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Clumped isotope composition of marbles from the Backbone Range of Taiwan
Author(s) -
Laskar Amzad H.,
Yui TzenFu,
Liang MaoChang
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
terra nova
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.353
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1365-3121
pISSN - 0954-4879
DOI - 10.1111/ter.12217
Subject(s) - geology , greenschist , metamorphism , geochemistry , recrystallization (geology) , tectonics , facies , stable isotope ratio , isotope , paleontology , structural basin , physics , quantum mechanics
The clumped isotope composition of carbonates provides a new way to retrieve temperatures for ancient geological systems without knowing the isotopic compositions of co‐existing fluid/minerals. The application of this new thermometer in the past decade, however, has been largely restricted to low‐temperature (<~250 °C) geological processes. In this study, we present clumped isotope analyses for marbles collected from the Backbone Range of Taiwan, which has been subjected to greenschist facies metamorphism during the ongoing arc–continent collision. We find that the ∆ 47 temperatures either indicate temperatures of the last dynamic open‐system recrystallization of marbles due to tectonic movement/stress or signify closed‐system closure temperatures during rock exhumation, demonstrating that clumped information from marbles has great potential for revealing process characteristics during mountain building.