Geophysically detectible mid-lithospheric discontinuities (MLD) and lithosphere-
asthenosphere boundaries (LAB) beneath cratons have received much attention over recent …

The lithospheric mantle is intrinsically heterogeneous and anisotropic. These two properties
govern the repartition of deformation, controlling intraplate strain localization and …

The global Archean record preserves ca. 35 large cratonic fragments and a less well defined
number of smaller slivers. Most Archean cratons display rifted margins of Proterozoic age …

Mantle metasomatism is a relatively recent concept introduced in the early 1970s when
detailed studies of lithospheric mantle rock fragments (xenoliths), brought to the surface of in …

How cratons—extremely stable continental areas of the Earth's crust—formed and remained
largely unchanged for more than 2,500 million years is much debated. Recent studies of …

The composition of the subcontinental lithospheric mantle (SCLM) varies in a systematic
way with the age of the last major tectonothermal event in the overlying crust. This secular …

The lithosphere–asthenosphere boundary (LAB) is a first-order structural discontinuity that
accommodates differential motion between tectonic plates and the underlying mantle …

New measurements of partition of vanadium (V) between spinel, garnet and a pigeonite-like
high pressure (P) pyroxene and magnesian liquids on the mantle solidus as a function of …

Magnetotelluric (MT) data can image the electrical resistivity of the entire lithospheric column
and are therefore one of the most important data sources for understanding the structure …

The compositional structure and thermal state of the subcontinental lithospheric mantle
(SCLM) beneath the Kalahari Craton and the surrounding mobile belts have been mapped …