The Late Triassic porphyries and Late Cretaceous granites were formed at ca. 216 Ma and ca. 80 Ma, respectively.
The Late Triassic porphyries were mainly derived from partial melting of a juvenile lower crust.
The Late Cretaceous granites probably resulted from partial melting of old middle–upper crustal materials.
The crust in the region of the Zhongdian arc has a double-layer structure.