Melt segregation from partially molten source regions - The importance of melt density and source region size

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Jul 1981

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Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 86, July 10, 1981, p. 6261-6271. Research supported by Harvard University

Physics

Geophysics

158

Earth Mantle, Geophysics, Magma, Melts (Crystal Growth), Basalt, Density Distribution, Peridotite, Silicates

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An investigation is conducted regarding the changes expected in the density contrast between basic melts and peridotites with increasing pressure using the limited data available on the compressibilities of silicate melts and data on the densities of mantle minerals. It is concluded that since compressibilities of silicate melts are about an order of magnitude greater than those of mantle minerals, the density contrast between basic melts and mantle minerals must diminish significantly with increasing pressure. An earlier analysis regarding the migration of liquid in partially molten source regions conducted by Walker et al. (1978) is extended, giving particular attention to the influence of the diminished density contrast between melt and residual crystals with increasing source region depth and to the influence of source region size. This analysis leads to several generalizations concerning the factors influencing the depths at which magmas will segregate from their source regions and the degrees of partial melting that can be achieved in these source regions before melt segregation occurs.

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