The fate of subducting carbon tracked by Mg and Zn isotopes: A review and new perspectives

SA Liu, YR Qu, ZZ Wang, ML Li, C Yang, SG Li - Earth-Science Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Tracking the final fate of subducting carbon is crucial to understanding global carbon cycles
and climate changes in the history of the Earth. Available geochemical tracers such as …

The role of an oxidized lithospheric mantle in gold mobilization

KF Qiu, RL Romer, ZY Long, AE Williams-Jones… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Phanerozoic orogenic gold mineralization at craton margins is related to the metasomatism
of the lithospheric mantle by crustal material. Slab subduction transfers Au from the crust to …

Recycled Carbonate‐Bearing Silicate Sediments in the Sources of Circum‐Mediterranean K‐Rich Lavas: Evidence From Mg‐Zn Isotopic Decoupling

ZT Shu, SA Liu, D Prelević, Y Wang… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The high flux of subaerial volcanic CO2 emissions around the circum‐Mediterranean region
requires the involvement of an unusually carbon‐rich reservoir, but the origin of which is still …

The stable isotope character of the Earth's mantle–A review

DA Ionov, J Hoefs, R Harmon - Chemical Geology, 2024 - Elsevier
This review describes the stable isotope character of the Earth's mantle, the 2900 km thick
silicate layer between the core and crust that comprises 67% of the Earth's mass and 84% of …

Carbon cycling during the India-Asia collision revealed by δ26Mg–δ66Zn–δ98Mo evidence from ultrapotassic volcanoes in NW Tibet

J Wang, S Tappe, Q Wang, J Li, Z Zou… - Geology, 2024 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
India-Asia continental collision–induced volcanic gas emissions are thought to have played
an important role in driving Cenozoic atmospheric CO2 variations, yet the details of how the …

Miocene olivine leucitites in southern Tibet: Implications for the recycling of carbonates into the mantle during continental subduction

M Lei, M Lustrino, J Xu, Z Kang, Z Guo, J Chen - Chemical Geology, 2024 - Elsevier
We present a comprehensive geochronological, mineralogical, and geochemical study on
previously unknown olivine leucitites occurring in the Maiga area of southern Tibet to …

Carbonate-silicate interaction in subducting slabs recorded by Zn isotopes in western Alps metasediments

YR Qu, SA Liu, V Busigny, ZZ Wang, FZ Teng - Earth and Planetary Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Carbonate-silicate interaction within subduction channels influences the chemical and
physical properties of subducting carbon and is crucial to understanding the fate of …

Fluid-metasomatized rocks with extremely low δ26Mg values in subducted oceanic lithosphere: Implications for mantle Mg isotope heterogeneity and the origin of low …

JW Xiong, YX Chen, M Scambelluri, XY Qiao… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2024 - Elsevier
The subduction of oceanic slabs with diverse lithologies greatly contributes to the
geochemical heterogeneity of the mantle. Oceanic metasomatism leads to the formation of …

[HTML][HTML] Copper isotope constraints on the origins of basaltic and andesitic magmas in the Tengchong volcanic field, SE Tibet

YR Qu, SA Liu - Geoscience Frontiers, 2024 - Elsevier
The Tengchong volcano field (TVF), situated at the southeastern margin of the Tibetan
Plateau, holds crucial information regarding Cenozoic volcanic activities and geotectonic …

Pervasive Neoarchean melting of subducted sediments generating sanukitoid and associated magmatism in the North China Craton, with implications for the …

J Li, SA Liu, H Ma, C Wu… - Geological Society of …, 2024 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The Mesoarchean to Neoarchean period (ca. 3.0− 2.5 Ga) is the most important stage during
the emergence and evolution of plate tectonics. However, plate subduction at this time may …