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Evidence for explosive silicic volcanism on the Moon from the extended distribution of thorium near the Compton-Belkovich Volcanic Complex (2014)
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Wilson, J., Eke, V., Massey, R., Elphic, R., Jolliff, B., Lawrence, D., …Teodoro, L. (2015). Evidence for explosive silicic volcanism on the Moon from the extended distribution of thorium near the Compton-Belkovich Volcanic Complex. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 120(1), 92-108. https://doi.org/10.1002/2014je004719

We reconstruct the abundance of thorium near the Compton-Belkovich Volcanic Complex on the Moon, using data from the Lunar Prospector Gamma Ray Spectrometer. We enhance the resolution via a pixon image reconstruction technique and find that the thori... Read More about Evidence for explosive silicic volcanism on the Moon from the extended distribution of thorium near the Compton-Belkovich Volcanic Complex.

Catastrophic emplacement of giant landslides aided by thermal decomposition: Heart Mountain, Wyoming (2014)
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Mitchell, T. M., Smith, S., Anders, M., Di Toro, G., Nielsen, S., Cavallo, A., & Beard, A. (2015). Catastrophic emplacement of giant landslides aided by thermal decomposition: Heart Mountain, Wyoming. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 411, 199-207. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2014.10.051

The Heart Mountain landslide of northwest Wyoming is the largest known sub-aerial landslide on Earth. During its emplacement more than 2000 km3 of Paleozoic sedimentary and Eocene volcanic rocks slid >45 km on a basal detachment surface dipping 2°, l... Read More about Catastrophic emplacement of giant landslides aided by thermal decomposition: Heart Mountain, Wyoming.

New constraints on electron-beam induced halogen migration in apatite (2014)
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Stock, M., Humphreys, M., Smith, V., Johnson, R., Pyle, D., & EIMF. (2015). New constraints on electron-beam induced halogen migration in apatite. American Mineralogist, 100(1), 281-293. https://doi.org/10.2138/am-2015-4949

Fluorine and chlorine X-ray count rates are known to vary significantly during electron probe microanalysis (EPMA) of apatite. Since the rate, timing, and magnitude of this variation are a function of apatite orientation and composition, as well as E... Read More about New constraints on electron-beam induced halogen migration in apatite.

The effect of metastable pyroxene on the slab dynamics (2014)
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Agrusta, R., van Hunen, J., & Goes, S. (2014). The effect of metastable pyroxene on the slab dynamics. Geophysical Research Letters, 41(24), 8800-8808. https://doi.org/10.1002/2014gl062159

Seismic studies show that some subducting slabs penetrate straight into the lower mantle, whereas others seem to flatten near the base of the mantle transition zone. Slab stagnation is often attributed to an increase in viscosity and phase transforma... Read More about The effect of metastable pyroxene on the slab dynamics.

Nonisothermal viscous sintering of volcanic ash (2014)
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Wadsworth, F. B., Vasseur, J., von Aulock, F. W., Hess, K., Scheu, B., Lavallée, Y., & Dingwell, D. B. (2014). Nonisothermal viscous sintering of volcanic ash. Journal of Geophysical Research. Solid Earth, 119(12), 8792-8804. https://doi.org/10.1002/2014jb011453

Volcanic ash is often deposited in a hot state. Volcanic ash containing glass, deposited above the glass transition interval, has the potential to sinter viscously both to itself (particle‐particle) and to exposed surfaces. Here we constrain the kine... Read More about Nonisothermal viscous sintering of volcanic ash.

A numerical approach to melting in warm subduction zones (2014)
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Bouilhol, P., Magni, V., van Hunen, J., & Kaislaniemi, L. (2015). A numerical approach to melting in warm subduction zones. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 411, 37-44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2014.11.043

The complex feedback between dehydration and melting in hot subduction zones is quantitatively addressed in this study. We present an integrated numerical tool that combines a high-resolution thermo-mechanical subduction model with a thermodynamic da... Read More about A numerical approach to melting in warm subduction zones.

Respirable volcanic ash is distinct mineralogically, physicochemically and toxicologically from soils originating from weathered volcanic products. A comment on Cervini-Silva et al. (2014) “Lipid peroxidation and cytotoxicity induced by respirable volcanic ash” (2014)
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Horwell, C., Damby, D., & Hillier, S. (2015). Respirable volcanic ash is distinct mineralogically, physicochemically and toxicologically from soils originating from weathered volcanic products. A comment on Cervini-Silva et al. (2014) “Lipid peroxidation and cytotoxicity induced by respirable volcanic ash”. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 285, 366-367. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2014.10.059

Basin formation by thermal subsidence of accretionary orogens (2014)
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Holt, P., Allen, M., & van Hunen, J. (2015). Basin formation by thermal subsidence of accretionary orogens. Tectonophysics, 639, 132-143. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tecto.2014.11.021

Subsidence patterns of 18 stratigraphic sections from five sedimentary basins around the world are analysed by forward and inverse modelling, in order to explain the mechanisms by which basins form on the juvenile crust generated by accretionary orog... Read More about Basin formation by thermal subsidence of accretionary orogens.

The Distribution, Character, and Rhenium Content of Molybdenite in the Aitik Cu-Au-Ag-(Mo) Deposit and Its Southern Extension in the Northern Norrbotten Ore District, Northern Sweden (2014)
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Wanhainen, C., Nigatu, W., Selby, D., McLeod, C., Nordin, R., & Bolin, N. (2014). The Distribution, Character, and Rhenium Content of Molybdenite in the Aitik Cu-Au-Ag-(Mo) Deposit and Its Southern Extension in the Northern Norrbotten Ore District, Northern Sweden. Minerals, 4(4), 788-814. https://doi.org/10.3390/min4040788

Molybdenite in the Aitik deposit and its southern extension was studied through mineralogical/chemical analysis and laboratory flotation tests. It is demonstrated that molybdenite varies considerably in grain size, ranging from coarse (>20 μm) to ver... Read More about The Distribution, Character, and Rhenium Content of Molybdenite in the Aitik Cu-Au-Ag-(Mo) Deposit and Its Southern Extension in the Northern Norrbotten Ore District, Northern Sweden.