Magnesium (Mg) has an atomic number of 12 and belongs to the alkaline earth element
(Group II) of the Periodic Table. The pure Mg is a silvery white metal and has a melting point …

Initially, it may seem extremely daunting to be sitting in front of several thousand carats of
small diamonds, knowing that the likelihood of finding a diamond with a meaningful …

The nine editions of Stable Isotope Geochemistry have appeared over a time span of nearly
50 years. The first edition (1973) appeared as a slim book of 135 pages. Due to the rapid …

Chemical geodynamics is an integrated discipline that studies the geochemical structure
and tectonic evolution of geospheres with the aim of linking tectonic processes to …

The oxygen isotope ratios of Phanerozoic zircons from kimberlite pipes in the Kaapvaal
Craton of southern Africa and the Siberian Platform vary from 4.7 to 5.9‰ VSMOW. High …

Isotopic and trace element analysis of zircons can provide reliable and robust estimates of
age, compositions of coexisting minerals and melts, and constraints on the genesis and …

This chapter summarizes the oxygen isotope geochemistry of terrestrial basalts and their
mantle sources, including the conceptual framework for interpreting such data and the …

We present new analytical data of major and trace elements for the geological MPI‐DING
glasses KL2‐G, ML3B‐G, StHs6/80‐G, GOR128‐G, GOR132‐G, BM90/21‐G, T1‐G, and …

Continents, especially their Archean cores, are underlain by thick thermal boundary layers
that have been largely isolated from the convecting mantle over billion-year timescales, far …

Granitoid gneisses and supracrustal rocks that are 3,800–4,000 Myr old are the oldest
recognized exposures of continental crust. To obtain insight into conditions at the Earth's …