Vertical depletion of ophiolitic mantle reflects melt focusing and interaction in sub-spreading-center asthenosphere
oleh: Qing Xiong, Hong-Kun Dai, Jian-Ping Zheng, William L. Griffin, Hong-Da Zheng, Li Wang, Suzanne Y. O’ Reilly
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2022-11-01 |
Deskripsi
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.