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  • Geochemistry and Petrology
  • Mantle Geodynamics
  • Experimental Petrology

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  • Tectonic processes recycle crustal lithologies into the Earth's mantle.
  • These recycled materials are potential sources of compositional heterogeneity in mantle-derived magmas.
  • Previous models suggest dispersed fragments of residual eclogite within the mantle.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To experimentally investigate the melting behavior of residual eclogites during mantle upwelling.
  • To characterize the melting reactions and mineralogical changes in heterogeneous mantle.
  • To understand the contribution of metasomatized mantle to oceanic basalt heterogeneity.

Main Methods:

  • Experimental petrology simulating mantle upwelling conditions.
  • Characterization of melting reactions and mineral compositional changes.
  • Analysis of chemical exchange between partial melts and peridotite.

Main Results:

  • Residual eclogites continuously melt during mantle upwelling, forming partial melts.
  • Chemical exchange between melts and peridotite results in variably metasomatized mantle.
  • Re-melting of metasomatized lithologies produces diverse melt compositions, explaining oceanic basalt variations.

Conclusions:

  • Recycled crustal materials, specifically eclogites, are significant contributors to mantle heterogeneity.
  • Melting and metasomatism processes in an upwelling heterogeneous mantle generate diverse magma compositions.
  • These processes explain the observed heterogeneity in oceanic basalt suites and involve complex redox reactions.