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<journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">EGUsphere</journal-id>
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<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.5194/egusphere-2026-5465</article-id>
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<article-title>Late Early Cretaceous Extension along the Southeastern Coast of China: Evidence from the Yunqicun Diorites, Northern Fujian</article-title>
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<contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Su</surname>
<given-names>Hui</given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Zhang</surname>
<given-names>Guishan</given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Guo</surname>
<given-names>Peng</given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Lao</surname>
<given-names>Sen</given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Li</surname>
<given-names>Yumeng</given-names>
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<addr-line>School of Earth Sciences and Resources, Chang’an University, Xian, 710000 , China</addr-line>
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<addr-line>Laboratory of Mineralization and Dynamics, Chang’an University,  Xian, 710000, China</addr-line>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>22</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2026</year>
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<volume>2026</volume>
<fpage>1</fpage>
<lpage>32</lpage>
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<copyright-statement>Copyright: &#x000a9; 2026 Hui Su et al.</copyright-statement>
<copyright-year>2026</copyright-year>
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<p>&lt;strong&gt;Abstract.&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;The timing and geodynamic implications of late Early Cretaceous extension along the southeastern continental margin of China remain debated. To better constrain this issue,&amp;nbsp;we investigate the Yunqicun diorites from northern Fujian using geochronological, geochemical, isotopic, and mineralogical approaches. Zircon U-Pb dating&amp;nbsp;yield an emplacement age of 114.3 &amp;plusmn; 2.1 Ma. The Yunqicun diorites exhibit isotopically enriched source signature, reflected by the elevated (⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr)&lt;sub&gt;i&lt;/sub&gt;&amp;nbsp;ratios (0.7119&amp;ndash;0.7122) and negative &amp;epsilon;&lt;sub&gt;Nd&lt;/sub&gt;(&lt;em&gt;t&lt;/em&gt;)&amp;nbsp;values (-8.7 to -8.4). Their high La/Nb (3.35&amp;ndash;4.28), Th/Ta (17.41&amp;ndash;18.94), and La/Ta (53.47&amp;ndash;66.67) ratios suggest modification of the mantle source by subduction-related components. Geochemical mixing trends and Sr-Nd isotopic modeling indicate involvement of ancient crustal components during subsequent magma evolution. The Yunqicun magmas underwent substantial fractional crystallization&amp;nbsp;of plagioclase, amphibole, biotite, and clinopyroxene, as evidenced by low Mg&lt;sup&gt;#&lt;/sup&gt;&amp;nbsp;values (40.09&amp;ndash;40.61), depleted Cr (14.1&amp;ndash;20.3 ppm) and Ni (6.37&amp;ndash;7.60 ppm) contents, negative Eu anomalies, and whole-rock geochemical trends. Mineral thermobarometric calculations further constrain the crystallization history, revealing polybaric crystallization from deeper levels (~8&amp;ndash;13&amp;nbsp;km) recorded by clinopyroxene to shallower levels (~1&amp;ndash;3.5&amp;nbsp;km) indicated by amphibole and biotite. Zircon and hydrous minerals indicate that the Yunqicun magmas evolved under relatively oxidizing and water-rich conditions.&amp;nbsp;Regional magmatic activity&amp;nbsp;and crustal-thickness variations support coastal extension during ca.&amp;nbsp;125&amp;ndash;105 Ma and demonstrate its persistence in&amp;nbsp;northern Fujian. This extension likely reflects lithospheric reworking associated with Paleo-Pacific plate subduction.</p>
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<funding-source>National Natural Science Foundation of China</funding-source>
<award-id>41073027</award-id>
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<funding-source>Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province</funding-source>
<award-id>2025JC-QYXQ-013</award-id>
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