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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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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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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.

Petrogenesis of the early Cretaceous intra-plate basalts from the western North China Craton: Implications for the origin of the metasomatized cratonic lithospheric mantle (2020)
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We present new bulk-rock 40Ar/39Ar age, major and trace elements and Sr-Nd-Hf isotopic data on the early Cretaceous intra-plate alkali basalts from the Western North China Craton (WNCC) to study the origin of the metasomatized cratonic lithosphere ma... Read More about Petrogenesis of the early Cretaceous intra-plate basalts from the western North China Craton: Implications for the origin of the metasomatized cratonic lithospheric mantle.

Origin of magmatic harzburgite as a result of boninite magma evolution - An illustration using layered harzburgite-dunite cumulate from the Troodos ophiolite complex (2020)
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Olivine (Ol) and orthopyroxene (Opx) are the primary liquidus phases of boninite in modern subduction settings and in many ophiolite complexes. It is thus straightforward to expect the formation of harzburgite cumulate resulting from boninite magma e... Read More about Origin of magmatic harzburgite as a result of boninite magma evolution - An illustration using layered harzburgite-dunite cumulate from the Troodos ophiolite complex.

Large iron isotope variation in the eastern Pacific mantle as a consequence of ancient low-degree melt metasomatism (2020)
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Studies of mid-ocean ridge basalts (MORB) have revealed a heterogeneous asthenospheric mantle in chemical elements and radiogenic isotopes. Here we report that MORB mantle is also heterogeneous in Fe isotopes through studying the glass samples from s... Read More about Large iron isotope variation in the eastern Pacific mantle as a consequence of ancient low-degree melt metasomatism.

Mesozoic crustal evolution of southern Tibet: Constraints from the Early Jurassic igneous rocks in the central Lhasa terrane (2020)
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Phanerozoic growth of continental crust on our planet is one of the important research themes in Earth Science. Here, we present the results of a systematic study of newly found and previously reported Mesozoic igneous rocks, including diorite cumula... Read More about Mesozoic crustal evolution of southern Tibet: Constraints from the Early Jurassic igneous rocks in the central Lhasa terrane.

On the cause of continental breakup: A simple analysis in terms of driving mechanisms of plate tectonics and mantle plumes (2020)
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Earth’s continents can come together to form supercontinents and the supercontinents can break apart into fragments of varying size scattering around the globe through a hypothetical process called continental drift. The continental drift hypothesis... Read More about On the cause of continental breakup: A simple analysis in terms of driving mechanisms of plate tectonics and mantle plumes.

Petrogenesis of the Triassic granitoids from the East Kunlun Orogenic Belt, NW China: Implications for continental crust growth from syncollisional to post-collisional setting (2020)
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The Triassic granitoids are widespread in the eastern section of the East Kunlun Orogenic Belt (EKOB) on the northern Tibetan Plateau. These granitoids well record the evolution of the Paleo-Tethys oceans (named as A'nyemaqen Ocean in the EKOB). Our... Read More about Petrogenesis of the Triassic granitoids from the East Kunlun Orogenic Belt, NW China: Implications for continental crust growth from syncollisional to post-collisional setting.

The lithospheric thickness control on the compositional variation of continental intraplate basalts: A demonstration using the Cenozoic basalts and clinopyroxene megacrysts from eastern China (2020)
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Studies on intra‐plate ocean island basalts have demonstrated the control of lithosphere thickness on the extent of melting and pressure of melt extraction (i.e., the lid‐effect). However, whether lithosphere thickness also controls the composition o... Read More about The lithospheric thickness control on the compositional variation of continental intraplate basalts: A demonstration using the Cenozoic basalts and clinopyroxene megacrysts from eastern China.

Mineral compositions of syn-collisional granitoids and their implications for the formation of juvenile continental crust and adakitic magmatism (2020)
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Continental collision zones have been proposed as primary sites of net continental crustal growth. Therefore, studies on syn-collisional granitoids with mafic magmatic enclaves (MMEs) are essential for testing this hypothesis. The Baojishan (BJS) and... Read More about Mineral compositions of syn-collisional granitoids and their implications for the formation of juvenile continental crust and adakitic magmatism.

Geochemistry and iron isotope systematics of coexisting Fe-bearing minerals in magmatic Fe-Ti deposits: A case study of the Damiao titanomagnetite ore deposits, North China Craton (2019)
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Geochemical and iron isotopic compositions of magnetite, ilmenite and pyrite separates from the FeTi oxide ores hosted in the Damiao anorthosite-type FeTi ore deposit were analyzed to investigate sub-solidus cooling history of the titanomagnetite. Th... Read More about Geochemistry and iron isotope systematics of coexisting Fe-bearing minerals in magmatic Fe-Ti deposits: A case study of the Damiao titanomagnetite ore deposits, North China Craton.

Lithosphere thickness controls the continental basalt compositions: An illustration using the Cenozoic basalts from eastern China (2019)
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Recent studies demonstrate that lithosphere thickness variation exerts the primary control on global seafloor basalt compositions. If the mechanism of such control, i.e., the lid effect, is indeed at work, lithosphere thickness variation must also in... Read More about Lithosphere thickness controls the continental basalt compositions: An illustration using the Cenozoic basalts from eastern China.

Molybdenum systematics of subducted crust record extensive, reactive flow from underlying slab-serpentine dehydration (2019)
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Fluids liberated from subducting slabs are critical in global geochemical cycles. We investigate the behaviour of Mo during slab dehydration using two suites of exhumed fragments of subducted, oceanic lithosphere. Our samples display a positive corre... Read More about Molybdenum systematics of subducted crust record extensive, reactive flow from underlying slab-serpentine dehydration.

Reworked Precambrian metamorphic basement of the Lhasa terrane, southern Tibet: Zircons/Titanite U-Pb geochronology, Hf isotope geochemistry (2019)
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Due to the paucity of exposure, the formation and evolution of the Precambrian basement of the Lhasa terrane remain poorly known. Here we report zircon and titanite in situ U–Pb ages, bulk-rock geochemical and zircon Hf isotopic data on the orthognei... Read More about Reworked Precambrian metamorphic basement of the Lhasa terrane, southern Tibet: Zircons/Titanite U-Pb geochronology, Hf isotope geochemistry.

Geochemistry, detrital zircon geochronology and Hf isotope of the clastic rocks in southern Tibet: implications for the Jurassic-Cretaceous tectonic evolution of the Lhasa terrane (2019)
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In order to reconstruct tectonic evolution history of the southern margin of Asia (i.e., Lhasa terrane) before the India-Asia collision, here we present a comprehensive study on the clastic rocks in the southern Lhasa terrane with new perspectives fr... Read More about Geochemistry, detrital zircon geochronology and Hf isotope of the clastic rocks in southern Tibet: implications for the Jurassic-Cretaceous tectonic evolution of the Lhasa terrane.

Iron isotope fractionation during mid-ocean ridge basalt (MORB) evolution: Evidence from lavas on the East Pacific Rise at 10°30’N and its implications (2019)
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Whether the Earth’s mantle has a chondritic δ56Fe (deviation in 56Fe/54Fe from the IRMM-014 standard in parts per thousand) value or not remains under debate. The current view is that the observed average δ56Fe of mid-ocean ridge basalts (MORB) canno... Read More about Iron isotope fractionation during mid-ocean ridge basalt (MORB) evolution: Evidence from lavas on the East Pacific Rise at 10°30’N and its implications.

Petrogenesis of ODP Hole 735B (Leg 176) oceanic plagiogranite: Partial melting of gabbros or advanced extent of fractional crystallization? (2019)
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Oceanic plagiogranite was first defined by Coleman in 1975 as an assemblage of felsic rocks in the ocean crust and is the sole rock type in ophiolites for age dating. However, the petrogenesis of these felsic rocks remains controversial. Some conside... Read More about Petrogenesis of ODP Hole 735B (Leg 176) oceanic plagiogranite: Partial melting of gabbros or advanced extent of fractional crystallization?.