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Comparative studies on two phases of Archaean TTG magmas from different blocks of the North China Craton: petrogenesis and constraints on crustal evolution

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Houxiang Shan Open the ORCID record for Houxiang Shan [Opens in a new window] ,
Mingguo Zhai ,
RN Mitchell ,
Fu Liu  and
Jinghui Guo
Houxiang Shan*
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Active Tectonics and Volcano, Institute of Geology, China Earthquake Administration, Beijing100029, China Key Laboratory of Mineral Resources, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100029, China Innovation Academy for Earth Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100029, China
Mingguo Zhai*
Affiliation:
Innovation Academy for Earth Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100029, China Key Laboratory of Computational Geodynamics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100049, China
RN Mitchell
Affiliation:
Innovation Academy for Earth Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100029, China
Fu Liu
Affiliation:
Innovation Academy for Earth Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100029, China
Jinghui Guo
Affiliation:
Innovation Academy for Earth Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100029, China
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Author for correspondence: Houxiang Shan; Mingguo Zhai, Emails: [email protected]; [email protected]
Author for correspondence: Houxiang Shan; Mingguo Zhai, Emails: [email protected]; [email protected]
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Abstract

Whole-rock major and trace elements and Hf isotopes of magmatic zircons of tonalite–trondhjemite–granodiorite (TTG) rocks with different ages (2.9, 2.7 and 2.5 Ga) from the three blocks (the Eastern Block, Western Block and Trans-North China Orogen) of the North China Craton were compiled to investigate their respective petrogenesis, tectonic setting and implications for crustal growth and evolution. Geochemical features of the 2.5 Ga TTGs of the Eastern Block require melting of predominant rutile-bearing eclogite and subordinate garnet-amphibolite at higher pressure, while the source material of the 2.7 Ga TTGs is garnet-amphibolite or granulite at lower pressure. The 2.5 Ga TTGs have high Mg#, Cr and Ni, negative Nb–Ta anomalies and a juvenile basaltic crustal source, indicating derivation from the melting of a subducting slab. In contrast, features of the 2.7 Ga TTGs suggest generation from melting of thickened lower crust. The 2.5 and 2.7 Ga TTGs in the Trans-North China Orogen were formed at garnet-amphibolite to eclogite facies, and the source material of the 2.5 Ga TTGs in the Western Block is most likely garnet-amphibolite or eclogite. The 2.5 Ga TTGs in the Trans-North China Orogen and Western Block were generated by the melting of a subducting slab, whereas the 2.7 Ga TTGs in the Trans-North China Orogen derived from melting of thickened lower crust. The Hf isotopic data suggest both the 2.5 and 2.7 Ga TTG magmas were involved with contemporary crustal growth and reworking. The two-stage model age (TDM2) histograms show major crustal growth between 2.9 and 2.7 Ga for the whole North China Craton.

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TTG gneissesArchaeanpetrogenesiscrustal evolutionNorth China Craton
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Geological Magazine , Volume 158 , Issue 3 , March 2021 , pp. 459 - 474
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