Mantle Plume‐Lithosphere Interactions Beneath the Emeishan Large Igneous Province

Anqi Zhang; Zhen Guo; Juan Carlos Afonso; J. Gregory Shellnutt; Yingjie Yang

doi:10.1029/2023gl106973

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Mantle Plume‐Lithosphere Interactions Beneath the Emeishan Large Igneous Province

Anqi Zhang

Zhen Guo

Juan Carlos Afonso J. Gregory Shellnutt

Yingjie Yang

Geophysical Research Letters Vol. 51 No. 2 · American Geophysical Union (AGU)

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Abstract

AbstractThe formation of large igneous provinces (LIPs) has been widely believed to be linked to mantle plume activity. However, how the plume modifies the overlying lithosphere, particularly its compositional structure, remains uncertain. Here, we characterize the deep thermochemical structure beneath the Emeishan LIP (ELIP), which is a well‐known Permian plume‐related LIP in China, by taking a multi‐observable probabilistic inversion. Our results find a clear correlation between the lithospheric composition with the ELIP's concentric zones. We infer that the fertile feature of the lithospheric mantle in the ELIP's inner zone was caused by the plume‐derived fertile magmas which infiltrated into and chemically refertilized the ambient depleted lithosphere. This plume‐modified lithospheric compositional structure is likely to be preserved after the plume event, while the present lithospheric thermal structure has been mainly influenced by the subsequent thermal‐tectonic activity. Our results improve our understanding of the physicochemical interactions between the lithosphere and ancient plume.

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Published: Jan 24, 2024
Vol/Issue: 51(2)
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Authors

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Anqi Zhang

Department of Earth and Space Sciences Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen China; State Key Laboratory of Geodesy and Earth's Dynamics Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology Chinese Academy of Sciences Wuhan China

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Zhen Guo

Department of Ocean Science and Engineering Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen China

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Juan Carlos Afonso

Department of Earth and Space Sciences Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen China; Faculty of Geo‐Information and Earth Observation (ITC) University of Twente Enschede the Netherlands

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J. Gregory Shellnutt

Department of Earth Science National Taiwan Normal University Taipei Taiwan

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Yingjie Yang

Department of Earth and Space Sciences Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Geophysical High‐resolution Imaging Technology Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen China

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China Award: 42325401

China Postdoctoral Science Foundation Award: 2021M701560

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Anqi Zhang, Zhen Guo, Juan Carlos Afonso, et al. (2024). Mantle Plume‐Lithosphere Interactions Beneath the Emeishan Large Igneous Province. Geophysical Research Letters, 51(2). https://doi.org/10.1029/2023gl106973

Mantle Plume‐Lithosphere Interactions Beneath the Emeishan Large Igneous Province

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