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1.Qingdao Geo-Engineering Surveying Institute and Key Laboratory of Urban Geology and Underground Space Resources, Qingdao 266100, China
2.Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology, Qingdao 266237, China
3.Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, China
4.Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Chongqing 400065, China
5.Institute of Marine Science and Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
6.PetroChina Hangzhou Research Institute of Geology, Hangzhou 310023, China
7.Qingdao Marine Geological Engineering Survey Institute Co., Ltd., Qingdao 266071, China
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Received:07 March 2024,
Online First:17 July 2024,
Published:01 May 2025
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HUANG Yuxiao,GUO Xingwei,ZHANG Xunhua,et al.Geochemistry, petrology, and the tectonic evolution during the Middle Permian-Early Triassic in South Yellow Sea and East China Sea[J].Journal of Oceanology and Limnology,2025,43(03):764-784.
HUANG Yuxiao,GUO Xingwei,ZHANG Xunhua,et al.Geochemistry, petrology, and the tectonic evolution during the Middle Permian-Early Triassic in South Yellow Sea and East China Sea[J].Journal of Oceanology and Limnology,2025,43(03):764-784. DOI: 10.1007/s00343-024-4051-7.
The Yangtze Plate (YP) and the North China Plate (NCP) are key components of the East Asian continent
and their collision significantly influences the tectonic evolution of the eastern Asian continental margin. As the South Yellow Sea is located at the convergence of these plates
it becomes a pivotal area for understanding the tectonic evolution of East Asia. The characteristics and provenance of clastic rocks of the Middle Permian-the Early Triassic were analyzed and the strata in the Central Uplift including the Qinglong Formation (T
1
q
) and Talung Formation (P
3
d
)
consisting of various mudstones and sandstones
were anatomized. Results show that quartz and feldspar are the main diagenetic minerals
while illite and chlorite show signs of secondary alterations. Geochemical imprints indicate a gradual shift in provenance from ancient sedimentary and mafic igneous rocks to intermediate igneous rocks. In the meantime
the tectonic background transformed from continent to continental island arc from the Middle Permian to the Early Triassic. Therefore
we inferred that a soft collision between the North China Plate and the Yangtze Plate likely occurred during the Late Permian
resulted in intensified collision between two plates in the Early Triassic
and shaped the South Yellow Sea. This study provided valuable information on the timing of plate collisions in the South Yellow Sea.
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