The formation of collisional orogens is a prominent feature in convergent plate margins. It is
generally a complex process involving multistage tectonism of compression and extension …

Water plays a critical role in erosion and sediment transport and this relationship is most
evident in the hyperarid Atacama Desert of Northern Chile, a region characterized by …

Late Mesozoic granites, with genetically being predominantly of I-type and subordinately of
A-type, are widespread along the coastal area of Zhejiang and Fujian provinces, SE China …

Oxygen fugacity (fO 2) is a key factor that controls the formation of porphyry Cu deposits.
Porphyry Cu deposits are typically oxidized, but when and how porphyry magmas gain their …

The India–Asia collision resulted in the construction of the vast Himalayan orogen. The
northern Himalayan domain began to experience extensional tectonics since Eocene …

Here we report an integrated study of zircon U-Pb age and Hf isotope composition for a
gneiss sample from the Kongling terrain in the Yangtze Craton. CL imaging reveals that …

The early history of the Yangtze Block has not been well constrained yet, due to the scarce
outcrops of Archean to Paleoproterozoic rocks. In this study, we report an integrated study of …

Abstract The ChahJam–Biarjmand complex (CJBC), flanked by the Alborz Mountains in the
north and the Lut–Tabas block to the south, is part of Central Iranian block, where the oldest …

Abstract Extensive Late Mesozoic igneous rocks in SE China have been widely considered
to be generated under the paleo-Pacific tectonic regime. Previous studies suggested a …

Zircon rare earth element (REE) oxy-barometers have been widely used to calculate magma
oxygen fugacity. However, sometimes confusing results are obtained, such as extremely …