Cretaceous long-distance lithospheric extension and surface response in South China

J Li, S Dong, PA Cawood, H Thybo, PD Clift… - Earth-Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Lithospheric extension plays a pivotal role in governing the evolution of continents and the
birth of oceanic basins on Earth. Despite this, quantifying wide-mode lithospheric extension …

[HTML][HTML] Petrogenesis and REE mineralogical characteristics of Shitouping granites in southern Jiangxi Province: Implication for HREE mineralization in South China

MX Cao, XG Wang, DF Zhang, YW Zhang, LX Gong… - Ore Geology …, 2024 - Elsevier
The enrichment of heavy rare earth elements (HREE) in the granitic host-rocks is crucial for
generating ion-adsorption HREE deposits in South China. The Shitouping pluton, located in …

[HTML][HTML] Tracking quartz and zircon provenance in sedimentary rocks using Ti distributions: Unlocking the volcanic-plutonic connection in old igneous systems

LMF Teixeira, O Laurent, J Troch, CS Siddoway… - Earth and Planetary …, 2024 - Elsevier
Although the relationship between silicic volcanic and plutonic rocks has been extensively
studied, it remains controversial whether most plutons have volcanic counterparts and how …

Tracking crystal-melt segregation and magma recharge using zircon trace element data

LL Yan, ZY He, R Klemd, C Beier, XS Xu - Chemical Geology, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Cretaceous Yunshan caldera complex in SE China consists of an unusual
coexisting assemblage of peraluminous and peralkaline rhyolites and a resurgent intra …

Zircon reveals crystal-melt segregation processes in the genesis of Cretaceous A-type granites and related cumulated rocks in southeastern China

JY Chen, JH Yang, JH Zhang, YS Zhu, ZG Yang - Chemical Geology, 2023 - Elsevier
A-type granites are a distinctive group of igneous rocks classified based on chemical and
mineralogical criteria. Although numerous theories for the origin of A-type granite have …

The Cambrian collision of the Yangtze Block with Gondwana: Evidence from provenance analyses

Y Han, B Ran, M Santosh, S Liu, Z Li… - Geological …, 2025 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract The Neoproterozoic to Paleozoic Proto-Tethys Ocean has preserved critical records
of Earth's evolutionary history. The Lower Cambrian detrital strata along the northern margin …

Magma mixing origin for the Quxu intrusive complex in southern Tibet: Insights into the early Eocene magmatism and geodynamics of the southern Lhasa subterrane

RQ Wang, JS Qiu, SB Yu, L Lin, H Xu - Lithos, 2019 - Elsevier
Intrusive complexes with compositional diversity commonly document magma mixing
processes and provide insights into regional magmatism and tectonics. Here, we present an …

Tephrostratigraphy and magma evolution based on combined zircon trace element and U-Pb age data: fingerprinting Miocene silicic pyroclastic rocks in the …

R Lukács, M Guillong, O Bachmann, L Fodor… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
We present a novel approach to use zircon as a correlation tool as well as a monitor for
magma reservoir processes in silicic volcanic systems. Fingerprinting eruption products …

Comparison of lithium borate fusion and four-acid digestions for the determination of whole-rock chemistry–implications for lithogeochemistry and mineral exploration

Z Zivkovic, L Danyushevsky, S Halley… - Geochemistry …, 2023 - lyellcollection.org
Mining and exploration companies routinely use four-acid digestion (4AD), inductively
coupled plasma, atomic emission spectra/mass spectrometry methods from commercial …

Timescale of magma recharge for a crystal-rich mush: Perspectives from the compositional zoned quartz in Xiangshan caldera, SE China

S Zhao, Y Xia, X Xu, K Zhao - Lithos, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Crystal-rich (> 30 vol%) volcanic rocks, which are generally thought to be formed by
the eruption of crystal-rich mush after its reactivation, have provided an important lens …