Absolute age evidence of Early to Middle Ordovician volcanism in Peninsular Malaysia
Evidence of Early Palaeozoic volcanism in Peninsular Malaysia is largely represented by felsic Gerik- Dinding meta-volcanic rocks; however, reliable absolute ages for the meta-volcanic rocks are still lacking. This restricts correlation of these meta-volcanic rocks with other Early Palaeozoic East G...
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| author | Quek, Long Xiang Ghani, Azman Abd Lai, Yu Ming Lee, Hao Yang Saidin, Mokhtar Roselee, Muhammad Hatta Badruldin, Muhammad Hafifi Hassan, Meor Hakif Amir Abdul Aziz, Jasmi Hafiz Ng, Tham Fatt Ali, Muhammad Afiq Muhammad Zulkifley, Mohamad Tarmizi Mohamad |
| author_facet | Quek, Long Xiang Ghani, Azman Abd Lai, Yu Ming Lee, Hao Yang Saidin, Mokhtar Roselee, Muhammad Hatta Badruldin, Muhammad Hafifi Hassan, Meor Hakif Amir Abdul Aziz, Jasmi Hafiz Ng, Tham Fatt Ali, Muhammad Afiq Muhammad Zulkifley, Mohamad Tarmizi Mohamad |
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| description | Evidence of Early Palaeozoic volcanism in Peninsular Malaysia is largely represented by felsic Gerik- Dinding meta-volcanic rocks; however, reliable absolute ages for the meta-volcanic rocks are still lacking. This restricts correlation of these meta-volcanic rocks with other Early Palaeozoic East Gondwana Proto- Tethys margin tectonic elements identified in the evolution of Southeast Asia. Here, we report petrographic data and zircon U-Pb age of the Gerik-Dinding metavolcanic rocks. Zircons from three Gerik-Dinding meta-volcanic rock samples yield Early to Middle Ordovician weighted mean 206Pb/238U ages between 480 and 460 Ma. The formation age of the meta-volcanic rocks coincides with the post-collision stage from the final amalgamation of Asian micro-continental fragments with the East Gondwana Proto-Tethys margin. Tectonic processes such as lithospheric delamination during the post-collision period could have induced the hot asthenosphere to underplate the continental crust and trigger crustal anatexis. With these findings, the Early Palaeozoic tectonic history of Peninsular Malaysia needs careful review. |
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| spelling | um.eprints-210002019-04-18T05:07:10Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/21000/ Absolute age evidence of Early to Middle Ordovician volcanism in Peninsular Malaysia Quek, Long Xiang Ghani, Azman Abd Lai, Yu Ming Lee, Hao Yang Saidin, Mokhtar Roselee, Muhammad Hatta Badruldin, Muhammad Hafifi Hassan, Meor Hakif Amir Abdul Aziz, Jasmi Hafiz Ng, Tham Fatt Ali, Muhammad Afiq Muhammad Zulkifley, Mohamad Tarmizi Mohamad Q Science (General) QE Geology Evidence of Early Palaeozoic volcanism in Peninsular Malaysia is largely represented by felsic Gerik- Dinding meta-volcanic rocks; however, reliable absolute ages for the meta-volcanic rocks are still lacking. This restricts correlation of these meta-volcanic rocks with other Early Palaeozoic East Gondwana Proto- Tethys margin tectonic elements identified in the evolution of Southeast Asia. Here, we report petrographic data and zircon U-Pb age of the Gerik-Dinding metavolcanic rocks. Zircons from three Gerik-Dinding meta-volcanic rock samples yield Early to Middle Ordovician weighted mean 206Pb/238U ages between 480 and 460 Ma. The formation age of the meta-volcanic rocks coincides with the post-collision stage from the final amalgamation of Asian micro-continental fragments with the East Gondwana Proto-Tethys margin. Tectonic processes such as lithospheric delamination during the post-collision period could have induced the hot asthenosphere to underplate the continental crust and trigger crustal anatexis. With these findings, the Early Palaeozoic tectonic history of Peninsular Malaysia needs careful review. Indian Academy of Sciences 2018 Article PeerReviewed Quek, Long Xiang and Ghani, Azman Abd and Lai, Yu Ming and Lee, Hao Yang and Saidin, Mokhtar and Roselee, Muhammad Hatta and Badruldin, Muhammad Hafifi and Hassan, Meor Hakif Amir and Abdul Aziz, Jasmi Hafiz and Ng, Tham Fatt and Ali, Muhammad Afiq Muhammad and Zulkifley, Mohamad Tarmizi Mohamad (2018) Absolute age evidence of Early to Middle Ordovician volcanism in Peninsular Malaysia. Current Science, 115 (12). pp. 2291-2296. ISSN 0011-3891, DOI https://doi.org/10.18520/cs/v115/i12/2291-2296 <https://doi.org/10.18520/cs/v115/i12/2291-2296>. https://www.currentscience.ac.in/Volumes/115/12/2291.pdf doi:10.18520/cs/v115/i12/2291-2296 |
| spellingShingle | Q Science (General) QE Geology Quek, Long Xiang Ghani, Azman Abd Lai, Yu Ming Lee, Hao Yang Saidin, Mokhtar Roselee, Muhammad Hatta Badruldin, Muhammad Hafifi Hassan, Meor Hakif Amir Abdul Aziz, Jasmi Hafiz Ng, Tham Fatt Ali, Muhammad Afiq Muhammad Zulkifley, Mohamad Tarmizi Mohamad Absolute age evidence of Early to Middle Ordovician volcanism in Peninsular Malaysia |
| title | Absolute age evidence of Early to Middle Ordovician volcanism in Peninsular Malaysia |
| title_full | Absolute age evidence of Early to Middle Ordovician volcanism in Peninsular Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Absolute age evidence of Early to Middle Ordovician volcanism in Peninsular Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Absolute age evidence of Early to Middle Ordovician volcanism in Peninsular Malaysia |
| title_short | Absolute age evidence of Early to Middle Ordovician volcanism in Peninsular Malaysia |
| title_sort | absolute age evidence of early to middle ordovician volcanism in peninsular malaysia |
| topic | Q Science (General) QE Geology |
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