Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8910574 | Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta | 2018 | 52 Pages |
Abstract
For a particular initial redox state, the Fe3+/ΣFe ratio in melts remains approximately constant with partial melting degree. This is explained by a slight decrease of the bulk partition coefficient of Fe2O3 (DFe2O3peridotite-melt) as the degree of partial melting increases. The Fe3+/ΣFe ratios of resulting melts are thus restricted to a relatively narrow range over large degrees of melting, as observed for global MORB glass analyses. This observation is also confirmed by pMELTS calculations employing different bulk Fe3+/ΣFe ratios. We conclude that the Fe2O3 content in MORB can be accounted for through partial melting of a mantle source containing 0.1-0.5â¯wt% Fe2O3 and a bulk DFe2O3peridotite-melt ranging from 0.3 to 0.1.
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Authors
Fanny Sorbadere, Vera Laurenz, Daniel J. Frost, Michelle Wenz, Anja Rosenthal, Catherine McCammon, Camille Rivard,