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Episodic construction of the early Andean Cordillera unravelled by zircon petrochronology
The subduction of oceanic plates beneath continental lithosphere is responsible for continental growth and recycling of oceanic crust, promoting the...
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Slab melting boosts the mantle wedge contribution to Li-rich magmas
The lithium cycling in the supra-subduction mantle wedge is crucial for understanding the generation of Li-rich magmas that may potentially source...
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New microhylid frog genus from Peninsular India with Southeast Asian affinity suggests multiple Cenozoic biotic exchanges between India and Eurasia
Anurans in Peninsular India exhibit close biogeographical links with Gondwana as well as Laurasia, often explainable by the geological history of the...
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Effect of mineralogical variations on physico-mechanical and thermal properties of granitic rocks
The present study aims to explain the geochemical and mineralogical details of the granitic rock types in Gabal EL-Faliq area, South Eastern Desert...
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Complex network dynamics of the topological structure in a geochemical field from the Nanling area in South China
The topological classification of geochemical elements is widely used as a reference for regional prospecting prediction. In this study, we analyze...
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Application of remote sensing to identify Copper–Lead–Zinc deposits in the Heiqia area of the West Kunlun Mountains, Chinas
The harsh natural environment and inaccessibility of the West Kunlun Mountains are barriers for their investigation via field geology. Remote sensing...
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Ediacaran discs from South America: probable soft-bodied macrofossils unlock the paleogeography of the Clymene Ocean
The origin, affinity and paleoecology of macrofossils of soft-bodied organisms of the terminal Ediacaran Period have been highly debated. Previous...
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Late Paleozoic magmatism in South China: Oceanic subduction or intracontinental orogeny?
A gneissic granite with an U-Pb age of 313±4 Ma was found in northeastern Fujian Province, South China. It is an S-type granite characterized by high...
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Occurrence of Neoproterozoic low-grade metagranite in the western Beihuaiyang zone, the Dabie orogen
Based on detailed field investigations and petrographic observations, we discovered Neoproterozoic-emplaced granite from the metavolcanics of the...
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Crustal growth at ∼2.5 Ga in the North China Craton: evidence from whole-rock Nd and zircon Hf isotopes in the Huai’an gneiss terrane
The Huai’an gneiss terrane mainly consists of TTG gneisses and dioritic gneisses. Laser in situ U-Pb dating of magmatic zircon cores indicates that...
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Detachment within subducted continental crust and multi-slice successive exhumation of ultrahigh-pressure metamorphic rocks: Evidence from the Dabie-Sulu orogenic belt
Although tectonic models were presented for exhumation of ultrahigh-pressure (UHP) metamorphic rocks during the continental collision, there is...
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A perspective view on ultrahigh-pressure metamorphism and continental collision in the Dabie-Sulu orogenic belt
The study of continental deep-subduction has been one of the forefront and core subjects to advance the plate tectonics theory in the twenty-first...
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U-Pb zircon dating constraints on formation time of Qilian high-grade metamorphic rock and its tectonic implications
In order to constrain the formation time of high-grade metamorphic rocks in the Qilian Mountains, U-Pb zircon dating was carried out by using...
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SHRIMP U-Pb geochronology of the detrital zircons from the Longshoushan Group and its tectonic significance
Sixty-two geologically meaningful U-Pb dates were obtained by using SHRIMP technique for the detrital zircons in three metasedimentary rocks from...
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Zircon SHRIMP U-Pb dating for olivine gabbro at Wangmuguan in the Beihuaiyang zone and its geological significance
Zircon SHRIMP U-Pb dating was performed for olivine gabbro at Wangmuguan in the Beihuaiyang zone of the Dabie orogen and its country rock...
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Finding of Neoproterozoic (∼775 Ma) magmatism recorded in metamorphic complexes from the North Qilian orogen: Evidence from SHRIMP zircon U-Pb dating
SHRIMP U-Pb dating was carried out on zircons from the Niuxinshan gneissic granite and the Leigongshan gneissic tonalite in the North Qilian orogen,...
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Single origin of a pan-Pacific bird group and upstream colonization of Australasia
Oceanic islands have long served as natural laboratories for understanding the diversification of life
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Opening of the Tethys in southwest China and its significance to the breakup of East Gondwanaland in late Paleozoic: Evidence from SHRIMP U-Pb zircon analyses for the Garzê ophiolite block
SHRIMP U-Pb zircon analyses for a gabbro sample from the Garzê ophiolite block yielded a mean 206 Pb/ 238 U age of 292 ±4 Ma, which indicated that the...
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Paleomagnetic data from Early Cretaceous volcanic rocks of West Liaoning: Evidence for intracontinental rotation
Detailed rock magnetic studies of 55 lavas from Yixian and Fuxin area, West Liaoning, show the primary carriers of remanence to be pseudo-single...
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The Early Paleozoic paleogeography of the North China block and the other major blocks of China
With the summarization of the Early Paleozoic paleomagnetic data recently obtained from the three major blocks of China, the Early Paleozoic (i.e....