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Geochemistry & Geophysics
Miguel Cisneros, Jaime D. Barnes, Whitney M. Behr, Alissa J. Kotowski, Daniel F. Stockli, Konstantinos Soukis
Summary: This study quantified the P-T evolution of retrograde metamorphic rocks on Syros, Greece using elastic thermobarometry and oxygen isotope thermometry. Results showed different pressure groups related to different metamorphic events and fabrics, indicating cooling during decompression after reaching maximum high-pressure-low-temperature conditions.
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Geochemistry & Geophysics
Alissa J. Kotowski, Miguel Cisneros, Whitney M. Behr, Daniel F. Stockli, Konstantinos Soukis, Jaime D. Barnes, Daniel Ortega-Arroyo
Summary: Exhumed high-pressure/low-temperature metamorphic rocks on Syros Island provide insights into the subduction interface dynamics. The island consists of three coherent tectonic slices that underwent subduction, underplating, and syn-subduction return flow at progressively younger times. The metamorphic and deformation history (P-T-D) and timing of subduction and exhumation are revealed through lineations, ductile fold axis orientations, and amphibole zonations. The revised tectonic framework suggests distributed, ductile, and coaxial return flow in an Eocene-Oligocene subduction channel, accommodating a significant amount of exhumation.
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Eirini Aravadinou, Nikolaos Gerogiannis, Paraskevas Xypolias
Summary: This study investigates the deformation conditions associated with the development and exhumation of two major high-pressure shear zones in Syros Island, Greece. The results indicate that the shear zones operated under high-pressure conditions, with a decrease in temperature and an increase in strain rate. During exhumation, the transport direction and deformation of the shear zones changed, revealing the exhumation of the Blueschist Unit as a nearly rigid body.
JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY
(2022)
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Mohit Melwani Daswani, Steven D. Vance, Matthew J. Mayne, Christopher R. Glein
Summary: Europa likely contains an iron-rich metal core, with temperatures reaching above 1250K. Volatiles released from the interior could have formed a carbonic ocean and early CO2 atmosphere without the need for late delivery of cometary water. Gypsum precipitation would create a 3-10 km thick sedimentary layer at the seafloor.
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2021)
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Geochemistry & Geophysics
Pohung Huang, Chunjing Wei, Jie Dong, Jinrui Zhang
Summary: The Yuli Belt in eastern Taiwan is considered as an ophiolitic me'lange associated with the subduction of the South China Sea Plate beneath the Philippine Sea Plate. The metamorphic evolution of the high-P rocks in this area is still debated. This study focuses on two glaucophane schists from the Yuli Belt and identifies three metamorphic stages: prograde to the peak, post-peak decompression, and subsequent cooling. The high-P rocks experienced isothermal exhumation through a matured subduction channel and further exhumation through thrusting and erosion in response to arc-continent collision.
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Geology
Thair Al-Ani, Timo Ahtola, Kathryn Cutts, Akseli Torppa
Summary: The study of flake graphite deposits in the Savo Schist Belt of Central Finland involved measuring the degree of graphitization and determining metamorphic conditions using various geothermometry methods. Raman spectroscopy was found to be an effective tool for identifying graphite crystallinity. Results showed that there was no significant difference in temperatures determined using different geothermometry methods for different samples.
ORE GEOLOGY REVIEWS
(2022)
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Engineering, Environmental
Mateusz Kudasik, Lukasz Aniol, Aleksandra Gajda, Anna Pajdak
Summary: This study investigated the permeability of rocks to gases using original measuring apparatus and found that the permeability of different rocks was associated with the confining pressure of helium and carbon dioxide. The Klinkenberg slippage effect was observed to decrease as the permeability increased, and the impact of effective stress varied among different rock samples. Changes in structural properties of rocks were also observed after gas seepage under confining pressure conditions.
BULLETIN OF ENGINEERING GEOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
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Geochemistry & Geophysics
J. Makris, J. Papoulia, D. Papanikolaou, Ch. Fasoulaka
Summary: The velocity structure of the crust and sediments of Cyclades Metamorphic Core Complex (CMCC) in the central Aegean Sea, Greece, was obtained using active seismic observations. The structure indicates significant delamination of crustal layers and a dome-shaped structure. The upper crust shows high Vp-velocity and velocity inversion. The low velocity zone below the crust contributes to the isostatic equilibrium of the CMCC.
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Geology
Nanfei Cheng, David M. Jenkins
Summary: The transition between blueschist and eclogite in subduction zones plays a significant role in dehydration processes, and experimental investigations have shown that the reaction between minerals such as glaucophane and zoisite is key in controlling this transition, especially in warm subduction conditions. The experiments conducted in this study provide insights into the metamorphic reactions and mineral assemblages that occur during the blueschist-eclogite transition.
JOURNAL OF METAMORPHIC GEOLOGY
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yoonah Bang, Huijeong Hwang, Taehyun Kim, Hyunchae Cynn, Yong Park, Haemyeong Jung, Changyong Park, Dmitry Popov, Vitali B. Prakapenka, Lin Wang, Hanns-Peter Liermann, Tetsuo Irifune, Ho-Kwang Mao, Yongjae Lee
Summary: The transition from blueschist to eclogite is a major geochemical-metamorphic process in subduction zones, releasing fluids triggering earthquakes and arc volcanism. The stability of glaucophane at mantle depths increases with decreasing thermal gradients in the subduction system, suggesting that the secular cooling of the Earth has extended water transportation into deeper parts of the Earth.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Penglei Liu, Zhenmin Jin
Summary: This study investigated the metamorphic evolution of a tremolite marble from the Dabie ultrahigh-pressure terrane in China by analyzing zircon. The zircon in the marble experienced a complex recrystallization and growth history under different facies conditions. The mineral inclusions in zircon provided insights into the formation environment and metamorphic processes. The U-Pb dating of zircon yielded a wide age range, indicating prolonged subduction and exhumation during the Triassic period.
JOURNAL OF EARTH SCIENCE
(2022)
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
K. S. Anoop, Y. Anilkumar, M. Santosh, Bing Yu, K. Delna Joy, K. Kavyanjali, Ajana Sathyan, Anjana Mathew, K. S. Sajinkumar
Summary: This study reports the presence of a layered intrusion at the northern margin of the Coorg Block and investigates its magmatic and metamorphic evolution, as well as the collisional event between the Coorg Block and the Dharwar Craton.
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Geochemistry & Geophysics
Corinne Kuebler, Antonio Simonetti, Stefanie S. Simonetti, Robert F. Martin
Summary: The origin of the marble samples found in both the Grenville Province and southwestern Sri Lanka remains uncertain, but the analysis of boron isotopic compositions and chemical data suggests that the marble samples are likely sedimentary rocks formed through high-temperature metamorphism and crustal fluid interaction.
AMERICAN MINERALOGIST
(2022)
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Geochemistry & Geophysics
Peter Robinson, S. A. McEnroe, R. J. Harrison, K. Fabian, F. Heidelbach, M. Jackson
Summary: Lamellar magnetism in natural rocks is a unique source of remanent magnetization, distinct from common bulk magnetic moments in ferrimagnetic minerals. This type of magnetism has been identified as a cause for magnetic anomalies with high Koenigsberger ratio. The study explores the physical origins and interactions of lamellar magnetism, highlighting the effects of lamellar shapes on magnetic coupling and the acquisition of magnetization in ilmenite lamellae. Simplified models are developed to assess and explain these observations in relation to exchange bias and lattice-preferred orientation.
GEOPHYSICAL JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL
(2021)
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Emilio Saccani, Morteza Delavari, Asghar Dolati, Luca Pandolfi, Edoardo Barbero, Renzo Tassinari, Michele Marroni
Summary: The North Makran Domain in the Makran Accretionary Prism is composed of a stack of different rock units, with the Deyader Complex being an important metamorphic unit. These rocks exhibit different geochemical characteristics, indicating formation in different tectonic settings and magmatic activities.
JOURNAL OF ASIAN EARTH SCIENCES
(2022)