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Geological and Geochemical Analysis

This cluster of papers focuses on the tectonic evolution and geochronological analysis of orogenic processes, with a particular emphasis on zircon geochemistry, isotopic composition, and thermodynamic modeling. It covers topics such as subduction zones, mantle evolution, plate tectonics, and the growth of continental crust.

379,545 works

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Most cited

  1. Chemical and isotopic systematics of oceanic basalts: implications for mantle composition and processes

    Shen‐Su Sun, W. F. McDonough · 1989 · Geological Society London Special Publications · 25,635 citations

  2. Trace Element Discrimination Diagrams for the Tectonic Interpretation of Granitic Rocks

    Julian A. Pearce, Nigel Harris, A. G. Tindle · 1984 · Journal of Petrology · 8,633 citations

  3. A Guide to the Chemical Classification of the Common Volcanic Rocks

    Τ. N. Irvine, W R A Baragar · 1971 · Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences · 7,484 citations

  4. A Chemical Classification of Volcanic Rocks Based on the Total Alkali-Silica Diagram

    M. J. Le Bas, R. W. Le Maitre, A. Streckeisen, Bruno Zanettin · 1986 · Journal of Petrology · 6,727 citations

  5. The composition of the continental crust

    K. H. Wedepohl · 1995 · Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta · 6,364 citations

  6. THREE NATURAL ZIRCON STANDARDS FOR U‐TH‐PB, LU‐HF, TRACE ELEMENT AND REE ANALYSES

    Michael Wiedenbeck, Paul Allé, Fernando Corfú, William L. Griffin · 1995 · Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research · 6,295 citations

Most recent

  1. TIMING ARCHEAN CRUSTAL ARCHITECTURE IN THE PILBARA CRATON

    Elizabeth Kelli Urban · 2028 · Washington State University · 0 citations

  2. Topographic stress controls fissure segmentation and eruptive cone formation during the Laki and Eldgjá eruptions

    María Hurley, Francesco Maccaferri, Thomas R. Walter · 2026 · Communications Earth & Environment · 0 citations

  3. Genesis of the monzonitic granite in wangjiadian, Huadian, Jilin province, China: constraints from whole-rock geochemistry, zircon U-Pb geochronology, and Hf isotopes

    Bin Zhang, Long Ren, Cunzhu Wang, Yuandong Zhao · 2026 · Frontiers in Earth Science · 0 citations

  4. U–Th–Pb (LA-ICP-MS) Isotopic Age of Detrital Zircon from Sandstones of the Burzyan Group (Yamantau Anticlinorium, Southern Urals)

    A. V. Maslov, V. B. Ershova, S. A. Dub, L. V. Badida · 2026 · Lithology and Mineral Resources · 0 citations

  5. Zircon U–Pb geochronology and trace-element geochemistry of Paleoproterozoic K-rich Birimian granitoids of northern Ghana, WAC

    Patrick Asamoah Sakyi, Rauda Adam Addae, Daniel Kwayisi, Ben-Xun Su · 2026 · Applied Earth Science Transactions of the Institutions of Mining and Metallurgy · 0 citations

  6. Emplacement Conditions and Alteration of Volcanic Deposits Inferred From Magnetic Properties of the ICDP Eger Drill Site S4 (Bažina Maar), Czechia

    Johanna Berckhan, Agnes Kontny, Katarzyna Dudzisz, Jan Mrlina · 2026 · KITopen · 0 citations

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