Water plays a critical role in erosion and sediment transport and this relationship is most
evident in the hyperarid Atacama Desert of Northern Chile, a region characterized by …

Abstract The Cretaceous to early Paleogene (ca. 140–50 Ma) was characterized by a
greenhouse baseline climate, driven by elevated concentrations of atmospheric CO2 …

The formation of ore-barren endoskarns in association with exoskarn Cu-Fe deposits, rather
than extensive porphyry-style alteration and mineralization, is investigated in the …

Some geochemical models for basaltic and more primitive rocks suggest that their parental
magmas have assimilated tens of weight percent of crustal silicate wall rock. But what are …

A quartz-free scheelite-bearing fine-to medium-grained anorthosite occurs as a dike in the
world-class Zhuxi scheelite skarn deposit of South China. The anorthosite mainly comprises …

Skarns are residue of relatively low‐temperature magma‐induced decarbonation in the crust
largely associated with silicic plutons. Mafic magmatic intrusions are also capable of …

Mineral carbonation of mafic–ultramafic rocks has been highlighted as a promising way for
permanent carbon capture and storage. Carbonatization involves the release of Ca, Mg and …

Limestone assimilation and skarn formation are important processes in magmatic systems
emplaced within carbonate-rich crust and can affect the composition of the magma and that …

Substantial quantities of sediments are known to enter the deep lithosphere at subduction
zones, but the extent to which sediments melt and the process involved in sediment …

Carbon is commonly locked in the crust in two carbonate minerals: 1) calcite; and 2)
dolomite. Pure, dry calcite is thermally stable to high temperatures, but can be assimilated by …