Abstract Aptian to Campanian sediments from the Western offshore Central Orange Basin were studied by integrating molecular geochemistry, inorganic and isotopic studies recognize their geochemical characteristics via reconstruction of basin’s paleoweathering, paleosalinity, paleovegetation, paleoclimate, tectonic records. Molecular analyses both aliphatic aromatic compounds reveal an input domi...

Mantle oxygen fugacity exerts a primary control on mass exchange between Earth's surface and interior at subduction zones, but the major factors controlling mantle oxygen fugacity (such as volatiles and phase assemblages) and how tectonic cycles drive its secular evolution are still debated. We present integrated measurements of redox-sensitive ratios of oxidized iron to total iron (Fe3+/SigmaF...

This PhD research thesis was funded by the ISES (Netherlands Research Centre for Integrated Solid Earth Sciences) and it was accomplished within the framework of the PannCarp integrated programme (The Pannonian-Carpathian area: Tectonic topography and the aftermath of continental collision). The fundamental objectives of this study were: to solve the riddle of the upper crustal architecture puz...