Formation of large low shear velocity provinces through the decomposition of oxidized mantle

Wenzhong Wang; Jiachao Liu; Feng Zhu; Mingming Li; Susannah M. Dorfman; Jie Li; Zhongqing Wu

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-22185-1

Nature Communications (Mar 2021)

Formation of large low shear velocity provinces through the decomposition of oxidized mantle

Wenzhong Wang,
Jiachao Liu,
Feng Zhu,
Mingming Li,
Susannah M. Dorfman,
Jie Li,
Zhongqing Wu

Affiliations

Wenzhong Wang: Laboratory of Seismology and Physics of Earth’s Interior, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China
Jiachao Liu: Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Michigan State University
Feng Zhu: Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Michigan
Mingming Li: School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University
Susannah M. Dorfman: Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Michigan State University
Jie Li: Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Michigan
Zhongqing Wu: Laboratory of Seismology and Physics of Earth’s Interior, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22185-1
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Dense Fe3+-rich bridgmanite can explain the seismic features of Large Low Shear Velocity Provinces, as it can form large-scale thermochemical piles in the deep mantle that remain stable throughout Earth’s history.

Published in Nature Communications

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