Characterization and tectonic implications of Mesozoic-Cenozoic oceanic assemblages of Costa Rica and Western Panama by P. DENYER, P. O. BAUMGARTNER, E. GAZEL

“…The Nicoya Complex corresponds to a pre-Campanian oceanic plateau association, cropping out in the Nicoya Peninsula and the outer Herradura Block.The 89 Ma high MgO Tortugal Komatiitic Suite corresponds to 14-km long, 1.5-km wide body, with no clearrelation with to the NicoyaComplex. …”
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Formation and preservation of colluvial sedimentary breccias during early extension: processes and facies organization by Kernif, Tarik, Nalpas, Thierry, Gautier, Pierre, Bourquin, Sylvie, Poujol, Marc, Fournier, François

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Dating the Deli Pb–Zn deposit, Xidamingshan mining district, South China: Implications for regional exploration by HU Lijuan, WU Xiangke, LE Xingwen, YU Shuqing, ZHANG Linyan, ZHU Yiguang, CEN Wenpan

“…We obtained the isochron age of 207.1 ± 0.6 Ma (MSWD = 1.5) with initial Sr isotopic composition of 0.728379 to 0.739226. …”
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Differential Characteristics and the Main Controlling Factors of Shale Oil Sweet Spot Reservoirs in Lucaogou Formation, Jimsar Sag, Junggar Basin by Jingmin Wang, Denglin Han, Yuan Deng, Wei Lin, Ao Su, Chenchen Wang, Jizhen Zhang, Juan Zhang

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An integrated petrophysical analysis based on NMR, organic geochemistry and mineralogy. The Vaca Muerta source rock-unconventional play at different thermal maturities by Masiero Diana, Comerio Marcos, Domené Esteban, Vila Gabriela, Epele Bernarda, Cipollone Mariano, Silka Mariela, Camacho Carlos, Vera López Lourdes, Chiappero Silvina

“…The Vaca Muerta Formation (Upper Jurassic–Lower Cretaceous) of the Neuquén Basin, Argentina is a world-class source rock and renowned as an unconventional reservoir for both oil and gas. …”
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A revision of <i>Ophidiaster davidsoni</i> de Loriol and Pellat 1874 from the Tithonian of Boulogne (France) and its transfer from the Valvatacea to the new forcipulatacean genus <... by M. Fau, L. Villier, T. A. M. Ewin, A. S. Gale, A. S. Gale

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The Neck Posture of <i>Brachiosaurus brancai</i> by A. Christian, W.-D. Heinrich

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Sources of Salinization of Groundwater in the Lower Yarmouk Gorge, East of the River Jordan by Peter Möller, Marco De Lucia, Eliahu Rosenthal, Nimrod Inbar, Elias Salameh, Fabien Magri, Christian Siebert

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Mineralogical Criteria for the Prediction of Gold Mineralization in the Structures of the Siberian Craton by Zinaida Nikiforova

“…Zones of metasomatites with gold mineralization contain Au from 0.5 to 3.0 g/t, and in isolated cases up to 24–32 g/t. …”
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Mineralization of MVT Pb-Zn Deposits in the Process of Hydrocarbon Accumulation and Destruction in the Strong Structural Deformation Area of Eastern Sichuan, South China by Zhiliang He, Jian Gao, Shuangjian Li, Sheng He

“…Rb-Sr isochron of paragenetic sphalerites and pyrites and Sm-Nd isochron of paragenetic fluorites and calcite from the studied MVT Pb-Zn deposits define isochron ages of 144.5 Ma~138.5 Ma, and 147.6 Ma, respectively, indicating that the Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous Yanshanian orogeny was an important metallogenic event in the margin of the eastern Sichuan basin. …”
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Alginite-Rich Layers in the Bazhenov Deposits of Western Siberia by Timur Bulatov, Elena Kozlova, Evgeniya Leushina, Ivan Panchenko, Natalia Pronina, Andrey Voropaev, Nikita Morozov, Mikhail Spasennykh

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Low-Crystallinity Index Chalcedony from Longhua, China: Characteristics and Formation by Qiuli Yan, Guanghai Shi

“…A low-crystallinity index chalcedony was found in the rhyolitic ignimbrite of the Late Jurassic Zhangjiakou Formation, located in Longhua County, Hebei Province, China. …”
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A Mitochondrial Genome Phylogeny of Cleridae (Coleoptera, Cleroidea) by Lilan Yuan, Haoyu Liu, Xueying Ge, Ganyan Yang, Guanglin Xie, Yuxia Yang

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Phanerozoic Burial and Erosion History of the Southern Canadian Shield from Apatite (U-Th)/He Thermochronology by Colin P. Sturrock, Rebecca M. Flowers, Barry P. Kohn, James R. Metcalf

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The diagenesis and evolution of conglomeratic reservoirs in the Wutonggou Formation in the Yingyeer area by Shengyun Wei, Jianguo Wang, Xuezhong Guo, Yanguang Liu, Kai Bian, Lina Cai, Jia Xing, Jian Hu, Zhinan Wang

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The propagation and linkage of normal faults: Insights from the Strathspey-Brent-Statfjord fault array, northern North Sea by McLeod, Aileen E., Dawers, Nancye H., Underhill, John R.

“…Subsequently, only the segments of the proto- Strathspey-Brent-Statfjord fault and a conjugate array of antithetic faults located 3.5 km basinward continued to grow to de fine a graben-like basin geometry. …”
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Neoproterozoic and Early Paleozoic magmatism in the eastern Lhasa terrane: Implications for Andean-type orogeny along the northern margin of Rodinia and Gondwana by Chen, Y, Zhang, Z, Chen, X, Palin, RMM, Tian, Z, Shao, Z, Qin, S, Yuan, Y

“…Cambrian amphibolites have &#x3B5;Hf(t) values of &#x2013;3.0 to +6.0, differing from those of coeval granitic gneisses (+0.3 to +3.2). …”

STRUCTURAL AND THERMAL EVOLUTION OF THE KARAKORAM CRUST by Searle, M, Tirrul, R

“…Simultaneous solution of the garnet-biotite geothermometer with the garnet-muscovite-biotite-plagioclase and garnet-AI 2SiO 5-quartz-plagioclase geobarometers indicates peak M2 P-T conditions of 696 f 20 °C at 8.6 ± 0.7 kbar (860 MPa). …”

Correlation between the mantle and heterochronous crustal materials in the composition of Transbaikalia A-type granitoides: petrological and geodynamical implications by A. A. Tsygankov, V. B. Khubanov, G. N. Burmakina, A. L. Elbaev, V. V. Burdukovsky

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Pattern of Karst Landscape of the Cracow Upland (South Poland) by Stefan Witold Alexandrowicz, Zofia Alexandrowicz

“…V pleistocenu je periglacialna klima pospešila kongelifrakcijo in sprostitev monadnokov. …”
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