During subduction, both subducted slab material and the overlying mantle undergo melting
the verdict
SUPPORTED
the evidence backs this
confidence 79/100
Subduction zone petrology and geochemical evidence support the view that both subducted slab materials and the overlying mantle wedge undergo partial melting driven by dehydration and thermal/fluid interactions.
Evidence for · 3
Molybdenum isotopes unmask slab dehydration and melting beneath the Mariana arc.
2021 · cited by 4
Paper 0 discusses both slab-derived melts and the involvement of the overlying forearc mantle in melting processes beneath arcs.
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More for · 2
Melting of subducted slab dictates trace element recycling in global arcs.
2022 · cited by 3
Paper 3 highlights the role of subducted slab melting and its interaction in generating arc magmas.
Experimental production of K-rich metasomes through sediment recycling at the slab-mantle interface in the fore-arc.
2023 · cited by 2
Paper 5 details the melting and reactions occurring at the slab-mantle interface involving subducted sediment and mantle peridotite.