Onset of plate tectonics by the Eoarchean
One of the most contentious areas of Earth Science today is when, or whether or not modern-
style plate tectonics was in operation in the Archean Eon. In this review we present evidence …
style plate tectonics was in operation in the Archean Eon. In this review we present evidence …
Secular change in metamorphism and the onset of global plate tectonics
On the contemporary Earth, distinct plate tectonic settings are characterized by differences in
heat flow that are recorded in metamorphic rocks as differences in apparent thermal …
heat flow that are recorded in metamorphic rocks as differences in apparent thermal …
[HTML][HTML] Secular change and the onset of plate tectonics on Earth
The Earth as a planetary system has experienced significant change since its formation c.
4.54 Gyr ago. Some of these changes have been gradual, such as secular cooling of the …
4.54 Gyr ago. Some of these changes have been gradual, such as secular cooling of the …
Closure of the East Paleotethyan Ocean and amalgamation of the Eastern Cimmerian and Southeast Asia continental fragments
Abstract The Phanerozoic record of Southeast Asia preserves the history of opening and
subsequent consumption of the Paleotethyan Ocean and the assembly of continental …
subsequent consumption of the Paleotethyan Ocean and the assembly of continental …
The subduction plate interface: Rock record and mechanical coupling (from long to short timescales)
Short-and long-term processes at or close to the subduction plate interface (eg, mineral
transformations, fluid release, seismicity and more generally deformation) might be more …
transformations, fluid release, seismicity and more generally deformation) might be more …
What's down there? The structures, materials and environment of deep-seated slow slip and tremor
WM Behr, R Bürgmann - Philosophical Transactions of …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Deep-seated slow slip and tremor (SST), including slow slip events, episodic tremor and
slip, and low-frequency earthquakes, occur downdip of the seismogenic zone of numerous …
slip, and low-frequency earthquakes, occur downdip of the seismogenic zone of numerous …
Continental orogenesis from ocean subduction, continent collision/subduction, to orogen collapse, and orogen recycling: The example of the North Qaidam UHPM belt …
Abstract The North Qaidam ultra-high pressure metamorphic (UHPM) belt in the northern
Tibetan Plateau records a complete history of the evolution of a continental orogen from …
Tibetan Plateau records a complete history of the evolution of a continental orogen from …
The deep carbon cycle and melting in Earth's interior
R Dasgupta, MM Hirschmann - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2010 - Elsevier
Carbon geochemistry of mantle-derived samples suggests that the fluxes and reservoir sizes
associated with deep cycle are in the order of 1012–13gC/yr and 1022–23g C, respectively …
associated with deep cycle are in the order of 1012–13gC/yr and 1022–23g C, respectively …
Metamorphic chemical geodynamics in continental subduction zones
YF Zheng - Chemical Geology, 2012 - Elsevier
Chemical geodynamics is an integrated discipline that studies the geochemical structure
and tectonic evolution of geospheres with the aim of linking tectonic processes to …
and tectonic evolution of geospheres with the aim of linking tectonic processes to …
The Neoproterozoic oxygenation event: Environmental perturbations and biogeochemical cycling
LM Och, GA Shields-Zhou - Earth-Science Reviews, 2012 - Elsevier
The oxygen content of the Earth's surface environment is thought to have increased in two
broad steps: the Great Oxygenation Event (GOE) around the Archean–Proterozoic boundary …
broad steps: the Great Oxygenation Event (GOE) around the Archean–Proterozoic boundary …