Tibetan tectonic evolution inferred from spatial and temporal variations in post-collisional magmatism

SL Chung, MF Chu, Y Zhang, Y **e, CH Lo, TY Lee… - Earth-Science …, 2005 - Elsevier
Cenozoic magmatism on the Tibetan plateau shows systematic variations in space and time
that must be considered in models concerning Tibetan tectonic evolution. After the India …

Forty years of TTG research

JF Moyen, H Martin - Lithos, 2012 - Elsevier
TTGs (tonalite–trondhjemite–granodiorite) are one of the archetypical lithologies of
Archaean cratons. Since their original description in the 1970s, they have been the subject …

Interplay between oceanic subduction and continental collision in building continental crust

DC Zhu, Q Wang, RF Weinberg, PA Cawood… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Generation of continental crust in collision zones reflect the interplay between oceanic
subduction and continental collision. The Gangdese continental crust in southern Tibet …

The diversity and evolution of late-Archean granitoids: Evidence for the onset of “modern-style” plate tectonics between 3.0 and 2.5 Ga

O Laurent, H Martin, JF Moyen, R Doucelance - Lithos, 2014 - Elsevier
The end of the Archean aeon (3.0–2.5 Ga) was a period of fundamental change in many
aspects of the geological record. In Archean cratons, this timespan is marked by a …

Adakite petrogenesis

PR Castillo - Lithos, 2012 - Elsevier
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 …

Mercury isotope evidence for the importance of recycled fluids in collisional ore systems

B Xu, RS Yin, M Chiaradia, Z Miao, WL Griffin… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
The sources of fluids and metals in porphyry systems of continental-collision settings are
poorly constrained. Mercury isotopes display unique mass-independent fractionation …

Zircon U–Pb geochronology and Hf isotopic constraints on petrogenesis of the Gangdese batholith, southern Tibet

WQ Ji, FY Wu, SL Chung, JX Li, CZ Liu - Chemical Geology, 2009 - Elsevier
During the Mesozoic–Cenozoic, northward Neotethyan subduction and subsequent India–
Asia collision gave rise to the extensive Transhimalayan magmatism that stretches from …

Lithospheric architecture of the Lhasa terrane and its control on ore deposits in the Himalayan-Tibetan orogen

Z Hou, L Duan, Y Lu, Y Zheng, D Zhu… - Economic …, 2015 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Magmatic-hydrothermal ore deposits in collisional orogens are new targets for modern
mineral exploration, yet it is unclear why they preferentially occur in some specific tectonic …

Outward-growth of the Tibetan Plateau during the Cenozoic: A review

C Wang, J Dai, X Zhao, Y Li, SA Graham, D He, B Ran… - Tectonophysics, 2014 - Elsevier
The surface uplift history of the Tibetan Plateau (TP) offers a key testing ground for
evaluating models of collisional tectonics and holds important implications for processes …

Special paper: adakite-like rocks: their diverse origins and questionable role in metallogenesis

JP Richards, R Kerrich - Economic geology, 2007 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Based on a compilation of published sources, rocks referred to as adakites show the
following geochemical and isotopic characteristics: SiO2≥ 56 wt percent, Al2O3≥ 15 wt …