Geochronological, Geochemical and Sr-Nd-Hf Isotopic Studies of the A-type Granites and Adakitic Granodiorites in Western Junggar: Petrogenesis and Tectonic Implications (original) (raw)

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Jia Lu

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Chen Zhang

2,3,† and

Dongdong Liu

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Faculty of Land and Resource Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, China

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State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources and Prospecting, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China

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College of Geoscience, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China

4

Unconventional Petroleum Research Institute, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China

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Both authors contributed equally to this work.

Submission received: 26 March 2020 /Revised: 23 April 2020 /Accepted: 26 April 2020 /Published: 29 April 2020

Abstract

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Late Carboniferous magmatism in the Western Junggar region of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB) provides a critical geological record of regional tectonic and geodynamic history. In this study, we determined the zircon U-Pb isotopic compositions, bulk-rock Sr-Nd-Hf isotopic compositions, and major and trace element geochemistry of two granitic bodies in the Western Junggar, with the aim of constraining their emplacement ages, magmatic origin, and geodynamic significance. Radiometric ages indicate that the plutons were emplaced during the Late Carboniferous (322–307 Ma). Plutons in the North Karamay region are characterized by high Sr content (347–362 ppm) and low Y content (15.3–16.7 ppm), yielding relatively high Sr/Y ratios (20.8–23.7). They show consistent Yb (1.68–1.85 ppm), Cr (16–19 ppm), Co (7.5–8.1 ppm) and Ni (5.9–6.6 ppm) content, similar to that of modern adakites. The Hongshan plutons are characterized by high SiO2 (69.95–74.66 wt%), Na2O (3.26–3.64 wt%), and K2O (4.84–5.16 wt%) content, low Al2O3 (12.02–12.84 wt%;) and MgO (0.13–0 18 wt%) content, and low Mg# values (0.16–0.22). This group shows a clear geochemical affinity with A-type granites. All of the studied granitoids have positive εNd(t) (+4.89 to +7.21) and εHf(t) (+7.70 to +13.00) values, with young TDM(Nd) 806–526 Ma) and TDM(Hf) (656–383 Ma) ages, indicating a substantial addition of juvenile material. The adakitic granodiorites in the North Karamay region were likely generated via partial melting of thickened lower crust, while the A-type granites in the Hongshan area may have been derived from the melting of lower-middle crust in an intra-oceanic arc, which consists mainly of oceanic crust. The emplacement of these granitoids represents a regional magmatic “flare up”, which can be explained by the rollback of a subducting slab.

1. Introduction

Magmatic rocks represent crucial windows into regional tectonic processes and events, and can provide important constrains on the dynamics of the deep asthenosphere [1,2,3,4,5]. The production of subduction-related magmatic rocks can be attributed to several distinct geodynamic mechanisms, such as slab roll-back [6,7], slab tearing [8,9], slab break-off [10], or ridge subduction [11,12]. These processes are all related to the upwelling of hot asthenospheric mantle, which provides the heat source for magmatism [13,14] and progressively changes the composition of the magma sources [15,16,17,18,19].

The Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB), sometimes described as the Altaid Collage or the Altaids, is situated along the margin of the Siberian, East European, Tarim, and North China cratons (Figure 1a; [5,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29]). The CAOB formed mainly via subduction, terrane accretion, craton collision, and post-collisional extension, from the Neoproterozoic through the end of the Paleozoic [24,30,31,32,33]. Voluminous Paleozoic and Mesozoic granitoids have intruded into the CAOB over its long evolutionary history [13,30,31,34,35,36,37,38,39,40]. These granitoids have characteristically positive εHf(t) and εNd(t) values and young TDM-Nd model ages [13,20,30,41,42]. Together, they constitute a significant proportion of the continental crust, and record the history of crustal growth and associated processes. Therefore, their ages, compositions, and petrogenesis are important for understanding the orogenic history of the CAOB.

The Western Junggar is located in the southern part of the CAOB, and provides an ideal natural laboratory to study the evolution of the orogen (Figure 1b; [23,31,43]). Granitoid intrusions are widespread in the Western Junggar region, and are characterized by highly-depleted Nd isotopic signatures (εNd(t) = +6.4 to +9.2) [4,27,28,29,30,44,45]. However, the origin of the granitic intrusions in the Western Junggar is controversial. They have been proposed to reflect either a subduction-related island arc setting [13,23,46,47,48], or a post-collision extensional regime [4,44,45]. These two models have significantly different implications for interpreting petrogenesis and crustal growth in the Western Junggar.

In this study, we determine the zircon U-Pb ages and Sr-Nd-Hf isotopic compositions, as well as the major and trace element geochemistry, of two granitoid plutons in the Western Junggar. The results obtained constrain the petrogenetic history of these granitoids, allowing for a deeper understanding of tectonic evolution in the southern part of the Western Junggar.

2. Geologic Background

The Western Junggar terrane, located in the southern part of the CAOB, is bounded to the north by the Irtysh–Zaysan accretionary complex, and to the south by the North Tian Shan accretionary complex [13,46,49,50]. The terrane can be divided into northern and southern sections by the Xiemisitai Fault (Figure 1; [13,49,51]).

The northern part includes the NW-trending Zharma–Saur and Boshchekul–Chingiz volcanic arcs, which host a Paleozoic sedimentary succession ranging from Cambrian to Permian in age [49,52,53]. The Boshchekul–Chingiz arc is characterized by a suite of Late Silurian to Early Devonian intrusions in the Xiemisitai-Saier mountain range. In contrast, intrusive rocks in the Zharma–Saur arc, such as those found in the Tarbgatay–Sauer mountains, are generally Early Carboniferous in age [49]. The two arcs are separated by the approximately East–West striking Kujibai–Hebukesaier–Hongguleleng ophiolitic ‘mélange’ belt, which extends westward into the West Tarbgatay ophiolite complex in eastern Kazakhstan [54]. This belt may have formed prior to the Early Carboniferous, as indicated by the presence of ophiolitic fragments in the Lower Carboniferous conglomerate overlying the Kujibai ophiolitic mélange [54].

The southern part of the Western Junggar is characterized by the NE-trending Karamay volcanic arc [55]. Carboniferous volcanic and sedimentary strata are widespread throughout the southern part of the Western Junggar, and are particularly abundant around the Darbut Fault; this volcano-sedimentary succession includes the Xibeikulasi, Baogutu, and Tailegula formations [42,51]. The Xibeikulasi Formation includes bedded mudstones, volcaniclastic siltstones, and greywackes with graded bedding. The Baogutu Formation consists of lithic-vitric felsic tuffs, volcaniclastic sandstones, and siltstones. The Tailegula Formation also contains felsic tuff, as well as pillow lavas and basalt flows with intercalated cherts. The zircon U-Pb ages of felsic tuffs in the Tailegula and Baogutu formations range from 328 Ma [56] to 357.5 Ma [57], and from 328 Ma to 342 Ma [58], respectively.

Five ophiolitic or ultramafic-to-mafic ‘mélange’ belts occur in the Early to Middle Paleozoic accretionary complexes in the southern part of the Western Junggar. These include the Tangbale ophiolitic mélange (531 ± 15 Ma [59]), the Mayile ophiolitic mélange (415 Ma [60]), the Darbut ophiolitic ‘mélange’ (391 ± 7 Ma [61]), the Karamay ophiolitic ‘mélange’ (307 Ma, [62]), and the Barleik ophiolitic ‘mélange’ [63].

The two studied plutonic suites (i.e., the Hongshan plutons and the North Karamay plutons) are located in the central part of the Western Junggar region, and close to a branch of the NE-trending Darbut Fault. They intruded into a succession of Lower Carboniferous volcanic and sedimentary rocks, which also includes basalts and some mafic and felsic dikes (Figure 2).

The Hongshan plutons are located about 40 km northeast of the city of Karamay. They have an elongated ovoid shape, and are approximately 12 km long, exposed over an area of ~22 km2. Satellite imagery shows that the Hongshan plutons form a dark-colored, ring–shaped feature in the Western Junggar that is unique in the CAOB [64]. Various studies have yielded a range of formation ages for the Hongshan plutons, including 244.6 Ma [65], 297 ± 12 Ma [30], 305 ± 4 Ma [66], and 301 ± 4 Ma [67].

The North Karamy plutons are situated 20 km northwest of the city of Karamay, and cover an area of 310 km2. They were emplaced mainly in the interval from 321–296 Ma [40,68,69]. The massive mafic inclusions in the North Karamy plutons indicate that they experienced significant mixing with magmas of different compositions during petrogenesis [13,70,71].

3. Sampling and Analytical Methods

Eight samples from the granitic suites in the Karamay region were collected for this study; four samples from the North Karamay granitoids (NK-01 to NK-04), and four samples from Hongshan granitoids (HS-01 to HS-04). Specific sampling locations are shown in Figure 2; hand specimen photographs and photomicrographs of the samples are shown in Figure 3.

The North Karamay granitoids consist of plagioclase (30–35 vol.%), K-feldspar (25–30 vol.%), quartz (25–30 vol.%), biotite (4–5 vol.%), and muscovite (1 vol.%). The Hongshan granitoids also consist predominantly of plagioclase (35–40 vol.%), K-feldspar (20–25 vol.%), quartz (30–35 vol.%), biotite (4–5 vol.%), and muscovite (1–2 vol.%), with no significant accessory minerals.

3.1. Zircon U-Pb Dating

Zircon grains were extracted using standard density and magnetic separation techniques. Cathodoluminescence (CL) images of the separated zircon grains were obtained using an FEI NOVA NanoSEM 450 scanning electron microscope, equipped with a Gatan Mono CL4 cathodoluminescence system, at the State Key Laboratory of Continental Tectonics and Dynamics, Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences. Zircon U-Pb isotope and trace element analyses were carried out simultaneously using an Agilent 7500a ICP-MS equipped with a 193 nm GeoLas 2005 laser ablation system, at the State Key Laboratory of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources, China University of Geoscience, Beijing, Wuhan. Analyses were conducted with a beam diameter of 32 μm, 5 Hz repetition rate, and energy of 10–20 J/cm2. Zircon standard 91500 was analyzed twice for each five sample analyses, and used to calibrate isotope fractionation. The NIST 610 glass standard was also analyzed once for every ten analyses, in order to correct for time-dependent drift in the sensitivity or mass discrimination of the instrument. Details of the instrumental conditions, analytical procedures, and data reduction process are given in Liu et al. [72]. Calculated ages and concordia diagrams were generated using Isoplot/Ex 2.49 software [73].

3.2. Sr-Nd Isotope Analysis

Sample powders were spiked with mixed isotope tracers and dissolved in Teflon capsules with a mixture of HF and HNO3 prior to Sr and Nd isotope analysis. Sr and rare earth elements (REEs) were separated using Eichrom resin columns, with 0.1% HNO3 as elutant. Separation of Nd from the REE fraction was carried out using a HDEHP column, with a 0.18 N HCl elutant. Isotopic measurements were conducted via thermal ionization mass spectrometry (TIMS) at the Experimental Test Center, Tianjin Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources. Mass fractionation corrections for Sr and Nd isotopic ratios were based on 86Sr/88Sr and 146Nd/144Nd ratios of 0.1194 and 0.7219, respectively. The 87Sr/86Sr ratios of the NBS987 and NBS607 isotopic standards, and the 143Nd/144Nd ratios for the BCR-1 and La Jolla isotopic standards, were measured as 0.710240 ± 15 (2σ), 1.20032 ± 30 (2σ), 0.512663 ± 9 (2σ), and 0.511862 ± 7 (2σ), respectively. Sample preparation and analytical procedures followed those of Zhang et al. [74].

3.3. Major and Trace Element Analyses

The whole rock major and trace element compositions of the studied samples were analyzed at the State Key Laboratory of Ore Deposit Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Fresh chips of bulk sample were powdered to 200-mesh using a tungsten carbide ball mill. Subsamples for trace element analysis were digested in high-pressure Teflon bombs at 190 °C for 48 h, using a mixture of HF and HNO3. Major elements were analyzed using a Rikagu RIX 2100 x-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectrometer, and trace elements were analyzed using an Agilent 7500a inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICP-MS). United States Geological Survey and international rock standards (BHVO-2, AGV-2, BCR-2 and GSP-1) were used to assess data quality and measurement repeatability. The analytical precision and accuracy for most major and trace elements were better than 5% and 10%, respectively [75].

3.4. In Situ Zircon Hf Isotope Analysis

Zircon Hf isotope analyses were conducted using a Neptune Plus multicollector ICP-MS instrument (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Germany) coupled to a Geolas 2005 excimer ArF laser ablation system (LambdaPhysik, Göttingen, Germany), at the State Key Laboratory of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China. All data were acquired in single-spot ablation mode, with a spot size of 44 μm. Each measurement consisted of 20 s of background signal acquisition, followed by 50 s of ablation signal acquisition. Detailed analytical procedures and operating conditions for both the laser ablation system and the MC-ICP-MS instrument are described in Hu et al. [76]. Offline selection and integration of analyte signals, and mass bias calibrations, were conducted using the ICP-MS DataCal software [77].

4. Results

4.1. Zircon U-Pb Ages

Two samples from the North Karamay and Hongshan plutons were selected for zircon U-Pb dating (Table 1). The zircon grains in these granite samples are pale yellow in color, transparent, euhedral to subhedral, and 80–100 μm in size. All zircons exhibit bright cathodoluminescence, with clear concentric oscillatory zoning (Figure 4). The Th and U concentrations for all analyzed sites ranged from 129 to 2231 ppm and from 218 to 1772 ppm, respectively, with relatively high Th/U ratios (0.64–1.53). These characteristics are typical of zircons that are magmatic in origin. All U-Pb measurements plotted very close to the concordant line on the 206Pb/238U vs. 207Pb/235U concordia diagram (Figure 5). These analyses yield ages of 308 ± 5 Ma for the Hongshan granitoids, and 323 ± 3 Ma for the North Karamay granitoids.

4.2. Major and Trace Element Composition

4.2.1. North Karamay Granitoids

The North Karamay granitoids are characterized by intermediate SiO2 content (Figure 6a, 65.71–66.29 wt%; avg. 66.01 wt%) and calc-alkaline. They have comparatively low K2O content (2.57–2.65 wt%; avg. 2.62 wt%), but high Al2O3 (Figure 6b, 15.73–16.17 wt%; avg. 15.88 wt%), Na2O (4.60–4.72 wt%), and MgO (1.48–1.55 wt%) content, and high Mg# values (0.37–0.38). The low K2O/Na2O ratios (generally from 0.54–0.58) suggest a potassium-poor composition. These granitoids are relatively rich in Co (generally from 7.5–8.1 ppm), Cr (generally from 16–17 ppm) and Ni (generally from 5.9–6.6 ppm). They are enriched in Sr (347–362 ppm) and Ba (610–690 ppm), depleted in HREEs (e.g., Yb = 1.68–1.85ppm) and have high Sr/Y ratios (20.8–23.7), which are comparable to those of modern adakites [78,79,80]. The North Karamay granitoids are also enriched in Rb, Ba, and Pb, and depleted in Nb and Zr (Figure 7c,d).

4.2.2. Hongshan Granitoids

The samples from the Hongshan region are metaluminous, with A/CNK (molar Al2O3/CaO + Na2O + K2O) ratios of <1.1 (Figure 6b). They have high SiO2 content (69.95–74.66 wt%), and are enriched in Na2O (3.26–3.64 wt%) and K2O (4.84–5.16 wt%), but have low Al2O3 (12.02–12.84 wt%; avg. 12.51 wt%) and MgO (0.13–0.18 wt%) content, and low Mg# values (0.16–0.22). The samples show similar chondrite-normalized REE distributions, characterized by relative enrichment in LREEs ((La/Yb)N = 6.1–12.2) and very low HREE content ((Tb/Yb)N = 0.23–0.27). The negative Eu anomaly seen in the Hongshan granitoids (Figure 7a,b) likely implies plagioclase differentiation during petrogenesis [30]. Primitive mantle-normalized trace element spider diagrams (Figure 7a) show that the Hongshan samples are enriched in Rb, U, and Pb, with pronounced negative Ba, Sr, and Eu anomalies. The major and trace elements of the studied grantoids are list in Table 2 and Table 3.

4.3. Sr-Nd-Hf Isotopic Composition

The Hongshan and North Karamay granitoids have low initial 87Sr/86Sr ratios (0.700912–0.705262) and 143Nd/144Nd ratios (0.51274–0.51286), as well as positive εNd(t) values (4.86–7.21). They have young Nd model ages, when calculated based on zircon U-Pb ages of 307 Ma and 322 Ma (Figure 8a and Table 4), respectively. All zircons from the two studied granitoids have very low 176Lu/177Hf ratios (0.00041–0.00626, mean = 0.00383; Table 5), indicating limited radiogenic Hf production over the lifetime of these zircons. The initial 176Hf/177Hf ratios of the 30 examined zircons range from 0.28279 to 0.28298, with εHf(t) values from 7.6 to13.9 (Figure 8b; Table 5). The highest εHf(t) values fall below the depleted mantle evolution line.

5. Discussion

5.1. Magmatism in the Western Junggar

The zircon U-Pb data for the Hongshan and North Karamay plutons presented in this study suggest that the two intrusions were emplaced at 308 ± 5 Ma and 323 ± 3 Ma, respectively. Previous studied have shown that granitic intrusions in the Western Junggar were mostly emplaced between the Late Silurian and Middle Permian [40,41,45,46,84,85,86]. Three ‘pulses’ of granitic magmatism have been identified: 1) from 316 to 283 Ma [13,40,41,42,86]; 2) from 346 to 321 Ma [40,41,86], and; 3) from 422 to 405 Ma [45].

The youngest plutons, which are widespread in both the northern and southern parts of the Western Junggar, consist mainly of A-type granites and adakites, with some charnockites and magnesian dikes [4,13,30,42,43,44,84,85,86]. The plutons in the southern region of the Western Junggar were emplaced earlier (316–287 Ma) than those in the north (303–283Ma). Late Carboniferous intrusions occured mainly in the Karamay island arc, and consist of A-type granites, I-type granites, and adakitic granites [44].

5.2. Petrogenesis and Magma Source

5.2.1. North Karamay Granitoids

All of the North Karamay granitoids plot in the adakite field on the Sr/Y vs. Y and (La/Yb)N vs. (Yb)N discrimination diagrams (Figure 9a,b; [78,87]), indicating an adakitic affinity. The genesis of adakitic magmas remains the subject of debate, and several major hypotheses have been proposed, including (1) assimilation and low-pressure fractional crystallization in basaltic parent magmas [88], (2) partial melting of thickened lower crust (high SiO2 and K2O contents and low MgO, Cr, and Ni contents, [89,90,91,92]), (3) partial melting of delaminated lower crust (high Cr, Co and Ni contents; [93,94,95,96]), (4) mixing of basaltic and adakitic magmas [97], (5) partial melting of young, hot, recently subducted oceanic crust [98], and (6) melting of subducted continental crust [99].

The studied adakitic granodiorites show none of the compositional trends characteristic of low-pressure or high-pressure assimilation fractional crystallization (AFC) (Figure 10), and it is therefore unlikely that they represent the product of low-pressure or high-pressure fractional crystallization. The North Karamay granitoids have very low Mg# values (0.37–0.38), Cr (<16.0 ppm), Co (<8.1 ppm) and Ni (<6.6 ppm) content, meaning they are unlikely to have been formed by melt-mantle interaction, which usually occurs when delaminated lower crust melt interacts with mantle peridotite (Figure 11a–c; [93,94]). The studied granitoids do show highly positive εNd(t) and εHf(t) values, which are distinctly different from those of adakites formed via partial melting of continental crust; in Tibet, these typically show low, negative εNd(t) and εHf(t) values [99].

No mafic enclaves have been observed in the adakitic granites, suggesting that they did not form via mixing of basaltic and adakitic magmas. The adakitic granodiorites also have lower εNd(t) values (+4.82 to +4.95) than the A-type granites (+6.70 to +7.21) (Figure 8a), which represent the most crust-derived, felsic end member in the studied region. This rules out the possibility that the adakitic granodiorites are the product of mixing between basaltic and adakitic magmas. Therefore, we suggest that the adakitic granodiorites were most likely generated by partial melting of the lower crust. This scenario explains both the relatively high SiO2 and K2O content, and the low MgO, Cr, and Ni content.

5.2.2. Hongshan Granitoids

The Hongshan granitoids are characterized by high alkaline content, as well as high Fe, Zr, and Nb content. They display prominent negative anomalies in Ba, Sr, P, Eu, and Ti (Figure 6a,b), and high 104 Ga/Al ratios, similar to typical A-type granites [101,102]. All samples from the Hongshan plutons plot in the A-type field on the 104 Ga/Al vs. Zr and 104 Ga/Al vs. (K2O + Na2O) discrimination diagrams (Figure 12a,b; [101]).

The depleted Nd-Hf isotopic compositions of the Hongshan granitoids (εNd(t) = +6.70 to +7.21; εHf(t) = +10.79 to +13.00, Table 4 and Table 5) imply that they are unlikely to have been generated via partial melting of crystalline basement rocks, which typically have distinctly negative εNd(t) values in the Western Junggar [103]. Other potential Carboniferous sources in the Western Junggar region include Early Carboniferous arc-type basalts and basaltic andesites [55] and the Late Carboniferous Hatu tholeiitic basalts [104]. However, the Sr and Nd isotope ratios of the Hongshan granites are much greater than those of the contemporary Hatu basalts (Figure 13a). Therefore, the Hongshan A-type granites could not have been generated via fractional crystallization of mantle-derived arc basalt melts.

These data suggest that these A-type granites likely formed via partial melting of the oceanic crust, based on the following lines of evidence: (1) the negative Eu anomalies and high concentrations of HREEs; (2) the field encompassing the Hongshan A-type granites partially overlies that of the North Xinjiang ophiolites (Figure 13a,b). Therefore, we proposed that the Hongshan A-type granites are derived from partial melting of the oceanic crust.

Previous studies have demonstrated that partial melting of oceanic crustal components stored in the lower crust could provide the parent magma for A-type granites [48]. The lower and middle crust of the Western Junggar intra-oceanic arc would likely have consisted of the arc itself, sitting on top of basaltic oceanic crust [20]; it may also have included underthrust or accreted oceanic crustal components [105,106]. Therefore, we propose here that the A-type granites are mainly derived from melting of the lower and middle crust of an intra-oceanic arc, which largely consisted of oceanic crust.

5.3. Tectonic Implications

All of the studied granitoids plot in the “VAG” field on the Rb vs. (Yb + Ta) and Rb vs. (Y + Nb) tectonic discrimination diagrams (Figure 14a,b), indicating that they are likely to have been formed during island-arc magmatism. Our zircon U-Pb data indicate a Late Carboniferous (ca. 322–307 Ma) magmatic “flare up” occurred in the Western Junggar. Asthenospheric sources of heat are required to explain the formation of the studied granites, and two geodynamic models have been proposed: subduction of an oceanic ridge [13,47,48,107], or the rollback of a subducting slab [85,86]. Both of these processes are capable of generating adakites and A-type granites in a subduction setting [12,48,98,108,109,110,111,112].

If this ridge subduction model is accurate, the distribution of adakites and A-type granites would imply a spreading ridge oriented sub-parallel to the subduction trench, and perpendicular to the suture zone. However, The Devonian–Carboniferous granitoids in the Karamay region define a narrow, linear zone of magmatism parallel to the subduction zone, which is inconsistent with a ridge subduction model. In addition, the adakitic rocks in a slab window are typically characterized by high Cr, Co, and Ni content [85], whereas the Karamay adakitic granites show generally low Cr, Co, and Ni content. Moreover, the adakitic granodiorites and A-type granites are almost contemporaneous with arc volcanic rocks, which does not support the ridge subduction model [86].

An alternative explanation is that asthenospheric upwelling resulted from the rollback of a subducting slab of Junggar oceanic crust. This scenario would also have provided the required high heat flow to drive partial melting of the subducting crust (Figure 15). In this model, the lithosphere is negatively buoyant, causing the subducting slab to sink vertically [113,114]. If the slab sinks into the mantle faster than it converges with the overriding plate, the subduction trench is expected to ‘roll back’ from the overriding plate [115]. Slab rollback could induce upwelling of the asthenosphere to compensate for the loss in volume of the mantle wedge [86,116].

During the Late Silurian to Early Devonian, the oceanic crust underlying the Junggar Ocean was being consumed beneath the Karamay volcanic arc. With ongoing extension during the rollback of the Junggar slab, the crust and lithospheric mantle became progressively thinner. Upwelling of the asthenosphere might have triggered partial melting of the oceanic crust and overlying lower and middle crustal rocks, generating adakitic magmas and A-type granitic magmas [117,118]. Therefore, we conclude that slab rollback is the most likely explanation for the Late Silurian to Early Devonian magmatic “flare up” in the Western Junggar.

6. Conclusions

Author Contributions

Conceptualization, J.L. and C.Z.; methodology, J.L. and D.L.; investigation, C.Z. and D.L.; writing—original draft preparation, J.L. and C.Z.; writing—review and editing, D.L. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

Funding

This research was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, grant number 41502209 and the National Science and Technology Major Project, grant number 2016ZX05034-001 and 2017ZX05035-002.

Acknowledgments

Jia Lu and Chen Zhang contributed equally to this work. We are very grateful to two anonymous reviewers for their peer-reviews and constructive comments that significantly improved the manuscript.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Figure 1. (a) Simplified tectonic divisions of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt (modified after Jahn et al. [5]; Yakubchuk [22]); (b) simplified geological map of the West Junggar.

Figure 1. (a) Simplified tectonic divisions of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt (modified after Jahn et al. [5]; Yakubchuk [22]); (b) simplified geological map of the West Junggar.

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Figure 2. Simplified geological map of studied region.

Figure 2. Simplified geological map of studied region.

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Figure 3. Photographs of the studied granitoids in the hand specimen: (a) the Hongshan pluton, (b) the North-Karamay pluton.

Figure 3. Photographs of the studied granitoids in the hand specimen: (a) the Hongshan pluton, (b) the North-Karamay pluton.

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Figure 4. Representative cathodoluminescence (CL) images of zircons for the granitoids in Western Junggar.

Figure 4. Representative cathodoluminescence (CL) images of zircons for the granitoids in Western Junggar.

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Figure 5. U-Pb concordia diagrams showing zircon ages obtained by laser-ablation inductively-coupled-plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) for the granitic batholiths in North Junggar.

Figure 5. U-Pb concordia diagrams showing zircon ages obtained by laser-ablation inductively-coupled-plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) for the granitic batholiths in North Junggar.

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Figure 6. Major and trace element diagrams of the granitoids: (a) Na2O + K2O vs. SiO2 diagram (after Middlemost [81]); (b) Al2O3/(Na2O + K2O) vs. Al2O3/(CaO + Na2O + K2O) diagram (after Maniar and Piccoli. [82]).

Figure 6. Major and trace element diagrams of the granitoids: (a) Na2O + K2O vs. SiO2 diagram (after Middlemost [81]); (b) Al2O3/(Na2O + K2O) vs. Al2O3/(CaO + Na2O + K2O) diagram (after Maniar and Piccoli. [82]).

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Figure 7. Primitive mantle-normalized trace element spider diagram (a,c) and chondrite-normalized REE diagram (b,d) for the studied granitoids in Western Junggar.Data of primitive mantle and chondrite are from Sun and McDonough [83].

Figure 7. Primitive mantle-normalized trace element spider diagram (a,c) and chondrite-normalized REE diagram (b,d) for the studied granitoids in Western Junggar.Data of primitive mantle and chondrite are from Sun and McDonough [83].

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Figure 8. Plot of (a) Age-εNd(t) and (b) Age-εHf(t) diagram for the studied pluton.

Figure 8. Plot of (a) Age-εNd(t) and (b) Age-εHf(t) diagram for the studied pluton.

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Figure 9. (a) Sr/Y vs. Y (after Defant et al. [79]), and (b) (La/Yb)N vs. (Yb)N diagrams (Geng et al. [13]).

Figure 9. (a) Sr/Y vs. Y (after Defant et al. [79]), and (b) (La/Yb)N vs. (Yb)N diagrams (Geng et al. [13]).

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Figure 10. Plots of (a) SiO2 vs. La, (b) SiO2 vs. Ba, (c) SiO2 vs. Dy/Yb, and (d) SiO2 vs. Na2O diagram. Fractional crystallization trends in (a–d): HPFC, high-pressure fractional crystallization involving garnet [100]; LPFC, low-pressure fractional crystallization involving olivine + clinopyroxene + plagioclase + hornblende + titanomagnetite [88].

Figure 10. Plots of (a) SiO2 vs. La, (b) SiO2 vs. Ba, (c) SiO2 vs. Dy/Yb, and (d) SiO2 vs. Na2O diagram. Fractional crystallization trends in (a–d): HPFC, high-pressure fractional crystallization involving garnet [100]; LPFC, low-pressure fractional crystallization involving olivine + clinopyroxene + plagioclase + hornblende + titanomagnetite [88].

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Figure 11. Plots of (a) SiO2 vs. MgO, (b) SiO2 vs. Cr diagram, and (c) SiO2 vs. Ni diagram [96].

Figure 11. Plots of (a) SiO2 vs. MgO, (b) SiO2 vs. Cr diagram, and (c) SiO2 vs. Ni diagram [96].

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Figure 12. Trace element discrimination diagrams of the studied granitoids for rock classification: (a) 10000Ga/Al vs. Zr and (b) 10000Ga/Al vs. (K2O + Na2O) diagrams [101].

Figure 12. Trace element discrimination diagrams of the studied granitoids for rock classification: (a) 10000Ga/Al vs. Zr and (b) 10000Ga/Al vs. (K2O + Na2O) diagrams [101].

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Figure 13. Plot of Sr-Nd isotopic ratios of the Hongshan A-type granites: (a) Age-εNd(t), and (b) (87Sr/86Sr)i-εNd(t) diagram (Reference fields are from Tang et al. [48] and references therein).

Figure 13. Plot of Sr-Nd isotopic ratios of the Hongshan A-type granites: (a) Age-εNd(t), and (b) (87Sr/86Sr)i-εNd(t) diagram (Reference fields are from Tang et al. [48] and references therein).

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Figure 14. Tectonic discrimination diagramwith trace elemental plots of the studied granitoids: (a) Rb vs. (Yb + Ta) (Pearce et al. [112]), and (b) Rb vs. (Y + Nb) (Pearce et al. [112]), tectonic discrimination diagrams.

Figure 14. Tectonic discrimination diagramwith trace elemental plots of the studied granitoids: (a) Rb vs. (Yb + Ta) (Pearce et al. [112]), and (b) Rb vs. (Y + Nb) (Pearce et al. [112]), tectonic discrimination diagrams.

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Figure 15. Tectonic model for slab roll-back to explain the generation of studied granitoids from Western Junggar.

Figure 15. Tectonic model for slab roll-back to explain the generation of studied granitoids from Western Junggar.

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Table 1. U-Pb dating results of North-Karamay granitoids and Hongshan granitoids.

Table 1. U-Pb dating results of North-Karamay granitoids and Hongshan granitoids.

Sample Th/U Ratio Age (Ma)
207Pb/206Pb 1σ 207Pb/235U 1σ 206Pb/238U 1σ 207Pb/206Pb 1σ 207Pb/235U 1σ 207Pb/238U 1σ
NK-01 0.48 0.05793 0.00401 0.37660 0.01522 0.05133 0.00135 332 14 328 12 322 9
NK-02 0.56 0.05543 0.00516 0.39083 0.01422 0.05172 0.00140 335 15 339 10 325 8
NK-03 0.56 0.05674 0.00308 0.35436 0.01554 0.05122 0.00167 311 14 309 11 322 10
NK-04 0.45 0.05371 0.00436 0.39214 0.01183 0.05141 0.00221 307 17 341 9 323 11
NK-05 1.22 0.05620 0.00365 0.37741 0.01228 0.05113 0.00134 338 13 328 9 321 8
NK-06 0.45 0.05962 0.00347 0.36680 0.01649 0.05129 0.00100 323 11 319 12 322 8
NK-07 0.56 0.05642 0.00395 0.35945 0.01505 0.05092 0.00150 317 18 313 11 320 12
NK-08 0.48 0.04817 0.00340 0.36678 0.01302 0.05122 0.00120 309 13 318 10 322 8
NK-09 0.56 0.06071 0.00477 0.37263 0.01295 0.05109 0.00117 340 18 324 9 321 7
NK-10 0.58 0.05304 0.00269 0.35749 0.01267 0.05143 0.00135 312 11 311 11 324 9
NK-11 0.48 0.05601 0.00367 0.37690 0.00996 0.05144 0.00135 335 13 328 8 324 9
NK-12 1.29 0.05778 0.00302 0.38116 0.01203 0.05136 0.00134 338 17 331 11 322 8
NK-13 0.44 0.05226 0.00315 0.36803 0.01681 0.05157 0.00123 310 12 320 9 323 7
NK-14 0.56 0.05246 0.00331 0.35096 0.01615 0.05147 0.00184 306 14 305 12 323 11
NK-15 0.48 0.05373 0.00290 0.36580 0.01373 0.05151 0.00140 309 13 318 10 323 8
NK-16 0.56 0.06201 0.00450 0.38188 0.01246 0.05189 0.00117 339 15 330 10 325 7
NK-17 0.58 0.05276 0.00250 0.37210 0.01164 0.05139 0.00140 306 11 324 10 323 8
NK-18 0.5 0.05826 0.00431 0.37573 0.01337 0.05180 0.00144 335 15 327 13 325 9
NK-19 1.41 0.05624 0.00260 0.38288 0.01793 0.05165 0.00090 336 13 332 13 324 6
NK-20 0.45 0.05083 0.00281 0.37144 0.01153 0.05143 0.00100 322 12 323 8 323 6
NK-21 0.56 0.05195 0.00274 0.36601 0.01419 0.05160 0.00108 311 13 318 11 324 9
NK-22 0.47 0.05267 0.00373 0.36695 0.00978 0.05109 0.00210 309 15 320 10 320 9
NK-23 0.57 0.05723 0.00517 0.38022 0.01231 0.05146 0.00105 337 16 329 9 323 7
NK-24 0.57 0.05191 0.00287 0.36345 0.01710 0.05124 0.00100 313 13 315 12 322 10
NK-25 0.47 0.05555 0.00402 0.37931 0.01400 0.05125 0.00200 334 14 329 11 322 10
NK-26 1.24 0.05926 0.00328 0.37074 0.01329 0.05065 0.00053 335 15 323 10 318 7
NK-27 0.44 0.05371 0.00316 0.36528 0.02167 0.05152 0.00160 316 13 317 10 324 8
NK-28 0.57 0.05410 0.00345 0.36126 0.01803 0.05089 0.00120 310 14 314 11 320 12
NK-29 0.48 0.05510 0.00351 0.36536 0.01144 0.05141 0.00150 333 15 318 10 323 9
NK-30 0.56 0.06185 0.00490 0.37612 0.00996 0.05116 0.00105 339 17 327 9 322 7
NK-31 0.58 0.05441 0.00273 0.36198 0.01244 0.05140 0.00120 311 14 315 10 323 9
NK-32 0.48 0.05554 0.02513 0.38276 0.02745 0.05134 0.00167 334 13 329 12 323 10
NK-33 1.28 0.06239 0.01986 0.37584 0.03038 0.05139 0.00120 338 16 327 11 323 8
NK-34 0.44 0.05642 0.02111 0.37108 0.01908 0.05127 0.00117 317 13 322 9 322 7
NK-35 0.56 0.04817 0.02336 0.36220 0.02434 0.05162 0.00192 309 15 314 13 324 12
HS-01 0.78 0.05589 0.00408 0.35507 0.01174 0.04943 0.00243 313 12 310 12 310 10
HS-04 1.21 0.05287 0.00393 0.35785 0.01368 0.04901 0.00126 311 11 310 10 308 8
HS-06 1.13 0.05250 0.00617 0.35496 0.01282 0.04879 0.00094 314 14 308 9 307 9
HS-07 0.78 0.05385 0.00380 0.35815 0.01018 0.04927 0.00128 315 11 311 8 310 6
HS-08 0.77 0.05209 0.00663 0.35312 0.01462 0.04884 0.00078 309 13 308 11 307 10
HS-11 1.21 0.05349 0.00385 0.35565 0.01951 0.04876 0.00168 312 13 309 9 307 8
HS-13 1.1 0.05477 0.00535 0.35854 0.01803 0.04923 0.00104 315 15 312 11 310 10
HS-14 0.78 0.05707 0.00338 0.35461 0.00915 0.04896 0.00124 312 14 309 8 308 7
HS-15 0.76 0.05379 0.00757 0.35615 0.01106 0.04887 0.00141 312 11 310 10 308 9
HS-18 1.2 0.05461 0.00377 0.35697 0.01244 0.04895 0.00112 314 13 311 10 308 8
HS-20 1.07 0.05239 0.00497 0.35907 0.02516 0.04905 0.00140 313 12 309 11 309 8
HS-21 0.77 0.05020 0.00311 0.35589 0.02209 0.04910 0.00081 318 12 310 8 309 5
HS-22 0.78 0.05245 0.00362 0.35799 0.02332 0.04930 0.00157 314 13 311 11 310 9
HS-25 1.21 0.05403 0.00371 0.35833 0.01685 0.04901 0.00135 317 15 311 9 308 8
HS-27 1.11 0.05332 0.00543 0.35626 0.00764 0.04878 0.00236 314 10 310 10 307 9
HS-28 0.78 0.05158 0.00329 0.35395 0.01217 0.04895 0.00074 311 11 308 8 308 7
HS-29 0.76 0.05239 0.00632 0.35721 0.00875 0.04910 0.00157 315 13 311 10 308 9
HS-32 1.22 0.05607 0.00363 0.36046 0.00618 0.04894 0.00140 317 13 314 9 308 8
HS-34 1.09 0.05354 0.00539 0.35640 0.00824 0.04892 0.00094 315 12 310 11 308 9
HS-35 0.78 0.05252 0.00349 0.35598 0.01987 0.04892 0.00093 312 13 310 10 307 7

Table 2. The major chemical compositions (in wt%) and calculated parameters of the North-Karamay granitoids and the Hongshan granitoids.

Table 2. The major chemical compositions (in wt%) and calculated parameters of the North-Karamay granitoids and the Hongshan granitoids.

Sample Number NK-01 NK-02 NK-03 NK-04 HS-01 HS-02 HS-03 HS-04
SiO2 65.90 66.29 66.13 65.71 69.95 73.77 73.87 74.66
Al2O3 16.17 15.85 15.78 15.73 12.02 12.54 12.63 12.84
TFe2O3 4.36 4.48 4.55 4.78 1.40 1.47 1.07 1.36
MgO 1.48 1.48 1.55 1.55 0.15 0.18 0.17 0.13
CaO 3.39 3.29 3.40 3.29 4.17 1.72 1.62 0.57
Na2O 4.72 4.73 4.67 4.60 3.28 3.26 3.28 3.64
K2O 2.57 2.60 2.64 2.65 4.87 4.84 4.89 5.16
MnO 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.12 0.10 0.08 0.06 0.02
P2O5 0.15 0.15 0.16 0.15 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01
TiO2 0.55 0.57 0.58 0.57 0.18 0.20 0.20 0.20
LOI 0.67 0.59 0.67 0.65 3.83 1.88 1.89 0.77
Total 100.20 100.26 100.37 99.92 99.98 99.95 99.69 99.36
A/CNK 0.97 0.96 0.94 0.96 0.66 0.91 0.93 1.02
A/NK 1.53 1.49 1.50 1.51 1.13 1.18 1.18 1.11
Mg# 0.38 0.37 0.38 0.37 0.16 0.18 0.22 0.15
K2O + Na2O 4.87 4.88 4.83 4.75 3.29 3.27 3.29 3.65
Na2O/K2O 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Table 3. Trace element compositions (in ppm) and parameters of the North-Karamay granitoids and the Hongshan granitoids.

Table 3. Trace element compositions (in ppm) and parameters of the North-Karamay granitoids and the Hongshan granitoids.

Sample Number NK-01 NK-02 NK-03 NK-04 HS-01 HS-02 HS-03 HS-04
Li 13.1 12.5 15.2 16.6 18.3 22.9 22.4 26.0
Be 1.17 1.25 1.28 1.23 3.87 4.03 3.86 4.23
Sc 8.4 9.5 9.6 9.3 3.2 3.8 3.9 4.3
V 64 66 67 68 4 4 4 3
Cr 17 17 19 16 6 4 6 6
Co 7.6 7.5 7.9 8.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3
Ni 5.9 6.3 6.1 6.6 0.5 0.5 0.8 0.9
Cu 19.7 18.3 21.7 22.3 0.9 1.3 0.8 0.8
Zn 68 71 78 79 40 43 33 28
Ga 18.10 17.95 18.35 17.90 15.50 17.05 16.60 17.75
Ge 0.22 0.26 0.26 0.25 0.16 0.17 0.16 0.16
As 6.8 7.2 9.9 10.2 4.2 4.2 2.4 4.3
Rb 53.9 52.5 56.8 53.2 104.5 120.1 122.5 137.5
Sr 362 347 348 357 69.6 25.3 23.5 19.1
Y 15.3 15.3 16.7 15.8 24.1 33.9 35.7 41.1
Zr 34.1 37.1 39.2 38.2 143.5 153.0 150.5 152.5
Nb 4.8 4.7 4.8 4.8 29.6 30.6 29.7 32.0
Mo 1.35 1.15 1.42 1.27 2.79 2.72 2.64 3.05
Ag 0.06 0.07 0.08 0.10 0.03 0.01 <0.01 <0.01
Cd 0.08 0.20 0.14 0.15 0.05 0.03 0.03 0.05
In 0.049 0.065 0.071 0.072 0.066 0.073 0.064 0.064
Sb 0.57 0.88 1.03 0.81 1.54 1.39 1.22 1.33
Cs 1.58 1.99 1.52 1.59 1.47 1.74 1.68 2.05
Ba 650 610 660 690 30 30 30 30
La 13.4 12.2 14.3 13.2 17.0 29.2 33.0 42.7
Ce 31.1 29.5 33.3 31.8 45.1 72.6 80.0 97.5
Pr 3.68 3.63 4.08 3.84 5.31 8.13 8.80 10.80
Nd 15.4 15.0 16.7 15.9 20.3 30.9 33.9 40.6
Sm 3.35 3.27 3.58 3.43 4.68 6.81 7.38 8.36
Eu 0.85 0.85 0.89 0.86 0.20 0.28 0.31 0.35
Gd 2.98 2.97 3.25 3.05 4.05 5.98 6.05 6.67
Tb 0.45 0.46 0.49 0.48 0.72 0.99 0.97 1.07
Dy 2.83 2.88 3.13 3.01 4.78 6.12 6.26 6.83
Ho 0.58 0.57 0.62 0.61 1.01 1.24 1.26 1.40
Er 1.73 1.79 1.91 1.83 3.14 3.84 3.86 4.22
Tm 0.25 0.26 0.28 0.27 0.50 0.59 0.59 0.65
Yb 1.68 1.68 1.85 1.77 3.42 4.04 4.01 4.35
Lu 0.26 0.26 0.28 0.26 0.52 0.61 0.62 0.67
Hf 1.4 1.6 1.6 1.6 5.4 5.8 5.6 5.8
Ta 0.36 0.36 0.35 0.37 1.92 2.01 1.97 2.06
W 15.7 16.5 16.3 15.3 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.3
Tl 0.19 0.18 0.20 0.20 0.55 0.53 0.51 0.62
Pb 11.3 13.7 13.4 13.6 20.0 20.8 20.0 23.9
Bi 0.10 0.11 0.13 0.13 0.04 0.03 0.03 0.02
Th 3.61 3.85 4.10 3.71 6.84 9.54 10.75 12.70
U 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.2 2.1 2.5 2.6 4.2

Table 4. Sr-Nd isotopic compositions of the Hongshan and North-Karamay granitoids.

Table 4. Sr-Nd isotopic compositions of the Hongshan and North-Karamay granitoids.

Sample 87Rb/86Sr 87Sr/86Sr 2σ (87Sr/86Sr)i 147Sm/144Nd 143Nd/144Nd 2σ (143Nd/144Nd)i fSm/Nd εNd(t) TDM1(Ma) TDM2(Ma)
HS-01 4.350 0.721765 2 0.705055 0.1394 0.512866 3 0.512574 −0.26 6.70 583 490
HS-02 13.802 0.757996 4 0.704978 0.1332 0.512863 2 0.512584 −0.29 6.88 544 477
HS-03 15.163 0.763008 3 0.704760 0.1316 0.512865 4 0.512590 −0.30 6.98 530 470
HS-04 20.988 0.785883 5 0.705262 0.1245 0.512862 2 0.512601 −0.34 7.21 493 454
NK-01 0.431 0.702923 3 0.701269 0.1315 0.512751 2 0.512462 −0.30 4.89 741 628
NK-02 0.438 0.702613 3 0.700932 0.1318 0.512748 2 0.512459 −0.30 4.82 749 633
NK-03 0.472 0.702725 4 0.700912 0.1296 0.512750 1 0.512465 −0.31 4.95 726 624
NK-04 0.431 0.702846 2 0.701191 0.1304 0.512747 4 0.512461 −0.31 4.86 738 630

Table 5. Hf isotopic compositions of the North-Karamay granitoids and the Hongshan granitoids.

Table 5. Hf isotopic compositions of the North-Karamay granitoids and the Hongshan granitoids.

Sample Name 176Hf/177Hf 1s 176Yb/177Hf 1s 176Lu/177Hf 1s ɛHf(t) TDM1(Ma) TDM2(Ma)
NK-01 0.282799 0.000010 0.003157 0.000013 0.001557 0.000012 7.70 651.95 839.27
NK-02 0.282881 0.000012 0.010279 0.000086 0.001104 0.000010 10.72 526.83 647.06
NK-03 0.282812 0.000009 0.000857 0.000001 0.001506 0.000024 8.18 632.07 808.79
NK-04 0.282903 0.000010 0.010384 0.000010 0.002314 0.000012 11.24 512.06 613.87
NK-05 0.282877 0.000009 0.010834 0.000026 0.001627 0.000035 10.46 540.08 663.25
NK-06 0.282804 0.000014 0.014430 0.000108 0.001130 0.000001 7.98 637.08 821.68
NK-07 0.282902 0.000010 0.014609 0.000020 0.001345 0.000006 11.39 501.10 604.40
NK-08 0.282909 0.000011 0.011777 0.000118 0.000538 0.000044 11.80 480.78 577.79
NK-09 0.282797 0.000011 0.003129 0.000012 0.001603 0.000011 7.61 656.05 845.06
NK-10 0.282879 0.000013 0.010190 0.000079 0.001744 0.000009 10.50 539.31 660.96
NK-11 0.282810 0.000010 0.000850 0.000001 0.001630 0.000023 8.07 637.50 815.65
NK-12 0.282901 0.000011 0.010293 0.000009 0.001182 0.000011 11.40 499.85 603.65
NK-13 0.282875 0.000010 0.010740 0.000024 0.001176 0.000033 10.48 536.85 662.30
NK-14 0.282802 0.000015 0.014305 0.000099 0.001294 0.000001 7.86 643.17 829.10
NK-15 0.282899 0.000011 0.014482 0.000018 0.001337 0.000006 11.31 504.29 609.48
HS-01 0.282922 0.000013 0.037394 0.005785 0.006269 0.000164 10.79 543.65 630.70
HS-02 0.282936 0.000014 0.089796 0.001938 0.002100 0.000064 12.12 461.67 545.92
HS-03 0.282927 0.000012 0.055288 0.004316 0.004677 0.000129 11.30 510.09 598.51
HS-04 0.282904 0.000011 0.025720 0.000932 0.001010 0.000027 11.22 493.25 603.32
HS-05 0.282900 0.000011 0.036632 0.000383 0.000415 0.000014 11.21 490.74 603.96
HS-06 0.282940 0.000013 0.049781 0.001850 0.002005 0.000063 12.28 454.88 536.02
HS-07 0.282916 0.000010 0.055865 0.002550 0.002763 0.000082 11.30 499.03 598.23
HS-08 0.282922 0.000012 0.080882 0.000751 0.000813 0.000032 11.90 465.11 559.86
HS-09 0.282918 0.000011 0.060288 0.002136 0.002314 0.000066 11.46 490.18 588.30
HS-10 0.282921 0.000011 0.031263 0.002120 0.002298 0.000064 11.57 485.34 580.99
HS-11 0.282916 0.000010 0.019363 0.002198 0.002382 0.000066 11.35 495.05 595.23
HS-12 0.282934 0.000013 0.026723 0.001571 0.001703 0.000053 12.15 459.01 544.37
HS-13 0.282980 0.000012 0.087979 0.000698 0.000756 0.000056 13.96 383.01 428.75
HS-14 0.282944 0.000012 0.025627 0.001611 0.001746 0.000054 12.49 445.13 522.45
HS-15 0.282960 0.000012 0.031248 0.001811 0.001963 0.000024 13.00 425.09 490.11

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