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• Eocene-Oligocene (36–33 Ma) potassic felsic rocks occur in the Sanjiang Region. • Eocene potassic felsic rocks produced by partial melting of mafic rocks in a thickened lower crust. • Eocene magmatic activities caused by post-orogenic delamination of lithospheric mantle and asthenosphere upwelling in the Eocene. This study presents zircon U-Pb dating and Hf isotope, whole-rock geochemistry and Sr-Nd isotopes of the potassic felsic porphyries from western Yunnan in the Sanjiang Region. Zircon U-Pb dating reveals that quartz-monzonite porphyry, granite porphyry, and adakitic granite porphyry were emplaced during 36–33 Ma. Geochemical data show that quartz-monzonite and granite porphyries have enriched LREE ((La/Yb) N = 39–67)and depleted HFSEs (e.g. Nb, Ta, P and Ti), with weak Eu anomalies. Moreover, they display similar 87Sr/86Sr ratios of 0.7068–0.7070 and negative εNd(t) values of −6.7 to −5.4, with zircon εHf(t) values of −5.65 to 3.06. The adakitic granite porphyries have high Sr (1273–1377 ppm), low Y (9.2–10.7 ppm), and low Yb (0.9–1.0 ppm) contents and high Sr/Y (128–138) and (La/Yb) N (17.7–19.8) values, typical of adakite rocks. In addition, these adakitic granite porphyries possess negative whole-rock εNd(t) values −0.2 to −0.3 and positive zircon εHf(t) values 2.7–6.0, associated with low Mg#, MgO, Ni and Cr contents. These geochemical features suggest that three kinds of potassic felsic porphyries could be produced by partial melting of mafic rocks (e.g., amphibolite) in a thickened lower crust. Our data, combined with previous studies and regional geology, suggest that delamination of lithospheric mantle and asthenosphere upwelling beneath the Sanjiang Region, both contributed to Cenozoic magmatic activities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract: Although most porphyry-type deposits are associated with subduction-related magmas within magmatic arc settings, recent research has identified a number of porphyry-type deposits that formed in post-subduction tectonic settings. The newly discovered Habo porphyry Cu–(Mo–Au) deposit in Yunnan, China, formed in a post-subduction tectonic setting and is located in the southwest of the Cenozoic Ailao Shan–Red River continental collision zone. The deposit is associated with the Habo South granite pluton, which consists of three mineralization-related quartz monzonite porphyries and a post-mineralization diorite porphyry. Zircons from the Habo South granite and quartz monzonite porphyries were analyzed by in situ U–Pb LA-ICP-MS, yielding a similiar age of 36Ma, with molybdenite Re–Os isotope dating indicating that the Habo porphyry deposit formed at 35.5Ma. Both magmatism and the associated mineralization at Habo are coeval with porphyry copper deposits in the Yulong metallogenic belt of Eastern Tibet. The Habo South granite and porphyries have SiO2 concentrations of 67.28–73.44wt.%, MgO concentrations of <1.5wt.%, Al2O3 concentrations around 15wt.%, Al2O3/(CaO+Na2O+K2O) (A/CNK) ratios of >1.1, K2O+Na2O concentrations generally between 7 and 9wt.%, and K2O/Na2O ratios of >1.4, showing indicative of high-K magmas. The Habo South granite and quartz monzonite porphyries are enriched in light rare earth elements (LREE) and large ion lithophile elements (LILE), and depleted in heavy rare earth elements (HREE) and high field strength elements (HFSE), with high Sr and low Y concentrations. They have initial 87Sr/86Sr values of 0.7071–0.7083, with ε Nd(t) values from −5.3 to −3.7. These features are indicative of lower-crust derived adakitic magmas, and are similar to those of mineralized porphyries in the Yulong copper belt in Eastern Tibet. This mineralogical, geochemical, and isotope evidence strongly suggests that the magmas that formed both porphyries and the Habo South granite were derived by partial melting of a region of thickened lower crust, with assimilation of components generated from a region of phlogopite-bearing lithospheric mantle involved during intrusion. The Habo porphyry deposit represents an extension of the Yulong metallogenic belt and formed in response to regional tectonic activity in Eastern Tibet. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]