Final-stage Southward Subduction of the Eastern Paleo-Asian Ocean:Evidence from the Middle Permian Mafic Intrusions in the Northern Margin of the North China Craton

The northern margin of the North China Craton(NCC)contains widespread Permian magmatic rocks,but the origin of these rocks remains controversial.This uncertainty hampers us from better understanding of tectonic framework and evolution of the eastern Paleo-Asian Ocean,particularly with respect to its final-stage subduction and closure time.To address these questions,this study presents petrological,zircon U-Pb geochronological,whole-rock geochemical and in situ zircon Hf isotopic data for these Permian mafic intrusions in the northern margin of the NCC.Precise zircon U-Pb dating results indicate that these mafic intrusions were emplaced in the Middle Permian(ca.260 Ma).Geochemically,the studied mafic intrusions have high MgO and transition metals element contents,with high Mg^(#) values,indicating a mantle origin.These mafic intrusions are characterized by enrichments in large ion lithophile elements(LILEs;e.g.,Rb,Ba,and K)and light rare earth elements(LREEs),and depletions in high field strength elements(HFSEs;e.g.,Nb,Ta,and Ti)and heavy rare earth elements(HREEs),indicating that they were formed in a subduction-related setting.These geochemical features,together with zircon ε_(Hf)(t)values(-1.1 to+11.2),indicate that their parental magmas were derived from partial melting of heterogeneous mantle wedge metasomatized by subduction-related fluids,with the contributions of slab sediments.The studied mafic intrusions also show wide range of major and trace elements contents,and variable Mg^(#) values,Eu and Sr anomalies,suggesting that their parental magmas had undergone variable degrees of fractional crystallization.Together with the E-W trending Permian continental arc along the northern margin of the NCC,we confirm that the generation of the Middle Permian mafic intrusions was related to southward subduction of the Paleo-Asian oceanic lithosphere beneath the NCC and the Paleo-Asian Ocean had not closed prior to the Middle Permian.

Paleoproterozoic Multistage Metamorphic Ages Registered in the Precambrian Basement Rocks at the Southeastern Margin of the North China Craton and Their Geological Implications

The Precambrian basement rocks in the Bengbu and neighboring areas, located at the southeastern margin of the North China Craton, occur as granulite terrains and xenoliths in the Mesozoic dioritic porphyry.

LA-ICP-MS Zircon U-Pb Age of Longtou Syenite body in South Songxian County, Southern Margin of the North China Craton

Objective Indosinian magmatic rocks mainly locate in west Qinling Orogen, which are, however, extremely rare in east Qingling Orogen （Lu Xinxiang, 2000; Zhang Guowei et al., 2001; Guo Xianqing et al., 2017）. The Zhifang Huangzhuang （ZH） area in south Songxian County is located in the southern margin of the North China Craton （Fig. l a）, which is an important lndosinian alkaline magmatic occurrence including 32 syenite bodies and syenitic dykes in east Qinling Orogen. There are five syenite bodes in the ZH area, i.e., the Lang＇aogou, Mogou, Longtou, Jiaogou and Wusanggou from west to east （Fig. l b）.

Petrogenesis of the Early Cretaceous Laojunshan monzogranite at the southern margin of the North China Craton: Constrains on the transition of the tectonic regime

1 Introduction Voluminous Mesozoic magmatic rocks containing abundant Au-Mo polymetallic mineralization resources are developed in the Xiaoqinling-Xiong’ershan district of the southern margin of the North China Craton(NCC).

An Unique Glomerophyric Diorite Porphyry from the Southern Margin of North China Craton:Geochronology,Geochemical and Quantitative Textural Analysis Constraints

1 Introduction The Wulong glomerophyric diorite porphyry has an extremely peculiar texture with plagioclase phenocrysts clustered as flower-like glomerocrysts(Figs.1a&b),which is never discovered elsewhere of the world.The

Magnetic Fabric Studies of Xiong'er Volcanic Rocks in Southern Margin of the North China Craton and its Implications

The Paleoproterozoic Xiong’er Group is composed of mafic to felsic volcanic rocks and minor sedimentary rocks,distributed along the southern margin of the North China craton(NCC).It is a key marker for regional

Triassic Granitic Magmatism at the Northern Margin of the North China Craton: Implications of Geochronology and Geochemistry for the Tectonic Evolution of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt

The early Mesozoic marked an important transition from collisional orogeny to post-orogenic extension at the northern margin of the North China Craton(NCC). In this study, we undertook zircon U-Pb dating and whole-rock majorand trace-element geochemical analyses of early Mesozoic granitic rocks in the Chifeng area to establish their geochronological framework, petrogenesis, and implications for the tectonic evolution of the eastern Central Asia Orogenic Belt(CAOB). Zircon U-Pb dating results show that these rocks were emplaced in three stages during the Triassic:(1) syenogranites during 250-248 Ma,(2) granodiorites during 244-243 Ma, and(3) monzogranites and granodiorites during 232-230 Ma. These Triassic granitoids belong to the high-K calc-alkaline series and are evolved I-type granites. They have high SiO2 and low Mg O contents with enrichments in light rare-earth elements, Zr, Hf, Rb, Th, and U, and depletions in Ba, Nb, Ta, Sr, and Eu. These geochemical data indicate that the granitoids were derived from partial melting of a lower-crustal source under relatively low-pressure conditions and subsequently underwent extensive fractional crystallization. Considering both the geochemical data and regional geological information, we propose that the 250-248 Ma syenogranites were emplaced in an extensional environment linked to slab break-off after closure of the Paleo-Asian Ocean(PAO) along the Solonker-Xra Moron-Changchun suture zone. The 244-243 Ma granodiorites were formed in a compressional orogenic setting during collision between the Erguna-Xing’an-Songliao composite block and the NCC. The 232-230 Ma granodiorites and monzogranites were emplaced during the transition from compressional orogeny to post-orogenic extension. Overall, the early Mesozoic tectonic evolution of the Chifeng area can be divided into three main stages:(1) closure of the Paleo-Asian Ocean and extension related to slab break-off during the Early Triassic;(2) continuous collisional compression during the Middle Triassic after closure of the PAO;and(3) post-orogenic extension during the Late Triassic, most probably due to lithospheric delamination after amalgamation of the Erguna-Xing’an-Songliao composite block and the NCC.

Metallogenic Systems on the Paleocontinental Margin of the North China Craton

The North China Craton (NCC) is one of the largest blocks composing the continent. Different types of continental margins well developed around the NCC, along with lots of metallogenic systems of different metals and different times. Based on the study on the structural evolution of the NCC, the authors made a new division of tectonic units of the NCC. Through an analysis of the data of 1:25000 geochemical survey on stream sediments, regional geochemical features of main ore-forming elements including Au, Ag, Cu, Pb, Zn, W, Ni, Co and Mo of the NCC are discussed in the paper. Then different metallogenic systems and their forming processes and geodynamics are discussed in detail. At last, temporal and spatial distribution regularities are summarized and ten favorable ore-control factors on the paleocontinental margins are put forward, including (1) abundance of ore sources; (2) rendezvous of ore-forming fluids; (3) high thermo-dynamic anomaly; (4) remarkable Earth crust-mantle interaction; (5) cluster of macroscopic structures and their long activities; (6) diversity of ore-forming environments; (7) long geohistory; (8) multiforms of critical transitional ore-forming mechanisms; (9) multi-staged and superimposed ore-formation; and (10) suitable preservation condition.

Formation and evolution of the Archean continental crust of China:A review

The mainland of China is composed of the North China Craton,the South China Craton,the Tarim Craton and other young orogehie belts.Amongst the three cratons,the North China Craton has been studied most and noted for its widely-distributed Archean basement rocks.In this paper,we assess and compare the geology,rock types,formation age and geochemical composition features of the Archean basements of the three cratons.They have some common characteristics,including the fact that the crustal rocks prior to the Paleoarchean and the supracrustal rocks of the Neoarehean were preserved,and Tonalite-Trondhjemtite- Granodiorite (TTG)magmatism and tectono-magmatism occurred at about 2.7 Ga and about 2.5 Ga respectively.The Tarim Craton and the North China Craton show more similarities in their early Precambrian crustal evolution.Significant findings on the Archean basement of the North China Craton are coneluded to be:(1)the tectonic regime in the early stage (>3.1 Ga)is distinct from modem plate tectonics;(2)the continental crust accretion occurred mostly from the late Mesoarchean to the early Neoarehean period;(3)a huge linear tectonic belt already existed in the late Neoarchean period,suggesting the beginning of plate tectonics;and (4)the preliminary cratonization had already been completed by about 2.5 Ga. Hadean detrital zircons were found at a total of nine locations within China.Most of them show clear oscillatory zoning,sharing similar textures with magmatic zircons from interrnediate-felsic magmatic rocks. This indicates that a fair quantity of continental material had already developed on Earth at that time.

Late Mesozoic magmatism and tectonic evolution in the Southern margin of the North China Craton

Late Mesozoic granitic magmatism(158–112 Ma) are widespread in the southern margin of the North China Craton(NCC), contemporary with many world-class Mo-Au-Ag-Pb-Zn polymetallic deposits. There are abrupt changes in the elements and isotopic compositions of these granites at about 127 Ma. The early stage(158–128 Ma) granites show slightly or no negative Eu anomalies, large ion lithophile elements enriched and heavy REE depleted(such as Y and Yb), belonging to typical I-type granite. The late stage(126–112 Ma) granites are characterized by A-type and/or highly fractionated I-type granite, with higher contents of SiO2, K2 O, Y, Yb and Rb/Sr ratio and lower contents of Sr, δEu value and Sr/Y ratio than that of the early-stage granites.Moreover, the whole rock Nd and Hf isotopic compositions of the granites younger than 127 Ma show more depleted than those of the older one. The two stages of Late Mesozoic granites were derived from a source region of the ancient basement of the southern margin of the NCC incorporated the mantle material. The late stage(126–112 Ma) granites contain more fractions of mantle material with depleted isotopic composition than the early ones. The granites record evidence for a strong crust-mantle interaction. They formed in an intracontinental extensional setting which was related to lithospheric thinning and asthenospheric upwelling in this region, which was possibly caused by westward subduction of the Paleo-Pacific plate. 127 Ma is an critical period of the transformation of the tectonic regime.

Phase Equilibria Modeling and P-T Evolution of the Mafic Lower-Crustal Xenoliths from the Southeastern Margin of the North China Craton

The Precambrian lower crust rocks at the southeastern margin of the North China Craton （NCC） are mainly exposed as granulite xenoliths hosted by Mesozoic dioritic porphyry and metamorphic terrains in the Xuzhou-Suzhou area. Garnet amphiholites and garnet granulites are two kinds of typical lower-crustal xenoliths and were selected to reconstruct different stages of the metamorphic process. In this study, in view of multistage metamorphic evolution and reworking, phase equilibria modeling was used for the first time to better constrain peak P-T conditions of the xenoliths. Some porphyroblastic garnets have a weak zonal structure in composition with homogeneous cores and were surrounded by thin rims with an increase in XMg and a decrease in X Ca （or X Mg）- Clinopyroxene contain varying amounts of Na2O and Al2O3 as well as amphibole of TiO2, while plagioclases are different in calcium contents. Peak metamorphic P-T conditions are calculated by the smallest garnet x（g） （Fe2＋/（Fe2＋＋Mg）） contours and the smallest plagioclase ca（pl） （Ca/（Ca＋Na）） contours in NCFMASHTO （Na2O-CaO-FeO-MgO-Al2O3-SiO2- H20-TiO2-Fe2O3） system, which are consistent with those estimated by conventional geothermobarometry. The new results show that the peak and decompressional P-T conditions for the rocks are 850-900 ℃/ 1.4-1.6 GPa and 820-850 ℃/0.9-1.3 GPa, respectively, suggestive of high and middle-low pressure granulite-facies metamorphism. Combined with previous zircon U-Pb dating and conventional geothermobarometry data, it is indicated that the xenoliths experienced a clockwise P-T-t evolution with nearisothermal deeompressional process, suggestive of the Paleoproterozoic subduction-collision setting. In this regard, the studied region together with Jiao-Liao-Ji belt is further documented to make up a Paleopro- terozoic collisional orogen in the eastern block of the NCC.

Study of crustal thickness and poisson's ratio of the south of Erenhot area by teleseismic receiver function

The Xing’an Mongolian Orogenic Belt(XMOB) and the northern margin of North China Craton(NCC) have undergone multistage tectonic superimposition and the tectonic evolution is extremely complicated. We collect the teleseismic data of 44 temporary broadband seismic stations deployed in the XMOB and the northern margin of NCC to calculate the P wave receiver functions. The crustal thickness and average crustal ratio as well as the Poisson’s ratios beneath 33 stations are estimated using the H-κ stacking method. The results show:(1) the crustal thickness of the study area ranges from 38.7 to 42.7 km, with an average thickness of 41.2 km. There is a great difference in crustal thickness on both sides of Solonker suture zone. The characteristics of crustal thickness support the geodynamic model that the Paleo-Asian Ocean subducted and closed at the Solonker suture zone.(2) The Poisson’s ratios in the study area are low, ranging from 0.215 to 0.277, with an average value of 0.243, suggesting that the rock composition of the area is dominated by felsic-acid rocks.(3) There exists a negative correlation between the Poisson’s ratio and the crustal thickness. Combined with the lower values of Poisson’s ratio, we speculate that the delamination is the major mechanism in crustal extension and thinning in the study area.

内蒙古大青山-盘羊山晚中生代-早新生代构造事件及其对华北北缘构造演化的启示

内蒙古大青山和盘羊山位于华北克拉通北缘,其复杂的地质构造对华北克拉通北部中—新生代构造演化具有重要的指示作用。大青山以北的盘羊山逆冲体系,形成于晚二叠世至早三叠世古亚洲洋的闭合,晚侏罗世可能受蒙古-鄂霍次克洋闭合的影响而重新活动。大青山地区发育4期中—新生代变形构造,从老至新依次是:SE-NW向伸展形成的呼和浩特变质核杂岩、NW向逆冲的大青山逆冲体系、以不变形花岗岩为核心的构造穹窿、大青山山前断裂及高角度正断层。发生于约142~132 Ma的SE-NW向伸展,形成于造山增厚地壳的重力垮塌,并形成呼和浩特变质核杂岩和相关的拆离体系。大青山逆冲体系形成于约130~120 Ma,代表造山过程中地壳荷载与板块汇聚的抗衡导致的构造反转,另一可能是古太平洋俯冲的远程效应。自约120 Ma以来,大青山处于一个构造-热松弛期,导致该区约120~90 Ma的冷却事件被广泛记录,并形成以不变形花岗岩(约114 Ma)为核心的穹窿构造;这些事件可能与华北克拉通的峰期破坏相关。大青山山前断裂和相关的高角度正断层开始于始新世,可能是印度-欧亚大陆碰撞和太平洋板块运动方向改变的远程效应所致。古亚洲洋和蒙古-鄂霍次克洋的闭合导致华北克拉通北缘地壳增厚,引发早白垩世造山晚期的垮塌和伸展,形成呼和浩特变质核杂岩。自120 Ma开始,大青山开始受华北克拉通破坏的影响,并形成后造山伸展。新生代,大青山受新特提斯和太平洋构造域的远程影响。

Discovery of Late Paleozoic retrograded eclogites from the middle part of the northern margin of North China Craton

The retrograded eclogites have been discovered in the middle part of the northern margin of the North China Craton, which occur as lens or boudin within bio-tite-plagioclase gneisses in Paleoproterozoic Hongqiyingzi Group. The peak eclogite facies (P > 1.40—1.50 GPa, T = 680—730℃) mineral assemblage is composed of garnet, ompha-cite and rutile (±quartz), which was overprinted by the granulite facies mineral assemblage of vermicular symplec-tite of sodic clinopyroxene and plagioclase which replaced the precursory omphacite, and then amphibolite facies ret-rograded minerals with characterization of Amp+Pl ke-lyphitic rim and symplectite, and amphibole replaced clino-pyroxene. The protolith of retrograded eclogites is oceanic basalt formed at 438±11 Ma.The peak eclogite facies meta-morphic age of the retrograded eclogite is 325±4 Ma. These relict eclogites may be formed by the subduction of Pa-leo-Asian oceanic crust beneath the North China Craton during Late Paleozoic. The discovery of relict eclogite in this paper provides a new insight into farther understanding of tectonic evolution of the northern margin of the North China Craton, and the relationship between the Paleo-Asian Ocean and the North China Craton.

Lithospheric Thermal Isostasy of North Continental Margin of the South China Sea

Accompanied with rifting and detaching of the north continental margin of the South China Sea, the crust and the lithosphere become thinner away from the continental margin resulting from the tectonic activities, such as tensile deformation, thermal uplift, and cooling subsidence, etc.. Integrated with thermal, gravimetric, and isostatic analysis techniques, based on the seismic interpretation of the deep penetration seismic soundings across the northern margin of the South China Sea, we reconstructed the lithospheric thermal structure and derived the variation of the crust boundary in the east and west parts of the seismic profile by using gravity anomaly data. We mainly studied the thermal isostasy problems using the bathymetry of the profiles and calculated the crust thinning effect due to the thermal variety in the rifting process. The results indicate that the thermal isostasy may reach 2.5 km, and the compositional variations in the lithospheric density and thickness may produce a variation of 4.0 km. Therefore, the compositional isostatic correction is very important to recover the relationship between surface heat flow and topography. Moreover, because of the high heat flow characteristic of the continental margin, building the model of lithospheric geotherm in this region is of great importan for studying the Cenozoic tectonic thermal evolution of the north passive continental margin of the South China Sea.

He-Ar isotopic system of fluid inclusions in pyrite from the molybdenum deposits in south margin of North China Block and its trace to metallogenetic and geodynamic background

The helium and argon isotopic compositions of the ore-forming fluids from the molybdenum deposits such as Jinduicheng, Donggou, Shijiawan, and Sandaozhuang, which are located in the East Qinling molybdenum belt in south margin of North China Block (SMCNB), are reported in this paper. The origin and the evolution of the ore-forming fluids and their coupled-relationships with the intra-continental collision and orogenic process of Qinling Orogen in Mesozoic-Cenozoic have been discussed. The 3He/4He and 40Ar/36Ar values (3He/4He=1.38―3.64 Ra, and 40Ar/36Ar=295.68―346.39, respectively) of the fluid inclusions in pyrite from the molybdenum deposits in East Qinling suggest that, the ore-forming fluid system is mixed by two end members. One is the high temperature deep-derived fluid congenetic with the porphyries generated by crust-mantle mixing, and the other is the low-temperature meteoric water which is rich in crustal radiogenic He with the component of atmospheric Ar. From the Pb isotopic composition, and ore-bearing potential of the porphyry and the regional stratum, we can conclude that the ore-forming materials of the deposits in the East Qinling molybdenum belt are derived from the deep source by the mixing of lower crust and upper mantle. Therefore, the formation of the molybdenum deposits in SMNCB can be related to the crust-mantle interaction, which is accompanied by the intra-continental orogenic and extension process in the post-collision period of Qinling Orogen. The granitic porphyries which are related to Mo mineralization are not simple crust-remelting type granites or S type granites, but belong to syntexis-type or mantle-derived granites, hence their formation has a profound and regional geodynamic background.

华北克拉通东北缘改造:来自吉林辉南地区构造热事件的古地磁记录

华北克拉通东北缘处于构造运动活跃地区,古地磁研究可为构造演化和岩浆热事件提供依据。笔者在吉林辉南地区中寒武统32个采点共采集246块样品进行了岩石学、岩石磁学及系统热退磁实验。古地磁实验表明,徐庄组砂质泥岩主要磁性矿物是赤铁矿和磁铁矿,张夏组灰岩主要磁性矿物是颗粒较小的磁铁矿和黄铁矿,且均发生了重磁化,并记录了稳定的中温分量,前者中温分量地理坐标平均方向为D/I=10.9°/50.8°,α_(95)=11.7°,对应的极位置为76°N,264.6°E,A_(95)=13°,与早白垩世岩浆活动记录的古地磁极位置一致;后者中温分量地理坐标平均方向为D/I=29.1°/59.0°,α_(95)=6.5°,对应的极位置为68°N,213.7°E,A_(95)=8.4°,与第四纪火山岩记录的古地磁极位置一致。综合区域地质背景分析,早白垩世—第四纪,吉林辉南及邻区古地磁记录的2次较为强烈的构造热事件,以及因敦化-密山断裂带左旋走滑运动造成的北向运移形成的古纬度差,一定程度上对华北克拉通东北缘起到双重改造作用。

洛南任家滩—荞麦山正长斑岩成因及其对古元古代晚期裂解的指示——岩石化学及锆石U-Pb年龄和Lu—Hf同位素特征

华北克拉通南缘的陕西洛南—河南豫西地区出露一系列形成于1.8~1.6 Ga的碱性岩,对这些碱性岩的研究有助于提高对华北克拉通南缘古元古代构造环境的认识。笔者等选取陕西省洛南县任家滩—荞麦山一带碱性侵入体进行系统的岩石学、LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb年代学、Lu—Hf同位素分析和岩石地球化学研究,讨论了其成因机制和构造背景。研究表明,任家滩—荞麦山岩体的主体岩性为正长斑岩,加权平均年龄为1689±20 Ma(MSWD=0.12),表明其侵位时代为古元古代。该岩体富碱(Na_(2)O+K_(2)O=7.95%~9.5%),高钾(K_(2)O=4.67%~8.51%);稀土元素总量较高(496.15×10^(-6)~650.16×10^(-6),平均543.06×10^(-6)),轻、重稀土元素分馏比较明显,轻稀土元素相对富集(LREE=454×10^(-6)~605×10^(-6)),重稀土元素亏损(HREE=39.3×10^(-6)~45.6×10^(-6)),具有弱负铕异常;K、Rb、Ba、Th富集,Nb、Ta、P、Ti亏损,并且具有明显的Sr负异常。εHf(t)值<0,TDM1值为2038~2218 Ma,TDM2值为2250~2516 Ma,说明岩浆源区物质与富集地幔有关或受到过地壳物质的混染。因此,任家滩—荞麦山岩体是由地幔玄武质岩浆与地壳基底太华杂岩形成的中酸性花岗质岩浆混合后形成的熔体,经强烈的结晶分异作用形成的,其形成于陆内裂谷的构造环境,是华北克拉通南缘对哥伦比亚超大陆裂解事件的响应。

华北克拉通南缘角子山花岗岩的锆石U-Pb定年、岩石地球化学特征及构造背景

角子山岩基是秦岭造山带东端伏牛山余脉规模居第二位的燕山期侵入岩,其岩石成因模型有助于深入认识华北克拉通南缘伏牛山余脉早白垩世酸性岩浆的形成规律和深部构造演化。角子山花岗岩体LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb定年样品的30个测点中,18个有效锆石测点的U-Pb年龄集中于(129.5±1.4)Ma(1个)和(116.1±1.4)~(122.2±1.3)Ma(17个)两组,形成了锆石年龄谱,后者的加权平均年龄为(119.3±0.9)Ma。结合前人10个有效锆石测点的U-Pb年龄数据,27颗锆石的加权平均年龄为(118.2±1.2)Ma,代表了角子山花岗岩的形成时代。角子山花岗岩样品具有富Si和碱、贫Ca和Mg的特征,为高钾钙碱性系列岩石,属于准铝质-弱过铝质花岗岩。在微量元素蛛网图中,角子山花岗岩样品显示了Rb、Th及Zr、Hf的正异常和Sr、P、Ti的负异常。角子山花岗岩稀土总量为20.9×10^(-6)~204×10^(-6),(La/Yb)N值为4.24~21.0,δEu值为0.53~0.78,稀土配分模式呈轻稀土富集(右倾平滑)和中、重稀土亏损(近水平)的特征。角子山花岗岩样品的LaN-(La/Yb)N投点显示了正相关关系,表明其成分变异受控于部分熔融作用。角子山花岗岩的部分熔融源残余相包括角闪石、斜长石和金红石,无石榴子石残余,表明它形成于正常厚度地壳,存在深度大致为40~50 km和小于30 km的两个部分熔融岩石源区。角子山花岗岩形成于秦岭早白垩世陆(板)内造山阶段,经历了岩浆/流体混合再活化作用,是~120 Ma区域岩石圈拆沉作用的产物。

华北克拉通中部造山带中条山地区绛县群地层划分与构造背景

中条山地区是华北克拉通中部造山带的重要组成部分,保存了中部造山带演化的重要记录。绛县群划分为横岭关亚群和铜矿峪亚群,横岭关亚群为一套由石英岩和绢云片岩组成的变质碎屑岩;铜矿峪亚群则以酸性、基性火山岩为主,夹有正常沉积碎屑岩的“双峰式”火山岩。笔者对绛县群岩石组合及地层特征开展详细调查研究,经过对绛县群火山岩、侵入岩和碎屑锆石同位素年龄的综合分析,认为绛县群的形成年龄大约在2200~2120 Ma,时代为古元古代。结合碎屑岩、火山岩的地球化学特征和华北克拉通中部造山带的演化过程,推测绛县群形成的构造环境很可能为古活动大陆边缘。其中,横岭关亚群沉积在活动大陆边缘盆地,而铜矿峪亚群则形成于活动大陆边缘火山弧环境。