Vertical depletion of ophiolitic mantle reflects melt focusing and interaction in sub-spreading-center asthenosphere

Qing Xiong; Hong-Kun Dai; Jian-Ping Zheng; William L. Griffin; Hong-Da Zheng; Li Wang; Suzanne Y. O’ Reilly

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-34781-w

Nature Communications (Nov 2022)

Vertical depletion of ophiolitic mantle reflects melt focusing and interaction in sub-spreading-center asthenosphere

Qing Xiong,
Hong-Kun Dai,
Jian-Ping Zheng,
William L. Griffin,
Hong-Da Zheng,
Li Wang,
Suzanne Y. O’ Reilly

Affiliations

Qing Xiong: State Key Laboratory of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources, School of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences
Hong-Kun Dai: State Key Laboratory of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources, School of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences
Jian-Ping Zheng: State Key Laboratory of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources, School of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences
William L. Griffin: Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Core to Crust Fluid Systems (CCFS) and GEMOC, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University
Hong-Da Zheng: State Key Laboratory of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources, School of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences
Li Wang: State Key Laboratory of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources, School of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences
Suzanne Y. O’ Reilly: Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Core to Crust Fluid Systems (CCFS) and GEMOC, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34781-w
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Upward depletion of ophiolitic mantle is produced by melt-peridotite reaction with lateral melt/rock ratio variations in an asthenospheric upwelling column, which flows to become the horizontal oceanic lithospheric mantle under spreading centers.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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