Why do mafic arc magmas contain ~4wt% water on average?

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 364, Issue , 2013, Pages 168-179

  Plank, Terry ^a   Kelley, Katherine A ^b   Zimmer, Mindy M ^c   Hauri, Erik H ^d   Wallace, Paul J ^e  

^a Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Eruption; Magma chamber; Mantle melting; Melt inclusions; Subduction; Volatiles

Indexed keywords

ERUPTION; MAGMA CHAMBER; MANTLE MELTING; MELT INCLUSIONS; SUBDUCTION; VOLATILES;

DEGASSING; MELTING; VAPORS; VOLCANIC ROCKS; WATER CONTENT;

VOLCANOES;

BARIUM; EXPLOSIVE VOLCANISM; MAFIC ROCK; MAGMA CHAMBER; MELT INCLUSION; NIOBIUM; PHENOCRYST; POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE; SUBDUCTION; UPPER MANTLE; VOLATILE SUBSTANCE; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 84875482046     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2012.11.044     Document Type: Article

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