A low-velocity layer atop the mantle transition zone beneath the western Central Asian Orogenic Belt: Upper mantle melting induced by ancient slab subduction
Guohui Li, Yuan Gao, Yuanze Zhou, Changhui Ju, Yutao Shi, Qinghui Cui
Topics & Concepts
GeologySubductionMantle (geology)Transition zoneSeismologySlabPartial meltingIntraplate earthquakeSlab windowContinental crustLow-velocity zoneConvergent boundaryMantle wedgeOceanic crustGeophysicsPetrologyTectonicsLithosphereHigh-pressure geophysics and materialsGeological and Geochemical Analysisearthquake and tectonic studies