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Garnet effect on Nd-Hf isotope decoupling: Evidence from the Jinfosi batholith, Northern Tibetan Plateau (2016)
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Huang, H., Niu, Y., & Mo, X. (2017). Garnet effect on Nd-Hf isotope decoupling: Evidence from the Jinfosi batholith, Northern Tibetan Plateau. Lithos, 274-275, 31-38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lithos.2016.12.025

The initial Nd and Hf isotope ratios of a 420 Ma post-collisional dioritic-granitic batholith from the Northern Tibetan plateau define a negative trend above and orthogonal to the ԐHf(t)-ԐNd(t) terrestrial array. This uncommon trend offers an insight... Read More about Garnet effect on Nd-Hf isotope decoupling: Evidence from the Jinfosi batholith, Northern Tibetan Plateau.

Madagascar’s escape from Africa: A high-resolution plate reconstruction for the Western Somali Basin and implications for supercontinent dispersal (2016)
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Phethean, J. J., Kalnins, L. M., van Hunen, J., Biffi, P. G., Davies, R. J., & McCaffrey, K. J. (2016). Madagascar’s escape from Africa: A high-resolution plate reconstruction for the Western Somali Basin and implications for supercontinent dispersal. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 17(12), 5036-5055. https://doi.org/10.1002/2016gc006624

Accurate reconstructions of the dispersal of supercontinent blocks are essential for testing continental breakup models. Here, we provide a new plate tectonic reconstruction of the opening of the Western Somali Basin during the breakup of East and We... Read More about Madagascar’s escape from Africa: A high-resolution plate reconstruction for the Western Somali Basin and implications for supercontinent dispersal.

The role of space-based observation in understanding and responding to active tectonics and earthquakes (2016)
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Elliott, J., Walters, R., & Wright, T. (2016). The role of space-based observation in understanding and responding to active tectonics and earthquakes. Nature Communications, 7, Article 13844. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13844

The quantity and quality of satellite-geodetic measurements of tectonic deformation have increased dramatically over the past two decades improving our ability to observe active tectonic processes. We now routinely respond to earthquakes using satell... Read More about The role of space-based observation in understanding and responding to active tectonics and earthquakes.

Interseismic strain accumulation across the central North Anatolian Fault from iteratively unwrapped InSAR measurements (2016)
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Hussain, E., Hooper, A., Wright, T., Walters, R., & Bekaert, D. (2016). Interseismic strain accumulation across the central North Anatolian Fault from iteratively unwrapped InSAR measurements. Journal of Geophysical Research. Solid Earth, 121(12), 9000-9019. https://doi.org/10.1002/2016jb013108

The North Anatolian Fault (NAF) is a major tectonic feature in the Middle East and is the most active fault in Turkey. The central portion of the NAF is a region of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) scarcity. Previous studies of interseismic... Read More about Interseismic strain accumulation across the central North Anatolian Fault from iteratively unwrapped InSAR measurements.

Elemental and Sr–Nd–Pb isotope geochemistry of the Cenozoic basalts in Southeast China: Insights into their mantle sources and melting processes (2016)
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Sun, P., Niu, Y., Guo, P., Ye, L., Liu, J., & Feng, Y. (2017). Elemental and Sr–Nd–Pb isotope geochemistry of the Cenozoic basalts in Southeast China: Insights into their mantle sources and melting processes. Lithos, 272-273, 16-30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lithos.2016.12.005

We analyzed whole-rock major and trace elements and Sr–Nd–Pb isotopes of the Cenozoic basalts in Southeast China to investigate their mantle source characteristics and melting process. These basalts are spatially associated with three extensional fau... Read More about Elemental and Sr–Nd–Pb isotope geochemistry of the Cenozoic basalts in Southeast China: Insights into their mantle sources and melting processes.

Combined exposure of diesel exhaust particles and respirable Soufrière Hills volcanic ash causes a (pro-)inflammatory response in an in vitro multicellular epithelial tissue barrier model (2016)
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Tomašek, I., Horwell, C., Damby, D., Barošová, H., Geers, C., Petri-Fink, A., …Clift, M. (2016). Combined exposure of diesel exhaust particles and respirable Soufrière Hills volcanic ash causes a (pro-)inflammatory response in an in vitro multicellular epithelial tissue barrier model. Particle and Fibre Toxicology, 13(1), Article 67. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12989-016-0178-9

Background: There are justifiable health concerns regarding the potential adverse effects associated with human exposure to volcanic ash (VA) particles, especially when considering communities living in urban areas already exposed to heightened air p... Read More about Combined exposure of diesel exhaust particles and respirable Soufrière Hills volcanic ash causes a (pro-)inflammatory response in an in vitro multicellular epithelial tissue barrier model.

Distal Pb-Zn-Ag veins associated with the world-class Donggou porphyry Mo deposit, southern North China craton (2016)
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Li, Z., Bi, S., Li, J., Zhang, W., Cooke, D., & Selby, D. (2017). Distal Pb-Zn-Ag veins associated with the world-class Donggou porphyry Mo deposit, southern North China craton. Ore Geology Reviews, 82, 232-251. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oregeorev.2016.12.001

The southern North China craton hosts numerous world-class porphyry Mo and Pb-Zn-Ag vein deposits. Whether or not the Pb-Zn-Ag veins are genetically associated with the porphyry Mo system remains contentious. Here we focus on the genetic relationship... Read More about Distal Pb-Zn-Ag veins associated with the world-class Donggou porphyry Mo deposit, southern North China craton.

Formation of Obsidian Pyroclasts by Sintering of Ash Particles in the Volcanic Conduit (2016)
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Gardner, J., Llewellin, E., Watkins, J., & Befus, K. (2016). Formation of Obsidian Pyroclasts by Sintering of Ash Particles in the Volcanic Conduit. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 459(1), 252-263. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2016.11.037

The ranges in intensity and style of volcanic eruptions, from highly explosive Plinian eruptions to quiescent lava extrusions, depend on the style and efficiency of gas loss from ascending magma. Obsidian pyroclasts – small, glassy pieces of quenched... Read More about Formation of Obsidian Pyroclasts by Sintering of Ash Particles in the Volcanic Conduit.

Making Archean cratonic roots by lateral compression: A two-stage thickening and stabilization model (2016)
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Wang, H., van Hunen, J., & Pearson, D. G. (2018). Making Archean cratonic roots by lateral compression: A two-stage thickening and stabilization model. Tectonophysics, 746, 562-571. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tecto.2016.12.001

Archean tectonics was capable of producing virtually indestructible cratonic mantle lithosphere, but the dominant mechanism of this process remains a topic of considerable discussion. Recent geophysical and petrological studies have refuelled the deb... Read More about Making Archean cratonic roots by lateral compression: A two-stage thickening and stabilization model.

High-resolution carbon isotope records of the Toarcian Oceanic Anoxic Event (Early Jurassic) from North America and implications for the global drivers of the Toarcian carbon cycle (2016)
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Them, T., Gill, B., Caruthers, A., Gröcke, D., Tulsky, E., Martindale, R., …Smith, P. (2017). High-resolution carbon isotope records of the Toarcian Oceanic Anoxic Event (Early Jurassic) from North America and implications for the global drivers of the Toarcian carbon cycle. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 459, 118-126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2016.11.021

The Mesozoic Era experienced several instances of abrupt environmental change that are associated with instabilities in the climate, reorganizations of the global carbon cycle, and elevated extinction rates. Often during these perturbations, oxygen-d... Read More about High-resolution carbon isotope records of the Toarcian Oceanic Anoxic Event (Early Jurassic) from North America and implications for the global drivers of the Toarcian carbon cycle.

The Meaning of Global Ocean Ridge Basalt Major Element Compositions (2016)
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Niu, Y. (2016). The Meaning of Global Ocean Ridge Basalt Major Element Compositions. Journal of Petrology, 57(11-12), 2081-2104. https://doi.org/10.1093/petrology/egw073

Mid-ocean ridge basalts (MORB) are arguably the most abundant and also the simplest igneous rocks on the Earth. A correct understanding of their petrogenesis thus sets the cornerstone of igneous petrogenesis in general and also forms the foundation f... Read More about The Meaning of Global Ocean Ridge Basalt Major Element Compositions.

U-Pb, Re-Os, and Ar/Ar Geochronology of Rare Earth Element (REE)-Rich Breccia Pipes and Associated Host Rocks from the Mesoproterozoic Pea Ridge Fe-REE-Au Deposit, St. Francois Mountains, Missouri (2016)
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Aleinikoff, J., Selby, D., Slack, J., Day, W., Pillers, R., Cosca, M., …Samson, I. (2016). U-Pb, Re-Os, and Ar/Ar Geochronology of Rare Earth Element (REE)-Rich Breccia Pipes and Associated Host Rocks from the Mesoproterozoic Pea Ridge Fe-REE-Au Deposit, St. Francois Mountains, Missouri. Economic geology and the bulletin of the Society of Economic Geologists, 111(8), 1883-1914. https://doi.org/10.2113/econgeo.111.8.1883

Rare earth element (REE)-rich breccia pipes (600,000 t @ 12% REO) are preserved along the margins of the 136 Mt Pea Ridge magnetite-apatite deposit, within Mesoproterozoic (~1.47 Ga) volcanic-plutonic rocks of the St. Francois Mountains terrane in so... Read More about U-Pb, Re-Os, and Ar/Ar Geochronology of Rare Earth Element (REE)-Rich Breccia Pipes and Associated Host Rocks from the Mesoproterozoic Pea Ridge Fe-REE-Au Deposit, St. Francois Mountains, Missouri.

Assessing the fugitive emission of CH4 via migration along fault zones – Comparing potential shale gas basins to non-shale basins in the UK (2016)
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Boothroyd, I., Almond, S., Worrall, F., & Davies, R. (2017). Assessing the fugitive emission of CH4 via migration along fault zones – Comparing potential shale gas basins to non-shale basins in the UK. Science of the Total Environment, 580, 412-424. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.09.052

This study considered whether faults bounding hydrocarbon-bearing basins could be conduits for methane release to the atmosphere. Five basin bounding faults in the UK were considered: two which bounded potential shale gas basins; two faults that boun... Read More about Assessing the fugitive emission of CH4 via migration along fault zones – Comparing potential shale gas basins to non-shale basins in the UK.

Osmium uptake, distribution, and 187Os/188Os and 187Re/188Os compositions in Phaeophyceae macroalgae, Fucus vesiculosus: Implications for determining the 187Os/188Os composition of seawater (2016)
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Racionero-Gómez, B., Sproson, A., Selby, D., Gannoun, A., Gröcke, D., Greenwell, H., & Burton, K. (2016). Osmium uptake, distribution, and 187Os/188Os and 187Re/188Os compositions in Phaeophyceae macroalgae, Fucus vesiculosus: Implications for determining the 187Os/188Os composition of seawater. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 199, 48-57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2016.11.033

The osmium isotopic composition (187Os/188Os) of seawater reflects the balance of input from mantle-, continental- and anthropogenic-derived sources. This study utilizes the Phaeophyceae, Fucus vesiculosus, to analyse its Os abundance and uptake, as... Read More about Osmium uptake, distribution, and 187Os/188Os and 187Re/188Os compositions in Phaeophyceae macroalgae, Fucus vesiculosus: Implications for determining the 187Os/188Os composition of seawater.

Hydrogen isotopes in Quaternary mammal collagen from Europe (2016)
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Gröcke, D., Sauer, P., Bridault, A., Drucker, D., Germonpré, M., & Bocherens, H. (2017). Hydrogen isotopes in Quaternary mammal collagen from Europe. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 11, 12-16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2016.11.020

Of the most abundant elemental constituents of organic matter, hydrogen has received the least attention due to its exchangeability with ambient water. The development of steam equilibration using two isotopically distinct waters can enable the user... Read More about Hydrogen isotopes in Quaternary mammal collagen from Europe.

Persistent northward North Atlantic tropical cyclone track migration over the past five centuries (2016)
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Baldini, L., Baldini, J., McElwaine, J., Frappier, A., Asmerom, Y., Liu, K., …Breitenbach, S. (2016). Persistent northward North Atlantic tropical cyclone track migration over the past five centuries. Scientific Reports, 6, Article 37522. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep37522

Accurately predicting future tropical cyclone risk requires understanding the fundamental controls on tropical cyclone dynamics. Here we present an annually-resolved 450-year reconstruction of western Caribbean tropical cyclone activity developed usi... Read More about Persistent northward North Atlantic tropical cyclone track migration over the past five centuries.

Highly siderophile element and 182W evidence for a partial late veneer in the source of 3.8 Ga rocks from Isua, Greenland (2016)
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Dale, C., Kruijer, T., & Burton, K. (2017). Highly siderophile element and 182W evidence for a partial late veneer in the source of 3.8 Ga rocks from Isua, Greenland. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 458, 394-404. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2016.11.001

The higher-than-expected concentrations of highly siderophile elements (HSE) in Earth's mantle most likely indicate that Earth received a small amount of late accreted mass after core formation had ceased, known as the ‘late veneer’. Small 182W exces... Read More about Highly siderophile element and 182W evidence for a partial late veneer in the source of 3.8 Ga rocks from Isua, Greenland.

The dynamics of surges in the 3 February 2015 avalanches in Vallée de la Sionne (2016)
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Köhler, A., McElwaine, J., Sovilla, B., Ash, M., & Brennan, P. (2016). The dynamics of surges in the 3 February 2015 avalanches in Vallée de la Sionne. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 121(11), 2192-2210. https://doi.org/10.1002/2016jf003887

Five avalanches were artificially released at the Vallée de la Sionne test site in the west of Switzerland on 3 February 2015 and recorded by the GEOphysical flow dynamics using pulsed Doppler radAR Mark 3 radar system. The radar beam penetrates the... Read More about The dynamics of surges in the 3 February 2015 avalanches in Vallée de la Sionne.

Molybdenum isotope fractionation in the mantle (2016)
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Liang, Y., Halliday, A. N., Siebert, C., Fitton, J. G., Burton, K. W., Wang, K., & Harvey, J. (2017). Molybdenum isotope fractionation in the mantle. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 199, 91-111. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2016.11.023

We report double-spike molybdenum (Mo) isotope data for forty-two mafic and fifteen ultramafic rocks from diverse locations and compare these with results for five chondrites. The δ98/95Mo values (normalized to NIST SRM 3134) range from −0.59 ± 0.04... Read More about Molybdenum isotope fractionation in the mantle.

Minerals in the gut: scoping a Cambrian digestive system (2016)
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Strang, K., Armstrong, H., & Harper, D. (2016). Minerals in the gut: scoping a Cambrian digestive system. Royal Society Open Science, 3(11), Article 160420. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.160420

The Sirius Passet Lagerstätte of North Greenland contains the first exceptionally preserved mat-ground community of the Cambrian, dominated, in terms of abundance, by trilobites but particularly characterized by iconic arthropods and lobopods, some a... Read More about Minerals in the gut: scoping a Cambrian digestive system.