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Seismic evidence of negligible water carried below 400-km depth in subducting lithosphere

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  • Harry W. Green II

    (University of California)

  • Wang-Ping Chen

    (University of Illinois)

  • Michael R. Brudzinski

    (Miami University)

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A case for dry subduction The nature of the deep water cycle, in which water moves from Earth's surface down into the mantle and then back to the surface continues to be debated. It is widely held that only part of water transported from the surface in subduction zones returns to the surface by direct expulsion at oceanic trenches and volcanism, and that a significant amount of water is carried into the mantle transition zone (410–660 kilometres) or even the lower mantle. To test this 'wet lithosphere' model, Harry Green II and colleagues compare patterns of seismicity and the stabilities of potentially relevant hydrous phases determined from experimental and seismic evidence. They conclude that the evidence requires a very dry lithosphere below 400 kilometres, suggesting that subducting slabs do not provide a pathway for significant amounts of water to enter the deep mantle.

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  • Harry W. Green II & Wang-Ping Chen & Michael R. Brudzinski, 2010. "Seismic evidence of negligible water carried below 400-km depth in subducting lithosphere," Nature, Nature, vol. 467(7317), pages 828-831, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:467:y:2010:i:7317:d:10.1038_nature09401
    DOI: 10.1038/nature09401
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    1. Yu-Hsiang Chien & Enrico Marzotto & Yi-Chi Tsao & Wen-Pin Hsieh, 2024. "Anisotropic thermal conductivity of antigorite along slab subduction impacts seismicity of intermediate-depth earthquakes," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-11, December.

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