V11D:
The Ophiolite-Subduction Connection: Using Peridotites as Analogs for Subduction Zone Mantle Posters
V11D:
The Ophiolite-Subduction Connection: Using Peridotites as Analogs for Subduction Zone Mantle Posters
The Ophiolite-Subduction Connection: Using Peridotites as Analogs for Subduction Zone Mantle Posters
Session ID#: 8521
Session Description:
Supra-subduction zone ophiolites, which form in the mantle wedge of nascent subduction zones, preserve mantle lithologies that formed in response to hydrous melting. The refractory residuum of this process enhances our understanding of the geochemical flux in the mantle wedge and is critical to our understanding of the ‘subduction factory’ and resulting arc volcanism. The resulting architecture of these ophiolites demonstrates that they are petrologically and chemically distinct from igneous rocks formed at modern spreading centers in the major ocean basins. Abstracts addressing ophiolite petrogenesis with respect to subduction initiation, peridotite geochemistry, extent and nature of melt extraction, extent of fluid flux through the mantle wedge, and subsequent mantle-melt interactions are welcomed. This session aims to integrate the chemical and physical structure of the mantle wedge, address controversial origins of well-known ophiolites, and discuss the diversity in the architecture and geochemical fingerprints observed in ophiolites.
Primary Convener: Marlon M Jean, Luh Institut Fuer Geologie, Hannover, Germany
Conveners: John W Shervais, Utah State University, Department of Geosciences, Logan, UT, United States, Julian Anthony Pearce, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF24, United Kingdom and Véronique Le Roux, Woods Hole Oceanographic Inst, Geology & Geophysics Department, Woods Hole, United States
Chairs: Marlon M Jean, Luh Institut Fuer Geologie, Hannover, Germany and Véronique Le Roux, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Geology & Geophysics Department, Woods Hole, United States
OSPA Liaison: Marlon M Jean, Luh Institut Fuer Geologie, Hannover, Germany
Cross-Listed:
- T - Tectonophysics
Index Terms:
1009 Geochemical modeling [GEOCHEMISTRY]
1031 Subduction zone processes [GEOCHEMISTRY]
3619 Magma genesis and partial melting [MINERALOGY AND PETROLOGY]
3621 Mantle processes [MINERALOGY AND PETROLOGY]
Abstracts Submitted to this Session:
Heterogeneous Oxidation in Supra-Subduction Settings: Evidence from Forearc Peridotites (Invited) (58549)
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