It is widely accepted that the lithosphere beneath the eastern portion of the North China
Craton (NCC) has suffered extensive thinning and destruction since the Mesozoic. The …

The link between metallogeny and craton destruction in the North China Craton (NCC)
remains poorly understood, particularly the mechanisms within the interior of the craton. In …

We investigated the spatial-temporal distribution and the major, trace, and rare earth
element geochemistry, U-Pb zircon geochronology, and isotope geochemistry of mafic dike …

Mesozoic lamprophyres are widely present in gold province in the Jiaodong Peninsula. In
this study, we analyzed major and trace elements and Sr–Nd–Pb isotopic compositions of …

Two stages of mafic dikes with ages of~ 117–116Ma and~ 95–87Ma, respectively, are
identified in the Jiaobei terrain based on zircon U–Pb ages. The Early Cretaceous mafic …

The genesis of hypozonal orogenic gold deposits is highly controversial, with both crustal
metamorphic fluids and variously derived sub-crustal fluids suggested as fluid and metal …

Abstract The Bohai Bay Basin is at the center of lithosphere destruction and thinning in the
eastern North China Craton (NCC). In this paper, the thermal lithospheric thicknesses of the …

Mantle peridotites of ophiolites have traditionally been interpreted as fragments of residual
oceanic lithospheric mantle depleted by partial melting. However, recent petrological …

The activity of melts and fluids may have played a key role in inducing the destruction of the
eastern North China Craton in the early Cretaceous. Carbonate melts are important agents …

A combined study of zircon U–Pb ages, mineral chemistry, whole-rock elements and Sr–Nd–
Hf isotopes was carried out for the Saima alkaline complex in the northeastern China, in …