Abstract The Central China Orogenic Belt (CCOB) comprises, from the east to the west, the
Tongbai-Dabie, Qinling, Qilian and Kunlun Orogens, and preserves abundant and important …

Abstract The East Asian continent records a complex geologic and tectonic history that
involved the amalgamation of several small-to medium-sized blocks from Laurasia or …

The formation of collisional orogens is a prominent feature in convergent plate margins. It is
generally a complex process involving multistage tectonism of compression and extension …

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 …

The Dabie–Sulu Triassic orogen in central-eastern China was created by northward
subduction of the Yangtze cratonal plate beneath the Sino-Korean craton. Eclogites, garnet …

Garnet's potential as a chronometer of tectonometamorphic processes and conditions was
first recognized over 30 years ago. The Sm–Nd and Lu–Hf systems have since emerged as …

A combined study of zircon U–Pb ages, Lu–Hf isotopes, mineral O isotopes, whole-rock
elements and Sr–Nd isotopes was carried out for alkaline intrusive rocks (including gabbro …

Abstract The Qinling Orogenic Belt in Central China is formed by an oblique continental
collision between the North China and South China Blocks. In this review, we summarize the …

A persistent problem in the study of garnet geochemistry is that the consideration of major
elements alone excludes a wealth of information preserved by trace elements, particularly …