Geological Significance of the Sedimentary Recycling Detrital Zircon and Its Recognition: Taking Source Study of Clastic Rocks in the Yangtze River Basin as an Example

SONG Ren-Long; QIN Zheng-Wei; ZHOU Guang-Yan; BAO Bo

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SONG Ren-Long, QIN Zheng-Wei, ZHOU Guang-Yan, BAO Bo. 2024. Geological Significance of the Sedimentary Recycling Detrital Zircon and Its Recognition: Taking Source Study of Clastic Rocks in the Yangtze River Basin as an Example. South China Geology, 40(1): 1-27. doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2097-0013.2024.01.001

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SONG Ren-Long, QIN Zheng-Wei, ZHOU Guang-Yan, BAO Bo. 2024. Geological Significance of the Sedimentary Recycling Detrital Zircon and Its Recognition: Taking Source Study of Clastic Rocks in the Yangtze River Basin as an Example. South China Geology, 40(1): 1-27. doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2097-0013.2024.01.001

Geological Significance of the Sedimentary Recycling Detrital Zircon and Its Recognition: Taking Source Study of Clastic Rocks in the Yangtze River Basin as an Example

1. China University of Geosciences,Wuhan 430074, Hubei, China
2.Wuhan Center of China Geological Survey (Geosciences Innovation Center of Central South China),Wuhan 430205, Hubei, China
3. Research Center for Petrogenesis and Mineralization of Granitoid Rocks, China Geological Survey,Wuhan 430205, Hubei, China

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Corresponding author: QIN Zheng-Wei

Received Date: 04 October 2023

Revised Date: 13 November 2023

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The U-Pb geochronology analysis of detrital zircons is widely used to constrain the deposit age of strata and reconstruct sediment sources and paleogeographic evolution. Combined with the analysis of Lu-Hf-O isotopes, it can further constrain the history of crustal growth and evolution. Sedimentary recycled detrital zircon is widely present in various types of clastic sedimentary rocks due to its high resistance to surface processes, which has long been considered to bear a significant impact on the interpretation of detrital zircon data. However, there is currently hardly any efficient way to identify sedimentary recycled detrital zircon. This study provides a summary of the principles and related geological applications of sedimentary recycling and the discrimination methods for recycled detrital zircons, including means such as detrital mineral structure, rock chemical composition, multi-isotope geochronology analysis on zircons, multiple detrital mineral analysis, and radioactive damage assessment. The advantages and disadvantages of different methods and their applicable conditions have been evaluated. This article presented a case study on zircon provenance in the Yangtze River, using source- normalized radiation α-dose to assess the presence of recycled detrital zircons. We emphasize that research based on detrital zircon should integrate regional sedimentary records and magmatic-tectonic history to provide more reliable geological interpretations for detrital zircon data, considering the potential impact of sedimentary recycling on data interpretation.
- detrital zircon /
- sedimentary recycling /
- magmatic-tectonic history /
- material sources /
- Yangtze river basin

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