Taiyangshan deposit formed in a transition regime from syn-collision to post-collision.
Magma was derived from partial melting of ancient Meso- to Neoproterozoic lower continental crust.
This crust was likely metasomatized during earlier subduction.
Magmas may have been contaminated with lithospheric mantle derived magma triggered by MASH.
The resultant hybrid magmas contribute to its fluid and metal sources.