SHRIMP zircon U-Pb dating of tuff in the Guandaokou Group: Implications for the Meso-Neoproterozoic chronostratigraphic framework of the North China Craton
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    Recent advances in Meso-Neoproterozoic chronostratigraphic research in China have yielded critical datasets and candidate sections for establishing standardized stratigraphic frameworks. This study presents new chronostratigraphic findings from the southern margin of the North China Craton. Zircon U-Pb dating reveals that tuff interbeds in the Longjiayuan Formation from Luonan County (1 526±16 Ma, MSWD=0.43, n= 8) and Qishan County (1 535±11 Ma, MSWD=0.68, n=12), Shaanxi Province, constrain these deposits to ca. 1.53~1.52 Ga. SHRIMP U-Pb ages of tuffaceous siltstone interbeds in the Duguan Formation further indicate an age older than 1 385±46 Ma (MSWD=1.07, n= 6). Integrating these results with prior studies, we propose a revised Mesoproterozoic chronostratigraphic framework for North China, addressing the stratigraphic void within the Unnamed System and advancing the standardization of the Qingbaikou System. High-precision tuff-zircon ages from the Luoyukou Formation, Longjiayuan Formation, and Duguan Formation enhance regional correlations between the Changcheng System and Jixian System, supporting their establishment as continuous, complete stratigraphic units and strong candidates for global geostratigraphic standards. Nevertheless, the discontinuous distribution of the Unnamed System and Qingbaikou System in North China, coupled with insufficient geochronological constraints, presents challenges for reconstructing the 1.3~0.8 Ga stratigraphic column and formalizing these systems as standardized geostratigraphic units in the near term.

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张恒,周洪瑞,丁孝忠,张传恒,高林志,宋彪,2025,官道口群凝灰岩SHRIMP锆石U-Pb年龄及华北克拉通中-新元古界地层格架探讨[J].岩石矿物学杂志,44(4):745~766. ZHANG Heng, ZHOU Hong-rui, DING Xiao-zhong, ZHANG Chuan-heng, GAO Lin-zhi, SONG Biao,2025,SHRIMP zircon U-Pb dating of tuff in the Guandaokou Group: Implications for the Meso-Neoproterozoic chronostratigraphic framework of the North China Craton[J]. Acta Petrologica et Mineralogica,44(4):745~766.

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  • Received:May 23,2024
  • Revised:March 20,2025
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