The big mantle wedge and decratonic gold deposits

R Zhu, W Sun - Science China Earth Sciences, 2021 - Springer
Abstract The Circum-Pacific subduction zone is a famous gold metallogenic domain in the
world, with two important gold metallogenic provinces, the North China Craton and Nevada …

Water in the slab: A trilogy

M Faccenda - Tectonophysics, 2014 - Elsevier
The geological and geophysical phenomena associated with water in the slab can be
grouped into three different categories: those related to 1) the storage of water in the oceanic …

Mangroves enhance the biomass of coral reef fish communities in the Caribbean

PJ Mumby, AJ Edwards, J Ernesto Arias-González… - Nature, 2004 - nature.com
Mangrove forests are one of the world's most threatened tropical ecosystems with global
loss exceeding 35%(ref.). Juvenile coral reef fish often inhabit mangroves,,,, but the …

Devolatilization during subduction

M Schmidt, S Poli - Treatise on geochemistry: vol. 4: the crust, 2013 - air.unimi.it
Subducted crust refertilizes the subarc mantle wedge as well as the deep convecting mantle.
In the subarc region, mass transfer occurs mainly through fluids, melts, or supercritical …

Serpentine and the subduction zone water cycle

LH Rüpke, JP Morgan, M Hort, JAD Connolly - Earth and Planetary Science …, 2004 - Elsevier
This study explores a chemo-thermo-dynamic subduction zone model that solves for slab
dehydration during subduction. We investigate how changes in the incoming plate's …

Inferring upper-mantle temperatures from seismic velocities

F Cammarano, S Goes, P Vacher, D Giardini - Physics of the Earth and …, 2003 - Elsevier
Constraints on mantle temperatures are fundamental for a better understanding of the
dynamics of the Earth. We evaluate how well upper-mantle thermal structure can be inferred …

Low-velocity zone atop the 410-km seismic discontinuity in the northwestern United States

TR Alex Song, DV Helmberger, SP Grand - Nature, 2004 - nature.com
The seismic discontinuity at 410 km depth in the Earth's mantle is generally attributed to the
phase transition of (Mg, Fe) 2SiO4 (refs,) from the olivine to wadsleyite structure. Variation in …

Hydrogen in the deep Earth

Q Williams, RJ Hemley - Annual Review of Earth and Planetary …, 2001 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract The mechanisms of exchange of hydrogen between the deep interior and surface
of Earth, as well as the means of retention and possible abundance of hydrogen deep within …

Ammonium sulfate on Titan: Possible origin and role in cryovolcanism

AD Fortes, PM Grindrod, SK Trickett, L Vočadlo - Icarus, 2007 - Elsevier
We model the chemical evolution of Titan, wherein primordial NH3 reacts with sulfate-rich
brines leached from the silicate core during its hydration. The resulting differentiated body …

Phase relations of peridotites under H2O-saturated conditions and ability of subducting plates for transportation of H2O

H Iwamori - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2004 - Elsevier
Phase relations of peridotites under H2O-saturated conditions up to 28 GPa and 2600° C
have been clarified based on the high-pressure experimental results in the MgO (–FeO) …