Can deep subduction of dense eclogite slow mantle convection enough to preserve high 3He/4He in the deep mantle?


Rosie Jones1, Peter E van Keken2, Erik Hauri3, Jonathan Tucker4 and Christopher J Ballentine1, (1)University of Oxford, Department of Earth Sciences, Oxford, United Kingdom, (2)Carnegie Institution for Science Washington, Washington, DC, United States, (3)Carnegie Institution for Science, Washington, DC, United States, (4)Carnegie Institution for Science, Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Washington, MA, United States