The fate of subducting carbon tracked by Mg and Zn isotopes: A review and new perspectives

SA Liu, YR Qu, ZZ Wang, ML Li, C Yang, SG Li - Earth-Science Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Tracking the final fate of subducting carbon is crucial to understanding global carbon cycles
and climate changes in the history of the Earth. Available geochemical tracers such as …

[HTML][HTML] The cadmium and zinc isotope compositions of the silicate Earth–Implications for terrestrial volatile accretion

H Pickard, E Palk, M Schönbächler, RET Moore… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2022 - Elsevier
Zinc and Cd isotope compositions are presented for a comprehensive suite of terrestrial
rocks to constrain the extent of Zn and Cd isotope fractionation during igneous processes …

Zinc isotope fractionation in mantle rocks and minerals, and a revised δ66Zn value for the Bulk Silicate Earth

SB Fang, J Huang, XC Zhang, DA Ionov… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2022 - Elsevier
The isotope composition of zinc (Zn) can be an important tracer of planetary formation and
differentiation, but estimates of the Bulk Silicate Earth (BSE) and the extent and origin of Zn …

Zinc isotope fractionation between Cr-spinel and olivine and its implications for chromite crystallization during magma differentiation

C Yang, SA Liu, L Zhang, ZZ Wang, PP Liu… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2021 - Elsevier
We report the first zinc isotope data (expressed as δ 66 Zn relative to the JMC-Lyon
standard) for chromian spinels (Cr-spinels) and coexisting olivines in oceanic peridotites. All …

Evolution of intraplate alkaline to tholeiitic basalts via interaction between carbonated melt and lithospheric mantle

ZZ Wang, SA Liu - Journal of Petrology, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Intraplate basaltic volcanism commonly exhibits wide compositional ranges from silica-
undersaturated alkaline basalts to silica-saturated tholeiitic basalts. Possible mechanisms …

High‐precision zinc isotope measurement of chemically different geostandards by multicollector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

SA Liu, D Li, W Liu, T Wu, C Yang - Rapid Communications in …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Rationale Zinc isotopes are becoming increasingly applicable in high‐temperature
geochemistry, for example in crust–mantle interaction and volatilization‐related processes …

[HTML][HTML] Zinc isotope fractionation during mid-ocean ridge basalt differentiation: Evidence from lavas on the East Pacific Rise at 10° 30′ N

P Sun, Y Niu, M Duan, S Chen, P Guo, H Gong… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2023 - Elsevier
Zinc (Zn) isotope data for mid-ocean ridge basalts (MORB) are scarce. The possible effects
of MORB differentiation and mantle compositional heterogeneity on MORB Zn isotope …

The stable isotope character of the Earth's mantle–A review

DA Ionov, J Hoefs, R Harmon - Chemical Geology, 2024 - Elsevier
This review describes the stable isotope character of the Earth's mantle, the 2900 km thick
silicate layer between the core and crust that comprises 67% of the Earth's mass and 84% of …

Zinc isotopic composition of oceanic crust: Insights from oceanic gabbro cumulates and MORBs

X Wang, Z Wang, J Ciazela, Z Zou, W Li, Y Yu, M Li… - Chemical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Subducting oceanic crust is a critical driver of chemical and lithological heterogeneity within
the deep mantle. Zinc isotopes (δ 66 Zn JMC-Lyon) have been widely utilized to trace …

Magnesium and zinc isotopic evidence for the involvement of recycled carbonates in the petrogenesis of Gaussberg lamproites, Antarctica

JQ Liu, LH Chen, XJ Wang, XY Zhang, G Zeng… - Chemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Lamproites are rare mantle-derived peralkaline ultrapotassic rocks, and they are commonly
geographically associated with the ultramafic lamprophyres and kimberlites. Their unique …