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How, Why and Where Earth Melts

When
27 Feb 2024
5:30 PM
Location
Online and in-person at Bridge 99 Brewery

University of Oregon

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5:30 pm social hour

7:00 pm presentation

A common misconception is that magmatism within our planet results from a thermal anomaly of some sort, causing a local perturbation in the geotherm. While this is sometimes the case, the vast majority of magmatic activity in fact results from decompression of hot rocks or lowering their solidus temperature through the introduction of fluxing agents, principally H₂O. The former dominates at mid-ocean ridges, oceanic and continental hot spots and continental rifts while the latter dominates at subduction zones. Much of our knowledge of these processes derives from experimental petrologic studies at elevated pressures and I will show how such investigations shed light on these mechanisms through which our planet differentiates.

Please join us at Bridge 99 Brewery:

63063 Layton Avenue, Bend

5:30 pm social hour

7:00 pm presentation

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Central Oregon Geoscience Society

Email: COGeoSoc@gmail.com
P.O. Box 2154, Bend, Oregon 97709