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We appreciate the thoughtful comments made by reviewers on the manuscript. The authors greatly acknowledge financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 41802222 and 42002102), the China Geological Survey Program (Grant Nos. 1212011220453, DD20190570, DD20221692, DD20230053 and DD20230355), the Key R & D and Promotion Projects in Henan Province (Grant No. 212102310030), and the Open Fund of Hubei Key Laboratory of Resources and Eco-Environment Geology (Grant No. KJ2022-35).

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    The southern Great Xing’an Range is the most critical Sn-polymetallic metallogenic belt in northeast China. However, the tectonic setting of the Early Cretaceous magmatic-metallogenic “flare-up” event remains uncertain. This paper presents an integrated study on the occurrence, petrology, zircon U-Pb ages, whole-rock geochemistry, and in situ zircon Hf isotopes for Wenduerchagan granites of Xi Ujimqin Banner, central-eastern Inner Mongolia. These granites consist primarily of granite porphyry (with ages of 137 ± 1 Ma and 138 ± 1 Ma) and (porphyritic) alkali feldspar granite (with an age of 141 ± 2 Ma), corresponding to the early Early Cretaceous. They are A-type granites characterized by high silicon, alkali, and TFeO/MgO contents while being depleted of Ba, Nb, Ta, Sr, P, and Ti. They show right-dipping trend rare-earth element distribution characteristics with negative Eu anomalies (Eu/Eu* = 0.01–0.20) and weak heavy rare-earth element fractionation ((Gd/Yb)N = 0.77–2.30). They demonstrate homogeneous zircon Hf isotopic compositions (positive εHf(t) values from +5.3 to +7.1 and young two-stage Hf model ages of 851–742 Ma) and high zircon saturation temperatures (av. 810°C). These geochemical characteristics indicate that Wenduerchagan granites originated from the partial melting of juvenile crust under high-temperature and low-pressure conditions. Wenduerchagan granites most likely formed in a post-collisional compression-extension transition regime caused by the closure of the Mongol–Okhotsk Ocean, when combined with regional geology. Such a transition regime can probably be attributed to the upwelling of the asthenospheric mantle caused by the break-off of a subducted Mongol–Okhotsk oceanic slab. Upwelling asthenospheric mantle provided sufficient energy and favorable tectonic conditions for magmatism and mineralization of the Early Cretaceous.

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ZHANG Yanwen, ZHANG Xiaofei, CHEN Lixin, PANG Zhenshan, CHEN Hui, XUE Jianling, ZHOU Yi, TENG Chao, CHEN Guochao.2023.[J]. Acta Geologica Sinica(),97(4):1094-1111

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  • Received:October 23,2022
  • Revised:March 02,2023
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  • Online: August 17,2023
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