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Geochronological (U–Pb, U–Th–total Pb, Sm–Nd) and geochemical (REE, 87Sr/86Sr, δ18O, δ13C) tracing of intraplate tectonism and associated fluid flow in the Warburton Basin, Australia

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The Warburton Basin of central Australia has experienced a complex tectonic and fluid-flow history, resulting in the formation of various authigenic minerals. Geochemical and geochronological analyses were undertaken on vein carbonates from core samples of clastic sediments. Results were then integrated with zircon U–Pb dating and uraninite U–Th–total Pb dating from the underlying granite. Stable and radiogenic isotopes (δ18O, Sr and εNd), as well as trace element data of carbonate veins indicate that >200 °C basinal fluids of evolved meteoric origin circulated through the Warburton Basin. Almost coincidental ages of these carbonates (Sm–Nd; 432 ± 12 Ma) with primary zircon (421 ± 3.8 Ma) and uraninite (407 ± 16 Ma) ages from the granitic intrusion point towards a substantial period of active tectonism and an elevated thermal regime during the mid Silurian. We hypothesise that such a thermal regime may have resulted from extensional tectonism and concomitant magmatic activity following regional orogenesis. This study shows that the combined application of geochemical and geochronological analyses of both primary and secondary species may constrain the timing of tectonomagmatic events and associated fluid flow in intraplate sedimentary basins. Furthermore, this work suggests that the Sm–Nd-isotopic system is surprisingly robust and can record geologically meaningful age data from hydrothermal mineral species.

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The authors acknowledge the Government of South Australia and Geodynamics Ltd. for granting permission to sample core. We thank I. Kinaev, A. Nguyen and K. Baublys for their help with analytical work and technical assistance. Special thanks go to T. Demir for his assistance during sample preparation. Dating of uraninite was undertaken at Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum, Potsdam, as part of a collaborative research agreement between this Federal Research Institute and The University of Queensland, Australia. S.Bryan is thanked for constructive comments during the completion of this paper. The authors would also like to thank S.Barker, K. Kyser and H. Zwingmann for initial reviews of this manuscript.

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  1. Queensland Geothermal Energy Centre of Excellence, The University of Queensland, Queensland, 4072, Australia

    Alexander W. Middleton, I. Tonguç Uysal, Vicki J. Marshall & Jaco van Zyl

  2. School of Earth Science, The University of Queensland, Queensland, 4072, Australia

    Suzanne D. Golding & Yeuxing Feng

  3. Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum GFZ, Telegrafenberg, 14473, Potsdam, Germany

    Hans-Jürgen Förster & Dieter Rhede

  4. Institute for Future Environments, Queensland University of Technology, Queensland, 4000, Australia

    Charlotte M. Allen

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Middleton, A.W., Uysal, I.T., Golding, S.D. et al. Geochronological (U–Pb, U–Th–total Pb, Sm–Nd) and geochemical (REE, 87Sr/86Sr, δ18O, δ13C) tracing of intraplate tectonism and associated fluid flow in the Warburton Basin, Australia. Contrib Mineral Petrol 168, 1058 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00410-014-1058-7

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