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Identification of the Original Tectonic Setting for Oceanic Andesite Using Discrimination Diagrams: An Approach Based on Global Geochemical Data Synthesis
Systematical analyses of data from GEOROC and PetDB database show that large amount of Cenozoic andesites occurred in the various oceanic...
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The discrimination of tectonic settings using trace elements in magmatic zircons: A machine learning approach
Zircon is the most important accessory mineral in geological research, and it records information on isotopes and trace elements, which is of great...
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The discrepancy of tectonic setting inferred from whole-rock geochemical data of sedimentary deposits of the Atlantic Basin margin of Cameroon: an evaluation of the effect of reworked and sorted sediments
This work integrates field investigations and geochemical-based tectonic discrimination diagrams (DF1 vs. DF2) from the Atlantic Basin margin of...
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Volcanism and Tectonic Setting
Since publication of Cas and Wright (1987), the relationship between volcanism and tectonic setting has expanded into an enormous and...
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Gondwana sedimentary rocks of Andigama Basin, Sri Lanka: unraveling weathering dynamics, tectonic setting, and paleoclimate
The Andigama Basin is a pre-rift Gondwana sedimentary basin containing Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous calcareous sandstones and carbonaceous...
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Geochemistry of Karewa deposits of NW Himalaya: implications on provenance and tectonic setting
The objective of the work is to understand the provenance and tectonic setting of the Karewa deposits of South Kashmir, NW Himalayas using major,...
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Geochemistry and sedimentology of sediments in a short fluvial system, NW China: implications to the provenance and tectonic setting
Six outcrop sections in Fenghe River, Northwestern China, were sampled and analyzed. This study aims to determine provenance, tectonic setting, and...
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Permian-Triassic Magmatism in the Qin-Fang Tectonic Belt, SW China: New Insights into Tectonic Evolution of the Eastern Paleo-Tethys
The granites of ambiguous geodynamic mechanism in the Qin-Fang tectonic belt (SW China) were studied in detail based on petrological, element...
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Geochemistry of the Early Cretaceous saline lacustrine shales on the Lingshan Island, East China: implications for provenance, tectonic setting, and paleoweathering
Early Cretaceous saline lacustrine black shales in the Fajiaying Formation were deposited under hothouse conditions and have a complex structure and...
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A new approach to dividing the tectonic setting of igneous rocks: machine learning and GeoTectAI software
For a long time, elucidating the tectonic setting of unknown rock samples has been a focal point for geologists. Traditional methodologies for this...
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Geochemistry and tectonic significance of high-Fe bearing tholeiitic dykes from the southern part of Bastar Craton, Central India: An evidence for continental arc magmatism
Low-Mg and Fe-rich tholeiitic dykes of basaltic andesite to andesites are common in many Precambrian cratons and they develop under arc-related...
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Major and trace element geochemistry of the Atrai River sediments from the Bengal Basin (Bangladesh): implication for provenance, chemical weathering, and tectonic setting in the southeastern Himalaya
The Atrai River rises in the southeast Himalaya and empties into the Bengal Basin in the northwest. In this study, major and trace element...
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U-Pb zircon ages and petrogeochemistry and tectonic implications of gabbro and granite in southwest Lahad Datu area of Sabah, Malaysia
The southwest Lahad Datu felsic rocks were previously thought to have formed in the late Triassic as part of the microcontinental crystalline...
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Origin and tectonic setting of low-Si alkaline magma
Despite of the relatively rare occurrence of alkaline igneous rocks on Earth, they are the most diverse group of igneous rocks due to variations in...
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Geochemical signatures of provenance, chemical weathering, and tectonic setting in the Greater Zab River sediments, Iraqi Kurdistan Region
Active sediments along a 90 km section of Greater Zab River (GZR) in Kurdistan Region/ Iraq were analyzed for their major, trace, and rare earth...
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Provenance, weathering, and tectonic setting of the Yoyo, Kribi, and Campo beach sediments in the southern Gulf of Guinea, SW Cameroon
AbstractThe coastal and landward sectors of the southern Gulf of Guinea are dominated by igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks of Precambrian...
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Petrographic characterization and diagenetic impact on Bhuban Sandstone of Surma Group, Aizawl, Mizoram: implications for provenance, tectonic setting, and reservoir quality
The detailed petrographic study of Bhuban Sandstones belonging to the Surma Group has been carried out to determine various sedimentological aspects,...
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Geochemistry of Jutogh Metasediments, Lesser Himachal Himalaya, India, and their Implications in Source Area Weathering, Provenance, and Tectonic Setting during Paleoproterozoic Nuna Assembly
This paper reports the results of the geochemical study of the Jutogh metasedimentary rocks that occur as a tectonic window between the Lesser and...
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Geochemistry of Neoproterozoic metavolcanic rocks from the Tahtai Logomiti area, Tigrai, Northern Ethiopia: Implication for petrogenesis and tectonic settings
The Tahtai Logomiti area is characterized by metavolcanic and metavolcaniclastic interbedded with clastic and carbonate metasedimentary rocks of...
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Overlap** A-type and S-type characters in late- to post-tectonic granites – petro-tectonic evolution of late Mesoproterozoic Andhra Konda granite, Nellore Schist Belt, southern India
AbstractAs the debate continues on whether all A-type granites are anorogenic, we present here new structural and geochemical data and interpretation...
