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Experimental phase and melting relations of metapelite in the upper mantle: implications for the petrogenesis of intraplate magmas

Date

Authors

Spandler, Carl

Yaxley, Gregory

Green, David

Scott, Dean

Publisher

Springer

Abstract

We performed a series of piston-cylinder experiments on a synthetic pelite starting material over a pressure and temperature range of 3.0-5.0 GPa and 1,100-1,600°C, respectively, to examine the melting behaviour and phase relations of sedimentary rocks a

Keywords

Keywords: crustal recycling; intraplate process; island arc; melting; metapelite; paragenesis; petrogenesis; phase transition; sedimentary rock; upper mantle Crustal recycling; Experimental petrology; Mantle heterogeneity; Oceanic basalt; Sediment melting

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/55596

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1007/s00410-010-0494-2

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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