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Seismic evidence of effects of water on melt transport in the Lau back-arc mantle

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  • S. Shawn Wei

    (Washington University)

  • Douglas A. Wiens

    (Washington University)

  • Yang Zha

    (Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University)

  • Terry Plank

    (Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University)

  • Spahr C. Webb

    (Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University)

  • Donna K. Blackman

    (Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA)

  • Robert A. Dunn

    (University of Hawaii)

  • James A. Conder

    (Southern Illinois University)

Abstract

Tomographically derived seismic velocities are used to infer the distribution of partial melt below the Lau Basin, revealing an unexpected relationship between the amount of in situ melt and the water content of the magma, indicating that subducted water enhances melt extraction.

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  • S. Shawn Wei & Douglas A. Wiens & Yang Zha & Terry Plank & Spahr C. Webb & Donna K. Blackman & Robert A. Dunn & James A. Conder, 2015. "Seismic evidence of effects of water on melt transport in the Lau back-arc mantle," Nature, Nature, vol. 518(7539), pages 395-398, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:518:y:2015:i:7539:d:10.1038_nature14113
    DOI: 10.1038/nature14113
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    1. Jinyu Tian & Zhitu Ma & Jian Lin & Min Xu & Xun Yu & Ba Manh Le & Xubo Zhang & Fan Zhang & Laiyin Guo, 2023. "Mantle heterogeneity caused by trapped water in the Southwest Basin of the South China Sea," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-8, December.

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