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The rheological response of magma to nanolitisation (2024)
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Pereira, L., Linard, Y., Wadsworth, F. B., Vasseur, J., Hess, K., Moretti, R., …Neuville, D. R. (2024). The rheological response of magma to nanolitisation. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 448, Article 108039. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2024.108039

Viscosity exerts a fundamental control on magmatic kinetics and dynamics, controlling magma ascent, eruptive style, and the emplacement of lava. Nanolites – crystals smaller than a micron – are thought to affect magma viscosity, but the underlying me... Read More about The rheological response of magma to nanolitisation.

An Edgewood-type Hirnantian fauna from the Mackenzie Mountains, northwestern margin of Laurentia (2024)
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Jin, J., & Harper, D. A. (2024). An Edgewood-type Hirnantian fauna from the Mackenzie Mountains, northwestern margin of Laurentia. Journal of Paleontology, 98(1), 13-39. https://doi.org/10.1017/jpa.2023.87

Silicified brachiopods from Hirnantian strata in three sections of the lower Whittaker Formation, Mackenzie Mountains, northwestern Canada, yielded a moderately diverse, Edgewood-type Hirnantian fauna, consisting of 13 species: Biparetis paucirugosus... Read More about An Edgewood-type Hirnantian fauna from the Mackenzie Mountains, northwestern margin of Laurentia.

Overprinting orogenic events, ductile extrusion and strain partitioning during Caledonian transpression, NW Mainland Shetland (2024)
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Armitage, T. B., Holdsworth, R. E., Strachan, R. A., Dempsey, E. D., Walker, R. J., Alvarez-Ruiz, D. T., & Lloyd, G. E. (2024). Overprinting orogenic events, ductile extrusion and strain partitioning during Caledonian transpression, NW Mainland Shetland. Journal of Structural Geology, 180, Article 105088. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsg.2024.105088

A 3.6 km thick stack of mid-crustal deformed Precambrian rocks is associated with the North Roe Nappe (NRN) and Walls Boundary Fault in the northernmost Scottish Caledonides on NW Mainland Shetland. The greenschist- to amphibolite-facies rocks displa... Read More about Overprinting orogenic events, ductile extrusion and strain partitioning during Caledonian transpression, NW Mainland Shetland.

Bayesian multi-proxy reconstruction of early Eocene latitudinal temperature gradients (2024)
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Eichenseer, K., & Jones, L. A. (2024). Bayesian multi-proxy reconstruction of early Eocene latitudinal temperature gradients. Climate of the Past, 20(2), 349-362. https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-20-349-2024

Accurately reconstructing large-scale palaeoclimatic patterns from sparse local records is critical for understanding the evolution of Earth's climate. Particular challenges arise from the patchiness, uneven spatial distribution, and disparate nature... Read More about Bayesian multi-proxy reconstruction of early Eocene latitudinal temperature gradients.

Large igneous province activity drives oceanic anoxic event 2 environmental change across eastern Asia (2024)
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Takashima, R., Selby, D., Yamanaka, T., Kuwahara, Y., Nakamura, H., Sawada, K., …Gyawali, B. R. (2024). Large igneous province activity drives oceanic anoxic event 2 environmental change across eastern Asia. Communications Earth & Environment, 5(1), Article 85. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01214-z

During mid-Cretaceous Oceanic Anoxic Event 2, significant increase of atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations from the eruption of the large igneous provinces is hypothesized to have induced a humid climate and an elevation in nutrient runoff from... Read More about Large igneous province activity drives oceanic anoxic event 2 environmental change across eastern Asia.

Equipping for risk: Lessons learnt from the UK shale-gas experience on assessing environmental risks for the future geoenergy use of the deep subsurface. (2024)
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Smedley, P. L., Allen, G., Baptie, B. J., Fraser-Harris, A. P., Ward, R. S., Chambers, R. M., …Worrall, F. (2024). Equipping for risk: Lessons learnt from the UK shale-gas experience on assessing environmental risks for the future geoenergy use of the deep subsurface. Science of the Total Environment, 921, Article 171036. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171036

findings are presented from an investigation to improve understanding of the environmental risks associated with developing an unconventional-hydrocarbons industry in the UK. The EQUIPT4RISK project, funded by UK Research Councils, focused on investi... Read More about Equipping for risk: Lessons learnt from the UK shale-gas experience on assessing environmental risks for the future geoenergy use of the deep subsurface..

The depositional settings of organic-rich shale in the faulted lacustrine basin: A case study of the Y1 Member of the Yingcheng Formation in the Songliao Basin (2024)
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Lan, H., Guo, M., Fu, M., Gluyas, J., Guo, H., Li, D., …Xing, F. (2024). The depositional settings of organic-rich shale in the faulted lacustrine basin: A case study of the Y1 Member of the Yingcheng Formation in the Songliao Basin. Oil Shale, 41(1), 49-70. https://doi.org/10.3176/oil.2024.1.03

Volcanic activity is often associated with the development of faulted lacustrine basins. Organic-rich shale in such basins usually contains abundant volcanic material. The influence of volcanic input on organic-rich shale deposition in the basin stud... Read More about The depositional settings of organic-rich shale in the faulted lacustrine basin: A case study of the Y1 Member of the Yingcheng Formation in the Songliao Basin.

Mantle depletion recorded by olivine and plagioclase megacrysts in oceanic basalts (2024)
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Burton, K., Parkinson, I., & Neave, D. (in press). Mantle depletion recorded by olivine and plagioclase megacrysts in oceanic basalts. Geochemical perspectives letters, 29, 9-13. https://doi.org/10.7185/geochemlet.2405

Earth’s oceanic crust is largely formed by melting of the upper mantle where it upwells beneath mid-ocean ridges, providing a geographically widespread elemental and isotopic ‘sample’ of Earth’s interior. Radiogenic isotope variations in oceanic basa... Read More about Mantle depletion recorded by olivine and plagioclase megacrysts in oceanic basalts.

Vittrup Man–The life-history of a genetic foreigner in Neolithic Denmark (2024)
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Fischer, A., Sjögren, K., Jensen, T. Z. T., Jørkov, M. L., Lysdahl, P., Vimala, T., …Kristiansen, K. (2024). Vittrup Man–The life-history of a genetic foreigner in Neolithic Denmark. PLoS ONE, 19(2), Article e0297032. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0297032

The lethally maltreated body of Vittrup Man was deposited in a Danish bog, probably as part of a ritualised sacrifice. It happened between c. 3300 and 3100 cal years BC, i.e., during the period of the local farming-based Funnel Beaker Culture. In ter... Read More about Vittrup Man–The life-history of a genetic foreigner in Neolithic Denmark.

GEMSToolbox: A novel modelling tool for rapid screening of mines for geothermal heat extraction (2024)
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Mouli-Castillo, J., van Hunen, J., MacKenzie, M., Sear, T., & Adams, C. (2024). GEMSToolbox: A novel modelling tool for rapid screening of mines for geothermal heat extraction. Applied Energy, 360, Article 122786. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2024.122786

Mine water geothermal heat extraction is a promising technology to provide long-term, zero carbon heating in former coal mining regions. However to allow the technology to develop further, modelling tools which are faster than 3D coupled-process simu... Read More about GEMSToolbox: A novel modelling tool for rapid screening of mines for geothermal heat extraction.

Human-triggered magnification of erosion rates in European Alps since the Bronze Age (2024)
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Rapuc, W., Giguet-Covex, C., Bouchez, J., Sabatier, P., Gaillardet, J., Jacq, K., …Arnaud, F. (2024). Human-triggered magnification of erosion rates in European Alps since the Bronze Age. Nature Communications, 15(1), Article 1246. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-45123-3

A major feature of the Anthropocene is the drastic increase in global soil erosion. Soil erosion is threatening Earth habitability not only as soils are an essential component of the Earth system but also because societies depend on soils. However, p... Read More about Human-triggered magnification of erosion rates in European Alps since the Bronze Age.

Overriding Plate Thickness as a Controlling Factor for Trench Retreat Rates in Narrow Subduction Zones (2024)
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Gea, P. J., Mancilla, F. D. L., Negredo, A. M., & van Hunen, J. (2024). Overriding Plate Thickness as a Controlling Factor for Trench Retreat Rates in Narrow Subduction Zones. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 25(2), Article e2023GC011345. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023gc011345

Slab width is a significant factor in controlling subduction zone dynamics, particularly the retreat velocities, which tend to decrease with wider slabs. However, observations of natural narrow subduction zones reveal no correlation between slab widt... Read More about Overriding Plate Thickness as a Controlling Factor for Trench Retreat Rates in Narrow Subduction Zones.

Health‐Damaging Climate Events Highlight the Need for Interdisciplinary, Engaged Research (2024)
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Stowell, J. D., Anenberg, S., Zaitchik, B. F., Tong, D. Q., Horwell, C. J., Stolle, D. P., …McEntee, C. (2024). Health‐Damaging Climate Events Highlight the Need for Interdisciplinary, Engaged Research. Geohealth, 8(2), Article e2024GH001022. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024gh001022

In 2023 human populations experienced multiple record‐breaking climate events, with widespread impacts on human health and well‐being. These events include extreme heat domes, drought, severe storms, flooding, and wildfires. Due to inherent lags in t... Read More about Health‐Damaging Climate Events Highlight the Need for Interdisciplinary, Engaged Research.

Late Ordovician and early Silurian virgianid and stricklandioid brachiopods from North Greenland: implications for a warm‐water faunal province (2024)
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Jin, J., Rasmussen, C. M. Ø., Sheehan, P. M., & Harper, D. A. T. (2024). Late Ordovician and early Silurian virgianid and stricklandioid brachiopods from North Greenland: implications for a warm‐water faunal province. Papers in Palaeontology, 10(1), Article e1544. https://doi.org/10.1002/spp2.1544

An unusually rich and diverse suite of virgianid brachiopods, hitherto poorly known, is systematically described here for the first time from the Ordovician–Silurian boundary interval (late Katian – Aeronian) of North Greenland. The Late Ordovician v... Read More about Late Ordovician and early Silurian virgianid and stricklandioid brachiopods from North Greenland: implications for a warm‐water faunal province.

Oceanic crust – seismic structure, lithology and the cause of the 2A Event at borehole 504B (2024)
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Peirce, C., & Hobbs, R. (2024). Oceanic crust – seismic structure, lithology and the cause of the 2A Event at borehole 504B. Geophysical Journal International, 237(1), 159-189. https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggae029

This study focuses on the 3-D velocity structure and thickness of ~7 Myr-old oceanic crust surrounding borehole 504B, located ~235 km from the intermediate-spreading Costa Rica Rift (Panama Basin). It investigates how well seismic structure determine... Read More about Oceanic crust – seismic structure, lithology and the cause of the 2A Event at borehole 504B.

Rhenium elemental and isotopic variations at magmatic temperatures (2024)
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Wang, W., Dickson, A., Stow, M., Dellinger, M., Burton, K., Savage, P., …Prytulak, J. (2024). Rhenium elemental and isotopic variations at magmatic temperatures. Geochemical perspectives letters, 28, 48-53. https://doi.org/10.7185/geochemlet.2402

Recent analytical advances in the measurement of rhenium (Re) isotope ratios allow its potential as a palaeoredox and chemical weathering proxy to be explored. However, a successful isotopic proxy must be grounded by an understanding of its compositi... Read More about Rhenium elemental and isotopic variations at magmatic temperatures.

Variations of sedimentary environment under cyclical aridification and impacts on eodiagenesis of tight sandstones from the late Middle Jurassic Shaximiao Formation in Central Sichuan Basin (2024)
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Tan, X., Jiang, W., Luo, L., Gluyas, J., Song, L., Liu, J., …Chen, L. (2024). Variations of sedimentary environment under cyclical aridification and impacts on eodiagenesis of tight sandstones from the late Middle Jurassic Shaximiao Formation in Central Sichuan Basin. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 161, Article 106699. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2024.106699

Understanding eodiagenesis is essential to decoding the diagenetic pathways of tight sandstones that act as excellent unconventional oil & gas reservoirs. Great paleoclimate change is capable of influencing eodiagenetic processes of tight sandstones... Read More about Variations of sedimentary environment under cyclical aridification and impacts on eodiagenesis of tight sandstones from the late Middle Jurassic Shaximiao Formation in Central Sichuan Basin.

Enhanced volcanic activity and long-term warmth in the middle Eocene revealed by mercury and osmium isotopes from IODP Expedition 369 Site U1514 (2024)
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Lim, D., Xu, Z., Kim, J., Wang, W., Ownsworth, E., Selby, D., …Chang, T. (2024). Enhanced volcanic activity and long-term warmth in the middle Eocene revealed by mercury and osmium isotopes from IODP Expedition 369 Site U1514. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 627, Article 118565. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2023.118565

Rapid plate reorganization may have influenced global climate during the Eocene; however, its linkage remains poorly constrained, particularly during the middle Eocene. To elucidate this tectonic–climatic relationship, here, we conducted a comprehens... Read More about Enhanced volcanic activity and long-term warmth in the middle Eocene revealed by mercury and osmium isotopes from IODP Expedition 369 Site U1514.

Martian cave detection via machine learning coupled with visible light imagery (2024)
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Watson, T. H., & Baldini, J. U. (2024). Martian cave detection via machine learning coupled with visible light imagery. Icarus, 411, Article 115952. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2024.115952

Cave entrances on Mars, formed from lava tube collapses, are key to the future exploration of the planet. They represent valuable exploration targets for signs of life and could provide shelter for prospective human endeavours. In this survey, a conv... Read More about Martian cave detection via machine learning coupled with visible light imagery.