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Fig. 8

From: Major element composition of an Early Enriched Reservoir: constraints from 142Nd/144Nd isotope systematics in the early Earth and high-pressure melting experiments of a primitive peridotite

Fig. 8

A proposed scenario for the formation of the EER melt in the Hadean mantle. a The Hadean geotherm (temperature gradient from Katsura et al. 2004) and solidus of primitive peridotite (Herzberg et al. 2000). The Hadean mantle potential temperature (MPT) is assumed to have been sufficiently high (1500 to 1700 °C) to initiate partial melting at higher pressure. b A schematic diagram of the formation of the EER melt. A small melt fraction needed for EER formation can be generated at the base of thick lithosphere where melting starts. Even at very low degrees of melting, melt can segregate immediately after its generation beneath the base of the thick lithosphere

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