Rocks are composed primarily of minerals and can be an amalgam of different minerals or can be composed of one mineral. Over 3500 minerals have been identified; most of these can be found in the Earth's crust. Some of the Earth's minerals are exceedingly popular - fewer than 20 minerals ...
We applied conventional thermobarometry and forward thermodynamic modelling to constrain the P–T evolution ranging from the peak metamorphic conditions of the investigated harzburgite and lherzolite, through entrapment of the melts in the outer parts of garnets, to the (re)-equilibration of the MSI...
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As we step into the ancient Earth, we lose the ability to measure fluids directly, yet the fluid envelope remained a key component of the Fe biogeochemical cycle in Earth’s past, especially in an anoxic Earth when large quantities of Feaq2+ existed in the oceans....
Earth’s crust contains a substantial proportion of global biomass, hosting microbial life up to several kilometers depth. Yet, knowledge of the evolution and extent of life in this environment remains elusive and patchy. Here we present isotopic, molecular and morphological signatures for deep ancie...
In the Earth’s crust, Ti is widely distributed because it is one of the rock-forming elements. TiO2 is nontoxic, stable, and inexpensive [26]. In nature, TiO2 exists in four crystal structures, namely brookite, rutile, anatase, and bronze [27]. The sodiation/desodiation mechanism for...
The utilization of shallow geothermal energy (SGE) in EU countries is considered the most effective measure for decarbonizing heating and cooling. SGE systems utilize heat energy collected from the earth’s crust to provide secure, clean, and ubiquitous energy. This paper provides a literature ...
Situated in southern Italy are some of the world’s largest active volcanoes (Etna and Vesuvius), whose location is related to deep fractures in the earth’s crust. The Po downwarp is filled by a thick stratum (up to 8, 000 m) of marine and continental sand and clay deposits of the ...
Anisotropic poroelasticity and the response of faulted rock to changes in pore-fluid pressure. In D. Healy, R. W. H. Butler, Z. K. Shipton, R. H. Sibson (Eds.), Faulting, Fracturing and Igneous Intrusion in the Earth's Crust(vol. 367, 201-214). Geological Society of London, ...
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