Abstract The North China Craton (NCC) has been thinned from> 200 km to< 100 km in its
eastern part. The ancient subcontinental lithospheric mantle (SCLM) has been replaced by …

▪ Abstract The subducted lithosphere is composed of a complex pattern of chemical systems
that undergo continuous and discontinuous phase transformation, through pressure and …

4.1 Introduction 51 4.2 Elastic constants 52 4.3 Isothermal versus adiabatic elastic constants
55 4.4 Experimental techniques 57 4.5 Some general trends in elasticity: Birch's law 59 4.6 …

Subducted crust refertilizes the subarc mantle wedge as well as the deep convecting mantle.
In the subarc region, mass transfer occurs mainly through fluids, melts, or supercritical …

Because of their distinct chemical signatures, ocean-island and mid-ocean-ridge basalts are
traditionally inferred to arise from separate, isolated reservoirs in the Earth's mantle. Such …

The phase relations in the peridotite–water system to the top of the lower mantle reveal that
a certain amount of water can be transported and stored in the transition zone by various …

▪ Abstract The mechanisms of exchange of hydrogen between the deep interior and surface
of Earth, as well as the means of retention and possible abundance of hydrogen deep within …

The water content in Earth's mantle today remains poorly constrained, but the bulk water
storage capacity in the solid mantle can be quantified based on experimental data and may …

Subducting slabs transport water stored in hydrous minerals into the transition zone and
lower mantle. The water storage capacity of the upper and lower mantles is less than 0.2 …

Water plays an important role in most processes within the Earth's mantle, eg transport
phenomena, differentiation and seismic properties. This paper reviews the various aspects …