Crustal melting in orogenic belts revealed by eclogite thermal properties

Baohua Zhang; Hongzhan Fei; Jianhua Ge; Lingsen Zeng; Qunke Xia

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-32484-w

Nature Communications (Aug 2022)

Crustal melting in orogenic belts revealed by eclogite thermal properties

Baohua Zhang,
Hongzhan Fei,
Jianhua Ge,
Lingsen Zeng,
Qunke Xia

Affiliations

Baohua Zhang: Key Laboratory of Geoscience Big Data and Deep Resource of Zhejiang Province, School of Earth Sciences, Zhejiang University
Hongzhan Fei: Bayerisches Geoinstitut, University of Bayreuth
Jianhua Ge: Advanced Batteries and Materials Engineering Research Center, Guizhou Light Industry Technical College
Lingsen Zeng: Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences
Qunke Xia: Key Laboratory of Geoscience Big Data and Deep Resource of Zhejiang Province, School of Earth Sciences, Zhejiang University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32484-w
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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By measuring the thermal properties of eclogite at high pressures, the authors found that temperature of orogenic continental crust is sufficient to melt granite and phengite, leading to low-velocity and high-conductivity anomalies in orogenic belts.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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