Frontiers in Earth Science

Original Research

Published on 11 Feb 2026

Transformation of the middle–upper ordovician sedimentary environment of the north China plate under the caledonian tectonic background: a case study of the ordovician majiagou formation in the qishan area

in Petrology

Di Zhao
Xiang Wei
Rongxi Li
Bangsheng Zhao
Xiaoli Wu
Anquan Xia
Kaixin Feng

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2026.1759875

181 views

Review

Accepted on 09 Feb 2026

Petrogenesis, Magma Source and Aesthetic Characteristics of Building Granites from China and Spain: A Comparative Review

in Petrology

Yuyang Si
Sisi Xie
Ke Han
Wenzhou Xiao

Frontiers in Earth Science

Original Research

Published on 02 Feb 2026

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
L. Paul Bédard

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2025.1609542

825 views

Original Research

Accepted on 26 Jan 2026

Paleo-Phreatomagmatic Eruption on Daru Island, Papua New Guinea: Evidence for Carbonate-Basalt Magma Mingling and Peperite Formation

in Petrology

Moira Lunge
Tsukasa Ohba
Takashi Hoshide

Frontiers in Earth Science

229 views

Original Research

Accepted on 26 Jan 2026

Petrogenesis of Huichizi Granite and hosted Amphibolite Lens: Implications for Early Paleozoic Evolution of the North Qinling Orogenic Belt

in Petrology

Zhenhua Cui
Danling Chen
Yunfei Ren
Bowen Bai
Yuan Tang
Long Ma
Minglei Liu

Frontiers in Earth Science

Original Research

Published on 07 Jan 2026

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

doi 10.3389/feart.2025.1577661

653 views

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

1,110 views

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

983 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

1,228 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

2,414 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

2,089 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

2,307 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

2,822 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

2,140 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

1,433 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

1,828 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

1,605 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

1,422 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

1,147 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

1,279 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

2,324 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

1,711 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

3,131 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

1,670 views

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articles

Transformation of the middle–upper ordovician sedimentary environment of the north China plate under the caledonian tectonic background: a case study of the ordovician majiagou formation in the qishan area

Petrogenesis, Magma Source and Aesthetic Characteristics of Building Granites from China and Spain: A Comparative Review

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

Paleo-Phreatomagmatic Eruption on Daru Island, Papua New Guinea: Evidence for Carbonate-Basalt Magma Mingling and Peperite Formation

Petrogenesis of Huichizi Granite and hosted Amphibolite Lens: Implications for Early Paleozoic Evolution of the North Qinling Orogenic Belt

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

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

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