Continental crustal growth processes recorded in the Gangdese Batholith, southern Tibet

DC Zhu, Q Wang, RF Weinberg… - Annual Review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
The continental crust in the overriding plate of the India-Asia collision zone in southern Tibet
is characterized by an overthickened layer of felsic composition with an underlying granulite …

Tibetan ore deposits: A conjunction of accretionary orogeny and continental collision

J Deng, Q Wang, X Sun, L Yang, DI Groves, Q Shu… - Earth-Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper reviews the spatial-temporal distribution, geological and geochemical features,
and geophysical context of diverse types of Cenozoic ore deposits formed during India …

Interplay between oceanic subduction and continental collision in building continental crust

DC Zhu, Q Wang, RF Weinberg, PA Cawood… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Generation of continental crust in collision zones reflect the interplay between oceanic
subduction and continental collision. The Gangdese continental crust in southern Tibet …

Mercury isotope evidence for the importance of recycled fluids in collisional ore systems

B Xu, RS Yin, M Chiaradia, Z Miao, WL Griffin… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
The sources of fluids and metals in porphyry systems of continental-collision settings are
poorly constrained. Mercury isotopes display unique mass-independent fractionation …

Recycled volatiles determine fertility of porphyry deposits in collisional settings

B Xu, ZQ Hou, WL Griffin, Y Lu, E Belousova… - American …, 2021 - degruyter.com
An intensive study of the geochemical characteristics (including the volatile elements Cl and
S) of apatite associated with porphyry deposits was undertaken to address the debate about …

Apatite halogens and Sr-O and zircon Hf-O isotopes: Recycled volatiles in Jurassic porphyry ore systems in southern Tibet

B Xu, ZQ Hou, WL Griffin, JX Yu, T Long, Y Zhao… - Chemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
In-situ analysis of minerals, such as zircon hafnium (Hf) and oxygen (O) isotopes, has been
pivotal in investigating magmatic evolution and related ore systems. In order to better …

Growth of continental crust in intra-oceanic and continental-margin arc systems: Analogs for Archean systems

T Kusky, L Wang - Science China Earth Sciences, 2022 - Springer
Earth's continental crust has grown and been recycled throughout geologic history along
convergent plate margins. The main locus of continental crustal growth is in intra-oceanic …

Amphibole fractionation and its potential redox effect on arc crust: Evidence from the Kohistan arc cumulates

J Zhang, R Wang, J Hong - American Mineralogist, 2022 - degruyter.com
Arc magmas, a major contributor to continental crust growth, are thought to be more oxidized
than mid-ocean ridge basalts as reflected by an enrichment in ferric iron relative to ferrous …

Formation of giant copper deposits in Tibet driven by tearing of the subducted Indian plate

Z Hou, R Wang, H Zhang, Y Zheng, S Jin, H Thybo… - Earth-Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Porphyry copper deposits (PCDs) occur in accretionary and collisional orogens, yet it is
unclear how continental collision controls their formation. Two fundamental issues are …

Porphyry mineralization in the Tethyan orogen

R Wang, D Zhu, Q Wang, Z Hou, Z Yang… - Science China Earth …, 2020 - Springer
The Tethyan metallogenic domain (TMD), as one of the three major domains in the world,
extends over 10000 km from east to west, and has developed several world-class …