The palaeogeographic locations of ancient continental blocks in the Tibetan Plateau, especially of micro-continental blocks during the Neoproterozoic supercontinent cycle, remain enigmatic. To clarify
The Dahongliutan granitic pluton consists of two-mica granites and is located in the eastern part of the Western Kunlun Orogen, northwestern Tibetan Plateau. Zircon separates from the pluton yield a S
The gabbro-diorite complex of the Um Balad prospect hosts lode gold mineralization. The complex is dated at 723 ± 4 Ma using the LA-ICP-MS U-Pb zircon method and is correlated with the late Tonian-ear
Pb isotope analyses were corrected for mass fractionation using measured values of NBS981 and amounted to 0.12+/-0.02 (1 S.D.) %/AMU. The strontium isotope analyses were...