Geochemical Characteristics of Triassic Granites in
Located in northern Songpan-Garzê orogenic belt and intruding into Triassic Xikang Group mainly comprising sandstone and slate, the Hongyuan granites are composed of medium-fine grained granodiorite and monzogranite. Geochemical analyses show that they have high SiO2 (62.36%~73.7%) and Al2O3 (13.84%~16.69%) content, low TiO2 (0.18%~0.72%), Na2O (2.64%~4.43%) and K2O (2.24%~5.07%) content, and similar Na and K content. Based on Hf-Rb/10-Ta×3 triangular diagram and Rb-(Y+Nb) discrimination diagram, the authors reached the conclusion that the granites might formed in an collision environment after the main intracontinental collision and required an underplating or intraplating scheme of mantle-derived magma.