The Laoshan A-type granite is a highly evolved granite body. The study on accessory minerals indicates that there exist differentiation
and accumulation of fluids during the late stage of evolution of the granite. The released fluids are rich in rare-earth elements
(REE), high-fieldstrength elements (HFSE, such as Nb, Ta, Zr, Hf, Th, U, and Y) and volatiles (F, P, CO
2, etc.). Owing to the presence of fluid, accessory mineral assemblages have changed during the evolution of A-type granite,
and are especially characterized by large amounts of independent REE-Nb-Y-Th minerals present in the late facies. Late-accumulation
of fluids may be of the general feature of A-type granites, at least of highly evolved ones.
Keywords accessory minerals - fluid - A-type granite - Laoshan