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Middle-Late Jurassic magmatism in the west central Lhasa subterrane, Tibet: Petrology, zircon chronology, elemental and Sr-Nd-Pb-Hf-Mg isotopic geochemistry (2021)
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Tong, X., Yan, J., Zhao, Z., Niu, Y., Qi, N., Shi, Q., …Zhu, D. (2022). Middle-Late Jurassic magmatism in the west central Lhasa subterrane, Tibet: Petrology, zircon chronology, elemental and Sr-Nd-Pb-Hf-Mg isotopic geochemistry. Lithos, 408-409, Article 106549. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lithos.2021.106549

Mesozoic magmatic rocks are widespread in the Lhasa terrane, but most of them are of cretaceous age. Because Jurassic rocks are relatively rare and our knowledge on such earlier magmatism in the context of the tectonic setting and evolution is limite... Read More about Middle-Late Jurassic magmatism in the west central Lhasa subterrane, Tibet: Petrology, zircon chronology, elemental and Sr-Nd-Pb-Hf-Mg isotopic geochemistry.

Identifying crystal accumulation in granitoids through amphibole composition and in situ zircon O isotopes in North Qilian Orogen (2021)
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Chen, S., Niu, Y., Wang, X., Xue, Q., & Sun, W. (2021). Identifying crystal accumulation in granitoids through amphibole composition and in situ zircon O isotopes in North Qilian Orogen. Journal of Petrology, 62(12), Article egab096. https://doi.org/10.1093/petrology/egab096

Granitoids are the main constituents of the continental crust, and an understanding of their petrogenesis is key to the origin and evolution of continents. Whether crystal fractionation is the dominant way to generate evolved magmas has long been deb... Read More about Identifying crystal accumulation in granitoids through amphibole composition and in situ zircon O isotopes in North Qilian Orogen.

A simple and robust method for calculating temperatures of granitoid magmas (2021)
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Duan, M., Niu, Y., Sun, P., Chen, S., Kong, J., Li, J., …Shao, F. (2022). A simple and robust method for calculating temperatures of granitoid magmas. Mineralogy and Petrology, 116(1), 93-103. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00710-021-00769-5

Calculating the temperatures of magmas from which granitoid rocks cumulate is a key task of studying their petrogenesis, but few geothermometers are satisfactory. Zircon saturation thermometry has been the most widely used because it is conceptually... Read More about A simple and robust method for calculating temperatures of granitoid magmas.

Molybdenum isotope systematics of lavas from the East Pacific Rise: Constraints on the source of enriched mid-ocean ridge basalt (2021)
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Chen, S., Sun, P., Niu, Y., Guo, P., Elliott, T., & Hin, R. C. (2022). Molybdenum isotope systematics of lavas from the East Pacific Rise: Constraints on the source of enriched mid-ocean ridge basalt. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 578, Article 117283. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2021.117283

Mid-ocean ridge basalts (MORB) reveal large mantle compositional heterogeneity, whose origin remains debated. Here we present a systematic study of molybdenum isotopes on well-characterized MORB glass samples from the East Pacific Rise (EPR) and near... Read More about Molybdenum isotope systematics of lavas from the East Pacific Rise: Constraints on the source of enriched mid-ocean ridge basalt.

Protoliths and metamorphism of the central Himalayan eclogites: Zircon/titanite U–Pb geochronology, Hf isotope and geochemistry (2021)
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Dong, X., Zhang, Z., Tian, Z., Niu, Y., & Zhang, L. (2022). Protoliths and metamorphism of the central Himalayan eclogites: Zircon/titanite U–Pb geochronology, Hf isotope and geochemistry. Gondwana Research, 104, 39-53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gr.2021.10.014

The high-pressure (HP) eclogites in the central Himalaya provide insights into the metamorphism and exhumation history of crustal material beneath the Tibetan plateau. Due to the paucity of exposure, the nature and timing of the protolith and metamor... Read More about Protoliths and metamorphism of the central Himalayan eclogites: Zircon/titanite U–Pb geochronology, Hf isotope and geochemistry.

An iron isotope perspective on back-arc basin development: Messages from Mariana Trough basalts (2021)
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Chen, Y., Niu, Y., Xue, Q., Gao, Y., & Castillo, P. (2021). An iron isotope perspective on back-arc basin development: Messages from Mariana Trough basalts. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 572, Article 117133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2021.117133

The geology and magmatism of the northern Mariana Trough (NMT) represent a type example for the development of a back-arc basin (BAB). It is a mature spreading center in the south and propagating northward via rifting of arc and rear arc lithosphere... Read More about An iron isotope perspective on back-arc basin development: Messages from Mariana Trough basalts.

Identifying deep recycled carbonates through Miocene basalts in the Maguan area, SE Tibetan Plateau (2021)
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Lei, H., Zhao, Z., Niu, Y., Zhang, S., Cousens, B., Ma, Q., …Zhu, D. (2021). Identifying deep recycled carbonates through Miocene basalts in the Maguan area, SE Tibetan Plateau. Lithos, 400-401, Article 106356. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lithos.2021.106356

Cenozoic mantle-derived magmas are widespread on the Tibetan Plateau, and provide evidence for the evolution of deep mantle and its influence on the Plateau development. Miocene basalts in the Maguan area on the southeastern Plateau have high MgO (9.... Read More about Identifying deep recycled carbonates through Miocene basalts in the Maguan area, SE Tibetan Plateau.

Petrogenetic evolution of the Zhuopan potassic alkaline complex, western Yunnan, SW China: Implications for heterogeneous metasomatism of lithospheric mantle beneath Simao and western Yangtze block (2021)
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Miao, Z., Zhao, Z., Niu, Y., Lei, H., Tong, X., Wu, J., …Zhou, S. (2021). Petrogenetic evolution of the Zhuopan potassic alkaline complex, western Yunnan, SW China: Implications for heterogeneous metasomatism of lithospheric mantle beneath Simao and western Yangtze block. Lithos, 400-401, Article 106354. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lithos.2021.106354

Potassic alkaline rocks are instrumental in unveiling the composition and geodynamic evolution of mantle lithosphere. The Zhuopan alkaline complex, located in the western Simao block, SW China, exhibits features of high potassium, enrichment in LILEs... Read More about Petrogenetic evolution of the Zhuopan potassic alkaline complex, western Yunnan, SW China: Implications for heterogeneous metasomatism of lithospheric mantle beneath Simao and western Yangtze block.

Petrogenesis and tectonic implications of the Triassic rhyolites in the East Kunlun Orogenic Belt, northern Tibetan Plateau (2021)
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Shao, F., Niu, Y., Kong, J., Liu, Y., Wang, G., & Zhang, Y. (2021). Petrogenesis and tectonic implications of the Triassic rhyolites in the East Kunlun Orogenic Belt, northern Tibetan Plateau. Geoscience Frontiers, 12(6), Article 101243. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsf.2021.101243

The East Kunlun Orogenic Belt (EKOB), which is in the northern part of the Greater Tibetan Plateau, contains voluminous Late Triassic intermediate-felsic volcanic rocks. In the east end of the EKOB, we identified highly differentiated peralkaline-lik... Read More about Petrogenesis and tectonic implications of the Triassic rhyolites in the East Kunlun Orogenic Belt, northern Tibetan Plateau.

The nature and origin of upper mantle heterogeneity beneath the Mid-Atlantic Ridge 33-25°N: A Sr-Nd-Hf isotopic perspective (2021)
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Guo, P., Niu, Y., Sun, P., Zhang, J., Chen, S., Duan, M., …Wang, X. (2021). The nature and origin of upper mantle heterogeneity beneath the Mid-Atlantic Ridge 33-25°N: A Sr-Nd-Hf isotopic perspective. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 307, 72-85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2021.05.033

We present new Sr-Nd-Hf isotopic data on mid-ocean ridge basalts from two ridge segments (OH-1, OH-3) between the Oceanographer and Hayes fracture zones at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge 33-35°N to constrain the nature and origin of upper mantle heterogeneit... Read More about The nature and origin of upper mantle heterogeneity beneath the Mid-Atlantic Ridge 33-25°N: A Sr-Nd-Hf isotopic perspective.

Eastern China continental lithosphere thinning is a consequence of paleo-Pacific subduction: A review and new perspectives (2021)
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Sun, P., Guo, P., & Niu, Y. (2021). Eastern China continental lithosphere thinning is a consequence of paleo-Pacific subduction: A review and new perspectives. Earth-Science Reviews, 218, Article 103680. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2021.103680

Understanding the processes that lead to the lithosphere thinning is a key aspect of continental geology research. In this paper, we present essential observations and summarize our understandings on the lithosphere thinning and accompanying magmatis... Read More about Eastern China continental lithosphere thinning is a consequence of paleo-Pacific subduction: A review and new perspectives.

Iron isotope compositions of coexisting sulfide and silicate minerals in Sudbury-type ores from the Jinchuan Ni-Cu- sulfide deposit: A perspective on possible core-mantle iron isotope fractionation (2021)
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Wang, P., Niu., Y., Sun, P., Wang, X., Guo, P., Gong, H., …Shan, L. (2021). Iron isotope compositions of coexisting sulfide and silicate minerals in Sudbury-type ores from the Jinchuan Ni-Cu- sulfide deposit: A perspective on possible core-mantle iron isotope fractionation. Minerals, 11(5), Article 464. https://doi.org/10.3390/min11050464

Many studies have shown that the average iron (Fe) isotope compositions of mantle-derived rocks, mantle peridotite and model mantle are close to those of chondrites. Therefore, it is considered that chondrite values represent the bulk Earth Fe isotop... Read More about Iron isotope compositions of coexisting sulfide and silicate minerals in Sudbury-type ores from the Jinchuan Ni-Cu- sulfide deposit: A perspective on possible core-mantle iron isotope fractionation.

Iron isotope fractionation during skarn Cu-Fe mineralization (2021)
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Xue, S., Niu, Y., Chen, Y., Xia, B., Wang, P., Gong, H., …Duan, M. (2021). Iron isotope fractionation during skarn Cu-Fe mineralization. Minerals, 11(5), Article 444. https://doi.org/10.3390/min11050444

Fe isotopes have been applied to the petrogenesis of ore deposits. However, the behavior of iron isotopes in the mineralization of porphyry-skarn deposits is still poorly understood. In this study, we report the Fe isotopes of ore mineral separations... Read More about Iron isotope fractionation during skarn Cu-Fe mineralization.

Lithosphere thickness controls the extent of mantle melting, depth of melt extraction and basalt compositions in all tectonic settings on Earth - A review and new perspectives (2021)
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Niu, Y. (2021). Lithosphere thickness controls the extent of mantle melting, depth of melt extraction and basalt compositions in all tectonic settings on Earth - A review and new perspectives. Earth-Science Reviews, 217, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2021.103614

Basalts and basaltic rocks are the most abundant igneous rocks on the earth and their petrologic and geochemical studies have formed our knowledge base on the thermal structure and composition of the mantle with which we have developed workable model... Read More about Lithosphere thickness controls the extent of mantle melting, depth of melt extraction and basalt compositions in all tectonic settings on Earth - A review and new perspectives.

Fractional crystallization causes the iron isotope contrast between mid-ocean ridge basalts and abyssal peridotites (2021)
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Chen, Y., Niu, Y., Duan, M., Gong, H., & Guo, P. (2021). Fractional crystallization causes the iron isotope contrast between mid-ocean ridge basalts and abyssal peridotites. Communications Earth & Environment, 2(1), Article 65. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-021-00135-5

The iron isotope contrast between mid-ocean ridge basalts and abyssal peridotites is far greater than can be explained by mantle melting alone. Here we investigate a suite of mid-ocean ridge magma chamber rocks sampled by the Ocean Drilling Project H... Read More about Fractional crystallization causes the iron isotope contrast between mid-ocean ridge basalts and abyssal peridotites.

Timing of the Meso-Tethys Ocean opening: Evidence from Permian sedimentary provenance changes in the South Qiangtang Terrane, Tibetan Plateau (2021)
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Fan, J., Niu, Y., Luo, A., Xie, C., Hao, Y., & Liu, H. (2021). Timing of the Meso-Tethys Ocean opening: Evidence from Permian sedimentary provenance changes in the South Qiangtang Terrane, Tibetan Plateau. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 567, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2021.110265

Timing of the opening of the Meso-Tethys Ocean, represented by the Bangong–Nujiang Suture Zone on the Tibetan Plateau, remains controversial. Further research is required to understand the breakup of the northern Gondwana margin and the tectonic evol... Read More about Timing of the Meso-Tethys Ocean opening: Evidence from Permian sedimentary provenance changes in the South Qiangtang Terrane, Tibetan Plateau.

Timing of closure of the Mesozoic-Tethys Ocean: Constraints from remnants of a 141-135 ocean island within the Bangong-Nujiang suture zone, Tibetan Plateau (2021)
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Fan, J., Niu, Y., Liu, Y., & Hao, Y. (2021). Timing of closure of the Mesozoic-Tethys Ocean: Constraints from remnants of a 141-135 ocean island within the Bangong-Nujiang suture zone, Tibetan Plateau. GSA Bulletin, 133(9-10), 1875-1889. https://doi.org/10.1130/b35896.1

Knowledge of the timing of the closure of the Meso-Tethys Ocean as represented by the Bangong–Nujiang Suture Zone, i.e., the timing of the Lhasa-Qiangtang collision, is critical for understanding the Mesozoic tectonics of the Tibetan Plateau. But thi... Read More about Timing of closure of the Mesozoic-Tethys Ocean: Constraints from remnants of a 141-135 ocean island within the Bangong-Nujiang suture zone, Tibetan Plateau.