Experimental and empirical insight into melting of the early Earth's mantle

Understanding the formation of silica-enriched cratonic lithospheric mantle using high pressure experimental approaches.

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Gregory Yaxley
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Professor of Experimental Petrology
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The early Earth's mantle produced melt at much higher temperature than today, creating rocks with unique chemistries and mineralogies. The aim of this project is to experimentally conducting high pressure experiments to refine phase-composition relationships and element partitioning.

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