This study investigates the genesis and tectonic setting of the Emeishan basalt in the Hongge area through mineralogical and geochemical analyses. The basalt exhibits SiO₂ contents of 43.6–53.5%, high TiO2 concentrations (1.18–4.67%), and total alkali (Na2O + K2O) values of 1.74–6.29%, with Na2O predominating over K2O, classifying it as an alkaline series. Geochemically, the rocks display pronounced light rare earth element (LREE) enrichment relative to heavy rare earth elements (HREE) (LREE/HREE = 5.25–10.54; Lan/Ybn = 6.50–16.63), a negligible Eu anomaly (δEu = 0.82–1.05), and significant variability in large-ion lithophile element (LILE) concentrations. These findings suggest that the basalt originated from partial melting of garnet lherzolite in the lower mantle within a continental intraplate rift environment, subsequently undergoing crustal contamination and fractional crystallization during magma evolution.

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Geochemical Characteristics and Genesis of the Basalt in the Hongge Area of Western Panzhihua

  • Haijun Yu,
  • Xue Wang,
  • Xiaolong Zhi,
  • Youguo Li

摘要

This study investigates the genesis and tectonic setting of the Emeishan basalt in the Hongge area through mineralogical and geochemical analyses. The basalt exhibits SiO₂ contents of 43.6–53.5%, high TiO2 concentrations (1.18–4.67%), and total alkali (Na2O + K2O) values of 1.74–6.29%, with Na2O predominating over K2O, classifying it as an alkaline series. Geochemically, the rocks display pronounced light rare earth element (LREE) enrichment relative to heavy rare earth elements (HREE) (LREE/HREE = 5.25–10.54; Lan/Ybn = 6.50–16.63), a negligible Eu anomaly (δEu = 0.82–1.05), and significant variability in large-ion lithophile element (LILE) concentrations. These findings suggest that the basalt originated from partial melting of garnet lherzolite in the lower mantle within a continental intraplate rift environment, subsequently undergoing crustal contamination and fractional crystallization during magma evolution.