The thermal structure of subduction zones is fundamental to our understanding of the
physical and chemical processes that occur at active convergent plate margins. These …

The strength of lithospheric plates is a central component of plate tectonics, governed by
brittle processes in the shallow portion of the plate and ductile behavior in the deeper …

The past decades have seen tremendous advances in analytical capabilities regarding the
sensitivity, spatial selectivity, and instrumental precision of U-Th-Pb zircon geochronology …

Arc magmatism is thought to be driven by peridotite melting in the mantle wedge. Yet
pyroxenites are ubiquitous in the melting region beneath magmatic arcs. Because they …

We infer the nature of continental tectonics in the Precambrian by combining our
understanding of the principles that govern the present-day behaviour of the continents …

In the past decade, marine geophysical observations have led to the discovery of thin
channels at the base of oceanic plates with anomalous physical properties that indicate the …

Carbon release during continental rifting is thought to regulate atmospheric CO2 levels.
Supercontinent dispersal‐induced extensional tectonics is similar during the Late Ediacaran …

Seismically imaged axial melt lenses (AMLs) are seen almost everywhere along the axis of
fast-spreading ridges but at only a few localized segment centers on slow-spreading ridges …

Despite the first-order importance of crystallisation–differentiation for arc magma evolution,
several other processes contribute to their compositional diversity. Among them is the …

Nominally anhydrous minerals in rocky planet mantles can sequester multiple Earth-oceans'
worth of water. Mantle water storage capacities therefore provide an important constraint on …