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Journal of the Geological Society; 2003; v. 160; issue.6; p. 963-970;
DOI: 10.1144/0016-764902-129
© 2003 Geological Society of London

Original Article

Sr–Nd isotopic characteristics of the Mesozoic magmatism in the Taihang–Yanshan orogen, North China craton, and implications for Archaean lithosphere thinning

Bin Chen1,2, Bor-ming Jahn3,4 & Mingguo Zhai2

1 1Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, Department of Geology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P.R. China (e-mail: binchen@pku.edu.cn)
2 2Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, P.R. China
3 3Geosciences Rennes, Université de Rennes 1, 35042 Rennes Cedex, France
4 4Present address: Department of Geosciences, National Taiwan University, 245 Choushan Road, Taipei 106, Taiwan

Voluminous felsic rocks (mainly monzonitic) and coeval mafic rocks (mainly monzogabbro–diorites) were emplaced in the Taihang–Yanshan orogen of eastern North China craton in Mesozoic time. The monzogabbro–diorites have high Sr (mostly >1300 ppm) and low {epsilon}Nd(t) values (–9.5 to –15), indicating a long-term incompatible element enriched subcontinental lithospheric mantle source for their genesis. The monzonitic rocks show elemental geochemistry (e.g. high Sr, and REE patterns) and isotopic compositions similar to the monzogabbro–diorites, which leaves little doubt that the two rock suites share a similar origin. These mafic and felsic rocks thus represent a significant addition of juvenile continental crust from an enriched lithospheric mantle source in the Mesozoic, and their generation via melting of enriched portions of the subcontinental lithospheric mantle is probably an important mechanism responsible for the lithosphere thinning beneath eastern North China craton.

Key Words: Mesozoic • Sr–Nd isotopes • Taihang–Yanshan • China • magmatism




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