Serpentine in active subduction zones

B Reynard - Lithos, 2013 - Elsevier
Serpentinization is a key phenomenon for understanding the geodynamics of subduction
zones in the 10–200 km depth range. Serpentines are a major water carrier, and their …

Fluid escape from subduction zones controlled by channel-forming reactive porosity

O Plümper, T John, YY Podladchikov, JC Vrijmoed… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Water within the oceanic lithosphere is returned to Earth's surface at subduction zones.
Observations of metamorphosed veins preserved in exhumed slabs suggest that fluid can …

The water and fluid-mobile element cycles during serpentinite subduction. A review

M Scambelluri, E Cannaò… - European Journal of …, 2019 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The key role of serpentinites in the global cycles of volatiles, halogens and fluid-mobile
elements in oceans and in subduction zones is now ascertained by many studies …

Tschermak's substitution in antigorite and consequences for phase relations and water liberation in high-grade serpentinites

JA Padrón-Navarta, VL Sánchez-Vizcaíno, J Hermann… - Lithos, 2013 - Elsevier
A model for the incorporation of alumina in FeO–MgO–Al 2 O 3–SiO 2–H 2 O (FMASH)
serpentinites has been developed by considering ideal Tschermak (Al 2 Mg− 1 Si− 1) solid …

Lizardite versus antigorite serpentinite: Magnetite, hydrogen, and life (?)

BW Evans - Geology, 2010 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The serpentinization of peridotite operates according to one or the other, or a combination,
of two end-member mechanisms. In low-temperature environments (50–300 C), where …

Deserpentinization in subduction zones as a source of oxidation in arcs: A reality check

KA Evans, BR Frost - Journal of Petrology, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Previous studies have concluded that dehydration of serpentinites in subduction zones
produces oxidizing fluids that are the cause of oxidized arc magmas. Here, observations of …

The subducted oceanic crust within continental-type UHP metamorphic belt in the North Qaidam, NW China: evidence from petrology, geochemistry and …

G Zhang, S Song, L Zhang, Y Niu - Lithos, 2008 - Elsevier
Three types of eclogite, together with a serpentinized harzburgite, coexist as blocks within
granitic and pelitic gneisses along the Shaliuhe cross section, the eastern part of the North …

The importance of serpentinite mylonites for subduction and exhumation of oceanic crust

J Hermann, O Müntener, M Scambelluri - Tectonophysics, 2000 - Elsevier
In the ultramafic Erro-Tobbio unit (Voltri-Massif; Western Alps) a set of overprinting structures
in serpentinite mylonites is related to Alpine subduction to about 80km depth and to …

Geology of the Eastern Ligurian Alps: a review of the tectonic units

G Capponi, L Crispini, L Federico… - Italian Journal of …, 2016 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract The Alpine and Apennine belts come into contact in Central Ligu ria, in an
extremely complex structural arrangement; this junction is usually referred to as the Ligurian …

Fluid-mobile elements in serpentinites: Constraints on serpentinisation environments and element cycling in subduction zones

D Peters, A Bretscher, T John, M Scambelluri, T Pettke - Chemical geology, 2017 - Elsevier
Fluid-mobile element (FME) systematics in serpentinites are key to unravel the environments
of mantle rock hydration, dehydration, and element recycling in subduction zones. Here we …