Adakite was originally proposed as a genetic term to define intermediate to high-silica, high
Sr/Y and La/Yb volcanic and plutonic rocks derived from melting of the basaltic portion of …

The geochemical signatures of subducting crust have been identified in various types of
mafic igneous rocks at convergent plate boundaries, where island arc basalts (IAB) and …

U–Pb geochronology along with elemental and Nd–Hf–Os isotopic data from the earliest
Neoproterozoic metabasic rocks within the Cathaysia Block of the South China Block (SCB) …

In the eastern South China Block (SCB), the presence of middle Paleozoic volcanics and
mafic rocks is poor in spite of the extensive occurrence of granites in response to the …

Identification of arc magmatic rock associations in a subduction zone has important
implications for specifically revealing the geodynamic evolution of the subduction system …

The tectonic nature of the Cathaysia Block during earliest Neoproterozoic period has been
long disputed and attracted considerable attentions. One reason for this problem is rare …

The Neoproterozoic mafic rocks of the Jiangnan Orogen in South China provide a critical
geological record for unraveling regional tectonic history and testing different tectonic …

Constraining the origin of the adakite–high-Nb basalt (HNB) association in Baja California,
Mexico, is critical to a better understanding of global arc magmatism. Currently the preferred …

The Paleotethyan tectonic history of northeast Tibet remains hotly debated, particularly
regarding the nature of the **sha suture. Different interpretations of the **sha suture lead …

The Neoarchean metavolcanic rocks of Saheqiao occur within the central domain of the
Precambrian terrane in eastern Hebei within the North China Craton. These rocks consist …