Crustal evolution events in the Chinese continent: evidence from a zircon U-Pb database
The zircon U-Pb chronology database provides a good opportunity to obtain important zircon growth peak periods in the Earth's history so as to study the origin and evolution of the crust. It should be noted that research preference affects the objectivity of zircon sampling, leading to hot data...
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| author | Yujing Wu Xianjun Fang Sisi Liao Lizhi Xue Zhe Chen Jiangnan Yang Yamin Lu Kun Ling Shengyi Hu Shuyuan Kong Yiwei Xiong Huacheng Li Xiuqi Shang Rui Ji Xueyun Lu Biao Song Lei Zhang Jianqing Ji |
| author_facet | Yujing Wu Xianjun Fang Sisi Liao Lizhi Xue Zhe Chen Jiangnan Yang Yamin Lu Kun Ling Shengyi Hu Shuyuan Kong Yiwei Xiong Huacheng Li Xiuqi Shang Rui Ji Xueyun Lu Biao Song Lei Zhang Jianqing Ji |
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| description | The zircon U-Pb chronology database provides a good opportunity to obtain important zircon growth peak periods in the Earth's history so as to study the origin and evolution of the crust. It should be noted that research preference affects the objectivity of zircon sampling, leading to hot data in the database and age statistics. To evaluate the influence of hot data on statistical results, the W and Y indexes are introduced. Using a Gaussian model of multipeak fitting of zircon U-Pb age frequencies, we identify seven major growth peaks in zircons from the Chinese continental crust, which are 2498.95, 1855.82, 828.88, 444.29, 249.46, 131.96, and 58.21 Ma. Due to differences in the time scales of zircon growth peaks, these peaks can be divided into two categories: first-order zircon growth peaks (I) and second-order zircon growth peaks (II), which represent longer and shorter time scales, perhaps due to different kinds of geological dynamics, respectively. In addition, there are clear correspondences between these ages and various geological events recognized by most scholars, namely, the Wutai orogeny, Lvliang orogeny, Jinning orogeny, Caledonian orogeny, Indosinian orogeny, Yanshanian orogeny, and Himalayan orogeny, respectively. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9bf1f49ec88d4335ac5fca9da5a292dc2023-09-21T14:57:09ZengTaylor & Francis GroupInternational Journal of Digital Earth1753-89471753-89552020-12-0113121532155210.1080/17538947.2020.17391521739152Crustal evolution events in the Chinese continent: evidence from a zircon U-Pb databaseYujing Wu0Xianjun Fang1Sisi Liao2Lizhi Xue3Zhe Chen4Jiangnan Yang5Yamin Lu6Kun Ling7Shengyi Hu8Shuyuan Kong9Yiwei Xiong10Huacheng Li11Xiuqi Shang12Rui Ji13Xueyun Lu14Biao Song15Lei Zhang16Jianqing Ji17Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, MOE, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking UniversityKey Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, MOE, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking UniversityKey Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, MOE, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking UniversityKey Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, MOE, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking UniversityKey Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, MOE, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking UniversityKey Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, MOE, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking UniversityKey Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, MOE, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking UniversityKey Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, MOE, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking UniversityKey Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, MOE, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking UniversityKey Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, MOE, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking UniversityKey Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, MOE, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking UniversityKey Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, MOE, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking UniversityKey Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, MOE, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking UniversityKey Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, MOE, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking UniversityKey Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, MOE, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking UniversityBeijing SHRIMP Center, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Institute of GeologyChinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Institute of GeologyKey Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, MOE, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking UniversityThe zircon U-Pb chronology database provides a good opportunity to obtain important zircon growth peak periods in the Earth's history so as to study the origin and evolution of the crust. It should be noted that research preference affects the objectivity of zircon sampling, leading to hot data in the database and age statistics. To evaluate the influence of hot data on statistical results, the W and Y indexes are introduced. Using a Gaussian model of multipeak fitting of zircon U-Pb age frequencies, we identify seven major growth peaks in zircons from the Chinese continental crust, which are 2498.95, 1855.82, 828.88, 444.29, 249.46, 131.96, and 58.21 Ma. Due to differences in the time scales of zircon growth peaks, these peaks can be divided into two categories: first-order zircon growth peaks (I) and second-order zircon growth peaks (II), which represent longer and shorter time scales, perhaps due to different kinds of geological dynamics, respectively. In addition, there are clear correspondences between these ages and various geological events recognized by most scholars, namely, the Wutai orogeny, Lvliang orogeny, Jinning orogeny, Caledonian orogeny, Indosinian orogeny, Yanshanian orogeny, and Himalayan orogeny, respectively.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17538947.2020.1739152crustal evolutionmajor geological eventtime scalezircon u-pb chronology databasehot data |
| spellingShingle | Yujing Wu Xianjun Fang Sisi Liao Lizhi Xue Zhe Chen Jiangnan Yang Yamin Lu Kun Ling Shengyi Hu Shuyuan Kong Yiwei Xiong Huacheng Li Xiuqi Shang Rui Ji Xueyun Lu Biao Song Lei Zhang Jianqing Ji Crustal evolution events in the Chinese continent: evidence from a zircon U-Pb database International Journal of Digital Earth crustal evolution major geological event time scale zircon u-pb chronology database hot data |
| title | Crustal evolution events in the Chinese continent: evidence from a zircon U-Pb database |
| title_full | Crustal evolution events in the Chinese continent: evidence from a zircon U-Pb database |
| title_fullStr | Crustal evolution events in the Chinese continent: evidence from a zircon U-Pb database |
| title_full_unstemmed | Crustal evolution events in the Chinese continent: evidence from a zircon U-Pb database |
| title_short | Crustal evolution events in the Chinese continent: evidence from a zircon U-Pb database |
| title_sort | crustal evolution events in the chinese continent evidence from a zircon u pb database |
| topic | crustal evolution major geological event time scale zircon u-pb chronology database hot data |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17538947.2020.1739152 |
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