Molybdenum isotopic heterogeneity for intraplate basalts and its origin

W Fang, LQ Dai, ZF Zhao - Chemical Geology, 2023 - Elsevier
The molybdenum (Mo) isotope system is a powerful tool for tracing recycled crustal
components in volcanic rocks. Existing Mo isotope data show that intraplate basalts have …

Molybdenum isotope evidence for subduction-modified, recycled mafic oceanic crust in the mantle sources of ocean island basalts from La Palma and Hawaii

M Willbold, T Elliott - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2023 - Elsevier
The recycling of mafic oceanic crust in subduction zones represents an important geological
process to explain the geochemical diversity of the Earth's mantle. Based on radiogenic …

Mo isotopes record recycling of anoxic sediment in a Paleo-oceanic subduction zone

X Fu, W Fang, LQ Dai, ZF Zhao, B Gong, YF Zheng - Chemical Geology, 2023 - Elsevier
Mafic arc igneous rocks with oceanic crust-derived fluids in their mantle sources generally
show heavy Mo isotope compositions. However, these rocks may exhibit variable Mo …

[HTML][HTML] Heavy Mo isotope enrichment in the Pitcairn plume: Implications for the subduction cycle of anoxic sediments

Q Ahmad, M Wille, J Labidi, S König, C Devey… - Earth and Planetary …, 2023 - Elsevier
Subduction redistributes elements between Earth's principal geochemical reservoirs,
modifying the chemical composition of Earth's mantle, crust, atmosphere, and hydrosphere …

Molybdenum isotopes record recycling of subducting sediment in active continental margin, Northeast China

W Fang, LQ Dai, X Fu, ZF Zhao, B Gong, YF Zheng - Chemical Geology, 2023 - Elsevier
Highly variable molybdenum (Mo) isotope compositions have been reported for mafic arc
volcanics above oceanic subduction zones. The heavy Mo isotope signatures of mafic arc …

Systematic across‐arc variations of molybdenum isotopes in a fluid‐dominated subduction zone system

M Willbold, N Messling - Geochemistry, Geophysics …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Mass‐dependent Mo isotope variations are a promising new tracer to study magmatic
processes in different geological settings. We report the first Mo isotope data for the …

Subducted serpentinite contributes to the formation of arc lavas with heavy Mo isotopic compositions

FQ Dai, YX Chen, RX Chen, ZF Zhao, J Li… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2024 - Elsevier
The petrogenesis of basaltic arc lavas with heavy Mo isotopic compositions is controversial.
Given that oceanic crust preferentially loses isotopically heavy Mo during subduction at …

Molybdenum isotopic signatures of forearc serpentinites: Origin and contribution to the subduction zone Mo cycle

X Li, S Li, S Chen, J Fan, J Li, W Peng… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Key Points Forearc serpentinites show high Mo/Ce ratios and δ98/95Mo values Lizardite‐
serpentinites are influenced by shallow slab‐derived fluid, while blue‐serpentinites are …

Contribution of recycled oceanic crust to the extremely light molybdenum isotopic compositions of mid-ocean ridge basalts from the South China Sea

YX Cai, XL Huang, YG Xu, Y Yu, J Li, F Yang, ZM Ge - Chemical Geology, 2024 - Elsevier
The contribution of recycled oceanic crust to the mantle source of mid-ocean ridge basalts
(MORBs) remains a subject of debate, as radiogenic isotopes alone yield ambiguous …

Sediment melts impart extremely light Mo isotopes to arc magmas of Central Tibet

F Huang, J Li, J Xu, Y Zeng - Chemical Geology, 2025 - Elsevier
Subduction zones are pivotal in understanding the interaction between Earth's surface and
deep materials. The markedly diverse Mo isotopic compositions observed in arc magmas …