Igneous Rocks as Archives of Earth's Geological History: Magma Processes and Continental Crust Evolution

Dear Colleagues,

Igneous rocks are archives of the Earth’s history. Both volcanic and plutonic rocks can predict the age of when a mineral crystalized from a magma, i.e., essentially when the rock was formed. The combination of such chronological data with petrographical and petrochemical analyses of igneous rocks thus offers a powerful tool for reconstructing Earth’s evolutionary history and for investigating Earth’s interior processes, such as the crustal magma plumbing systems beneath volcanic fields and the growth of continental crust.

This Special Issue focuses on studies where geochronology (e.g., radiometric dating, paleomagnetic dating) and petrology (e.g., mineral chemistry, crystal size distribution) of volcanic/plutonic rocks are used to evaluate magmatic processes, including both subsurface volcanism and abyssal plutonism in the continental crust. We also welcome fundamental research, such as the incorporation of high-precision dating to constrain petrogenesis and magmatic tempos in specific study areas.

Dr. Takeshi Hasegawa
Dr. Indranova Suhendro
Dr. Kazuya Shimooka
Guest Editors

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