Takashi Hoshide

Cr-spinel-hosted inclusions provide evidence for reactive melt transport in layered gabbros from the lower oceanic crust at Hess Deep

Abstract The lower oceanic crust beneath fast-spreading ridges is commonly attributed to fractional crystallization of basaltic melts, but reactive melt transport and crystal-mush reorganization may also be important. We investigated spinel-bearing layered gabbros from Hole U1415...