Heat Generation in Cratonic Mantle Roots—New Trace Element Constraints From Mantle Xenoliths and Implications for Cratonic Geotherms

Heat Generation in Cratonic Mantle Roots—New Trace Element Constraints From Mantle Xenoliths and Implications for Cratonic Geotherms

Abstract Heat generation within the cratonic lithospheric mantle (CLM) is an important but poorly determined parameter for constructing cratonic geotherms. Direct measurement of heat producing element (HPE: K, U, and Th) concentrations in bulk‐rock samples of cratonic mantle roots—provided as xenoli...

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Main Authors: T. McIntyre, K. Kublik, C. Currie, D. G. Pearson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-09-01
Series:Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems
Subjects:
heat producing elements (K, U, and Th)
mantle heat generation
cratonic geotherms
mantle metasomatism
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2021GC009691

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