Conductive Channels in the Deep Oceanic Lithosphere Could Consist of Garnet Pyroxenites at the Fossilized Lithosphere–Asthenosphere Boundary

Magnetotelluric (MT) surveys have identified anisotropic conductive anomalies in the mantle of the Cocos and Nazca oceanic plates, respectively, offshore Nicaragua and in the eastern neighborhood of the East Pacific Rise (EPR). Both the origin and nature of these anomalies are controversial as well...

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Main Author: Thomas P. Ferrand
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-12-01
Series:Minerals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/10/12/1107