The basins and orogens of the Mediterranean region ultimately result from the opening of
oceans during the early break-up of Pangea since the Triassic, and their subsequent …

Iran is a mosaic of continental terranes of Cadomian (520–600 Ma) age, stitched together
along sutures decorated by Paleozoic and Mesozoic ophiolites. Here we present the current …

In this paper, a new discrimination diagram using absolute measures of Th and Nb is
applied to post-Archean ophiolites to best discriminate a large number of different ophiolitic …

U–Pb geochronology along with elemental and Nd–Hf–Os isotopic data from the earliest
Neoproterozoic metabasic rocks within the Cathaysia Block of the South China Block (SCB) …

The Lesser Caucasus occurs in the hinterland of the Arabia–Eurasia collision zone in the
broad Alpine–Himalayan orogenic belt and includes Cenozoic plutonic and volcanic …

Abstract In the Lesser Caucasus three main domains are distinguished from SW to NE:(1)
the autochthonous South Armenian Block (SAB), a Gondwana-derived terrane;(2) the …

This paper presents a set of new SHRIMP zircon U–Pb geochronological, elemental and Sr–
Nd–Pb isotopic data for the Wusu and Yaxuanqiao basaltic rocks (the Mojiang area) along …

In the eastern South China Block (SCB), the presence of middle Paleozoic volcanics and
mafic rocks is poor in spite of the extensive occurrence of granites in response to the …

The tectonic nature of the Cathaysia Block during earliest Neoproterozoic period has been
long disputed and attracted considerable attentions. One reason for this problem is rare …

This article summarizes the geodynamic evolution of the Caucasus mountain belt from the
Paleozoic to Present based on a review of works from Eastern Anatolia, Greater and Lesser …