A review of the granite concept through time

E González-Esvertit, C Prieto-Torrell, PD Bons… - Earth-Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
Granitic rocks are ubiquitous worldwide in ancient and active tectonic settings, representing
powerful sources of information about the Earth's past and present geodynamic behaviour …

Applications of lead isotopes to ore geology, metallogenesis and exploration

DL Huston, DC Champion - Isotopes in Economic Geology …, 2023 - Springer
Although lead isotopes are most commonly used to date geological events, including
mineralizing events, they also can provide information on many aspects of metallogeny and …

A crustal Pb isotope map of southeastern Australia

J Liebmann, B Ware, DR Mole, CL Kirkland, G Fraser… - Scientific Data, 2024 - nature.com
Lead isotopes are a powerful geochemical tracer and a popular tool applied across a broad
range of scientific fields, eg, earth sciences, archaeology, and forensic sciences. Here we …

[HTML][HTML] The Pb, Sr and Nd isotopic composition of the upper continental crust: an Australian perspective

CU Desem, J Woodhead, P de Caritat, R Maas… - Chemical …, 2025 - Elsevier
A bulk composition for the upper continental crust (UCC) is often constructed using
sediments and associated river waters, which are both assumed to efficiently average …

Cryptic geological histories accessed through entombed and matrix geochronometers in dykes

CL Kirkland, M Dröllner… - … Earth & Environment, 2024 - nature.com
Deep geology of ancient continental crust can be difficult to access, with direct observation
restricted to limited exposures. The age and composition of hidden geology can be gleaned …

[HTML][HTML] Strategies towards robust interpretations of Pb isotopes

J Liebmann, B Ware, A Zametzer, CL Kirkland… - Geoscience …, 2025 - Elsevier
Lead (Pb) isotopes can provide key information to address fundamental geologic problems
related to the formation and evolution of rocky planets. The Pb isotope system supports a …

Albany K‐Feldspar: A New Pb Isotope Reference Material

J Liebmann, B Ware, MIH Hartnady… - Geostandards and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Lead isotopes are a powerful and versatile tool to elucidate fundamental geological
problems related to the formation and evolution of continental crust. K‐feldspar is a popular …

Lead isotopes and the sources of granitic magmas: The Sveconorwegian Granite and Pegmatite Province of Southern Norway

N Rosing-Schow, T Andersen, A Müller - Minerals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Lead isotope analyses of K-feldspar from late Sveconorwegian (900–1000 Ma) granitic
pegmatites and A-type, ferroan granitic intrusions in four different areas of southern Norway …

Geochemical and geochronologic evidence for a contiguous northeastern Wyoming Province

IW Hillenbrand, AK Gilmer, AK Souders… - Precambrian …, 2024 - Elsevier
The extent and nature of the Wyoming Province, an Archean craton in southwestern
Laurentia, are poorly understood due to limited exposure between spatially isolated …

[HTML][HTML] Detrital zircon and apatite reveal Paleoproterozoic rifting along the eastern margin of the Yilgarn Craton

AJI Clarke, CL Kirkland, S Glorie, RQ de Gromard… - Precambrian …, 2024 - Elsevier
Detrital minerals within Proterozoic basins are commonly an extant record of now-destroyed
crust and provide valuable constraints on ancient paleogeography and tectonic processes …