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Melting of Peridotite to 140 Gigapascals

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Interrogating physical processes that occur within the lowermost mantle is a key to understanding Earth's evolution and present-day inner composition. Among such processes, partial melting has been proposed to explain mantle regions with ultralow seismic velocities near the core-mantle boundary, but experimental validation at the appropriate temperature and pressure regimes remains challenging. Using laser-heated diamond anvil cells, we constructed the solidus curve of a natural fertile peridotite between 36 and 140 gigapascals. Melting at core-mantle boundary pressures occurs at 4180 T 150 kelvin, which is a value that matches estimated mantle geotherms. Molten regions may therefore exist at the base of the present-day mantle. Melting phase relations and element partitioning data also show that these liquids could host many incompatible elements at the base of the mantle.

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Minéralogie
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hal-00613178 , version 1 (03-08-2011)

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G. Fiquet, A. L. Auzende, J. Siebert, A. Corgne, H. Bureau, et al.. Melting of Peridotite to 140 Gigapascals. Science, 2010, 329, pp.1516. ⟨10.1126/science.1192448⟩. ⟨hal-00613178⟩
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