Mantle oxidation by sulfur drives the formation of giant gold deposits in subduction zones

DY He, KF Qiu, AC Simon, GS Pokrovski, HC Yu… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - pnas.org
Oxidation of the sub-arc mantle driven by slab-derived fluids has been hypothesized to
contribute to the formation of gold deposits in magmatic arc environments that host the …

The behavior of nickel isotopes during mantle melting

XH Dong, SJ Wang, KN Pang, J Shen, YX Chen… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2024 - Elsevier
Mantle-derived mafic rocks show relatively large variations in nickel (Ni) isotopes and mostly
isotopically light compared to the bulk silicate Earth (BSE). Whether this signature is due to …

Primary sulfur isotopes of intraplate basalts and implications for deep S recycling of altered oceanic crust

X Wang, Z Wang, P Sun, ZF Yang… - Geophysical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Altered oceanic crust (AOC) is the largest contributor to the subducted sulfur (S) budget and
its recycling modulates the redox evolution and S distribution in the mantle. However, the …

Geochemistry of olivine melt inclusion reveals interactions between deeply derived carbonated melts from the big mantle wedge and pyroxenite in the lithospheric …

Z Wei, HY Li, L Ma, YS Hou, Y Wang… - Geophysical Research …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Our current knowledge regarding the distribution patterns of ancient and recent recycled
materials, as well as the origin of intraplate basalts in the eastern Asia Big Mantle Wedge …

Spatial and temporal characteristics of volatiles in the Cenozoic mantle beneath eastern China

Q Zhou, C Yu, YY Wang, D Tan, E Shan, D Li, X Wang… - Lithos, 2024 - Elsevier
Subduction of the paleo-Pacific Plate has transported volatiles from the surface to the interior
of the Earth and significantly altered the chemical and physical properties of the Cenozoic …

Sulfide melt wetting properties in Earth's mantle: New constraints from combined 2D and 3D imaging

C Beyer, ROC Fonseca, T Bissbort… - Geochemistry …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Base‐metal sulfur liquids (mattes) play a crucial role as metasomatic agents and carriers of
highly siderophile elements (HSE) within the Earth's mantle. Prior research has …