The study of magmatic and metamorphic processes is challenged by geological
complexities like geochemical variations, geochronological uncertainties and the …

Apatite is an excellent tracer of petrogenetic processes as it can incorporate a large range of
elements that are sensitive to melt evolution (LREE-MREE, Sr, Pb, Mn, halogens, Nd …

Recent investigations in geochronology and tectonics provide important new insights into
the evolution of the Grenville Orogen in North America. Here, we summarize results of this …

Textural and compositional variations in titanite constrain the roles of magma mixing and
hydrothermal alteration in two plutons in central Utah: the Jurassic Notch Peak and the …

Titanite is an important U-Pb chronometer for dating geologic events, but its high-
temperature applicability depends upon its retention of radiogenic lead (Pb). Experimental …

Oxygen isotope analysis of zircon, often combined with geochronology and Hf isotope
analysis, has been pivotal in understanding the evolution of continental crust. In this …

The Laramide foreland belt comprises a broad region of thick-skinned, contractional
deformation characterized by an anastomosing network of basement-cored arches and …

Extensional deformation in the lower to middle continental crust is increasingly recognized
and shown to have significant impact on crustal architecture, magma emplacement, fluid …

In situ U-Pb dating of titanite, which can preserve trace-element records of various petrologic
processes but also incorporates significant initial Pb, has proliferated in recent years. The …

Syn-to postorogenic collapse is increasingly being recognized as a fundamental process in
most orogens, although the mechanism of collapse at mid-to lower-crustal levels is not well …