Nature Communications (Aug 2018)

Melting conditions in the modern Tibetan crust since the Miocene

  • Jinyu Chen,
  • Fabrice Gaillard,
  • Arnaud Villaros,
  • Xiaosong Yang,
  • Mickael Laumonier,
  • Laurent Jolivet,
  • Martyn Unsworth,
  • Leïla Hashim,
  • Bruno Scaillet,
  • Guillaume Richard

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05934-7
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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Crustal melting may play a fundamental role in orogenic processes, but quantifying crustal melt remains difficult. Here, the authors combine pressure-temperature paths, electrical conductivity and geophysical data to elucidate the melting conditions in Tibet since the Miocene.