Phanerozoic orogenic gold mineralization at craton margins is related to the metasomatism
of the lithospheric mantle by crustal material. Slab subduction transfers Au from the crust to …

The separation of regional and residual gravity fields, arising from deeper and shallower
geological structures, has remained a major challenge. In this study, we provide an overview …

The origin of giant lode gold deposits of Mesozoic age in the North China craton (NCC) is
enigmatic because high-grade metamorphic ancient crust would be highly depleted in gold …

The genesis of giant Jiaodong gold province remains perplexing although many ore-forming
models have been proposed in the past decades. The key issues are what caused the burst …

The lithosphere, as the outermost solid layer of our planet, preserves a progressively more
fragmentary record of geological events and processes from Earth's history the further back …

Intraplate basaltic volcanism commonly exhibits wide compositional ranges from silica-
undersaturated alkaline basalts to silica-saturated tholeiitic basalts. Possible mechanisms …

Recent research on the water content of large igneous provinces (LIPs) has revealed that
water has a significant impact on the formation of LIPs. However, most studies focus on the …

With the aim of constraining the influence of the surrounding plates on the Late Paleozoic–
Mesozoic paleogeographic and tectonic evolution of the southern North China Craton …

Lode gold deposits are among the most economically important types of gold deposits in the
world. Globally, they formed mainly in three time intervals, 2.8 to 2.5 Ga, 2.1 to 1.8 Ga, and …

Water is essential to the formation of intracontinental granites, but its origin remains elusive.
Here we address this scientific problem by analyzing D/H isotopes of apatites, hydrous …