Phanerozoic primary tin and tungsten deposits and lithium–cesium–tantalum (LCT) type
pegmatites define discontinuous belts that reach several thousand kilometers length …

Zircon is the main mineral in the majority of igneous and metamorphic rocks with Zr as an
essential structural constituent. It is a host for significant fractions of the whole-rock …

Over 5300 recent SHRIMP-RG analyses of trace elements (TE) in igneous zircon have been
compiled and classified based on their original tectono-magmatic setting to empirically …

The Th/U ratios of zircon crystals are routinely used to help understand their growth
mechanism. Despite the wide application of Th/U ratios in understanding the geological …

A comprehensive database of zircon composition in West Australian magmatic rocks reveals
negative correlations between both U and Th zircon/whole rock ratio and the zircon …

Granitoids are a major component of the continental crust. They play a pivotal role in its
evolution, either by adding new material (continental growth), or by reworking older …

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 …

We recognize eight types of ferroan granitoid that can be distinguished on the basis of major
element chemistry. These include alkalic granitoids that may be metaluminous or …

This geochemical classification of granitic rocks is based upon three variables. These are
FeO/(FeO+ MgO)= Fe-number [or FeO tot/(FeO tot+ MgO)= Fe*], the modified alkali–lime …

Tungsten and Sn deposits in China are widely distributed in the South China block (ie,
Yangtze craton-Cathaysian block), Himalaya, Tibetan, Sanjiang, Kunlun, Qilian, Qinling …