Mineral deposits are typically tied to plate margin processes, such as accretion or rifting.
However, some major deposits occur in plate interiors, eg, deposits in the southern Great …

Zircon rare earth element (REE) oxy-barometers have been widely used to calculate magma
oxygen fugacity. However, sometimes confusing results are obtained, such as extremely …

At low temperatures (< 750 C at moderate to high crustal pressures), the production of
sufficient melt to reach the melt connectivity transition (∼ 7 vol%), enabling melt drainage …

Granite petrogenesis is associated with the formation and evolution of continental crust
along convergent plate boundaries. While magmatic processes such as partial melting and …

The metaluminous to weakly peraluminous A-type granites of the Lachlan Fold Belt are a
distinctive group of igneous rocks, on the basis of chemical and mineralogical criteria. Those …

Although A-type granites have long been recognized as a distinct group of granites, the term
A-type was coined first less than thirty years ago. A-type suites occur in geodynamic contexts …

A-type granites are widely distributed in northeastern China (NE China). They were
emplaced during three major episodes (the Permian, late Triassic to early Jurassic, and …

The Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB), also known as the Altaid Tectonic Collage, is
characterised by a vast distribution of Paleozoic and Mesozoic granitic intrusions. The …

Major and trace element, whole rock Sr and Nd isotope and zircon Hf isotope data are
reported for a suite of A-type granites and mafic microgranular enclaves from the Early …

As a major component of continental crust, granites have been served as the most important
subject in geology. Based on advancements obtained during past decades, this paper …