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      Geochemistry and Petrogenesis of Volcanic Rocks from the Continent-Ocean Transition Zone in Northern South China Sea and Their Tectonic Implications

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          Miocene–Pliocene (22–5 Myr) volcanism and associated seamounts are abundant in the continent-ocean transition (COT) zone in the margin of the north South China Sea (SCS). The petrogenesis of volcanic rocks from these seamounts and regional tectonic evolution of COT zone are poorly known. In this paper, we obtained whole-rock major and trace element compositions and Sr-Nd-Pb isotopic data for these volcanic rocks from the Puyuan and Beipo seamounts within COT zone, in northeastern SCS. Based on the geochemical analyses, the volcanic rocks are classified as alkaline ocean island basalts (OIB) and enriched mid-ocean ridge basalts (E-MORB). The OIBs from the Puyuan seamount are alkaline trachybasalts and tephrites that show enrichment of the light rare earth elements (LREE) relative to heavy rare earth elements (HREE) and more radiogenic Sr-Nd isotopic compositions, and have significant ‘Dupal isotopic anomaly’. In contrast, the E-MORBs from the Beipo seamount are tholeiitic basalts that have less enrichment in LREE and less radiogenic Sr-Nd isotopic compositions than the counterparts from the Puyuan seamount. Petrological and geochemical differences between the OIBs and MORBs from these two seamounts can be explained by different mantle sources and tectonic evolution stages of the COT zone. Syn-spreading OIB type basalts from the Puyuan seamount were derived from an isotopically ‘enriched’, and garnet facies-dominated pyroxenitic mantle transferred by the Hainan mantle plume. In contrast, post-spreading E-MORB type basalts from the Beipo seamount are considered to be derived from the melting of isotopically ‘depleted’ pyroxenite mantle triggered by lithosphere bending and subsequent post-rifting at the lower continental slope of the northern margin.

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                Author and article information

                Journal
                JOUC
                Journal of Ocean University of China
                Science Press and Springer (China )
                1672-5182
                02 September 2020
                01 October 2020
                : 19
                : 5
                : 1051-1061
                Affiliations
                [1] 1Deep Sea Interdisciplinary Center, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266061, China
                [2] 2National Deep Sea Center, Ministry of Natural Resources, Qingdao 266237, China
                [3] 3College of Marine Geosciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
                Author notes
                *Corresponding author: YU Hongjun, Tel: 0086-532-67726668, E-mail: hjyu@ 123456ndsc.org.cn
                Article
                s11802-020-4231-9
                10.1007/s11802-020-4231-9
                b95e0b51-a6e5-4ec3-ba01-1a761c55f5f9
                Copyright © Ocean University of China, Science Press and Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany 2020.

                The copyright to this article, including any graphic elements therein (e.g. illustrations, charts, moving images), is hereby assigned for good and valuable consideration to the editorial office of Journal of Ocean University of China, Science Press and Springer effective if and when the article is accepted for publication and to the extent assignable if assignability is restricted for by applicable law or regulations (e.g. for U.S. government or crown employees).

                History
                : 09 May 2019
                : 21 November 2019
                : 13 January 2020

                Earth & Environmental sciences,Geology & Mineralogy,Oceanography & Hydrology,Aquaculture & Fisheries,Ecology,Animal science & Zoology
                tectonic evolution,continent-ocean transition zone,volcanic rocks,geochemistry,South China Sea

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