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Corona textures, characterized by specific mineral assemblages as layers between existing phases, are frequently observed in high-grade metamorphic rocks. The mechanisms of corona formation have been extensively investigated, however direct dating of corona phases has rarely to be attempted. In order to decipher the timing and duration of corona formation and its implications for metamorphic processes, an integrated garnet Lu–Hf and Sm–Nd and zircon U–Pb petrochronological study was conducted on a corona-bearing granulite from the Miyun region in the North China Craton. The Miyun region, located at the joint area of the Archean Eastern Block and the Paleoproterozoic Trans-North China Orogen, offers a distinctive opportunity to study polymetamorphic processes within the North China Craton. The sample shows a corona texture, primarily composed of garnet, minor clinopyroxene and quartz, that formed at the boundary between plagioclase and orthopyroxene. Pseudosection modelling for the effective bulk composition of reactive domains and conventional thermobarometric calculations indicate that the anhydrous corona assemblage (comprising clinopyroxene, garnet and quartz) formed at ~ 0.9 GPa and ~ 740 ℃. The subsequent hydrous retrogression took place at ~ 0.5 GPa and ~ 670 ℃ and led to the growth of amphibole and biotite. A Lu–Hf garnet date of 1864 ± 3 Ma is significantly younger than the U–Pb date of ca. 2454 Ma for metamorphic zircons in the sample, consistent with the disequilibrium partitioning of rare earth elements between the two phases. The well-preserved Lu zoning in garnet supports the interpretation that the Lu–Hf date represents the age of garnet growth and approximates the timing of formation of the anhydrous corona assemblage. Thus, the U–Pb age reflects a distinct Archean metamorphic event that has been widely documented in high-grade rocks across the Eastern Block of the North China Craton. The garnet Sm–Nd date of 1817 ± 6 Ma is indistinguishable from an amphibole-biotite Lu–Hf date of 1819 ± 16 Ma and ~ 47 Myr younger than the corresponding garnet Lu–Hf date. The younger Sm–Nd age represents the timing of cooling and post-dates retrogression. The Paleoproterozoic and Archean ages in the Miyun granulite align with the major tectonic events in the Trans-North China Orogen and the Eastern Block, respectively. This consistency suggests that the Miyun region likely experienced concurrent metamorphic events in both the Trans-North China Orogen and the Eastern Block. This texture-based Lu–Hf and Sm–Nd dating approach has wide applicability for rocks with explicit textures, facilitating precise extraction of temporal intervals in the metamorphic process.
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The authors appreciate Jeffrey D. Vervoort for continuous support and thank Peter L. Baker for help with isotope analyses at Pullman. Lingmin Zhang and Ying Zhou are acknowledged for hel** electron probe and LA–ICP-MS analyses. This work was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (41925013). We thank Matthijs A. Smit and two anonymous reviewers for their thorough reviews which substantially improved this manuscript. The careful editorial handling by Daniela Rubatto, including valuable comments and suggestions, is gratefully acknowledged.
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Du, KY., Cheng, H., Dragovic, B. et al. Dating corona formation in high-grade rocks: integrated garnet and zircon petrochronology of granulite-facies rocks in the North China Craton. Contrib Mineral Petrol 178, 94 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00410-023-02077-x
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