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Environmental and seasonal filtering of taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic diversity patterns of mountain butterflies in a prime butterfly area, Greece

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
Forest clearings support butterfly communities comparable to mountainous grasslands in alpha‐diversity and conservation value, yet remain compositionally distinct. Generalized linear models (GLMs) showed three key habitat predictors shaping multifaceted diversity and community composition: herb/grass height, flowerhead abundance and elevation.
Konstantina Nasiou, Konstantina Zografou, Andreja Radović, Apostolis Stefanidis, Vassiliki Kati   +4 more
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Hydrated Peridotite – Basaltic Melt Interaction Part I: Planetary Felsic Crust Formation at Shallow Depth

Frontiers in Earth Science, 2021
Current theories suggest that the first continental crust on Earth, and possibly on other terrestrial planets, may have been produced early in their history by direct melting of hydrated peridotite.
Anastassia Y. Borisova, Anastassia Y. Borisova, Nail R. Zagrtdenov, Michael J. Toplis, Wendy A. Bohrson, Anne Nédélec, Oleg G. Safonov, Oleg G. Safonov, Oleg G. Safonov, Gleb S. Pokrovski, Georges Ceuleneer, Ilya N. Bindeman, Ilya N. Bindeman, Oleg E. Melnik, Klaus Peter Jochum, Brigitte Stoll, Ulrike Weis, Andrew Y. Bychkov, Andrey A. Gurenko, Svyatoslav Shcheka, Artem Terehin, Vladimir M. Polukeev, Dmitry A. Varlamov, Kouassi Chariteiro, Sophie Gouy, Philippe de Parseval   +25 more
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Characteristics and tectonic significance of supra-subduction zone ophiolites

, 1984
Supra-subduction zone (SSZ) ophiolites have the geochemical characteristics of island arcs but the structure of oceanic crust and are thought to have formed by sea-floor spreading directly above subducted oceanic lithosphere.
Roberts, S., Pearce, Julian A., Lippard, S. J.   +2 more
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Geology of the southern Dora-Maira Massif: insights from a sector with mixed ophiolitic and continental rocks (Valmala tectonic unit, Western Alps)

Journal of Maps, 2020
In the Valmala sector of the southern Dora Maira Massif (Western Alps), two different eclogite- and blueschist-facies units (i.e. the Rocca Solei and Dronero units, respectively), are separated by a shear zone (i.e.
Gianni Balestro, Francesco Nosenzo, Paola Cadoppi, Gianfranco Fioraso, Chiara Groppo, Andrea Festa   +5 more
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The Unexpected Discovery of Paleocene? Coals in Outcrops Thought to Be Cambrian, Al Huqf, Oman

Journal of Petroleum Geology, Volume 49, Issue 4, Page 1179-1194, October 2026.
ABSTRACT Two brown organic deposits were encountered whilst investigating kaolinitic claystones thought to occur at the base of a Cambrian formation at outcrop. The age of these organic deposits is probably Paleocene from palynology. Organic petrography shows that they are subbituminous coals with some oil source potential.
Mohammed H. Al Kindi, Alan P. Heward, Lorraine B. Eglinton, Steve R. Packer, Darrin T. Stead   +4 more
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Ophiolites in the Central Asian Orogenic Belt record Cambrian subduction initiation processes

Communications Earth & Environment
Subduction initiation remains elusive because no present example exists. Ophiolites formed over nascent subduction zones in the past provide the key to constraining the processes of subduction initiation.
Mingshuai Zhu, Daniel Pastor–Galán, Matthijs A. Smit, Laicheng Miao, Miao Dong, Fuqin Zhang, Dorjgochoo Sanchir, Ariuntsetseg Ganbat, Chenghao Liu, Ye Luo, Shun Li   +10 more
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Diagenetic controls on porosity evolution and pore type organisation in microporous carbonate rocks: Evidence for mesogenetic porosity formation

Sedimentology, Volume 73, Issue 6, Page 2353-2380, October 2026.
ABSTRACT Microporous carbonate rocks typically record complex diagenetic histories driven by microbial activity and fluid interactions within multiple diagenetic environments. The relative roles of meteoric and burial diagenetic processes in pore evolution remain debated, particularly within Cretaceous carbonate systems of the Middle East, as does the ...
Hugues Bitault, Cathy Hollis, Alain Tonetto, Pierre Deschamps, Philippe Léonide, François Fournier   +5 more
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Consumption of Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide through Weathering of Ultramafic Rocks in the Voltri Massif (Italy): Quantification of the Process and Global Implications

Geosciences, 2019
Chemical weathering is the main natural mechanism limiting the atmospheric carbon dioxide levels on geologic time scales (>1 Ma) but its role on shorter time scales is still debated, highlighting the need for an increase of knowledge about the ...
Francesco Frondini, Orlando Vaselli, Marino Vetuschi Zuccolini   +2 more
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Rodingite‐Derived Melt as a Recipe for Ultra‐Calcic Magmas

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 18, 28 September 2026.
Abstract Rodingite is a high‐CaO rock formed by Ca‐rich fluid metasomatism on mafic protoliths. It typically occurs within serpentinite and represents an often‐overlooked constituent of the altered oceanic lithosphere that may be subducted into the mantle.
Mingdi Gao, Yu Wang, Shi‐Dong Guan, Yi‐Xiang Chen, Chao‐Yang Guo, Yi‐Gang Xu   +5 more
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Aseismic Slip Along the Evaporite‐Rich Strike‐Slip Katouna‐Stamna Fault in Greece

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 18, 28 September 2026.
Abstract Aseismic slip has been observed on many active faults globally, but its controlling mechanisms remain unclear. This study focuses on the NW‐striking, left‐lateral Katouna‐Stamna Fault in Western Greece. We use InSAR surface deformation measurements to confirm the presence of aseismic slip and compare this behavior with structural evidence from
Joel Szrek, Silvia Crosetto, Sabrina Metzger, Giorgio Gomba, Claudio Faccenna, Romain Jolivet   +5 more
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