Archaean tectonic systems: A view from igneous rocks

JF Moyen, O Laurent - Lithos, 2018 - Elsevier
This work examines the global distribution of Archaean and modern igneous rock's
compositions, without relying on preconceptions about the link between rock compositions …

The Sveconorwegian orogeny

B Bingen, G Viola, C Möller, J Vander Auwera… - Gondwana …, 2021 - Elsevier
This article reviews the geology of the Sveconorwegian orogen in south Scandinavia and
existing tectonic models for the Mesoproterozoic to Neoproterozoic Sveconorwegian …

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 …

The production of granitic magmas through crustal anatexis at convergent plate boundaries

YF Zheng, P Gao - Lithos, 2021 - Elsevier
Granite petrogenesis is associated with the formation and evolution of continental crust
along convergent plate boundaries. While magmatic processes such as partial melting and …

Post-collisional magmatism: Crustal growth not identified by zircon Hf–O isotopes

S Couzinié, O Laurent, JF Moyen, A Zeh… - Earth and Planetary …, 2016 - Elsevier
The combination of U–Pb, Lu–Hf and O isotopic analyses in global zircon databases has
recently been used to constrain continental crustal growth and evolution. To identify crust …

Multistage anatexis during tectonic evolution from oceanic subduction to continental collision: A review of the North Qaidam UHP Belt, NW China

S Yu, S Li, J Zhang, Y Peng, I Somerville, Y Liu… - Earth-Science …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The North Qaidam ultra-high pressure (UHP) metamorphic belt in the northern
Tibetan Plateau is considered as a typical Alpine-type UHP metamorphic belt due to the …

[HTML][HTML] Post-collisional batholiths do contribute to continental growth

D Gómez-Frutos, A Castro… - Earth and Planetary …, 2023 - Elsevier
Post-collisional voluminous silicic magmatism is represented in most orogens across the
world in the form of large granodiorite batholiths and minor intermediate and mafic …

Constraints on the formation of the giant Daheishan porphyry Mo deposit (NE China) from whole-rock and accessory mineral geochemistry

K **ng, Q Shu, DR Lentz - Journal of Petrology, 2021 - academic.oup.com
There are more than 80 porphyry (or skarn) Mo deposits in northeastern China with Jurassic
or Cretaceous ages. These are thought to have formed mainly in a continental arc setting …

Protracted, coeval crust and mantle melting during Variscan late-orogenic evolution: U–Pb dating in the eastern French Massif Central

O Laurent, S Couzinié, A Zeh, O Vanderhaeghe… - International Journal of …, 2017 - Springer
The late stages of the Variscan orogeny are characterized by middle to lower crustal melting
and intrusion of voluminous granitoids throughout the belt, which makes it akin to “hot” …

Geochronology and geochemistry of the Early Jurassic Yeba Formation volcanic rocks in southern Tibet: Initiation of back-arc rifting and crustal accretion in the …

Y Wei, Z Zhao, Y Niu, DC Zhu, D Liu, Q Wang, Z Hou… - Lithos, 2017 - Elsevier
Understanding the geological history of the Lhasa Terrane prior to the India–Asia collision (~
55±10 Ma) is essential for improved models of syn-collisional and post-collisional processes …