An appraisal of the ages of Phanerozoic large igneous provinces

Q Jiang, F Jourdan, HKH Olierook, RE Merle - Earth-Science Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Large igneous provinces (LIPs) are the products of exceptional magmatic events that played
important roles in tectonic plate reorganizations, environmental crises, energy resource …

Concentration effect on equilibrium fractionation of Mg-Ca isotopes in carbonate minerals: Insights from first-principles calculations

W Wang, T Qin, C Zhou, S Huang, Z Wu… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2017 - Elsevier
Naturally occurring carbonates have a wide variation in Mg and Ca contents. Using the
density-functional-theory calculations, this study examines the effect of Mg and Ca …

Classification and nomenclature of volcanic rocks using immobile elements: a novel approach based on big data analysis

M Lang, Z Zhang, Z Chen, Z Cheng, M Santosh… - Lithos, 2023 - Elsevier
The proper classification and nomenclature of igneous rocks are cornerstones of geology. In
contrast to intrusive rocks, volcanic rocks cannot be named after their mineral assemblages …

Decoupling of Mg–C and Sr–Nd–O isotopes traces the role of recycled carbon in magnesiocarbonatites from the Tarim Large Igneous Province

Z Cheng, Z Zhang, T Hou, M Santosh, L Chen… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract The Tarim Large Igneous Province in NW China hosts numerous magmatic
carbonatite dikes along its northern margin. The carbonatites are composed mainly of …

Subducted slab-plume interaction traced by magnesium isotopes in the northern margin of the Tarim Large Igneous Province

Z Cheng, Z Zhang, Q Xie, T Hou, S Ke - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2018 - Elsevier
Incorporation of subducted slabs may account for the geochemical and isotopic variations of
large igneous provinces (LIPs). However, the mechanism and process by which subducted …

Mg-Sr isotopes of low-δ26Mg basalts tracing recycled carbonate species: Implication for the initial melting depth of the carbonated mantle in Eastern China

J Huang, Y Xiao - International Geology Review, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Recent studies show that crustal carbonates recycled into the mantle can be traced using
Mg isotopes of basalts. However, the species of recycled carbonates are poorly constrained …

Geochemical and O–C–Sr–Nd isotopic constraints on the petrogenetic link between aillikites and carbonatites in the Tarim large igneous province

C Wang, Z Zhang, A Giuliani, Z Cheng, B Liu… - Journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Aillikites are carbonate-rich ultramafic lamprophyres often associated with carbonatites.
Despite their common field relationships, the petrogenetic links, if any, between aillikites and …

Formation of Tarim large igneous province and strengthened lithosphere revealed through machine learning

R Zhang, Z Cheng, Z Zhang, Z Chen… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Earth history is punctuated by voluminous magmatism and the formation of large igneous
provinces (LIPs). Although anomalous mantle temperatures are known to be involved in …

[HTML][HTML] Origin of heavy rare earth element enrichment in carbonatites

W Song, C Xu, MP Smith, J Kynicky, J Yang… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2023 - Elsevier
Heavy rare earth elements (HREE) are currently in high demand for use in high technology,
renewable energy and low-carbon transport, but they are the least abundant in nature …

A mantle plume Connection for alkaline lamprophyres (Sannaites) from the Permian Tarim large igneous province: Petrological, geochemical and isotopic constraints

B Liu, Z Zhang, A Giuliani, Q Xie, W Kong… - Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The origin of lamprophyres associated with large igneous provinces (LIPs) remains
controversial, particularly whether they are derived by direct melting of mantle plumes, or …