Onset of plate tectonics by the Eoarchean

BF Windley, T Kusky, A Polat - Precambrian Research, 2021 - Elsevier
One of the most contentious areas of Earth Science today is when, or whether or not modern-
style plate tectonics was in operation in the Archean Eon. In this review we present evidence …

Temporal variations in the incompatible trace element systematics of Archean volcanic rocks: Implications for tectonic processes in the early Earth

P Sotiriou, A Polat, BF Windley, T Kusky - Precambrian Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Temporal variations in the incompatible trace element geochemistry of volcanic rocks in
Archean greenstone belts have major implications for the style of tectonics that operated in …

Identification of chondritic krypton and xenon in Yellowstone gases and the timing of terrestrial volatile accretion

MW Broadley, PH Barry, DV Bekaert… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Identifying the origin of noble gases in Earth's mantle can provide crucial constraints on the
source and timing of volatile (C, N, H2O, noble gases, etc.) delivery to Earth. It remains …

Nebular atmosphere to magma ocean: a model for volatile capture during Earth accretion

PL Olson, ZD Sharp - Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, 2019 - Elsevier
The origin and abundance of mantle volatiles present major questions for Earth's evolution.
Here we quantify volatile capture from an atmosphere derived from the solar nebula during …

Eoarchean contrasting ultra-high-pressure to low-pressure metamorphisms (< 250 to> 1000 C/GPa) explained by tectonic plate convergence in deep time

AP Nutman, VC Bennett, CRL Friend, K Yi - Precambrian Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Greenland's Itsaq Gneiss Complex (IGC) shows Eoarchean (> 3600 Ma) 250–400°
C/GPa (low T/P–high pressure) and≥ 1000° C/GPa (high T/P) metamorphic regimes …

Primordial helium‐3 exchange between Earth's core and mantle

PL Olson, ZD Sharp - Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Volatiles from the solar nebula are known to be present in Earth's deep mantle. The core
also may contain solar nebula‐derived volatiles, but in unknown amounts. Here we use …

Magmatism in the North Atlantic Igneous Province; mantle temperatures, rifting and geodynamics

MJ Hole, JH Natland - Earth-Science Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
We have re-evaluated mantle potential temperature estimates for the North Atlantic Igneous
Province (NAIP). Temperature estimates involving olivine addition to pillow-lava glasses are …

Improving the Accessibility and Efficiency of Proton Irradiations for 4He/3He Thermochronology

CL Colleps, PA van der Beek… - Geochemistry …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Synthesizing uniform and high concentrations of 3He within minerals via high‐energy proton
irradiation is paramount for 4He/3He thermochronology and helium diffusion kinetic studies …

Influence of lithology on reactive melt flow channelization

M Pec, BK Holtzman, ME Zimmerman… - Geochemistry …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
To investigate channelization during migration of a reactive melt, we performed a series of
Darcy‐type experiments in which an alkali basalt infiltrated partially molten harzburgites and …

The effect of diffusion on lithium isotope ratios in icelandic basalts

EW Marshall, SA Halldórsson, L Tian, MG Jackson… - Chemical …, 2024 - Elsevier
In recent years, diffusion has gained increasing recognition as an important process for
explaining the lithium (Li) isotope ratios (δ 7 Li) of magmatic systems. However, the role of …