Publications in peer-reviewed journals

2025

19. Hartnady, M. I., Schorn, S., Johnson, T. E., Zametzer, A., Schmitt, A. K., Ribeiro, B. V., Smithies, R. H., Barham, M. & Kirkland, C. L. (2025). Incipient continent formation by shallow melting of an altered mafic protocrust. Nature Communications, 16, 4557

18. Rogowitz, A., Schorn, S., Huet, B., Grasemann, B. & Menegon, L. (2025). Melt-supported strain localization at eclogite-facies conditions triggered by syn-metamorphic strength inversion. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 26(5)

17. Zhong, Y., Stüwe, K., Kusky, T., Hauzenberger, C. A., Schorn, S. & Wang, L. (2025). Inverted metamorphic gradient in the Zanhuang nappe/thrust system, north China indicates large-scale thrust stacking in an Archean Orogen. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 651, 119121

2024

16. Rogowitz, A., Schorn, S. & Huet, B. (2024). Eclogite dehydration and melt‐induced embrittlement at high‐pressure conditions. Terra Nova, 36(4), 266–274

15. Schorn, S., Moulas, E. & Stüwe, K. (2024). Exothermic reactions and 39Ar–40Ar thermochronology: hydration leads to younger apparent ages. Geology, 52(6), 458–462

14. Sorger, D., Hauzenberger, C. A., Finger, F., Linner, M., Skrzypek, E. & Schorn, S. (2024). Formation of low‐pressure reaction textures during near‐isothermal exhumation of hot orogenic crust (Bohemian Massif, Austria). Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 42(1), 3–34

2023

13. Schorn, S., Rogowitz, A. & Hauzenberger, C. A. (2023). Partial melting of amphibole–clinozoisite eclogite at the pressure maximum (eclogite type locality, Eastern Alps, Austria). European Journal of Mineralogy, 35(5), 715–735

12. Gilotti, J. A., McClelland, W. C., Schorn, S., Compagnoni, R. & Coble, M. A. (2023). Provenance, protolith and metamorphic ages of jadeite-bearing orthogneiss and host paragneiss at Tavagnasco, the Sesia Zone, Lower Aosta Valley, Italy. European Journal of Mineralogy, 35(4), 645–658

2022

11. Hartnady, M. I., Johnson, T. E., Schorn, S., Smithies, R. H., Kirkland, C. L. & Richardson, S. H. (2022). Fluid processes in the early Earth and the growth of continents. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 594, 117695

10. Schorn, S. (2022). Self‐induced incipient ‘eclogitization’ of metagranitoids at closed‐system conditions. Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 40(7), 1271–1290

9. Li, L. S., Wang, X. L., Yakymchuk, C., Schorn, S., Yu, J. H., Wang, D., Li J. Y., Du, D. H. & Huang, Y. (2022). A refined study of Paleoproterozoic high-pressure granulite-facies metamorphism in the Kongling complex of northern Yangtze block. Precambrian Research, 378, 106741

2021

8. Schorn, S., Hartnady, M. I., Diener, J. F., Clark, C. & Harris, C. (2021). H2O-fluxed melting of eclogite during exhumation: An example from the eclogite type-locality, Eastern Alps (Austria). Lithos, 390, 106118

2020

7. Schorn, S., Diener, J. F., Sorger, D. & Clark, C. (2020). The contribution of charnockite magmatism to achieve near-ultrahigh temperatures in the Namaqua–Natal Metamorphic Province, South Africa. Lithos, 368, 105585

2019

6. Schorn, S. & Diener, J. F. (2019). Seemingly disparate temperatures recorded in coexisting granulite facies lithologies. Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 37(8), 1049–1078

    1. 5. Pourteau, A., Scherer, E. E., Schorn, S., Bast, R., Schmidt, A. & Ebert, L. (2019). Thermal evolution of an ancient subduction interface revealed by Lu–Hf garnet geochronology, Halilbağı Complex (Anatolia). Geoscience Frontiers, 10(1), 127–148

2018

4. Schorn, S., Diener, J. F., Powell, R. & Stüwe, K. (2018). Thermal buffering in the orogenic crust. Geology, 46(7), 643–646.

3. Schorn, S. (2018). Dehydration of metapelites during high‐P metamorphism: The coupling between fluid sources and fluid sinks. Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 36(3), 369–391

2017

2. Schorn, S. & Diener, J. F. (2017). Details of the gabbro‐to‐eclogite transition determined from microtextures and calculated chemical potential relationships. Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 35(1), 55–75

2016

1. Schorn, S. & Stüwe, K. (2016). The Plankogel detachment of the Eastern Alps: petrological evidence for an orogen‐scale extraction fault. Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 34(2), 147–166

Software & code repositories

2024

2. Schorn S. & Moulas, E. (2024) ZirTiDiS: an implicit finite difference code for the calculation of apparent Zr-in-Titanite (ZiT) temperatures. Zenodo. doi: 10.5281/zenodo.11184085

1. Moulas E. & Schorn, S. (2024) T1dH: A 1-d code for the calculation of Heat conduction with Earth Science Applications. Zenodo. doi: 10.5281/zenodo.11046565

Selected oral contributions

⋆   … invited presentation

… keynote presentation

2025

Schorn, S.& Moulas, E. (2025). Latent heat of metamorphic reactions: boosting diffusion–hampering cooling. EGU25-3797, Vienna, Austria

2024

Schorn, S.& Moulas, E. (2024). Latent heat of metamorphic reactions: boosting diffusion–hampering cooling. AGU 2024, Washington DC, USA

Schorn, S. (2024). Partial melting in the continental crust: thermal & chemical consequences of melting reactions and melt–rock interaction. EMC 2024, Dublin, Ireland

Schorn, S., Moulas, E. and Stüwe, K (2024). Constraining latent heat of hydration using combined thermal-and garnet diffusion modelling. EGU24-5164; EGU 2024, Vienna, Austria

2023

Schorn, S., Moulas, E. & Stüwe, K. (2023). Exothermic hydration reactions and thermally activated processes in metamorphic systems; Institut für Geowissenschaften, Goethe Universität Frankfurt

Schorn, S., Moulas, E. & Stüwe, K. (2023). Hot when wet: the consequences of exothermic hydration on geochronology; Goldschmidt Abstracts, 2023

Schorn, S., Moulas, E. & Stüwe, K. (2023). Hot when wet: the consequences of exothermic hydration on geochronology. EGU23-5769; EGU 2023, Vienna, Austria

2022

Schorn, S. (2022). Quantifying metamorphic processes – links between reactions and length- & time scales of metamorphism. Faculté des géosciences et de l’environnement, University of Lausanne, Switzerland

Schorn, S. (2022). Eclogitization of mafic and felsic protoliths – externally- vs. internally-sourced H2O. Lithosphere dynamics seminar, Department of Earth Sciences – ETH Zürich, Switzerland

Schorn, S. (2022). Using the “other” variables in phase equilibrium modelling – enthalpy, activity and chemical potentials as controlling agents in metamorphism. SGI SIMP 2022, Torino, Italy

Schorn, S. (2022). Externally- vs. internally derived H2O as control on reaction progress during high-pressure metamorphism. GeoMinKöln 2022, Cologne, Germany

Schorn, S. (2022). Self-induced incipient ‘eclogitization’ of metagranitoids at closed-system conditions. EGU22-3832; EGU 2022, Vienna, Austria

2021

Schorn, S., Hartnady, M. I., Diener, J .F., Clark, C. & Harris, C. (2021). H2O-fluxed melting of eclogite during exhumation: an example from the eclogite type-locality, Eastern Alps (Austria). Mitteilungen der Österreichischen Mineralogischen Gesellschaft, Vol. 167; MinPet 2021, Vienna, Austria

2019

Schorn, S. (2019). Seemingly disparate temperatures recorded in coexisting granulite facies lithologies. Department of Geosciences, Universitá di Padova, Italy

Schorn, S. (2019). Seemingly disparate temperatures recorded in coexisting granulite facies lithologies: a manifestation of thermal buffering? Géopolis, University of Lausanne, Switzerland

2018

Schorn, S. (2018). Heat and Temperature – two sides of the same coin? Research symposium Recent advances in metamorphic processes, Institut für Geowissenschaften, J. Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany