Deep, hot, ancient melting recorded by ultralow oxygen fugacity in peridotites

SK Birner, E Cottrell, FA Davis, JM Warren - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
The oxygen fugacity (f O2) of convecting upper mantle recorded by ridge peridotites varies
by more than four orders of magnitude,–. Although much attention has been given to …

Europium in plagioclase-hosted melt inclusions reveals mantle melting modulates oxygen fugacity

N Dygert, GK Ustunisik, RL Nielsen - Nature Communications, 2024 - nature.com
To gain insights into the composition and heterogeneity of Earth's interior, the partial
pressure of oxygen (oxygen fugacity, or f O2) in igneous rocks is characterized. A surprising …

The redox state of incipient oceanic subduction zones: An example from the Troodos ophiolite (Cyprus)

WJ Hu, MF Zhou, JM Ribeiro, J Malpas… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
To understand the oxygen fugacity (fO2) during subduction initiation, we examined proto‐arc
boninites and associated mantle peridotites from the Troodos ophiolite, Cyprus. The …

Pyroxenite–harzburgite sequences in the Dazhuqu ophiolite (Southern Tibet) formed through hydrous melt infiltration and melt–peridotite reaction

ZY Zhang, CZ Liu, Y Liang, T Liu, C Zhang… - … to Mineralogy and …, 2023 - Springer
Pyroxenite veins are commonly observed in the mantle section of ophiolites, reflecting a
variety of melts that percolate through the mantle, react, and finally crystallize in the …

[HTML][HTML] Extensive oxidizing events recorded by peridotite mantle xenoliths from the Hyblean Plateau: evidence from combined measurements of ferric iron in spinel …

G Marras, V Stagno, GB Andreozzi, A Caracausi… - Lithos, 2023 - Elsevier
The study of the oxidation state of lithospheric mantle-derived rocks allows modelling the
deep cycle of volatiles (eg, C, H, O, N and S) in the Earth's interior, which in turn plays a role …

Recycling of subduction-modified refractory mantle beneath the Marion Rise, Southwest Indian Ridge

YZ Lin, CZ Liu, WQ Zhang, ZY Zhang, C Zhang… - … to Mineralogy and …, 2025 - Springer
Abstract The Marion Rise, located in the central portion of the Southwest Indian Ridge
(SWIR), marks a relief high but is overall covered with a thin crust, and thus is inferred to be …

The heterogeneous mantle massif in south Tibetan ophiolites and its implication for the tectonic evolution of Neo-Tethys

Z Zhang, T Liu, CZ Liu, C Zhang, FY Wu - Lithos, 2022 - Elsevier
Ophiolitic mantle peridotites show large variations in their geochemical compositions, which
provide important information for the histories of mantle melting, melt metasomatism and …

[HTML][HTML] Variable oxidizing capacity of slab-derived fluids: Insights from Fe and S speciation in glasses from the Troodos Ophiolite

LM Saper, M Brounce, D Woelki, R Cao… - Earth and Planetary …, 2024 - Elsevier
Oxygen fugacity (ƒO 2) varies systematically across tectonic environments. The typically
high ƒO 2 recorded in arc settings relative to oceanic ridges is attributed to recycling of …

Geochemical constraints on subduction-related mantle metasomatism of the Tiébaghi ophiolitic lherzolite in New Caledonia

P Cai, D Lian, JC Aitchison, D Cluzel, R Zhou, H Rui… - Lithos, 2025 - Elsevier
The geochemical evolution of mantle peridotite during subduction initiation (SI) remains an
issue in geosciences. This study presents geochemical and Ca isotopic data for Tiébaghi …

Refertilization of mantle peridotites from the Central Indian Ridge: Response to a geodynamic transition

A Hazra, A Saha, A Verencar… - …, 2021 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The phenomena of reactive percolation of enriched asthenospheric melts and pervasive
melt-rock interactions at mid oceanic ridge-rift systems are the principal proponents for …