Stagnant slab: a review
Y Fukao, M Obayashi, T Nakakuki… - Annual Review of …, 2009 - annualreviews.org
A stagnant slab is a subducted slab of oceanic lithosphere subhorizontally deflected above,
across, or below the 660 km discontinuity. This phenomenon has now been widely …
across, or below the 660 km discontinuity. This phenomenon has now been widely …
2.16 Seismic anisotropy of the deep Earth from a mineral and rock physics perspective
D Mainprice - Treatise on geophysics, 2010 - books.google.com
In this section the contribution of CPO to seismic anisotropy in the deep Earth with cases of
olivine and the role of melt is illustrated. The CPO in rocks of upper-mantle origin is now well …
olivine and the role of melt is illustrated. The CPO in rocks of upper-mantle origin is now well …
Diamond formation in the deep mantle: the record of mineral inclusions and their distribution in relation to mantle dehydration zones
B Harte - Mineralogical Magazine, 2010 - cambridge.org
Studies of the inclusions contained in natural diamonds have shown the occurrence of
minerals which must have formed at depths below the lithosphere and which may be closely …
minerals which must have formed at depths below the lithosphere and which may be closely …
Thermal expansivity, heat capacity and bulk modulus of the mantle
L Stixrude, C Lithgow-Bertelloni - Geophysical Journal …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
We derive exact expressions for the thermal expansivity, heat capacity and bulk modulus for
assemblages with arbitrarily large numbers of components and phases, including the …
assemblages with arbitrarily large numbers of components and phases, including the …
Structural change in molten basalt at deep mantle conditions
C Sanloup, JWE Drewitt, Z Konôpková… - Nature, 2013 - nature.com
Silicate liquids play a key part at all stages of deep Earth evolution, ranging from core and
crust formation billions of years ago to present-day volcanic activity. Quantitative models of …
crust formation billions of years ago to present-day volcanic activity. Quantitative models of …
Density of magmas at depth
C Sanloup - Chemical Geology, 2016 - Elsevier
Knowing the density of silicate liquids at high pressure is essential to answer questions
relevant to the presence of magmas at depth, whether that be in the present Earth or in its …
relevant to the presence of magmas at depth, whether that be in the present Earth or in its …
Phase relations and equation of state of a natural MORB: Implications for the density profile of subducted oceanic crust in the Earth's lower mantle
A Ricolleau, J Perrillat, G Fiquet, I Daniel… - Journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The phase relations and density of a natural mid‐ocean ridge basalt (MORB) were
investigated from 28 to 89 GPa and 1600 to 2700 K by in situ X‐ray diffraction …
investigated from 28 to 89 GPa and 1600 to 2700 K by in situ X‐ray diffraction …
High pressure-temperature phase relations of basaltic crust up to mid-mantle conditions
A substantial amount of subducted basaltic crusts may exist in the lower mantle. It features
distinct chemical composition from the peridotitic mantle and plays important roles in the …
distinct chemical composition from the peridotitic mantle and plays important roles in the …
The primitive nature of large low shear-wave velocity provinces
The lowermost (> 2400km) Earth's mantle mapped by seismic tomography is strongly
heterogeneous, the most striking feature being two large regions where shear-wave velocity …
heterogeneous, the most striking feature being two large regions where shear-wave velocity …
Phase relations of harzburgite and MORB up to the uppermost lower mantle conditions: precise comparison with pyrolite by multisample cell high‐pressure …
We determined phase relations of harzburgite and basalt (mid‐ocean ridge basalt, MORB)
at 12–28 GPa and 1600–2200° C with a large number of experiments using a multianvil …
at 12–28 GPa and 1600–2200° C with a large number of experiments using a multianvil …