Earth Matters: A tempo to our planet’s evolution

The rise of oxygen in Earth's early ocean and atmosphere

Lyons, T. W., Reinhard, C. T., & Planavsky, N. J. (2014) · Nature · doi:10.1038/nature13068 · Cited by 2,810 · see citing works

Thermal history of the Earth and its petrological expression

Herzberg, C., Condie, K., & Korenaga, J. (2010) · Earth and Planetary Science Letters · doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2010.01.022 · Cited by 1,148 · see citing works

A change in the geodynamics of continental growth 3 billion years ago

Dhuime, B., Hawkesworth, C. J., Cawood, P. A., & Storey, C. D. (2012) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.1216066 · Cited by 923 · see citing works

The continental record and the generation of continental crust

Cawood, P. A., Hawkesworth, C., & Dhuime, B. (2013) · Geological Society of America Bulletin · doi:10.1130/b30722.1 · Cited by 642 · see citing works

Duality of thermal regimes is the distinctive characteristic of plate tectonics since the Neoarchean

Brown, M. (2006) · Geology · doi:10.1130/g22853a.1 · Cited by 511 · see citing works

Geological archive of the onset of plate tectonics

Cawood, P. A., Hawkesworth, C., Pisarevsky, S., Dhuime, B., Capitanio, F., & Nebel, O. (2018) · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences · doi:10.1098/rsta.2017.0405 · Cited by 431 · see citing works

A Matter of Preservation

Hawkesworth, C. J., Cawood, P. A., Kemp, T., Storey, C. D., & Dhuime, B. (2009) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.1168549 · Cited by 393 · see citing works

Contrasting styles of Phanerozoic and Precambrian continental collision

Sizova, E., Gerya, T., & Brown, M. (2013) · Gondwana Research · doi:10.1016/j.gr.2012.12.011 · Cited by 316 · see citing works

Quantifying the Timing and Rate of Crustal Evolution: Global Compilation of Radiometrically Dated Detrital Zircon Grains

Voice, P. J., Kowalewski, M., & Eriksson, K. A. (2011) · The Journal of Geology · doi:10.1086/658295 · Cited by 281 · see citing works

The timetable of evolution

Knoll, A. H., & Nowak, M. A. (2017) · Science Advances · doi:10.1126/sciadv.1603076 · Cited by 277 · see citing works

Earth's Continental Lithosphere Through Time

Hawkesworth, C. J., Cawood, P. A., Dhuime, B., & Kemp, T. I. S. (2017) · Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences · doi:10.1146/annurev-earth-063016-020525 · Cited by 251 · see citing works

Earth’s middle age

Cawood, P. A., & Hawkesworth, C. J. (2014) · Geology · doi:10.1130/g35402.1 · Cited by 232 · see citing works

A normalised seawater strontium isotope curve: possible implications for Neoproterozoic-Cambrian weathering rates and the further oxygenation of the Earth

Shields, G. (2007) · Eearth · doi:10.5194/ee-2-35-2007 · Cited by 213 · see citing works

Occurrence and mineralogic evolution of blueschist belts with time

Ernst, E. (1972) · American Journal of Science · doi:10.2475/ajs.272.7.657 · Cited by 132 · see citing works

Evolution of geodynamics since the Archean: Significant change at the dawn of the Phanerozoic

Brown, M., Kirkland, C. L., & Johnson, T. E. (2020) · Geology · doi:10.1130/g47417.1 · Cited by 86 · see citing works

Reconciling thermal regimes and tectonics of the early Earth

Capitanio, F. A., Nebel, O., Cawood, P. A., Weinberg, R. F., & Chowdhury, P. (2019) · Geology · doi:10.1130/g46239.1 · Cited by 69 · see citing works

Coupled supercontinent–mantle plume events evidenced by oceanic plume record

Doucet, L. S., Li, Z., Ernst, R. E., Kirscher, U., Gamaleldien, H., & Mitchell, R. N. (2019) · Geology · doi:10.1130/g46754.1 · Cited by 68 · see citing works

Raising the continental crust

Campbell, I. H., & Davies, D. R. (2016) · Earth and Planetary Science Letters · doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2016.12.011 · Cited by 64 · see citing works

Secular Evolution of Continents and the Earth System

Cawood, P. A., Chowdhury, P., Mulder, J. A., Hawkesworth, C. J., Capitanio, F. A., Gunawardana, P. M., & Nebel, O. (2022) · Reviews of Geophysics · doi:10.1029/2022rg000789 · Cited by 282 · see citing works

Orogenic quiescence in Earth’s middle age

Tang, M., Chu, X., Hao, J., & Shen, B. (2021) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.abf1876 · Cited by 220 · see citing works

Oxygenation, Life, and the Planetary System during Earth's Middle History: An Overview

Lyons, T. W., Diamond, C. W., Planavsky, N. J., Reinhard, C. T., & Li, C. (2021) · Astrobiology · doi:10.1089/ast.2020.2418 · Cited by 211 · see citing works

Thermal state and evolving geodynamic regimes of the Meso- to Neoarchean North China Craton

Sun, G., Liu, S., Cawood, P. A., Tang, M. H., van Hunen, J., Gao, L., Hu, Y., & Hu, F. (2021) · Nature Communications · doi:10.1038/s41467-021-24139-z · Cited by 101 · see citing works

Mariana-type ophiolites constrain the establishment of modern plate tectonic regime during Gondwana assembly

Yao, J., Cawood, P. A., Zhao, G., Han, Y., Xia, X., Liu, Q., & Wang, P. (2021) · Nature Communications · doi:10.1038/s41467-021-24422-z · Cited by 77 · see citing works

Coexisting divergent and convergent plate boundary assemblages indicate plate tectonics in the Neoarchean

Huang, B., Johnson, T. E., Wilde, S. A., Polat, A., Fu, D., & Kusky, T. (2022) · Nature Communications · doi:10.1038/s41467-022-34214-8 · Cited by 72 · see citing works

The Mesoproterozoic Oxygenation Event

Zhang, S., Wang, H., Wang, X., & Ye, Y. (2021) · Science China Earth Sciences · doi:10.1007/s11430-020-9825-x · Cited by 60 · see citing works

Crustal thickness of the Grenville orogen: A Mesoproterozoic Tibet?

Brudner, A., Jiang, H., Chu, X., & Tang, M. H. (2021) · Geology · doi:10.1130/g49591.1 · Cited by 51 · see citing works

On the enigmatic mid-Proterozoic: Single-lid versus plate tectonics

Roberts, N. M. W., Salminen, J., Johansson, Å., Mitchell, R. N., Palin, R. M., Condie, K. C., & Spencer, C. J. (2022) · Earth and Planetary Science Letters · doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2022.117749 · Cited by 51 · see citing works

Plate tectonics in the Archean: Observations versus interpretations

Zheng, Y. (2023) · Science China Earth Sciences · doi:10.1007/s11430-023-1210-5 · Cited by 34 · see citing works

Detrital zircon REE and tectonic settings

Hu, P., Zhai, Q., Cawood, P. A., Weinberg, R. F., Zhao, G., Zhou, R., Tang, Y., & Liu, Y. (2024) · Lithos · doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2024.107661 · Cited by 33 · see citing works

Crustal thickening and continental formation in the Neoarchean: Geochemical records by granitoids from the Taihua Complex in the North China Craton

Li, Z., Zhang, S., Zheng, Y., Hanchar, J. M., Gao, P., Lu, Y., Su, K., Sun, F.-Y., & Liang, T. (2021) · Precambrian Research · doi:10.1016/j.precamres.2021.106446 · Cited by 31 · see citing works

Variable Modes of Formation for Tonalite–Trondhjemite–Granodiorite–Diorite (TTG)-related Porphyry-type Cu ± Au Deposits in the Neoarchean Southern Abitibi Subprovince (Canada): Evidence from Petrochronology and Oxybarometry

Meng, X., Richards, J. P., Kontak, D. J., Simon, A. C., Kleinsasser, J., Marsh, J., Stern, R. A., & Jugo, P. J. (2021) · Journal of Petrology · doi:10.1093/petrology/egab079 · Cited by 30 · see citing works

A refined study of Paleoproterozoic high-pressure granulite-facies metamorphism in the Kongling complex of northern Yangtze block

Li, L.-S., Wang, X.-L., Yakymchuk, C., Schorn, S., Yu, J.-H., Wang, D., Li, J.-Y., Du, D.-H., & Huang, Y. (2022) · Precambrian Research · doi:10.1016/j.precamres.2022.106741 · Cited by 24 · see citing works

Featured Neoarchean granitoid association in the central North China Craton: An indicator of warm plate subduction

Sun, G., Hu, Y., Liu, S., Li, S., Fu, J., & Gao, L. (2022) · Geological Society of America Bulletin · doi:10.1130/b36410.1 · Cited by 24 · see citing works

Cratonization, lower crust and continental lithosphere

MingGuo, Z., Yanbin, Z., Li, Q., Zou, Y., He, H., Houxiang, S., Liu, B., Yan, C., & Liu, P. (2021) · Acta Petrologica Sinica · doi:10.18654/1000-0569/2021.01.01 · Cited by 24 · see citing works

Structural and tectonic analyses of the Chhotanagpur Gneiss Complex of the Eastern Satpura Orogen, India: Significance for a global model

Mohanty, S. (2023) · Geosystems and Geoenvironment · doi:10.1016/j.geogeo.2023.100202 · Cited by 23 · see citing works

Late Neoarchean TTG and monzogranite in the northeastern North China Craton: Implications for partial melting of a thickened lower crust

Li, Z., Shan, X., Liu, J., Zhang, J., Liu, Z., Cheng, C., Wang, Z., Chen, Z., & Yu, H. (2022) · Gondwana Research · doi:10.1016/j.gr.2022.10.008 · Cited by 22 · see citing works

Distinct tectono-magmatism on the margins of Rodinia and Gondwana

Wu, G.-H., Chu, X., Tang, M. H., Li, W., & Chen, F. (2023) · Earth and Planetary Science Letters · doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2023.118099 · Cited by 21 · see citing works

Regional Zoning of a Li-Cs-Ta Pegmatite Field: Insights from Monazite-Cheralite Chemistry, U-Th-Pb and Sm-Nd Isotopes

Wang, C., Shao, Y., Cawood, P. A., Chen, J.-F., Xiong, Y.-Q., & Wang, Y. (2023) · Journal of Petrology · doi:10.1093/petrology/egad044 · Cited by 19 · see citing works

Review and overview for the frontier hotspot: Early continents and start of plate tectonics

MingGuo, Z., Lei, Z., XiYan, Z., Jiao, S., Zhou, Y., & LiGang, Z. (2020) · Acta Petrologica Sinica · doi:10.18654/1000-0569/2020.08.01 · Cited by 18 · see citing works

Origin of the ca. 3.1 Ga Luanjiajie rock assemblage in the northeastern margin of the North China Craton: New constraints on the Mesoarchean geodynamic regime

Liu, J., Zhang, J., Liu, Z., Liu, X., Cheng, C., Wang, Z., Chen, Z., & Yu, H. (2022) · Precambrian Research · doi:10.1016/j.precamres.2022.106697 · Cited by 18 · see citing works

The progressive onset and evolution of Precambrian subduction and plate tectonics

Wang, X., Liu, F., Li, J., & Wang, D. (2020) · Science China Earth Sciences · doi:10.1007/s11430-020-9698-0 · Cited by 18 · see citing works

Continental lithospheric mantle

Reisberg, L. C., & Aulbach, S. (2024) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-323-99762-1.00079-6 · Cited by 15 · see citing works

Sediments from Purana basins, India: Where were they derived from?

Kale, V. S., & Pillai, S. P. (2022) · Geosystems and Geoenvironment · doi:10.1016/j.geogeo.2022.100069 · Cited by 12 · see citing works

Global mantle perturbations following the onset of modern plate tectonics

Chen, Q., Liu, H., Giuliani, A., Doucet, L. S., Johnson, T. E., Zhang, L., & Sun, W. (2024) · Science Advances · doi:10.1126/sciadv.adq7476 · Cited by 12 · see citing works

Kinematics, temperature and geochronology of the Qingyi ductile shear zone: Tectonic implications for late Neoarchean microblock amalgamation in the Western Shandong Province, North China craton

Zhang, H., Hou, G., Zhang, B., & Tian, W. (2022) · Journal of Structural Geology · doi:10.1016/j.jsg.2022.104645 · Cited by 11 · see citing works

Late Triassic sedimentary environments and detrital zircon provenance analysis in the Amdo area of the Tibetan Plateau: Implications for the evolution of the Meso-Tethys Ocean

Gao, S., Xu, Z., Xie, C.-M., Ma, Z., Deng, P., & Liu, H. (2024) · Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology · doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2024.112601 · Cited by 11 · see citing works

High Mg# of the continental crust explained by calc-alkaline differentiation

Tang, M. H., Liu, X., & Chen, K. (2022) · National Science Review · doi:10.1093/nsr/nwac258 · Cited by 10 · see citing works

Reconstructing Tarim within Rodinia: Constraints from early Tonian accretionary and collisional records in the Altyn belt

Li, W., Yao, J., Zhao, G., Han, Y., Liu, Q., & Zhang, D. (2024) · Precambrian Research · doi:10.1016/j.precamres.2024.107605 · Cited by 9 · see citing works

A reassessment of the “hard-steps” model for the evolution of intelligent life

Mills, D. B., Macalady, J. L., Frank, A., & Wright, J. T. (2025) · Science Advances · doi:10.1126/sciadv.ads5698 · Cited by 11 · see citing works

Was there an exchange of detritus between the northern and southern Black Sea terranes in the Mesozoic-early Cenozoic?

Liu, Z., Zhu, D., Wang, Q., Cawood, P. A., Ma, A., Eyüboğlu, Y., Wu, F., & Zhao, Z. (2021) · Gondwana Research · doi:10.1016/j.gr.2021.06.011 · Cited by 9 · see citing works

The metamorphic rock record through Earth's history

Holder, R., & Viete, D. R. (2023) · Treatise on Geochemistry · doi:10.1016/b978-0-323-99762-1.00002-4 · Cited by 9 · see citing works

Syn-emplacement ophiolites and relationship to supercontinent cycle

Cawood, P. A., Merdith, A., & Murphy, J. B. (2024) · Earth and Planetary Science Letters · doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2024.118810 · Cited by 8 · see citing works

Development of thermal state and plate tectonics in the North China Craton during Neoarchean–Paleoproterozoic

XiangQiao, H. A. N., Qian, J., Yin, C., Zhang, J., & Gao, P. (2025) · Communications Earth & Environment · doi:10.1038/s43247-025-03131-1 · Cited by 8 · see citing works

Huge sedimentary hiatus in the southern margin of the North China Craton from mid-Mesoproterozoic to Neoproterozoic

Zuo, P., Li, Y., Cheng, H., Spencer, C. J., Sun, F., Wang, S., & Zheng, D. (2021) · International Geology Review · doi:10.1080/00206814.2021.2004455 · Cited by 8 · see citing works

Geological history and supercontinent cycles of the Arctic

Harrison, C., & St-Onge, M. R. (2022) · Geological Society of America Bulletin · doi:10.1130/b36398.1 · Cited by 8 · see citing works

Metamorphism and geochronology of garnet mica schists from the Kuluketage area: Implications for reconstructions of the Tarim Craton in supercontinent Columbia

Guo, Y., Zhao, G., Guo, R., Han, Y., Liu, Q., Wei, Z., Zhou, N., Ju, P., & Song, Z. (2022) · Precambrian Research · doi:10.1016/j.precamres.2022.106806 · Cited by 8 · see citing works

中元古代增氧事件

张, 水., 王, 华., 王, 晓., & 叶, 云. (2021) · SCIENTIA SINICA Terrae · doi:10.1360/sste-2020-0373 · Cited by 6 · see citing works

Modern-style arc magmatism since ca. 2.2 billion years ago revealed by Nb/Ta-Dy/Yb systematics in igneous rocks

Liu, H., Wang, Y., Deng, J., Zhang, Y., Chen, Q., Liao, R., & Sun, W. (2023) · Chemical Geology · doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2023.121710 · Cited by 7 · see citing works

The affinity of microcontinents in northern East Gondwana in the Silurian: Hainan Island response to the closure of the Proto-Tethys Ocean

Gao, S., Xu, Z., Kong, J., Tan, H., Sun, Y., Fu, H., & Ming, Y. (2023) · Geological Magazine · doi:10.1017/s0016756824000116 · Cited by 7 · see citing works

Earliest Paleoproterozoic arc magmatism in the western Yangtze Block, South China and its geological implications

Huang, L., Zhao, J., Chen, Y., Fan, W., Zhan, G., & Guo, Q. (2024) · Lithos · doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2024.107645 · Cited by 7 · see citing works

Mantle plume- induced subduction initiation: Mechanisms and implications for plate tectonics

Zhang, A., Tang, Y., Ying, J., Ma, C., & Liu, H. (2025) · Gondwana Research · doi:10.1016/j.gr.2025.01.006 · Cited by 6 · see citing works

Redox chemistry of early Earth and the origin of life

Moldogazieva, N. T., Terentiev, A. A., Mokhosoev, I. M., & Astakhov, D. V. (2026) · Communications Chemistry · doi:10.1038/s42004-026-01969-w · Cited by 7 · see citing works

Enhanced deep carbon cycle marked by the upsurge of silica-undersaturated nephelinitic magmatism at the Proterozoic-Phanerozoic boundary

Chen, Q., Liu, H., Li, Q., Qiu, L., Liao, R., Xie, G., & Sun, W. (2021) · Journal of Asian Earth Sciences · doi:10.1016/j.jseaes.2021.104772 · Cited by 6 · see citing works

Petrogenesis of 3.3–3.1 Ga granitoids in the Anshan continental nucleus, North China Craton: Implication for multi-stage magmas underplating processes

Xuan, Y., Liu, J. Y., Liu, Z., Xu, Z., Li, G., Dong, X., Li, P., & Zhang, H. (2025) · Precambrian Research · doi:10.1016/j.precamres.2025.107712 · Cited by 5 · see citing works

Reconstructing the Yunkai terrane (West Cathaysia): Evidence for hot, thin end-Mesoproterozoic to early Tonian orogens at the edge of India, Antarctica, and Australia

Yao, J., Cawood, P. A., Zhao, G., Shu, L. S., Han, Y., Liu, Q., Zhang, D., Xia, X., Yang, H., Jian, D., et al. (2025) · Geological Society of America Bulletin · doi:10.1130/b38160.1 · Cited by 5 · see citing works

Nitrogen Retention in Feldspar: Implications for Nitrogen Transport in Subduction Zones

Yang, Y. M., Huang, W., Qi, Z., & Xia, Q. (2022) · Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth · doi:10.1029/2021jb023347 · Cited by 5 · see citing works

Zircon SHRIMP U–Pb geochronology, geochemical and Nd isotope systematics of Neoarchean granitoids, Gadag Greenstone Belt, Dharwar Craton, southern India: Petrogenesis and tectonic significance

Singh, M., Sarangi, S., Srinivasan, R., Balakrishnan, S., & Hegde, V. S. (2021) · Journal of Earth System Science · doi:10.1007/s12040-021-01580-8 · Cited by 5 · see citing works

太古宙地质与板块构造: 观察与解释

郑, 永. (2023) · SCIENTIA SINICA Terrae · doi:10.1360/sste-2023-0186 · Cited by 5 · see citing works

Review of temporal trend in Archean granitoid chemistry- implications for Eoarchean (3.7–3.9 Ga) transition in geodynamic regime of crust formation

Saha, R., Upadhyay, D., & Mishra, B. (2023) · Precambrian Research · doi:10.1016/j.precamres.2023.107264 · Cited by 5 · see citing works

Microbialite Niches Across the Archean and Paleoproterozoic

Howard, C. M., & Sheldon, N. D. (2025) · Geophysical Research Letters · doi:10.1029/2025gl117354 · Cited by 4 · see citing works

Control of temperature on the weathering of slow-eroding post-orogenic terrains

Xu, Z., Liu, L., Zheng, H., Ji, J., Chen, J., Teng, H. H., & Li, G. (2025) · Global and Planetary Change · doi:10.1016/j.gloplacha.2025.104901 · Cited by 4 · see citing works

Spatial declustering of zircon data indicate rapid Archean crustal growth and Neoproterozoic plate tectonic equilibrium

Wang, X., & Spencer, C. J. (2022) · Lithos · doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2022.106687 · Cited by 4 · see citing works

Pre-Cryogenian integrative stratigraphy, biotas, and paleogeographical evolution of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau and its surrounding areas

Hu, P., Zhai, Q., Zhao, G., Cawood, P. A., Tang, Y., & Liu, Y. (2023) · Science China Earth Sciences · doi:10.1007/s11430-022-1127-8 · Cited by 4 · see citing works

Marine-sedimentary manganese metallogenesis through geologic time and its coupling with major geoenvironmental events

Liu, L., Li, X., Liu, J., Chu, H., Wang, H., & Chu, F. (2025) · Earth-Science Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.earscirev.2025.105205 · Cited by 3 · see citing works

Earth’s metamorphic secular evolution accessed by rutile

Cerri, R. I., Spencer, C. J., Caxito, F. D. A., Luvizotto, G. L., Moraes, R., Riccomini, C., & Puetz, S. J. (2024) · Precambrian Research · doi:10.1016/j.precamres.2024.107530 · Cited by 2 · see citing works

OneDZ: a global detrital zircon database and implications for constructing giant geoscience database

Li, K., Hu, X., Chai, R., Yang, J., Xue, W., Pan, Y., Li, T., Fang, C., Ma, A., Huang, H., et al. (2026) · Earth system science data · doi:10.5194/essd-18-3671-2026 · Cited by 2 · see citing works

Quasi-rehealing of eastern North China craton by 0.9 Ga plume event

Su, X., Peng, P., Chu, Z., Liou, P., & Tang, Y. (2026) · Earth and Planetary Science Letters · doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2026.120040 · Cited by 2 · see citing works

The carbon release triggered by 1.32 Ga sill emplacement and its potential environmental implications

Zhang, C., Tian, W., He, Y., Gong, M., & Li, S. (2024) · Frontiers in Earth Science · doi:10.3389/feart.2024.1368342 · Cited by 2 · see citing works

Neoarchean crustal thickness and geothermal gradient of northwestern Yangtze Craton, South China: Constraints from geochemistry and zircon U-Pb-Hf isotopes of TTGs

Liu, P., Ding, X., Liu, Y., Dong, G., Zhang, J., & Li, T. (2025) · Lithos · doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2025.108248 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Tracing crustal thickness evolution of the Rodinia's peripheral orogens as recorded in the Yangtze Block, South China

Huang, Y., Li, J., Wang, X., Gu, Z., & Guan, Y. (2025) · Global and Planetary Change · doi:10.1016/j.gloplacha.2025.105267 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Distribution and petrogenesis of 1.62 Ga Taishan mafic dyke swarm in the North China Craton: Implications for supercontinental geodynamics

Wang, C., Peng, P., Chen, X., Liu, X., Wang, X., Xu, B., & Li, B. (2025) · Precambrian Research · doi:10.1016/j.precamres.2025.107999 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Archean microplates: Reconstruction methods and their resource-environmental effects

Sun, G., Zhou, J., Li, S., Liu, S., Wang, X., Kuang, J., Wang, L., Wang, L., Yu, Y., Gao, L., et al. (2026) · Earth-Science Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.earscirev.2026.105445 · Cited by 2 · see citing works

An analysis of the apparent polar wander path of Peninsular India, its drift history, and the assembly of different crustal blocks: was India right-side up or upside down during the Orosirian – Ediacaran period?

Mohanty, S. (2026) · International Geology Review · doi:10.1080/00206814.2026.2627320 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Biosphere expansion drives Earth’s secular oxygenation while tectonics modulate oxygen variability revealed by machine learning

Zhang, Z., Tang, D., & Cheng, Q.-M. (2026) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.2536681123 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Provenance transition of the Southern Qiangtang basin of the Tibetan Plateau during the Late Triassic–Early Jurassic: response to the formation of the Meso-Tethyan oceanic arc-basin system

Ye, F., Xu, Z., 谢超明, Liu, Y., Gao, S., Leng, L., Tian, Y., & Xin, Y. (2026) · Journal of Asian Earth Sciences · doi:10.1016/j.jseaes.2026.107261 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

A late Neoarchean continental arc system in the northeastern North China Craton: constrain from the Guanghua mélange in the Tonghua area, southern Jilin Province

Zheng, S., Li, W., Liu, Y., Jin, W., Zhao, Y., Liu, T., Gao, J., Chen, T., & Chibuike, N. E. (2023) · International Geology Review · doi:10.1080/00206814.2023.2286468 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Investigating late Mesoarchean crustal dynamics in the North China Craton through 2.84 Ga TTG gneisses of the Xiong'ershan area

Liu, H., Liu, L., Santosh, M., Hu, T., & Moon, I. (2024) · Geochemistry · doi:10.1016/j.chemer.2024.126195 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

青藏高原及其周边前成冰纪综合地层、古生物群与古地理演化

胡, 培., 翟, 庆., Zhao, G., Peter, A. C., 唐, 跃., & 刘, 一. (2023) · SCIENTIA SINICA Terrae · doi:10.1360/sste-2022-0422 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Precambrian

Reis, H., & Sanchez, E. A. M. (2020) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-08-102908-4.00175-2 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Enhanced cooling of the mantle by the onset of modern plate tectonics

Sun, W. (2022) · Solid Earth Sciences · doi:10.1016/j.sesci.2022.11.001 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

The operation of plate tectonics in Earth's middle age: Constraints from ∼1.4 Ga calc-alkaline arc magmatism in the southern CAOB

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