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Genetic linkage between the Yellow River, the Mu Us desert and the Chinese Loess Plateau (2013)
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Stevens, T., Carter, A., Watson, T. P., Vermeesch, P., Andò, S., Bird, A. F., Lu, H., Garzanti, E., Cottam, M. A., & Sevastjanova, I. (2013). Genetic linkage between the Yellow River, the Mu Us desert and the Chinese Loess Plateau. Quaternary science reviews, 78, 355-368. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2012.11.032

Arid and semi arid northern China holds some of the world's most significant sand sea and loess deposits. In particular, arguably the most important late Cenozoic wind-blown dust archives on land are exposed on the Chinese Loess Plateau. The origin o... Read More about Genetic linkage between the Yellow River, the Mu Us desert and the Chinese Loess Plateau.

New insights into the geological evolution of Eastern Indonesia from recent research projects by the SE Asia Research Group (2012)
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Watkinson, I. M., Hall, R., Cottam, M. A., Sevastjanova, I., Suggate, S., Gunawan, I., Pownall, J. M., Hennig, J., Ferdian, F., Gold, D., Zimmermann, S., Rudyawan, A., & Advocaat, E. (2012). New insights into the geological evolution of Eastern Indonesia from recent research projects by the SE Asia Research Group. Berita Sedimentologi, March 2012(23), 21-27

Erratum: Limited latitudinal mantle plume motion for the Louisville hotspot (Nature Geoscience (2012) 5 (911-917)) (2012)
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Koppers, A. A., Yamazaki, T., Geldmacher, J., Gee, J. S., Pressling, N., Hoshi, H., Anderson, L., Beier, C., Buchs, D. M., Chen, L. H., Cohen, B. E., Deschamps, F., Dorais, M. J., Ebuna, D., Ehmann, S., Fitton, J. G., Fulton, P. M., Ganbat, E., Hamelin, C., Hanyu, T., …Williams, R. (2013). Erratum: Limited latitudinal mantle plume motion for the Louisville hotspot (Nature Geoscience (2012) 5 (911-917)). Nature Geoscience, 6(1), 76. https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo1677

Limited latitudinal mantle plume motion for the Louisville hotspot (2012)
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Koppers, A. A., Yamazaki, T., Geldmacher, J., Gee, J. S., Pressling, N., Hoshi, H., Anderson, L., Beier, C., Buchs, D. M., Chen, L. H., Cohen, B. E., Deschamps, F., Dorais, M. J., Ebuna, D., Ehmann, S., Fitton, J. G., Fulton, P. M., Ganbat, E., Hamelin, C., Hanyu, T., …Williams, R. (2012). Limited latitudinal mantle plume motion for the Louisville hotspot. Nature Geoscience, 5(12), 911-917. https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo1638

Hotspots that form above upwelling plumes of hot material from the deep mantle typically leave narrow trails of volcanic seamounts as a tectonic plate moves over their location. These seamount trails are excellent recorders of Earth's deep processes... Read More about Limited latitudinal mantle plume motion for the Louisville hotspot.

Shallow laccolithic emplacement of the Land’s End and Tregonning granites, Cornwall, UK: evidence from aureole field relations and PT modeling of cordierite-anthophyllite hornfels (2012)
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Pownall, J. M., Waters, D. J., Searle, M. P., Shail, R. K., & Robb, L. J. (2012). Shallow laccolithic emplacement of the Land’s End and Tregonning granites, Cornwall, UK: evidence from aureole field relations and PT modeling of cordierite-anthophyllite hornfels. Geosphere, 8(6), 1467-1504. https://doi.org/10.1130/GES00802.1

The Land’s End and Tregonning-Godolphin granites of the >250 km-long Permian Cornubian Batholith are heterogeneous medium- to coarse-grained peraluminous biotite-, tourmaline-, and lithium-mica granites traditionally thought to be emplaced as massive... Read More about Shallow laccolithic emplacement of the Land’s End and Tregonning granites, Cornwall, UK: evidence from aureole field relations and PT modeling of cordierite-anthophyllite hornfels.

Variety and origin of magmas on Shatsky Rise, northwest Pacific Ocean (2012)
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Sano, T., Shimizu, K., Ishikawa, A., Senda, R., Chang, Q., Kimura, J. I., Widdowson, M., & Sager, W. W. (2012). Variety and origin of magmas on Shatsky Rise, northwest Pacific Ocean. Geochemistry, geophysics, geosystems G³, 13(8), Article Q08010. https://doi.org/10.1029/2012GC004235

Shatsky Rise consists of thick (∼30km maximum) basaltic crust with various geochemical compositions. Geochemistry data indicate that four magma types exist on the plateau; namely normal, low-Ti, high-Nb, and U1349 types. The normal type is the most a... Read More about Variety and origin of magmas on Shatsky Rise, northwest Pacific Ocean.

Near-vent processes of the 273 ka Poris eruption (Tenerife) (2012)
Thesis
Smith, N. (2012). Near-vent processes of the 273 ka Poris eruption (Tenerife). (Thesis). https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/2598095

Near-vent processes during caldera-forming explosive eruptions are poorly known, as are relations between proximal and counterpart distal ignimbrites. Consequently, understanding of the full course of these eruptions and how to analyse their deposits... Read More about Near-vent processes of the 273 ka Poris eruption (Tenerife).

Response to Baksi, A., 2012, 'New 40Ar/ 39Ar dating of the Grande Ronde lavas, Columbia River Basalts, USA: Implications for duration of flood basalt eruption episodes' by Barry et al., 2010-Discussion' (2012)
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Barry, T. L., Self, S., Kelley, S. P., Reidel, S., Hooper, P., & Widdowson, M. (2012). Response to Baksi, A., 2012, 'New 40Ar/ 39Ar dating of the Grande Ronde lavas, Columbia River Basalts, USA: Implications for duration of flood basalt eruption episodes' by Barry et al., 2010-Discussion'. Lithos, 146-147, 300-303. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lithos.2012.04.011

Baksi (2012) claims that a number of radiometric ages presented in Barry et al. (2010) are statistically invalid and that many of the samples were altered, thus not able to date the eruptions, and that there is no compelling evidence for a limited du... Read More about Response to Baksi, A., 2012, 'New 40Ar/ 39Ar dating of the Grande Ronde lavas, Columbia River Basalts, USA: Implications for duration of flood basalt eruption episodes' by Barry et al., 2010-Discussion'.

Shear-derived mixing in dense granular flows (2011)
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Rowley, P. J., Kokelaar, P., Menzies, M., & Waltham, D. (2011). Shear-derived mixing in dense granular flows. Journal of Sedimentary Research, 81(12), 874-884. https://doi.org/10.2110/jsr.2011.72

In flume experiments, granular avalanches run onto loose substrates develop 3-D architectures that record shear-derived mixing between the flow and the substrate. Spherical silica beads 0.250 mm diameter are run onto stratified substrates of various... Read More about Shear-derived mixing in dense granular flows.

Mica-controlled anisotropy within mid-to-upper crustal mylonites: an EBSD study of mica fabrics in the Alpine Fault Zone, New Zealand (2011)
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Dempsey, E. D., Prior, D. J., Mariani, E., Toy, V. G., & Tatham, D. J. (2011). Mica-controlled anisotropy within mid-to-upper crustal mylonites: an EBSD study of mica fabrics in the Alpine Fault Zone, New Zealand. Geological Society Special Publications, 360(1), 33-47. https://doi.org/10.1144/SP360.3

The lattice preferred orientation (LPO) of both muscovite and biotite were measured by electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) and these data, together with the LPOs of the other main constituent minerals, were used to produce models of the seismic v... Read More about Mica-controlled anisotropy within mid-to-upper crustal mylonites: an EBSD study of mica fabrics in the Alpine Fault Zone, New Zealand.

Climate model predictions for the latest Cretaceous: An evaluation using climatically sensitive sediments as proxy indicators (2011)
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Craggs, H. J., Valdes, P. J., & Widdowson, M. (2012). Climate model predictions for the latest Cretaceous: An evaluation using climatically sensitive sediments as proxy indicators. Palaeogeography, palaeoclimatology, palaeoecology, 315-316, 12-23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2011.11.004

To date, many general circulation model (GCM) experiments have failed to reproduce the warm, high latitude temperatures suggested for the Cretaceous by geological proxy climate indicators, especially for the Northern Hemisphere and within continental... Read More about Climate model predictions for the latest Cretaceous: An evaluation using climatically sensitive sediments as proxy indicators.

Qualitative and quantitative approaches in palaeohydrography: a case study from core-top parameters in the Gulf of Cadiz (2010)
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Rogerson, M., Schönfeld, J., & Leng, M. J. (2011). Qualitative and quantitative approaches in palaeohydrography: a case study from core-top parameters in the Gulf of Cadiz. Marine Geology, 280(1-4), 150-167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.margeo.2010.12.008

Palaeoceanography relies on the assumption that parameters measureable in sediment cores correlate reliably to hydrographic parameters. Areas of dynamic watermass mixing, which generally have steep hydrographic gradients, therefore provide both a tem... Read More about Qualitative and quantitative approaches in palaeohydrography: a case study from core-top parameters in the Gulf of Cadiz.

Devonian rise in atmospheric oxygen correlated to the radiations of terrestrial plants and large predatory fish (2010)
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Dahl, T. W., Hammarlund, E. U., Anbar, A. D., Bond, D. P. G., Gill, B. C., Gordon, G. W., Knoll, A. H., Nielsen, A. T., Schovsbo, N. H., & Canfield, D. E. (2010). Devonian rise in atmospheric oxygen correlated to the radiations of terrestrial plants and large predatory fish. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 107(42), 17911-17915. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1011287107

The evolution of Earth's biota is intimately linked to the oxygenation of the oceans and atmosphere. We use the isotopic composition and concentration of molybdenum (Mo) in sedimentary rocks to explore this relationship. Our results indicate two epis... Read More about Devonian rise in atmospheric oxygen correlated to the radiations of terrestrial plants and large predatory fish.

Tectonic setting and timing of the final Deccan flood basalt eruptions (2010)
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Hooper, P., Widdowson, M., & Kelley, S. (2010). Tectonic setting and timing of the final Deccan flood basalt eruptions. Geology, 38(9), 839-842. https://doi.org/10.1130/G31072.1

The role of extensional tectonics in the generation of basaltic melt and eruption of continental flood basalts is controversial, and yet it remains crucial to understanding the origin and cause of these large-volume eruptions. Establishing the timing... Read More about Tectonic setting and timing of the final Deccan flood basalt eruptions.

The Middle Permian (Capitanian) mass extinction on land and in the oceans (2010)
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Bond, D. P. G., Hilton, J., Wignall, P. B., Ali, J. R., Stevens, L. G., Sun, Y., & Lai, X. (2010). The Middle Permian (Capitanian) mass extinction on land and in the oceans. Earth-Science Reviews, 102(1-2), 100-116. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2010.07.004

A Middle Permian mass extinction, first discovered in 1994, has become known as the "end-Guadalupian event" in the literature. However, recent studies of foraminifera- and brachiopod-range truncations in conodont-dated sections on the South China Blo... Read More about The Middle Permian (Capitanian) mass extinction on land and in the oceans.

The mid-Capitanian (Middle Permian) mass extinction and carbon isotope record of South China (2010)
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Bond, D. P. G., Wignall, P. B., Wang, W., Izon, G., Jiang, H. S., Lai, X. L., Sun, Y. D., Newton, R. J., Shao, L. Y., Védrine, S., & Cope, H. (2010). The mid-Capitanian (Middle Permian) mass extinction and carbon isotope record of South China. Palaeogeography, palaeoclimatology, palaeoecology, 292(1-2), 282-294. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2010.03.056

Conodont, C isotope and fossil and facies data are presented for the Capitanian (Middle Permian) mass extinction record seen in platform carbonates (Maokou and Wuchiaping formations) of South China, where limestones interdigitate with the volcanic su... Read More about The mid-Capitanian (Middle Permian) mass extinction and carbon isotope record of South China.

New 40Ar/39Ar dating of the Grande Ronde lavas, Columbia River Basalts, USA: Implications for duration of flood basalt eruption episodes (2010)
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Barry, T. L., Self, S., Kelley, S. P., Reidel, S., Hooper, P., & Widdowson, M. (2010). New 40Ar/39Ar dating of the Grande Ronde lavas, Columbia River Basalts, USA: Implications for duration of flood basalt eruption episodes. Lithos, 118(3-4), 213-222. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lithos.2010.03.014

Grande Ronde Basalt (GRB) lavas represent the most voluminous eruptive pulse of the Columbia River-Snake River-Yellowstone hotspot volcanism. With an estimated eruptive volume of 150,000km3, GRB lavas form at least 66% of the total volume of the Colu... Read More about New 40Ar/39Ar dating of the Grande Ronde lavas, Columbia River Basalts, USA: Implications for duration of flood basalt eruption episodes.

An 80 million year oceanic redox history from Permian to Jurassic pelagic sediments of the Mino-Tamba terrane, SW Japan, and the origin of four mass extinctions (2010)
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Wignall, P. B., Bond, D. P., Kuwahara, K., Kakuwa, Y., Newton, R. J., & Poulton, S. W. (2010). An 80 million year oceanic redox history from Permian to Jurassic pelagic sediments of the Mino-Tamba terrane, SW Japan, and the origin of four mass extinctions. Global and planetary change, 71(1-2), 109-123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2010.01.022

Fabric and pyrite framboid size analysis of Permian to Jurassic samples from the Mino-Tamba terrane of Japan provide an 80myr redox history from the Panthalassa Ocean. Fully oxygenated conditions dominated but were punctuated by three phases of anoxi... Read More about An 80 million year oceanic redox history from Permian to Jurassic pelagic sediments of the Mino-Tamba terrane, SW Japan, and the origin of four mass extinctions.

Volcanism, mass extinction, and carbon isotope fluctuations in the Middle Permian of China (2009)
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Wignall, P. B., Sun, Y., Bond, D. P. G., Izon, G., Newton, R. J., Védrine, S., Widdowson, M., Ali, J. R., Lai, X., Jiang, H., Cope, H., & Bottrell, S. H. (2009). Volcanism, mass extinction, and carbon isotope fluctuations in the Middle Permian of China. Science, 324(5931), 1179-1182. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1171956

The 260-million-year-old Emeishan volcanic province of southwest China overlies and is interbedded with Middle Permian carbonates that contain a record of the Guadalupian mass extinction. Sections in the region thus provide an opportunity to directly... Read More about Volcanism, mass extinction, and carbon isotope fluctuations in the Middle Permian of China.

A humid corridor across the Sahara for the migration of early modern humans out of Africa 120,000 years ago (2008)
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Osborne, A. H., Vance, D., Rohling, E. J., Barton, N., Rogerson, M., & Fello, N. (2008). A humid corridor across the Sahara for the migration of early modern humans out of Africa 120,000 years ago. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 105(43), 16444-16447. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0804472105

It is widely accepted that modern humans originated in sub-Saharan Africa ≈150-200 thousand years ago (ka), but their route of dispersal across the currently hyperarid Sahara remains controversial. Given that the first modern humans north of the Saha... Read More about A humid corridor across the Sahara for the migration of early modern humans out of Africa 120,000 years ago.