Evolution of the deep Earth mantle : message from the hottest melts- komatiites
Laboratoire(s)/équipe(s) du LabEx OSUG impliqué(e.s) : ISTerre, IPAG
Porteur du projet : Alexander SOBOLEV Résumé
Komatiites are the hottest and deepest mantle-derived melts. The current project is based on our recent discovery of a deep Earth hydrous reservoir in the Archean, made by deciphering the composition of melt included in olivine in komatiites from the 2.7 Ga Abitibi belt in Canada (Sobolev et al, Nature, 2016). The project addresses the origin and evolution of this deep Earth (…)