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Mantle Flow and Olivine Fabric Transition in the Myanmar Continental Subduction Zone
Geology
  • Enbo Fan
  • Yinshuang Ai
  • Stephen S. Gao, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Yumei He
  • Kelly H. Liu, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Mingming Jiang
  • Guangbing Hou
  • Shun Yang
  • Chit Thet Mon
  • Myo Thant
  • Kyaing Sein
Abstract

One of the Major Advances in Mineral Physics and Seismology is the Realization that Different Olivine Fabric Types Are Functions of Temperature, Shear Stress, and Water Content in Oceanic Subducting Systems. the Distribution of Different Olivine Fabric Types and Geodynamic Processes in the Mantle Wedge above a Subducting Continental Slab Remain Poorly Understood. Here, based on Splitting Analysis of Shear Waves Recorded by 46 Stations Recently Deployed in Central Myanmar, We Reveal Trench-Perpendicular Fast Orientations between the 80 and 100 Km Slab Contours Sandwiched between Trench-Parallel Fast Orientations from the Mantle Wedge Tip to the Backarc. the Dramatic Change in Fast Orientations Indicates the Transition of Olivine Fabric Types in the Mantle Wedge Combined with Corner Flow. Cold Continental Sub-Duction and Shear Stress Reduction Caused by Partial Melting Favor B-Type and C- or E-Type Olivine Fabrics, Respectively.

Department(s)
Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering
Publication Status
Open Access
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National Natural Science Foundation of China, Grant 42030309,42130308

Document Type
Article - Journal
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Citation
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text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2024 Geological Society of America, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
1-1-2024
Publication Date
01 Jan 2024
Citation Information
Enbo Fan, Yinshuang Ai, Stephen S. Gao, Yumei He, et al.. "Mantle Flow and Olivine Fabric Transition in the Myanmar Continental Subduction Zone" Geology Vol. 52 Iss. 4 (2024) p. 225 - 229 ISSN: 1943-2682; 0091-7613
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/kelly-liu/183/