Tephrochronology and its application: a review

DJ Lowe - Quaternary Geochronology, 2011 - Elsevier
Tephrochronology (from tephra, Gk 'ashes') is a unique stratigraphic method for linking,
dating, and synchronizing geological, palaeoenvironmental, or archaeological sequences or …

Reprint of: Electron probe microanalysis: A review of recent developments and applications in materials science and engineering

X Llovet, A Moy, PT Pinard, JH Fournelle - Progress in Materials Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Electron probe microanalysis (EPMA) is a microanalytical technique widely used for the
characterization of materials. Since its development in the 1950s, different instrumental and …

Calcic amphiboles in calc-alkaline and alkaline magmas: thermobarometric and chemometric empirical equations valid up to 1,130° C and 2.2 GPa

F Ridolfi, A Renzulli - Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 2012 - Springer
The following article presents constraints of the stability of Mg-rich (Mg/(Mg+ Fe 2+)> 0.5)
calcic amphibole in both calc-alkaline and alkaline magmas, testing of previous …

The role of continental subduction in mantle metasomatism and carbon recycling revealed by melt inclusions in UHP eclogites

A Borghini, G Nicoli, S Ferrero, PJ O'brien… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Subduction is the main process that recycles surface material into the mantle. Fluids and
melts derived by dehydration and partial melting reactions of subducted continental crust, a …

Sulfur K-edge XANES analysis of natural and synthetic basaltic glasses: Implications for S speciation and S content as function of oxygen fugacity

PJ Jugo, M Wilke, RE Botcharnikov - Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2010 - Elsevier
XANES analyses at the sulfur K-edge were used to determine the oxidation state of S
species in natural and synthetic basaltic glasses and to constrain the fO2 conditions for the …

Characterization of fluor-chlorapatites by electron probe microanalysis with a focus on time-dependent intensity variation of halogens

B Goldoff, JD Webster… - American …, 2012 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Prior research has shown that fluorine and chlorine X-ray count rates vary with exposure to
the electron beam during electron probe microanalysis (EPMA) of apatite. and demonstrate …

Unlocking the secrets of Al-tobermorite in Roman seawater concrete

MD Jackson, SR Chae, SR Mulcahy… - American …, 2013 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract Ancient Roman syntheses of Al-tobermorite in a 2000-year-old concrete block
submerged in the Bay of Pozzuoli (Baianus Sinus), near Naples, have unique aluminum-rich …

“Nanogranite” and glassy inclusions: The anatectic melt in migmatites and granulites

B Cesare, S Ferrero, E Salvioli-Mariani… - …, 2009 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Using as a case study a granulite from the Kerala Khondalite Belt, India, we show that a
former anatectic melt can be preserved as tiny (< 25 μm) droplets within refractory minerals …

High-resolution LA-ICP-MS trace element mapping of igneous minerals: In search of magma histories

T Ubide, CA McKenna, DM Chew, BS Kamber - Chemical Geology, 2015 - Elsevier
We report experiments on optimisation of LA-ICP-MS mapping as a tool for visualising and
quantifying internal structure of trace element concentration in igneous minerals. The …

The so-called alkali-carbonate reaction (ACR)—Its mineralogical and geochemical details, with special reference to ASR

T Katayama - Cement and Concrete Research, 2010 - Elsevier
Typical examples of so-called alkali-carbonate reaction (ACR) in the Canadian field
concretes in Ontario, CSA concrete prism, RILEM concrete microbars and RILEM mortar bar …