Subduction-transition zone interaction: A review

S Goes, R Agrusta, J van Hunen, F Garel - Geosphere, 2017 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
As subducting plates reach the base of the upper mantle, some appear to flatten and
stagnate, while others seemingly go through unimpeded. This variable resistance to slab …

Density-functional perturbation theory for quasi-harmonic calculations

S Baroni, P Giannozzi, E Isaev - Reviews in Mineralogy …, 2010 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Computer simulations allow for the investigation of many materials properties and processes
that are not easily accessible in the laboratory. This is particularly true in the Earth sciences …

[HTML][HTML] Stagnant lids and mantle overturns: Implications for Archaean tectonics, magmagenesis, crustal growth, mantle evolution, and the start of plate tectonics

JH Bédard - Geoscience Frontiers, 2018 - Elsevier
The lower plate is the dominant agent in modern convergent margins characterized by
active subduction, as negatively buoyant oceanic lithosphere sinks into the asthenosphere …

An improved and extended internally consistent thermodynamic dataset for phases of petrological interest, involving a new equation of state for solids

TJB Holland, R Powell - Journal of metamorphic Geology, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The thermodynamic properties of 254 end‐members, including 210 mineral end‐members,
18 silicate liquid end‐members and 26 aqueous fluid species are presented in a revised …

Subducted slabs stagnant above, penetrating through, and trapped below the 660 km discontinuity

Y Fukao, M Obayashi - Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
A new P wave tomographic model of the mantle was constructed using more than 10 million
travel times. The finite‐frequency effect of seismic rays was taken into account by calculating …

Timing, scale and mechanism of the destruction of the North China Craton

RX Zhu, L Chen, FY Wu, JL Liu - Science China Earth Sciences, 2011 - Springer
Abstract The North China Craton (NCC) is a classical example of ancient destroyed cratons.
Since the initiation of the North China Craton Destruction Project by the National Natural …

Thermodynamics of mantle minerals-II. Phase equilibria

L Stixrude, C Lithgow-Bertelloni - Geophysical Journal …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
We complete the development and description of a thermodynamic method for the
computation of phase equilibria and physical properties of multiphase mantle assemblages …

Changbaishan volcanism in northeast China linked to subduction-induced mantle upwelling

Y Tang, M Obayashi, F Niu, SP Grand, YJ Chen… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Volcanism that occurs far from plate margins is difficult to explain with the current paradigm
of plate tectonics. The Changbaishan volcanic complex, located on the border between …

Episodic zircon age spectra of orogenic granitoids: the supercontinent connection and continental growth

KC Condie, RC Aster - Precambrian Research, 2010 - Elsevier
To identify age peaks and other features in an isotopic age distribution, it is common to
perform a kernel density estimation or similar analysis. A key aspect of this estimation …

Adiabatic temperature profile in the mantle

T Katsura, A Yoneda, D Yamazaki, T Yoshino… - Physics of the Earth and …, 2010 - Elsevier
The temperature at the 410-km discontinuity is re-evaluated by comparing the depth of the
discontinuity with the olivine–wadsleyite transition pressure obtained using in situ X-ray …