Abstract
Plate margin tectonism, magmatic and hydrothermal processes, and the genesis of mineral deposits are intricately linked. In Myanmar two near-parallel magmatic belts, that together contain a significant proportion of that country's mineral wealth, have contrasting metallogenic endowments. The Mogok-Mandalay-Mergui Belt hosts crustal melt S-type granites with significant tin-tungsten mineralization, while the Wuntho-Popa Arc comprises I-type granites and granodiorites with copper-gold mineralization. The spatial juxtaposition of the two belts and their distinct but consistent metallogenic endowment bears strong similarities to the metallogenic belts of the South American Cordillera. Recent U-Pb age dating has shown the potential for the two belts to be near-contemporary from the Late Cretaceous to Eocene. Here we investigate whether an Andean-type setting during subduction of Neo-Tethys could explain the observed magmatism and mineralization within these two belts. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 197-215 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| Journal | Journal of Asian Earth Sciences |
| Volume | 106 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jul 2015 |
Keywords
- Myanmar-Burma
- Tin-tungsten
- Zircon U-Pb dating
- Andean
- Mogok
- Neo-Tethys
- MOGOK METAMORPHIC BELT
- INDIA-ASIA COLLISION
- U-PB
- TECTONIC EVOLUTION
- SLATE BELT
- NORTHWARD MIGRATION
- OBLIQUE CONVERGENCE
- LADAKH HIMALAYA
- SOUTHEAST-ASIA
- SAGAING FAULT