The lithium isotope system is increasingly being applied to a variety of Earth science studies,
as the burgeoning literature attests; over 180 papers have been published in the last twelve …

Garnet could be the ultimate petrochronometer. Not only can you date it directly (with an
accuracy and precision that may surprise some), but it is also a common rock-forming and …

The lower plate is the dominant agent in modern convergent margins characterized by
active subduction, as negatively buoyant oceanic lithosphere sinks into the asthenosphere …

Since the early 1950s, the number of international measurement standards for anchoring
stable isotope delta scales has mushroomed from 3 to more than 30, expanding to more …

There is no consensus on the processes responsible for near-coeval formation of Archaean
continental crust (dominantly tonalite–trondhjemite–granodiorite: TTG), greenstone belts …

Subduction zones generate voluminous magma and mediate global element cycling. Fluids
are essential to this activity, yet their behavior is perhaps the most poorly understood aspect …

The Li isotopic composition of the upper continental crust is estimated from the analyses of
well-characterized shales, loess, granites and upper crustal composites (51 samples in total) …

Study of metamorphic suites directly representing the deep subduction of altered oceanic
crust and sediments can help elucidate the geochemical evolution of the forearc-to-subarc …

The significant relative mass difference (c. 16%) between the two stable isotopes of Li
(approximately 6Li 7.5%, 7Li 92.5%), coupled with broad elemental dispersion in Earth and …

The intimate spatial relationship between the Jiajika Li-rich pegmatites (hosting the largest
Li ore deposit in China) and the Ma**gzi granite pluton allows us to explore the origin of …