Subduction of water into the mantle: History of an Alpine peridotite

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Research Article| May 01, 1995 Subduction of water into the mantle: History of an Alpine peridotite Marco Scambelluri; Marco Scambelluri 1Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Corso Europa 26, 16132 Genova, Italy Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Othmar Müntener; Othmar Müntener 2Institut für Mineralogie und Petrographie, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zentrum, Zürich, Switzerland Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Jörg Hermann; Jörg Hermann 2Institut für Mineralogie und Petrographie, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zentrum, Zürich, Switzerland Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Giovanni B. Piccardo; Giovanni B. Piccardo 1Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Corso Europa 26, 16132 Genova, Italy Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Volkmar Trommsdorff Volkmar Trommsdorff 2Institut für Mineralogie und Petrographie, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zentrum, Zürich, Switzerland Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Marco Scambelluri 1Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Corso Europa 26, 16132 Genova, Italy Othmar Müntener 2Institut für Mineralogie und Petrographie, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zentrum, Zürich, Switzerland Jörg Hermann 2Institut für Mineralogie und Petrographie, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zentrum, Zürich, Switzerland Giovanni B. Piccardo 1Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Corso Europa 26, 16132 Genova, Italy Volkmar Trommsdorff 2Institut für Mineralogie und Petrographie, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zentrum, Zürich, Switzerland Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1995) 23 (5): 459–462. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1995)023<0459:SOWITM>2.3.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Marco Scambelluri, Othmar Müntener, Jörg Hermann, Giovanni B. Piccardo, Volkmar Trommsdorff; Subduction of water into the mantle: History of an Alpine peridotite. Geology 1995;; 23 (5): 459–462. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1995)023<0459:SOWITM>2.3.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract The Erro-Tobbio peridotite (western Alps) is a slice of subcontinental mantle that underwent pre-Jurassic passive rifting, followed by sea-floor hydration and Cretaceous (Alpine) subduction. Analysis of its extension- and subduction-related structures and metamorphism suggest the dip below the Adria plate of both the extensional detachments and the subduction plane. High-pressure boudinage structures of rigid metarodingite within ductile antigorite serpentinite prove that antigorite survived subduction and remained stable at eclogite facies conditions. Subduction of serpentinized peridotites from ophiolite slabs is here considered the most effective mechanism of bringing water to great depth within the mantle. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.