Isotopic Tracers of Mantle and Magma Evolution

Dear Colleagues,

Over the past few decades, more and more isotopic studies have been carried out on magmatic rocks, including metamorphosed magmatic ones, with the aim of understanding the mantle or crustal source characteristics. In addition, whole-rock Re–Os, Lu–Hf, Sm–Nd, etc., isotopic studies could also shed light on the magma’s evolution, e.g., magma mixing, fractional crystallization, and crustal contamination. Conspicuously, zircon is commonly present in mafic–felsic and U–Pb isotopic rock dating studies, discovered using the LA–ICP–MS, SHRIMP, or SIMS method, providing firm evidence of igneous emplacement or eruption ages. A combination of U–Pb dating and the in situ Lu–Hf–O–Zr isotopic analysis of zircon grains can provide more detailed insights into magma genesis and the crust–mantle interaction than whole-rock isotopic methods alone. However, during the further recognition of the nature of the source and evolution of magma, a pivotal issue is how to combine and closely associate whole-rock or single-mineral isotopes with geochemical data. Hence, we plan to publish a Special Issue entitled Isotopic Tracers of Mantle and Magma Evolution, aiming to present contributions related to isotopic studies, including, but not limited to, the geochronology of magmatic and metamorphic rocks, nature of the mantle and crustal source, anatexis process and magma evolution, crust–mantle interaction, and crustal growth and reworking events.

Dr. Zhuang Li
Dr. Zhiwei Wang
Guest Editors

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