Recent papers 2020

Martinez, F. and Hey, R., 2022. Mantle melting, lithospheric strength and transform fault stability: Insights from the North Atlantic. Earth planet. Sci. Lett., 579: 117351.

Gleeson, M.L.M., Gibson, S.A. and Stock, M.J., 2022. Constraints on the behaviour and content of volatiles in Galápagos magmas from melt inclusions and nominally anhydrous minerals. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 319: 168-190.

Tucker, J.M., van Keken, P.E. and Ballentine, C.J., 2022. Earth’s missing argon paradox resolved by recycling of oceanic crust. Nature Geoscience, 15(1): 85-90.

Pachhai, S., Li, M., Thorne, M.S., Dettmer, J. and Tkalcic, H., 2022. Internal structure of ultralow-velocity zones consistent with origin from a basal magma ocean. Nature Geoscience, 15(1): 79-84.

Hu, J., Gurnis, M., Rudi, J., Stadler, G. and Müller, R.D., 2022. Dynamics of the abrupt change in Pacific Plate motion around 50 million years ago. Nature Geoscience, 15(1): 74-78.

Brounce, M., Stolper, E. and Eiler, J., 2021. The mantle source of basalts from Reunion Island is not more oxidized than the MORB source mantle. Cont. Min. Pet., 177(1): 7.

Frazer, W.D. and Korenaga, J., 2022. Dynamic topography and the nature of deep thick plumes. Earth planet. Sci. Lett., 578: 117286.

Comeau, M.J., Becken, M., Grayver, A.V., Käufl, J.S. and Kuvshinov, A.V., 2022. The geophysical signature of a continental intraplate volcanic system: From surface to mantle source. Earth planet. Sci. Lett., 578: 117307.

Chen, S., Sun, P., Niu, Y., Guo, P., Elliott, T. and Hin, R.C., 2022. Molybdenum isotope systematics of lavas from the East Pacific Rise: Constraints on the source of enriched mid-ocean ridge basalt. Earth planet. Sci. Lett., 578: 117283.

Zhou, T., Xi, Z., Chen, M. and Li, J., 2022. Assessment of seismic tomographic models of the contiguous United States using intermediate-period 3-D wavefield simulation. Geophys. J. Int., 228(2): 1392-1409.

Bao, X., Lithgow-Bertelloni Carolina, R., Jackson Matthew, G. and Romanowicz, B., 2022. On the relative temperatures of Earth’s volcanic hotspots and mid-ocean ridges. Science, 375(6576): 57-61.

Martinez, F. and Hey, R., 2022. Mantle melting, lithospheric strength and transform fault stability: Insights from the North Atlantic. Earth planet. Sci. Lett., 579: 117351.

Panter, K.S. & A.P. Martin,2021, West Antarctic mantle deduced from mafic magmatism, in Martin A.P. and van der Wal, W. (eds) The Geochemistry and Geophysics of the Antarctic Mantle, Geol. Soc., London, Memoirs, 56, https://doi.org/10.1144/M56-2021-10

Gomes, A.S. and Vasconcelos, P.M., 2021. Geochronology of the Paraná-Etendeka large igneous province. Earth-Science Reviews, 220: 103716.

Fitton, J.G., Williams, R., Barry, T.L. and Saunders, A.D., 2020. The Role of Lithosphere Thickness in the Formation of Ocean Islands and Seamounts: Contrasts between the Louisville and Emperor–Hawaiian Hotspot Trails. J. Pet., 61(11-12).

Núñez, D., Acosta-Hernández, J.A., Escalona-Alcázar, F.d.J., Pilia, S., Núñez-Cornú, F.J. and Córdoba, D., 2021. The Extended Continental Crust West of Islas Marías (Mexico). Frontiers in Earth Science, 9(818).

van Hinsbergen, D.J.J., Steinberger, B., Guilmette, C., Maffione, M., Gürer, D., Peters, K., Plunder, A., McPhee, P.J., Gaina, C., Advokaat, E.L., Vissers, R.L.M. and Spakman, W., 2021. A record of plume-induced plate rotation triggering subduction initiation. Nature Geoscience, 14(8): 626-630.

Tsekhmistrenko, M., Sigloch, K., Hosseini, K. and Barruol, G., 2021. A tree of Indo-African mantle plumes imaged by seismic tomography. Nature Geoscience, 14(8): 612-619.

Doucet, L.S., Li, Z.-X. and Gamal El Dien, H., 2021. Oceanic and super-deep continental diamonds share a transition zone origin and mantle plume transportation. Scientific Reports, 11(1): 16958.

Liu, Y., Li, L., van Wijk, J., Li, A. and Fu, Y.V., 2021. Surface-wave tomography of the Emeishan large igneous province (China): Magma storage system, hidden hotspot track, and its impact on the Capitanian mass extinction. Geology, 49(9): 1032-1037.

Duvernay, T., Davies, D.R., Mathews, C.R., Gibson, A.H. and Kramer, S.C., 2021. Linking Intraplate Volcanism to Lithospheric Structure and Asthenospheric Flow. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 22(8): e2021GC009953.

Sanfilippo, A., Sani, C., Rasul, N.M.A., Stewart, I.C.F., Vigliotti, L., Widinly, N., Osemi, A. and Ligi, M., 2021. Hidden but Ubiquitous: The Pre-Rift Continental Mantle in the Red Sea Region. Frontiers in Earth Science, 9(666).

Tang, C., Chen, T. and Gong, B., 2021. Earth’s thermal cycles and major geological events. Science China Earth Sciences, doi: 10.1007/s11430-021-9805-0.

Matos, R.M.D.d., Medeiros, W.E., Jardim de Sá, E.F., Almeida, C.B.d., Norton, I. and Córdoba, V.C., 2021. A solution to the Albian fit challenge between the South American and African plates based on key magmatic and sedimentary events late in the rifting phase in the Pernambuco and Paraíba basins. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 128: 105038.

Matos, R.M.D.d., Krueger, A., Norton, I. and Casey, K., 2021. The fundamental role of the Borborema and Benin–Nigeria provinces of NE Brazil and NW Africa during the development of the South Atlantic Cretaceous Rift system. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 127: 104872.

Le Pichon, X., Jellinek, M., Lenardic, A., Sengör, A.M.C. and Imren, C., 2021. Pangea Migration. Tectonics, 40(6): e2020TC006585.

Simpson, F. and Bahr, K., 2021. Geomagnetic evidence for a continuously connected plume conduit extending to at least the 660-km discontinuity below Hawaii. Tectonophysics, 812: 228885.

Lu, G. and Huismans, R.S., 2021. Melt volume at Atlantic volcanic rifted margins controlled by depth-dependent extension and mantle temperature. Nature Communications, 12(1): 3894.

Massuyeau, M., Gardés, E., Rogerie, G., Aulbach, S., Tappe, S., Le Trong, E., Sifré, D. and Gaillard, F., 2021. MAGLAB: A computing platform connecting geophysical signatures to melting processes in Earth's mantle. Phys. Earth Planet. Int., 314: 106638.

Cucciniello, C., Morra, V., Melluso, L. and Jourdan, F., 2021. Constraints on duration, age and migration of the feeder systems of the Madagascan Flood Basalt Province from high-precision 40Ar/39Ar chronology. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 518: SP518-2020-2275.

Biari, Y., Klingelhoefer, F., Franke, D., Funck, T., Loncke, L., Sibuet, J.-C., Basile, C., Austin, J.A., Rigoti, C.A., Sahabi, M., Benabdellouahed, M. and Roest, W.R., 2021. Structure and evolution of the Atlantic passive margins: A review of existing rifting models from wide-angle seismic data and kinematic reconstruction. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 126: 104898.

Rajaonarison, T.A., Stamps, D.S. and Naliboff, J., 2021. Role of Lithospheric Buoyancy Forces in Driving Deformation in East Africa From 3D Geodynamic Modeling. Geophys. Res. Lett., 48(6): e2020GL090483.

Nikishin, A.M., Petrov, E.I., Cloetingh, S., Korniychuk, A.V., Morozov, A.F., Petrov, O.V., Poselov, V.A., Beziazykov, A.V., Skolotnev, S.G., Malyshev, N.A., Verzhbitsky, V.E., Posamentier, H.W., Freiman, S.I., Rodina, E.A., Startseva, K.F. and Zhukov, N.N., 2021. Arctic Ocean Mega Project: Paper 1 - Data collection. Earth-Science Reviews, 217: 103559.

Nikishin, A.M., Petrov, E.I., Cloetingh, S., Malyshev, N.A., Morozov, A.F., Posamentier, H.W., Verzhbitsky, V.E., Freiman, S.I., Rodina, E.A., Startseva, K.F. and Zhukov, N.N., 2021. Arctic ocean mega project: Paper 2 – Arctic stratigraphy and regional tectonic structure. Earth-Science Reviews, 217: 103581.

Nikishin, A.M., Petrov, E.I., Cloetingh, S., Freiman, S.I., Malyshev, N.A., Morozov, A.F., Posamentier, H.W., Verzhbitsky, V.E., Zhukov, N.N. and Startseva, K., 2021. Arctic Ocean Mega Project: Paper 3 - Mesozoic to Cenozoic geological evolution. Earth-Science Reviews, 217: 103034.

Yoshida, M., Saito, S. and Yoshizawa, K., 2020. Dynamics of continental lithosphere extension and passive continental rifting from numerical experiments of visco-elasto-plastic thermo-chemical convection in 2-D Cartesian geometry. Tectonophysics, 796: 228659.

Zwaan, F., Corti, G., Keir, D. and Sani, F., 2020. Analogue modelling of marginal flexure in Afar, East Africa: Implications for passive margin formation. Tectonophysics, 796: 228595.

Capitanio, F.A., Nebel, O. and Cawood, P.A., 2020. Thermochemical lithosphere differentiation and the origin of cratonic mantle. Nature, 588(7836): 89-94.

Wang, Y. and Li, M., 2021. The interaction between mantle plumes and lithosphere and its surface expressions: 3-D numerical modelling. Geophys. J. Int., 225(2): 906-925.

Liu, X. and Zhao, D., 2021. Seismic evidence for a plume-modified oceanic lithosphere–asthenosphere system beneath Cape Verde. Geophys. J. Int., 225(2): 872-886.

Buff, L., Jackson, M.G., Konrad, K., Konter, J.G., Bizimis, M., Price, A., Rose-Koga, E.F., Blusztajn, J., Koppers, A.A.P. and Herrera, S., 2021. “Missing links” for the long-lived Macdonald and Arago hotspots, South Pacific Ocean. Geology, 49(5): 541-544.

Niu, Y., 2021. Lithosphere thickness controls the extent of mantle melting, depth of melt extraction and basalt compositions in all tectonic settings on Earth – A review and new perspectives. Earth-Science Reviews, 217: 103614.

Turner, S., Turner, M., Bourdon, B., Cooper, K. and Porcelli, D., 2021. Extremely young melt infiltration of the sub-continental lithospheric mantle. Phys. Earth Planet. Int., 313: 106325.

Naif, S., Selway, K., Murphy, B.S., Egbert, G. and Pommier, A., 2021. Electrical conductivity of the lithosphere-asthenosphere system. Phys. Earth Planet. Int., 313: 106661.

Gard, M. and Hasterok, D., 2021. A global Curie depth model utilising the equivalent source magnetic dipole method. Phys. Earth Planet. Int., 313: 106672.

Barreca, G., Branca, S., Corsaro, R.A., Scarfì, L., Cannavò, F., Aloisi, M., Monaco, C. and Faccenna, C., 2020. Slab Detachment, Mantle Flow, and Crustal Collision in Eastern Sicily (Southern Italy): Implications on Mount Etna Volcanism. Tectonics, 39(9): e2020TC006188.

McClellan, P. H., and G. R. Smith. 2020. Late Miocene fishes of the Cache Valley Member, Salt Lake Formation, Utah and Idaho. Miscellaneous Publications of the Museum of Zoology, No. 208:1-54.

Luo, Y. and Korenaga, J., 2020. Efficiency of eclogite removal from continental lithosphere and its implications for cratonic diamonds. Geology, 49(4): 438-441.

Ashwal, L.D., Ziegler, A., Glynn, S., Truebody, T. and Bolhar, R., 2021. Sr-enriched glassy picrites from the Karoo Large Igneous Province are evolved, not primitive magmatic rocks. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, n/a(n/a): e2020GC009561.

Dan, W., Wang, Q., White, W.M., Li, X.-H., Zhang, X.-Z., Tang, G.-J., Ou, Q., Hao, L.-L. and Qi, Y., 2020. Passive-margin magmatism caused by enhanced slab-pull forces in central Tibet. Geology, 49(2): 130-134.

Day, J.M.D. and Hilton, D.R., 2020. Heterogeneous mantle-derived helium isotopes in the Canary Islands and other ocean islands. Geology, 49(2): 120-124.

Wang, J., Zhou, H., Salters, V.J.M., Dick, H.J.B., Standish, J.J. and Wang, C., 2020. Trace Element and Isotopic Evidence for Recycled Lithosphere from Basalts from 48 to 53°E, Southwest Indian Ridge. J. Pet., 61(10).

Ma, Q. and Xu, Y.-G., 2021. Magmatic perspective on subduction of Paleo-Pacific plate and initiation of big mantle wedge in East Asia. Earth-Science Reviews, 213: 103473.

Hammouda, T., Manthilake, G., Goncalves, P., Chantel, J., Guignard, J., Crichton, W. and Gaillard, F., 2021. Is There a Global Carbonate Layer in the Oceanic Mantle? Geophys. Res. Lett., 48(2): e2020GL089752.

Anderson, M., Wanless, V.D., Perfit, M., Conrad, E., Gregg, P., Fornari, D. and Ridley, W.I., 2021. Extreme Heterogeneity in Mid-Ocean Ridge Mantle Revealed in Lavas From the 8°20′N Near-Axis Seamount Chain. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 22(1): e2020GC009322.

Stern, R.J., 2020. The Mesoproterozoic Single-Lid Tectonic Episode: Prelude to Modern Plate Tectonics. GSA Today, 30: 4-10.

Agius, M.R., Rychert, C.A., Harmon, N., Tharimena, S. and Kendall, J.M., 2021. A thin mantle transition zone beneath the equatorial Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Nature, 589(7843): 562-566.

Vinnik, L., Deng, Y., Kosarev, G., Oreshin, S. and Makeyeva, L., 2018. Permian plume beneath Tarim from receiver functions. Solid Earth, 9(5): 1179-1185.

Vinnik, L.P., Oreshin, S.I. and Makeyeva, L.I., 2017. Siberian traps: Hypotheses and seismology data. Izvestiya, Physics of the Solid Earth, 53(3): 332-340.

He, C. and Santosh, M., 2020. Formation of the North–South Seismic Zone and Emeishan Large Igneous Province in Central China: Insights from P-Wave Teleseismic Tomography. Bull. seismol. Soc. Am., 110(6): 3064-3076.

Estep, J., Reece, R., Kardell, D.A., Perez, N.D., Christeson, G.L. and Carlson, R.L., 2020. Intraplate deformation of oceanic crust near the Rio Grande Rise in the South Atlantic. Tectonophysics, 790: 228543.

McKenzie, D., 2020. Speculations on the Generation and Movement of Komatiites. J. Pet., 61(7).

Guest, I., Ito, G., Garcia, M.O. and Hellebrand, E., 2020. Extensive Magmatic Heating of the Lithosphere Beneath the Hawaiian Islands Inferred From Salt Lake Crater Mantle Xenoliths. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 21(12): e2020GC009359.

Wei, S.S., Shearer, P.M., Lithgow-Bertelloni, C., Stixrude, L. and Tian, D., 2020. Oceanic plateau of the Hawaiian mantle plume head subducted to the uppermost lower mantle. Science, 370(6519): 983.

Zwaan, F. and Schreurs, G., 2020. Rift segment interaction in orthogonal and rotational extension experiments: Implications for the large-scale development of rift systems. J. Str. Geol., 140: 104119.

Ponthus, L., de Saint Blanquat, M., Guillaume, D., Le Romancer, M., Pearson, N., O’Reilly, S. and Grégoire, M., 2020. Plutonic processes in transitional oceanic plateau crust: Structure, age and emplacement of the South Rallier du Baty laccolith, Kerguelen Islands. Terra Nova, 32(6): 408-414.

Davaille, A. and Romanowicz, B., 2020. Deflating the LLSVPs: Bundles of Mantle Thermochemical Plumes Rather Than Thick Stagnant “Piles”. Tectonics, 39(10): e2020TC006265.

White-Gaynor, A.L., Nyblade, A.A., Durrheim, R., Raveloson, R., van der Meijde, M., Fadel, I., Paulssen, H., Kwadiba, M., Ntibinyane, O., Titus, N. and Sitali, M., 2020. Lithospheric Boundaries and Upper Mantle Structure Beneath Southern Africa Imaged by P and S Wave Velocity Models. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 21(10): e2020GC008925.

Debayle, E., T. Bodin, S. Durand, and Y. Ricard (2020), Seismic evidence for partial melt below tectonic plates, Nature, 586, 555-559.

Yamamoto, J., N. Hirano, and M. D. Kurz (2020), Noble gas isotopic compositions of seamount lavas from the central Chile trench: Implications for petit-spot volcanism and the lithosphere asthenosphere boundary, Earth planet. Sci. Lett., 552, 116611.

Gallahue, M. M., S. Stein, C. A. Stein, D. Jurdy, M. Barklage, and T. O. Rooney (2020), A compilation of igneous rock volumes at volcanic passive continental margins from interpreted seismic profiles, Marine and Petroleum Geology, 122, 104635.