Subduction recycling of continental sediments and the origin of geochemically enriched reservoirs in the deep mantle

Rapp, Robert P.Irifune, TetsuoShimizu, NobumichiNishiyama, NorimasaNorman, MarcInoue, Toru2015-12-080012-821Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/35406Isotopic and trace element geochemical studies of ocean island basalts (OIBs) have for many years been used to infer the presence of long-lived (∼ 1-2 Ga old) compositional heterogeneities in the deep mantle related to recycling of crustal lithologiesKeywords: Continental (CO); Continental crusts; Deep mantle; Ocean island basalt (OIB); trace element composition; Agricultural chemicals; Basalt; Chemical analysis; Chemical elements; Earth sciences; Gallium; Isotopes; Landforms; Lithology; Microfluidics; Recyclin continental sediments; K-hollandite; lamproite; mantle transition zone; ocean island basalts (OIB); subduction zonesSubduction recycling of continental sediments and the origin of geochemically enriched reservoirs in the deep mantle200810.1016/j.epsl.2008.02.0282015-12-08