EQUILIBRIUM FLUID DISTRIBUTION IN AN ULTRAMAFIC PARTIAL MELT UNDER HYDROSTATIC STRESS CONDITIONS

被引:321
作者
WAFF, HS [1 ]
BULAU, JR [1 ]
机构
[1] YALE UNIV, DEPT GEOL & GEOPHYS, NEW HAVEN, CT 06520 USA
来源
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH | 1979年 / 84卷 / NB11期
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D O I
10.1029/JB084iB11p06109
中图分类号
P3 [地球物理学]; P59 [地球化学];
学科分类号
0708 ; 070902 ;
摘要
The geometrical distribution of the fluid phase in partially molten mafic material has been studied under conditions providing a close approach to textural equilibrium. Mechanical mixtures of natural dunite and basalt were held at T slightly above solidus and at 10 kbar confining P for time durations >160 hours. For melt fractions of 1-2%, the fluid phase observed as glass in quenched specimens occurs as a completely interconnected network of channels along intergranular edge intersections. M.J.Le B.
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页码:6109 / 6114
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