Recent Advances in Carbonate Clumped Isotope Thermometry
A special issue of Minerals (ISSN 2075-163X). This special issue belongs to the section "Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2025 | Viewed by 308
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We invite you to contribute to a Special Issue of Minerals focused on recent breakthroughs in carbonate-clumped isotope thermometry, a key tool for reconstructing past environmental conditions and the thermal history of minerals and fluids. This method, which measures heavy isotope bond ordering in carbonates (Δ₄₇, Δ₄₈), provides precise formation temperatures of carbonate rocks, independent of the δ¹⁸O value of the water from which they formed. It has paleoclimatology, sedimentology, sedimentary basin analysis, and tectonics applications.
We are particularly interested in novel methodological improvements, enhanced calibration techniques, and innovative applications across various geological settings. Contributions addressing the new measurement of Δ₄₈ composition, which opens fresh avenues for more precise temperature reconstructions or equilibrium/disequilibrium/kinetic processes, are especially welcome. We also seek studies on the impacts of solid-state reordering on isotope distributions, providing insights into diagenetic alterations and the long-term mineral stability of this paleothermometer.
We encourage submissions that provide vital paleotemperature constraints and test geodynamic, structural, topographic, and basin evolution models. Research on paleoaltimetry, basin evolution, and structural diagenesis studies is also highly desirable. This Special Issue attempts to foster a deeper understanding of carbonate clumped isotope thermometry and promote its integration into broader geoscientific research by presenting these cutting-edge studies. Researchers and practitioners in geology, geochemistry, and climate science are invited to submit their valuable insights and practical knowledge to advance their work.
Dr. Xavier Mangenot
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- carbonate clumped isotope thermometry
- Δ₄₇ and Δ₄₈ measurements
- paleoclimatology
- sedimentology
- sedimentary basin analysis
- tectonics
- diagenesis
- paleoaltimetry
- structural diagenesis
- thermal history reconstruction
- solid-state reordering
- isotope geochemistry
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