Review
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Malcolm S. W. Hodgskiss, Peter W. Crockford, Alexandra V. Turchyn
Summary: The Lomagundi-Jatuli Excursion (LJE) in the early to mid-Paleoproterozoic era is the largest and longest positive carbon isotope excursion recorded in carbonate rocks in Earth history. Its genesis, synchrony, global-versus-local extent, and role in atmospheric oxygenation are still subjects of debate. Reviewing existing models and data, this study questions the interpretation of the LJE as a globally synchronous event and suggests that any model for the LJE needs to account for its undefined initiation and termination and facies-dependent expression.
ANNUAL REVIEW OF EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Dana C. Brenner, Benjamin H. Passey, Robert M. Holder, Daniel R. Viete
Summary: The study measured clumped-isotope abundances of calcite and dolomite, dolomite cation ordering, and U-Pb dates in the Alta stock contact metamorphic aureole in Utah, USA. The results show that dolomite Delta(47) values are sensitive to temperature changes, but do not correlate well with metamorphic grade. The study also found that dolomite U-Pb analyses record a single discordia about 60 million years younger than the depositional age, indicating resetting due to older postdepositional, but premetamorphic processes.
GEOCHEMISTRY GEOPHYSICS GEOSYSTEMS
(2021)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
A. R. Prave, K. Kirsimae, A. Lepland, A. E. Fallick, T. Kreitsmann, Yu E. Deines, A. E. Romashkin, D. Rychanchik, P. Medvedev, M. Moussavou, K. Bakakas, M. S. W. Hodgskiss
Summary: The study suggests that the C-13 isotope trend of the LJE is facies-dependent rather than representative of the global carbon cycle. While open and deeper marine environments maintained stable carbon isotope values, nearshore and evaporitic environments showed higher C-13 values. Changes in C-13 values are linked to facies changes and may be related to local carbon pools.
JOURNAL OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Shuan-Hong Zhang, Hong-Yu Wang, Hao-Shu Tang, Yu-Hang Cai, Ling-Hao Kong, Jun-Ling Pei, Qi-Qi Zhang, Guo-Hui Hu, Yue Zhao
Summary: The newly confirmed Palaeoproterozoic successions in the Fanhe Basin of the North China Craton (NCC) contain carbonates with high positive carbon isotope excursion, indicating the presence of the Lomagundi-Jatuli Event (LJE) in the NCC. The carbonates deposited before 2.06 Ga have positive carbon isotope, while those deposited after have normal carbon isotope. The carbonates from the Daposhan Formation have the largest positive carbon isotope excursion in the NCC. The carbon isotope values of the carbonates in the Fanhe Basin exhibit a decreasing trend from approximately 2.20 Ga to 2.06 Ga, similar to contemporaneously deposited carbonates in other cratons.
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Frank F. Beunk, Emond W. F. de Roever, Keewook Yi, Fraukje M. Brouwer
Summary: The Palaeoproterozoic UHT metamorphic Bakhuis Granulite Belt in Surinam on the Guiana Shield experienced multiple tectonic events, with origins in collision of different continental masses and subsequent high-temperature metamorphism. The study utilized various methods to constrain the complex evolutionary history of the region, shedding light on the geological processes that shaped the Bakhuis Granulite Belt.
GEOSCIENCE FRONTIERS
(2021)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Thomas Gyomlai, Philippe Agard, Laurent Jolivet, Tiphaine Larvet, Guillaume Bonnet, Jafar Omrani, Kyle Larson, Benoit Caron, Julie Noe
Summary: This study provides insights into the pre-Alpine evolution of the Tethyan domains in Central Iran, specifically the closure of the Paleotethys and the collision of Laurasia with the Cimmerian blocks. Through a combined metamorphic and geochronologic approach, the study reveals the timing and intensity of burial and exhumation of metamorphic rocks in the Kashmar-Kerman Tectonic Zone and the Jandaq area. The findings suggest that the metamorphism in the KKTZ is a result of the closure and shortening of a rheologically weak domain located outboard of the main suture.
JOURNAL OF ASIAN EARTH SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Yanwen Tang, Junjie Han, Tingguang Lan, Jianfeng Gao, Liang Liu, Changhao Xiao, Jiehua Yang
Summary: Scheelite is an important metallic mineral in W-related hydrothermal deposits and can be used as a reliable geochronometer. By evaluating two calibration methods using LA-SF-ICP-MS, scheelite WX27 has been determined as a suitable secondary standard for in situ U-Pb dating.
JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL ATOMIC SPECTROMETRY
(2022)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Makram Hedhli, William A. Matthews, Thomas Hadlari, Daniel Alonso-Torres, Stephen Edward Grasby, Benoit Beauchamp
Summary: This study uses detrital zircon U-Pb geochronological data from Alberta, Montana, and Nevada to understand the sediment dispersion patterns during the Late Devonian-Early Carboniferous Antler orogeny. The results show that the Western Laurentia basins were locally sourced from different tectonic fragments and were dominated by recycled older strata. The presence of near-depositional ages and similarities with western strata indicate a westerly sediment sourcing. The findings suggest that the Antler orogeny triggered a shift in sediment deposition and marked the demise of the Paleozoic passive margin.
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Marie Guilcher, Richard Albert, Axel Gerdes, Jens Gutzmer, Mathias Burisch
Summary: The study indicates that the formation of hydrothermal native metal-arsenide veins in Central Europe occurred approximately between 230 and 86 million years ago. The genesis of native metal-arsenide mineralization is related to continental rifting associated with the opening of the Atlantic and Alpine Tethys Oceans.
Article
Geology
Lei Jiang, Anjiang Shen, Zichen Wang, Anping Hu, Yongsheng Wang, Xianying Luo, Feng Liang, Karem Azmy, Liyin Pan
Summary: This article examines different types of dolomite from three Neoproterozoic dolostone profiles in China and proposes a diagenetic model explaining the decrease in iron and manganese concentrations during dolomitization. The study questions the use of widespread Neoproterozoic fibrous dolomite cements in paleoclimate reconstruction and as evidence for the "dolomite sea" hypothesis.
Article
Geology
Zhixin Zhao, David L. Leach, Junhao Wei, Shengnan Liang, Katharina Pfaff
Summary: The Xitieshan Pb-Zn deposit in the North Qaidam orogenic belt consists of a geologic resource of 64 million tons with high Zn and Pb grades. The mineralized zones are hosted by the Tanjianshan Group in a Middle to Late Ordovician back-arc basin. Sulfur isotopic compositions of ore-stage sulfides suggest sulfur derived from leaching volcanic rocks in the host sequence or magmatic-related fluids.
ORE GEOLOGY REVIEWS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Yanwen Tang, Na Liu, Jiehua Yang, Guilherme O. Goncalves, Liang Liu, Tingguang Lan, Jianfeng Gao, Junjie Han
Summary: This study proposed and evaluated a potential primary standard, xenotime XN01, for in situ U-Th-Pb dating of bastnaesite. The ages calibrated by XN01 for bastnaesite K-9 were consistent with its reference age, demonstrating the reliability of XN01 as a primary reference material. Additionally, bastnaesite Zagi was identified as a secondary reference material for quality control.
JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL ATOMIC SPECTROMETRY
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Camille Rossignol, Paul Yves Jean Antonio, Francesco Narduzzi, Eric Siciliano Rego, Livia Teixeira, Romario Almeida de Souza, Marco A. L. Silva, Cristiano Lana, Ricardo I. F. Trindade, Pascal Philippot, Janaina N. Avila
Summary: This study investigates the early geological evolution of the southeastern Amazonia Craton by examining the sedimentary records in the Carajas Basin. The findings reveal that the geological roots of the Amazonia Craton were formed in the Eoarchean. During the Paleoarchean or early Mesoarchean, the Carajas Basin sustained the formation and preservation of the Rio Novo Group greenstone belt. In the Neoarchean, the emplacement of the Parauapebas Large Igneous Province and the deposition of iron formations occurred. In the Paleoproterozoic, terrigenous sediments were deposited in the Carajas Basin, indicating either thermal subsidence or deformation under the influence of the growing Transamazonian mountain belt.
GEOSCIENCE FRONTIERS
(2022)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Bradley Cave, Richard Lilly, Peter Rea
Summary: This study combines petrology with in situ monazite U-Pb geochronology to determine the age of hydrothermal and tectonic events experienced by the Mount Isa Cu (+/- Zn-Pb-Ag) deposit. The formation ages of monazite in samples associated with premineralization alteration and Cu mineralization are determined to be 1587 +/- 43 Ma and 1623 +/- 25 Ma, respectively. The age of ca. 1360 Ma is inferred as the minimum age of Cu mineralization based on monazite enveloping chalcopyrite.
Article
Geology
Alexandre Cugerone, Francoise Roger, Benedicte Cenki, Emilien Oliot, Jean-Louis Paquette
Summary: Research in the Boss`ost dome of the Pyrenean Axial Zone has shown that mineralization formation is controlled by Variscan tectonics and associated with a major Variscan remobilization event. The poly-magmatic and metamorphic events in the Pyrenean Axial Zone have unclear relationships with the mineralization.
ORE GEOLOGY REVIEWS
(2021)
Article
Geology
Juan A. Dahlquist, Matias M. Morales Camera, Pablo H. Alasino, Hugo Tickyj, Miguel A. S. Basei, Carmen Galindo, Juan A. Moreno, Sebastian Rocher
Summary: While Devonian calcalkaline magmatism is absent north of 33 degrees S, it is well developed to the south. The presence of plutons with Early Devonian ages and similar geochemical characteristics to Carboniferous arc granitoids suggests the existence of an Early Devonian magmatic arc. The data also indicate tectonic segmentation in the pre-Andean margin controlling the presence or absence of Devonian subduction-related magmatism.
INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGY REVIEW
(2022)
Article
Geology
Isabel Ribeiro da Costa, Isabel Margarida Horta Ribeiro Antunes, Clemente Recio
Summary: Tourmaline can serve as an indicator of the degree of evolution and oxygen fugacity of host granitic rocks, with specific components such as Mg/(Mg + Fe) ratio and Ti contents showing variation corresponding to these factors. This suggests that the composition of tourmaline could be used as an indicator of specific characteristics of the granitic magmas that produced them.
JOURNAL OF IBERIAN GEOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Puy Ayarza, Juan Jose Villalain, Jose Ramon Martinez Catalan, Fernando Alvarez Lobato, Manuela Duran Oreja, Pablo Calvin, Clemente Recio, Mercedes Suarez Barrios, Elena Gomez Martin
Summary: The Eastern Galicia Magnetic Anomaly is extensively studied due to its location on the Lugo-Sanabria gneiss dome and the exposure of its source rocks in the Xistral Tectonic Window. Research on the anomaly's source rocks suggests that magnetization is influenced by late Variscan extensional tectonics, with the entrance of fluids leading to the crystallization of magnetite and hematite. This extension-related magnetization likely affected a large portion of the NW Iberian Massif.
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Beatrix M. Heller, Mathias Hueck, Claudia R. Passarelli, Miguel A. S. Basei
Summary: The study provides detailed description of the basement of the Luis Alves Terrane in southern Brazil, including isotopic data of zircon and titanite, revealing the complex evolutionary history of this terrane. Multiple magmatic and metamorphic events, as well as hydrothermal processes modifying the internal structure of samples, were identified in the study.
JOURNAL OF SOUTH AMERICAN EARTH SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Emiliano M. Renda, Pablo D. Gonzalez, Haroldo Vizan, Sebastian Oriolo, Claudia Prezzi, Victor Ruiz Gonzalez, Bernhard Schulz, Joachim Krause, Miguel Basei
Summary: This study presents the stratigraphy of igneous and metamorphic rocks in the Taquetre'n Range of southern North Patagonian Massif. It discusses the composition, mineral paragenesis, and sediment ages of the rocks in this area.
JOURNAL OF SOUTH AMERICAN EARTH SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Geology
Lucas R. Tesser, Carlos E. Ganade, Roberto F. Weinberg, Miguel A. S. Basei, Renato Moraes, Laisa A. Batista
Summary: This study reports the first identification of sapphirine-bearing ultrahigh-temperature metamorphic rocks in the Borborema Province in NE Brazil, providing insights into their formation mechanisms and timing. The results suggest a correlation between high geothermal gradients, continental rifting events, and the opening of oceanic basins, as well as their association with the formation of the Columbia supercontinent.
JOURNAL OF METAMORPHIC GEOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Mathias Hueck, Sebastian Oriolo, Pedro Oyhantcabal, Beatrix M. M. Heller, Klaus Wemmer, Siegfried Siegesmund, Miguel A. S. Basei
Summary: The amalgamation of southwestern Gondwana during the late Neoproterozoic Brasiliano/Pan-African orogenic cycle involved tectonic interaction of various cratons and basement fragments. A review of U-Pb and Lu-Hf spot analyses in zircon provides new insights on the pre-Brasiliano crustal growth and highlights similarities between different basement fragments. The results indicate an Archean origin for these fragments and intense orogenic reworking during the Rhyacian and Orosirian.
PRECAMBRIAN RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Ismail Hadimi, Nasrrddine Youbi, Abdelhak Ait Lahna, Mohamed Khalil Bensalah, Oussama Moutbir, Joao Mata, Miguel Doblas, Colombo Celso Gaeta Tassinari, Laura Gaggero, Miguel Angelo Stipp Basei, Kei Sato, Warda El Moume, Moulay Ahmed Boumehdi
Summary: This study focused on determining the age, chemical and mineralogical characteristics of Permian volcanic rocks in the TSESDAI basin in Morocco, as well as assessing the provenance of inherited zircons. The research contributes to understanding the late stages of the Variscan orogeny in Morocco by analyzing the volcanic succession and identifying crustal contamination mechanisms. The findings suggest a complex magmatic history with three distinct episodes, including eruptive cycles of calc-alkaline andesites, rhyolites, and basaltic lavas in the TSESDAI basin.
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
P. Vesela, S. Oriolo, M. A. S. Basei, B. Lammerer, S. Siegesmund
Summary: Coupled U-Pb and Lu-Hf LA-ICP-MS analysis of zircon samples from metasedimentary sequences in the Western Tauern Window provided insights into the deposition and magmatic history of the region. The results indicate a protracted period of sedimentation and magmatism between the Late Paleozoic and the Mesozoic. The Hf isotopic data suggest a transition from post-collisional processes to intracontinental extension during the Late Paleozoic. These findings have significant implications for understanding the paleogeography and tectonic evolution of the region.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EARTH SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Jonatan A. Arnol, Norberto J. Uriz, Carlos A. Cingolani, Paulina Abre, Miguel A. Stipp Basei
Summary: This paper investigates the sedimentary provenance of the Silurian to Devonian siliciclastic successions in the central region of the San Juan Precordillera in Argentina. The study analyzes petrography, detrital zircon analyses, and isotopic data to determine the composition and sources of the sediments. The results reveal an evolution trend in the sediment composition and provide insights into the correlation of equivalent units in other foreland basins.
JOURNAL OF SOUTH AMERICAN EARTH SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Brian L. Munoz, Eliel Enriquez, Augusto F. Morosini, Manuel Demartis, Ariel E. Ortiz Suarez, Lucio P. Pinotti, Fernando J. DEramo, Rodolfo O. Christiansen, Miguel A. Basei, Pablo M. Grosso Cepparo, Diego S. Pagano, Gabriel A. Ramos
Summary: A comprehensive study of the El Hornito Pluton in the Sierra Grande de San Luis, Argentina, provides insights into the composition, crystallization age, and depth of emplacement. The study reveals that the El Hornito Pluton was emplaced at a greater depth compared to other granites in the region, and the emplacement events occurred first in the west and later in the east.
JOURNAL OF SOUTH AMERICAN EARTH SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Santiago N. Gonzalez, Gerson A. Greco, Antonella Galetto, Sofia Bordes, Miguel A. S. Basei, Martin N. Parada, Raul E. Giacosa, M. Josefina Pons
Summary: This study evaluates new geochronological and thermochronological data from an ignimbrite in the Marifil Volcanic Complex, finding that the age of eruption and deposition is better explained by the pumice zircon age. Fission track ages reflect a post-depositional process probably related to diagenetic mineral changes.
JOURNAL OF SOUTH AMERICAN EARTH SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Hartwig E. Frimmel, Rajarshi Chakravarti, Miguel A. S. Basei
Summary: New age and isotope data from detrital zircon grains in quartz-pebble conglomerates in the Singhbhum Craton provide insights into zircon provenance and sediment deposition. This research has important implications for the discovery of gold and uranium deposits in the region.
MINERALIUM DEPOSITA
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Fabricio A. Caxito, Leo Afraneo Hartmann, Monica Heilbron, Antonio Carlos Pedrosa-Soares, Henrique Bruno, Miguel A. S. Basei, Farid Chemale
Summary: By analyzing data from various fields, it has been concluded that the South Atlantic Brasiliano Orogenic System went through a Wilson cycle involving different stages such as rift, drift, subduction, collision, and collapse. The evidence from petrographic, isotopic, and geophysical data reveals the complex evolution of the South Atlantic Brasiliano Orogenic System with distinct components of the Wilson cycle.
PRECAMBRIAN RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Geology
Javier Elorza, Clemente Recio
Summary: The large beachrock of Arrigunaga beach in Spain is unusual due to its location, substrate composition, timing of waste dumping, sudden cessation of dumping, and engineering interventions. It went through a multiepisodic process of cementation with at least three main stages and various CaCO3 polymorphs precipitated from mixed marine and freshwaters. Bacterial activity played a role in triggering cementation, and isotopic analysis confirmed the dominance of mixed marine and freshwaters composition. The exact dates of slag dumping provide insight into the rapid cementation and the subsequent disappearance of the beachrock.
JOURNAL OF IBERIAN GEOLOGY
(2023)