Origin of high electrical conductivity in the lower continental crust: A review

X Yang - Surveys in Geophysics, 2011‏ - Springer
Electromagnetic measurements have demonstrated that the lower continental crust has
remarkable electrical anomalies of high conductivity and electrical anisotropy on a global …

[PDF][PDF] Electrical conductivity of melts: implications for conductivity anomalies in the Earth's mantle

BH Zhang, X Guo, T Yoshino, QK **a - National Science Review, 2021‏ - academic.oup.com
Magmatic liquids, including silicate and carbonate melts, are principal agents of mass and
heat transfer in the Earth and terrestrial planets, and they play a crucial role in various …

On the causes of electrical conductivity anomalies in tectonically stable lithosphere

K Selway - Surveys in Geophysics, 2014‏ - Springer
Magnetotelluric (MT) data can image the electrical resistivity of the entire lithospheric column
and are therefore one of the most important data sources for understanding the structure …

The mechanism of deep material transport and seismogenic environment of the **aojiang fault system revealed by 3-D magnetotelluric study

N Yu, X Wang, D Li, X Li, E Wang, W Kong… - Science China Earth …, 2022‏ - Springer
The **aojiang fault system (XJFS), located to the southeast of the Tibetan Plateau, has a
complicated tectonic history and is an ideal location to study the Tibetan Plateau in terms of …

Geophysical evidence for melt in the deep lunar interior and implications for lunar evolution

A Khan, JAD Connolly, A Pommier… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2014‏ - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Analysis of lunar laser ranging and seismic data has yielded evidence that has
been interpreted to indicate a molten zone in the lowermost mantle overlying a fluid core …

Electrical conductivity of minerals and rocks

SI Karato, D Wang - Physics and chemistry of the deep Earth, 2013‏ - Wiley Online Library
This chapter first reviews the basic physics of electrical conductivity and point defects in
minerals and discusses some issues on the experimental studies and their interpretation …

Orientation-related electrical conductivity of hydrous olivine, clinopyroxene and plagioclase and implications for the structure of the lower continental crust and …

X Yang - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2012‏ - Elsevier
Orientation-related electrical conductivity of H-annealed olivine, clinopyroxene and
plagioclase single crystals have been measured at 10kbar and 200–800° C with an end …

Electrical conductivity of amphibole-bearing rocks: influence of dehydration

D Wang, Y Guo, Y Yu, S Karato - Contributions to Mineralogy and …, 2012‏ - Springer
We investigated the electrical conductivity of amphibole-bearing rocks under the conditions
of the middle to lower crust. Alternating current measurements were performed in the …

Electrical conductivity of enstatite as a function of water content: Implications for the electrical structure in the upper mantle

B Zhang, T Yoshino, X Wu, T Matsuzaki, S Shan… - Earth and Planetary …, 2012‏ - Elsevier
The electrical conductivity of Ca-free aluminous enstatite with various water contents has
been determined at a pressure of 3GPa in a Kawai-type multi-anvil apparatus. Impedance …

Influence of dehydration on the electrical conductivity of epidote and implications for high‐conductivity anomalies in subduction zones

H Hu, L Dai, H Li, K Hui, W Sun - Journal of Geophysical …, 2017‏ - Wiley Online Library
The anomalously high electrical conductivities (~ 0.1 to 1 S/m) in deep mantle wedge
regions extensively detected by magnetotelluric studies are often associated with the …