Reactive infiltration of hydrous melt above the mantle transition zone

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作者
Leahy, Garrett M. [1 ]
Bercovici, David [1 ]
机构
[1] Yale Univ, Dept Geol & Geophys, New Haven, CT 06520 USA
关键词
PHASE-RELATIONS; SYSTEM; WATER;
D O I
10.1029/2009JB006757
中图分类号
P3 [地球物理学]; P59 [地球化学];
学科分类号
0708 ; 070902 ;
摘要
Seismic studies repeatedly image a low-velocity layer overlying the mantle transition zone in tectonic settings ranging from subduction zones to continental cratons. This layer has been hypothesized to result from the presence of a dense partial melt formed by dehydration melting as relatively wet transition zone material is advected by convection currents into the low-water-solubility upper mantle. Here we examine this hypothesis by considering the dynamic infiltration of a low-viscosity reactive hydrous melt into a high-viscosity ambient solid. The thickness of the melt layer is strongly controlled by return flow induced in the surrounding viscous solid, and in steady state a dynamic equilibrium is achieved where the melt lens is restrained from collapse by the exterior mantle. Melt layers with thicknesses in excess of 10 km develop for a wide range of mantle parameters and develop on timescales equivalent to the lifespan of an ocean basin.
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