Major porphyry Cu–Au and Cu–Mo deposits are distributed across almost 5000 km across
central Eurasia, from the Urals Mountains in Russia in the west, to Inner Mongolia in north-…

In this paper we present a review of mineral systems in northern Xinjiang, NW China, focussing
on the Tianshan, West and East Junggar and Altay orogenic belts, all of which are part of …

The Hercynian Tien Shan (Tianshan) orogen formed during Late Palaeozoic collision between
the Karakum–Tarim and the Kazakhstan paleo-continents. In order to constrain timing of …

Two granitoid complexes in the eastern Kyrgyz Tien Shan, situated north and south of the
Southern Tien Shan Suture, were studied. The suture formed as a result of the closure of the …

The relationship between orogens and crustal growth is a fundamental issue in the Earth
sciences. Here we present Nd isotope mapping results of felsic and intermediate igneous rocks …

A new concept of continental construction based on four main terms:(1) crustal growth,(2)
crustal formation,(3) continental growth and (4) continental formation is presented here. Each …

The Muruntau gold deposit, Uzbekistan, is one of the largest gold deposits known worldwide,
but its origin remains controversial. We used Re-Os arsenopyrite geochronology to …

The Tien Shan (Tianshan) orogen formed during Late Palaeozoic collision between the
Karakum–Tarim continent and the Paleo-Kazakhstan continent, a Caledonian component of the …

We remelted and analyzed crystallized silicate melt inclusions in quartz from a porphyritic
albite-zinnwaldite microgranite dike to determine the composition of highly evolved, shallowly …

We have investigated the magmatic evolution of a late-stage, F- and P-rich, pegmatite-forming
aluminosilicate liquid and the geochemical controls on magmatic mineralizing processes …