Mechanisms to generate ultrahigh-temperature metamorphism

S Jiao, M Brown, RN Mitchell, P Chowdhury… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2023 - nature.com
Ultrahigh-temperature (UHT; T max≥ 900° C) metamorphism requires unusually high heat
in continental crust at depths of 15–55 km, but how such extreme thermal conditions are …

Crustal melting and suprasolidus phase equilibria: From first principles to the state-of-the-art

T Johnson, C Yakymchuk, M Brown - Earth-Science Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Partial melting is the fundamental process by which juvenile crust was produced from the
mantle and subsequently reworked to become the stable, compositionally-differentiated …

[HTML][HTML] Linking titanite U–Pb dates to coupled deformation and dissolution–reprecipitation

AC Moser, BR Hacker, GE Gehrels… - … to Mineralogy and …, 2022 - Springer
Titanite U–Pb geochronology is a promising tool to date high-temperature tectonic
processes, but the extent to and mechanisms by which recrystallization resets titanite U–Pb …

Prograde zircon growth in migmatites

C Yakymchuk - Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Empirical studies of zircon in migmatites document features compatible with growth during
heating at suprasolidus conditions. However, numerical modelling of zircon behaviour …

[HTML][HTML] The Northern Calcareous Alps revisited: Formation of a hyperextended margin and mantle exhumation in the Northern Calcareous Alps sector of the Neo …

P Strauss, P Granado, JA Muñoz, K Böhm… - Earth-Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Neo-Tethys margin evolution is preserved in the Northern Calcareous Alps
(Eastern Alps), from Late Permian crustal stretching to Late Triassic oceanization. The …

[HTML][HTML] Crystal plasticity and fluid availability govern the ability of titanite to record the age of deformation

S Corvò, M Maino, S Piazolo… - Earth and Planetary …, 2023 - Elsevier
Here, we study the relationships of titanite-hosting microdomains, intragrain chemical
variations, microstructure and fluids with the aim of deciphering the reliability of titanite U–Pb …

Critical metal enrichment in crustal melts: The role of metamorphic mica

BE Kunz, CJ Warren, FE Jenner, NBW Harris… - …, 2022 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract Metals such as Li, Be, V, Co, Nb, In, Cs, Sn, Ta, and W are considered resources
that are critical for modern economies. They can be significantly enriched in granites and …

Isotope evidence for Archean accordion-tectonics in the Superior Province

JWD Strong, JA Mulder, PA Cawood, AR Cruden… - Precambrian …, 2023 - Elsevier
Archean cratons preserve the oldest continental crust, but their tectonic mode of formation
and assembly remain key unknowns. The Superior Province is Earth's largest Archean …

Protracted zircon geochronological record of UHT garnet-free granulites in the Southern Brasília orogen (SE Brazil): Petrochronological constraints on magmatism and …

M Tedeschi, A Pedrosa-Soares, I Dussin, P Lanari… - Precambrian …, 2018 - Elsevier
The investigation of ultrahigh temperature (UHT) metamorphic rocks, and their
corresponding (pressure)-temperature-time (PTt) history is critical to distinguish between arc …

[HTML][HTML] Hafnium isotope systematics of zircon in high-grade metamorphic rocks of the Anabar shield, Siberia: Radiogenic Hf without mantle input?

H Moreira, B Dhuime, D Ionov, A Buzenchi, N Gusev - Chemical Geology, 2023 - Elsevier
The timing for the onset of plate tectonics, along with the secular changes in the tectonic
settings of continental crust formation, continue to be debated. Recent interpretations based …