Table 1 Physical parameters of all of the lithosphere types used in this study, together with those of the Primitive Upper Mantle (PUM).
From: Lithospheric mantle buoyancy: the role of tectonic convergence and mantle composition
Lithospheric Mantle type | Continental lithosphere TMoho = 650 °C | Oceanic TMoho = 300 °C | PUM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Archon (Arc_3) | Proton (Pr_1) | Tecton (Tc_1) | 120 Ma | 30 Ma | ||
Lithospheric mantle thickness (km) | 160 | 110 | 80 | 100 | 60 | — |
LAB depth (km) | 200 | 150 | 120 | 110 | 70 | — |
\({\Delta {\rm{\rho }}}_{{\rm{LAB}}}\) (kg m−3) | +68 | +39 | +19 | +17 | +17 | — |
Mg# (mantle fertility) | 92.0 | 90.5 | 89.9 | 89.7 | 89.7 | 89.3 |
dρ/dP (kg m−3 MPa−1) | 0.042 | 0.043 | 0.044 | 0.046 | 0.046 | 0.044 |
dρ/dT (kg m−3 K−1) | −0.1302 | −0.1285 | −0.1255 | −0.1236 | −0.1236 | −0.1165 |
Density at 3GP/800 °C (kg m−3) | 3319 | 3343 | 3365 | 3362 | 3362 | 3379 |
Density at 6GP/1300 °C (kg m−3) | 3341 | 3367 | 3391 | 3389 | 3389 | 3407 |
