Frontiers in Earth Science

Original Research

Published on 18 Dec 2025

Petrogenesis and geological significance of the Mesozoic granitoids in the Mangzhang-Jiucheng area, Tengchong terrane, Yunnan province: evidence from petrology, geochemistry and zircon U-Pb geochronology

in Petrology

Wei Liu
Jinglong Wu
Yuelei Ruan
Chen Gong
Yan Shang
Geng Chen
Yuan Liu
Jialing Wu
Xiaojun Li
Xiaofeng Wang

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2025.1724059

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Original Research

Accepted on 11 Dec 2025

Petrogenesis of ultramafic and mafic rock series from the North Pyrenean Castillon massif (Ariège, France): Evidence of magma–crust interactions in the Ordovician?

in Petrology

Mohammad A Kilzi
Michel Grégoire
Youssef Driouch
Mathieu BENOIT
Pierre Debat

Frontiers in Earth Science

Original Research

Published on 28 Nov 2025

Genesis and geological significance of intrusive rocks in the Lalinggaolihe iron deposit, east Kunlun, NW China: evidence from geochronology, petrological geochemistry, and Hf isotopes

in Petrology

Yuanlin Liu
Chao Chen
Xinbiao Lv
Rongke Xu
Delong Zhang
Hongyu Liu
Zhongcheng Zhang

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2025.1638601

657 views

Original Research

Published on 24 Nov 2025

Mesoproterozoic post-orogenic magmatism on the southwestern North China Craton: onset of Columbia breakup

in Petrology

Junping Cui
Wei Guo
Junfeng Ren
Zhanli Ren
Haoyu Song
Guoqing Liu

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2025.1664716

938 views

Original Research

Accepted on 12 Nov 2025

Extraction and application of quantitative indexes for mineralization-alteration in non-magmatic epigenetic hydrothermal deposits--A case of the super-large germanium-rich lead-zinc deposit in Huize, Southwest China

in Petrology

Jiuli Yu
Yan Zhang
Runsheng Han
Pingtang Wei
Fenghao Li
Hanzhang Gu
Jianbiao Wu

Frontiers in Earth Science

182 views

Original Research

Published on 03 Oct 2025

Petrogenesis and tectonic implications of intrusive rocks in the Jiangjunmu porphyry deposit, East Kunlun orogeny, NW China

in Petrology

Yu Junzhen
Li Dexian
Gao Yalin
Ma Bo
Zheng Youye
Junaid Khan
Asma Tahir

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2025.1616423

1,857 views

Original Research

Published on 02 Oct 2025

Geological interpretation of aeromagnetic data in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze river metallogenic belt, China: implications for iron oxide-apatite (IOA) and skarn iron deposit exploration

in Petrology

Tengfei Ge
Xue Yang
Zhenyu Fan
Jingzi He
Xiuhe Gao
Xingsu Li
Liang Qiu
Zhengguo Fan
Xuzhao Huang

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2025.1620818

1,778 views

Original Research

Published on 29 Sep 2025

Geochronology and geochemistry of the Fogang granitic batholith and its implications for uranium mineralization

in Petrology

Peng Hu
Wei-Cheng Ding
Bin Liu
Wen-Fang Wei
Jia-Ming Qi
Liang Qiu

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2025.1588243

2,046 views

Original Research

Published on 11 Sep 2025

Magma mixing in the Karamaili granite belt of Eastern Junggar: evidence from A2-type granites and their mafic microgranular enclaves

in Petrology

Yafei Sun
Bowen Zhang
Yuan Yao
Xinzhong Zhan
Yaxiaer Yalikun
Yacong Wang

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2025.1601135

2,535 views

Editorial

Published on 29 Aug 2025

Editorial: The World’s ancient cratons: tectonics, metamorphism, magmatism and mineralization

in Petrology

Chen Zhao
Jiahui Qian
Xiaoguang Liu
Hossein Azizi
Scott Andrew Whattam
Shenghong Yang

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2025.1686546

1,849 views

Original Research

Published on 31 Jul 2025

Multiscale pore damage evolution and self-inhibition mechanism in rock after dynamic impact: a coupled statistical constitutive model integrating loading effects

in Petrology

Haicheng She
Yanxu Liang
Siqi Liu
Zaiqiang Hu

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2025.1586934

1,222 views

Original Research

Published on 29 Jul 2025

Transient corundum stability in high-temperature metamorphic mineral assemblages: insights from the British Paleogene Igneous Province

in Petrology

Brian O’Driscoll
Hadrien Henry

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2025.1576938

1,514 views

Original Research

Published on 29 Jul 2025

Geochronology and metamorphic evolution of the biotite-plagioclase gneisses from the Luanxian Group in eastern Hebei, North China Craton

in Petrology

Daji Zu
Zhanzhan Duan
Wei Cui
Liqun Yang
Jia Liu
Zhiqiang Tian
Juquan Zhang

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2025.1655963

1,340 views

Original Research

Published on 28 Jul 2025

Controlling factors of the metallogenic intensity in Han–Xing-type skarn iron deposits: insights from trace elements in magmatic magnetite

in Petrology

Jin Yanan
Wang Denghong
Zhang Juquan
Zhang Long

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2025.1567728

1,206 views

Original Research

Published on 26 Jun 2025

Petrogenesis and geotectonic significance of magnesian andesite in the Nangunyuan area, northern Hainan Island, China

in Petrology

Yihua Lin
Dingyong Liang
Zailong Hu
Qinmin Yuan
Zhaoying Lv
Jun Guan

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2025.1613531

928 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 14 May 2025

Uranium-polymetallic mineralization relationship and comprehensive mineralization model in the Xiangshan ore field, South China: constraints from H-O-S-Pb-Sr multi-isotope data

in Petrology

Jian Guo
Ziying Li
Jiangtao Nie
Sheng He
Junxian Wang
Waseem Khan

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2025.1604873

1,077 views

Original Research

Published on 06 May 2025

Timing of retrograde metamorphism in medium-pressure pelitic granulites of the Qianlishan Complex: insights from monazite-zircon U-Pb geochronology and phase equilibria modelling

in Petrology

Shangjing Wu
Yige Su
Qin Wang
Hengzhong Qiao

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2025.1602565

1,944 views

Original Research

Published on 28 Apr 2025

Classification and origin of pore–throat systems in tight sandstone reservoirs: a case study of the Xujiahe Formation in the Northeastern Sichuan Basin, China

in Petrology

Youzhi Wang
Xiandong Wang
Xuqiang Chen
Xiaohui Li
Jingfeng Wu
Xiang Gao
Jianliang Peng
Biao Wang
Yingyi Xie
Haiguang Wu

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2025.1572136

1,490 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 28 Apr 2025

The petrography, metamorphism and deformation history of Neoproterozoic rock from Gida Ayana, Western Ethiopia: implication of tectonometamorphic evolution

in Petrology

Bishaw Mihret
Ajebush Wuletaw

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2025.1519116

2,638 views

Original Research

Published on 25 Apr 2025

Reappraisal of the lithological units of the Wuguan Complex: implication for the Paleozoic evolution of the Qinling orogenic belt

in Petrology

Ge Wang
Xiaoying Liao
Liang Liu
Yawei Wang
Wenqiang Yang

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2025.1573681

1,365 views

Original Research

Published on 24 Apr 2025

Petrography and geochemistry of sandstones from the middle Jurassic Zhiluo Formation in the northern margin, Ordos Basin: implications for provenance, tectonic setting, paleoweathering, paleoclimate, and sandstone-type uranium mineralization

in Petrology

Xiaoneng Luo
Suping Peng
Ziying Li
Feng He
Xide Li
Zilong Zhang

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2025.1573609

2,187 views

Original Research

Published on 22 Apr 2025

Petrogenesis of dark enclaves and magmatic processes in the early Paleozoic Fushui mafic complex from the Qinling Orogenic Belt, central China

in Petrology

Bokang Zhu
Xiaoying Liao
Yongsheng Gai
Liang Liu
Ge Wang
Sang Wan Pak
Wenqiang Yang

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2025.1588092

1,431 views

Original Research

Published on 02 Apr 2025

Geochemical, microthermometric, and geochronological characterization of the newly discovered Binnan molybdenum deposit in the great Xing’an Range, northeast China: insights into ore genesis

in Petrology

Zhongyou Qi
Shipan Tian
Guibin Sun
Gang Sun
Alam Masroor
Xiaoyu Li
Bingying Du

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2025.1550240

1,550 views

Original Research

Published on 02 Apr 2025

Characterization and genesis mechanism of dolomite from Xike 1 well, Xisha Islands—constraints from Mg isotopes

in Petrology

Ma Yazeng
Fu Heping
Xu Hong
Han Zuozhen
Luo Jinxiong
Han Chao

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2025.1513588

1,347 views

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articles

Petrogenesis and geological significance of the Mesozoic granitoids in the Mangzhang-Jiucheng area, Tengchong terrane, Yunnan province: evidence from petrology, geochemistry and zircon U-Pb geochronology

Petrogenesis of ultramafic and mafic rock series from the North Pyrenean Castillon massif (Ariège, France): Evidence of magma–crust interactions in the Ordovician?

Genesis and geological significance of intrusive rocks in the Lalinggaolihe iron deposit, east Kunlun, NW China: evidence from geochronology, petrological geochemistry, and Hf isotopes

Mesoproterozoic post-orogenic magmatism on the southwestern North China Craton: onset of Columbia breakup

Extraction and application of quantitative indexes for mineralization-alteration in non-magmatic epigenetic hydrothermal deposits--A case of the super-large germanium-rich lead-zinc deposit in Huize, Southwest China

Petrogenesis and tectonic implications of intrusive rocks in the Jiangjunmu porphyry deposit, East Kunlun orogeny, NW China

Geological interpretation of aeromagnetic data in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze river metallogenic belt, China: implications for iron oxide-apatite (IOA) and skarn iron deposit exploration

Geochronology and geochemistry of the Fogang granitic batholith and its implications for uranium mineralization

Magma mixing in the Karamaili granite belt of Eastern Junggar: evidence from A2-type granites and their mafic microgranular enclaves

Editorial: The World’s ancient cratons: tectonics, metamorphism, magmatism and mineralization

Multiscale pore damage evolution and self-inhibition mechanism in rock after dynamic impact: a coupled statistical constitutive model integrating loading effects

Transient corundum stability in high-temperature metamorphic mineral assemblages: insights from the British Paleogene Igneous Province

Geochronology and metamorphic evolution of the biotite-plagioclase gneisses from the Luanxian Group in eastern Hebei, North China Craton

Controlling factors of the metallogenic intensity in Han–Xing-type skarn iron deposits: insights from trace elements in magmatic magnetite

Petrogenesis and geotectonic significance of magnesian andesite in the Nangunyuan area, northern Hainan Island, China

Uranium-polymetallic mineralization relationship and comprehensive mineralization model in the Xiangshan ore field, South China: constraints from H-O-S-Pb-Sr multi-isotope data

Timing of retrograde metamorphism in medium-pressure pelitic granulites of the Qianlishan Complex: insights from monazite-zircon U-Pb geochronology and phase equilibria modelling

Classification and origin of pore–throat systems in tight sandstone reservoirs: a case study of the Xujiahe Formation in the Northeastern Sichuan Basin, China

The petrography, metamorphism and deformation history of Neoproterozoic rock from Gida Ayana, Western Ethiopia: implication of tectonometamorphic evolution

Reappraisal of the lithological units of the Wuguan Complex: implication for the Paleozoic evolution of the Qinling orogenic belt

Petrography and geochemistry of sandstones from the middle Jurassic Zhiluo Formation in the northern margin, Ordos Basin: implications for provenance, tectonic setting, paleoweathering, paleoclimate, and sandstone-type uranium mineralization

Petrogenesis of dark enclaves and magmatic processes in the early Paleozoic Fushui mafic complex from the Qinling Orogenic Belt, central China

Geochemical, microthermometric, and geochronological characterization of the newly discovered Binnan molybdenum deposit in the great Xing’an Range, northeast China: insights into ore genesis

Characterization and genesis mechanism of dolomite from Xike 1 well, Xisha Islands—constraints from Mg isotopes