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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.

New fossil assemblages from the Early Ordovician Fezouata Biota (2022)
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Saleh, F., Vaucher, R., Vidal, M., Hariri, K. E., Laibl, L., Daley, A. C., …Lefebvre, B. (2022). New fossil assemblages from the Early Ordovician Fezouata Biota. Scientific Reports, 12(1), Article 20773. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-25000-z

The Fezouata Biota (Morocco) is a unique Early Ordovician fossil assemblage. The discovery of this biota revolutionized our understanding of Earth’s early animal diversifications—the Cambrian Explosion and the Ordovician Radiation—by suggesting an ev... Read More about New fossil assemblages from the Early Ordovician Fezouata Biota.

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.

Uncertainties in Ray-Tracing Tomography Models Used for Sub-Basalt Seismic Imaging (2022)
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Sanford, O., Hobbs, R., Brown, R., & Schofield, N. (2023). Uncertainties in Ray-Tracing Tomography Models Used for Sub-Basalt Seismic Imaging. Pure and Applied Geophysics, 180(1), 145-156. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00024-022-03199-2

Sequences of buried basalt lavas found along continental margins may be associated with hydrocarbon deposits. However, they have heterogeneous velocity and density structures that degrade seismic imaging of basalt and sub-basalt structures and make t... Read More about Uncertainties in Ray-Tracing Tomography Models Used for Sub-Basalt Seismic Imaging.

Influence of Pore Fluid on Grain‐Scale Interactions and Mobility of Granular Flows of Differing Volume (2022)
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Taylor‐Noonan, A. M., Bowman, E. T., McArdell, B. W., Kaitna, R., McElwaine, J. N., & Take, W. A. (2022). Influence of Pore Fluid on Grain‐Scale Interactions and Mobility of Granular Flows of Differing Volume. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 127(12), https://doi.org/10.1029/2022jf006622

The presence of a pore fluid is recognized to significantly increase the mobility of saturated over dry granular flows. However, the mechanisms through which pore fluid increases mobility may not be captured in experimental flows of small volume typi... Read More about Influence of Pore Fluid on Grain‐Scale Interactions and Mobility of Granular Flows of Differing Volume.

A reappraisal of explosive–effusive silicic eruption dynamics: syn-eruptive assembly of lava from the products of cryptic fragmentation (2022)
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Wadsworth, F. B., Llewellin, E. W., Castro, J. M., Tuffen, H., Schipper, C. I., Gardner, J. E., …Whattam, J. (2022). A reappraisal of explosive–effusive silicic eruption dynamics: syn-eruptive assembly of lava from the products of cryptic fragmentation. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 432, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2022.107672

Silicic volcanic eruptions range in style from gently effusive to highly explosive, and may switch style unpredictably during a single eruption. Direct observations of subaerial rhyolitic eruptions (Chaiten 2008, Cordón Caulle 2011–2012, Chile) chall... Read More about A reappraisal of explosive–effusive silicic eruption dynamics: syn-eruptive assembly of lava from the products of cryptic fragmentation.

Surface faulting earthquake clustering controlled by fault and shear-zone interactions (2022)
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Mildon, Z. K., Roberts, G. P., Faure Walker, J. P., Beck, J., Papanikolaou, I., Michetti, A. M., …Vittori, E. (2022). Surface faulting earthquake clustering controlled by fault and shear-zone interactions. Nature Communications, 13(1), Article 7126. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34821-5

Surface faulting earthquakes are known to cluster in time from historical and palaeoseismic studies, but the mechanism(s) responsible for clustering, such as fault interaction, strain-storage, and evolving dynamic topography, are poorly quantified, a... Read More about Surface faulting earthquake clustering controlled by fault and shear-zone interactions.

Detrital zircons from high-pressure trench sediments (Qilian Orogen): Constraints on continental-arc accretion, subduction initiation and polarity of the Proto-Tethys Ocean (2022)
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Xiong, L., Song, S., Su, L., Zhang, G., Allen, M. B., Feng, D., & Yang, S. (2023). Detrital zircons from high-pressure trench sediments (Qilian Orogen): Constraints on continental-arc accretion, subduction initiation and polarity of the Proto-Tethys Ocean. Gondwana Research, 113, 194-209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gr.2022.11.005

The Qilian Orogen in the northern Tibetan plateau records the tectonic history of the Proto-Tethys Ocean from its initial spreading, subduction to final closure. However, the timing of subduction initiation, subduction polarity and arc volcanic proce... Read More about Detrital zircons from high-pressure trench sediments (Qilian Orogen): Constraints on continental-arc accretion, subduction initiation and polarity of the Proto-Tethys Ocean.

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.

The Influence of Grain Size Distribution on Mechanical Compaction and Compaction Localization in Porous Rocks (2022)
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Carbillet, L., Heap, M. J., Baud, P., Wadsworth, F. B., & Reuschlé, T. (2022). The Influence of Grain Size Distribution on Mechanical Compaction and Compaction Localization in Porous Rocks. Journal of Geophysical Research. Solid Earth, 127(11), https://doi.org/10.1029/2022jb025216

The modes of formation of clastic rocks result in a wide variety of microstructures, from poorly-sorted heterogeneous rocks to well-sorted and nominally homogeneous rocks. The mechanical behavior and failure mode of clastic rocks is known to vary wit... Read More about The Influence of Grain Size Distribution on Mechanical Compaction and Compaction Localization in Porous Rocks.

Low-degree melt metasomatic origin of heavy Fe isotope enrichment in the MORB mantle (2022)
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Guo, P., Niu, Y., Chen, S., Duan, M., Sun, P., Chen, Y., …Wang, X. (2023). Low-degree melt metasomatic origin of heavy Fe isotope enrichment in the MORB mantle. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 601, Article 117892. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2022.117892

Studies of mid-ocean ridge basalts (MORB) show a variable Fe isotope composition of the oceanic upper mantle. To test a recent hypothesis that heavy Fe isotope enrichment in the MORB mantle results from the same process of incompatible element enrich... Read More about Low-degree melt metasomatic origin of heavy Fe isotope enrichment in the MORB mantle.

Dissolved inorganic carbon export from rivers of Great Britain: Spatial distribution and potential catchment-scale controls (2022)
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Tye, A. M., Williamson, J. L., Jarvie, H. P., Dise, N. B., Lapworth, D. J., Monteith, D., …Evans, C. D. (2022). Dissolved inorganic carbon export from rivers of Great Britain: Spatial distribution and potential catchment-scale controls. Journal of Hydrology, 615(Part A), Article 128677. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2022.128677

Dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) fluxes from the land to ocean have been quantified for many rivers globally. However, CO2 fluxes to the atmosphere from inland waters are quantitatively significant components of the global carbon cycle that are curre... Read More about Dissolved inorganic carbon export from rivers of Great Britain: Spatial distribution and potential catchment-scale controls.

River water temperature demonstrates resistance to long‐term air temperature change (2022)
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Worrall, F., Howden, N. J., Burt, T. P., & Hannah, D. M. (2022). River water temperature demonstrates resistance to long‐term air temperature change. Hydrological Processes, 36(11), https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.14732

Ecosystem health and water quality of rivers are dependent on their temperature. With ongoing human-induced climate change causing increases in air temperature across the globe, it is anticipated the stream temperatures will rise too—in turn increasi... Read More about River water temperature demonstrates resistance to long‐term air temperature change.

Far- and mid-infrared examination of nontronite-1 clay mineral – Redox and cation saturation effects (2022)
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Apeiranthitis, N., Greenwell, C. H., & Carteret, C. (2022). Far- and mid-infrared examination of nontronite-1 clay mineral – Redox and cation saturation effects. Applied Clay Science, 228, 106628. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clay.2022.106628

Infrared Spectroscopy is a very useful tool studying clay minerals in a structural level as well as interactions on their surfaces. In this study, middle- and far- infrared spectroscopy was utilised to better understand how iron-bearing smectites and... Read More about Far- and mid-infrared examination of nontronite-1 clay mineral – Redox and cation saturation effects.

Building archean cratonic roots (2022)
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Jain, C., Rozel, A. B., van Hunen, J., Chin, E. J., & Manjón-Cabeza Córdoba, A. (2022). Building archean cratonic roots. Frontiers in Earth Science, 10, https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2022.966397

Geophysical, geochemical, and geological investigations have attributed the stable behaviour of Earth’s continents to the presence of their Archean cratonic roots. These roots are likely composed of melt-depleted, low density residual peridotite with... Read More about Building archean cratonic roots.

The Evolution of Paleo-Porosity in Basalts: Reversing Pore-Filling Mechanisms Using X-Ray Computed Tomography (2022)
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Macente, A., Dobson, K., MacDonald, J., Wadsworth, F., & Vasseur, J. (2022). The Evolution of Paleo-Porosity in Basalts: Reversing Pore-Filling Mechanisms Using X-Ray Computed Tomography. Transport in Porous Media, 145(3), https://doi.org/10.1007/s11242-022-01869-2

Often carrying a high-volume fraction of vesicles, basaltic rocks can be an important reservoir horizon in petroleum systems, and are considered an excellent candidate for CO2 storage by in situ mineral trapping. The frequency of amygdaloidal basalts... Read More about The Evolution of Paleo-Porosity in Basalts: Reversing Pore-Filling Mechanisms Using X-Ray Computed Tomography.

Spatial and Temporal Patterns in Atmospheric Deposition of Dissolved Organic Carbon (2022)
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Liptzin, D., Boy, J., Campbell, J. L., Clarke, N., Laclau, J., Godoy, R., …McDowell, W. H. (2022). Spatial and Temporal Patterns in Atmospheric Deposition of Dissolved Organic Carbon. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 36(10), https://doi.org/10.1029/2022gb007393

Atmospheric deposition of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) to terrestrial ecosystems is a small, but rarely studied component of the global carbon (C) cycle. Emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOC) and organic particulates are the sources of atmo... Read More about Spatial and Temporal Patterns in Atmospheric Deposition of Dissolved Organic Carbon.

An 80-million-year sulphur isotope record of pyrite burial over the Permian–Triassic (2022)
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Salisbury, J., Gröcke, D. R., Cheung, H. A., Kump, L. R., McKie, T., & Ruffell, A. (2022). An 80-million-year sulphur isotope record of pyrite burial over the Permian–Triassic. Scientific Reports, 12, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-21542-4

Despite the extensive use of sulphur isotope ratios (δ34S) for understanding ancient biogeochemical cycles, many studies focus on specific time-points of interest, such as the end-Permian mass extinction (EPME). We have generated an 80 million-year P... Read More about An 80-million-year sulphur isotope record of pyrite burial over the Permian–Triassic.