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Nature Geoscience 1, 350 - 351 (2008)
doi:10.1038/ngeo215

Subject Category: Geochemistry

Geochemistry: Seeing through tectonic plates

Tatiana Churikova1

  1. Tatiana Churikova is in the Laboratory of Petrology and Geochemistry, Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, Far East Division of Russian Academy of Sciences, Peep Avenue 9, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, 683006 Russia.
    e-mail: tchurikova@mail.ru


Two overlapping oceanic plates are sinking into the mantle underneath central Japan where they dehydrate, releasing water-rich fluids that enhance mantle melting. Geochemical work helps determine the relative contribution of each plate to the overall fluid budget.

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