At the core of petrochronology is the relationship between geochronology and the
petrological evolution of major mineral assemblages. The focus of this chapter is on …

The term petrochronology has increasingly appeared in publications and presentations over
the past decade. The term has been defined in a somewhat narrow sense as “the …

Western Gondwana amalgamated by collision of continental blocks that did not form prior
conjugated margins (extroversion), and by typical Wilson cycles, when continental blocks …

To better understand the formation of high-temperature metamorphic rocks, we present a
detailed petrological and geochronological study of recently discovered cordierite-bearing …

The suprasolidus behaviour of apatite and monazite is examined for an average metapelite
composition using phase equilibria modelling coupled with solubility equations of these …

The investigation of ultrahigh temperature (UHT) metamorphic rocks, and their
corresponding (pressure)-temperature-time (PTt) history is critical to distinguish between arc …

Collisional orogens are a periodic manifestation of plate tectonics on Earth. They form by the
amalgamation of continental blocks, and they take place along both active and passive …

Deciphering the tectono‐metamorphic evolution of Precambrian terranes can be difficult due
to reworking by later superimposed events. Whole‐rock elemental and isotopic …

The identification of markers of subduction zones in orogenic belts requires the estimation of
paleo-geothermal gradients through pressure-temperature-time (PTt) estimates in mafic …

Abstract The Andrelândia Nappe System (ANS) is an important component of the
Neoproterozoic Southern Brasília Orogen (SBO) in SE Brazil and its evolution is related to …