During the late Cryogenian–Ediacaran (650–542Ma), the Arabian–Nubian Shield (ANS)
underwent final assembly and accretion to the Saharan Metacraton concurrent with the …

The Neoproterozoic Adamastor-Brazilide Ocean was generated during the breakup of the
Rodinia supercontinent, and remnants of its oceanic lithosphere have been found in the …

Although widely used, classification schemes for granitic rocks have until now failed to
separate slab failure from arc magmatism in collisional orogens. Our previous work showed …

The geodynamic framework of the South China Craton in the Early Paleozoic and Early
Mesozoic has been modeled as develo** through either oceanic convergence or …

Skarn deposits are one of the more abundant ore types in the earth's crust and form in rocks
of almost all ages. Skarn is a relatively simple rock type defined by a mineralogy usually …

Early Carboniferous high-K, calc-alkaline I-type plutonic rocks from the northern Vosges and
Schwarzwald were studied for their chemical and Sr–Nd isotopic compositions. Intrusion …

Porphyry deposits arguably represent the most economically important class of nonferrous
metallic mineral resources. These magmatic-hydrothermal deposits are characterized by …

A new compilation of reliable isotope age data indicates that Cretaceous magmatism in SE
China occurred in four major episodes during 136–146 Ma, 122–129 Ma, 101–109 Ma and …

Neoproterozoic pre-rifting granitoids are widespread in the Yangtze craton, South China.
Mineralogical, petrographic and geochemical characteristics indicate that there are two …

Abundant high-K calc-alkaline (HKCA) magmatism appears to be post-collisional and often
shifts to shoshonitic or alkaline–peralkaline compositions in the final stages of orogeny. The …