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Timing of Metamorphism and Deformation in the Neoarchean Quetico Metasedimentary Belt, Superior Craton, Constrained by Garnet Trace‐Element Mapping and Lu–Hf Geochronology

Journal of Metamorphic Geology, Volume 44, Issue 4, Page 265-286, May 2026.
ABSTRACT The Quetico subprovince of the Superior Province is among the largest metasedimentary belts globally and provides evidence of tectonic processes at play during the final stages of Archean cratonization. Although previous studies have shown that deformation and metamorphism of the 2.7‐Ga turbiditic protolith resulted in regional subvertical ...
Adrian G. Rehm, Antoine Godet, Doug Tinkham, Carl Guilmette, Matthijs A. Smit   +4 more
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Episodic Rifting of a Large Igneous Province Concentrated Along a Microcontinent Boundary

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, Volume 27, Issue 4, April 2026.
Abstract Many large igneous provinces (LIPs) comprise once contiguous magmatic products that are now fragmented across multiple tectonic plates. Emplacement of these voluminous magmatic products is commonly coeval with, or shortly followed by, fragmentation into constituent domains.
Jeremy L. Asimus, Hugo K. H. Olierook, Sally A. Gibson, Joanne M. Whittaker, Jacqueline A. Halpin, Nathan R. Daczko, Millard F. Coffin, Daniel E. Heaton, Anthony A. P. Koppers, Kaj Hoernle, Folkmar Hauff, Ivan Belousov   +11 more
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The occurrences, characteristics, and implications of chaotic rocks (accretionary rocks) within the Trans-Saharan orogenic belt in Nigeria

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The present research paper reveals the occurrences of metachaotic rocks/accretionary sediments (mélange) in Igarra, southwest Nigeria. These metachaotic rocks are associated with schistose, marble, pegmatite, granitoid, and gneissose units.
Nchekwube D. Nweke, Emmanuel N. Ugwuonah, Leonard N. Onuba, Johnbosco C. Egbueri   +3 more
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Decoding Metamorphic Nanodiamonds Formation Through Their Internal Structures

Journal of Metamorphic Geology, Volume 44, Issue 3, Page 226-245, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Metamorphic diamonds offer insights into Earth's evolution, modulating the global carbon cycle through subduction into the mantle and exhumation. However, the formation and internal structure of minute diamonds remain poorly understood. Here, we study the internal structures of diamond‐bearing inclusions from the Eastern Alps using state‐of ...
Tim Sotelšek, Marian Janák, Sašo Šturm, Sorour Semsari Parapari, Nik Gračanin, Kristian Radan, Mehmet Ali Gülgün, Stanislava Milovská, Mirijam Vrabec   +8 more
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The Paleo‐Tethys Suture Zone in the Afghan Hindu Kush‒Pamir: Geo‐Thermochronology, Geochemistry, Tectonics

Tectonics, Volume 45, Issue 3, March 2026.
Abstract In the Afghan Hindu Kush, the 223–209 Ma (≤800°C) Salang batholith is part of the Silk‐Road magmatic arc that was built on ∼40‐km‐thick Turan‐Karakum block continental crust. The batholith constitutes the hanging wall of the Herat‐Panjshir‐Badakhshan—the Paleo‐Tethys—suture zone, vestige of the subducted Paleozoic‐early Mesozoic Paleo‐Tethys ...
Lothar Ratschbacher, Said Amin Hashimy, Hasan Malistani, Yasuhito Osanai, Jianhua Li, Zhao Yang, Bradley R. Hacker, Leander Franz, Hadi Karimi   +8 more
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New Cretaceous Paleomagnetic and Geochronologic Data From the Antarctic Peninsula: Constraints on the Pre‐Opening Tectonic Evolution of the Drake Passage

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 4, 28 February 2026.
Abstract Reconstructing oroclinal orogens along the Fuegian Andes‐northern Antarctic Peninsula provides critical constraints on the pre‐opening tectonic evolution of the Drake Passage, although such efforts are limited by a lack of reliable Cretaceous paleomagnetic and geochronological data.
Liang Gao, Xinwei Hu, Mengwei Zhang, Xiaoqian Guo, Junling Pei, Zhenyu Yang, Yue Zhao   +6 more
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Multi‐Method Geochronology and P‒T Modeling Unravels the Thermo‐Tectonic History of the Rudall Province, Western Australia

Tectonics, Volume 45, Issue 2, February 2026.
Abstract The Rudall Province (RP) is a Paleo‐Mesoproterozoic belt that records numerous overprinting tectono‐metamorphic events. Situated on the eastern edge of the West Australian Craton (WAC), the RP represents a key area for understanding the Proterozoic assembly and subsequent tectonic history of Western Australia.
Alejandra Bedoya, Martin Hand, Xiao‐Fang He, Jade Anderson, David E. Kelsey, Christopher L. Kirkland, Stijn Glorie   +6 more
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Chemical‐Thermomechanical Modeling of Open‐System Mass Transfer: Application to the Subduction Interface

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, Volume 131, Issue 2, February 2026.
Abstract One of the main limitations in simulating subsolidus metasomatism is the decoupling between thermomechanical models and chemical/thermodynamic modeling. This decoupling amplifies the uncertainty associated with mass transport. Here, we introduce a fluid‐rock chemical‐thermomechanical interaction scheme, which integrates thermodynamic modeling (
Jun Ren, Manuele Faccenda, Xin Zhong, Matthieu E. Galvez, Jianfeng Yang, Nicolas Riel   +5 more
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Phase equilibria constraints on the stability of garnet in mafic granulite: An example from Karimnagar granulite terrain, Eastern Dharwar Craton, India

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Phase equilibria modeling becomes a widely accepted tool to constrain the P-T conditions experienced by the metamorphic terrain because of its advantage over the earlier methods e.g., conventional methods and petrogenetic grids.
Praveen Chandra Singh, Divya Prakash
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Interplay Between Mechanical and Petrochemical Models on the Fluid Extraction From Subduction Zones

Journal of Metamorphic Geology, Volume 44, Issue 2, Page 85-111, February 2026.
ABSTRACT The breakdown of hydrous minerals during subduction results in a densification of the rocks, producing volume changes that can trigger fluid pressure fluctuations and hydrofracturing. These volume changes are controlled by the Clapeyron slope of the reaction and are quantified here using a macroscopic framework that integrates a zero ...
Thorsten Andreas Markmann, Pierre Lanari   +1 more
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