First Identification of the Ediacaran Yukengou Formation in the Western Kuruktag Block, Northeastern Tarim, and Its Implications for Neoproterozoic Rift Basin Evolution
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Geological Setting and Stratigraphic Characteristic
3. Sample Descriptions and Methods
3.1. Sample Descriptions
3.2. Sandstone Composition
3.3. Zircon U-Pb Geochronology
4. Results
4.1. Sandstone Composition
4.2. U-Pb Geochronology
4.2.1. Basalt Zircon U-Pb Dating Results
4.2.2. Sandstone Zircon U-Pb Dating Results
5. Discussion
5.1. Depositional Age and Attribution
5.2. Provenance
5.3. Geological Significance
6. Conclusions
- Clastic rocks characterized by the deltaic plain environment in the western Kuruktag block could be reassigned to the Yukengou Formation according to lithology correlation, maximum depositional age (596.5 ± 4.7 Ma), and paleontological evidence.
- The sandstones constituting the Yukengou Formation are chiefly composed of feldspathic litharenites, with the detritus derived from dissected magmatic arcs and orogenic wedges. Two main detrital zircon age populations, 1787–2010 Ma and 591–850 Ma, reveal that a substantial portion of the detritus was sourced from Paleoproterozoic and Neoproterozoic materials. In conjunction with the poor textural maturity of the sandstones, it is suggested that the provenance of the Yukengou Formation sandstones can be traced to the crystalline basement and Neoproterozoic magmatic events within the Kuruktag block itself.
- The lithic fragments and detrital zircon age compositions of the Yukengou Formation sandstones point towards deposition in a rift basin as opposed to a passive continental margin. The protracted continental rifting phase (740–596 Ma) in the Kuruktag area suggests that the Cryogenian–Ediacaran strata likely accumulated in an aulacogen basin. The presence of a substantial quantity of Neoproterozoic zircon grains indicates considerable volcanic activity preceding and during Cryogenian rifting, implying that continental rifting along the northeastern margin of Tarim may have been triggered by subduction-induced extension.
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Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sun, M.; Wei, Z.; Guo, R.; Liu, G.; Shi, M.; Cheng, Y. First Identification of the Ediacaran Yukengou Formation in the Western Kuruktag Block, Northeastern Tarim, and Its Implications for Neoproterozoic Rift Basin Evolution. Minerals 2023, 13, 914. https://doi.org/10.3390/min13070914
Sun M, Wei Z, Guo R, Liu G, Shi M, Cheng Y. First Identification of the Ediacaran Yukengou Formation in the Western Kuruktag Block, Northeastern Tarim, and Its Implications for Neoproterozoic Rift Basin Evolution. Minerals. 2023; 13(7):914. https://doi.org/10.3390/min13070914
Chicago/Turabian StyleSun, Minjia, Zhen Wei, Ruiqing Guo, Guiping Liu, Mingming Shi, and Yuanfeng Cheng. 2023. "First Identification of the Ediacaran Yukengou Formation in the Western Kuruktag Block, Northeastern Tarim, and Its Implications for Neoproterozoic Rift Basin Evolution" Minerals 13, no. 7: 914. https://doi.org/10.3390/min13070914