Eight lines of evidence indicate that the Orosirian Period in mid-Paleoproterozoic time was
characterized by plate tectonics: ophiolites, low T/P metamorphism including eclogites …

Trace element concentrations and ratios in zircon provide important indicators of the
petrological processes that operate in igneous and metamorphic systems. In granitoids, the …

We analyzed detrital zircon from the Sierra Nevada Batholith, western USA, to reassess
whether zircon Eu/Eu* can be used to reconstruct crustal thickness in the past. Our …

Large swaths of juvenile crust with tonalite-trondhjemite-granodiorite (TTG) composition
were added to the continental crust from about 3.5 billion years ago. Although TTG …

The orogenic petrological processes associated with the amalgamation of Rodinia (ca. 1
Ga) and Gondwana (ca. 550 Ma) reflect distinct tectonic dynamics that might have …

Redox condition is key to understanding crust formation and differentiation processes. We
measured Eu anomalies in zircon in the Neoarchean tonalite-trondhjemite-granodiorite …

High-K magmatism of the central Urumieh–Dokhtar magmatic arc (UDMA) documents the
final stages of Neo-Tethyan Ocean subduction. The temporal and spatial development of …

Paleogeographic reconstruction of Precambrian terranes reworked by Phanerozoic orogens
(eg, the Tibetan Plateau) results in complex lithotectonic relations due to intracrustal …

The trace element composition of zircon reveals information about the melt that they are
derived from, as such, detrital zircon trace element compositions can be used to interrogate …

When and how plate tectonics operated throughout Earth's history remain a matter of
debate. The absence of low-temperature/high-pressure metamorphic rocks during Earth's …