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August 30, 2026Journal of Petrology

Chemical Diversity of Archean Sanukitoids Driven by Variable Sediment Recycling: A Case Study from the North China Craton

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WYWeibo YangChina University of Geosciences (Beijing)WWWei WangChina University of Geosciences (Beijing)LGLei GaoChina University of Geosciences (Beijing)

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Petrogenetic modeling reveals variable sediment recycling generated chemical diversity in late Archean sanukitoids, indicating modern-style plate subduction and continental weathering.

Key Points

  • Investigate the petrogenetic origins and geodynamic drivers behind the chemical diversity observed in late Neoarchean sanukitoid suites.
  • Analyzed whole-rock major and trace element geochemistry alongside zircon U–Pb and Lu–Hf isotopic compositions of late Neoarchean (~2560–2491 Ma) gneisses.
  • Performed thermodynamic and trace element modeling to constrain mantle melt sources, recycling percentages, and melting pressure-temperature conditions.
  • Dioritic gneisses were modeled from a mixed mantle source with 6% sediment-derived melts at 1.4–1.9 GPa and 1030–1060°C.
  • Monzodioritic and quartz monzodioritic gneisses required higher sediment melt inputs of 9% (at 2.0–2.1 GPa, 980–1050°C) and 11% (at 2.4–2.8 GPa, 1050–1070°C), respectively.
  • Global compilations confirm that this systematic chemical variation emerged during the Neoarchean, reflecting hot subduction zones coupled with continental emergence and weathering.

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Yang et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a93f1056c1a8fb52e79da61https://doi.org/10.1093/petrology/egag072
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