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Protolith Identification

Protolith Identification is the geological process of determining the original rock type (protolith) from which a metamorphic rock was formed through the analysis of textural, mineralogical, and geochemical characteristics preserved during metamorphism.

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118

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64

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2017–2026

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Zircon U–Pb age, Hf and O isotope constraints on protolith origin of ultrahigh-pressure eclogite and gneiss in the Dabie orogen

Yong‐Fei Zheng, Zi‐Fu Zhao, Yuan‐Bao Wu et al. · Chemical Geology · 2006 · 499 citations

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Ages of ultrahigh pressure metamorphism and protolith orthogneisses from the eastern Dabie Shan: U/Pb zircon geochronology

David B. Rowley, Robert D. Tucker, Zidong Peng et al. · Earth and Planetary Science Letters · 1997 · 418 citations

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The Nilgiri enderbites, South India: nature and age constraints on protolith formation, high-grade metamorphism and cooling history

M. Raith, C. Srikantappa, Dieter Buhl et al. · Precambrian Research · 1999 · 164 citations

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Formation history and protolith characteristics of granulite facies metamorphic rock in Central Cathaysia deduced from U-Pb and Lu-Hf isotopic studies of single zircon grains

Jinhai Yu · Chinese Science Bulletin · 2005 · 128 citations

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Textural zones in the Haast Schist—a reappraisal

I. M. Turnbull, N. Mortimer, D. Craw · New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics · 2001 · 95 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. HY
    Huai-Jen Yang

    National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan

    2 publications · 83 citations

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  2. YZ
    Yong‐Fei Zheng

    University of Science and Technology of China, China

    2 publications · 522 citations

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  3. AB
    A. B. Kotov

    Institute of Precambrian Geology and Geochronology, Russia

    2 publications · 45 citations

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  4. YS
    Yen-Hong Shau

    National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan

    2 publications · 83 citations

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  5. JY
    Jinhai Yu

    Nanjing University, China

    2 publications · 166 citations

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Institutions

64

  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    3 h-index

    16 publications

    1.2K citations

  2. Institute of Precambrian Geology and Geochronology

    Saint Petersburg, Russia

    3 h-index

    9 publications

    225 citations

  3. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    1.4K citations

  4. Ruhr University Bochum

    Bochum, Germany

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    187 citations

  5. Macquarie University

    Sydney, Australia

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    242 citations

  6. Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

    Batavia, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    608 citations

  7. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    58 citations

  8. Institute of Earth Sciences, Academia Sinica

    Taipei, Taiwan

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    33 citations

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Venues

  1. Precambrian Research

    3 publications · 226 citations

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  2. Doklady Earth Sciences

    3 publications · 50 citations

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  3. Chemical Geology

    3 publications · 560 citations

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  4. Petrology

    2 publications · 45 citations

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  5. Lithos

    2 publications · 71 citations

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