Abstract We report Neoproterozoic (ca. 785-780 Ma) granites from the western margin of the
Yangtze Block that are characterised by magmatic zircons with δ 18 O values as low as …

Magmatic rocks in the North China Craton (NCC) are crucial to unraveling the tectonic
background during the tectono-magmatic lull (TML, 2.45–2.20 Ga) and to constraining the …

Oxygen isotopes are essential tracers of crustal evolution. Low-δ 18 O values of igneous
rocks, which are significantly lower than the value of mantle-derived magma, are relative …

Identifying the tectonic transition process from persistent slab subduction to back-arc
extension is vital for the systematical study of arc magmatic evolution in a temporal …

The bulk rock composition of granitoids reflects the composition of their source and the
conditions of partial melting, which are functions of the geodynamic setting in which they …

Crust-and/or mantle-derived igneous rocks in the Neoproterozoic continental magmatic arc
along the western Yangtze Block (South China) have been extensively studied, but the crust …

The early history of the Yangtze Craton is not well constrained as a result of the lack of
outcropping Archean to Paleoproterozoic rocks. This study presents new elemental and …

The northern margin of the Yangtze Block (NYB) experienced distinct tectonomagmatic
evolution during the mid-and late-Neoproterozoic, as compared with the northwestern …

The regime of plate tectonics on early Earth is one of the fundamental problems in Earth
sciences. Precambrian era takes the majority (ca. 88%) of Earth's history and thus plays a …

Water is crucial in generating granitic systems; however, its role (ie, dehydration, low to high
water-fluxed melting) in granitic magmatism in continental arcs remains unsettled and poorly …