Subduction-Accretion History of the Paleo-Pacific Plate Beneath the Eurasian Continent: Evidence from the Tongjiang Accretionary Complex, NE China

Detrital zircons in the matrix of an accretionary complex play an important role in providing evidence to reconstruct oceanic plate subduction and accretion processes. The Nadanhada accretionary complex (NAC) dominated by the Yuejinshan, Raohe and Tongjiang accretionary complexes provides significant geological evidence to better understand the Paleo-Pacific subduction-accretion process. Most previous studies have focused on the Yuejinshan and Raohe accretionary complexes, while those of the Tongjiang accretionary complex on the north side have focused on blocks. In this study, we present zircon U-Pb dating and Hf isotopic data for the matrix of metasedimentary rock in the Tongjiang accretionary complex. The analysis results show that the zircons in the fine silty mudstone, phyllonite and fine argillaceous siltstone define the youngest weighted mean ages (youngest detrital zircon ages) of 261.4 +/- 2.9 Ma (247 Ma), 175.2 +/- 4.9 Ma (169 Ma) and 168.6 +/- 2.1 Ma (162 Ma), respectively, and yield a younging trend of the accretion materials from west to east. Provenance analysis indicates that the matrix was mainly sourced from the neighboring Jiamusi and Xingkai blocks. Based on previous results of the Permian and Late Triassic blocks in the Yuejinshan region, the Permian and Early Jurassic blocks in the Tongjiang region, and the Late Triassic and Early-Middle Jurassic blocks in the Raohe region, as well as the lower limit of the depositional age of the Late Triassic matrix in the Yuejinshan region and the Middle Jurassic and Early Cretaceous matrices in the Raohe region, we propose that the NAC may record the Late Permian-Triassic, Jurassic and Early Cretaceous oceanic accretion events, representing the westward subduction and accretion process of the Paleo-Pacific Ocean Plate.

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Detrital zircons in the matrix of the Nadanhada accretionary complex provide significant geological evidence for understanding the subduction and accretion processes of the Paleo-Pacific Ocean Plate. This study focuses on the Tongjiang accretionary complex and presents zircon U-Pb dating and Hf isotopic data, revealing a younging trend of the accretion materials from west to east. Provenance analysis suggests that the matrix was mainly sourced from neighboring Jiamusi and Xingkai blocks, indicating a westward subduction and accretion process.