Redox heterogeneities in a subducting slab: Example from the Monviso meta-ophiolite (Western Alps, Italy)

• Published in: Lithos Vol. 446-447; p. 107136
• Main Authors: Caurant, C., Debret, B., Ménez, B., Nicollet, C., Bouilhol, P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.06.2023; Elsevier
• Subjects: Earth Sciences; Geochemistry; Redox; Sciences of the Universe; Serpentinite; Subduction; Redox; Serpentinite; Subduction

Variations of redox conditions (i.e., oxygen fugacity, fO2) accompanying slab dehydration in subduction zones are subject to ongoing controversies, especially since the interplay between redox sensitive elements during prograde metamorphism remains complex and, likely, variable at the slab scale. He...