The initiation of plate subduction on Earth may occur before 3 billion years ago or even Hadean. Subduction is the core process of plate tectonics, which gradually lead to the co-evolution of ...
Using molybdenum isotopes, a research team at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) discovered that the mantle sources of Cenozoic and Mesozoic mafic igneous rocks from the eastern ...
An eclogite xenolith from the Roberts Victor kimberlite mine in South Africa contains evidence of permeation by a metasomatizing fluid rich in $H_{2}O, K_{2}O, TiO_{2 ...
When plate tectonics started on Earth has been uncertain, and its role in the assembly of early continents is not well understood. By synthesizing coincident seismic and electrical profiles, we show ...
Apatite has recently gained considerable attention as a mineral with many uses within the Earth and planetary sciences. Apatite chemistry has recently given new insight into a wide range of geological ...
Recently, a research team led by Prof. DAI Liqun from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS), has revealed that the mantle sources of Cenozoic ...
Vapor Phase Metasomatism on the Aubrite Parent Body Evidenced by the Volatile-Bearing Sulfide Djerfisherite Object Details Author Wilbur, Zoë Corrigan, Catherine M. Barnes, Jessica McCoy, Timothy J.