Computer Science
Scientific paper
May 2002
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2002e%26psl.199...39g&link_type=abstract
Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Volume 199, Issue 1-2, p. 39-47.
Computer Science
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Scientific paper
Peridotites and basalts from continental areas over the world show a helium isotopic ratio that is relatively homogeneous and more radiogenic than the MORB source. The mean ratio is 118000+/-15500 (R/Ra=6.1+/-0.9), compared to the MORB source ratio of 90000+/-10000 (R/Ra=8+/-1). This rather constant ratio indicates that the effect is worldwide and can be directly bound to subcontinental mantle geodynamics. A closed system model would imply low uranium content in the subcontinental mantle (<2 ppb), disagreeing with the measured U concentrations in continental mantle peridotites (4-40 ppb). In this study, we evaluate a model where the continental lithospheric mantle is in steady state for helium. Helium residence time in the subcontinental mantle can therefore be estimated and gives values around 100 Ma, compatible with plate tectonic time scales and melt fluxes through the lithosphere. However, this model predicts 3He fluxes between 110 and 1000 mol/yr depending on different U contents and depth of the lithosphere. This appears much higher than the flux observed in continental areas.
Gautheron Cécile
Moreira Manuel
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