The continental crust in the overriding plate of the India-Asia collision zone in southern Tibet
is characterized by an overthickened layer of felsic composition with an underlying granulite …

This work examines the global distribution of Archaean and modern igneous rock's
compositions, without relying on preconceptions about the link between rock compositions …

Granitoids are a major component of the continental crust. They play a pivotal role in its
evolution, either by adding new material (continental growth), or by reworking older …

Subduction is the main process that recycles surface material into the mantle. Fluids and
melts derived by dehydration and partial melting reactions of subducted continental crust, a …

This article reviews the geology of the Sveconorwegian orogen in south Scandinavia and
existing tectonic models for the Mesoproterozoic to Neoproterozoic Sveconorwegian …

Abstract Development of renewable energy infrastructure requires critical raw materials,
such as the rare earth elements (REEs, including scandium) and niobium, and is driving …

Post-collisional voluminous silicic magmatism is represented in most orogens across the
world in the form of large granodiorite batholiths and minor intermediate and mafic …

The rare earth elements (REE) are critical raw materials for much of modern technology,
particularly renewable energy infrastructure and electric vehicles that are vital for the energy …

Since the onset of plate tectonics, continents have evolved through a balance between
crustal growth, reworking, and recycling at convergent plate margins. The term “reworking” …

The late stages of the Variscan orogeny are characterized by middle to lower crustal melting
and intrusion of voluminous granitoids throughout the belt, which makes it akin to “hot” …