite
Fig 8 An-Ab-Or CIPW-normative ternary diagram for the granitoids
from East Kunlun (after Barker 1979)
Sa
mp
leC
ho
nd
rite
La
Ce
Pr
Nd Sm
Eu
Gd
Tb
Dy
Ho
Er
Tm
Yb
Lu
1000
100
10
1
01
1
1
10
100
1000
Cs
Rb
Ba
Th
U
K
Nb
Ta
La
Ce
Pb
Pr
Sr
P
Nd
Zr
Hf
Sm
Eu
Ti
Gd
Tb
Dy
Y
Ho
Er
Tm
Yb
Lu
Sa
mp
lep
rim
itiv
em
an
tle
(a)
(b)
Fig 9 Trace element characteristics of the garnet-bearing tonalite
porphyry (a) Chondrite-normalized rare earth element patterns for
representative samples of the tonalite porphyry East Kunlun (chon-
drite values from Taylor and McLennan 1985) b Primitive mantle-
normalized trace element spider diagrams for representative samples
of the tonalite porphyry East Kunlun (Primitive mantle data from Sun
and McDonough 1989)
1504 Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) (2009) 981489ndash1510
123
reflected a normal crustal thickness (35 km) for the East
Kunlun at this time Therefore although there is no direct
evidence of restite or xenoliths indicating generation at the
crust-mantle boundary the high pressure of the garnet
phenocrysts may indicate that they were formed at or just
above the crust-mantle transition zone The garnet-bearing
tonalite porphyry from East Kunlun therefore provides a
paradigm of MASH zone magmatic processes
Implications for genesis of adakitic rocks
Adakites are sodic rocks characterized by low HREE but
elevated Sr and Al2O3 contents and high SrY and LaYb
ratios which are ascribed to hydrous partial melting of a
subducted oceanic slab or over-thickened lower crust in the
garnet stability field (Defant and Drummond 1990
Atherton and Petford 1993 Martin et al 2005) Because of
the broad similarity to Archean tonalitendashtrondhjemitendash
granodiorite gneisses (TTG) and their potential role in
metallogenesis (Martin 1999 Smithies 2000 Condie 2005
Richards and Kerrich 2007) adakitic rocks have received
much attention Although the petrogenetic regime has been
supported by much experimental work (eg Rapp et al
1991 Rushmer 1991 Sen and Dunn 1994) most thermal
models require subduction of young and therefore warm
oceanic lithosphere to reach the temperature of the wet
basaltic solidus at depths of 90ndash120 km (eg Peacock
et al 1994) However such a prediction is contrary to
many modern cases where adakites occur in association
with old and thus cold subducting slabs (Macpherson
et al 2006) To deal with such a paradox some workers
have proposed that fractional crystallization of H2O-rich
arc magmas under high pressure conditions would give rise
to adakitic signatures in arc magmas (eg Castillo et al
1999 Kleinhanns et al 2003 Macpherson et al 2006 Eiler
et al 2007 Richards and Kerrich 2007 Roderıguez et al
2007) However both adakitic and non-adakitic rocks may
come from the mantle and experience high pressure frac-
tionation in the MASH zone therefore there must be other
key factors affecting the composition of arc magmas that
prevent some from becoming adakitic rocks
It is proposed that the garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry
from East Kunlun experienced strong fractional crystalli-
zation and magma mixing in the garnet stability field
therefore providing an opportunity to test the various
+10
+5
0
-5
-10
-15
-200690 0700 0710 0720 0730 0740 0750 0760
Basement of the East Kunlun
Arc magmas of the East Kunlun
Mantle array
87 87Sr Sri
εNd
T
Mixing trend
Garnet-bearing tonalite
Fig 10 Correlation diagram between 87Sr86Sri and eNdT for garnet-
bearing tonalitic porphyry (Data for the basement of East Kunlun
from Yu et al 2005 data for the arc magmas of East Kunlun from
Chen et al 2005 and Liu et al 2003)
Hig
h p
ress
ure
ga
rne
ts f
rom
MI
-typ
e m
ag
ma
s
Low pressure garnets from MI-type magmas
Garnets from S-type granite
Garnets from metapelites
0 2 4 6 80
2
4
6
8
10
MnO (wt)
Ca
O (
wt
)
Garnets from tonalitic porphyry of the East Kunlun
Garnets from xenoliths in Cenozoic volcanic rocks of the Hoh Xil northern Tibet
Garnet websteritesGarnet clinopyroxenites
Garnet peridotites
Garnet in eclogitic restite (2-3 Gpa) Garnet in this study
SNB cumulates of high MgO primitive magma
SNB cumulates of low MgO basaltic andesite
Ca
O (
wt
)
MgO (wt)
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 204
5
7
9
11
12
6
8
10
(a)
(b)
Fig 11 Garnet comparisons in this study compared to other settings
a CaO versus MnO correlation diagram (after Harangi et al 2001)
Data for Cenozoic volcanic rocks of the Hoh Xil northern Tibet from
Deng (1998) b CaO versus MgO correlation diagram (after Lee et al
2006) SNB Sierra Nevada Batholith data for garnet in eclogite
restite from Pertermann and Hirschmann (2003)
Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) (2009) 981489ndash1510 1505
123
hypotheses It contains relatively high Al2O3 ([17 wt)
mostly positive Eu anomalies (EuEu [ 11) and high Zr
Sm ratios ([30) The low HREE (Yb 08 ppm) and high
SrY ([33) ratios are significantly differ from those of
normal island arc magmas In the Y versus SrY correlation
diagram all tonalite rock samples plot in the adakite field
(Fig 12) These features suggest that fractional crystalli-
zation of H2O-rich arc magma in the garnet stability field
can effectively scavenge HREE and generate Al-rich melt
However there are some differences between the tonalite
porphyry and adakitic rocks The porphyry has moderate Sr
(260 ppm) and LaYb ratios (16ndash21) which are lower
than those of adakite (Sr [ 400 ppm LaYb C 20) and
TTG (Sr [ 500 ppm LaYb generally[30) (Barker 1979
Richards and Kerrich 2007) Because plagioclase was
suppressed by the high water content in the magma
removal of Sr by fractionation of plagioclase can be
excluded Instead crystallization of apatite at an early stage
of magmatic evolution may be responsible for the relatively
low Sr contents and LaYb ratios in the residual melt
Apatite commonly occurs in mantle and crustal environ-
ments and possesses high partition coefficients for both Sr
and LREE (Chazot et al 1996 Bea and Montero 1999) For
example apatite may concentrate LREE up to 200 times
compared to clinopyroxene and although slightly lower
than that of plagioclase (up to 158) (Ren et al 2003) its
partition coefficient for Sr (DSr = 51ndash82) is still high
enough to affect magma composition (Pla Cid et al 2007
Prowatke and Klemme 2006) Petrographic observation of
the tonalite porphyry reveals that apatite is mainly enclosed
in the garnet phenocrysts which along with the depletion in
P in the spider diagram (Fig 9b) implies removal of apatite
as an early phase during evolution of the magma in the
MASH zone Because plagioclase was suppressed by a high
water content in the early stage of magmatic evolution
Sr concentration in the residual melt would be mainly
controlled by apatite Similarly moderate Sr contents
(400 ppm) and apatite inclusions in garnet phenocrysts
appear to be common features of garnet-bearing interme-
diate rocks worldwide (eg Day et al 1992 Harangi et al
2001 Bach et al 2003 Kawabata and Shuto 2005)
implying that apatite has played a crucial role in buffering
the Sr level in the magmas It is therefore suggested that
mantle-derived arc magmas cannot evolve into adakites
when extensive crystallization of apatite has already
occurred in the MASH zone
Conclusions
The garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry from the East
Kunlun formed in the late Triassic (213 plusmn 3 Ma) related
to consumption of the Paleo-Tethys ocean It contains
phenocrysts of garnet hornblende plagioclase and quartz
that crystallized in an H2O-rich magma The relatively low
MgO contents of garnet and ilmenite and high d18O value
of garnet separates suggest these early phases were formed
in a felsic melt Pressure estimates for hornblende enclos-
ing garnet provide a minimum constraint on the formation
depth of the garnet phenocrysts (8ndash10 kb) suggesting they
were produced at or just above the crust-mantle transition
zone (MASH zone) NdndashSr isotope compositions indicate
involvement of both crust- and mantle-derived magma
and reversed compositional zoning of plagioclase implies
magma mixing Although the garnet-bearing tonalitic
porphyry resembles an adakitic rock in many respects the
relatively low Sr content and LaYb ratio makes it distinct
from lsquotruersquo adakites It is proposed that early crystallization
of apatite may effectively remove Sr and LREE from the
magma thus providing a mechanism whereby some arc
magmas do not evolve into adakite
Acknowledgments We thank Qian Mao Yuguang Ma and
Ms Ying Liu for their help with the analytical work The authors
benefited from discussions with Drs Guochun Zhao Hongfu Zhang
Nengsong Chen Chunming Wu and Petra Bach We also appreciate
the constructive and encouraging comments of reviewers Ali Polat
and Fu-yuan Wu which helped us to improve and clarify the man-
uscript This work was supported by research grants from the National
Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) 2007CB411308
NSFC Projects 40421303 40572043 40725009 and Hong Kong RGC
(HKU 704004)
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Constraints on the PndashT conditions
Several geobarometers and geothermometers have been
proposed to estimate the P-T conditions of granitoid
batholith formation (eg Holland and Blundy 1994
Anderson 1996 Holdaway et al 1997) Day et al (1992)
used phase equilibrium diagrams to constrain the P-T
conditions of garnet-bearing andesite in Northland
New Zealand and suggested that the mineral assemblage
of garnet + plagioclase + amphibole + quartz is stable
around 10 kbar and 800ndash850C and a similar estimate was
made for the garnet-bearing calc-alkaline volcanic rocks of
the northern Pannonion Basin eastern-central Europe
(Harangi et al 2001) In contrast to multiple mineral
barometers the Al-in-hornblende geobarometer is partic-
ularly suitable to estimate the emplacement pressure of
granitic rocks (Anderson 1996 Ague 1997) Because gar-
nets in the tonalitic porphyry are mostly surrounded by
plagioclase or hornblende the Al-in-hornblende barometer
can provide direct constraint on the crystallization pressure
of garnet Using the Al-in-hornblende barometer calibrated
by Schmidt (1992) the pressure is estimated at 75ndash
101 kbar suggesting that the garnet crystallized at a
crustal depth below 26ndash35 km Using the zircon saturation
thermometer (Watson and Harrison 1983) the temperature
of the tonalite porphyry was estimated as 706ndash713C
representing the temperature when the magma was em-
placed at a shallower crustal level
Petrogenesis of the garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry
The relatively high SiO2 low MgO Cr and Ni contents
suggest an evolved magmatic composition for the garnet-
bearing tonalitic porphyry The relatively high pressure of
hornblendes indicates that the phenocrysts formed prior to
emplacement of the magma therefore their compositions
may be useful to infer the origin of the early melt Garnet
phenocrysts with ilmenite inclusions are the earliest phases
preserved in the tonalite porphyry The garnet phenocrysts
are compositionally distinct from those crystallized from
primary mantle-derived magma and therefore probably
formed in an evolved magma (Fig 11b) Likewise
ilmenite within garnet phenocrysts has a very low MgO
(008 wt) content much lower than ilmenite in the
garnet-bearing andesitedacite of Northland New Zealand
(179ndash248 wt) northern Pannonian Basin (085ndash
327 wt) and the Setouchi volcanic belt (1ndash102 wt)
(Day et al 1992 Harangi et al 2001 Kawabata and
Takafuji 2005) In addition the garnet phenocrysts have an
oxygen isotope composition (+623) significantly higher
than that of normal mantle-derived garnets (+524)
(Schulze et al 2001) which together with the above
evidence suggests a crustal source for the phenocrysts
Experimental work conducted in the garnet-stability field
has revealed that partial melting of amphibolite would
generate silicic melt characterized by low MgO and high
SiO2 (eg Skjerlie and Johnston 1996 Rapp et al 1999)
which may well explain the low MgO contents in the
garnets and ilmenites from East Kunlun However the
garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry cannot be entirely ascri-
bed to partial melting of mafic crust because the rock
contains only moderate Sr (260 ppm) which is signifi-
cantly lower than the average Sr content (348 ppm) of the
lower crust (Rudnick and Gao 2004) Field investigation
and geochemical research on the Triassic arc magma in
East Kunlun have revealed extensive mixing of crust- and
mantle-derived magma (Luo et al 2002 Liu et al 2003)
In the Nd-Sr isotope correlation diagram (Fig 10) the
garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry plots mainly in the field
of Triassic arc magmas but much closer to the mantle
array and therefore distinct from those of the basement of
East Kunlun This may suggest that only a small propor-
tion of crustal component contributed to the genesis of the
rock
Table 5 Representative composition of ilmenite enclosed in garnet crystals
Sample Grt-2a-1 Grt-2a-2 Grt-2a-3 Grt-2a-4 Grt-2a-5 Grt-2b-1 Grt-2b-2 Grt-2b-3 Grt-3a-2 Grt-3a-3 Grt-3a-4 Grt-3a-5 Grt-3a-6
SiO2 002 007 004 ndash 005 004 004 002 004 003 004 006 001
TiO2 5047 5094 5001 5226 4999 4999 5078 5049 5003 5084 5084 4994 5017
Al2O3 ndash 003 ndash 001 010 004 004 007 006 001 002 001 004
FeO 4644 4347 4690 4451 4462 4639 4666 4593 4601 4565 4557 4702 4277
MnO 256 595 208 266 301 244 243 236 270 298 284 266 502
MgO 005 ndash 008 002 ndash ndash 006 006 007 003 003 003 004
CaO 003 003 ndash 027 021 001 ndash 003 038 ndash ndash ndash 001
Na2O 003 005 003 ndash 003 ndash 001 ndash 005 004 007 ndash ndash
K2O ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash ndash 001 ndash ndash 001 ndash ndash ndash
Cr2O3 ndash 001 ndash ndash 007 005 ndash ndash 004 ndash ndash ndash ndash
Total 9960 10055 9915 9973 9809 9897 10002 9897 9937 9960 9941 9971 9805
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L2-
08
EK
L2-
11
EK
L2-
13
EK
L2-
16
EK
L2-
17
EK
2-
19
EK
L2-
21
EK
L2-
23
EK
L2-
26
EK
L2-
28
EK
L2-
30
EK
L2-
31
EK
L2-
33
EK
L2-
35
EK
L2-
36
EK
L2-
37
EK
L2-
39
EK
L2-
40
SiO
2616
2613
6621
8616
5616
9616
4614
0622
9620
9616
5616
0614
8612
8609
0610
7615
3615
2619
4619
7620
6618
3
TiO
204
504
504
304
304
404
504
404
304
404
304
404
304
204
104
104
304
304
304
404
404
4
Al 2
O3
179
0178
4181
3179
4178
6180
2179
4180
8179
8177
7177
7175
4175
0177
3177
6180
6180
0181
3179
5180
2178
3
Fe 2
O3T
50
750
547
648
448
050
850
848
048
348
548
648
448
348
248
547
948
048
148
248
248
6
MnO
00
800
800
800
700
800
800
800
700
700
800
800
700
700
800
800
800
800
800
800
700
8
MgO
18
618
617
617
517
218
018
017
717
617
817
717
817
716
917
117
517
317
517
417
817
8
CaO
64
564
566
165
964
964
263
952
452
463
263
463
663
564
063
964
464
364
465
252
463
5
Na 2
O36
337
634
636
333
037
137
636
036
133
432
934
234
032
738
534
834
134
433
336
033
9
K2O
08
708
711
611
510
911
211
211
811
911
311
210
510
512
312
509
909
809
811
011
911
2
P2O
500
800
800
900
900
800
900
800
900
900
900
900
800
800
800
800
800
900
900
800
900
9
LO
I24
222
718
219
620
521
321
326
927
422
324
130
130
231
430
623
022
023
419
626
924
8
Tota
l1004
21000
61004
61001
1996
01005
41002
31002
51000
3996
7997
71000
6997
7997
31005
1999
2996
71004
3999
8999
91002
4
Li
147
147
105
124
159
151
142
227
162
156
176
147
133
127
128
131
141
121
155
181
160
Be
14
515
115
215
715
916
216
316
117
116
816
117
617
116
116
216
016
415
715
516
115
8
Sc
70
073
763
668
965
771
266
675
974
162
269
773
668
474
478
265
566
267
771
765
768
2
V397
410
373
371
371
372
369
369
361
369
385
374
363
355
353
362
367
362
354
359
376
Cr
156
180
162
164
224
172
158
151
155
163
157
165
179
157
165
217
136
173
155
158
152
Co
94
097
091
091
188
490
689
768
067
282
881
685
987
797
397
878
078
278
185
566
882
2
Ni
126
106
112
85
109
89
582
872
588
384
570
480
595
592
684
497
664
584
278
378
864
4
Cu
126
126
128
124
126
108
104
105
119
135
134
119
137
103
112
97
95
100
120
101
130
Zn
772
799
729
737
694
756
714
664
693
730
703
736
742
953
943
737
730
721
708
643
693
Ga
171
174
175
178
174
175
170
170
162
166
171
169
169
170
167
173
173
169
166
162
168
Ge
11
211
311
111
111
111
010
710
610
510
910
911
811
711
111
712
312
512
110
710
111
1
Rb
352
361
496
495
419
408
408
476
480
434
433
426
430
460
457
466
454
459
409
477
432
Sr
252
259
251
254
249
245
243
208
209
236
236
232
234
240
239
232
230
229
243
208
238
Y66
668
662
762
763
469
870
460
756
967
267
964
564
271
572
669
668
566
962
459
369
0
Zr
672
722
783
786
725
769
751
689
686
674
757
884
814
825
670
687
771
820
730
676
756
Nb
39
040
139
439
639
740
039
438
539
039
739
639
239
038
638
739
338
537
939
338
840
1
Mo
07
607
207
907
007
707
006
407
306
704
805
407
808
909
207
806
404
806
206
507
305
3
Cd
01
401
401
701
601
502
101
905
601
901
401
501
802
501
701
901
301
401
801
401
401
8
Sb
04
704
804
604
405
406
006
008
908
506
706
913
413
609
309
707
808
308
204
908
406
9
Cs
12
112
414
214
013
315
215
231
731
518
518
717
617
618
418
116
015
815
713
732
718
8
Ba
247
256
281
282
270
317
314
186
183
259
263
263
267
341
342
171
170
167
265
182
267
La
113
130
112
115
111
118
119
115
108
114
117
115
115
116
114
361
334
345
112
113
117
Ce
225
249
219
226
217
230
231
227
211
221
225
223
223
221
221
668
611
632
221
219
230
Pr
27
030
226
727
026
427
428
427
425
927
227
926
527
426
726
673
867
369
626
326
528
4
Nd
107
115
106
107
104
108
107
105
98
106
109
106
106
104
103
251
230
237
103
103
110
Sm
22
423
622
322
421
921
822
921
420
422
322
521
722
721
621
336
234
434
821
720
623
5
Eu
07
307
507
607
607
307
407
207
106
807
407
707
307
407
407
509
008
908
707
406
907
7
Gd
18
419
418
118
018
018
618
717
216
318
718
318
318
118
218
128
627
127
317
716
718
7
Tb
02
602
702
602
502
602
602
602
502
402
602
602
502
602
602
703
203
103
102
602
302
7
Dy
13
413
513
012
813
113
913
812
412
013
613
313
013
114
213
814
914
514
012
612
113
9
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123
Ta
ble
6co
nti
nu
ed
Sam
ple
EK
L2-
01
EK
L2-
03
EK
L2-
06
EK
L2-
08
EK
L2-
11
EK
L2-
13
EK
L2-
16
EK
L2-
17
EK
2-
19
EK
L2-
21
EK
L2-
23
EK
L2-
26
EK
L2-
28
EK
L2-
30
EK
L2-
31
EK
L2-
33
EK
L2-
35
EK
L2-
36
EK
L2-
37
EK
L2-
39
EK
L2-
40
Ho
02
502
602
402
402
402
702
702
302
202
602
602
502
402
602
702
702
602
602
402
202
6
Er
06
907
206
606
606
707
807
606
806
407
207
106
806
707
907
807
807
407
606
506
607
6
Tm
01
001
000
900
900
901
101
100
900
801
001
000
900
901
101
101
001
001
000
900
901
1
Yb
06
106
305
805
605
807
007
105
905
506
406
306
005
907
307
106
606
406
205
905
606
4
Lu
00
900
900
800
800
901
001
000
900
800
900
900
800
901
001
101
000
900
900
800
800
9
Hf
20
321
823
223
721
723
122
420
620
720
522
225
824
023
519
720
922
623
421
619
621
9
Ta
03
303
203
203
103
103
203
003
003
002
903
003
002
902
902
902
902
902
803
002
803
0
W04
404
203
403
203
403
302
905
604
902
903
204
004
203
603
603
002
502
703
105
502
9
Tl
02
402
503
203
102
603
102
903
703
802
502
603
003
103
303
202
502
502
402
703
802
7
Pb
95
294
8110
1108
9112
795
695
9101
1108
5101
7113
099
3119
9104
4108
098
099
7101
2111
4101
0101
8
Bi
00
900
900
500
500
800
600
601
201
201
401
501
201
300
500
501
601
601
700
701
201
5
Th
36
541
937
138
336
239
139
438
836
636
638
138
138
137
536
7135
5123
6130
536
537
237
3
U12
913
314
014
013
613
713
412
812
313
413
814
814
713
513
916
215
615
813
312
513
8
AC
NK
a09
309
209
309
109
409
209
110
410
409
509
509
309
309
308
909
509
509
609
410
409
4
Mg
48
48
48
48
47
47
47
48
48
48
48
48
48
47
47
48
48
48
48
48
48
RE
E553
610
544
555
538
567
570
553
517
551
561
550
553
551
548
1463
1349
1390
541
536
571
(La Y
b) C
hb
126
139
130
138
130
114
113
131
134
121
126
128
131
107
108
372
353
379
129
136
123
(Gd Yb) C
hb
36
937
337
838
837
932
332
035
136
235
735
236
837
030
130
853
051
453
936
635
935
2
Eu
10
910
711
611
511
311
310
611
311
411
111
611
211
211
411
708
508
908
611
511
411
2
Ce
09
509
309
409
509
409
509
309
509
309
309
209
509
309
309
409
609
609
609
509
409
4
Zr
Sm
30
31
35
35
33
35
33
32
34
30
34
41
36
38
32
19
22
24
34
33
32
Zr
Yb
110
114
134
140
126
110
106
116
126
106
120
146
137
113
94
105
121
133
124
120
117
NbY
b64
263
667
670
568
957
155
564
771
462
362
764
965
752
654
259
960
261
566
769
062
3
ThN
b09
310
409
409
709
109
810
010
109
409
209
609
709
809
709
534
532
134
509
309
609
3
Zr
Nb
17
18
20
20
18
19
19
18
18
17
19
23
21
21
17
17
20
22
19
17
19
ThL
a03
203
203
303
303
303
303
303
403
403
203
203
303
303
203
203
803
703
803
203
303
2
Sr
Y379
377
401
405
393
350
345
343
367
351
348
360
364
336
330
333
335
342
389
351
344
Ce
Pb
24
26
20
21
19
24
24
22
19
22
20
22
19
21
20
68
61
63
20
22
23
eNd
c-
18
-20
-21
-19
-23
-18
-14
-20
Init
ial
Srd
07
067
07
066
07
067
07
066
07
067
07
067
07
065
07
066
aA
lum
inum
satu
rati
on
index
=m
ola
rA
l 2O
3(
K2O
+N
a 2O
+C
aO)
bC
hondri
tedat
afr
om
Tay
lor
and
McL
ennan
1985
ck S
m=
65
49
10
-1
2yea
r-1
dk R
b=
14
29
10
-1
1yea
r-1
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Plagioclase phenocrysts record the compositional varia-
tion of the magma during a later stage of its crystallization
The reversed zoning in plagioclase (Table 3) is commonly
considered to reflect magma mixing with a more primitive
source (Hibbard 1995 Kawabata and Shuto 2005) Because
dehydration melting of lower crust requires relatively high
temperature ([850C) (eg Rushmer 1991 Sen and Dunn
1994 Skjerlie and Johnston 1996) a mantle-derived
magma must have been involved to fuse the crustal mate-
rial The high Al2O3 and mostly positive Eu anomalies of
the tonalite porphyry suggest retarded crystallization of
plagioclase which together with the abundant hornblende
in the rock indicates an H2O-rich magma (Muntener et al
2001 Grove et al 2002) Due to the scarcity of water in the
lower crust partial melting of lower crust cannot generate
an H2O-rich melt (Patino Douce 1999) therefore the high
H2O contents in the garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry most
likely came from mantle-derived magma In the Triassic
the Paleo-Tethys was being consumed along the south
margin of the Kunlun arc (Yin and Harrison 2000) which
resulted in widespread arc magmatism in East Kunlun It is
therefore likely that mantle-derived arc magma was un-
derplated along the crust-mantle zone and mixed with a
felsic crustal melt a scenario consistent with experimental
work conducted by McCarthy and Patino Douce (1997)
In terms of tectonic setting Paleo-Tethys was still being
consumed along the Kunlun in the late Triassic (Sengor
1987 Yin and Harrison 2000) and Triassic limestone
within flysch sediments in the Kunlun range suggest a
marine-phase sedimentary environment that probably
05 10 15 2004
08
12
16
20
24
28
Peralkaline
Metaluminous Peraluminous
ACNK
AN
K
Fig 7 ANK versus ACNK diagram for the granitoids from East
Kunlun (after Maniar and Piccoli 1989)
Gra
nodi
orite
An
Ab Or
Tona
lite
Trondhjemite Granite
Fig 8 An-Ab-Or CIPW-normative ternary diagram for the granitoids
from East Kunlun (after Barker 1979)
Sa
mp
leC
ho
nd
rite
La
Ce
Pr
Nd Sm
Eu
Gd
Tb
Dy
Ho
Er
Tm
Yb
Lu
1000
100
10
1
01
1
1
10
100
1000
Cs
Rb
Ba
Th
U
K
Nb
Ta
La
Ce
Pb
Pr
Sr
P
Nd
Zr
Hf
Sm
Eu
Ti
Gd
Tb
Dy
Y
Ho
Er
Tm
Yb
Lu
Sa
mp
lep
rim
itiv
em
an
tle
(a)
(b)
Fig 9 Trace element characteristics of the garnet-bearing tonalite
porphyry (a) Chondrite-normalized rare earth element patterns for
representative samples of the tonalite porphyry East Kunlun (chon-
drite values from Taylor and McLennan 1985) b Primitive mantle-
normalized trace element spider diagrams for representative samples
of the tonalite porphyry East Kunlun (Primitive mantle data from Sun
and McDonough 1989)
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123
reflected a normal crustal thickness (35 km) for the East
Kunlun at this time Therefore although there is no direct
evidence of restite or xenoliths indicating generation at the
crust-mantle boundary the high pressure of the garnet
phenocrysts may indicate that they were formed at or just
above the crust-mantle transition zone The garnet-bearing
tonalite porphyry from East Kunlun therefore provides a
paradigm of MASH zone magmatic processes
Implications for genesis of adakitic rocks
Adakites are sodic rocks characterized by low HREE but
elevated Sr and Al2O3 contents and high SrY and LaYb
ratios which are ascribed to hydrous partial melting of a
subducted oceanic slab or over-thickened lower crust in the
garnet stability field (Defant and Drummond 1990
Atherton and Petford 1993 Martin et al 2005) Because of
the broad similarity to Archean tonalitendashtrondhjemitendash
granodiorite gneisses (TTG) and their potential role in
metallogenesis (Martin 1999 Smithies 2000 Condie 2005
Richards and Kerrich 2007) adakitic rocks have received
much attention Although the petrogenetic regime has been
supported by much experimental work (eg Rapp et al
1991 Rushmer 1991 Sen and Dunn 1994) most thermal
models require subduction of young and therefore warm
oceanic lithosphere to reach the temperature of the wet
basaltic solidus at depths of 90ndash120 km (eg Peacock
et al 1994) However such a prediction is contrary to
many modern cases where adakites occur in association
with old and thus cold subducting slabs (Macpherson
et al 2006) To deal with such a paradox some workers
have proposed that fractional crystallization of H2O-rich
arc magmas under high pressure conditions would give rise
to adakitic signatures in arc magmas (eg Castillo et al
1999 Kleinhanns et al 2003 Macpherson et al 2006 Eiler
et al 2007 Richards and Kerrich 2007 Roderıguez et al
2007) However both adakitic and non-adakitic rocks may
come from the mantle and experience high pressure frac-
tionation in the MASH zone therefore there must be other
key factors affecting the composition of arc magmas that
prevent some from becoming adakitic rocks
It is proposed that the garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry
from East Kunlun experienced strong fractional crystalli-
zation and magma mixing in the garnet stability field
therefore providing an opportunity to test the various
+10
+5
0
-5
-10
-15
-200690 0700 0710 0720 0730 0740 0750 0760
Basement of the East Kunlun
Arc magmas of the East Kunlun
Mantle array
87 87Sr Sri
εNd
T
Mixing trend
Garnet-bearing tonalite
Fig 10 Correlation diagram between 87Sr86Sri and eNdT for garnet-
bearing tonalitic porphyry (Data for the basement of East Kunlun
from Yu et al 2005 data for the arc magmas of East Kunlun from
Chen et al 2005 and Liu et al 2003)
Hig
h p
ress
ure
ga
rne
ts f
rom
MI
-typ
e m
ag
ma
s
Low pressure garnets from MI-type magmas
Garnets from S-type granite
Garnets from metapelites
0 2 4 6 80
2
4
6
8
10
MnO (wt)
Ca
O (
wt
)
Garnets from tonalitic porphyry of the East Kunlun
Garnets from xenoliths in Cenozoic volcanic rocks of the Hoh Xil northern Tibet
Garnet websteritesGarnet clinopyroxenites
Garnet peridotites
Garnet in eclogitic restite (2-3 Gpa) Garnet in this study
SNB cumulates of high MgO primitive magma
SNB cumulates of low MgO basaltic andesite
Ca
O (
wt
)
MgO (wt)
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 204
5
7
9
11
12
6
8
10
(a)
(b)
Fig 11 Garnet comparisons in this study compared to other settings
a CaO versus MnO correlation diagram (after Harangi et al 2001)
Data for Cenozoic volcanic rocks of the Hoh Xil northern Tibet from
Deng (1998) b CaO versus MgO correlation diagram (after Lee et al
2006) SNB Sierra Nevada Batholith data for garnet in eclogite
restite from Pertermann and Hirschmann (2003)
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123
hypotheses It contains relatively high Al2O3 ([17 wt)
mostly positive Eu anomalies (EuEu [ 11) and high Zr
Sm ratios ([30) The low HREE (Yb 08 ppm) and high
SrY ([33) ratios are significantly differ from those of
normal island arc magmas In the Y versus SrY correlation
diagram all tonalite rock samples plot in the adakite field
(Fig 12) These features suggest that fractional crystalli-
zation of H2O-rich arc magma in the garnet stability field
can effectively scavenge HREE and generate Al-rich melt
However there are some differences between the tonalite
porphyry and adakitic rocks The porphyry has moderate Sr
(260 ppm) and LaYb ratios (16ndash21) which are lower
than those of adakite (Sr [ 400 ppm LaYb C 20) and
TTG (Sr [ 500 ppm LaYb generally[30) (Barker 1979
Richards and Kerrich 2007) Because plagioclase was
suppressed by the high water content in the magma
removal of Sr by fractionation of plagioclase can be
excluded Instead crystallization of apatite at an early stage
of magmatic evolution may be responsible for the relatively
low Sr contents and LaYb ratios in the residual melt
Apatite commonly occurs in mantle and crustal environ-
ments and possesses high partition coefficients for both Sr
and LREE (Chazot et al 1996 Bea and Montero 1999) For
example apatite may concentrate LREE up to 200 times
compared to clinopyroxene and although slightly lower
than that of plagioclase (up to 158) (Ren et al 2003) its
partition coefficient for Sr (DSr = 51ndash82) is still high
enough to affect magma composition (Pla Cid et al 2007
Prowatke and Klemme 2006) Petrographic observation of
the tonalite porphyry reveals that apatite is mainly enclosed
in the garnet phenocrysts which along with the depletion in
P in the spider diagram (Fig 9b) implies removal of apatite
as an early phase during evolution of the magma in the
MASH zone Because plagioclase was suppressed by a high
water content in the early stage of magmatic evolution
Sr concentration in the residual melt would be mainly
controlled by apatite Similarly moderate Sr contents
(400 ppm) and apatite inclusions in garnet phenocrysts
appear to be common features of garnet-bearing interme-
diate rocks worldwide (eg Day et al 1992 Harangi et al
2001 Bach et al 2003 Kawabata and Shuto 2005)
implying that apatite has played a crucial role in buffering
the Sr level in the magmas It is therefore suggested that
mantle-derived arc magmas cannot evolve into adakites
when extensive crystallization of apatite has already
occurred in the MASH zone
Conclusions
The garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry from the East
Kunlun formed in the late Triassic (213 plusmn 3 Ma) related
to consumption of the Paleo-Tethys ocean It contains
phenocrysts of garnet hornblende plagioclase and quartz
that crystallized in an H2O-rich magma The relatively low
MgO contents of garnet and ilmenite and high d18O value
of garnet separates suggest these early phases were formed
in a felsic melt Pressure estimates for hornblende enclos-
ing garnet provide a minimum constraint on the formation
depth of the garnet phenocrysts (8ndash10 kb) suggesting they
were produced at or just above the crust-mantle transition
zone (MASH zone) NdndashSr isotope compositions indicate
involvement of both crust- and mantle-derived magma
and reversed compositional zoning of plagioclase implies
magma mixing Although the garnet-bearing tonalitic
porphyry resembles an adakitic rock in many respects the
relatively low Sr content and LaYb ratio makes it distinct
from lsquotruersquo adakites It is proposed that early crystallization
of apatite may effectively remove Sr and LREE from the
magma thus providing a mechanism whereby some arc
magmas do not evolve into adakite
Acknowledgments We thank Qian Mao Yuguang Ma and
Ms Ying Liu for their help with the analytical work The authors
benefited from discussions with Drs Guochun Zhao Hongfu Zhang
Nengsong Chen Chunming Wu and Petra Bach We also appreciate
the constructive and encouraging comments of reviewers Ali Polat
and Fu-yuan Wu which helped us to improve and clarify the man-
uscript This work was supported by research grants from the National
Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) 2007CB411308
NSFC Projects 40421303 40572043 40725009 and Hong Kong RGC
(HKU 704004)
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Tab
le6
Whole
rock
com
posi
tions
of
the
gar
net
-bea
ring
tonal
itic
porp
hyry
E
ast
Kunlu
n
Sam
ple
EK
L2-
01
EK
L2-
03
EK
L2-
06
EK
L2-
08
EK
L2-
11
EK
L2-
13
EK
L2-
16
EK
L2-
17
EK
2-
19
EK
L2-
21
EK
L2-
23
EK
L2-
26
EK
L2-
28
EK
L2-
30
EK
L2-
31
EK
L2-
33
EK
L2-
35
EK
L2-
36
EK
L2-
37
EK
L2-
39
EK
L2-
40
SiO
2616
2613
6621
8616
5616
9616
4614
0622
9620
9616
5616
0614
8612
8609
0610
7615
3615
2619
4619
7620
6618
3
TiO
204
504
504
304
304
404
504
404
304
404
304
404
304
204
104
104
304
304
304
404
404
4
Al 2
O3
179
0178
4181
3179
4178
6180
2179
4180
8179
8177
7177
7175
4175
0177
3177
6180
6180
0181
3179
5180
2178
3
Fe 2
O3T
50
750
547
648
448
050
850
848
048
348
548
648
448
348
248
547
948
048
148
248
248
6
MnO
00
800
800
800
700
800
800
800
700
700
800
800
700
700
800
800
800
800
800
800
700
8
MgO
18
618
617
617
517
218
018
017
717
617
817
717
817
716
917
117
517
317
517
417
817
8
CaO
64
564
566
165
964
964
263
952
452
463
263
463
663
564
063
964
464
364
465
252
463
5
Na 2
O36
337
634
636
333
037
137
636
036
133
432
934
234
032
738
534
834
134
433
336
033
9
K2O
08
708
711
611
510
911
211
211
811
911
311
210
510
512
312
509
909
809
811
011
911
2
P2O
500
800
800
900
900
800
900
800
900
900
900
900
800
800
800
800
800
900
900
800
900
9
LO
I24
222
718
219
620
521
321
326
927
422
324
130
130
231
430
623
022
023
419
626
924
8
Tota
l1004
21000
61004
61001
1996
01005
41002
31002
51000
3996
7997
71000
6997
7997
31005
1999
2996
71004
3999
8999
91002
4
Li
147
147
105
124
159
151
142
227
162
156
176
147
133
127
128
131
141
121
155
181
160
Be
14
515
115
215
715
916
216
316
117
116
816
117
617
116
116
216
016
415
715
516
115
8
Sc
70
073
763
668
965
771
266
675
974
162
269
773
668
474
478
265
566
267
771
765
768
2
V397
410
373
371
371
372
369
369
361
369
385
374
363
355
353
362
367
362
354
359
376
Cr
156
180
162
164
224
172
158
151
155
163
157
165
179
157
165
217
136
173
155
158
152
Co
94
097
091
091
188
490
689
768
067
282
881
685
987
797
397
878
078
278
185
566
882
2
Ni
126
106
112
85
109
89
582
872
588
384
570
480
595
592
684
497
664
584
278
378
864
4
Cu
126
126
128
124
126
108
104
105
119
135
134
119
137
103
112
97
95
100
120
101
130
Zn
772
799
729
737
694
756
714
664
693
730
703
736
742
953
943
737
730
721
708
643
693
Ga
171
174
175
178
174
175
170
170
162
166
171
169
169
170
167
173
173
169
166
162
168
Ge
11
211
311
111
111
111
010
710
610
510
910
911
811
711
111
712
312
512
110
710
111
1
Rb
352
361
496
495
419
408
408
476
480
434
433
426
430
460
457
466
454
459
409
477
432
Sr
252
259
251
254
249
245
243
208
209
236
236
232
234
240
239
232
230
229
243
208
238
Y66
668
662
762
763
469
870
460
756
967
267
964
564
271
572
669
668
566
962
459
369
0
Zr
672
722
783
786
725
769
751
689
686
674
757
884
814
825
670
687
771
820
730
676
756
Nb
39
040
139
439
639
740
039
438
539
039
739
639
239
038
638
739
338
537
939
338
840
1
Mo
07
607
207
907
007
707
006
407
306
704
805
407
808
909
207
806
404
806
206
507
305
3
Cd
01
401
401
701
601
502
101
905
601
901
401
501
802
501
701
901
301
401
801
401
401
8
Sb
04
704
804
604
405
406
006
008
908
506
706
913
413
609
309
707
808
308
204
908
406
9
Cs
12
112
414
214
013
315
215
231
731
518
518
717
617
618
418
116
015
815
713
732
718
8
Ba
247
256
281
282
270
317
314
186
183
259
263
263
267
341
342
171
170
167
265
182
267
La
113
130
112
115
111
118
119
115
108
114
117
115
115
116
114
361
334
345
112
113
117
Ce
225
249
219
226
217
230
231
227
211
221
225
223
223
221
221
668
611
632
221
219
230
Pr
27
030
226
727
026
427
428
427
425
927
227
926
527
426
726
673
867
369
626
326
528
4
Nd
107
115
106
107
104
108
107
105
98
106
109
106
106
104
103
251
230
237
103
103
110
Sm
22
423
622
322
421
921
822
921
420
422
322
521
722
721
621
336
234
434
821
720
623
5
Eu
07
307
507
607
607
307
407
207
106
807
407
707
307
407
407
509
008
908
707
406
907
7
Gd
18
419
418
118
018
018
618
717
216
318
718
318
318
118
218
128
627
127
317
716
718
7
Tb
02
602
702
602
502
602
602
602
502
402
602
602
502
602
602
703
203
103
102
602
302
7
Dy
13
413
513
012
813
113
913
812
412
013
613
313
013
114
213
814
914
514
012
612
113
9
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123
Ta
ble
6co
nti
nu
ed
Sam
ple
EK
L2-
01
EK
L2-
03
EK
L2-
06
EK
L2-
08
EK
L2-
11
EK
L2-
13
EK
L2-
16
EK
L2-
17
EK
2-
19
EK
L2-
21
EK
L2-
23
EK
L2-
26
EK
L2-
28
EK
L2-
30
EK
L2-
31
EK
L2-
33
EK
L2-
35
EK
L2-
36
EK
L2-
37
EK
L2-
39
EK
L2-
40
Ho
02
502
602
402
402
402
702
702
302
202
602
602
502
402
602
702
702
602
602
402
202
6
Er
06
907
206
606
606
707
807
606
806
407
207
106
806
707
907
807
807
407
606
506
607
6
Tm
01
001
000
900
900
901
101
100
900
801
001
000
900
901
101
101
001
001
000
900
901
1
Yb
06
106
305
805
605
807
007
105
905
506
406
306
005
907
307
106
606
406
205
905
606
4
Lu
00
900
900
800
800
901
001
000
900
800
900
900
800
901
001
101
000
900
900
800
800
9
Hf
20
321
823
223
721
723
122
420
620
720
522
225
824
023
519
720
922
623
421
619
621
9
Ta
03
303
203
203
103
103
203
003
003
002
903
003
002
902
902
902
902
902
803
002
803
0
W04
404
203
403
203
403
302
905
604
902
903
204
004
203
603
603
002
502
703
105
502
9
Tl
02
402
503
203
102
603
102
903
703
802
502
603
003
103
303
202
502
502
402
703
802
7
Pb
95
294
8110
1108
9112
795
695
9101
1108
5101
7113
099
3119
9104
4108
098
099
7101
2111
4101
0101
8
Bi
00
900
900
500
500
800
600
601
201
201
401
501
201
300
500
501
601
601
700
701
201
5
Th
36
541
937
138
336
239
139
438
836
636
638
138
138
137
536
7135
5123
6130
536
537
237
3
U12
913
314
014
013
613
713
412
812
313
413
814
814
713
513
916
215
615
813
312
513
8
AC
NK
a09
309
209
309
109
409
209
110
410
409
509
509
309
309
308
909
509
509
609
410
409
4
Mg
48
48
48
48
47
47
47
48
48
48
48
48
48
47
47
48
48
48
48
48
48
RE
E553
610
544
555
538
567
570
553
517
551
561
550
553
551
548
1463
1349
1390
541
536
571
(La Y
b) C
hb
126
139
130
138
130
114
113
131
134
121
126
128
131
107
108
372
353
379
129
136
123
(Gd Yb) C
hb
36
937
337
838
837
932
332
035
136
235
735
236
837
030
130
853
051
453
936
635
935
2
Eu
10
910
711
611
511
311
310
611
311
411
111
611
211
211
411
708
508
908
611
511
411
2
Ce
09
509
309
409
509
409
509
309
509
309
309
209
509
309
309
409
609
609
609
509
409
4
Zr
Sm
30
31
35
35
33
35
33
32
34
30
34
41
36
38
32
19
22
24
34
33
32
Zr
Yb
110
114
134
140
126
110
106
116
126
106
120
146
137
113
94
105
121
133
124
120
117
NbY
b64
263
667
670
568
957
155
564
771
462
362
764
965
752
654
259
960
261
566
769
062
3
ThN
b09
310
409
409
709
109
810
010
109
409
209
609
709
809
709
534
532
134
509
309
609
3
Zr
Nb
17
18
20
20
18
19
19
18
18
17
19
23
21
21
17
17
20
22
19
17
19
ThL
a03
203
203
303
303
303
303
303
403
403
203
203
303
303
203
203
803
703
803
203
303
2
Sr
Y379
377
401
405
393
350
345
343
367
351
348
360
364
336
330
333
335
342
389
351
344
Ce
Pb
24
26
20
21
19
24
24
22
19
22
20
22
19
21
20
68
61
63
20
22
23
eNd
c-
18
-20
-21
-19
-23
-18
-14
-20
Init
ial
Srd
07
067
07
066
07
067
07
066
07
067
07
067
07
065
07
066
aA
lum
inum
satu
rati
on
index
=m
ola
rA
l 2O
3(
K2O
+N
a 2O
+C
aO)
bC
hondri
tedat
afr
om
Tay
lor
and
McL
ennan
1985
ck S
m=
65
49
10
-1
2yea
r-1
dk R
b=
14
29
10
-1
1yea
r-1
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123
Plagioclase phenocrysts record the compositional varia-
tion of the magma during a later stage of its crystallization
The reversed zoning in plagioclase (Table 3) is commonly
considered to reflect magma mixing with a more primitive
source (Hibbard 1995 Kawabata and Shuto 2005) Because
dehydration melting of lower crust requires relatively high
temperature ([850C) (eg Rushmer 1991 Sen and Dunn
1994 Skjerlie and Johnston 1996) a mantle-derived
magma must have been involved to fuse the crustal mate-
rial The high Al2O3 and mostly positive Eu anomalies of
the tonalite porphyry suggest retarded crystallization of
plagioclase which together with the abundant hornblende
in the rock indicates an H2O-rich magma (Muntener et al
2001 Grove et al 2002) Due to the scarcity of water in the
lower crust partial melting of lower crust cannot generate
an H2O-rich melt (Patino Douce 1999) therefore the high
H2O contents in the garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry most
likely came from mantle-derived magma In the Triassic
the Paleo-Tethys was being consumed along the south
margin of the Kunlun arc (Yin and Harrison 2000) which
resulted in widespread arc magmatism in East Kunlun It is
therefore likely that mantle-derived arc magma was un-
derplated along the crust-mantle zone and mixed with a
felsic crustal melt a scenario consistent with experimental
work conducted by McCarthy and Patino Douce (1997)
In terms of tectonic setting Paleo-Tethys was still being
consumed along the Kunlun in the late Triassic (Sengor
1987 Yin and Harrison 2000) and Triassic limestone
within flysch sediments in the Kunlun range suggest a
marine-phase sedimentary environment that probably
05 10 15 2004
08
12
16
20
24
28
Peralkaline
Metaluminous Peraluminous
ACNK
AN
K
Fig 7 ANK versus ACNK diagram for the granitoids from East
Kunlun (after Maniar and Piccoli 1989)
Gra
nodi
orite
An
Ab Or
Tona
lite
Trondhjemite Granite
Fig 8 An-Ab-Or CIPW-normative ternary diagram for the granitoids
from East Kunlun (after Barker 1979)
Sa
mp
leC
ho
nd
rite
La
Ce
Pr
Nd Sm
Eu
Gd
Tb
Dy
Ho
Er
Tm
Yb
Lu
1000
100
10
1
01
1
1
10
100
1000
Cs
Rb
Ba
Th
U
K
Nb
Ta
La
Ce
Pb
Pr
Sr
P
Nd
Zr
Hf
Sm
Eu
Ti
Gd
Tb
Dy
Y
Ho
Er
Tm
Yb
Lu
Sa
mp
lep
rim
itiv
em
an
tle
(a)
(b)
Fig 9 Trace element characteristics of the garnet-bearing tonalite
porphyry (a) Chondrite-normalized rare earth element patterns for
representative samples of the tonalite porphyry East Kunlun (chon-
drite values from Taylor and McLennan 1985) b Primitive mantle-
normalized trace element spider diagrams for representative samples
of the tonalite porphyry East Kunlun (Primitive mantle data from Sun
and McDonough 1989)
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123
reflected a normal crustal thickness (35 km) for the East
Kunlun at this time Therefore although there is no direct
evidence of restite or xenoliths indicating generation at the
crust-mantle boundary the high pressure of the garnet
phenocrysts may indicate that they were formed at or just
above the crust-mantle transition zone The garnet-bearing
tonalite porphyry from East Kunlun therefore provides a
paradigm of MASH zone magmatic processes
Implications for genesis of adakitic rocks
Adakites are sodic rocks characterized by low HREE but
elevated Sr and Al2O3 contents and high SrY and LaYb
ratios which are ascribed to hydrous partial melting of a
subducted oceanic slab or over-thickened lower crust in the
garnet stability field (Defant and Drummond 1990
Atherton and Petford 1993 Martin et al 2005) Because of
the broad similarity to Archean tonalitendashtrondhjemitendash
granodiorite gneisses (TTG) and their potential role in
metallogenesis (Martin 1999 Smithies 2000 Condie 2005
Richards and Kerrich 2007) adakitic rocks have received
much attention Although the petrogenetic regime has been
supported by much experimental work (eg Rapp et al
1991 Rushmer 1991 Sen and Dunn 1994) most thermal
models require subduction of young and therefore warm
oceanic lithosphere to reach the temperature of the wet
basaltic solidus at depths of 90ndash120 km (eg Peacock
et al 1994) However such a prediction is contrary to
many modern cases where adakites occur in association
with old and thus cold subducting slabs (Macpherson
et al 2006) To deal with such a paradox some workers
have proposed that fractional crystallization of H2O-rich
arc magmas under high pressure conditions would give rise
to adakitic signatures in arc magmas (eg Castillo et al
1999 Kleinhanns et al 2003 Macpherson et al 2006 Eiler
et al 2007 Richards and Kerrich 2007 Roderıguez et al
2007) However both adakitic and non-adakitic rocks may
come from the mantle and experience high pressure frac-
tionation in the MASH zone therefore there must be other
key factors affecting the composition of arc magmas that
prevent some from becoming adakitic rocks
It is proposed that the garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry
from East Kunlun experienced strong fractional crystalli-
zation and magma mixing in the garnet stability field
therefore providing an opportunity to test the various
+10
+5
0
-5
-10
-15
-200690 0700 0710 0720 0730 0740 0750 0760
Basement of the East Kunlun
Arc magmas of the East Kunlun
Mantle array
87 87Sr Sri
εNd
T
Mixing trend
Garnet-bearing tonalite
Fig 10 Correlation diagram between 87Sr86Sri and eNdT for garnet-
bearing tonalitic porphyry (Data for the basement of East Kunlun
from Yu et al 2005 data for the arc magmas of East Kunlun from
Chen et al 2005 and Liu et al 2003)
Hig
h p
ress
ure
ga
rne
ts f
rom
MI
-typ
e m
ag
ma
s
Low pressure garnets from MI-type magmas
Garnets from S-type granite
Garnets from metapelites
0 2 4 6 80
2
4
6
8
10
MnO (wt)
Ca
O (
wt
)
Garnets from tonalitic porphyry of the East Kunlun
Garnets from xenoliths in Cenozoic volcanic rocks of the Hoh Xil northern Tibet
Garnet websteritesGarnet clinopyroxenites
Garnet peridotites
Garnet in eclogitic restite (2-3 Gpa) Garnet in this study
SNB cumulates of high MgO primitive magma
SNB cumulates of low MgO basaltic andesite
Ca
O (
wt
)
MgO (wt)
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 204
5
7
9
11
12
6
8
10
(a)
(b)
Fig 11 Garnet comparisons in this study compared to other settings
a CaO versus MnO correlation diagram (after Harangi et al 2001)
Data for Cenozoic volcanic rocks of the Hoh Xil northern Tibet from
Deng (1998) b CaO versus MgO correlation diagram (after Lee et al
2006) SNB Sierra Nevada Batholith data for garnet in eclogite
restite from Pertermann and Hirschmann (2003)
Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) (2009) 981489ndash1510 1505
123
hypotheses It contains relatively high Al2O3 ([17 wt)
mostly positive Eu anomalies (EuEu [ 11) and high Zr
Sm ratios ([30) The low HREE (Yb 08 ppm) and high
SrY ([33) ratios are significantly differ from those of
normal island arc magmas In the Y versus SrY correlation
diagram all tonalite rock samples plot in the adakite field
(Fig 12) These features suggest that fractional crystalli-
zation of H2O-rich arc magma in the garnet stability field
can effectively scavenge HREE and generate Al-rich melt
However there are some differences between the tonalite
porphyry and adakitic rocks The porphyry has moderate Sr
(260 ppm) and LaYb ratios (16ndash21) which are lower
than those of adakite (Sr [ 400 ppm LaYb C 20) and
TTG (Sr [ 500 ppm LaYb generally[30) (Barker 1979
Richards and Kerrich 2007) Because plagioclase was
suppressed by the high water content in the magma
removal of Sr by fractionation of plagioclase can be
excluded Instead crystallization of apatite at an early stage
of magmatic evolution may be responsible for the relatively
low Sr contents and LaYb ratios in the residual melt
Apatite commonly occurs in mantle and crustal environ-
ments and possesses high partition coefficients for both Sr
and LREE (Chazot et al 1996 Bea and Montero 1999) For
example apatite may concentrate LREE up to 200 times
compared to clinopyroxene and although slightly lower
than that of plagioclase (up to 158) (Ren et al 2003) its
partition coefficient for Sr (DSr = 51ndash82) is still high
enough to affect magma composition (Pla Cid et al 2007
Prowatke and Klemme 2006) Petrographic observation of
the tonalite porphyry reveals that apatite is mainly enclosed
in the garnet phenocrysts which along with the depletion in
P in the spider diagram (Fig 9b) implies removal of apatite
as an early phase during evolution of the magma in the
MASH zone Because plagioclase was suppressed by a high
water content in the early stage of magmatic evolution
Sr concentration in the residual melt would be mainly
controlled by apatite Similarly moderate Sr contents
(400 ppm) and apatite inclusions in garnet phenocrysts
appear to be common features of garnet-bearing interme-
diate rocks worldwide (eg Day et al 1992 Harangi et al
2001 Bach et al 2003 Kawabata and Shuto 2005)
implying that apatite has played a crucial role in buffering
the Sr level in the magmas It is therefore suggested that
mantle-derived arc magmas cannot evolve into adakites
when extensive crystallization of apatite has already
occurred in the MASH zone
Conclusions
The garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry from the East
Kunlun formed in the late Triassic (213 plusmn 3 Ma) related
to consumption of the Paleo-Tethys ocean It contains
phenocrysts of garnet hornblende plagioclase and quartz
that crystallized in an H2O-rich magma The relatively low
MgO contents of garnet and ilmenite and high d18O value
of garnet separates suggest these early phases were formed
in a felsic melt Pressure estimates for hornblende enclos-
ing garnet provide a minimum constraint on the formation
depth of the garnet phenocrysts (8ndash10 kb) suggesting they
were produced at or just above the crust-mantle transition
zone (MASH zone) NdndashSr isotope compositions indicate
involvement of both crust- and mantle-derived magma
and reversed compositional zoning of plagioclase implies
magma mixing Although the garnet-bearing tonalitic
porphyry resembles an adakitic rock in many respects the
relatively low Sr content and LaYb ratio makes it distinct
from lsquotruersquo adakites It is proposed that early crystallization
of apatite may effectively remove Sr and LREE from the
magma thus providing a mechanism whereby some arc
magmas do not evolve into adakite
Acknowledgments We thank Qian Mao Yuguang Ma and
Ms Ying Liu for their help with the analytical work The authors
benefited from discussions with Drs Guochun Zhao Hongfu Zhang
Nengsong Chen Chunming Wu and Petra Bach We also appreciate
the constructive and encouraging comments of reviewers Ali Polat
and Fu-yuan Wu which helped us to improve and clarify the man-
uscript This work was supported by research grants from the National
Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) 2007CB411308
NSFC Projects 40421303 40572043 40725009 and Hong Kong RGC
(HKU 704004)
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123
Ta
ble
6co
nti
nu
ed
Sam
ple
EK
L2-
01
EK
L2-
03
EK
L2-
06
EK
L2-
08
EK
L2-
11
EK
L2-
13
EK
L2-
16
EK
L2-
17
EK
2-
19
EK
L2-
21
EK
L2-
23
EK
L2-
26
EK
L2-
28
EK
L2-
30
EK
L2-
31
EK
L2-
33
EK
L2-
35
EK
L2-
36
EK
L2-
37
EK
L2-
39
EK
L2-
40
Ho
02
502
602
402
402
402
702
702
302
202
602
602
502
402
602
702
702
602
602
402
202
6
Er
06
907
206
606
606
707
807
606
806
407
207
106
806
707
907
807
807
407
606
506
607
6
Tm
01
001
000
900
900
901
101
100
900
801
001
000
900
901
101
101
001
001
000
900
901
1
Yb
06
106
305
805
605
807
007
105
905
506
406
306
005
907
307
106
606
406
205
905
606
4
Lu
00
900
900
800
800
901
001
000
900
800
900
900
800
901
001
101
000
900
900
800
800
9
Hf
20
321
823
223
721
723
122
420
620
720
522
225
824
023
519
720
922
623
421
619
621
9
Ta
03
303
203
203
103
103
203
003
003
002
903
003
002
902
902
902
902
902
803
002
803
0
W04
404
203
403
203
403
302
905
604
902
903
204
004
203
603
603
002
502
703
105
502
9
Tl
02
402
503
203
102
603
102
903
703
802
502
603
003
103
303
202
502
502
402
703
802
7
Pb
95
294
8110
1108
9112
795
695
9101
1108
5101
7113
099
3119
9104
4108
098
099
7101
2111
4101
0101
8
Bi
00
900
900
500
500
800
600
601
201
201
401
501
201
300
500
501
601
601
700
701
201
5
Th
36
541
937
138
336
239
139
438
836
636
638
138
138
137
536
7135
5123
6130
536
537
237
3
U12
913
314
014
013
613
713
412
812
313
413
814
814
713
513
916
215
615
813
312
513
8
AC
NK
a09
309
209
309
109
409
209
110
410
409
509
509
309
309
308
909
509
509
609
410
409
4
Mg
48
48
48
48
47
47
47
48
48
48
48
48
48
47
47
48
48
48
48
48
48
RE
E553
610
544
555
538
567
570
553
517
551
561
550
553
551
548
1463
1349
1390
541
536
571
(La Y
b) C
hb
126
139
130
138
130
114
113
131
134
121
126
128
131
107
108
372
353
379
129
136
123
(Gd Yb) C
hb
36
937
337
838
837
932
332
035
136
235
735
236
837
030
130
853
051
453
936
635
935
2
Eu
10
910
711
611
511
311
310
611
311
411
111
611
211
211
411
708
508
908
611
511
411
2
Ce
09
509
309
409
509
409
509
309
509
309
309
209
509
309
309
409
609
609
609
509
409
4
Zr
Sm
30
31
35
35
33
35
33
32
34
30
34
41
36
38
32
19
22
24
34
33
32
Zr
Yb
110
114
134
140
126
110
106
116
126
106
120
146
137
113
94
105
121
133
124
120
117
NbY
b64
263
667
670
568
957
155
564
771
462
362
764
965
752
654
259
960
261
566
769
062
3
ThN
b09
310
409
409
709
109
810
010
109
409
209
609
709
809
709
534
532
134
509
309
609
3
Zr
Nb
17
18
20
20
18
19
19
18
18
17
19
23
21
21
17
17
20
22
19
17
19
ThL
a03
203
203
303
303
303
303
303
403
403
203
203
303
303
203
203
803
703
803
203
303
2
Sr
Y379
377
401
405
393
350
345
343
367
351
348
360
364
336
330
333
335
342
389
351
344
Ce
Pb
24
26
20
21
19
24
24
22
19
22
20
22
19
21
20
68
61
63
20
22
23
eNd
c-
18
-20
-21
-19
-23
-18
-14
-20
Init
ial
Srd
07
067
07
066
07
067
07
066
07
067
07
067
07
065
07
066
aA
lum
inum
satu
rati
on
index
=m
ola
rA
l 2O
3(
K2O
+N
a 2O
+C
aO)
bC
hondri
tedat
afr
om
Tay
lor
and
McL
ennan
1985
ck S
m=
65
49
10
-1
2yea
r-1
dk R
b=
14
29
10
-1
1yea
r-1
Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) (2009) 981489ndash1510 1503
123
Plagioclase phenocrysts record the compositional varia-
tion of the magma during a later stage of its crystallization
The reversed zoning in plagioclase (Table 3) is commonly
considered to reflect magma mixing with a more primitive
source (Hibbard 1995 Kawabata and Shuto 2005) Because
dehydration melting of lower crust requires relatively high
temperature ([850C) (eg Rushmer 1991 Sen and Dunn
1994 Skjerlie and Johnston 1996) a mantle-derived
magma must have been involved to fuse the crustal mate-
rial The high Al2O3 and mostly positive Eu anomalies of
the tonalite porphyry suggest retarded crystallization of
plagioclase which together with the abundant hornblende
in the rock indicates an H2O-rich magma (Muntener et al
2001 Grove et al 2002) Due to the scarcity of water in the
lower crust partial melting of lower crust cannot generate
an H2O-rich melt (Patino Douce 1999) therefore the high
H2O contents in the garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry most
likely came from mantle-derived magma In the Triassic
the Paleo-Tethys was being consumed along the south
margin of the Kunlun arc (Yin and Harrison 2000) which
resulted in widespread arc magmatism in East Kunlun It is
therefore likely that mantle-derived arc magma was un-
derplated along the crust-mantle zone and mixed with a
felsic crustal melt a scenario consistent with experimental
work conducted by McCarthy and Patino Douce (1997)
In terms of tectonic setting Paleo-Tethys was still being
consumed along the Kunlun in the late Triassic (Sengor
1987 Yin and Harrison 2000) and Triassic limestone
within flysch sediments in the Kunlun range suggest a
marine-phase sedimentary environment that probably
05 10 15 2004
08
12
16
20
24
28
Peralkaline
Metaluminous Peraluminous
ACNK
AN
K
Fig 7 ANK versus ACNK diagram for the granitoids from East
Kunlun (after Maniar and Piccoli 1989)
Gra
nodi
orite
An
Ab Or
Tona
lite
Trondhjemite Granite
Fig 8 An-Ab-Or CIPW-normative ternary diagram for the granitoids
from East Kunlun (after Barker 1979)
Sa
mp
leC
ho
nd
rite
La
Ce
Pr
Nd Sm
Eu
Gd
Tb
Dy
Ho
Er
Tm
Yb
Lu
1000
100
10
1
01
1
1
10
100
1000
Cs
Rb
Ba
Th
U
K
Nb
Ta
La
Ce
Pb
Pr
Sr
P
Nd
Zr
Hf
Sm
Eu
Ti
Gd
Tb
Dy
Y
Ho
Er
Tm
Yb
Lu
Sa
mp
lep
rim
itiv
em
an
tle
(a)
(b)
Fig 9 Trace element characteristics of the garnet-bearing tonalite
porphyry (a) Chondrite-normalized rare earth element patterns for
representative samples of the tonalite porphyry East Kunlun (chon-
drite values from Taylor and McLennan 1985) b Primitive mantle-
normalized trace element spider diagrams for representative samples
of the tonalite porphyry East Kunlun (Primitive mantle data from Sun
and McDonough 1989)
1504 Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) (2009) 981489ndash1510
123
reflected a normal crustal thickness (35 km) for the East
Kunlun at this time Therefore although there is no direct
evidence of restite or xenoliths indicating generation at the
crust-mantle boundary the high pressure of the garnet
phenocrysts may indicate that they were formed at or just
above the crust-mantle transition zone The garnet-bearing
tonalite porphyry from East Kunlun therefore provides a
paradigm of MASH zone magmatic processes
Implications for genesis of adakitic rocks
Adakites are sodic rocks characterized by low HREE but
elevated Sr and Al2O3 contents and high SrY and LaYb
ratios which are ascribed to hydrous partial melting of a
subducted oceanic slab or over-thickened lower crust in the
garnet stability field (Defant and Drummond 1990
Atherton and Petford 1993 Martin et al 2005) Because of
the broad similarity to Archean tonalitendashtrondhjemitendash
granodiorite gneisses (TTG) and their potential role in
metallogenesis (Martin 1999 Smithies 2000 Condie 2005
Richards and Kerrich 2007) adakitic rocks have received
much attention Although the petrogenetic regime has been
supported by much experimental work (eg Rapp et al
1991 Rushmer 1991 Sen and Dunn 1994) most thermal
models require subduction of young and therefore warm
oceanic lithosphere to reach the temperature of the wet
basaltic solidus at depths of 90ndash120 km (eg Peacock
et al 1994) However such a prediction is contrary to
many modern cases where adakites occur in association
with old and thus cold subducting slabs (Macpherson
et al 2006) To deal with such a paradox some workers
have proposed that fractional crystallization of H2O-rich
arc magmas under high pressure conditions would give rise
to adakitic signatures in arc magmas (eg Castillo et al
1999 Kleinhanns et al 2003 Macpherson et al 2006 Eiler
et al 2007 Richards and Kerrich 2007 Roderıguez et al
2007) However both adakitic and non-adakitic rocks may
come from the mantle and experience high pressure frac-
tionation in the MASH zone therefore there must be other
key factors affecting the composition of arc magmas that
prevent some from becoming adakitic rocks
It is proposed that the garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry
from East Kunlun experienced strong fractional crystalli-
zation and magma mixing in the garnet stability field
therefore providing an opportunity to test the various
+10
+5
0
-5
-10
-15
-200690 0700 0710 0720 0730 0740 0750 0760
Basement of the East Kunlun
Arc magmas of the East Kunlun
Mantle array
87 87Sr Sri
εNd
T
Mixing trend
Garnet-bearing tonalite
Fig 10 Correlation diagram between 87Sr86Sri and eNdT for garnet-
bearing tonalitic porphyry (Data for the basement of East Kunlun
from Yu et al 2005 data for the arc magmas of East Kunlun from
Chen et al 2005 and Liu et al 2003)
Hig
h p
ress
ure
ga
rne
ts f
rom
MI
-typ
e m
ag
ma
s
Low pressure garnets from MI-type magmas
Garnets from S-type granite
Garnets from metapelites
0 2 4 6 80
2
4
6
8
10
MnO (wt)
Ca
O (
wt
)
Garnets from tonalitic porphyry of the East Kunlun
Garnets from xenoliths in Cenozoic volcanic rocks of the Hoh Xil northern Tibet
Garnet websteritesGarnet clinopyroxenites
Garnet peridotites
Garnet in eclogitic restite (2-3 Gpa) Garnet in this study
SNB cumulates of high MgO primitive magma
SNB cumulates of low MgO basaltic andesite
Ca
O (
wt
)
MgO (wt)
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 204
5
7
9
11
12
6
8
10
(a)
(b)
Fig 11 Garnet comparisons in this study compared to other settings
a CaO versus MnO correlation diagram (after Harangi et al 2001)
Data for Cenozoic volcanic rocks of the Hoh Xil northern Tibet from
Deng (1998) b CaO versus MgO correlation diagram (after Lee et al
2006) SNB Sierra Nevada Batholith data for garnet in eclogite
restite from Pertermann and Hirschmann (2003)
Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) (2009) 981489ndash1510 1505
123
hypotheses It contains relatively high Al2O3 ([17 wt)
mostly positive Eu anomalies (EuEu [ 11) and high Zr
Sm ratios ([30) The low HREE (Yb 08 ppm) and high
SrY ([33) ratios are significantly differ from those of
normal island arc magmas In the Y versus SrY correlation
diagram all tonalite rock samples plot in the adakite field
(Fig 12) These features suggest that fractional crystalli-
zation of H2O-rich arc magma in the garnet stability field
can effectively scavenge HREE and generate Al-rich melt
However there are some differences between the tonalite
porphyry and adakitic rocks The porphyry has moderate Sr
(260 ppm) and LaYb ratios (16ndash21) which are lower
than those of adakite (Sr [ 400 ppm LaYb C 20) and
TTG (Sr [ 500 ppm LaYb generally[30) (Barker 1979
Richards and Kerrich 2007) Because plagioclase was
suppressed by the high water content in the magma
removal of Sr by fractionation of plagioclase can be
excluded Instead crystallization of apatite at an early stage
of magmatic evolution may be responsible for the relatively
low Sr contents and LaYb ratios in the residual melt
Apatite commonly occurs in mantle and crustal environ-
ments and possesses high partition coefficients for both Sr
and LREE (Chazot et al 1996 Bea and Montero 1999) For
example apatite may concentrate LREE up to 200 times
compared to clinopyroxene and although slightly lower
than that of plagioclase (up to 158) (Ren et al 2003) its
partition coefficient for Sr (DSr = 51ndash82) is still high
enough to affect magma composition (Pla Cid et al 2007
Prowatke and Klemme 2006) Petrographic observation of
the tonalite porphyry reveals that apatite is mainly enclosed
in the garnet phenocrysts which along with the depletion in
P in the spider diagram (Fig 9b) implies removal of apatite
as an early phase during evolution of the magma in the
MASH zone Because plagioclase was suppressed by a high
water content in the early stage of magmatic evolution
Sr concentration in the residual melt would be mainly
controlled by apatite Similarly moderate Sr contents
(400 ppm) and apatite inclusions in garnet phenocrysts
appear to be common features of garnet-bearing interme-
diate rocks worldwide (eg Day et al 1992 Harangi et al
2001 Bach et al 2003 Kawabata and Shuto 2005)
implying that apatite has played a crucial role in buffering
the Sr level in the magmas It is therefore suggested that
mantle-derived arc magmas cannot evolve into adakites
when extensive crystallization of apatite has already
occurred in the MASH zone
Conclusions
The garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry from the East
Kunlun formed in the late Triassic (213 plusmn 3 Ma) related
to consumption of the Paleo-Tethys ocean It contains
phenocrysts of garnet hornblende plagioclase and quartz
that crystallized in an H2O-rich magma The relatively low
MgO contents of garnet and ilmenite and high d18O value
of garnet separates suggest these early phases were formed
in a felsic melt Pressure estimates for hornblende enclos-
ing garnet provide a minimum constraint on the formation
depth of the garnet phenocrysts (8ndash10 kb) suggesting they
were produced at or just above the crust-mantle transition
zone (MASH zone) NdndashSr isotope compositions indicate
involvement of both crust- and mantle-derived magma
and reversed compositional zoning of plagioclase implies
magma mixing Although the garnet-bearing tonalitic
porphyry resembles an adakitic rock in many respects the
relatively low Sr content and LaYb ratio makes it distinct
from lsquotruersquo adakites It is proposed that early crystallization
of apatite may effectively remove Sr and LREE from the
magma thus providing a mechanism whereby some arc
magmas do not evolve into adakite
Acknowledgments We thank Qian Mao Yuguang Ma and
Ms Ying Liu for their help with the analytical work The authors
benefited from discussions with Drs Guochun Zhao Hongfu Zhang
Nengsong Chen Chunming Wu and Petra Bach We also appreciate
the constructive and encouraging comments of reviewers Ali Polat
and Fu-yuan Wu which helped us to improve and clarify the man-
uscript This work was supported by research grants from the National
Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) 2007CB411308
NSFC Projects 40421303 40572043 40725009 and Hong Kong RGC
(HKU 704004)
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Plagioclase phenocrysts record the compositional varia-
tion of the magma during a later stage of its crystallization
The reversed zoning in plagioclase (Table 3) is commonly
considered to reflect magma mixing with a more primitive
source (Hibbard 1995 Kawabata and Shuto 2005) Because
dehydration melting of lower crust requires relatively high
temperature ([850C) (eg Rushmer 1991 Sen and Dunn
1994 Skjerlie and Johnston 1996) a mantle-derived
magma must have been involved to fuse the crustal mate-
rial The high Al2O3 and mostly positive Eu anomalies of
the tonalite porphyry suggest retarded crystallization of
plagioclase which together with the abundant hornblende
in the rock indicates an H2O-rich magma (Muntener et al
2001 Grove et al 2002) Due to the scarcity of water in the
lower crust partial melting of lower crust cannot generate
an H2O-rich melt (Patino Douce 1999) therefore the high
H2O contents in the garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry most
likely came from mantle-derived magma In the Triassic
the Paleo-Tethys was being consumed along the south
margin of the Kunlun arc (Yin and Harrison 2000) which
resulted in widespread arc magmatism in East Kunlun It is
therefore likely that mantle-derived arc magma was un-
derplated along the crust-mantle zone and mixed with a
felsic crustal melt a scenario consistent with experimental
work conducted by McCarthy and Patino Douce (1997)
In terms of tectonic setting Paleo-Tethys was still being
consumed along the Kunlun in the late Triassic (Sengor
1987 Yin and Harrison 2000) and Triassic limestone
within flysch sediments in the Kunlun range suggest a
marine-phase sedimentary environment that probably
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16
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24
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Peralkaline
Metaluminous Peraluminous
ACNK
AN
K
Fig 7 ANK versus ACNK diagram for the granitoids from East
Kunlun (after Maniar and Piccoli 1989)
Gra
nodi
orite
An
Ab Or
Tona
lite
Trondhjemite Granite
Fig 8 An-Ab-Or CIPW-normative ternary diagram for the granitoids
from East Kunlun (after Barker 1979)
Sa
mp
leC
ho
nd
rite
La
Ce
Pr
Nd Sm
Eu
Gd
Tb
Dy
Ho
Er
Tm
Yb
Lu
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100
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01
1
1
10
100
1000
Cs
Rb
Ba
Th
U
K
Nb
Ta
La
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Pb
Pr
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P
Nd
Zr
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Dy
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Yb
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lep
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itiv
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(a)
(b)
Fig 9 Trace element characteristics of the garnet-bearing tonalite
porphyry (a) Chondrite-normalized rare earth element patterns for
representative samples of the tonalite porphyry East Kunlun (chon-
drite values from Taylor and McLennan 1985) b Primitive mantle-
normalized trace element spider diagrams for representative samples
of the tonalite porphyry East Kunlun (Primitive mantle data from Sun
and McDonough 1989)
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123
reflected a normal crustal thickness (35 km) for the East
Kunlun at this time Therefore although there is no direct
evidence of restite or xenoliths indicating generation at the
crust-mantle boundary the high pressure of the garnet
phenocrysts may indicate that they were formed at or just
above the crust-mantle transition zone The garnet-bearing
tonalite porphyry from East Kunlun therefore provides a
paradigm of MASH zone magmatic processes
Implications for genesis of adakitic rocks
Adakites are sodic rocks characterized by low HREE but
elevated Sr and Al2O3 contents and high SrY and LaYb
ratios which are ascribed to hydrous partial melting of a
subducted oceanic slab or over-thickened lower crust in the
garnet stability field (Defant and Drummond 1990
Atherton and Petford 1993 Martin et al 2005) Because of
the broad similarity to Archean tonalitendashtrondhjemitendash
granodiorite gneisses (TTG) and their potential role in
metallogenesis (Martin 1999 Smithies 2000 Condie 2005
Richards and Kerrich 2007) adakitic rocks have received
much attention Although the petrogenetic regime has been
supported by much experimental work (eg Rapp et al
1991 Rushmer 1991 Sen and Dunn 1994) most thermal
models require subduction of young and therefore warm
oceanic lithosphere to reach the temperature of the wet
basaltic solidus at depths of 90ndash120 km (eg Peacock
et al 1994) However such a prediction is contrary to
many modern cases where adakites occur in association
with old and thus cold subducting slabs (Macpherson
et al 2006) To deal with such a paradox some workers
have proposed that fractional crystallization of H2O-rich
arc magmas under high pressure conditions would give rise
to adakitic signatures in arc magmas (eg Castillo et al
1999 Kleinhanns et al 2003 Macpherson et al 2006 Eiler
et al 2007 Richards and Kerrich 2007 Roderıguez et al
2007) However both adakitic and non-adakitic rocks may
come from the mantle and experience high pressure frac-
tionation in the MASH zone therefore there must be other
key factors affecting the composition of arc magmas that
prevent some from becoming adakitic rocks
It is proposed that the garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry
from East Kunlun experienced strong fractional crystalli-
zation and magma mixing in the garnet stability field
therefore providing an opportunity to test the various
+10
+5
0
-5
-10
-15
-200690 0700 0710 0720 0730 0740 0750 0760
Basement of the East Kunlun
Arc magmas of the East Kunlun
Mantle array
87 87Sr Sri
εNd
T
Mixing trend
Garnet-bearing tonalite
Fig 10 Correlation diagram between 87Sr86Sri and eNdT for garnet-
bearing tonalitic porphyry (Data for the basement of East Kunlun
from Yu et al 2005 data for the arc magmas of East Kunlun from
Chen et al 2005 and Liu et al 2003)
Hig
h p
ress
ure
ga
rne
ts f
rom
MI
-typ
e m
ag
ma
s
Low pressure garnets from MI-type magmas
Garnets from S-type granite
Garnets from metapelites
0 2 4 6 80
2
4
6
8
10
MnO (wt)
Ca
O (
wt
)
Garnets from tonalitic porphyry of the East Kunlun
Garnets from xenoliths in Cenozoic volcanic rocks of the Hoh Xil northern Tibet
Garnet websteritesGarnet clinopyroxenites
Garnet peridotites
Garnet in eclogitic restite (2-3 Gpa) Garnet in this study
SNB cumulates of high MgO primitive magma
SNB cumulates of low MgO basaltic andesite
Ca
O (
wt
)
MgO (wt)
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 204
5
7
9
11
12
6
8
10
(a)
(b)
Fig 11 Garnet comparisons in this study compared to other settings
a CaO versus MnO correlation diagram (after Harangi et al 2001)
Data for Cenozoic volcanic rocks of the Hoh Xil northern Tibet from
Deng (1998) b CaO versus MgO correlation diagram (after Lee et al
2006) SNB Sierra Nevada Batholith data for garnet in eclogite
restite from Pertermann and Hirschmann (2003)
Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) (2009) 981489ndash1510 1505
123
hypotheses It contains relatively high Al2O3 ([17 wt)
mostly positive Eu anomalies (EuEu [ 11) and high Zr
Sm ratios ([30) The low HREE (Yb 08 ppm) and high
SrY ([33) ratios are significantly differ from those of
normal island arc magmas In the Y versus SrY correlation
diagram all tonalite rock samples plot in the adakite field
(Fig 12) These features suggest that fractional crystalli-
zation of H2O-rich arc magma in the garnet stability field
can effectively scavenge HREE and generate Al-rich melt
However there are some differences between the tonalite
porphyry and adakitic rocks The porphyry has moderate Sr
(260 ppm) and LaYb ratios (16ndash21) which are lower
than those of adakite (Sr [ 400 ppm LaYb C 20) and
TTG (Sr [ 500 ppm LaYb generally[30) (Barker 1979
Richards and Kerrich 2007) Because plagioclase was
suppressed by the high water content in the magma
removal of Sr by fractionation of plagioclase can be
excluded Instead crystallization of apatite at an early stage
of magmatic evolution may be responsible for the relatively
low Sr contents and LaYb ratios in the residual melt
Apatite commonly occurs in mantle and crustal environ-
ments and possesses high partition coefficients for both Sr
and LREE (Chazot et al 1996 Bea and Montero 1999) For
example apatite may concentrate LREE up to 200 times
compared to clinopyroxene and although slightly lower
than that of plagioclase (up to 158) (Ren et al 2003) its
partition coefficient for Sr (DSr = 51ndash82) is still high
enough to affect magma composition (Pla Cid et al 2007
Prowatke and Klemme 2006) Petrographic observation of
the tonalite porphyry reveals that apatite is mainly enclosed
in the garnet phenocrysts which along with the depletion in
P in the spider diagram (Fig 9b) implies removal of apatite
as an early phase during evolution of the magma in the
MASH zone Because plagioclase was suppressed by a high
water content in the early stage of magmatic evolution
Sr concentration in the residual melt would be mainly
controlled by apatite Similarly moderate Sr contents
(400 ppm) and apatite inclusions in garnet phenocrysts
appear to be common features of garnet-bearing interme-
diate rocks worldwide (eg Day et al 1992 Harangi et al
2001 Bach et al 2003 Kawabata and Shuto 2005)
implying that apatite has played a crucial role in buffering
the Sr level in the magmas It is therefore suggested that
mantle-derived arc magmas cannot evolve into adakites
when extensive crystallization of apatite has already
occurred in the MASH zone
Conclusions
The garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry from the East
Kunlun formed in the late Triassic (213 plusmn 3 Ma) related
to consumption of the Paleo-Tethys ocean It contains
phenocrysts of garnet hornblende plagioclase and quartz
that crystallized in an H2O-rich magma The relatively low
MgO contents of garnet and ilmenite and high d18O value
of garnet separates suggest these early phases were formed
in a felsic melt Pressure estimates for hornblende enclos-
ing garnet provide a minimum constraint on the formation
depth of the garnet phenocrysts (8ndash10 kb) suggesting they
were produced at or just above the crust-mantle transition
zone (MASH zone) NdndashSr isotope compositions indicate
involvement of both crust- and mantle-derived magma
and reversed compositional zoning of plagioclase implies
magma mixing Although the garnet-bearing tonalitic
porphyry resembles an adakitic rock in many respects the
relatively low Sr content and LaYb ratio makes it distinct
from lsquotruersquo adakites It is proposed that early crystallization
of apatite may effectively remove Sr and LREE from the
magma thus providing a mechanism whereby some arc
magmas do not evolve into adakite
Acknowledgments We thank Qian Mao Yuguang Ma and
Ms Ying Liu for their help with the analytical work The authors
benefited from discussions with Drs Guochun Zhao Hongfu Zhang
Nengsong Chen Chunming Wu and Petra Bach We also appreciate
the constructive and encouraging comments of reviewers Ali Polat
and Fu-yuan Wu which helped us to improve and clarify the man-
uscript This work was supported by research grants from the National
Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) 2007CB411308
NSFC Projects 40421303 40572043 40725009 and Hong Kong RGC
(HKU 704004)
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reflected a normal crustal thickness (35 km) for the East
Kunlun at this time Therefore although there is no direct
evidence of restite or xenoliths indicating generation at the
crust-mantle boundary the high pressure of the garnet
phenocrysts may indicate that they were formed at or just
above the crust-mantle transition zone The garnet-bearing
tonalite porphyry from East Kunlun therefore provides a
paradigm of MASH zone magmatic processes
Implications for genesis of adakitic rocks
Adakites are sodic rocks characterized by low HREE but
elevated Sr and Al2O3 contents and high SrY and LaYb
ratios which are ascribed to hydrous partial melting of a
subducted oceanic slab or over-thickened lower crust in the
garnet stability field (Defant and Drummond 1990
Atherton and Petford 1993 Martin et al 2005) Because of
the broad similarity to Archean tonalitendashtrondhjemitendash
granodiorite gneisses (TTG) and their potential role in
metallogenesis (Martin 1999 Smithies 2000 Condie 2005
Richards and Kerrich 2007) adakitic rocks have received
much attention Although the petrogenetic regime has been
supported by much experimental work (eg Rapp et al
1991 Rushmer 1991 Sen and Dunn 1994) most thermal
models require subduction of young and therefore warm
oceanic lithosphere to reach the temperature of the wet
basaltic solidus at depths of 90ndash120 km (eg Peacock
et al 1994) However such a prediction is contrary to
many modern cases where adakites occur in association
with old and thus cold subducting slabs (Macpherson
et al 2006) To deal with such a paradox some workers
have proposed that fractional crystallization of H2O-rich
arc magmas under high pressure conditions would give rise
to adakitic signatures in arc magmas (eg Castillo et al
1999 Kleinhanns et al 2003 Macpherson et al 2006 Eiler
et al 2007 Richards and Kerrich 2007 Roderıguez et al
2007) However both adakitic and non-adakitic rocks may
come from the mantle and experience high pressure frac-
tionation in the MASH zone therefore there must be other
key factors affecting the composition of arc magmas that
prevent some from becoming adakitic rocks
It is proposed that the garnet-bearing tonalite porphyry
from East Kunlun experienced strong fractional crystalli-
zation and magma mixing in the garnet stability field
therefore providing an opportunity to test the various
+10
+5
0
-5
-10
-15
-200690 0700 0710 0720 0730 0740 0750 0760
Basement of the East Kunlun
Arc magmas of the East Kunlun
Mantle array
87 87Sr Sri
εNd
T
Mixing trend
Garnet-bearing tonalite
Fig 10 Correlation diagram between 87Sr86Sri and eNdT for garnet-
bearing tonalitic porphyry (Data for the basement of East Kunlun
from Yu et al 2005 data for the arc magmas of East Kunlun from
Chen et al 2005 and Liu et al 2003)
Hig
h p
ress
ure
ga
rne
ts f
rom
MI
-typ
e m
ag
ma
s
Low pressure garnets from MI-type magmas
Garnets from S-type granite
Garnets from metapelites
0 2 4 6 80
2
4
6
8
10
MnO (wt)
Ca
O (
wt
)
Garnets from tonalitic porphyry of the East Kunlun
Garnets from xenoliths in Cenozoic volcanic rocks of the Hoh Xil northern Tibet
Garnet websteritesGarnet clinopyroxenites
Garnet peridotites
Garnet in eclogitic restite (2-3 Gpa) Garnet in this study
SNB cumulates of high MgO primitive magma
SNB cumulates of low MgO basaltic andesite
Ca
O (
wt
)
MgO (wt)
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 204
5
7
9
11
12
6
8
10
(a)
(b)
Fig 11 Garnet comparisons in this study compared to other settings
a CaO versus MnO correlation diagram (after Harangi et al 2001)
Data for Cenozoic volcanic rocks of the Hoh Xil northern Tibet from
Deng (1998) b CaO versus MgO correlation diagram (after Lee et al
2006) SNB Sierra Nevada Batholith data for garnet in eclogite
restite from Pertermann and Hirschmann (2003)
Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) (2009) 981489ndash1510 1505
123
hypotheses It contains relatively high Al2O3 ([17 wt)
mostly positive Eu anomalies (EuEu [ 11) and high Zr
Sm ratios ([30) The low HREE (Yb 08 ppm) and high
SrY ([33) ratios are significantly differ from those of
normal island arc magmas In the Y versus SrY correlation
diagram all tonalite rock samples plot in the adakite field
(Fig 12) These features suggest that fractional crystalli-
zation of H2O-rich arc magma in the garnet stability field
can effectively scavenge HREE and generate Al-rich melt
However there are some differences between the tonalite
porphyry and adakitic rocks The porphyry has moderate Sr
(260 ppm) and LaYb ratios (16ndash21) which are lower
than those of adakite (Sr [ 400 ppm LaYb C 20) and
TTG (Sr [ 500 ppm LaYb generally[30) (Barker 1979
Richards and Kerrich 2007) Because plagioclase was
suppressed by the high water content in the magma
removal of Sr by fractionation of plagioclase can be
excluded Instead crystallization of apatite at an early stage
of magmatic evolution may be responsible for the relatively
low Sr contents and LaYb ratios in the residual melt
Apatite commonly occurs in mantle and crustal environ-
ments and possesses high partition coefficients for both Sr
and LREE (Chazot et al 1996 Bea and Montero 1999) For
example apatite may concentrate LREE up to 200 times
compared to clinopyroxene and although slightly lower
than that of plagioclase (up to 158) (Ren et al 2003) its
partition coefficient for Sr (DSr = 51ndash82) is still high
enough to affect magma composition (Pla Cid et al 2007
Prowatke and Klemme 2006) Petrographic observation of
the tonalite porphyry reveals that apatite is mainly enclosed
in the garnet phenocrysts which along with the depletion in
P in the spider diagram (Fig 9b) implies removal of apatite
as an early phase during evolution of the magma in the
MASH zone Because plagioclase was suppressed by a high
water content in the early stage of magmatic evolution
Sr concentration in the residual melt would be mainly
controlled by apatite Similarly moderate Sr contents
(400 ppm) and apatite inclusions in garnet phenocrysts
appear to be common features of garnet-bearing interme-
diate rocks worldwide (eg Day et al 1992 Harangi et al
2001 Bach et al 2003 Kawabata and Shuto 2005)
implying that apatite has played a crucial role in buffering
the Sr level in the magmas It is therefore suggested that
mantle-derived arc magmas cannot evolve into adakites
when extensive crystallization of apatite has already
occurred in the MASH zone
Conclusions
The garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry from the East
Kunlun formed in the late Triassic (213 plusmn 3 Ma) related
to consumption of the Paleo-Tethys ocean It contains
phenocrysts of garnet hornblende plagioclase and quartz
that crystallized in an H2O-rich magma The relatively low
MgO contents of garnet and ilmenite and high d18O value
of garnet separates suggest these early phases were formed
in a felsic melt Pressure estimates for hornblende enclos-
ing garnet provide a minimum constraint on the formation
depth of the garnet phenocrysts (8ndash10 kb) suggesting they
were produced at or just above the crust-mantle transition
zone (MASH zone) NdndashSr isotope compositions indicate
involvement of both crust- and mantle-derived magma
and reversed compositional zoning of plagioclase implies
magma mixing Although the garnet-bearing tonalitic
porphyry resembles an adakitic rock in many respects the
relatively low Sr content and LaYb ratio makes it distinct
from lsquotruersquo adakites It is proposed that early crystallization
of apatite may effectively remove Sr and LREE from the
magma thus providing a mechanism whereby some arc
magmas do not evolve into adakite
Acknowledgments We thank Qian Mao Yuguang Ma and
Ms Ying Liu for their help with the analytical work The authors
benefited from discussions with Drs Guochun Zhao Hongfu Zhang
Nengsong Chen Chunming Wu and Petra Bach We also appreciate
the constructive and encouraging comments of reviewers Ali Polat
and Fu-yuan Wu which helped us to improve and clarify the man-
uscript This work was supported by research grants from the National
Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) 2007CB411308
NSFC Projects 40421303 40572043 40725009 and Hong Kong RGC
(HKU 704004)
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hypotheses It contains relatively high Al2O3 ([17 wt)
mostly positive Eu anomalies (EuEu [ 11) and high Zr
Sm ratios ([30) The low HREE (Yb 08 ppm) and high
SrY ([33) ratios are significantly differ from those of
normal island arc magmas In the Y versus SrY correlation
diagram all tonalite rock samples plot in the adakite field
(Fig 12) These features suggest that fractional crystalli-
zation of H2O-rich arc magma in the garnet stability field
can effectively scavenge HREE and generate Al-rich melt
However there are some differences between the tonalite
porphyry and adakitic rocks The porphyry has moderate Sr
(260 ppm) and LaYb ratios (16ndash21) which are lower
than those of adakite (Sr [ 400 ppm LaYb C 20) and
TTG (Sr [ 500 ppm LaYb generally[30) (Barker 1979
Richards and Kerrich 2007) Because plagioclase was
suppressed by the high water content in the magma
removal of Sr by fractionation of plagioclase can be
excluded Instead crystallization of apatite at an early stage
of magmatic evolution may be responsible for the relatively
low Sr contents and LaYb ratios in the residual melt
Apatite commonly occurs in mantle and crustal environ-
ments and possesses high partition coefficients for both Sr
and LREE (Chazot et al 1996 Bea and Montero 1999) For
example apatite may concentrate LREE up to 200 times
compared to clinopyroxene and although slightly lower
than that of plagioclase (up to 158) (Ren et al 2003) its
partition coefficient for Sr (DSr = 51ndash82) is still high
enough to affect magma composition (Pla Cid et al 2007
Prowatke and Klemme 2006) Petrographic observation of
the tonalite porphyry reveals that apatite is mainly enclosed
in the garnet phenocrysts which along with the depletion in
P in the spider diagram (Fig 9b) implies removal of apatite
as an early phase during evolution of the magma in the
MASH zone Because plagioclase was suppressed by a high
water content in the early stage of magmatic evolution
Sr concentration in the residual melt would be mainly
controlled by apatite Similarly moderate Sr contents
(400 ppm) and apatite inclusions in garnet phenocrysts
appear to be common features of garnet-bearing interme-
diate rocks worldwide (eg Day et al 1992 Harangi et al
2001 Bach et al 2003 Kawabata and Shuto 2005)
implying that apatite has played a crucial role in buffering
the Sr level in the magmas It is therefore suggested that
mantle-derived arc magmas cannot evolve into adakites
when extensive crystallization of apatite has already
occurred in the MASH zone
Conclusions
The garnet-bearing tonalitic porphyry from the East
Kunlun formed in the late Triassic (213 plusmn 3 Ma) related
to consumption of the Paleo-Tethys ocean It contains
phenocrysts of garnet hornblende plagioclase and quartz
that crystallized in an H2O-rich magma The relatively low
MgO contents of garnet and ilmenite and high d18O value
of garnet separates suggest these early phases were formed
in a felsic melt Pressure estimates for hornblende enclos-
ing garnet provide a minimum constraint on the formation
depth of the garnet phenocrysts (8ndash10 kb) suggesting they
were produced at or just above the crust-mantle transition
zone (MASH zone) NdndashSr isotope compositions indicate
involvement of both crust- and mantle-derived magma
and reversed compositional zoning of plagioclase implies
magma mixing Although the garnet-bearing tonalitic
porphyry resembles an adakitic rock in many respects the
relatively low Sr content and LaYb ratio makes it distinct
from lsquotruersquo adakites It is proposed that early crystallization
of apatite may effectively remove Sr and LREE from the
magma thus providing a mechanism whereby some arc
magmas do not evolve into adakite
Acknowledgments We thank Qian Mao Yuguang Ma and
Ms Ying Liu for their help with the analytical work The authors
benefited from discussions with Drs Guochun Zhao Hongfu Zhang
Nengsong Chen Chunming Wu and Petra Bach We also appreciate
the constructive and encouraging comments of reviewers Ali Polat
and Fu-yuan Wu which helped us to improve and clarify the man-
uscript This work was supported by research grants from the National
Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) 2007CB411308
NSFC Projects 40421303 40572043 40725009 and Hong Kong RGC
(HKU 704004)
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Liu YJ Genser J Neubauer F Jin W Ge XH Handler R et al (2005)
Ar-40Ar-39 mineral ages from basement rocks in the Eastern
Kunlun Mountains NW China and their tectonic implications
Tectonophysics 398199ndash224 doi101016jtecto200502007
Ludwig KR (2001) Users Manual for a geochronological toolkit for
Microsoft Excel Berkeley Geochronology Center Spec Publ
1a59
Luo ZH Deng JF Cao YQ Guo ZF Mo XX (1999) On Late
Paleozoic-Early Mesozoic volcanism and regional tectonic
Evolution of Eastern Kunlun Qinghai Province (in Chinese
with English abstract) Geoscience 1351ndash56
Luo ZH Ke S Cao YQ Deng JF Zhan HW (2002) Late Indosinian
mantle-derived magmatism in the East Kunlun (in Chinese with
English abstract) Geol Bull China 21292ndash297
Macpherson CG Dreher ST Thirlwall MF (2006) Adakites without
slab-melting high pressure differentiation of island arc magma
Mindanao the Philippines Earth Planet Sci Lett 243581ndash593
doi101016jepsl200512034
Maniar PD Piccoli PM (1989) Tectonic discrimination of granitoids
Geol Soc Am Bull 101635ndash643 doi1011300016-7606(1989)
1010635TDOG[23CO2
Martin H (1999) Adakitic magmas modern analogues of Archaean
granitoids Lithos 46411ndash429 doi101016S0024-4937(98)
00076-0
Martin H Smithies RH Rapp R Moyen J-F Champion D (2005) An
overview of adakite tonalite-trondhjemite-granodiorite (TTG)
Lithos 791ndash24 doi101016jlithos200404048
Mason DR McDonald JA (1978) Intrusive rocks and porphyry copper
occurrence of the Papua New Guinea-Solomon Island region a
reconnaissance study Econ Geol 73857ndash877
Matte P Tapponnier P Arnaud N Bourjot L Avouac JP Vidal P et al
(1996) Tectonics of Western Tibet between the Tarim and the
Indus Earth Planet Sci Lett 142311ndash330 doi1010160012-
821X(96)00086-6
McCarthy TC Patino Douce AE (1997) Experimental evidence for
high-temperature felsic melts formed during basaltic intrusion of
the deep crust Geology 25463ndash466 doi1011300091-
7613(1997)0250463EEFHTF[23CO2
Muntener O Kelemen PB Grove TL (2001) The role of H2O during
crystallization of primitive arc magmas under uppermost mantle
conditions and genesis of igneous pyroxenites an experimental
study Contrib Mineral Petrol 141643ndash658
Nitoi E Munteanu M Marincea S Paraschivoiu V (2002) Magma-
enclave interactions in the East Carpathian subvolcanic zone
Romania petrogenetic implications J Volcanol Geotherm Res
118229ndash259 doi101016S0377-0273(02)00258-5
1508 Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) (2009) 981489ndash1510
123
Pan YS Zhou WM Xu RH Wang DA Zhang YQ Xie YW et al
(1996) Geological characteristics and evolution of the Kunlun
mountains region during the early Paleozoic Sci China Ser D
39337ndash347
Pan GT Ding J Wang LQ Zhuang YX Wang QH Zhai YG et al
(2002) Important new progress of regional geological investiga-
tion in the Tibetan Plateau Geol Bull China 21787ndash793 in
Chinese with English abstract
Patino Douce AE (1999) What do experiments tell us about the
relative contributions of crust and mantle to the origin of granitic
magmas In Carstro A Fernandez C Vigneresse JL (eds)
Understanding granites integrating new and classic techniques
vol 168 Geological Society London Special Publications
pp 55ndash75
Peacock SM Rushmer T Thompson AB (1994) Partial melting of
subducting oceanic crust Earth Planet Sci Lett 121224ndash227
doi1010160012-821X(94)90042-6
Pertermann M Hirschmann MM (2003) Anhydrous partial melting
experiments on MORB-like eclogite phase relations phase
compositions and mineralmdashmelt partitioning of major elements
at 2ndash3 GPa J Petrol 442173ndash2201 doi101093petrology
egg074
Pla Cid J Nardi LVS Campos CS Gisbert PE Merlet C Conceicao
H et al (2007) La Ce Nd and Sr behavior in minette magmas
during crystallization of apatite-clinopyroxene-mica paragenesis
at upper-mantle conditions Eur J Mineral 1939ndash50 doi
1011270935-122120070019-0039
Popov VS Boronikhin VA Gmyra VG Semina VA (1982) Garnets
from the andesite-dacites of the Kelrsquosk volcanic highlands
(Greater Caucasua) Int Geol Rev 24577ndash584
Prowatke S Klemme S (2006) Trace element partitioning between
apatite and silicate melts Geochim Cosmochim Acta 704513ndash
4527 doi101016jgca200606162
Qian ZZ Hu ZG Li HM (2000) Petrology and tectonic environment
of Indosinian Hypabassal rock in the middle belt of East Kunlun
Mountains J Mineral Petrol 1814ndash18
Rapp RP Watson EB Miller CF (1991) Partial melting of
amphiboliteeclogite and the origin of Archean trondhjemites
and tonalites Precambrain Res 511ndash25
Rapp RP Shimizu N Norman MD Applegate GS (1999) Reaction
between slab-derived melts and peridotite in the mantle wedge
experimental constraints at 38 GPa Chem Geol 160335ndash356
doi101016S0009-2541(99)00106-0
Ren MH Parker DF White JC (2003) Partitioning of Sr Ba Rb Y
and LREE between plagioclase and peraluminous silicic magma
Am Mineral 881091ndash1103
Richards J Kerrich R (2007) Adakite-like rocks their diverse origins
and questionable role in metallogenesis Econ Geol 102537ndash
576 doi102113gsecongeo1024537
Roderıguez C Selles D Dungan M Langmuir C Leeman W (2007)
Adakitic dacites formed by intracrustal crystal fractionation of
water-rich parent magmas at Nevado de Longavı| Volcano
(362S Andean SouthernVolcanic Zone Central Chile) J Petrol
482033ndash2061 doi101093petrologyegm049
Rudnick RL Gao S (2004) Composition of the continental crust In
Holland HD Turekian KK (eds) Treatise on geochemistry vol 3
The Crust Elsevier Amsterdam Pergamon New york pp 1ndash64
Rushmer T (1991) Partial melting of two amphibolites contrasting
experimental results under fluid-absent condition Contrib Min-
eral Petrol 10741ndash59 doi101007BF00311184
Schmidt MW (1992) Amphibole composition in tonalite as a function
of pressuremdashan experimental calibration of the Al-in-hornblende
barometer Contrib Mineral Petrol 110304ndash310 doi101007
BF00310745
Schulze DJ Valley JR Bell DR Spicuzza MJ (2001) Oxygen isotope
variations in Cr-poor megacrysts from kimberlite Geochim
Cosmochim Acta 654375ndash4384 doi101016S0016-7037(01)
00734-7
Schwab M Ratschbacher L Siebel W McWilliams M Minaev V
Lutkov V et al (2004) Assembly of the Pamirs age and origin of
magmatic belts from the southern Tien Shan to the southern
Pamirs and their relation to Tibet Tectonics 23TC4002 doi
1010292003TC001583
Sen C Dunn T (1994) Dehydration melting of a basaltic composition
amphibolite at 15 and 20 GPa implication for the origin of
adakites Contrib Mineral Petrol 117394ndash409 doi101007
BF00307273
Sengor AMC (1987) Tectonics of the Tethysides Orogenic Collage
Development in a Collisional Setting Annu Rev Earth Planet Sci
15213ndash244 doi101146annurevea15050187001241
Skjerlie KP Johnston AD (1996) Vapour-absent melting from 10 to
20 kbar of crustal rocks that contain multiple hydrous phases
implications for anatexis in the deep to very deep continental
crust and active continental margins J Petrol 37661ndash691 doi
101093petrology373661
Smithies RH (2000) The Archaean tonalitendashtrondhjemitendashgranodio-
rite (TTG) series is not an analogue of Cenozoic adakites Earth
Planet Sci Lett 182115ndash125 doi101016S0012-821X(00)
00236-3Sobel E Arnaud N (1999) A possible middle Paleozoic suture in the
Altyn Tagh NW China Tectonics 1864ndash74 doi101029
1998TC900023
Steiger RH Jager E (1977) Subcommission on geochronology
convention on the use of decay constants in geo- and cosmo-
chronology Earth Planet Sci Lett 36359ndash362 doi101016
0012-821X(77)90060-7
Stern RJ (2002) Subduction zones Rev Geophys 401012 doi
1010292001RG000108
Sun SS McDonough WF (1989) Chemical and isotopic systematics
of oceanic basalts implications for mantle composition and
processes In Saunders AD Norry MJ (eds) Magmatism in the
Ocean Basin Geological Society Special Publication vol 42
Blackwell Oxford pp 313ndash346
Tassara A (2006) Factors controlling the crustal density structure
underneath active continental margins with implications for
their evolution Geochem Geophys Geosyst 7Q01001 doi
1010292005GC001040
Tatsumi Y Eggins S (1995) Subduction Zone Magmatism Black-
well Oxford pp 1ndash210
Taylor HP Jr Epstein S (1962) Relationships between 18O16O ratios
in coexisting minerals of igneous and metamorphic rocks Part I
Principles and experimental results Geol Soc Am Bull 73461ndash
480 doi1011300016-7606(1962)73[461RBORIC]20CO2
Taylor SR McLennan SM (1985) The continental crust its compo-
sition and evolution Blackwell Oxford
van Sestrenen W Blundy JD Wood BJ (2001) High field strength
elementrare element fractionation during partial melting in the
presence of garnet implications for identification of mantle
heterogeneities Geochem Geophys Geosyst 22000GC000133
Wang GC Wang QH Jian P Zhu YH (2004) Zircon SHRIM P ages
of Precambrian metamorphic basement rocks and their tectonic
significance in the eastern Kunlun Mountains Qinghai Province
China Earth Sci Front 11481ndash490
Wang GC Zhang TP Liang B Chen NS Zhu YH Zhu J Bai YS (1999)
Composite ophiolitic melange zone in central part of eastern
section of Eastern Kunlun Orogenic Zone and geological signif-
icance of lsquolsquoFault belt in Central part of Eastern of Eastern Kunlun
Orogenic Zonersquorsquo Earth Sci J China Univ Geosci 24129ndash133
Watson EB Harrison TM (1983) Zircon saturation revisited
temperature and composition effects in a variety of crustal
magma types Earth Planet Sci Lett 64295ndash304 doi101016
0012-821X(83)90211-X
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McKibben MA Shanks WC Ridley WI (eds) Applications of
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Wu J Lan CL Li JL (2005) Geochemical characteristics and tectonic
setting of volcanic rocks in the Muztag ophiolitic melange East
Kunlun Mountains Xinjiang China (in Chinese with English
abstract) Geol Bull China 241157ndash1161
Xiao WJ Windley BF Chen HL Zhang GC Li JL (2002a)
Carboniferous-Triassic subduction and accretion in the western
Kunlun China implications for the collisional and accretionary
tectonics of the northern Tibetan plateau Geology 30295ndash298
doi1011300091-7613(2002)0300295CTSAAI[20CO2
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in the Western Kunlun Range (China) implications for the
Palaeozoic evolution of central Asia J Geol Soc Lond 159517ndash
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Yang JS Wu CL Shi RD Li HB Xu ZQ Meng FC (2002) Miocene
and Pleistocene shoshonitic volcanic rocks in the Jingyuhu area
north of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Acta Petrol Sin 18161ndash176
Yang JZ Shen YC Li GM Liu TB Zeng QD (1999) Basic features
and its tectonic significance of Yaziquan ophiolite belt in eastern
Kunlun orogenic belt Xinjiang (in Chinese with English
abstract Geoscience 13309ndash314
Yin A Harrison TM (2000) Geologic evolution of the Himalayanndash
Tibetan Orogen Annu Rev Earth Planet Sci 28211ndash280 doi
101146annurevearth281211
Yin HF Zhang KX (1997) Characteristics of the eastern Kunlun
orogenic Belt Earth Sci J China Univ Geosci 22339ndash342
Yu N Jin W Ge WC Long XP (2005) Geochemical study on
Peraluminous granite from Jinshuikou in East Kunlun (in
Chinese with English abstract Glob Geol 24123ndash128
Yuan C Sun M Zhou MF Xiao WJ Zhou H (2005) Geochemistry
and petrogenesis of the Yishak volcanic sequence Kudi
ophiolite West Kunlun (NW China) implications for the
magmatic evolution in a subduction zone environment Contrib
Mineral Petrol 150195ndash211 doi101007s00410-005-0012-0
Zhang HF Sun M Zhou XH Fan WM Zhai MG Yin JF (2002)
Mesozoic lithosphere destruction beneath the North China
Craton evidence from major trace element and SrndashNdndashPb
isotope studies of Fangcheng basalts Contrib Mineral Petrol
144241ndash253
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123
Gehrels GE Yin A Wang X-F (2003a) Detrital zircon geochronology of
the northeastern Tibetan plateau Geol Soc Am Bull 115
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Permo-carboniferous volcanic rocks of the Pyrenees J Geol Soc
London 146477ndash490 doi101144gsjgs14630477
Green TH (1977) Garnet in Silicic liquids and its possible use as a
PndashT indicator Contrib Mineral Petrol 6559ndash67 doi101007
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Green TH (1992) Experimental phase equilibrium stdies of garnet-
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land New Zealand Trans R Soc Edinb Earth Sci 83429ndash438
Greene AR DeBari SM Kelemen PB Blusztajn J Clift PD (2006) A
detailed geochemical study of island arc crust the Talkeetna arc
section SouthndashCentral Alaska J Petrol 471051ndash1093 doi
101093petrologyegl002
Grove TL Parman SW Bowring SA Price RC Baker MB (2002)
The role of H2O-rich fluid component in the generation of
primitive basaltic andesites and andesites from the Mt Shasta
region N California Contrib Mineral Petrol 251229ndash250
Harangi SZ Downes H Kosa L Szabo CS Thirlwall MF Mason
PRD et al (2001) Almandine garnet in calc-alkaline volcanic
rocks of the Northern Pannonian Basin (Eastern-Central
Europe) geochemistry petrogenesis and geodynamic implica-
tions J Petrol 421813ndash1843 doi101093petrology4210
1813
Hawthorne FC (1981) The crystal chemistry of the amphiboles In
Veblen DR (ed) Amphiboles and other hydrous pyribolesmdash
mineralogy Mineralogical Society of America Reviews in
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crust-to-mantle transition Val Malenco (Italian Alps) J Geophys
Res 10220123ndash20132 doi10102997JB01510
Hibbard MJ (1995) Petrography to petrogenesis Prentice Hall
Englewood Cliffs pp 1ndash586
Hildreth W Moorbath S (1988) Crustal contributions to arc magma-
tism in the Andes of central Chile Contrib Mineral Petrol
98455ndash489 doi101007BF00372365
Holdaway MJ Mukhopadhyay B Dyar MD Guidotti CV Dutrow BL
(1997) Garnet-biotite geothermometry revised new Margules
parameters and a natural specimen data set from Maine Am
Mineral 82582ndash595
Holland T Blundy J (1994) Nonideal interactions in clacic amphi-
boles and their bearing on amphibole-plagioclase thermometry
Contrib Mineral Petrol 116433ndash447 doi101007BF00310910
Jiang CF (1992) Opening-closing evolution of the Kunlun Mountains
In Jiang C Yang J Feng B Zhu Z Zhao M Chai Y Shi X
Wang H Hu J (eds) Opening closing tectonics of Kunlun Shan
Geological Memoirs Series 5 Number 12 pp 205ndash217
Geological Publishing House Beijing China
Kawabata H Shuto K (2005) Magma mixing recorded in intermediate
rocks associated with high-Mg andesites from the Setouchi
volcanic belt Japan implications for Archean TTG formation J
Volcanol Geotherm Res 140241ndash271 doi101016jjvolgeores
200408013
Kawabata H Takafuji N (2005) Origin of garnet crystals in calc-
alkaline volcanic rocks from the Setouchi volcanic belt Japan
Mineral Mag 69951ndash971 doi1011800026461056960301
Kleinhanns IC Kramers JD Kamber BS (2003) Importance of water
for Archaean granitoid petrology a comparative study of TTG
and potassic granitoids from Barberton Mountain Land South
Africa Contrib Mineral Petrol 145377ndash389 doi
101007s00410-003-0459-9
Lan CL Wu J Li JL Yu LJ Li HS Wang YT (2000) Discovery of
early Carboniferous radiolarians in Muztag ophiolitic melange
East Kunlun Xinjiang (in Chinese with English abstract) Chin J
Geol 37104ndash106 in Chinese with English abstract
Lee CTA Cheng X Horodyskyj U (2006) The development and
refinement of continental arcs by primary basaltic magmatism
garnet pyroxenite accumulation basaltic recharge and delami-
nation insights from the Sierra Nevada California Contrib
Mineral Petrol 151222ndash242 doi101007s00410-005-0056-1
Li XH (1997) Geochemistry of the Longsheng Ophiolite from the
southern margin of Yangtze Craton SE China Geochem J
31323ndash337
Li YJ Jia CZ Hao J Wang ZM Zheng DM Peng GX (2000)
Radiolarian fauna found from Tieshidas Group in East Kunlun
Chin Sci Bull 45943ndash946 doi101007BF02887089
Liu CD Mo XX Luo ZH Yu XH Chen HW Li SW et al (2003) Pbndash
SrndashNdndashO isotope characteristics of granitoids in East Kunlun
Orogenic Belt (in Chinese with English abstract) Acta Geosci
Sin 24584ndash588
Liu JB Ye K (2004) Transformation of garnet epidote amphibolite to
eclogite western Dabie Mountains China J Metamorph Geol
22383ndash394 doi101111j1525-1314200400520x
Liu YJ Genser J Neubauer F Jin W Ge XH Handler R et al (2005)
Ar-40Ar-39 mineral ages from basement rocks in the Eastern
Kunlun Mountains NW China and their tectonic implications
Tectonophysics 398199ndash224 doi101016jtecto200502007
Ludwig KR (2001) Users Manual for a geochronological toolkit for
Microsoft Excel Berkeley Geochronology Center Spec Publ
1a59
Luo ZH Deng JF Cao YQ Guo ZF Mo XX (1999) On Late
Paleozoic-Early Mesozoic volcanism and regional tectonic
Evolution of Eastern Kunlun Qinghai Province (in Chinese
with English abstract) Geoscience 1351ndash56
Luo ZH Ke S Cao YQ Deng JF Zhan HW (2002) Late Indosinian
mantle-derived magmatism in the East Kunlun (in Chinese with
English abstract) Geol Bull China 21292ndash297
Macpherson CG Dreher ST Thirlwall MF (2006) Adakites without
slab-melting high pressure differentiation of island arc magma
Mindanao the Philippines Earth Planet Sci Lett 243581ndash593
doi101016jepsl200512034
Maniar PD Piccoli PM (1989) Tectonic discrimination of granitoids
Geol Soc Am Bull 101635ndash643 doi1011300016-7606(1989)
1010635TDOG[23CO2
Martin H (1999) Adakitic magmas modern analogues of Archaean
granitoids Lithos 46411ndash429 doi101016S0024-4937(98)
00076-0
Martin H Smithies RH Rapp R Moyen J-F Champion D (2005) An
overview of adakite tonalite-trondhjemite-granodiorite (TTG)
Lithos 791ndash24 doi101016jlithos200404048
Mason DR McDonald JA (1978) Intrusive rocks and porphyry copper
occurrence of the Papua New Guinea-Solomon Island region a
reconnaissance study Econ Geol 73857ndash877
Matte P Tapponnier P Arnaud N Bourjot L Avouac JP Vidal P et al
(1996) Tectonics of Western Tibet between the Tarim and the
Indus Earth Planet Sci Lett 142311ndash330 doi1010160012-
821X(96)00086-6
McCarthy TC Patino Douce AE (1997) Experimental evidence for
high-temperature felsic melts formed during basaltic intrusion of
the deep crust Geology 25463ndash466 doi1011300091-
7613(1997)0250463EEFHTF[23CO2
Muntener O Kelemen PB Grove TL (2001) The role of H2O during
crystallization of primitive arc magmas under uppermost mantle
conditions and genesis of igneous pyroxenites an experimental
study Contrib Mineral Petrol 141643ndash658
Nitoi E Munteanu M Marincea S Paraschivoiu V (2002) Magma-
enclave interactions in the East Carpathian subvolcanic zone
Romania petrogenetic implications J Volcanol Geotherm Res
118229ndash259 doi101016S0377-0273(02)00258-5
1508 Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) (2009) 981489ndash1510
123
Pan YS Zhou WM Xu RH Wang DA Zhang YQ Xie YW et al
(1996) Geological characteristics and evolution of the Kunlun
mountains region during the early Paleozoic Sci China Ser D
39337ndash347
Pan GT Ding J Wang LQ Zhuang YX Wang QH Zhai YG et al
(2002) Important new progress of regional geological investiga-
tion in the Tibetan Plateau Geol Bull China 21787ndash793 in
Chinese with English abstract
Patino Douce AE (1999) What do experiments tell us about the
relative contributions of crust and mantle to the origin of granitic
magmas In Carstro A Fernandez C Vigneresse JL (eds)
Understanding granites integrating new and classic techniques
vol 168 Geological Society London Special Publications
pp 55ndash75
Peacock SM Rushmer T Thompson AB (1994) Partial melting of
subducting oceanic crust Earth Planet Sci Lett 121224ndash227
doi1010160012-821X(94)90042-6
Pertermann M Hirschmann MM (2003) Anhydrous partial melting
experiments on MORB-like eclogite phase relations phase
compositions and mineralmdashmelt partitioning of major elements
at 2ndash3 GPa J Petrol 442173ndash2201 doi101093petrology
egg074
Pla Cid J Nardi LVS Campos CS Gisbert PE Merlet C Conceicao
H et al (2007) La Ce Nd and Sr behavior in minette magmas
during crystallization of apatite-clinopyroxene-mica paragenesis
at upper-mantle conditions Eur J Mineral 1939ndash50 doi
1011270935-122120070019-0039
Popov VS Boronikhin VA Gmyra VG Semina VA (1982) Garnets
from the andesite-dacites of the Kelrsquosk volcanic highlands
(Greater Caucasua) Int Geol Rev 24577ndash584
Prowatke S Klemme S (2006) Trace element partitioning between
apatite and silicate melts Geochim Cosmochim Acta 704513ndash
4527 doi101016jgca200606162
Qian ZZ Hu ZG Li HM (2000) Petrology and tectonic environment
of Indosinian Hypabassal rock in the middle belt of East Kunlun
Mountains J Mineral Petrol 1814ndash18
Rapp RP Watson EB Miller CF (1991) Partial melting of
amphiboliteeclogite and the origin of Archean trondhjemites
and tonalites Precambrain Res 511ndash25
Rapp RP Shimizu N Norman MD Applegate GS (1999) Reaction
between slab-derived melts and peridotite in the mantle wedge
experimental constraints at 38 GPa Chem Geol 160335ndash356
doi101016S0009-2541(99)00106-0
Ren MH Parker DF White JC (2003) Partitioning of Sr Ba Rb Y
and LREE between plagioclase and peraluminous silicic magma
Am Mineral 881091ndash1103
Richards J Kerrich R (2007) Adakite-like rocks their diverse origins
and questionable role in metallogenesis Econ Geol 102537ndash
576 doi102113gsecongeo1024537
Roderıguez C Selles D Dungan M Langmuir C Leeman W (2007)
Adakitic dacites formed by intracrustal crystal fractionation of
water-rich parent magmas at Nevado de Longavı| Volcano
(362S Andean SouthernVolcanic Zone Central Chile) J Petrol
482033ndash2061 doi101093petrologyegm049
Rudnick RL Gao S (2004) Composition of the continental crust In
Holland HD Turekian KK (eds) Treatise on geochemistry vol 3
The Crust Elsevier Amsterdam Pergamon New york pp 1ndash64
Rushmer T (1991) Partial melting of two amphibolites contrasting
experimental results under fluid-absent condition Contrib Min-
eral Petrol 10741ndash59 doi101007BF00311184
Schmidt MW (1992) Amphibole composition in tonalite as a function
of pressuremdashan experimental calibration of the Al-in-hornblende
barometer Contrib Mineral Petrol 110304ndash310 doi101007
BF00310745
Schulze DJ Valley JR Bell DR Spicuzza MJ (2001) Oxygen isotope
variations in Cr-poor megacrysts from kimberlite Geochim
Cosmochim Acta 654375ndash4384 doi101016S0016-7037(01)
00734-7
Schwab M Ratschbacher L Siebel W McWilliams M Minaev V
Lutkov V et al (2004) Assembly of the Pamirs age and origin of
magmatic belts from the southern Tien Shan to the southern
Pamirs and their relation to Tibet Tectonics 23TC4002 doi
1010292003TC001583
Sen C Dunn T (1994) Dehydration melting of a basaltic composition
amphibolite at 15 and 20 GPa implication for the origin of
adakites Contrib Mineral Petrol 117394ndash409 doi101007
BF00307273
Sengor AMC (1987) Tectonics of the Tethysides Orogenic Collage
Development in a Collisional Setting Annu Rev Earth Planet Sci
15213ndash244 doi101146annurevea15050187001241
Skjerlie KP Johnston AD (1996) Vapour-absent melting from 10 to
20 kbar of crustal rocks that contain multiple hydrous phases
implications for anatexis in the deep to very deep continental
crust and active continental margins J Petrol 37661ndash691 doi
101093petrology373661
Smithies RH (2000) The Archaean tonalitendashtrondhjemitendashgranodio-
rite (TTG) series is not an analogue of Cenozoic adakites Earth
Planet Sci Lett 182115ndash125 doi101016S0012-821X(00)
00236-3Sobel E Arnaud N (1999) A possible middle Paleozoic suture in the
Altyn Tagh NW China Tectonics 1864ndash74 doi101029
1998TC900023
Steiger RH Jager E (1977) Subcommission on geochronology
convention on the use of decay constants in geo- and cosmo-
chronology Earth Planet Sci Lett 36359ndash362 doi101016
0012-821X(77)90060-7
Stern RJ (2002) Subduction zones Rev Geophys 401012 doi
1010292001RG000108
Sun SS McDonough WF (1989) Chemical and isotopic systematics
of oceanic basalts implications for mantle composition and
processes In Saunders AD Norry MJ (eds) Magmatism in the
Ocean Basin Geological Society Special Publication vol 42
Blackwell Oxford pp 313ndash346
Tassara A (2006) Factors controlling the crustal density structure
underneath active continental margins with implications for
their evolution Geochem Geophys Geosyst 7Q01001 doi
1010292005GC001040
Tatsumi Y Eggins S (1995) Subduction Zone Magmatism Black-
well Oxford pp 1ndash210
Taylor HP Jr Epstein S (1962) Relationships between 18O16O ratios
in coexisting minerals of igneous and metamorphic rocks Part I
Principles and experimental results Geol Soc Am Bull 73461ndash
480 doi1011300016-7606(1962)73[461RBORIC]20CO2
Taylor SR McLennan SM (1985) The continental crust its compo-
sition and evolution Blackwell Oxford
van Sestrenen W Blundy JD Wood BJ (2001) High field strength
elementrare element fractionation during partial melting in the
presence of garnet implications for identification of mantle
heterogeneities Geochem Geophys Geosyst 22000GC000133
Wang GC Wang QH Jian P Zhu YH (2004) Zircon SHRIM P ages
of Precambrian metamorphic basement rocks and their tectonic
significance in the eastern Kunlun Mountains Qinghai Province
China Earth Sci Front 11481ndash490
Wang GC Zhang TP Liang B Chen NS Zhu YH Zhu J Bai YS (1999)
Composite ophiolitic melange zone in central part of eastern
section of Eastern Kunlun Orogenic Zone and geological signif-
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Orogenic Zonersquorsquo Earth Sci J China Univ Geosci 24129ndash133
Watson EB Harrison TM (1983) Zircon saturation revisited
temperature and composition effects in a variety of crustal
magma types Earth Planet Sci Lett 64295ndash304 doi101016
0012-821X(83)90211-X
Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) (2009) 981489ndash1510 1509
123
Williams IS (1998) UndashThndashPb geochronology by ion microprobe In
McKibben MA Shanks WC Ridley WI (eds) Applications of
microanalytical techniques to understanding mineralizing pro-
cesses Rev Econ Geol 71ndash35
Wu J Lan CL Li JL (2005) Geochemical characteristics and tectonic
setting of volcanic rocks in the Muztag ophiolitic melange East
Kunlun Mountains Xinjiang China (in Chinese with English
abstract) Geol Bull China 241157ndash1161
Xiao WJ Windley BF Chen HL Zhang GC Li JL (2002a)
Carboniferous-Triassic subduction and accretion in the western
Kunlun China implications for the collisional and accretionary
tectonics of the northern Tibetan plateau Geology 30295ndash298
doi1011300091-7613(2002)0300295CTSAAI[20CO2
Xiao WJ Windley BF Hao J Li JL (2002b) Arc-ophiolite obduction
in the Western Kunlun Range (China) implications for the
Palaeozoic evolution of central Asia J Geol Soc Lond 159517ndash
528
Yang JS Wu CL Shi RD Li HB Xu ZQ Meng FC (2002) Miocene
and Pleistocene shoshonitic volcanic rocks in the Jingyuhu area
north of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Acta Petrol Sin 18161ndash176
Yang JZ Shen YC Li GM Liu TB Zeng QD (1999) Basic features
and its tectonic significance of Yaziquan ophiolite belt in eastern
Kunlun orogenic belt Xinjiang (in Chinese with English
abstract Geoscience 13309ndash314
Yin A Harrison TM (2000) Geologic evolution of the Himalayanndash
Tibetan Orogen Annu Rev Earth Planet Sci 28211ndash280 doi
101146annurevearth281211
Yin HF Zhang KX (1997) Characteristics of the eastern Kunlun
orogenic Belt Earth Sci J China Univ Geosci 22339ndash342
Yu N Jin W Ge WC Long XP (2005) Geochemical study on
Peraluminous granite from Jinshuikou in East Kunlun (in
Chinese with English abstract Glob Geol 24123ndash128
Yuan C Sun M Zhou MF Xiao WJ Zhou H (2005) Geochemistry
and petrogenesis of the Yishak volcanic sequence Kudi
ophiolite West Kunlun (NW China) implications for the
magmatic evolution in a subduction zone environment Contrib
Mineral Petrol 150195ndash211 doi101007s00410-005-0012-0
Zhang HF Sun M Zhou XH Fan WM Zhai MG Yin JF (2002)
Mesozoic lithosphere destruction beneath the North China
Craton evidence from major trace element and SrndashNdndashPb
isotope studies of Fangcheng basalts Contrib Mineral Petrol
144241ndash253
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China Earth Sci Front 11481ndash490
Wang GC Zhang TP Liang B Chen NS Zhu YH Zhu J Bai YS (1999)
Composite ophiolitic melange zone in central part of eastern
section of Eastern Kunlun Orogenic Zone and geological signif-
icance of lsquolsquoFault belt in Central part of Eastern of Eastern Kunlun
Orogenic Zonersquorsquo Earth Sci J China Univ Geosci 24129ndash133
Watson EB Harrison TM (1983) Zircon saturation revisited
temperature and composition effects in a variety of crustal
magma types Earth Planet Sci Lett 64295ndash304 doi101016
0012-821X(83)90211-X
Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) (2009) 981489ndash1510 1509
123
Williams IS (1998) UndashThndashPb geochronology by ion microprobe In
McKibben MA Shanks WC Ridley WI (eds) Applications of
microanalytical techniques to understanding mineralizing pro-
cesses Rev Econ Geol 71ndash35
Wu J Lan CL Li JL (2005) Geochemical characteristics and tectonic
setting of volcanic rocks in the Muztag ophiolitic melange East
Kunlun Mountains Xinjiang China (in Chinese with English
abstract) Geol Bull China 241157ndash1161
Xiao WJ Windley BF Chen HL Zhang GC Li JL (2002a)
Carboniferous-Triassic subduction and accretion in the western
Kunlun China implications for the collisional and accretionary
tectonics of the northern Tibetan plateau Geology 30295ndash298
doi1011300091-7613(2002)0300295CTSAAI[20CO2
Xiao WJ Windley BF Hao J Li JL (2002b) Arc-ophiolite obduction
in the Western Kunlun Range (China) implications for the
Palaeozoic evolution of central Asia J Geol Soc Lond 159517ndash
528
Yang JS Wu CL Shi RD Li HB Xu ZQ Meng FC (2002) Miocene
and Pleistocene shoshonitic volcanic rocks in the Jingyuhu area
north of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Acta Petrol Sin 18161ndash176
Yang JZ Shen YC Li GM Liu TB Zeng QD (1999) Basic features
and its tectonic significance of Yaziquan ophiolite belt in eastern
Kunlun orogenic belt Xinjiang (in Chinese with English
abstract Geoscience 13309ndash314
Yin A Harrison TM (2000) Geologic evolution of the Himalayanndash
Tibetan Orogen Annu Rev Earth Planet Sci 28211ndash280 doi
101146annurevearth281211
Yin HF Zhang KX (1997) Characteristics of the eastern Kunlun
orogenic Belt Earth Sci J China Univ Geosci 22339ndash342
Yu N Jin W Ge WC Long XP (2005) Geochemical study on
Peraluminous granite from Jinshuikou in East Kunlun (in
Chinese with English abstract Glob Geol 24123ndash128
Yuan C Sun M Zhou MF Xiao WJ Zhou H (2005) Geochemistry
and petrogenesis of the Yishak volcanic sequence Kudi
ophiolite West Kunlun (NW China) implications for the
magmatic evolution in a subduction zone environment Contrib
Mineral Petrol 150195ndash211 doi101007s00410-005-0012-0
Zhang HF Sun M Zhou XH Fan WM Zhai MG Yin JF (2002)
Mesozoic lithosphere destruction beneath the North China
Craton evidence from major trace element and SrndashNdndashPb
isotope studies of Fangcheng basalts Contrib Mineral Petrol
144241ndash253
1510 Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) (2009) 981489ndash1510
123
Williams IS (1998) UndashThndashPb geochronology by ion microprobe In
McKibben MA Shanks WC Ridley WI (eds) Applications of
microanalytical techniques to understanding mineralizing pro-
cesses Rev Econ Geol 71ndash35
Wu J Lan CL Li JL (2005) Geochemical characteristics and tectonic
setting of volcanic rocks in the Muztag ophiolitic melange East
Kunlun Mountains Xinjiang China (in Chinese with English
abstract) Geol Bull China 241157ndash1161
Xiao WJ Windley BF Chen HL Zhang GC Li JL (2002a)
Carboniferous-Triassic subduction and accretion in the western
Kunlun China implications for the collisional and accretionary
tectonics of the northern Tibetan plateau Geology 30295ndash298
doi1011300091-7613(2002)0300295CTSAAI[20CO2
Xiao WJ Windley BF Hao J Li JL (2002b) Arc-ophiolite obduction
in the Western Kunlun Range (China) implications for the
Palaeozoic evolution of central Asia J Geol Soc Lond 159517ndash
528
Yang JS Wu CL Shi RD Li HB Xu ZQ Meng FC (2002) Miocene
and Pleistocene shoshonitic volcanic rocks in the Jingyuhu area
north of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Acta Petrol Sin 18161ndash176
Yang JZ Shen YC Li GM Liu TB Zeng QD (1999) Basic features
and its tectonic significance of Yaziquan ophiolite belt in eastern
Kunlun orogenic belt Xinjiang (in Chinese with English
abstract Geoscience 13309ndash314
Yin A Harrison TM (2000) Geologic evolution of the Himalayanndash
Tibetan Orogen Annu Rev Earth Planet Sci 28211ndash280 doi
101146annurevearth281211
Yin HF Zhang KX (1997) Characteristics of the eastern Kunlun
orogenic Belt Earth Sci J China Univ Geosci 22339ndash342
Yu N Jin W Ge WC Long XP (2005) Geochemical study on
Peraluminous granite from Jinshuikou in East Kunlun (in
Chinese with English abstract Glob Geol 24123ndash128
Yuan C Sun M Zhou MF Xiao WJ Zhou H (2005) Geochemistry
and petrogenesis of the Yishak volcanic sequence Kudi
ophiolite West Kunlun (NW China) implications for the
magmatic evolution in a subduction zone environment Contrib
Mineral Petrol 150195ndash211 doi101007s00410-005-0012-0
Zhang HF Sun M Zhou XH Fan WM Zhai MG Yin JF (2002)
Mesozoic lithosphere destruction beneath the North China
Craton evidence from major trace element and SrndashNdndashPb
isotope studies of Fangcheng basalts Contrib Mineral Petrol
144241ndash253
1510 Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) (2009) 981489ndash1510
123