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Partial melting of amphibole–clinozoisite eclogite at the pressure maximum (eclogite type locality, Eastern Alps, Austria)
Institute of Earth Sciences, NAWI Graz Geocenter, University of Graz, Universitätsplatz 2, 8010 Graz, Austria
Anna Rogowitz
Institute of Earth Sciences, NAWI Graz Geocenter, University of Graz, Universitätsplatz 2, 8010 Graz, Austria
Department of Geology, University of Vienna, Josef Holaubek-Platz 2, 1090 Vienna, Austria
Christoph A. Hauzenberger
Institute of Earth Sciences, NAWI Graz Geocenter, University of Graz, Universitätsplatz 2, 8010 Graz, Austria
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Short summary
We investigate rocks called eclogite, which are related to subduction and the collision of continents. Our samples show evidence of limited melting at high pressure corresponding to about 70 km depth, which may play an important role in the exhumation of these rocks and the differentiation of the crust. However, due to their composition and metamorphic evolution, melt production is limited, suggesting that similar rocks are unlikely to contribute strongly to subduction-related magmatism.
We investigate rocks called eclogite, which are related to subduction and the collision of...
