Frontiers in Earth Science

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

Original Research

Accepted on 22 Apr 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

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

214 views

Original Research

Accepted on 07 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

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

311 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

382 views

Original Research

Accepted on 24 Mar 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

Original Research

Published on 21 Mar 2025

A new swelling - creep model for red-bed mudstone and its application

in Petrology

Hongyi Yan
Feng Yu
Chaobo Zhu
Jianwei Yuan
Qiang Wang
Jiang Wu

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2025.1577262

307 views

Original Research

Published on 19 Mar 2025

Petrogenesis of Middle Silurian Shandan diorites in North Qilian Orogenic Belt, NW China: Insights into post-collisional slab breakoff

in Petrology

Gang Chen
Dechao Li
Xijun Liu
Pengde Liu
Zhihan Bai
Xiao Liu
Rongguo Hu
Hao Tian
Yande Liu
Wenmin Huang

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2025.1562893

427 views

Original Research

Accepted on 18 Mar 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

116 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Mar 2025

Material point method for simulating strong mining pressure manifestation in multiple hard roof panels controlled by hydraulic fracturing

in Petrology

Xingguo Zhang
Binwei Xia
Ning Xia
Lei Zhou
Tao Gong

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2025.1528088

246 views

Review

Published on 17 Mar 2025

Geochemical characteristics and tectonic implications of igneous rocks from the Santos Basin and adjacent areas

in Petrology

Jinglin Su
Jing Sun
Liu Yang

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2025.1560988

452 views

Original Research

Published on 11 Mar 2025

Image-assisted textural analysis of plagioclase crystals in volcanic rocks: an application to lavas erupted on 2021 at Pacaya volcano, Guatemala

in Petrology

Roberto Visalli
Marisa Giuffrida
Massimiliano Cardone
Giorgio Costa
Gaetano Ortolano
Marco Viccaro

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2025.1527797

499 views

Original Research

Published on 26 Feb 2025

Saline fluids play a major role in continental crust formation

in Petrology

Paterno R. Castillo

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2025.1547196

552 views

Original Research

Published on 07 Feb 2025

Paleozoic multi-stage magmatism in the Yuka terrane, North Qaidam orogenic belt: mantle modification, tectonic evolution, and geodynamic processes

in Petrology

Yibin Lin
Chengtao Yu
Shuyuan Chen
Sudong Shi
Sangjiancuo Luo
Junaid Khan

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2025.1545127

482 views

Original Research

Published on 22 Jan 2025

Geochronology and geochemistry of the Neoproterozoic–Mesozoic intrusive rocks in the Xinlin area, northeastern China: new constraints on the tectonic evolution of the Erguna block

in Petrology

Sheng Lu
Chenglu Li
Masroor Alam
Zhichao Song
Xiannan Zhu
Anzong Fu
Wenpeng Yang

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2024.1514658

983 views