Zircon: The metamorphic mineral

D Rubatto - Reviews in mineralogy and geochemistry, 2017 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
A mineral that forms under conditions as variable as diagenesis to deep subduction, melt
crystallization to low temperature alteration, and that retains information on time …

Tectonic evolution of a composite collision orogen: an overview on the Qinling–Tongbai–Hong'an–Dabie–Sulu orogenic belt in central China

YB Wu, YF Zheng - Gondwana Research, 2013 - Elsevier
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 …

[書籍][B] Using geochemical data: to understand geological processes

HR Rollinson, H Rollinson, V Pease - 2021 - books.google.com
This textbook is a complete rewrite, and expansion of Hugh Rollinson's highly successful
1993 book Using Geochemical Data: Evaluation, Presentation, Interpretation. Rollinson and …

Th/U ratios in metamorphic zircon

C Yakymchuk, CL Kirkland… - Journal of Metamorphic …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Crustal melting vs. fractionation of basaltic magmas: Part 1, granites and paradigms

JF Moyen, V Janoušek, O Laurent, O Bachmann… - Lithos, 2021 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] On ultrahigh temperature crustal metamorphism: Phase equilibria, trace element thermometry, bulk composition, heat sources, timescales and tectonic …

DE Kelsey, M Hand - Geoscience Frontiers, 2015 - Elsevier
Ultrahigh temperature (UHT) metamorphism is the most thermally extreme form of regional
crustal metamorphism, with temperatures exceeding 900° C. UHT crustal metamorphism is …

Granite: From genesis to emplacement

M Brown - GSA bulletin, 2013 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
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 …

Mechanisms to generate ultrahigh-temperature metamorphism

S Jiao, M Brown, RN Mitchell, P Chowdhury… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2023 - nature.com
Ultrahigh-temperature (UHT; T max≥ 900° C) metamorphism requires unusually high heat
in continental crust at depths of 15–55 km, but how such extreme thermal conditions are …

Laser-ablation split-stream ICP petrochronology

ARC Kylander-Clark, BR Hacker, JM Cottle - Chemical Geology, 2013 - Elsevier
Laser-ablation split-stream (LASS) analysis—high-speed, high spatial-resolution,
simultaneous isotopic and elemental analysis—enables petrochronology at a new level …

Timescales of crustal melting in the Higher Himalayan Crystallines (Sikkim, Eastern Himalaya) inferred from trace element-constrained monazite and zircon …

D Rubatto, S Chakraborty, S Dasgupta - Contributions to Mineralogy and …, 2013 - Springer
The petrology and timing of crustal melting has been investigated in the migmatites of the
Higher Himalayan Crystalline (HHC) exposed in Sikkim, India. The metapelites underwent …