Petrogenesis of multistage S-type granites from the Malay Peninsula in the Southeast Asian tin belt and their relationship to Tethyan evolution

Abstract

The relationship between plate tectonics and the reworking of continental crust remains controversial. Multistage, hornblende-free, S-type granites across the Malay Peninsula Sn belt are ideal for investigating this research question. Here we present zircon U-Pb ages, in-situ apatite Nd and zircon Hf isotope data, and whole-rock major and trace element data for these S-type granites and spatially associated dykes. Four generations of Permian–Triassic (276–272, 262–260, 231–222, and 202 Ma) S-type granites were identified. The different S-type granites show distinct in-situ zircon Hf and apatite Nd isotopic compositions, implying generation from different sedimentary protoliths. Input of mantle-derived components for the formation of all these S-type granites, further indicating that both continental crustal reworking and growth occurred in the Malay Peninsula during the Permian–Triassic. A 250 Ma dolerite dyke in the Eastern Province was derived from an E-MORB-like mantle source. However, a 202 Ma monzonite dyke in the Western Province, was derived from mafic magmas produced by the melting of enriched mantle, followed by subsequent incorporation of crustal materials. All these S-type granitic magmas were reduced that inherited from sedimentary protoliths, which were favourable for Sn mineralization. Apatite F-Cl concentrations and F/Cl ratios in the S-type granites and related dykes changed systematically through time. We infer that the formation of these S-type granites and related dykes corresponds to the Palaeo-Tethyan evolution (i.e., early subduction of Palaeo-Tethyan oceanic lithosphere and subsequent collision between the Sibumasu and Indochina blocks). Our study also support that multistage S-type granites can be generated in distinct tectonic environments at different times in the same region.