The existence of mantle plumes was first proposed in the 1970s to explain intra-plate,
hotspot volcanism, yet owing to difficulties in resolving mantle upwellings with geophysical …

Ferromanganese nodules in the northwestern Pacific are newly discovered submarine solid
mineral resources with high economic value. To systematically ascertain the metallogenesis …

The geochemical cycle of mercury in Earth's surface environment (atmosphere,
hydrosphere, biosphere) has been extensively studied; however, the deep geological …

Among the various university courses I took for my geoscience degree, volcanology and
structural geology motivated me by far the most. Volcanoes and deformed rocks are indeed …

The fate of crustal material recycled into the convecting mantle by plate tectonics is important
for understanding the chemical and physical evolution of the planet. Marked isotopic …

The abrupt changes in mineralogical properties across the Earth's mantle transition zone
substantially impact convection and thermochemical fluxes between the upper and lower …

Deep-sea sediments containing high concentrations of rare earth elements (REE) and
yttrium (Y), termed REY-rich sediments, have attracted considerable attention and are widely …

Rare earth elements and yttrium (REY)-rich deep-sea sediments, regarded as a potential
resource, have triggered extensive investigations over the last decade. The conclusion that …

Large igneous provinces (LIPs) are formed by enormous (ie, frequently> 106 km3) but short-
lived magmatic events that have profound effects upon global geodynamic, tectonic, and …

The northeast Cathaysia area is characterized by an archetypical, transpressional system
with widespread strike‐slip shear zones whose geometries, kinematics, and ages are critical …