“…These rocks were initially considered related to intraplate continental settings (e.g., Cundari, 1980), although potassium enrichment is considered an important characteristic of arc-related magmas (e.g., Cawthorn et al, 1981;De Astis et al, 2000;Francalanci et al, 2004Francalanci et al, , 2007Ninkovich and Hayes, 1972;Tommasini et al, 2007). Experimental geochemical studies have shown that silica-and potassium-rich magmas can originate at depth, from the recycling of sediments at depths within the upper mantle (e.g., Avanzinelli et al, 2012a;Elliott, 2003;Elliott et al, 1997;Plank andLangmuir, 1993, 1998;Skora and Blundy, 2010). Geochemical and isotopic studies have also shown that several potassic and ultrapotassic igneous rocks are related to the continental collision, which occurred after closure of the Tethys Ocean, with recycling of upper crust within the sub-continental lithospheric mantle wedge playing a major role (e.g., Conticelli and Peccerillo, 1992;Conticelli et al, 2002Conticelli et al, , 2007Cox et al, 1976;Duggen et al, 2005Duggen et al, , 2008Guo et al, 2006Guo et al, , 2013Peccerillo, 1985Peccerillo, , 1999Peccerillo et al, 1987;Prelević and Foley, 2007;Rogers et al, 1985Rogers et al, , 1987.…”