Abstract:
A lot of porphyritic monzogranites are outcropped in the Kaerqueka area, west of the East Kunlun orogenic belt.Zircon U-Pb age and geochemistry of the porphyritic monzonites were studied.Zircon U-Pb dating yields an age of 425±2.3 Ma, indicating Middle Silurian.The rocks are characterized by high contents of SiO
2(69.0%~71.2%) and K
2O(4.3%~5.54%), enrichment of large ion lithophile element(Rb, K, Th and U), depletion of high field strength element(Nb, Ta and Ti), and strong Eu negative anomaly(Eu/Eu
*=0.40~0.51).Their lower content of Cr, Ni(Cr=13.81×10
-6~32.9×10
-6, Ni=5.48×10
-6~12.05×10
-6) and the lower Ce/Pb (2.01~4.19) and Nb/U(4.1~7.57) values indicate that they were originated from partial melting of the upper crust.The high ratio of 10000Ga/Al (3.22~3.42), high contents of Zr+Nb+Ce+Y(459×10
-6~656×10
-6) and zircon saturation temperature(827~881℃) imply they belong to A-type granite.Tectonic diagram and high Y/Nb ratio(2.93~3.15) indicate that they are A
2 type granites, and were formed in the post-collision extension setting.Combined with the spatial and temporal distribution of magmatic rocks in the region, it is suggested that the East Kunlun Orogen entered the post-collision extension stage from the Middle Silurian period.