Plate tectonics: What, where, why, and when?

RM Palin, M Santosh - Gondwana Research, 2021 - Elsevier
The theory of plate tectonics is widely accepted by scientists and provides a robust
framework with which to describe and predict the behavior of Earth's rigid outer shell–the …

Petrogenetic relationships between jadeitite and associated high-pressure and low-temperature metamorphic rocks in worldwide jadeitite localities: a review

T Tsujimori, GE Harlow - European Journal of Mineralogy, 2012 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Jadeitite-bearing serpentinite-matrix mélange is distributed in the Caribbean (Guatemala,
Cuba, and Dominican Republic), circum-Pacific (Japan, Western USA, and Papua New …

[PDF][PDF] In situ oxygen isotope geochemistry by ion microprobe

JW Valley, NT Kita, M Fayek - … ion mass spectrometry in the earth …, 2009 - geology.wisc.edu
High precision and accuracy with in situ analysis has been a “holy grail” for generations of
stable isotope geochemists who employed a range of strategies for separation of …

Jadeitites and plate tectonics

GE Harlow, T Tsujimori… - Annual Review of Earth …, 2015 - annualreviews.org
Jadeitite is a relatively rare, very tough rock composed predominantly of jadeite and typically
found associated with tectonic blocks of high-pressure/low-temperature metabasaltic rocks …

On the controls of oxygen fugacity in the generation and crystallization of peralkaline melts

G Markl, MAW Marks, BR Frost - Journal of Petrology, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The formation of peralkaline melts is generally recognized to be related to enrichment of the
mantle in sodium or potassium during a metasomatic event that predated magma …

Ion microprobe zircon U–Pb age and geochemistry of the Myanmar jadeitite

G Shi, W Cui, S Cao, N Jiang, P Jian… - Journal of the …, 2008 - lyellcollection.org
Combined geochemistry and geochronology of the Myanmar jadeitite were determined. Bulk-
rock trace element compositions display U-shaped REE patterns with pronounced positive …

Formation of K-feldspar megacrysts in granodioritic plutons by thermal cycling and late-stage textural coarsening

BR Johnson, AF Glazner - Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 2010 - Springer
K-feldspar megacrysts in granite and granodiorite plutons are generally inferred to be early
crystallizing phases (grown to large sizes when the magma was mostly liquid) owing to their …

Jadeitite from Guatemala: new observations and distinctions among multiple occurrences

GE Harlow, VB Sisson, SS Sorensen - Geologica Acta, 2011 - revistes.ub.edu
In Guatemala, jadeitite occurs as blocks in serpentinite mélange in distinct settings on
opposite sides of the Motagua fault. Jadeitites north of the Motagua fault are associated with …

New occurrences of jadeitite, jadeite quartzite and jadeite-lawsonite quartzite in the Dominican Republic, Hispaniola: petrological and geochronological overview

HP Schertl, WV Maresch, KP Stanek… - European Journal …, 2012 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
New occurrences of jadeitite and jadeite-rich rocks have been discovered in the Rio San
Juan Complex (RSJC) of the northern Dominican Republic in serpentinite mélanges …

Optical microscope-cathodoluminescence (OM–CL) imaging as a powerful tool to reveal internal textures of minerals

J Götze, HP Schertl, RD Neuser, U Kempe… - Mineralogy and …, 2013 - Springer
Optical microscope-cathodoluminescence (OM-CL) microscopy is a modern luminescence
technique with widespread applications in geosciences. Many rock-forming and accessory …