Uplifting mechanism of the Tibetan Plateau inferred from the characteristics of crustal structures

X Liang, L Chen, X Tian, Y Chu, W Li - Science China Earth Sciences, 2023 - Springer
Abstract The Tibetan Plateau has been known for its highest elevation and thickest crust on
earth, and become a key region for comprehending the rheology and tectonic evolution of …

Experimental studies of the kinetics and energetics of magma crystallization

JE Hammer - Reviews in mineralogy and geochemistry, 2008 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
A quantitative understanding of crystallization and solidification is central to appreciating a
variety of phenomena at the interface between volcanology and petrology. Interpretation of …

Magma plumbing systems: a geophysical perspective

C Magee, CTE Stevenson, SK Ebmeier… - Journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Over the last few decades, significant advances in using geophysical techniques to image
the structure of magma plumbing systems have enabled the identification of zones of melt …

Carbonatite melts and electrical conductivity in the asthenosphere

F Gaillard, M Malki, G Iacono-Marziano, M Pichavant… - Science, 2008 - science.org
Electrically conductive regions in Earth's mantle have been interpreted to reflect the
presence of either silicate melt or water dissolved in olivine. On the basis of laboratory …

Partial melt in the oceanic low velocity zone

MM Hirschmann - Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, 2010 - Elsevier
Parameterizations of experimental data constraining the influence of CO2 and H2O on
silicate melting, combined with experimental data on the stability of carbonatite in the upper …

Electrical conductivity during incipient melting in the oceanic low-velocity zone

D Sifré, E Gardés, M Massuyeau, L Hashim… - Nature, 2014 - nature.com
The low-viscosity layer in the upper mantle, the asthenosphere, is a requirement for plate
tectonics. The seismic low velocities and the high electrical conductivities of the …

A computer simulation study of natural silicate melts. Part I: Low pressure properties

B Guillot, N Sator - Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2007 - Elsevier
In implementing into a molecular dynamics simulation code a simple interionic potential
developed to describe the nine component system K2O–Na2O–CaO–MgO–FeO–Fe2O3 …

Electrical conductivity of hydrous basaltic melts: implications for partial melting in the upper mantle

H Ni, H Keppler, H Behrens - Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 2011 - Springer
The Earth's uppermost asthenosphere is generally associated with low seismic wave
velocity and high electrical conductivity. The electrical conductivity anomalies observed from …

Imaging the heat source of the Kangding high-temperature geothermal system on the **anshuihe fault by magnetotelluric survey

Y Cheng, Z Pang, Y Kong, X Chen, G Wang - Geothermics, 2022 - Elsevier
The Kangding geothermal field along the **anshuihe fault is a typical high-temperature
geothermal system with an enormous capacity for geothermal power generation. The …

Electrical properties of crustal and mantle rocks–a review of laboratory measurements and their explanation

G Nover - Surveys in Geophysics, 2005 - Springer
The electrical properties of rocks and minerals are controlled by thermodynamic parameters
like pressure and temperature and by the chemistry of the medium in which the charge …