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The volcanic rocks of the Elashan Formation provide important evidence for the Late Triassic post-collisional magmatism in the East Kunlun Orogenic Belt. This study focused on the geochronology, geochemistry, and petrogenesis of volcanic rocks of the Elashan Formation in the Dulan–Xiangride Basin. The 227.9 ± 0.4 Ma dacite exhibits calc-alkaline I-type characteristics, with low Sr/Y and (La/Yb) N  ratios and prominent negative Eu anomalies. We suggest that the dacite was derived from the partial melting of lower crust at normal crustal thickness. The crystalline tuff (225.0 ± 0.4 Ma) has negative ε Hf (t) values, implying that it was likely formed by the partial melting of the ancient crust. The rhyolites (221.3 ± 1.1 and 221.9 ± 0.6 Ma) are peraluminous and calc-alkaline to high-K calc-alkaline. The high SiO 2  and Na 2 O + K 2 O contents, and high K 2 O/Na 2 O and Ga/Al ratios of these rhyolites have an affinity with A-type granite. The rhyolites were formed by the partial melting of Late Paleoproterozoic–Mesoproterozoic lower crust induced by mantle-derived mafic magma underplating. The andesite and basaltic andesites formed at 221.1–217.9 Ma. The zircon Hf isotopic characteristics show that the andesite was likely derived from the partial melting of the Late Paleoproterozoic mafic lower crust. The combination of our new data and previously obtained geological data suggests that the East Kunlun Orogenic Belt underwent three magmatic activities corresponding to three tectono-magmatic events (slab breakoff, the delamination of unstable lower lithospheric mantle, and the intense asthenosphere upwelling with further delamination and continuous crustal thinning) during the Late Triassic.

international geology review

Volcanic rocks of the Elashan Formation in the Dulan-Xiangride Basin, East Kunlun Orogenic Belt, NW China: Petrogenesis and implications for Late Triassic geodynamic evolution