Petrology, Geochemistry and Geophysics of S-Type Granites and Migmatite Rocks
A special issue of Minerals (ISSN 2075-163X). This special issue belongs to the section "Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2025 | Viewed by 723
Special Issue Editors
Interests: igneous and metamorphic petrology; geochemistry; geochronology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Since the Archean, late-stage collisional orogens are typically characterized by crustal anatexis and generation of granitic bodies. The generation of granitic magmas by intracrustal differentiation and their emplacement in the upper crust leaves behind refractory residues, migmatites, which explain the compositional distinction between the lower and upper crust. Thus, migmatite–granite complexes are commonly observed in the cores of orogenic mountain belts, and geophysical observations have been interpreted to indicate the presence of melt in active orogens. The production of large volumes of melt by partial melting of a source rock depends on protolith fertility, the presence of fluids, and the temperature–pressure conditions.
Migmatite–granite complexes have been the target of several studies with the goal of exploring links between high-grade metamorphism, partial melting processes, the origin of the related granitic bodies and crustal differentiation. In this way, it is also mandatory to explore the connection between migmatite–granite complexes and their protoliths, the existence of crustal-scale structures associated with the anatectic complexes, and the mechanisms associated with their exhumation.
In summary, this Special Issue intends to characterize the petrogenesis and the exhumation of migmatite–granite complexes in ancient and active orogens and how the anatexis during continental collision has contributed to the crustal evolution.
Dr. Joana Ferreira
Dr. Gláucia Queiroga
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- anatexis
- S-type granites
- migmatites
- geochemistry
- geochronology
- geophysics
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