Search Results - "DUCEA, M. N."

Geodynamics of Late Carboniferous-Early Permian forearc in north Chile (28°30'-29°30'S) by Creixell, Christian, Oliveros, V, Vásquez, P, Navarro, J, Vallejos, D, Valin, X, Godoy, E, Ducea, M. N

“…A large section of the Late Palaeozoic forearc is exposed along the coastal ranges of north-central Chile (28°-29°30'S). This is characterized by three…”
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Quaternary Volcanism in Myanmar: A Record of Indian Slab Tearing in a Transition Zone From Oceanic to Continental Subduction by L. Y. Zhang, W. M. Fan, L. Ding, M. N. Ducea, A. Pullen, J. X. Li, Y. L. Sun, Y. H. Yue, F. L. Cai, C. Wang, T. P. Peng, Kyaing Sein

“…Abstract Magmatic processes that occur during the transition from oceanic to continental subduction and collision in orogens are critical and still poorly…”
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Chemical Mohometry: Assessing Crustal Thickness of Ancient Orogens Using Geochemical and Isotopic Data by Luffi, P., Ducea, M. N.

“…Convergent plate boundaries are key sites for continental crustal formation and recycling. Quantifying the evolution of crustal thickness and paleoelevation…”
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Late Cambrian-Ordovician northeastern Gondwanan terranes in the basement of the Apuseni Mountains, Romania by Balintoni, Ioan, Balica, C, Ducea, M. N, Zaharia, L, Chen Fukun, Chen Fukun, Cliveti, M, Hann, H. P, Li Liqiu, Li Liqiu, Ghergari, L

“…The pre-Alpine basement of the Apuseni Mountains (Romanian Carpathians) comprises three terranes: Somes, Baia de Aries and Biharia. Metaigneous rocks within…”
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Discrete ultrahigh-pressure domains in the Western Gneiss Region, Norway: implications for formation and exhumation by ROOT, D. B., HACKER, B. R., GANS, P. B., DUCEA, M. N., EIDE, E. A., MOSENFELDER, J. L.

“…New eclogite localities and new 40Ar/39Ar ages within the Western Gneiss Region of Norway define three discrete ultrahigh‐pressure (UHP) domains that are…”
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Geological, Petrological and Geochemical Evidence for Progressive Construction of an Arc Crustal Section, Sierra de Valle Fertil, Famatinian Arc, Argentina by Otamendi, J. E., Ducea, M. N., Bergantz, G. W.

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The tectonic evolution of a critical segment of the Dinarides-Alps connection: Kinematic and geochronological inferences from the Medvednica Mountains, NE Croatia by van Gelder, I. E., Matenco, L., Willingshofer, E., Tomljenović, B., Andriessen, P. A. M., Ducea, M. N., Beniest, A., Gruić, A.

“…The transition zone between the Alps and Dinarides is a key area to investigate kinematic interactions of neighboring orogens with different subduction…”
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Lower Cretaceous Provenance and Sedimentary Deposition in the Eastern Carpathians: Inferences for the Evolution of the Subducted Oceanic Domain and its European Passive Continental Margin by Roban, R. D., Ducea, M. N., Mațenco, L., Panaiotu, G. C., Profeta, L., Krézsek, C., Melinte‐Dobrinescu, M. C., Anastasiu, N., Dimofte, D., Apotrosoaei, V., Francovschi, I.

“…Reconstructing orogenic systems made up dominantly by sediments accreted in trenches is challenging because of the incomplete lithological record of the…”
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Neotethyan Subduction Ignited the Iran Arc and Backarc Differently by Shafaii Moghadam, H., Li, Q. L., Li, X. H., Stern, R. J., Levresse, G., Santos, J. F., Lopez Martinez, M., Ducea, M. N., Ghorbani, G., Hassannezhad, A.

“…Most arcs show systematic temporal and spatial variations in magmatism with clear shifts in igneous rock compositions between those of the magmatic front (MF)…”
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Using isotopic and chronologic data to fingerprint strata: Challenges and benefits of variable sources to tectonic interpretations, the Paro Formation, Bhutan Himalaya by Tobgay, T., Long, S., McQuarrie, N., Ducea, M. N., Gehrels, G.

“…We combine detrital zircons (DZ) and epsilon neodymium (ɛNd) signatures with field mapping in the Paro Formation in western Bhutan. DZ age spectra are strongly…”
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Major Miocene exhumation by fault-propagation folding within a metamorphosed, early Paleozoic thrust belt: Northwestern Argentina by Pearson, D. M., Kapp, P., Reiners, P. W., Gehrels, G. E., Ducea, M. N., Pullen, A., Otamendi, J. E., Alonso, R. N.

“…The central Andean retroarc thrust belt is characterized by a southward transition at ∼22°S in structural style (thin‐skinned in Bolivia, thick‐skinned in…”
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Constraints on the bulk composition and root foundering rates of continental arcs: A California arc perspective by Ducea, Mihai N.

“…Garnet pyroxenites are the most common deep lithospheric xenolith assemblages found in Miocene volcanic rocks that erupted through the central part of the…”
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Arc composition at mid-crustal depths: Insights from the Coast Ridge Belt, Santa Lucia Mountains, California by Ducea, Mihai N., Kidder, Steven, Zandt, George

“…The Coast Ridge Belt (CRB, Santa Lucia Mts., central California) comprises mid‐crustal rocks (750–800°C and 0.8 GPa) of the California magmatic arc. We…”
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Enhanced Mantle Conductivity from Sulfide Minerals, Southern Sierra Nevada, California by Ducea, Mihai N., Park, Stephen K.

“…Petrographic studies of peridotitic xenoliths entrained in late Quaternary basalts from beneath the southern Sierra Nevada have revealed the presence of…”
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Spatial and temporal radiogenic isotopic trends of magmatism in Cordilleran orogens by Chapman, J.B., Ducea, M.N., Kapp, P., Gehrels, G.E., DeCelles, P.G.

“…An intrinsic feature of Cordillera-style orogenic systems is a spatial trend in the radiogenic isotopic composition of subduction-related magmatism. Magmatism…”
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New Timing and Depth Constraints for the Catalina Metamorphic Core Complex, Southeast Arizona by Ducea, Mihai N., Triantafyllou, Antoine, Krcmaric, Jordan

“…The Santa Catalina‐Tortolita‐Rincon Mountains of Southeast Arizona are a classic metamorphic core complex (MCC) and represent footwall exposures of crustal…”
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Use of non-traditional heavy stable isotopes in archaeological research by Stephens, J.A., Ducea, M.N., Killick, D.J., Ruiz, J.

“…Recent analytical developments in the field of mass spectrometry have made possible accurate measurements of “non-traditional” isotopic ratios of elements such…”
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Jurassic segmentation of the early Andean magmatic Province in southern central Chile (35–39°S): Petrological constrains and tectonic drivers by Rossel, P., Echaurren, A., Ducea, M.N., Maldonado, P., Llanos, K.

“…Jurassic volcanismin Southern-Central Chile (35°–39°S) is represented mainly by two units. The first characterized by the volcanic and subvolcanic mostly…”
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A zircon petrochronologic view on granitoids and continental evolution by Balica, C., Ducea, M.N., Gehrels, G.E., Kirk, J., Roban, R.D., Luffi, P., Chapman, J.B., Triantafyllou, A., Guo, J., Stoica, A.M., Ruiz, J., Balintoni, I., Profeta, L., Hoffman, D., Petrescu, L.

“…•A global survey of age – chemistry of zircons shows similar features of granitic magmatism over time.•Changes in temperature and chemistry do exist over time…”
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Can in situ measurements of mantle electrical conductivity be used to infer properties of partial melts? by Park, Stephen K., Ducea, Mihai N.

“…Constraints on bulk conductivity from magnetotelluric measurements and petrological analyses of late Quaternary peridotite xenoliths from the southern Sierra…”
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