A consanguineous origin of the sparry siderite and magnesite mineralizations of the Eastern Alps has been repeatedly discussed in the past, often without the back-up of sound scientific arguments. Here, it is shown that the characteristics of these mineralizations including structures, fluid parameters, timing etc. are amazingly similar suggesting in fact the genetic linkage of these deposits. ...

Article history: Received 6 October 2016 Accepted 29 January 2017 Available online 08 February 2017 Widespread Late Triassic granitoid rocks in the SouthQinling Belt (SQB) represent excellent subjects to study the geochemical and geodynamic evolution of magmatic rocks during the collision between the North China Craton and South China Block. In this study, we report new geological, geochemical,...

W. Altermann writes: In their discussion of palaeotectonics and palaeogeography of Malay Peninsula, Harbury et al. propose an alternative interpretation to Sengor’s (1984) model of Triassic or early Jurassic collision of the Cimmerian (Sibumasu) block with the Indochina block in the east. Their interpretation depicts Malay Peninsula as part of Triassic and lower Jurassic Australian Gondwana. ...

Wrinkle structures in rocks younger than the Permian-Triassic (P-Tr) extinction have been reported repeatedly in marine strata, but rarely mentioned in rocks recording land. Here, three newly studied terrestrial P-Tr boundary rock succession in North China have yielded diverse wrinkle structures. All of these wrinkles are preserved in barely bioturbated shore-shallow lacustrine siliciclastic de...

Undiscovered, conventional oil and gas resources were assessed in the Senegal Province as part of the U.S. Geological Survey World Petroleum Assessment 2000 (U.S. Geological Survey World Energy Assessment Team, 2000). Although several total petroleum systems may exist in the province, only one composite total petroleum system, the CretaceousTertiary Composite Total Petroleum System, was defined...