Massonne et al., (1999)
Diamond bearing inclusions in garnet (after Stöckhert et al., 2001)
After Massonne et al. (1999), Stöckhert et al. (2001)
Geodynamic environment
Krohe (1996) Franke (1989)
Zulauf (1997) Subduction Subduction+Collision Collision Delamination+detachment+underplating
Exhumation of high-pressure rocks during delamination+detachment+underplating stage
Numerical modeling: Schott & Schmeling (1998), Willner et al. (2002)
Depth=200 km Willner et al. (2002) Formation and destruction of deep crustal wedge during detachment of the lithosphere Depth=150 km Depth=100 km
Question: how and whether subduction->collision->detachment sequence of events might be genetically related to origin of the diamond bearing rocks? Method: numerical geodynamic modeling
1600 x 600 km 370 x 200km 400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C 1400 o C Weak zone Lithosphere Asthenosphere 1600 o C Mantle plume upwelling Slab push Slab pull 1400 o C Continental crust Oceanic crust Sediments Serpentinized mantle Hydrated zone Rock samples Antigorite stability field Hydration front Numerical model (full convection solution) High resolution region
Animation “Typical evolution”
0.00 Myr 890 x 470 km 370 x 200km 400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C Initial configuration
0.21 Myr 400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C Subduction
0.68 Myr 400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C Subduction
1.4 Myr 400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C Subduction
2.1 Myr 400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C Subduction
3.1 Myr 400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C Subduction
4.6 Myr 400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C Subduction
7.7 Myr 400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C Subduction
11.3 Myr 400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C Subduction
15.0 Myr 400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C Subduction
18.9 Myr 400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C Subduction
22.7 Myr 400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C Subduction
25.3 Myr 400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C Subduction
26.2 Myr 400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C Subduction
27.0 Myr 400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C Collision
27.7 Myr 400 o C 800 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C Collision ~160 km (bottom of the lithosphere) 1200 o C ~160 km
28.3 Myr 400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C Collision, Delamination Slab delamination
28.9 Myr 400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C Collision, Delamination, Necking Slab delamination Slab necking
29.4 Myr 400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C Collision, Necking Slab necking
29.8 Myr 400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C Extension, Detachment, Underplating Mantle underplating
30.3 Myr 400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C Extension, Detachment, Underplating Mantle underplating
30.7 Myr 400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C Extension, Detachment, Underplating Mantle underplating
30.9 Myr 400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C Extension, Detachment, Underplating
31.2 Myr 400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C Extension, Detachment, Underplating
31.5 Myr 400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C Extension, Detachment, Underplating
31.8 Myr 400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C Extension, Detachment, Underplating, Domal structures Domal structure growth
32.1 Myr 400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C Extension, Detachment, Underplating, Domal structures Domal structures growth
32.4 Myr 400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C Extension, Detachment, Underplating, Domal structures Domal structures growth
32.6 Myr 400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C Extension, Detachment, Underplating, Domal structures Domal structures growth
32.9 Myr 400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C Extension, Detachment, Underplating, Domal structures Domal structures growth
33.3 Myr 400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C Extension, Detachment, Underplating, Domal structures Domal structures growth
33.6 Myr 400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C Extension, Detachment, Underplating, Domal structures Domal structures growth
34.1 Myr 400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C Extension, Detachment, Underplating, Domal structures Domal structures growth
36.4 Myr 400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C Extension, Detachment, Underplating, Domal structures Domal structures growth
37.5 Myr 400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C Extension, Detachment, Underplating, Domal structures Domal structures growth
39.6 Myr 400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C The End Domal structures growth
200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C ~160 km (bottom of the lithosphere) Stoeckhert et al. (2001) Cooling stage
“Heating+Cooling during subduction” Gerya & Stoeckhert (2002) Active margin B BEGIN
Isobaric cooling 19.3 Myr 1000 o C 200 o C 800 o C 400 o C 1200 o C 600 o C Stoeckhert et al. (2001) Cooling stage ~100 km (bottom of the lithosphere)
What does slab break-off look like? ? ?
Animation “Slow necking”
400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C 1200 o C 5.0 Myr Collision
400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C 1200 o C 5.8 Myr Collision
400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C 1200 o C 6.6 Myr Collision + Delamination
400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C 1200 o C 7.3 Myr Collision + Delamination
400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C 1200 o C 8.0 Myr Collision + Delamination
400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C 1200 o C 8.7 Myr Collision + Delamination
400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C 1200 o C 9.3 Myr Collision + Delamination
400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C 1200 o C 10.0 Myr Collision + Delamination
400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C 1200 o C 10.7 Myr Collision + Delamination
400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C 1200 o C 11.4 Myr Delamination
400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C 1200 o C 12.1 Myr Delamination
400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C 1200 o C 12.8 Myr Delamination
400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C 1200 o C 13.4 Myr Delamination
400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C 1200 o C 14.0 Myr Detachment
400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C 1200 o C 14.6 Myr Detachment
400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C 1200 o C 15.2 Myr Detachment
400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C 1200 o C 15.7 Myr Detachment
400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C 1200 o C 16.3 Myr Detachment
400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C 1200 o C 16.9 Myr Detachment
400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C 1200 o C 17.5 Myr End
Animation “Rapid necking”
400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C 30.6 Myr Collision
400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C 31.3 Myr Collision
400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C 32.3 Myr Collision
400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C 1200 o C 33.1 Myr Detachment
400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C 1200 o C 34.1 Myr Extension + Underplating
400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C 1200 o C 34.8 Myr Extension + Underplating
400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C 1200 o C 35.4 Myr Extension + Underplating
400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C 1200 o C 35.9 Myr Extension + Underplating
400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C 1200 o C 36.3 Myr Extension + Underplating
400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C 1200 o C 36.7 Myr Extension + Underplating
400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C 1200 o C 37.0 Myr Extension + Underplating
400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C 1200 o C 37.3 Myr Extension + Underplating
400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C 1200 o C 37.6 Myr Extension + Underplating
400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C 1200 o C 38.0 Myr Extension + Underplating
400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C 1200 o C 38.4 Myr Extension + Underplating
400 o C 800 o C 1200 o C 200 o C 400 o C 600 o C 800 o C 1000 o C 1200 o C 38.8 Myr End
Symmetric necking (no preexisting weak zone) Assymmetric necking by shearing along preexisting weak zone But is this really “break-off”?
33 Myr 28 Myr 30 Myr 29 Myr