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 …

Trace elements in zircon are a promising proxy with which to quantitatively study Earth's
long-term lithospheric processes and its geodynamic regimes. The zircon Eu anomaly …

Convergent plate boundaries show sharp variations in orogenic width and extent of
intraplate deformation. Analysis of late Cenozoic contractile deformation along the Andean …

Abstract The Neoproterozoic to Paleozoic Proto-Tethys Ocean has preserved critical records
of Earth's evolutionary history. The Lower Cambrian detrital strata along the northern margin …

Abstract Currently, 60% of the world's copper production comes from porphyry copper
deposits, often significantly enriched by surface weathering. This paper uses new global …

The Cenozoic tectonic evolution of central Tibet plays an important role in the growth of the
Tibetan plateau. Paleoelevation studies show that the central Tibetan plateau hosted an …

Highlights•The Arequipa rift back-arc basin controlled by three major graben-bounding fault
systems.•They were the favourable places for tectonic inversion, shortening, thickening and …

Competing end‐member models for the late Paleozoic Variscan orogeny (ca. 360‐290 Ma)
alternatively suggest moderate 2–3 km elevations underlain by relatively thin crust (< 50 km) …

Being the most commonly dated accessory mineral, the geochemical makeup of zircon has
increasingly been recognized as a promising indicator of the parent magma composition …

Sedimentary basins are valuable archives of tectonic processes involved in continental
rifting. The northern Rocky Mountains preserve the Belt Supergroup, one of the most …