Evolution of Earth's tectonic carbon conveyor belt
Concealed deep beneath the oceans is a carbon conveyor belt, propelled by plate tectonics.
Our understanding of its modern functioning is underpinned by direct observations, but its …
Our understanding of its modern functioning is underpinned by direct observations, but its …
Tectonic evolution of the Sevier and Laramide belts within the North American Cordillera orogenic system
The thin-skin Sevier and thick-skin Laramide belts of the North American Cordillera provide
a long-term record of the interrelations between evolving styles of mountain building and …
a long-term record of the interrelations between evolving styles of mountain building and …
Genesis and evolution of kimberlites
Kimberlites are volcanic rocks enriched in CO2 and H2O and derive from the deepest-
sourced melts (up to 300 km) that reach Earth's surface. The mantle processes that generate …
sourced melts (up to 300 km) that reach Earth's surface. The mantle processes that generate …
[HTML][HTML] The contribution of metamorphic petrology to understanding lithosphere evolution and geodynamics
M Brown - Geoscience Frontiers, 2014 - Elsevier
In the early 1980s, evidence that crustal rocks had reached temperatures> 1000° C at
normal lower crustal pressures while others had followed low thermal gradients to record …
normal lower crustal pressures while others had followed low thermal gradients to record …
Location, location, location: The variable lifespan of the Laramide orogeny
The Laramide orogeny had a spatially variable lifespan, which we explain using a
geodynamic model that incorporates onset and demise of flat-slab subduction. Laramide …
geodynamic model that incorporates onset and demise of flat-slab subduction. Laramide …
Highly saline fluids from a subducting slab as the source for fluid-rich diamonds
The infiltration of fluids into continental lithospheric mantle is a key mechanism for
controlling abrupt changes in the chemical and physical properties of the lithospheric root …
controlling abrupt changes in the chemical and physical properties of the lithospheric root …
Crustal eclogitization and lithosphere delamination in orogens
NJ Krystopowicz, CA Currie - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2013 - Elsevier
Many orogens, including the Central Andes and Himalayas, are characterized by wide areas
that have undergone upper crustal shortening and surface uplift. The behaviour of the deep …
that have undergone upper crustal shortening and surface uplift. The behaviour of the deep …
A tectonic-rules-based mantle reference frame since 1 billion years ago–implications for supercontinent cycles and plate–mantle system evolution
Understanding the long-term evolution of Earth's plate–mantle system is reliant on absolute
plate motion models in a mantle reference frame, but such models are both difficult to …
plate motion models in a mantle reference frame, but such models are both difficult to …
Tectono-metallogenic systems—The place of mineral systems within tectonic evolution, with an emphasis on Australian examples
Tectono-metallogenic systems are geological systems that link geodynamic and tectonic
processes with ore-forming processes. Fundamental geodynamic processes, including …
processes with ore-forming processes. Fundamental geodynamic processes, including …
Triassic to Middle Jurassic geodynamic evolution of southwestern Gondwana: From a large flat-slab to mantle plume suction in a rollback subduction setting
A novel geodynamic evolution model of the southwestern region of Gondwana from the late
Triassic to the middle Jurassic period is proposed in this contribution, based on new data …
Triassic to the middle Jurassic period is proposed in this contribution, based on new data …