Abstract
The north–north‐east‐trending (NNE) shear zones, which are defined by the Jiekou shear zone and Huangmao shear zone, are located in the eastern Jiangnan Orogen. This article provides kinematics, geochronological data, and dynamics on the Jiekou and Huangmao shear zones and serves as a reference for understanding the tectonic evolution in the South China Block during the Early Palaeozoic orogeny. All shearing signatures show that the Huangmao shear zone is dextral, and the Jiekou shear zone is sinistral. Both shear zones have certain genetic connections. The rocks from the Jiekou and Huangmao shear zones are metamorphosed and deformed into protomylonite and mylonite. Results of the deformation fabrics of feldspar and quartz and quartz c‐axis fabric analysis indicate that the ductile deformation temperatures of the Jiekou shear zone sinistral shearing are ~400–500°C. Dextral shearing with medium–high temperature (450–550°C) is mainly recorded in the Huangmao shear zone. In combination with the previous geochronology, NNE‐trending sinistral and dextral shearing in the eastern Jiangnan Orogen occurred at 465–430 Ma, coeval with the Early Palaeozoic orogeny. Therefore, the geodynamics of the NNE‐trending shear zones is related to a major strain transformation from NW to WNW, which is remotely affected by the intracontinental convergence of Yangtze and Cathaysia blocks during the Early Palaeozoic orogeny.
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