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Magma transport and metasomatism in the mantle: a critical review of current geochemical models

American Mineralogist
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Abstract

Conflicting geochemical models of metasomatic interactions between mantle peridotite and melt all assume that mantle reactions reflect chromatographic processes. Examination of field, petrological, and compositional data suggests that the hypothesis of chromatographic fractionation based on the supposition of large-scale percolative processes needs review and revision. Well-constrained rock and mineral data from xenoliths indicate that many elements that behave incompatibly in equilibrium crystallization processes are absorbed immediately when melts emerge from conduits into depleted peridotite. After reacting to equilibrium with the peridotite, melt that percolates away from the conduit is largely depleted of incompatible elements. Continued addition of melts extends the zone of equilibrium farther from the conduit. Such a process resembles ion-exchange chromatography for H2O purification, rather than the model of chromatographic species separation. -from Authors
Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Magma transport and metasomatism in the mantle: a critical review of current geochemical models
Series title American Mineralogist
Volume 78
Issue 11-12
Year Published 1993
Language English
Larger Work Type Article
Larger Work Subtype Journal Article
Larger Work Title American Mineralogist
First page 1117
Last page 1134
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