Physics
Scientific paper
Dec 1993
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1993georl..20.2603d&link_type=abstract
Geophysical Research Letters (ISSN 0094-8276), vol. 20, no. 23, p. 2603-2606
Physics
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Earth Mantle, Heat Transfer, Kinetics, Olivine, Phase Transformations, Slabs, Spinel, Subduction (Geology), Boundaries, Crystals, Grain Size
Scientific paper
The effects of kinetics on the non-equilibrium aspects of the olivine to spinel transition in a descending slab have been studied numerically. A one-dimensional model consisting of the kinetic equations and the heat-diffusion equation with latent-heat release has been constructed. Numerical results show that the position and sharpness of the kinetic phase boundary is determined by the surface tension and the activation volume. For slow slab velocities, less than 6 cm/yr, near equilibrium conditions are found. Finger-like structures emanating from the phase boundaries are obtained in this regime. These phase boundary protusions may cause earthquakes. For slab velocities of around 10 cm/yr the metastable olivine region may be pushed down to a depth of about 600 km, with a sharp phase boundary. A direct transition from olivine to perovskite may be feasible.
Daessler Rolf
Yuen David A.
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