Phase relations of peridotites under H2O-saturated conditions and ability of subducting plates for transportation of H2O
Phase relations of peridotites under H2O-saturated conditions and ability of subducting plates for transportation of H2O
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DOI:
10.1016/j.epsl.2004.08.013
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发表时间:
2004-10-30
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5.3
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Iwamori, H
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Iwamori, H
Phase relations of peridotites under H2O-saturated conditions up to 28 GPa and 2600 degreesC have been clarified based on the high-pressure experimental results in the MgO(-FeO)-SiO2-H2O, MgO-SiO2-Al2O3-H2O, CaO-MgO-Al2O3-SiO2-H2O and natural systems. Based on the phase assemblages deduced and the chemical compositions of the phases, the maximum H2O contents for two bulk rock compositions (Iherzolite and harzburgite) have been calculated using mass balance. Then the potential ability of subducting plates for transportation of H2O is discussed by simple models combining the phase relations and the thermal structures of subduction zones as a function of the age of subducting plate a (15-130 Ma), the subduction velocity u(0) (2.25-18 cm/year) and angle alpha (30degrees and 60degrees), and the mantle potential temperature T-p (1300 and 1350 degreesC). The results confirm the importance of "choke point" (a cusp around 6.2 GPa and 550 T at which the stability field of major hydrous phases is minimized in terms of temperature), although the choke point is exceeded by the Mg-sursassite-bearing assemblage that has the maximum H2O content of 0.4-0.7 wt.% around 5-7 GPa and 550-700 degreesC. If the geotherm of the coldest part across the subducting plate passes below the choke point, maximum 4.6 wt.% H2O can subduct, whereas H2O less than 0.4-0.7 wt.% can subduct above the choke point. The critical conditions are clarified as follows: if alpha=30degrees and T-p=1300 degreesC, alphasimilar to15 Ma with u(0)=9 cm/year, or alphasimilar to330 Ma with u(0)=2.25 cm/year is the critical condition. If alpha=60degrees and T-p=1300 degreesC, or alpha=30degrees and T-p=1350 degreesC, the critical conditions slightly shift to an older age or a greater velocity (e.g., alphasimilar to30 Ma with u(0)=3.5 cm/year). The slab thermal parameter (au(0)sinx) is useful to predict roughly the critical condition. However, within the younger plate, the spatial extent of a cold region with major hydrous phases is thinner, hence less H2O is subducted, even with the same slab thermal parameter. This indicates that the age of the plate and the subduction velocity act differently on the H2O-transportation ability of subducting plates. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.