Formation of magnesium carbonates on Earth and implications for Mars

EL Scheller, C Swindle, J Grotzinger… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Magnesium carbonates have been identified within the landing site of the Perseverance
rover mission. This study reviews terrestrial analog environments and textural, mineral …

Listvenite formation during mass transfer into the leading edge of the mantle wedge: initial results from Oman Drilling Project Hole BT1B

PB Kelemen, J Carlos de Obeso… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This paper provides an overview of research on core from Oman Drilling Project Hole BT1B
and the surrounding area, plus new data and calculations, constraining processes in the …

Uplift dynamics of the obducted northeastern continental margin of the Arabian Peninsula, Sultanate of Oman

K Pavlopoulos, D Moraetis, M Foumelis… - Geochemistry …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Eustatic sea level changes and vertical tectonic movements are producing uplifted
paleoshorelines. Along subduction zones, uplifted terraces are used to study fault activities …

[HTML][HTML] Role of defects and radiation damage on He diffusion in magnetite: Implication for (U-Th)/He thermochronology

F Bassal, J Roques, M Corre, F Brunet, R Ketcham… - Minerals, 2022 - mdpi.com
The discovery of He retentivity in magnetite has opened up the use of the magnetite (U-
Th)/He method as a thermochronometer to date the exhumation of mafic and ultramafic …

Uranium isotopes as tracers of serpentinite weathering

FJ Pavia, EHG Cooperdock, JC de Obeso… - Earth and Planetary …, 2023 - Elsevier
The aqueous alteration of mantle rocks is considered to play a key role in Earth's global
biogeochemical cycling. Uranium enrichment in fluid-altered mantle rocks is a common …

Iron oxide (U–Th)/He thermochronology: New perspectives on faults, fluids, and heat

EHG Cooperdock, AK Ault - Elements, 2020 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Fault zones record the dynamic motion of Earth's crust and are sites of heat exchange, fluid–
rock interaction, and mineralization. Episodic or long-lived fluid flow, frictional heating …

A practical method for assigning uncertainty and improving the accuracy of alpha-ejection corrections and eU concentrations in apatite (U–Th)∕ He chronology

SD Zeigler, JR Metcalf, RM Flowers - Geochronology, 2023 - gchron.copernicus.org
Apatite (U–Th)/He (AHe) dating generally assumes that grains can be accurately and
precisely modeled as geometrically perfect hexagonal prisms or ellipsoids in order to …

Quaternary low-temperature serpentinization and carbonation in the New Caledonia ophiolite

M Corre, F Brunet, S Schwartz, C Gautheron… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract The low-temperature alteration (< 150° C) of ophiolites by infiltrated meteoric waters
removes atmospheric CO2 through mineral carbonation and is assumed to generate H2 and …

Preface: Special issue on ophiolites and oceanic lithosphere

PB Kelemen, JM Matter, DAH Teagle… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
With this Preface, we provide background information, a scientific overview of topics, and an
annotated bibliography of the 63 papers published in the Journal of Geophysical Research …

Integrated Re-Os, Ar/Ar, and U-Pb geochronology directly dates the timing of mineralization at the Mina Justa and Marcona deposits, Peru

MA Rodríguez-Mustafa, AC Simon… - Geological …, 2024 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Iron oxide–copper–gold (IOCG) and iron oxide–apatite (IOA) deposits are important sources
of Cu and Fe, respectively. They contain abundant Fe-oxides and may contain Au, Ag, Co …