Nb/Ta systematics in arc magma differentiation and the role of arclogites in continent formation

Ming Tang; Cin-Ty A. Lee; Kang Chen; Monica Erdman; Gelu Costin; Hehe Jiang

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-08198-3

Nature Communications (Jan 2019)

Nb/Ta systematics in arc magma differentiation and the role of arclogites in continent formation

Ming Tang,
Cin-Ty A. Lee,
Kang Chen,
Monica Erdman,
Gelu Costin,
Hehe Jiang

Affiliations

Ming Tang: Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, Rice University
Cin-Ty A. Lee: Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, Rice University
Kang Chen: State Key Laboratory of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources, China University of Geosciences
Monica Erdman: Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, Rice University
Gelu Costin: Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, Rice University
Hehe Jiang: Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, Rice University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-08198-3
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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It is unclear why the crust among many arcs is so silica rich when there is a missing mafic component. Here the authors compile a global evaluation of Nb/Ta and examine xenoliths from Arizona to derive a model of why Nb/Ta fractionation is favored in the crust.

Published in Nature Communications

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