Fig. 4: Mol. proportions of residual crystalline phases ‘vs’ liquid fraction in the modelled melting trends. | Nature Communications

Fig. 4: Mol. proportions of residual crystalline phases ‘vs’ liquid fraction in the modelled melting trends.

From: Depth-dependent peridotite-melt interaction and the origin of variable silica in the cratonic mantle

Fig. 4

a 20:80 basalt:peridotite compared to fertile peridotite KR4003 at 1 GPa; experimental phase proportions for fertile peridotite MM3 are shown for comparison43; b 50:50 komatiite:peridotite compared to fertile peridotite KR4003 at 4GPa; experimental phase proportions for fertile peridotite KR4003 are shown for comparison (open symbols41).

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