Geochemistry and zircon U–Pb–Hf isotopes of the late Paleoproterozoic Jianping diorite–monzonite–syenite suite of the North China Craton: Implications for petrogenesis and geodynamic setting

The late Paleoproterozoic Jianping diorite–monzonite–syenite suite (JDMSS), in the Western Liaoning Province (WLP) along the northern margin of the North China Craton (NCC), is composed mainly of magnetite diorites, clinopyroxene monzonites, syenites, and quartz syenites. LA-ICP-MS zircon U–Pb isotopic dating indicates that this complex emplaced between 1696 and 1721 Ma, almost synchronously with the 1680–1750 Ma anorthosite–mangerite–alkali...