Complex Precambrian crustal evolution beneath the northeastern Yangtze Craton reflected by zircons from Mesozoic volcanic rocks of the Fanchang basin, Anhui Province

► The Fanchang volcanic rocks in the northeastern Yangtze Craton formed at 134-126 Ma. ► The deep crust of the northeastern Yangtze Craton probably contained unexposed Archean components. ► The northeastern Yangtze crust underwent complex accretion and reworking. ► The Precambrian crustal accretion and reworking of the Yangtze Craton are spatially and temporally heterogeneous.