Water-fluxed melting of the continental crust: A review

RF Weinberg, P Hasalová - Lithos, 2015 - Elsevier
Water-fluxed melting, also known as fluid-or water-present melting, is a fundamental process
in the differentiation of continents but its importance has been underestimated in the past 20 …

Microbial ecology of the dark ocean above, at, and below the seafloor

BN Orcutt, JB Sylvan, NJ Knab… - … and molecular biology …, 2011 - Am Soc Microbiol
The majority of life on Earth—notably, microbial life—occurs in places that do not receive
sunlight, with the habitats of the oceans being the largest of these reservoirs. Sunlight …

Amalgamation between the Yangtze and Cathaysia Blocks in South China: constraints from SHRIMP U–Pb zircon ages, geochemistry and Nd–Hf isotopes of the …

XH Li, WX Li, ZX Li, CH Lo, J Wang, MF Ye… - Precambrian …, 2009 - Elsevier
South China was formed through the amalgamation of the Yangtze Block with the Cathaysia
Block, but the timing of this amalgamation is controversial, ranging from Mesoproterozoic to …

Using hafnium and oxygen isotopes in zircons to unravel the record of crustal evolution

CJ Hawkesworth, AIS Kemp - Chemical Geology, 2006 - Elsevier
The development of improved techniques for the in situ analysis of U–Pb, Lu–Hf and O
isotopes and of trace element contents has revolutionized approaches to modeling the …

Time scale of an early to mid-Paleozoic orogenic cycle of the long-lived Central Asian Orogenic Belt, Inner Mongolia of China: implications for continental growth

P Jian, D Liu, A Kröner, BF Windley, Y Shi, F Zhang… - Lithos, 2008 - Elsevier
We present a detailed, new time scale for an orogenic cycle (oceanic accretion–subduction–
collision) that provides significant insights into Paleozoic continental growth processes in the …

Large igneous provinces and silicic large igneous provinces: Progress in our understanding over the last 25 years

SE Bryan, L Ferrari - GSA Bulletin, 2013 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Large igneous provinces are exceptional intraplate igneous events throughout Earth's
history. Their significance and potential global impact are related to the total volume of …

Episodic growth of the Gondwana supercontinent from hafnium and oxygen isotopes in zircon

AIS Kemp, CJ Hawkesworth, BA Paterson, PD Kinny - Nature, 2006 - nature.com
It is thought that continental crust existed as early as 150 million years after planetary
accretion, but assessing the rates and processes of subsequent crustal growth requires …

Neoproterozoic amalgamation between Yangtze and Cathaysia blocks: The magmatism in various tectonic settings and continent-arc-continent collision

Y Xia, X Xu, Y Niu, L Liu - Precambrian Research, 2018 - Elsevier
According to the temporal-spatial distribution of Neoproterozoic igneous rocks and relative
rocks in South China, including ophiolites, arc volcanic and intrusive rocks and subsequent …

The volcanic–plutonic connection as a stage for understanding crustal magmatism

O Bachmann, CF Miller, SL De Silva - Journal of volcanology and …, 2007 - Elsevier
The Earth's magmatism produces both volcanic and plutonic rocks. These two rock types
share many similarities, but also display significant differences that have led to a tendency to …

Post-caldera volcanism reveals shallow priming of an intra-ocean arc andesitic caldera: Hunga volcano, Tonga, SW Pacific

M Brenna, SJ Cronin, IEM Smith, A Pontesilli, M Tost… - Lithos, 2022 - Elsevier
Intra-oceanic arcs are typically associated with intermediate (andesitic) cone volcanoes.
However, caldera volcanoes may also form in these settings from very large eruptions …