Abstract The North China Craton (NCC) has been thinned from> 200 km to< 100 km in its
eastern part. The ancient subcontinental lithospheric mantle (SCLM) has been replaced by …

Abstract A National Science Foundation of China (NSFC) major research project,
Destruction of the North China Craton (NCC), has been carried out in the past few years by …

The continental crust is unique to the Earth in the solar system, and controversies remain
regarding its origin, accretion and reworking of continents. The plate tectonics theory has …

The concentration and distribution of water in the Earth has influenced its evolution
throughout its history. Even at the trace levels contained in the planet's deep interior (mantle …

Determining the oxygen fugacity of Earth's silicate mantle is of prime importance because it
affects the speciation and mobility of volatile elements in the interior and has controlled the …

The minerals constituting the Earth's upper mantle are nominally anhydrous silicates
(NAMs). However they do contain hydrogen as a trace element, decorating point defects in …

In contrast to modern-day plate tectonics, studying Precambrian geodynamics presents a
unique challenge as currently there is no agreement upon paradigm concerning the global …

It has previously been postulated that the Earth's hydrous mantle transition zone may play a
key role in intraplate magmatism, but no confirmatory evidence has been reported. Here we …

This chapter is devoted to the carbon and nitrogen stable isotope compositions of terrestrial
diamonds with a strong focus on monocrystalline diamonds formed in Earth's mantle. The …

An outstanding feature of the Archaean Eon is that it was a time of major production and
preservation of continental lithosphere. Here I review the geological, geochemical and basic …