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Deformation characteristics of granitic rocks in Erguna ductile shear zone, NE China

Ekene Chibuike NWABUEZE1, Chenyue LIANG1,2( ), Zhiwei SONG1, jiaqi ZHAO1, Florence Ego ENEZE3, Changqing ZHENG1,2
College of Earth Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130061, China
Key Laboratory of Mineral Resources Evaluation in Northeast Asia, Ministry of Natural Resources, Changchun 130026, China
School of International Studies, Jinan University, Guangzhuo 510632, China
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Abstract

The Erguna ductile shear zone is situated in the Erguna Massif, which has been exposed along the eastern bank of the Erguna River in northeastern China. The authors present comprehensive study results on the macro- and micro-structures, finite strain and kinematic vorticity, quartz electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) fabrics, and geochronology of granitic rocks in the Erguna ductile shear zone. The deformed granitic rocks have experienced significant SE-trending dextral strike-slip shearing. Finite strain and kinematic vorticity in all deformed granitic rocks indicate that the deformation is characterized by simple sheardominated general shearing with S-L tectonites. Mineral deformation behaviors and quartz C-axis textures demonstrate that the deformed granitic rocks developed under greenschist to amphibolite facies conditions at deformation temperatures ranging from 450 to 550 ℃. New LA-ICP-MS zircon U-Pb ages indicate that these granitic rocks were formed in Early Triassic (~248.6 Ma) and Early Cretaceous (~136.7 Ma). All the evidence indicates that this deformation may have occurred in Early Cretaceous and was related to the compression resulting from the final closure of the Mongol-Okhotsk Ocean.

Keywords

zircon U-Pb datingEBSD analysisfinite strainkinematic vorticityErguna ductile shear zone

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Global Geology
Volume 27 Issue 2,
May 2024
Pages 63-75
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-9736.2024.02.01
Cite this article:
NWABUEZE EC, LIANG C, SONG Z, et al. Deformation characteristics of granitic rocks in Erguna ductile shear zone, NE China. Global Geology, 2024, 27(2): 63-75. https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1673-9736.2024.02.01

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Received: 17 January 2024
Accepted: 05 February 2024
Published: 25 May 2024
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