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Elastic Anisotropy of Lizardite at Subduction Zone Conditions

Journal Article · · Geophysical Research Letters
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1029/2022gl099712· OSTI ID:1978577
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [4];  [5]
  1. Univ. of Science and Technology of China, Hefei (China); OSTI
  2. Columbia Univ., New York, NY (United States)
  3. Columbia Univ., New York, NY (United States); Columbia Univ., Palisades, NY (United States), Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory
  4. Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY (United States)
  5. Univ. of Science and Technology of China, Hefei (China)

Subduction zones transport water into Earth's deep interior through slab subduction. Serpentine minerals, the primary hydration product of ultramafic peridotite, are abundant in most subduction zones. Characterization of their high-temperature elasticity, particularly their anisotropy, will help us better estimate the extent of mantle serpentinization and the Earth's deep water cycle. Lizardite, the low-temperature polymorph of serpentine, is stable under the P-T conditions of cold subduction slabs (<260°C at 2 GPa), and its high-temperature elasticity remains unknown. Here we report ab initio elasticity and acoustic wave velocities of lizardite at P-T conditions of subduction zones. Our static results agree with previous studies. Its high-temperature velocities are much higher than previous experimental-based lizardite estimates with chrysotile but closer to antigorite velocities. The elastic anisotropy of lizardite is much larger than that of antigorite and could better account for the observed large shear-wave splitting in some cold slabs such as Tonga.

Research Organization:
Columbia Univ., New York, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0019759
OSTI ID:
1978577
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1887313
Journal Information:
Geophysical Research Letters, Journal Name: Geophysical Research Letters Journal Issue: 18 Vol. 49; ISSN 0094-8276
Publisher:
American Geophysical Union (AGU)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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