Magnesium (Mg) has an atomic number of 12 and belongs to the alkaline earth element
(Group II) of the Periodic Table. The pure Mg is a silvery white metal and has a melting point …

It is widely accepted that the lithosphere beneath the eastern portion of the North China
Craton (NCC) has suffered extensive thinning and destruction since the Mesozoic. The …

The nine editions of Stable Isotope Geochemistry have appeared over a time span of nearly
50 years. The first edition (1973) appeared as a slim book of 135 pages. Due to the rapid …

Tracking the final fate of subducting carbon is crucial to understanding global carbon cycles
and climate changes in the history of the Earth. Available geochemical tracers such as …

The isotopic characteristics of the sub-oceanic mantle are well established, but in
continental regions these properties are usually obscured, and therefore controversial …

To investigate the behavior of Mg isotopes during low-temperature alteration of oceanic
crust and to further understand its role in the global Mg cycle, we measured the Mg isotopic …

In order to better constrain the Mg isotopic composition of the mantle, we have analysed
twenty-eight samples of both oceanic and continental peridotite using a high-precision …

Magnesium isotopic compositions of igneous rocks could be potentially used to trace
recycling of supracrustal materials. High-δ 26 Mg granitoids have been previously reported …

Equilibrium inter-mineral Mg isotope fractionation factors (10 3 lnα) are key to using Mg
isotopes to investigate high-temperature geochemical processes. First-principles …

Subducted sediments have been suggested to be a possible cause for local Mg isotopic
variation in the overall homogeneous mantle based on anomalous Mg isotopic compositions …