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A Synoptic View of Mantle Plume Shapes Enabled by Virtual Reality

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems
The shapes of mantle plumes are sensitive to mantle viscosity, density structure, and flow patterns. Increasingly, global tomographic models reveal broad plume conduits in the lower mantle and highly tilting conduits in the mid and upper mantle. Previous
Qianyi Lu, Maxwell L. Rudolph
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The making of pure quartzose sand in continental interiors: Paraná River (Brazil and Argentina)

Sedimentology, Volume 73, Issue 3, Page 802-837, April 2026.
ABSTRACT As part of a comprehensive project on sedimentary processes in South America, this study focuses on sediment generation in the intracratonic Paraná Basin and monitors the evolution of sand composition along the Paraná River from central Brazil to the Río de la Plata estuary in Argentina.
Eduardo Garzanti, Marta Barbarano, Mara Limonta, Guido Pastore, Pieter Vermeesch, Giovanni Vezzoli   +5 more
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Essence of the Late Mesozoic ore-magmatic systems of Aldan Shield

Литосфера, 2016
The original cause of the Late Mesozoic tectonic-magmatic and mineragenic activation at the Pre-Cambrian Aldan Shield was the existence of the stagnated oceanic slab in the mantle transitional zone.
V. G. Khomich, N. G. Boriskina
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Exploring the Gravimetric and Geochronological Links in Ancient Terranes of the São Francisco Craton and Borborema Province, NE‐Brazil

Terra Nova, Volume 38, Issue 2, Page 77-86, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Deep crustal fragments and structural lineaments identified through satellite gravity data provide evidence for the extension of the reworked ancient basement of the Central African Block into the northern São Francisco Craton and southern Borborema Province.
Douglas Teixeira Martins, Wagner da Silva Amaral, Felipe Holanda dos Santos, Evilarde Uchôa Filho   +3 more
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Comparing Geochemical and Geodynamical Models of Plume and Ridge Mantle Source Composition

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems
We use a multidisciplinary approach to investigate how the parameter space of mantle convection affects present‐day mantle composition. We compare 22 forward geodynamical mantle circulation model simulations against 24 variants of a geochemical inversion
Paul Béguelin, James Panton, Morten Andersen, Tim Elliott, Huw Davies, Joel Rodney, Abigail Plimmer   +6 more
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Cryogenian Glacial Erosion and Tectonics as Agents of Crustal Recycling

Terra Nova, Volume 38, Issue 2, Page 87-96, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Zircon preserves evidence of recycling processes that link surface environments to the mantle. Combined δ18O‐εHf in zircon fingerprints magmatic sources and tracks how crustal material is reworked over time. We apply statistical analyses to a global compilation that apparently resolves shifts in zircon U–Pb, δ18O, and Lu‐Hf data spanning the ...
M. Seraine, C. J. Spencer, T. M. Gernon, T. Hincks, C. L. Kirkland, E. Rugen, L. DaSilva, H. Shafaii Moghadam, L. P. Soares, G. Fazio   +9 more
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Giant Porphyry Copper Deposits Caused by a Slab Jamming in the Mantle Transition Zone

Terra Nova, Volume 38, Issue 2, Page 106-115, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Two giant porphyry copper deposits in the Southern Central Andes formed during the Miocene–Pliocene transition when a bend in the subducting Juan de Fernández hotspot chain jammed in the mantle transition zone, causing mega‐scale slab‐kinking. This geometry implies mechanical resistance that caused East–West compression and eventually a thrust‐
Nipaporn Nakrong, Marnie Forster, Wim Spakman, Hielke Jelsma, Francois Gaboury, Gordon Lister   +5 more
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Scaling of Latitude‐Dependent Heat Transport in Geostrophic Convection

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 6, 28 March 2026.
Abstract Latitudinal variations in heat transport shape the thermal and magnetic evolution of rapidly rotating planets, stars, and icy moons. Although global simulations have revealed strong equatorial–polar contrasts, a predictive scaling theory has been lacking.
Veeraraghavan Kannan, Varghese Mathai, Xiaojue Zhu   +2 more
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Differential Craton Destruction Controlled by Fossil Structures in the Central North China Craton

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 5, 16 March 2026.
Abstract Craton evolution plays a fundamental role in stabilizing the continental lithosphere and the long‐term evolution of Earth's surface environment. The Shanxi Rift Zone (SRZ) within the North China Craton marks an ongoing craton destruction. Detailed lithospheric structure is essential to explain craton destruction.
Cong Ji, Cunrui Han, Xinglu Wang, Götz Bokelmann, Zhouchuan Huang   +4 more
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Electrical Conductivity of Amorphous and Molten CaCO3 at High Pressures and Its Implications for Mantle Conductivity Anomalies

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 5, 16 March 2026.
Abstract Impedance spectrometry experiments have been conducted on CaCO3 up to 15 GPa and 2,100 K to identify its state under high pressure. The melting temperature of CaCO3 was also determined by the falling of a Re sphere observed via X‐ray radiography. The phase transition from aragonite to the amorphous phase does not cause a leap in the Electrical
Bin Zhao, Takashi Yoshino, Qi Chen, Tony Yu, Dongzhou Zhang, Bin Chen, Yanbin Wang   +6 more
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