Himalayan leucogranites: A review of geochemical and isotopic characteristics, timing of formation, genesis, and rare metal mineralization

HW Cao, QM Pei, M Santosh, GM Li, LK Zhang… - Earth-Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
As prototypes of crust-derived remelted S-type granite, Himalayan leucogranites have
considerable relevance in crustal evolution and associated metallogeny. However, given …

The crystallization temperature of granitic pegmatites: The important relationship between undercooling and critical metal prospectivity

DM McCaffrey, SM Jowitt - Earth-Science Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Granitic pegmatite deposits contain important critical metal resources, but the geologic
processes that generate critical metal mineralization in these systems remain enigmatic …

[PDF][PDF] 喜马拉雅淡色花岗岩铷铯成矿作用

胡方泱, 刘小驰, 何少雄, 王佳敏, 吴福元 - 中国科学(地球科学), 2023 - researchgate.net
摘要西藏喜马拉雅淡色花岗岩带中新发现铯沸石锂云母钠长花岗岩, 其中铯沸石是首次在中国
喜马拉雅带内发现的铯独立矿物. 该岩石位于吉隆岩体的北部, 与吉隆岩体电气石二云母花岗岩 …

The formation of lithium-rich pegmatites through multi-stage melting

L Koopmans, T Martins, R Linnen, NJ Gardiner… - …, 2024 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Lithium-cesium-tantalum–type pegmatites (the primary source of lithium) crystallize from
highly evolved, volatile felsic melts that incorporated crustal material in their source …

Crustal architectural controls on critical metal ore systems in South China based on Hf isotopic mapping

ZY Zhang, ZQ Hou, QT Lü, XW Zhang, XF Pan… - …, 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
There is increasing demand for critical metals (eg, W-Sn, Li-Be-Nb-Ta, and rare earth
elements [REEs]) to sustain the transition to green energy, yet it is unclear what controls the …

Large-scale rare-metal pegmatite deposit formation driven by supercontinent assembly

GJ Tang, DA Wyman, Q Wang, W Dan, L Ma… - …, 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Triassic rare-metal pegmatite deposits are widespread in East Asia; eg, the western Kunlun
and Songpan-Ganze belt in northern Tibet and the Altai belt in the heart of the Central Asian …

Cesium-rubidium mineralization in Himalayan leucogranites

F Hu, X Liu, S He, J Wang, F Wu - Science China Earth Sciences, 2023 - Springer
This paper presents a study of a newly discovered pollucite-lepidolite-albite granite (PLAG)
in the Himalayan leucogranite belt, which marks the first occurrence of pollucite, a major …

A felsic meta-igneous source for Li-F-rich peraluminous granites: insights from the Variscan Velay dome (French Massif Central) and implications for rare-metal …

C Ballouard, S Couzinié, P Bouilhol, M Harlaux… - … to Mineralogy and …, 2023 - Springer
The Velay anatectic dome in the Variscan French Massif Central exposes a low-pressure–
high-temperature metamorphic sequence, which represents an ideal natural laboratory for …

Petrogenesis of Sn-related granitoids and implications for the formation of the world-class Gejiu Sn district, South China: Insights from whole-rock and accessory …

X Li, Y Zheng, Y Shen, P Xu, Y Yang, L Wang, Z Hou - Lithos, 2023 - Elsevier
In the world-class Gejiu Sn district, South China, tin mineralization is related to the Gejiu
granitoids, which consist of porphyritic quartz monzonite, syenogranite, and porphyritic …

Rubidium isotope compositions of biotite in granites record magmatic-hydrothermal process and rare metal enrichments

X Hu, D Jiang, G Deng, F Huang - Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2024 - Elsevier
Magmatic-hydrothermal processes associated with granitic rocks are crucial for magma
evolution and rare metal enrichment. This study presents Rb isotope compositions (δ 87 Rb) …