Petit-spot as definitive evidence for partial melting in the asthenosphere caused by CO2

The genesis of primitive CO2-rich alkali magma at petit-spot volcanoes is still poorly understood. Here, the authors perform high pressure and temperature experiments to show that the CO2-rich melt is derived from the asthenosphere.

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Main Authors: Shiki Machida, Tetsu Kogiso, Naoto Hirano
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/b3be1c3fab814ddf8691f0dc379012ae
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