Abstract:A suit of metamorphosed sandstones of the Wutai Group in the Wutai Complex, North Central North China Craton was recognized recently. Their provenance and tectonic setting are vital for further understanding on the Late Neoarchean crust evolution in this area. The metamorphosed sandstones are mainly composed of quartz, feldspar and clay cement. The petrographic characteristics show that they are greywackes, which is consistent with the result distinguished by their major and trace elements compositions. The geochemical features show that they have relatively large variation of SiO2 content (64.51%~71.80%), and relatively low maturity (SiO2/Al2O3=3.98~4.73). Their chemical index of alteration (CIA), chemical index of weathering (CIW) and plagioclase index of alteration (PIA) are 60~76, 63~91 and 61~89, respectively, which indicate that the protolith of the metamorphosed sandstones was formed by rapid transportation and deposition of near-source weathered clasts. Compared with ratios of immobile elements (such as Th/La, Sm/La, Zr/Hf, Y/Ho) of the potential source rocks, the provenances of metamorphosed sandstones are mainly from acidic volcanic rocks. This result is highly similar to those of sedimentary materials of the continental island arc which were mainly derived from acidic volcanic rocks. The discrimination results of trace elements on tectonic setting also show that the characteristics of the sandstones assemble those of the continental island arc. Consequently, we consider that the metamorphosed sandstones of the Wutai Group, North China Craton, were formed in a continental island arc setting in the Late Neoarchean.