Early cretaceous ridge subduction in the Shandong Peninsula, Eastern China, indicated by Laoshan A-type granite

Early Cretaceous A-type granites are widespread in the Shandong Peninsula, which can be used to elucidate the tectonic evolution of the eastern China and the destruction of the North China Craton. However, their genesis is still controversial. Several competing models, ranging from slab break-off, postorogenic extension, foundering of the lower crust and ridge subduction, were proposed. Here, we report zircon U–Pb ages, whole-rock and apatite geochemical compositions of the Laoshan granite and discuss its tectonic implications. The Laoshan granite has typical characteristics of A-type granite with high FeO^T/(FeO^T + MgO) ratios (0.90–0.97) and 10000*Ga/Al ratios (2.70–3.36) and high total alkali (Na₂O + K₂O: 7.95–8.70 wt%) contents and Zr+Nb+Ce+Y (most >350 ppm) concentrations. The Laoshan granite is further classified as A₁-type based on the Yb/Ta-Y/Nb and Ce/Nb-Y/Nb diagrams and the Nb-Y-3Ga and Nb-Y-Ce triangular discriminant diagrams. Zircon U–Pb dating of two Laoshan granite samples yielded emplacement ages of 117.8 ± 1.0 Ma and 120.1 ± 1.3 Ma, respectively. The oxygen fugacity of the Laoshan granite magma is low, as indicated by zircon Ce⁴⁺/Ce³⁺ ratios (most <300). The crystallization temperature of zircon varies significantly, ranging from 652 to 830°C. The apatite compositions show that the Laoshan granite has high F (2.09–2.72 wt%) and low Cl (0.01–0.09 wt%) contents, consistent with influence by fluid released from the decomposition of phengite. Apatite rare earth elements show that mantle sources are also involved in Laoshan A-type granite. Combined previous studies of A-type granitic plutons in the Shandong Province and the Lower Yangtze River belt with the drifting history of the Pacific plate, we propose that the flat subduction of the spreading ridge between the Pacific and the Izanagi plates was responsible for the formation of Laoshan A-type granite.

Introduction

The North China Craton (NCC) is one of the oldest and most stable cratons in the world. In the Paleozoic, the lithospheric thickness of the NCC reached 200 km. However, after the Mesozoic, the lithospheric thickness in the eastern NCC decreased to about 80 km (Fan and Menzies, 1992; Xu, 2001), accompanied by a series of Yanshanian (Early Cretaceous) tectonic movements and magmatic activities (Wu et al., 2005), which produced a large amount of granitic magma, mainly concentrated ca. 160 ∼ 110 Ma (Li et al., 2014; Song et al., 2015, 2017, 2019). The genesis and tectonic background of these granites have been controversial, mainly including slab break-off, slab rollback, postorogenic extension, foundering of the lower lithosphere (Yang et al., 2005, 2018a, 2020a; Liu et al., 2008, 2013; Xie et al., 2009; Goss et al., 2010) and flat ridge subduction (Li et al., 2012a, 2014; Ling et al., 2013), which limit the in-depth understanding of the regional tectonic background.

A-type granite is a special rock formed in an extensional environment, which refers to non-orogenic and water-poor alkaline granite (Loiselle and wones, 1979). According to the tectonic setting, it can be formed not only in the extensional environment within the plate but also in the extensional environment of the plate margin after the collision (Whalen et al., 1987; Eby, 1990, 1992; Bonin, 2007). Eby (1992) classified A-type granites into A1-type and A2-type granites according to their element ratios. A-type granites have unique geochemical characteristics and specific formation conditions and especially have important indicative significance for the tectonic environment. Therefore, the study of Mesozoic A-type granites has important geological significance for Yanshanian tectonic activity in eastern China.

There is an NEE-trending A-type granite belt developed along the Shandong Peninsula, mainly distributed in Wulian, Jiaonan, Laoshan, Haiyang and other places (Wang et al., 1995; Li et al., 2014; Yuan et al., 2022), which provides a good object for us to study the Mesozoic tectonic background and crustal evolution. In this study, we conduct whole-rock geochemistry, zircon U–Pb dating and trace element and apatite trace element composition studies of the Laoshan A-type granite and compare it with A-type granites in the Lower Yangtze River (LYR) belt and Haiyang A₁-A₂-type granite in the Shandong Peninsula, aiming at understanding the genesis of the Early Cretaceous A-type granite in the Shandong Peninsula and discussing the dynamic mechanism of the NCC.

Geological background

The Shandong Peninsula is located at the southeastern margin of the NCC and the eastern part of the Dabie-Sulu orogenic belt (Sun et al., 2002a). The eastern extension of the Qinling-Dabie-Sulu orogenic belt cuts across the southern Peninsula (Li et al., 1993; Goss et al., 2010). It is famous for a large number of gold deposits (Zhai et al., 2002; Deng et al., 2015, 2020; Song et al., 2015, 2021; Fan et al., 2016; Zhang et al., 2017a, 2020a, 2020b; Groves et al., 2020; Li et al., 2020, 2021) with a total controlled Au reserve of more than 5,000 tons (Song et al., 2021). The famous Tan-Lu fault zone separates the Shandong Peninsula into the Luxi and Jiaodong segments (Li et al., 1993; Goss et al., 2010; Tan et al., 2012).

The tectonic units of the Jiaodong segment include the Jiaobei uplift, the Jiaolai basin, and the Weihai uplift. Multistage Mesozoic plutons emplaced within the Precambrian geological units occur in the Jiaobei uplift and the Weihai uplift, including Jurassic granites (the Linglong-type granite, the Wendeng-type granite and the Duogushan-type granite) and Cretaceous granites (the Guojialing-type granodiorite, the Weideshan-type granite and the Laoshan-type granite) (Song et al., 2015, 2017, 2019).

There is an NEE-trending A-type granite belt of approximately 500 km in length across the whole Shandong Peninsula (Wang et al., 1995, 2009). The epochs of the Cretaceous A-type granites range between 110 Ma and 123 Ma (Zhao et al., 1997; Goss et al., 2010; Liu et al., 2013; Li et al., 2014; Yan and Shi, 2014; Gao et al., 2019; Yuan et al., 2022).

The Laoshan granite is located in eastern Qingdao city with a total outcrop area of ∼600 km². It is a part of the Early Cretaceous A-type granite belt in the Shandong Peninsula (Wang et al., 1995, 2009), which intruded into the Proterozoic basement metamorphic rocks of the Jiaonan Group and the Cretaceous sandstone of the Laiyang Group (Figure 1B). The Laoshan granites contain monzogranite, syenogranite, alkali feldspar granite and quartz syenite. We collected monzogranite samples from the western parts of the Laoshan granitic pluton and were composed of medium-to coarse-grained monzogranite. The coordinates of sample LS-40 are 120°26.98′E, 36°14.71′N, and 120°35.03′, 36°8.10′ for LS-41 (Figure 2A). They are slightly fleshy red with massive structures and developed joints (Figures 2B,C). The main minerals include potassium feldspar, quartz, plagioclase, biotite and hornblende (Figures 2D,E). The accessory minerals include zircon and apatite.

FIGURE 1

FIGURE 1. (A), Sketch map of the late Mesozoic A-type granites in eastern China. (B), Geological map of the Shandong Peninsula, showing the distribution of Early Yanshanian and Late Yanshanian granitoids of the Jiaodong Terrane (modified after Li et al., 2014). (C), Geological map of the Lower Yangtze River (LYR) belt (modified after Li et al., 2012a and related references).

FIGURE 2

FIGURE 2. (A), Simplified geologic map of the Laoshan granitic complex (modified after Zhao et al., 1997). Field photographs showing (B,C) monzogranite of the Laoshan pluton and microphotographs showing (D,E) the coarse-grained K-feldspar (Kfs), quartz (Qtz), plagioclase (Pl), biotite (Bit) and hornblende (Hbl) of monzogranite.

Analytical methods

The whole-rock major element contents were analyzed using X-ray fluorescence spectrometry at the State Key Laboratory of Isotope Geochemistry, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (GIGCAS), and zircon U–Pb dating and trace elements, whole-rock trace elements and apatite trace elements were analyzed using LA-ICPMS at the Key Laboratory of Mineralogy and Metallogeny, GIGCAS. The major elements (including Cl and F) of apatite were analyzed using a JXA-8100 electron microprobe at the State Key Laboratory of Mineral Deposits Research, Nanjing University. The calculations of zircon isotope ratios, the apatite, zircon and whole-rock trace element concentrations were performed using ICPMSDataCal 7.0 (Liu et al., 2010; Lin et al., 2016).

Whole-rock major and trace element analyses

The whole-rock major and trace element contents were analyzed at the State Key Laboratory of Isotope Geochemistry, GIGCAS. The whole-rock major elements were analyzed using X-ray fluorescence spectrometry. The typical analytical precisions were better than 1% (Li et al., 2005). Whole-rock trace element analyses were carried out on fused glasses using LA-ICPMS. The analytical method has been described in more detail by previous authors (Liang et al., 2009; Tu et al., 2011; Li et al., 2012a, Li et al., 2012b). The whole-rock trace element data were calculated using ICPMSDataCal 7.0 (Liu et al., 2010; Lin et al., 2016).

Zircon U‒Pb dating and trace element analyses

Zircon grains were obtained through conventional procedures. First, whole rock samples were crushed to about 60 mesh, desliming in water, followed by density separation, magnetic separation and handpicking. Zircon grains were then mounted in epoxy and polished down to nearly half sections to expose internal structures. Cathodoluminescent and optical microscopy images were taken to ensure that the least fractured, inclusion-free parts were analyzed. Zircon U‒Pb dating and trace element analyses were carried out at the Key Laboratory of Mineralogy and Metallogeny, GIGCAS. LA-ICPMS was performed following the same technique as that used for whole-rock analyses (Li et al., 2012a; Li et al., 2012b). The calculations of zircon isotope ratios and zircon trace element concentrations were performed using ICPMSDataCal 7.0 (Liu et al., 2010; Lin et al., 2016). Zircon Ce anomalies were calculated using software from the Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University (Ballard et al., 2002; Liang et al., 2006), and the zircon age was calculated using Isoplot (Version 3.23).

Apatite major and trace element analyses

Fluorine and chlorine compositions of apatite were determined using a JXA-8100 electron microprobe at the State Key Laboratory of Mineral Deposits Research, Nanjing University. The analysis conditions were 15 keV and 10 nA current, with a 10 μm diameter electron beam. A norbergite grain was used as a standard for F, Ba₅(PO₄)₃Cl for Cl, and apatite for Ca and P standards. The detailed method was described previously (Li et al., 2012b). The apatite trace elements were analyzed using LA-ICPMS at the Key Laboratory of Mineralogy and Metallogeny, GIGCAS. The conditions were 80 mJ laser energy, with a repetition rate of 6 Hz, a spot size of 41 μm in diameter and a 40 s ablation time. NIST 612 was used as an external standard, NIST 610 was used as a monitoring standard, and ⁴³Ca was used as an internal standard (Liang et al., 2009; Tu et al., 2011; Li H. et al., 2012a, Li et al., 2012b). The calculations of the apatite trace element concentrations were performed using ICPMSDataCal 7.0 (Liu et al., 2008; Lin et al., 2016).

Results

Whole-rock major and trace elements

Major and trace element results of the Laoshan granite samples (N=23) are summarized in Table 1. These granite samples have high SiO₂ (76.0–78.2 wt%), K₂O (4.23–4.79 wt%), and Na₂O (3.38–4.09 wt%) contents and low Al₂O₃ (12.3–13.3 wt%), TiO₂ (0.09–0.19 wt%), MgO (0.03–0.10 wt%), Fe₂O₃^T (0.73–1.21 wt%), CaO (0.04–0.33 wt%) and P₂O₅ (0–0.01 wt%) contents. In Harker diagrams, CaO, MgO, Al₂O₃, TiO₂, Fe₂O₃^T, and P₂O₅ contents of the Laoshan granite, together with syenogranite and alkali feldspar granite from previous studies (Zhao et al., 1997; Goss et al., 2010; Yan and Shi, 2014), are negatively correlated with SiO₂, whereas no obvious correlation exists between Na₂O, K₂O and SiO₂. The whole-rock Ti thermometer gave a formation temperature of approximately 652–830°C for the monzogranite (Schiller and Finger, 2019; Yu et al., 2022) (Figure 3). The K₂O/Na₂O ratios (1.08–1.39) and FeO^T/(FeO^T + MgO) ratios (0.90–0.97) are lower than those of the Haiyang syenite (0.76–0.87, 1.28–1.58). They are peraluminous with A/CNK ratios from 1.06 to 1.20 and are alkaline rocks with total alkali contents (K₂O + Na₂O) ranging from 7.95 to 8.70 wt%.

TABLE 1

TABLE 1. Major and trace element compositions of Laoshan granite.

FIGURE 3

FIGURE 3. Harker diagrams for monzogranite, syenogranite, and alkali feldspar granite of the Laoshan granite complex. The monzogranite samples are from this article, and the data of Laoshan syenogranite and alkali feldspar granite are from references (Zhao et al., 1997; Goss et al., 2010; Yan and Shi, 2014).

The Laoshan granite is characterized by high field strength elements, such as Th, U, Zr, and Hf, and high concentrations of large iron lithophile elements, such as K, Rb, Ba, and Na (Table 1; Figure 4A). The samples are depleted in HREEs and enriched in LREEs with (La/Yb)_N from 4.62 to 12.03 and with strong negative Eu anomalies (Figure 4B).

FIGURE 4

FIGURE 4. (A) Chondrite-normalized REE diagram. Chondritic values were from Sun and McDonough (1989). (B) Primitive mantle-normalized trace element diagram. Primitive mantle values are from Sun and McDonough (1989).

Zircon U–Pb ages

Zircon grains from monzogranite samples LS-40 and LS-41 are mostly prismatic, transparent, pale yellow in color, and approximately 200 μm in size. All zircon grains show clear zonation, as revealed in CL images, which is consistent with typical igneous zircons. Inherited cores are rare and, if there are any, surrounded by prismatic and transparent rims. The zircon U–Pb isotope compositions are shown in Table 2 and are also shown in the concordia diagram (Figure 5).

TABLE 2

TABLE 2. LA-ICPMS zircon U–Pb data for Laoshan A-type granite (LS4002&LS4109).

FIGURE 5

FIGURE 5. U–Pb concordia diagrams and cathodoluminescence (CL) image of zircons in monzogranites from the Laoshan granite. The average mean age of LS-41 is slightly older than that of LS-40.

\Twenty-two available zircon data points for sample LS-4002 were obtained. The zircon Th and U concentrations range from 104 to 2,845 ppm and from 182 to 1,146 ppm, respectively (Table 2), corresponding to Th/U ratios from 0.43 to 2.48. Eighteen zircon grains from sample LS-4109 were analyzed. The zircon Th concentrations range from 295 to 3,678 ppm, and the U concentrations range from 182 to 1,298 ppm (Table 2), with Th/U ratios ranging from 1.37 to 3.63. These Th/U ratios are typical magmatic geneses (Hoskin and Black, 2000; Belousova et al., 2002; Sun et al. 2002b). Samples LS-4002 and LS-4109 yield a weighted mean ²⁰⁶Pb/²³⁸U age of 117.8 ± 1.0 Ma and 120.1 ± 1.3 Ma, respectively (Figure 5; Table 2), which represent crystallization ages of 117.8 ± 1.0 Ma to 120.1 ± 1.3 Ma for the monzogranite.

Zircon trace elements

The zircon trace element concentrations are shown in Table 3. The negative Eu and positive Ce anomalies are shown in the chondrite-normalized REE diagram. The zircon Ce⁴⁺/Ce³⁺ ratios of sample LS-4002 range from 8 to 181, indicating relatively low oxygen fugacities. The zircon Ce⁴⁺/Ce³⁺ ratios of sample LS-4109 have relatively higher variations (from 1 to 380, except one of 505) than those from LS-4002, but most of them have low oxygen fugacities (Ballard et al., 2002; Liang et al., 2006). The crystallization temperature of zircon ranges from 652 to 830°C according to zircon Ti concentrations (Schiller and Finger, 2019; Yu et al., 2022) (Table 2). These temperatures are comparable to the temperatures of A₂-type granites in the LYR Belt, which range from 650 to 800°C (Li et al., 2012a), and are marginally higher than those of the Haiyang syenite, which ranges from 620 to 780 °C (Li et al., 2014).

TABLE 3

TABLE 3. Zircon trace element compositions for Laoshan A-type granite.

Apatite major and trace elements

The apatites of the LS-40 sample have prismatic grains with smooth surface planes, indicating that they are magmatic apatite. The SiO₂ concentrations range from 0.21 wt% to 0.53 wt%, and the MnO concentrations range from 0.08 wt% to 0.30 wt%, which reflect the characteristics of the parent magma (Chen et al., 2017; Chen and Zhang, 2018; Sun et al., 2019; Yang et al., 2020c). The apatite major and trace elements show enriched fluorine (2.09–2.71 wt%) and low chlorine contents (0.01–0.09 wt%), with F/Cl ratios of 23.2–577 (Table 4). The apatites in these samples are enriched in LREEs ((La/Yb)_N = 11.3 to 37.8; (La/Gd)_N =3.07 to 8.31; (Gd/Yb)_N =2.80–4.74) with a downwards sloping pattern toward HREEs (Figure 6). The apatite Ce/Pb ratios are 577–1,197, and Th/U ratios are 3.12–9.94.

TABLE 4

TABLE 4. Major and trace element compositions of apatite from Laoshan granite samples.

FIGURE 6

FIGURE 6. Apatite chondrite-normalized REE diagram for the Laoshan granite. Chondritic values were from Sun and McDonough (1989). All REEs have a decline to the right. Apatites of Laoshan granite have lower HREEs than Haiyang syenite and A-type granite in the LYR belt (gray area) (Li et al., 2014; Jiang et al., 2018).

Discussion

A-type granite affinity of the laoshan granite

A-type granite was originally used to describe the granite generated along rift zones and anorogenic environments (Loiselle and Wones, 1979). There is still debate about its petrogenesis and classification (Loiselle and Wones, 1979; Collins et al., 1982; Clemens et al., 1986; Whalen et al., 1987; Eby, 1990; Martin et al., 1994; Douce, 1997; King et al., 1997; Frost et al., 2001; Yang et al., 2006; Bonin, 2007; Huang et al., 2011). It is generally believed that A-type granite is derived from anhydrous and alkaline magma.

The geochemical compositions of A-type granite are characterized by enrichments in Na₂O + K₂O, REEs (except Eu), Nb, Ta, Zr and Ga, low MgO, CaO, Cr, Co, Ni, Sc, Sr, Ba, and Eu contents, and usually high FeO^T/(FeO^T + MgO) ratios. Aluminous granites with depleted high field-strength elements may also plot in the VAG and WPG areas in the Rb–(Nb + Y) diagrams of Pearce and are classified as A-type granites (Pearce et al., 1984; Whalen et al., 1987; Bonin, 2007).

The major elements of the Laoshan granite display typical A-type granite characteristics, with high FeO^T/MgO ratios (11.6–33.6), K₂O/Na₂O ratios (1.08–1.39), K₂O + Na₂O (7.95–8.70 wt%), K₂O (4.23–4.79 wt%) and low P₂O₅ (0–0.01 wt%), CaO (0.04–0.33 wt%) contents (Figures 7A,B; Table 1; Frost et al., 2001).

FIGURE 7

FIGURE 7. (A) FeOT/(FeOT + MgO) vs. SiO2 diagram, showing that all samples are ferroan granite A-type granites; (B). K2O + Na2O–CaO vs. SiO2 discrimination diagram. Modified after Frost et al. (2001). (C) and (D) Various geochemical discrimination diagrams for A-type granite. Base maps are after Whalen et al. (1987) and Eby (1990).

The trace element compositions of the Laoshan granite also present A-type granite affinities. They are enriched in high field-strength elements (Zr, Y, Nb, Ta), with obvious depletions in Ba, Eu, Sr, and P. Low La/Nb ratios (mostly <1, except three samples 1.05–1.06) and high 10000*Ga/Al ratios (>2.6) are also consistent with typical A-type granite (Whalen et al., 1987).

A-type granite may contain low Zr, Nb, Ce, and Y because of extensive fractionation (Landenberger and Collins, 1996; Jiang et al., 2009), such that the effect of magmatic differentiation should be evaluated. Therefore, it is reliable to distinguish A-type granite by using these parameters. In addition, other discrimination diagrams based on key parameters also indicate that the Laoshan granite is an A-type granite (Figures 7C,D).

A-type granite has been further divided into A₁-type and A₂-type chemical subgroups (Eby, 1992). A₁-type granite has geochemical characteristics similar to those observed for oceanic island basalt (OIB) derived in an intraplate setting. In contrast, A₂-type granite has geochemical characteristics similar to those of rocks of island arc or continental crust origin located in a postcollisional setting (Eby, 1992). The arc signature of A₂-type granites has been considered to have been introduced through subduction-released fluids (Li et al., 2012a, 2014; Zhang et al., 2017b). The samples of Laoshan granite plot in the field of OIB (Figures 8A,B) and are classified as A₁-type granite based on high Nb and Ga relative to Ce and Y (Figures 8C,D). In addition, all the Y/Nb ratios of the Laoshan granite (0.38–1.03) are less than 1.2, supporting that it was derived from sources of oceanic island basalts (Eby, 1990). They plot in the field of within-plate type granite (WPG), and a few plot in the field of volcanic arc type granite (VAG) based on the diagram of Rb vs. (Y + Nb) (Figure 9).

FIGURE 8

FIGURE 8. Representative geochemical diagrams for distinguishing between A1-type and A2-type granites. (A) Yb/Ta versus Y/Nb and (B) Ce/Nb versus Y/Nb diagrams for the Laoshan A-type granites. OIB = oceanic island basalt; IAB = island arc basalt. Base maps are after Eby (1992). In the (C) and (D) diagrams, the dashed line corresponds to Y/Nb ratios of 1.2 (Eby 1992). The data of the Laoshan pluton plot in the A1-type granite field; the data of the Haiyang, Juxian, Wulian and Jiaonan plutons plot near the line of demarcation of A1-type to A2-type granite (Zhao et al., 1997; Goss et al., 2010; Liu et al., 2013; Li et al., 2014; Yan and Shi 2014).

FIGURE 9

FIGURE 9. Tectonic setting discrimination diagram for granite (after Pearce et al., 1984). COLG = syncollisional granites; VAG = volcanic arc granites; ORG = ocean ridge granites; WPG =within-plate granites.

Previous studies have shown that A₁-type and A₂-type granites form belts distributed parallel to each other in the LYR belt in eastern China (Figure 1C). This was explained by ridge subduction, which was also responsible for the genesis of adakites and copper-gold deposits there in the Early Cretaceous (Ling et al., 2009; Sun et al., 2010; Li et al., 2012a; Jiang et al., 2018). Geochemical studies on apatite from A₁-type and A₂-type granites in the LYR belt also showed systematic variations (Jiang et al., 2018). This ridge was moving northwards (Sun et al., 2007; Ling et al., 2013). The Early Cretaceous adakites and basalts in the Xuhuai and Shandong regions were explained as a result of ridge subduction in the Shandong Peninsula, which triggered the decratonization of the NCC (Ling et al., 2013; Wu et al., 2017). Many Early Cretaceous A-type granites crop out in this region. Similar to the A-type granites in the LYR belt, the A-type granites in the Shandong Peninsula have similar geochemical characteristics and distribution patterns.

Origin of the laoshan A-type granite

The Laoshan monzogranite is enriched in LILEs (such as Rb and Pb) and LREEs, pointing to LREE- and LILE-enriched sources. In the diagram of Ce/Pb vs. Nb/U, the LS-40 samples have systematically higher Nb/U ratios (21.8–34.7) than LS-41 (4.73–12.7, except for one sample of 27.0) with comparable Ce/Pb ratios (1.46–6.48) (Figure 10). The Nb/U and Ce/Pb ratios of LS-41 are lower than those of MORB and OIB (∼25 and ∼47, respectively) (Hofmann, 1997; Sun et al., 2008, 2013), but the Nb/U ratios of LS-41 are similar to those of the upper continental crust (∼4.44), and the Ce/Pb ratios are equivalent to the average of the bulk continental crust (∼3.91) (Rudnick and Gao, 2003). Nevertheless, the high temperatures of Laoshan A-type granites do not support direct continental crust origins. Given that Pb is more mobile than Ce, the lower Ce/Pb ratios indicate the influence of subduction-released fluids during plate subduction (McCulloch and Gamble, 1991; Pearce and Peate, 1995; Sun et al., 2008).

FIGURE 10

FIGURE 10. Ce/Pb vs. Nb/U ratio diagram, showing that LS-40 samples have higher Nb/U ratios than LS-41 but comparable Ce/Pb ratios.

Apatite, containing volatiles and REEs, can provide information on metasomatic processes (Boyce and Hervig, 2008; Harlov, 2015) and petrogenetic processes that are usually obscure according to whole-rock geochemistry (Li et al., 2014; Miles et al., 2014; Bruand et al., 2017; Jiang et al., 2018). Apatite from the Laoshan granite contains low Cl and high F contents, indicating that the magmatic source of the Laoshan granite is characterized by low Cl and high F contents (Sun et al., 2019). During the evolution of granitic magma, most fluorine tends to enter crystallizing apatite, whereas there is a linear correlation between the Cl concentration of apatite and the concentration of Cl in the fluid (Webster et al., 2009).

During plate subduction, the majority of fluorine is retained in apatite and phengite (Sorensen et al., 1997), and it may be released during the rollback of a flatly subducting slab (Schmidt et al., 2004; Li et al., 2012a, 2014; Schmidt and Poli, 2014; Jiang et al., 2018). Cl is mainly hosted in amphibole, which tends to decompose at low pressure and release Cl into fluids at shallow depths (Volfinger et al., 1985; Zhang, 2012). The low Cl and high F contents may reflect that the source of the Laoshan granite involved fewer contributions from amphibole at shallow depths and more contributions from phengite (Figure 11).

FIGURE 11

FIGURE 11. Cl vs. F diagram of the apatites, showing Laoshan granite with high F content and low Cl content. The apatite F-Cl composition of the Laoshan granite is similar to that of Huangmeijian (HMJ) A1-type granite in the LYR belt (Li et al., 2014; Jiang et al., 2018).

Apatites from the Laoshan granite show mantle components in the source, as illustrated by the REE discrimination diagram (Figure 12) (Zhu et al., 2004), similar to those of the Haiyang syenite in the Shandong Peninsula and the A-type granite in the LYR belt (Li et al., 2014; Jiang et al., 2018).

FIGURE 12

FIGURE 12. ∑La∼Nd–∑Sm∼Ho–∑Er∼Lu triangle diagram of the apatites, showing that the Laoshan granite has mantle components similar to those of the A-type granite in the LYR belt (Jiang et al., 2018). The Haiyang K-feldspar granite (HY-01) and syenite (HY-18) have major mantle contributions, with slight crustal addition (Li et al., 2014). M stands for mantle origin; M–C stands for mixing of mantle and crust origin; and C stands for crustal origin.

Apatites in LS-40 samples are enriched in LREEs and depleted in HREEs with a right sloping pattern (Figure 6) with (La/Yb)_N of 11.3–37.8, which is systematically lower than those from syenite and K-feldspar granite of Haiyang rock ((La/Yb)_N = 22.5–64.0). The Ce/Pb ratios of apatites from Laoshan granite are similar to those of Huangmeijian (HMJ) A₁-type granite in the LYR belt. The Th/U ratios of samples from the Laoshan, Haiyang, and LYR belts are comparable. The Laoshan A₁-type granite is enriched in LREEs, similar to Huangmeijian (HMJ) A₁-type granite in the LYR belt (Debret et al., 2013; Jiang et al., 2018).

In the early stage of subduction, chrysotile transforms to antigorite and releases a large number of LREEs. As subduction continues, the antigorite transforms to secondary olivine, which contains much lower REEs. This results in higher LREE contents in the fluids released at the early stage (Debret et al., 2013) and may explain why apatites from the Laoshan A₁-type granite have higher (Gd/Yb)_N and (La/Yb)_N ratios but less variation in (La/Gd)_N (Figure 13).

FIGURE 13

FIGURE 13. (A) (Gd/Yb)N versus (La/Yd)N, (B) (Gd/Yb)N versus (La/Gd)N diagrams of apatite from Laoshan A1-type granites. The gray figure represents A1-and A2-type granites in the LYR belt and the data after Jiang et al. (2018). The green field designates the A1-type granite, and yellow designates the A2-type granite.

Cretaceous ridge subduction under the north China craton

The A-type granite belt in the Shandong Peninsula is NE-trending, including the Juxian, Wulian, Jiaonan, Laoshan, and Haiyang plutons, from southwest to northeast (Figure 1B). It can be further divided into A1-type and A1-A2 transitional-type granites (Figures 8C,D). The A1-type granite is mainly distributed in the Laoshan area, and the A1-A2 transitional type is distributed on both sides of the A1 granite, such as the Jiaonan, Juxian, Wulian and Haiyang areas (Figure 1B). All the A-type granites were formed at 110–123 Ma (Zhao et al., 1997; Goss et al., 2010; Liu et al., 2013; Li et al., 2014; Yan and Shi, 2014).

In the Early Cretaceous, the geodynamic setting in eastern China was mainly influenced by two subducting plates: the northwestward subducted Izanagi plate and the southwestward subducted Pacific plate (Maruyama et al., 2010). At ∼125 Ma, the drifting direction of the Pacific plate changed to northwestward (Sun et al., 2007). Consequently, the ridge between these two plates moved northwards (Sun et al., 2007; Wu et al., 2017). This ridge moved westward and subducted to the Middle and Lower Yangtze River at approximately 140 Ma (Ling et al., 2009; Sun et al., 2010). Then, it moved to the Shandong Peninsula at ∼120–130 Ma (Ling et al., 2009; Wu et al., 2017).

As subduction continued, the ridge gradually opened to form a slab window, and the asthenospheric material upwelled, forming A-type granite (Thorkelson and Breitsprecher, 2005; Li et al., 2011; Ling et al., 2011). Because the spreading oceanic ridge is hotter and drier than the normal oceanic crust, A1-type granite forms near the subducting ridge. The oceanic crust is increasingly wetter and colder with increasing distance from the oceanic ridge. Dehydration increases while partial melting decreases, forming A2-type granite during slab rollback (Ling et al., 2009, 2011; Li et al., 2011, 2014). Therefore, the distribution characteristics of A1-type and A2-type granites can be used to identify the locations of subduction ridges. This view has been well confirmed by the distribution of Mesozoic A-type granites in the LYR belt (Ling et al., 2009, 2013; Li et al., 2012a).

The mechanism of the destruction of the NCC has been debated for several decades. There are several competing models, including delamination (Wu et al., 2002; Gao et al., 2004), thermal erosion (Xu, 2007; Xu et al., 2014) and plate subduction (Niu, 2005; Sun et al., 2007; Zhu et al., 2011, 2012b, 2015). Previous studies have shown that ridge subduction at ∼130 ± 5 Ma along the Xu-huai region and Shandong Peninsula was the key to the destruction of the NCC, and this subducting ridge migrated grandually northwards (Ling et al., 2013; Wu et al., 2017). Ridge subduction is usually flat with a strong power of physical erosion on the lithospheric mantle. Moreover, the duration of ridge subduction in Shandong Peninsula coincided with the peak of the destruction of the NCC. This interpretation is supported by later studies that suggested that the advancing flat slab can scrape off the lowermost 20–50 km of continental mantle lithosphere (Axen et al., 2018). During the Early Cretaceous, the destruction of the NCC was followed by extensive granitic magmatic activity (Xu, 2001; Xu et al., 2004, 2012; Menzies et al., 2007; Yang et al., 2018b, 2020b). These intrusions, which record large-scale magmatic activity information, are important in revealing the geodynamic mechanism of eastern China. In particular, A-type granites, formed in extensional environments, can elucidate regional tectonic settings (Loiselle and Wones, 1979; Whalen et al., 1987). Ridge subduction is usually flat, which is followed by slab rollback. Flat subduction and subsequent slab rollback can plausibly explain the destruction and subsequent large-scale magmatism in eastern China (Ling et al., 2013; Wu et al., 2017). Combined with the spatial distribution of the A-type granites in Shandong Peninsula and the drift history of the Izanagi plate in the Early Cretaceous, we propose that the Laoshan A-type granite and other A-type intrusions, i.e., the Haiyang A1-A2-type complex in Shandong Peninsula, were the result of ridge subduction.

Conclusion

The Laoshan granites formed at 117.8 ± 1.0 Ma to 120.1 ± 1.3 Ma. The geochemical characteristics indicate that the Laoshan plutons belong to A-type granites with high total alkali contents, high Ga/Al and FeO^T/MgO ratios, and LILE enrichments. It is further classified into the A₁ subgroup. It crystallized under moderate and low oxygen fugacity conditions, as indicated by zircon Ce^IV/Ce^III ratios. Apatites from Laoshan granites show high F and low Cl contents, with high (Gd/Yb)_N and (La/Yb)_N ratios, indicating influences from high F fluid in the source as the result of decomposition of the phengite in the subducted slab. The genesis of the A-type granite in the Shandong Peninsula can plausibly be interpreted with a ridge subduction model, which may have triggered the decratonization of the NCC.

Data availability statement

The raw data supporting the conclusions of this article will be made available by the authors, without undue reservation.

Author contributions

JL and HL conceived and designed the ideas. CL participated in field investigation. MS and LZ performed the data processing. MJ and reviewed and edited the draft, SY revised illustrations.

Funding

This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (91958110) and the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (No. XDB42020203), the Hebei Natural Science Foundation (D2020403061), the Key Projects of Science and Technology Research in Universities of Hebei Province (ZD2021018), and the National Natural Science Foundation of China Shandong Joint Fund Project (U2006201).

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