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Origin and evolution of a CO2-Rich gas reservoir offshore Angola: Insights from the Gas Composition and isotope analysis (2022)
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Liu, J., Pujol, M., Zhou, H., Selby, D., Li, J., & Cheng, B. (2023). Origin and evolution of a CO2-Rich gas reservoir offshore Angola: Insights from the Gas Composition and isotope analysis. Applied Geochemistry, 148, Article 105552. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeochem.2022.105552

The pre-salt sections of the offshore Kwanza Basin, Angola are potentially petroliferous reservoirs like their Brazilian counterparts on the other side of the South Atlantic Ocean. In this study, a pre-salt reservoir of the offshore Kwanza Basin was... Read More about Origin and evolution of a CO2-Rich gas reservoir offshore Angola: Insights from the Gas Composition and isotope analysis.

Evaluation of Re–Os geochronology and Os isotope fingerprinting of Late Cretaceous terrestrial oils in Taranaki Basin, New Zealand (2022)
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Rotich, E. K., Handler, M. R., Sykes, R., Naeher, S., Selby, D., & Kroeger, K. F. (2023). Evaluation of Re–Os geochronology and Os isotope fingerprinting of Late Cretaceous terrestrial oils in Taranaki Basin, New Zealand. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 149, Article 106071. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2022.106071

The rhenium-osmium (Re–Os) isotope system has been applied to several marine and lacustrine petroleum systems worldwide, showing good potential for dating crude oils and correlating them to their source rocks. Here we explore the applicability of the... Read More about Evaluation of Re–Os geochronology and Os isotope fingerprinting of Late Cretaceous terrestrial oils in Taranaki Basin, New Zealand.

Implications of new geochronological constraints on the Aberfeldy stratiform barite deposits, Scotland, for the depositional continuity and global correlation of the Neoproterozoic Dalradian Supergroup (2022)
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Moles, N., & Selby, D. (2023). Implications of new geochronological constraints on the Aberfeldy stratiform barite deposits, Scotland, for the depositional continuity and global correlation of the Neoproterozoic Dalradian Supergroup. Precambrian Research, 384, Article 106925. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.precamres.2022.106925

The Dalradian Supergroup of largely clastic metasediments in Scotland and Ireland is a well-known record of Neoproterozoic to Cambrian sedimentation on the Laurentian margin. Its apparent long duration, from ∼ 800 to ∼ 500 Ma, has encouraged a search... Read More about Implications of new geochronological constraints on the Aberfeldy stratiform barite deposits, Scotland, for the depositional continuity and global correlation of the Neoproterozoic Dalradian Supergroup.

High-Precision Geochronology of the Xiaojiayingzi Mo Skarn Deposit: Implications for Prolonged and Episodic Hydrothermal Pulses (2022)
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Ouyang, H., Gaynor, S. P., Selby, D., Mao, J., Shu, Q., & Li, C. (2023). High-Precision Geochronology of the Xiaojiayingzi Mo Skarn Deposit: Implications for Prolonged and Episodic Hydrothermal Pulses. Economic geology and the bulletin of the Society of Economic Geologists, 118(2), 485-507. https://doi.org/10.5382/econgeo.4984

The timescales and duration of ore-forming processes in skarn systems are not well constrained. To better understand this, we present high-precision chemical abrasion-isotope dilution-thermal ionization mass spectrometry (CA-ID-TIMS) U-Pb zircon and... Read More about High-Precision Geochronology of the Xiaojiayingzi Mo Skarn Deposit: Implications for Prolonged and Episodic Hydrothermal Pulses.

A rapid change in magma plumbing taps porphyry copper deposit-forming magmas (2022)
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Carter, L. C., Tapster, S. R., Williamson, B. J., Buret, Y., Selby, D., Rollinson, G. K., …Parvaz, D. B. (2022). A rapid change in magma plumbing taps porphyry copper deposit-forming magmas. Scientific Reports, 12(1), Article 17272. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-20158-y

Porphyry-type deposits are a vital source of green technology metals such as copper and molybdenum. They typically form in subduction-related settings from large, long-lived magmatic systems. The most widely accepted model for their formation require... Read More about A rapid change in magma plumbing taps porphyry copper deposit-forming magmas.

Organic geochemistry evidence for wildfire and elevated pO2 at the Frasnian–Famennian boundary (2022)
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Liu, Z., Tian, H., Selby, D., Hu, J., & Over, D. J. (2022). Organic geochemistry evidence for wildfire and elevated pO2 at the Frasnian–Famennian boundary. Global and Planetary Change, 216, Article 103904. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2022.103904

The Devonian experienced radiations of plants and animals, as well as a major mass extinction event during the Frasnian–Famennian (Fsingle bondF) interval. Proposed triggers have been linked to volcanism, extraterrestrial impact, sea-level fluctuatio... Read More about Organic geochemistry evidence for wildfire and elevated pO2 at the Frasnian–Famennian boundary.

The bitumen formation and Re-Os characteristics of a CO2-rich pre-salt gas reservoir of the Kwanza Basin, offshore Angola (2022)
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Liu, J., Zhou, H., Pujol, M., Selby, D., Li, J., & Tian, H. (2022). The bitumen formation and Re-Os characteristics of a CO2-rich pre-salt gas reservoir of the Kwanza Basin, offshore Angola. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 143, Article 105786. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2022.105786

Here we present a study on the formation process and Re–Os systematics of the bitumen discovered in a CO2-rich pre-salt gas reservoir, south Kwanza Basin, offshore Angola. The magmatism-derived CO2 may have expanded downwards from the top of the rese... Read More about The bitumen formation and Re-Os characteristics of a CO2-rich pre-salt gas reservoir of the Kwanza Basin, offshore Angola.

The role of organic matter diversity on the Re-Os systematics of organic-rich sedimentary units: Insights into the controls of isochron age determinations from the lacustrine Green River Formation (2022)
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Pietras, J. T., Dennett, A., Selby, D., & Birdwell, J. E. (2022). The role of organic matter diversity on the Re-Os systematics of organic-rich sedimentary units: Insights into the controls of isochron age determinations from the lacustrine Green River Formation. Chemical Geology, 604, Article 120939. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2022.120939

The range of 187Re/188Os values measured from samples of five organic-rich lacustrine mudstones units in the Eocene Green River Formation in the easternmost Uinta Basin covaries with organic matter diversity driven by changing water column conditions... Read More about The role of organic matter diversity on the Re-Os systematics of organic-rich sedimentary units: Insights into the controls of isochron age determinations from the lacustrine Green River Formation.

Correlating deformation events onshore and offshore in superimposed rift basins: The Lossiemouth Fault Zone, Inner Moray Firth Basin, Scotland (2022)
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Tamas, A., Holdsworth, R. E., Underhill, J. R., Tamas, D. M., Dempsey, E. D., McCarthy, D. J., …Selby, D. (2022). Correlating deformation events onshore and offshore in superimposed rift basins: The Lossiemouth Fault Zone, Inner Moray Firth Basin, Scotland. Basin Research, 34(4), 1314-1340. https://doi.org/10.1111/bre.12661

The separation and characterisation of different deformation events in superimposed basins can be challenging due to the effects of overprinting and/or fault reactivation, combined with a lack of detailed geological or geophysical data. This paper sh... Read More about Correlating deformation events onshore and offshore in superimposed rift basins: The Lossiemouth Fault Zone, Inner Moray Firth Basin, Scotland.

Implications for Ediacaran biological evolution from the ca. 602 Ma Lantian biota in China (2022)
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Yang, C., Li, Y., Selby, D., Wan, B., Guan, C., Zhou, C., & Li, X. (2022). Implications for Ediacaran biological evolution from the ca. 602 Ma Lantian biota in China. Geology, 50(5), 562-566. https://doi.org/10.1130/g49734.1

The morphologically differentiated benthic macrofossils of algae and putative animal affinities of the Lantian biota in China represents the oldest known Ediacaran macroscopic eukaryotic assemblage. Although the biota provides remarkable insights int... Read More about Implications for Ediacaran biological evolution from the ca. 602 Ma Lantian biota in China.