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Crustal remelting origin of highly silicic magmatism on the Moon
Communications Earth & Environment, 2023 Orbital observations of non-mare, highly silicic volcanic constructs on the Moon challenge the conventional view of the formation of silicic crusts in the presence of water and plate tectonics—the former the Moon has in very short supply and the latter ...
Bin Su +10 more
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Volumetric extrusive rates of silicic supereruptions from the Afro-Arabian large igneous province [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2021 Quantifying the tempo of large-volume silicic magma generation and eruption is a long-standing but elusive task. Here we show that the three largest sequentially dated eruptions, totaling >4,300 km3, occurred within 48 ± 34 kyr and yield the highest ...
Jennifer E. Thines +3 more
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Large-scale crustal growth driven by LIP magmatism during the Paleoproterozoic [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsThe evolution of Earth’s continental crust is crucial for understanding geodynamics, climate regulation, and the origins of life. The Paleoproterozoic, marked by the Great Oxidation Event and the consolidation of plate tectonics, was a critical interval ...
Matheus S. Simões +6 more
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Mesoscale and microscopic structures record compaction and crystal-melt segregation in silicic mushes [PDF]
Scientific ReportsGravitationally-driven compaction has been proposed as an important mechanism for crystal-melt segregation in silicic mushes. However, there is no microstructural evidence of crystal deformation consistent with compaction in silicic plutonic rocks.
Yun-Chao Liu, Yao-Hui Jiang, Bo-Ning Han
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Direct evidence of the molecular basis for biological silicon transport [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2016 Diatoms sheath themselves in a self-made casing of silica, which requires the function of silicic acid transporters. Here, the authors identify versions of these transporters that are experimentally tractable, and develop a fluorescence method to study ...
Michael J. Knight +4 more
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Evidence for the formation of silicic lava by pyroclast sintering [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsSilicic lavas can be produced by the sintering of pyroclasts in the volcanic sub-surface, and then advected out of the vent. Here, we provide evidence for this mechanism preserved in the exposed post-glacial remnants of a silicic volcanic conduit at ...
Annabelle Foster +4 more
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Structure and function of a silicic acid channel Lsi1
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 Silicon is a beneficial element for plant growth and production, especially in rice. Plant roots take up silicon in the form of silicic acid. Silicic acid channels, which belong to the NIP subfamily of aquaporins, are responsible for silicic acid uptake.
Yasunori Saitoh +2 more
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Removal of Silicic Acid from Feed Water Using a Tiron Combined Anion Exchange Resin Column
Journal of Chemical Engineering of Japan, 2023 Thorough removal of silicic acid from treated water, as a water pretreatment procedure, is essential for the prevention of silica deposits on anion exchange resins and reverse osmosis membranes.
Mayumi Etou +5 more
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Plants, 2021 The foliar nutrition of silicic acid is considered to be a novel approach in enhancing the performance of many crops worldwide. The present study aimed to assess if the foliar application of silicon (Si) could influence the performance of soybean ...
Uppalige Shwethakumari +2 more
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Buried Silicic Volcanoes Discovered in the Gruithuisen Region on the Moon
Geophysical Research Letters, 2023 Mons Gruithuisen is a rare example of nonmare silicic volcanoes on the Moon. We have conducted analyses of the topography, chemical compositions, and subsurface structures of the Gruithuisen region based on remote sensing and gravity data.
Denggao Qiu +7 more
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