The Gangdese batholith of the southern Tibet is regarded as a principal component of the
pre-Himalayan collision, Andean-type continental margin. However, the Gangdese arc root …

" In this well-illustrated book, Hildebrand expands upon his model for the development of the
North American Cordillera detailed in Special paper 457. Starting with an overview of …

Seismic profiles of several modern arcs have identified thick, low‐velocity midcrustal layers
(Vp= 6.0–6.5 km/s) that are interpreted to represent intermediate to felsic plutonic crust. The …

Evaluating the crucial role postulated for mantle-derived mafic magmas in the formation of
silicic batholiths requires well-determined igneous crystallization ages from mafic rocks as …

The record of the Taconic orogeny in the southern Appalachian orogen lacks clear evidence
for many attributes of this classic Ordovician orogeny in the Northern Appalachians …

The nature of petrologic and structural properties and processes that characterize the middle
and lower continental crust is a long-standing problem in the earth sciences. During the past …

Arc lower crustal cumulates are significant in investigation of arc differentiation in the lower
level of an island arc. The Silurian pyroxenitic-gabbroic suite in the Chinese East Tianshan …

Abstract The South Tianshan Accretionary Complex (STAC), forming the southern segment
of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt, underwent a long-lived and subduction-related …

This map updates the geology of Baranof Island based on fieldwork, petrographic analyses,
paleontologic ages, and isotopic ages. These new data provide constraints on depositional …

This thesis presents a comprehensive exploration of Mesozoic Oceanic Plate Stratigraphy
(OPS) within accreted orogenic belts, with a specific focus on identifying and compiling Mid …