Deep continental roots and cratons

DG Pearson, JM Scott, J Liu, A Schaeffer, LH Wang… - Nature, 2021‏ - nature.com
The formation and preservation of cratons—the oldest parts of the continents, comprising
over 60 per cent of the continental landmass—remains an enduring problem. Key to craton …

The bio-chemical cycle of iron and the function induced by ZVI addition in anaerobic digestion: A review

J Zhang, Y Qu, Q Qi, P Zhang, Y Zhang, YW Tong, Y He - Water Research, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Zero-valent iron (ZVI) is known to be an additive in facilitating waste treatment and improving
biogas production in anaerobic digestion (AD) systems. This review concentrates on the …

Identification of source lithology in the Hawaiian and Canary Islands: Implications for origins

C Herzberg - Journal of Petrology, 2011‏ - academic.oup.com
Results are reported of an exploration of mantle source lithology for intraplate magmas
using whole-rock and olivine phenocryst compositions. This analysis includes modern mid …

An olivine-free mantle source of Hawaiian shield basalts

AV Sobolev, AW Hofmann, SV Sobolev, IK Nikogosian - Nature, 2005‏ - nature.com
More than 50 per cent of the Earth's upper mantle consists of olivine and it is generally
thought that mantle-derived melts are generated in equilibrium with this mineral. Here …

The rapid drift of the Indian tectonic plate

P Kumar, X Yuan, MR Kumar, R Kind, X Li, RK Chadha - Nature, 2007‏ - nature.com
The breakup of the supercontinent Gondwanaland into Africa, Antarctica, Australia and India
about 140 million years ago, and consequently the opening of the Indian Ocean, is thought …

Ambient and excess mantle temperatures, olivine thermometry, and active vs. passive upwelling

KD Putirka, M Perfit, FJ Ryerson, MG Jackson - Chemical Geology, 2007‏ - Elsevier
Mantle temperatures provide a key test of the mantle plume hypothesis, and olivine-liquid
equilibria provide perhaps the most certain means of estimating mantle temperatures. Here …

The lithosphere-asthenosphere boundary

KM Fischer, HA Ford, DL Abt… - Annual Review of Earth …, 2010‏ - annualreviews.org
Seismological models of upper-mantle structure are providing new constraints on the
physical and chemical properties that differentiate the lithosphere from the asthenosphere. A …

Seismic evidence for significant lateral variations in lithospheric thickness beneath the central and western North China Craton

L Chen, C Cheng, Z Wei - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2009‏ - Elsevier
We have migrated teleseismic S-receiver functions to construct detailed lithospheric
structure images that cover the three constituent parts of the North China Craton (NCC). Our …

The nature of the lithosphere‐asthenosphere boundary

CA Rychert, N Harmon, S Constable… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Plate tectonic theory was developed 50 years ago and underpins most of our understanding
of Earth's evolution. The theory explains observations of magnetic lineations on the seafloor …

The elusive lithosphere–asthenosphere boundary (LAB) beneath cratons

DW Eaton, F Darbyshire, RL Evans, H Grütter… - Lithos, 2009‏ - Elsevier
The lithosphere–asthenosphere boundary (LAB) is a first-order structural discontinuity that
accommodates differential motion between tectonic plates and the underlying mantle …