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Zircon double-dating, trace element and O isotope analysis to decipher late Pleistocene explosive-effusive eruptions from a zoned ocean-island magma system, Ascension Island (2023)
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Scarrow, J. H., Schmitt, A. K., Danišík, M., Chamberlain, K. J., Davies, B. V., Rushton, J., …Barclay, J. (2023). Zircon double-dating, trace element and O isotope analysis to decipher late Pleistocene explosive-effusive eruptions from a zoned ocean-island magma system, Ascension Island. Quaternary Science Reviews, 319, Article 108304. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2023.108304

In this first detailed study of zircon from Ascension Island, South Atlantic, we take a novel approach combining trace element and O isotope compositional data with double-dating (disequilibrium 238U–230Th and (U–Th)/He) to decipher timescales and dy... Read More about Zircon double-dating, trace element and O isotope analysis to decipher late Pleistocene explosive-effusive eruptions from a zoned ocean-island magma system, Ascension Island.

Insights into the explosive eruption history of the Campanian volcanoes prior to the Campanian Ignimbrite eruption (2023)
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Vineberg, S. O., Isaia, R., Albert, P. G., Brown, R. J., & Smith, V. C. (2023). Insights into the explosive eruption history of the Campanian volcanoes prior to the Campanian Ignimbrite eruption. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 443, Article 107915. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2023.107915

The Campanian Volcanic Zone (CVZ) comprises multiple active volcanoes and includes the highly productive Campi Flegrei and Ischia caldera systems. These caldera volcanoes have produced probably the largest eruptions in Europe in the past 200 ka, such... Read More about Insights into the explosive eruption history of the Campanian volcanoes prior to the Campanian Ignimbrite eruption.

High rates of rock organic carbon oxidation sustained as Andean sediment transits the Amazon foreland-floodplain (2023)
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Dellinger, M., Hilton, R. G., Baronas, J. J., Torres, M. A., Burt, E. I., Clark, K. E., …West, A. J. (2023). High rates of rock organic carbon oxidation sustained as Andean sediment transits the Amazon foreland-floodplain. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120(39), Article e2306343120. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2306343120

The oxidation of organic carbon contained within sedimentary rocks (“petrogenic” carbon, or hereafter OCpetro) emits nearly as much CO2 as is released by volcanism, thereby playing a key role in the long-term global C budget. High erosion rates in mo... Read More about High rates of rock organic carbon oxidation sustained as Andean sediment transits the Amazon foreland-floodplain.

Older than you think: using U–Pb calcite geochronology to better constrain basin-bounding fault reactivation, Inner Moray Firth Basin, western North Sea (2023)
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Tamas, A., Holdsworth, R. E., Tamas, D. M., Dempsey, E. D., Hardman, K., Bird, A., …Selby, D. (2023). Older than you think: using U–Pb calcite geochronology to better constrain basin-bounding fault reactivation, Inner Moray Firth Basin, western North Sea. Journal of the Geological Society, 180(5), https://doi.org/10.1144/jgs2022-166

Like many rift basins worldwide, the Inner Moray Firth Basin (IMFB) is bounded by major reactivated fault zones, including the Helmsdale Fault and the Great Glen Fault (GGF). The Jurassic successions exposed onshore close to these faults at Helmsdale... Read More about Older than you think: using U–Pb calcite geochronology to better constrain basin-bounding fault reactivation, Inner Moray Firth Basin, western North Sea.

Investigating groundwater recharge using hydrogen and oxygen stable isotopes in Kabul city, a semi-arid region (2023)
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Hamidi, M. D., Gröcke, D. R., Kumar Joshi, S., & Greenwell, H. C. (2023). Investigating groundwater recharge using hydrogen and oxygen stable isotopes in Kabul city, a semi-arid region. Journal of Hydrology, 626, Article 130187. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2023.130187

There are significant concerns about the sustainability of groundwater, and the inhabitants that depend on it, due to rapid groundwater depletion from the alluvium aquifers in Kabul city. Sustainable groundwater management in Kabul requires an unders... Read More about Investigating groundwater recharge using hydrogen and oxygen stable isotopes in Kabul city, a semi-arid region.

GEORGIA: A Graph Neural Network Based EmulatOR for Glacial Isostatic Adjustment (2023)
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Lin, Y., Whitehouse, P. L., Valentine, A. P., & Woodroffe, S. A. (2023). GEORGIA: A Graph Neural Network Based EmulatOR for Glacial Isostatic Adjustment. Geophysical Research Letters, 50(18), https://doi.org/10.1029/2023gl103672

Glacial isostatic adjustment (GIA) modeling is not only useful for understanding past relative sea-level change but also for projecting future sea-level change due to ongoing land deformation. However, GIA model predictions are subject to a range of... Read More about GEORGIA: A Graph Neural Network Based EmulatOR for Glacial Isostatic Adjustment.

Palaeoenvironmental reconstruction of Loch Duart (NW Scotland, UK) since the Last Glacial Maximum: implications from a multiproxy approach (2023)
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Taylor, J., Selby, D., Lloyd, J. M., Podrecca, L., Masterson, A. L., Sageman, B. B., & Szidat, S. (2023). Palaeoenvironmental reconstruction of Loch Duart (NW Scotland, UK) since the Last Glacial Maximum: implications from a multiproxy approach. Journal of Quaternary Science, https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.3566

A sediment core from the salt marsh fringing Loch Duart, NW Scotland, UK, containing Lateglacial to Holocene sediments, was analysed using a multi-element geochemical approach to elucidate the relative sea level (RSL) and palaeoenvironmental changes... Read More about Palaeoenvironmental reconstruction of Loch Duart (NW Scotland, UK) since the Last Glacial Maximum: implications from a multiproxy approach.

Metallogenic Setting and Temporal Evolution of Porphyry Cu-Mo Mineralization and Alteration in the Delamerian Orogen, South Australia: Insights From Zircon U-Pb, Molybdenite Re-Os, and In Situ White Mica Rb-Sr Geochronology (2023)
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Hong, W., Fabris, A., Wise, T., Collins, A. S., Gilbert, S., Selby, D., …Reid, A. J. (2023). Metallogenic Setting and Temporal Evolution of Porphyry Cu-Mo Mineralization and Alteration in the Delamerian Orogen, South Australia: Insights From Zircon U-Pb, Molybdenite Re-Os, and In Situ White Mica Rb-Sr Geochronology. Economic geology and the bulletin of the Society of Economic Geologists, 118(6), 1291-1318. https://doi.org/10.5382/econgeo.5012

Paleozoic porphyry-style hydrothermal alteration and mineralization has previously been recognized within the Delamerian orogen, South Australia, where porphyry prospects include Anabama Hill, Netley Hill, and Bendigo. However, limited exploration du... Read More about Metallogenic Setting and Temporal Evolution of Porphyry Cu-Mo Mineralization and Alteration in the Delamerian Orogen, South Australia: Insights From Zircon U-Pb, Molybdenite Re-Os, and In Situ White Mica Rb-Sr Geochronology.

A micromechanical investigation of diagenetically-induced changes to the anisotropic elastic properties of calcareous mudstones (2023)
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Graham, S. P., Aplin, A. C., Rouainia, M., Ireland, M. T., & Armitage, P. J. (2023). A micromechanical investigation of diagenetically-induced changes to the anisotropic elastic properties of calcareous mudstones. Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources, 9(1), Article 107. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40948-023-00634-z

Microscale diagenetic changes that occur during burial exert a profound influence on the elastic and mechanical properties of sediments—but are poorly quantified. The focus here is on how diagenesis influences the elastic properties of carbonate-rich... Read More about A micromechanical investigation of diagenetically-induced changes to the anisotropic elastic properties of calcareous mudstones.

Obsidian clasts as sintered remnants of agglutination processes in volcanic conduits, evidence from the Pepom tephras (Sete Cidades), São Miguel, Azores (2023)
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Ellis, B., Pimentel, A., Cortes-Calderon, E., Moser, Z., Baumann, N., Bachmann, O., & Wadsworth, F. (2023). Obsidian clasts as sintered remnants of agglutination processes in volcanic conduits, evidence from the Pepom tephras (Sete Cidades), São Miguel, Azores. Chemical Geology, 638, Article 121694. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2023.121694

The youngest explosive eruptions of the Sete Cidades volcano, São Miguel, Azores, are recorded by a series of relatively small-volume (

Determinants of household safe drinking water practices in Kabul, Afghanistan: New insights from behavioural survey data (2023)
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Hamidi, M. D., Haenssgen, M. J., & Greenwell, H. C. (2023). Determinants of household safe drinking water practices in Kabul, Afghanistan: New insights from behavioural survey data. Water Research, 244, Article 120521. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2023.120521

More than 2 billion people worldwide lack access to safe drinking water. Household water treatment (HWT) is an interim option for reducing the risk of water born disease. Understanding the factors that influence HWT behaviour is crucial for deliverin... Read More about Determinants of household safe drinking water practices in Kabul, Afghanistan: New insights from behavioural survey data.

Physicochemical hazard assessment of ash and dome rock from the 2021 eruption of La Soufrière, St Vincent, for the assessment of respiratory health impacts and water contamination (2023)
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Horwell, C. J., Damby, D. E., Stewart, C., Joseph, E. P., Barclay, J., Davies, B. V., …Tunstall, N. (2024). Physicochemical hazard assessment of ash and dome rock from the 2021 eruption of La Soufrière, St Vincent, for the assessment of respiratory health impacts and water contamination. Geological Society Special Publications, 539(1), https://doi.org/10.1144/sp539-2023-46

La Soufrière, St Vincent, began an extrusive eruption on 27 December 2020. The lava dome was destroyed, along with much of the pre-existing 1979 dome, in explosive eruptions from 9 to 22 April 2021. Lava domes generate crystalline silica – inhalation... Read More about Physicochemical hazard assessment of ash and dome rock from the 2021 eruption of La Soufrière, St Vincent, for the assessment of respiratory health impacts and water contamination.

The International Volcanic Health Hazard Network (IVHHN): reflections on 20 years of progress (2023)
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Horwell, C. J., Baxter, P. J., Damby, D. E., Elias, T., Ilyinskaya, E., Sparks, R. S. J., …Tomašek, I. (2023). The International Volcanic Health Hazard Network (IVHHN): reflections on 20 years of progress. Frontiers in Earth Science, 11, Article 1213363. https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2023.1213363

The International Volcanic Health Hazard Network (IVHHN; www.ivhhn.org) is an interdisciplinary organization which coordinates research and provides advice on volcanic health hazards and impacts. The field of research on the human health hazards a... Read More about The International Volcanic Health Hazard Network (IVHHN): reflections on 20 years of progress.

Heterogeneity‐Driven Localization and Weakening in Scaly Clays From a Fossil Accretionary Prism (2023)
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Aretusini, S., Mittempergher, S., Remitti, F., Arletti, R., Polisi, M., De Paola, N., & Tesei, T. (2023). Heterogeneity‐Driven Localization and Weakening in Scaly Clays From a Fossil Accretionary Prism. Journal of Geophysical Research. Solid Earth, 128(9), Article e2023JB027332. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023jb027332

In accretionary prisms, scaly clays structure might be the result of strain localization and weakening or strain delocalization and hardening. Therefore, it is not clear how they influence the mechanical behavior of the accretionary prism. Here, we i... Read More about Heterogeneity‐Driven Localization and Weakening in Scaly Clays From a Fossil Accretionary Prism.

Structure and dynamics of the Ecuador Fracture Zone, Panama Basin (2023)
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Peirce, C., Tedd, J., & Hobbs, R. (2023). Structure and dynamics of the Ecuador Fracture Zone, Panama Basin. Geophysical Journal International, 235(2), 1519-1540. https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggad315

In this study, multiple geophysical data types are used to investigate the structure and dynamics of the Ecuador Fracture Zone – a complex multi-stranded strike-slip fault system located in the Panama Basin. Gravity modelling reveals a 25-30 km-wide... Read More about Structure and dynamics of the Ecuador Fracture Zone, Panama Basin.

Melt diffusion-moderated crystal growth and its effect on euhedral crystal shapes (2023)
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Mangler, M. F., Humphreys, M. C. S., Geifman, E., Iveson, A. A., Wadsworth, F. B., Brooker, R. A., …Hammond, K. (2023). Melt diffusion-moderated crystal growth and its effect on euhedral crystal shapes. Journal of Petrology, 64(8), https://doi.org/10.1093/petrology/egad054

Crystal growth is often described as either interface-controlled or diffusion-controlled. Here, we study crystal growth in an intermediate scenario where reaction rates at the crystal-melt interface are similar to the rates of diffusive transport of... Read More about Melt diffusion-moderated crystal growth and its effect on euhedral crystal shapes.

Middle Ordovician brachiopods from Tagoat, Co. Wexford, SE Ireland: Dapingian diversity drivers (2023)
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Harper, D. A., & Bates, D. E. (2023). Middle Ordovician brachiopods from Tagoat, Co. Wexford, SE Ireland: Dapingian diversity drivers. Geobios, 81, 85-100. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geobios.2023.06.006

The Dapingian (Arenig) siltstones and sandstones of the Tagoat Group, County Wexford, SE Ireland, contain a well-preserved and diverse brachiopod fauna including a new genus of alimbellid, Palaeotagoatia (type species: Orthis Bailyana Davidson) toget... Read More about Middle Ordovician brachiopods from Tagoat, Co. Wexford, SE Ireland: Dapingian diversity drivers.

Evaluating bubble chain phenomena as a mechanism for open system degassing in basaltic systems (2023)
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Lo, M., Loisel, A., Burton, M., & Llewellin, E. (2023). Evaluating bubble chain phenomena as a mechanism for open system degassing in basaltic systems. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 441, Article 107874. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2023.107874

Passive degassing – i.e., the open-system degassing of a magmatic gas phase that is decoupled from the melt phase – is common at many basaltic volcanic systems and consistently makes a greater contribution to total volcanic gas emissions than eruptiv... Read More about Evaluating bubble chain phenomena as a mechanism for open system degassing in basaltic systems.