The past 40 years have been a golden age for eclogite studies, supported by an ever wider
range of instrumentation and enhanced computational capabilities, linked with ongoing …

Geological, geochemical, isotopic and geochronological data for Paleoproterozoic mafic
intrusions and dykes indicate that distinct magmatic events dated at c. 2.50, 2.45, 2.40, 2.30 …

Abstract The Northern Qinling Belt (NQB) develops some medium-sized molybdenum
deposits, but their mineralization ages are unclear, which hinders to establish the …

Metamorphic timescales harbor crucial information for quantifying lithospheric processes
and identifying tectonic regimes. The Orosirian Period is known for global orogenesis during …

Garnet is a common U-bearing mineral in various magmatic and metamorphic rocks with a
high U–Pb closure temperature (> 850° C), rendering it a potentially valuable U–Pb …

When disturbed, dynamic emergent systems, such as tectonics on Earth, may transition from
one stable state to another if the perturbation is sufficiently large. Here, we identify such state …

To assess the possibility of selective disintegration and reduction of overgrinding of hard-to-
reproduce ores, optical microscopic and X-ray microtomographic studies were carried out …

Earth is unique in the Solar System as the only planet characterised by an active plate
tectonic regime. However, there is still no consensus on whether this was fully operational in …

Enabling the build-up of continental crust is a vital step in the stabilization of cratonic
lithosphere. However, these initial crustal nuclei are commonly either destroyed by recycling …

The Belomorian Province (BP) of the Fennoscandian Shield is a high-grade belt composed
of Meso-to Neoarchean tonalite–trondhjemite–granodiorite (TTG) gneisses with subordinate …