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Abstract: The leucogranites in the Baoshan Block of the Tethyan belt in Western Yunnan, are composed mainly of two-mica granite with subordinate muscovite granite. Here we present zircon U–Pb ages from four intrusions that show ages of 448–476Ma suggesting that these rocks were emplaced during the Ordovician. The leucogranites are high-K calc-alkaline and strongly peraluminous, with K2O/Na2O>1 and A/CNK=1.12–1.54. These rocks are enriched in large-ion lithophile elements (LILEs) and light rare-earth elements (LREEs) [(La/Yb)N =1.13–32.4] and Pb, and are depleted in high field-strength elements (HFSEs). They show similar chondrite-normalized REE patterns, with negative Eu anomalies (Eu/Eu*=0.03–0.46). A wide range of zircon εHf(t) values (−9.6 to −2.6) and varying Hf-isotope crustal model ages (2.1–1.6Ga) are also observed. The geochemical signatures indicate that the leucogranites are S-type granites derived mainly from the anatexis of ancient crustal materials. The ages, geochemistry and tectonics in the Baoshan Block and the Lhasa Terrane are closely comparable, suggesting that the Baoshan Block might represent part of an Early Paleozoic magmatic arc in the Gondwana continental margin facing the proto-Tethyan Ocean. The Pinghe granites of the early phase in the Baoshan Block which are coeval with the Cambrian magmatism (ca. 492Ma) identified in the central and southern Lhasa subterranes can be interpreted as products of the slab break-off associated with the subduction of proto-Tethyan oceanic lithosphere. However, the late leucogranite stocks are analogous to the North Himalayan leucogranites, which formed in a short-lived extensional setting caused by the slab break-off associated with the subduction–collision system. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Abstract: Lincang granite is a batholith located in the Sanjiang region and is an important research subject for understanding subduction and collision during the Paleo-Tethyan period. It is widely exposed in the Lincang Terrane and extends south into Burma. Based on various petrological and geochemical investigations performed from south to north across the Lincang granite, a new set of data, which includes zircon chronological and Hf isotopic data, is presented to discuss the origin of the Lincang granite and its tectonic significance. The Lincang granite is a peraluminous, high-K calc-alkaline body with sub-parallel REE patterns and a strong negative Eu anomaly. This anomaly is characteristic of a post-collision peraluminous S-type granitic batholith. The 200–230Ma formation age of the Lincang granite was determined using LA-ICP-MS zircon U–Pb dating. Thus, it has been confirmed that the granite formed during the late Triassic period, and the formation process lasted for approximately 30Ma. Geochemical and isotopic compositions indicate that the primary magma of Lincang granite most likely originated from a crustal source, and possibly underwent an assimilation–fractionation crystallization (AFC) process during its emplacement. The Lincang granite formed during the continental collision between the Baoshan–Gengma Terrane and the Lanping–Simao Terrane after the northeast subduction of the Paleo-Tethyan Oceanic Plate. Therefore, the late Triassic Lincang granite is important evidence for the closure of the Paleo-Tethyan Ocean. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]