Newly discovered early Palaeozoic intraplate volcanic rocks within the southern Kunlun Orogen provide an opportunity to examine the middle to late Silurian tectonic setting of this area. This study presents new whole-rock geochemical and zircon U–Pb geochronological and Lu–Hf isotope data for the Silurian volcanic rocks of the Wanbaogou area, South Kunlun Belt. These volcanic rocks are split into trachytic and basaltic groups based on field observations and petrographic and geochemical data. Laser ablation–inductively coupled...