Mantle Dynamics

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Water in the mantle

Subducting slabs transport water deep into the mantle, where it is stored within minerals such as ringwoodite and wadsleyite in the mantle transition zone. We predict the influx of …

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Dr. Ben Mather
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Geodynamic modelling update

This talk presents an update on geodynamic modelling efforts focused on understanding the origins of intraplate volcanism in eastern Australia. We discuss recent advances in …

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Dr. Ben Mather
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Plume-slab interaction

Exploring the interaction between mantle plumes and subducting slabs in the Tasman Sea region, focusing on the three parallel hotspot tracks — Tasmantid, Lord Howe, and Cosgrove — …

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Dr. Ben Mather

Intraplate volcanism triggered by subducted volatiles during bursts in slab flux

Intraplate volcanism triggered by subducted volatiles during bursts in slab flux

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Dr. Ben Mather