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A model for rates of disequilibrium melting during metamorphism

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High-temperature Metamorphism and Crustal Anatexis

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In numerous studies of partial melting, attention has been focused primarily on topics such as equilibrium phase relations, trace element partitioning, and the textural relations between liquid and crystalline phases in partially molten aggregates. In contrast, the rate of melting in the crust and mantle has received little or no attention. An evaluation of melting rates is important for a number of reasons, such as the following.

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  1. University of Birmingham, UK

    J. R. Ashworth

  2. University of Maryland, USA

    M. Brown

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Rubie, D.C., Brearley, A.J. (1990). A model for rates of disequilibrium melting during metamorphism. In: Ashworth, J.R., Brown, M. (eds) High-temperature Metamorphism and Crustal Anatexis. The Mineralogical Society Series, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-3929-6_3

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