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Nature Geoscience 1, 350 - 351 (2008)
doi:10.1038/ngeo215
Subject Category: Geochemistry
Geochemistry: Seeing through tectonic plates
Tatiana Churikova1
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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
Abstract
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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