Chemical geodynamics is an integrated discipline that studies the geochemical structure
and tectonic evolution of geospheres with the aim of linking tectonic processes to …

Garnet could be the ultimate petrochronometer. Not only can you date it directly (with an
accuracy and precision that may surprise some), but it is also a common rock-forming and …

Zircon geochronology and geochemistry are increasingly important for understanding
metamorphic processes, particularly at extreme conditions, but drivers of zircon dissolution …

Thirty years of research, and especially the refinements of many geological, geochemical
and geophysical techniques, have uncovered many new facets of the geology of the …

To investigate the systematics of the 176 Lu–176 Hf and 147 Sm–143 Nd garnet
chronometers, we performed REE and isotope analyses on garnet crystals of different size …

Petrochronology—the interpretation of isotopic dates with complementary elemental data—
requires understanding the relationship between trace elements in chronometers and the …

A growing set of data indicates a stark contrast between the evolution of two types of
ultrahigh-pressure (UHP) terranes: large terranes that evolved slowly (over 10–30Myr), and …

U–Pb ages of titanite and rutile were obtained from the central Western Gneiss Region,
Norway, to assess the style and timing of exhumation and cooling of the Western Gneiss …

The discovery of metamorphic coesite and diamond in upper crustal gneisses provides
evidence that the least dense part of the lithosphere can be subducted to mantle depths …

The development of in situ laser ablation Lu–Hf geochronology of apatite, xenotime and
garnet has opened avenues to quickly and directly date geological processes. We …