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January (no. 1)
Growth of mineral zones by diffusion-controlled reactions: theory and application to mesosiderites
Alex Ruzicka

Mineral zoning and exhumation history in the Münchberg eclogites (Bohemia)
Stéphanie Duchêne, Francis Albarède, and Jean-Marc Lardeaux

Evidence for widespread ~ 1760 Ma metamorphism and rapid crustal stabilitzation of the Early Proterozoic (1870-1820 Ma) Penokean orogen, Minnesota
Daniel K. Holm, Kimberly S. Darrah, and Daniel R. Lux


February (no. 2)
The Hyco shear zone in North Carolina and southern Virginia: Implications for the Piedmont zone-Carolina zone boundary in the southern Appalachians
James P. Hibbard, Glenn S. Shell, Phillip J. Bradley, Scott D. Samson, and Greg L. Wortman

Precise timing constraints on the kinematic development of the Hyco shear zone: Implications for the central Piedmont shear zone, southern Appalachian orogen
Greg L. Wortman, Scott D. Samson, and James P. Hibbard

A geological history of the north-central Appalachians, Part 3. The Alleghany orogeny
Rodger T. Faill


March (no. 3)
Fluid flow and metasomatism in the genesis of the amphibolite-facies, pelite-hosted Kanmantoo copper deposit, South Australia
N. H. S. Oliver, G. M. Dipple, I. Cartwright, and J. Schiller

Sources of iron for pyrite formation in marine sediments
Robert Raiswell and Donald E. Canfield

Coupling the Geochemical Cycles of C, P, Fe, and S: The effect on atmospheric O2 and the records of carbon and sulfur
Steven T. Petsch and Robert A. Berner

Review: Hugh Miller and the Controversies of Victorian Science; by Michael Shortland
Charles Gillispie


April (no. 4)
River sediment discharge to the oceans: present-day controls and global budgets
Wolfgang Ludwig and Jean-Luc Probst

Modelling localization of deformation and fluid flow in a compressional orogen: Implications for the Southern Alps of New Zealand
Phaedra Upton

Preservation of δ18O and δ13C in belemnite rostra from the Jurassic/Early Cretaceous successions
Olaf G. Podlaha, Jörg Mutterlose, and Ján Veizer


May (no. 5)
A model of surface site types on oxide and silicate minerals based on crystal chemistry: Implications for site types and densities, multi-site adsorption, surface infrared spectroscopy, and dissolution kinetics
Carla M. Koretsky, Dimitri A. Sverjensky, and Nita Sahai

Review: Taking Wing: Archaeopteryx and the Evolution of Bird Flight; by Pat Shipman
Lana S. McNeil


June (no. 6)
Modeling metamorphic fluid flow with reaction-compaction-permeability feedbacks
Victor N. Balashov and Bruce W. D. Yardley

Natural fluid-deposited graphite: mineralogical characteristics and mechanisms of formation
F. J. Luque, J. D. Pasteris, B. Wopenka, M. Rodas, and J. F. Barrenechea

Deducing growth mechanisms for minerals from the shapes of crystal size distributions
D. D. Eberl, V. A. Drits, and J Srodon

Erratum: Preservation of δ18O and δ13C in belemnite rostra from the Jurassic/Early Cretaceous successions
Olaf G. Podlaha, Jörg Mutterlose, and Ján Veizer


September (no. 7)
Pyrite framboid diameter as a measure of oxygen deficiency in ancient mudrocks
P. B. Wignall and R. Newton

U-Pb constraints on Oligocene-Miocene deformation and anatexis within the Central Himalaya, Marsyandi Valley, Nepal
Margaret E. Coleman

Mineral oxygen isotope ratios for the Boehls Butte-Goat Mountain metamorphic complex, Idaho: Evidence for fast cooling
Peter B. Larson and Zachary D. Sharp

Improved estimators of uncertainty in proportions, point-counting, and pass-fail test results
Richard J. Howarth

Comment: James B. Dana and Fay Edgerton-Students and/or disciples of Amos Eaton
Gerald M. Friedman

Essay Review: Geology of Western Gondwana (2000-50 Ma). Pan-African-Brasiliana aggregation of South America and Africa; by R. Trompette, translated by A. V. Carozzi
Pascal Affaton

Review: Pétrologie des Latérites et des Sols Tropicaux; by Yves Tardy
Enrique Merino

Review: Geology and Tectonics of Pakistan; by A.H. Kazmin and M. Qasim Jan
John Rodgers


October (no. 8)
Paleosols and the evolution of atmospheric oxygen: a critical review
Rob Rye and Heinrich D. Holland

Isotope systematics of granites and gneisses of the Nanga Parbat Massif, Pakistan Himalaya
Carey A. Gazis, Joel D. Blum, C. Page Chamberlain, and Michael Poage

Review: Arthropod Fossils and Phylogeny; edited by G. D. Edgecombe
Bruce S. Lieberman

Erratum: Modelling localization of deformation and fluid flow in a compressional orogen: Implications for the Southern Alps of New Zealand
Phaedra Upton


November (no. 9)
Formation of saline brines and salt in the lower crust by hydration reactions in partially retrogressed granulites from the Lofoten Islands, Norway
Gregor Markl, John Ferry, and Kurt Bucher

Modeling compaction of olivine cumulates in the Muskox intrusion
Thomas M. Tharp, Robert R. Loucks, and Richard O. Sack

Interpretation of ages of arc magmatism, metamorphism, and collisional tectonics in the Taconian orogen of western New England
Nicholas M. Ratcliffe, Willis E. Hames, and Rolfe S. Stanley


December (no. 10)
Numerical analysis of seawater circulation in carbonate platforms: I. Geothermal convection
Ward Sanford, Fiona Whitaker, Peter Smart, and Gareth Jones

Cover stratigraphy and structure of the southernmost external basement massifs in the Appalachian Blue Ridge: Evidence for two-state Late Proterozoic rifting
Li Li and James F. Tull


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