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http://dx.doi.org/10.7854/JPSK.2014.23.3.167

SHRIMP U-Pb Zircon Geochronology and Geochemistry of Drill Cores from the Pohang Basin  

Lee, Tae-Ho (Division of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Korea Basic Science Institute)
Yi, Keewook (Division of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Korea Basic Science Institute)
Cheong, Chang-Sik (Division of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Korea Basic Science Institute)
Jeong, Youn-Joong (Division of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Korea Basic Science Institute)
Kim, Namhoon (Division of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Korea Basic Science Institute)
Kim, Myoung-Jung (Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Pukyong National University)
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The Journal of the Petrological Society of Korea / v.23, no.3, 2014 , pp. 167-185 More about this Journal
Abstract
SHRIMP zircon U-Pb ages and major element and Sr-Nd isotopic compositions were determined for drill cores (374-3390 m in depth) recovered from three boreholes in the Pohonag basin, southeastern Korea. Shallow-seated volcanic rocks and underlain plutonic rocks were geochemically classified as rhyolite and gabbro-granite, respectively. They showed high-K calc-alkaline trends on the $K_2O-SiO_2$ and AFM diagrams. Zircons from volcanic rocks of borehole PB-1 yielded concordia ages of $66.84{\pm}0.66Ma$ (n=12, MSWD=0.02) and $66.52{\pm}0.55Ma$ (n=12, MSWD=0.46). Zircons from volcanic rocks of borehole PB-2 gave a concordia age of $71.34{\pm}0.85Ma$ (n=11, MSWD=0.79) and a weighted mean $^{206}Pb/^{238}U$ ages of $49.40{\pm}0.37Ma$ (n=11, MSWD=1.9). On the other hand, zircons from plutonic rocks of borehole PB-3 yielded weighted mean $^{206}Pb/^{238}U$ ages of $262.4{\pm}3.6Ma$ (n=21, MSWD=4.5), $252.4{\pm}3.6Ma$ (n=8, MSWD=1.9) and $261.8{\pm}1.5Ma$ (n=31, MSWD=1.3). Detrital zircons from the sedimentary strata overlain the volcanic rocks showed a wide age span from Neoproterozoic to Cenozoic, with the youngest population corresponding to $21.89{\pm}1.1Ma$ (n=15, MSWD=0.04) and $21.68{\pm}1.2Ma$ (n=10, MSWD=19). These dating results indicate that the basement of the Pohang basin is composed of Late Permian plutonic rocks and overlain Late Cretaceous to Eocene volcanic sequences. Miocene sediments were deposited in the uppermost part of the basin, possibly associated with the opening of the East Sea. The Sr-Nd isotopic compositions of the Permian plutonic rocks were comparable with those reported from Permian-Triassic granitoids in the Yeongdeok area, northern Gyeongsang basin. They may have been recycled into parts of the Cretaceous-Paleogene magmatic rocks within the Gyeongsang basin.
Keywords
Pohang basin; drill core; SHIRMP; zircon; U-Pb age; geochemistry;
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