Differences in Geochemical Characteristics and Tectonic Settings between Hai Van Granitic Rocks in Da Nang Province and Van Canh Plutonic Rocks in Quang Nam Province, Central Vietnam

Abstract

Research was conducted on plutonic rocks, previously referred to as the Hai Van granitic rocks, distributed in Da Nang and Quang Nam provinces in Central Vietnam. The granitic rocks in Da Nang Province have low magnetic susceptibilities and have geochemical signatures typical of S-type. Additionally, a negative Eu anomaly suggests that the source rock is an organic matter-bearing sedimentary rock. The granitic rocks were likely formed during the collision between the Indochina and South China blocks. In contrast, plutonic rocks in Quang Nam Province have high magnetic susceptibilities and have geochemical signatures of I-type. No Eu anomaly was observed, and they are adakitic rocks in nature. Based on these findings, the plutonic rocks in Quang Nam Province are distinctly different from the Hai Van granitic rocks in Da Nang Province, but they are Van Canh plutonic rocks. The Hai Van granitic rocks in Da Nang Province and the Van Canh plutonic rocks in Quang Nam Province are located in the Truong Son Fold Belt. The Van Canh plutonic rocks are located farther away from the Song Ma Suture Zone than the Hai Van granitic rocks. The Van Canh plutonic rocks were generated due to the subduction of the hot Song Ma Ocean beneath the Indochina Block. The Hai Van granitic rocks are understood to have been generated in a compressional field where the Song Ma Ocean was pushing against the Indochina Block; however, the Van Canh plutonic rocks are supposed to have been generated in an extensional field, like in a back-arc-like environment generated by the subduction of the Song Ma Ocean beneath the Indochina Block.

Keywords

• Hai Van granitic rock
• Van Canh plutonic rock
• Truong Son Fold Belt
• Song Ma Ocean
• Indochina Block
• South China Block