Secular trends in plutonic whole-rock geochemistry pose critical, although non-unique,
constraints to early Earth tectonics. Here, we present a large whole-rock geochemical (879 …

Ion-absorption rare earth element (REE) deposits in South China are the world's most
important source of heavy REEs (HREEs). These deposits were formed by the weathering of …

The Laramide foreland belt comprises a broad region of thick-skinned, contractional
deformation characterized by an anastomosing network of basement-cored arches and …

The study of magmatic and metamorphic processes is challenged by geological
complexities like geochemical variations, geochronological uncertainties and the …

Archean cratons are dominated by tonalite–trondhjemite–granodiorite (TTG) suites, the
products of crustal differentiation that formed early continental crust. These rocks may have …

Inclusions of relic high-pressure melts provide crucial information on the fate of crustal rocks
in the deep roots of orogens during collision and crustal thickening, including at extreme …

Primary granitic melt inclusions are trapped in garnets of eclogites in the garnet peridotite
body of Pfaffenberg, Granulitgebirge (Bohemian Massif, Germany). These polycrystalline …

Inclusion–host elastic thermobarometers are widely used to determine the pressure and
temperature (P–T) histories of metamorphic rocks. Complex metamorphic P–T paths can …

Precise constraints on the compositions of melts generated by anatexis under ultrahigh
temperature (UHT) conditions are critical for understanding processes of partial melting and …

The source of volatiles in the continental crust is a long-standing issue. In addition to
controlling the amount of melt generated during anatexis, H 2 O and CO 2 budgets of the …