http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674987112001065

It has been thought that granitic crust,having been formed on the surface,must have survived through the Earth’s evolution because of its buoyancy.At subduction zones continental crust is predominantly created by arc magmatism and is returned to the mantle via sediment subduction,subduction erosion, and continental subduction.Granitic rocks,the major constituent of the continental crust,are lighter than the mantle at depths shallower than 270 km,but we show here,based on first principles calculations, that beneath 270 km they have negative buoyancy compared to the surrounding material in the upper mantle and transition zone,and thus can be subducted in the depth range of 270-660 km.This suggests that there can be two reservoirs of granitic material in the Earth,one on the surface and the other at the base of the mantle transition zone(MTZ).The accumulated volume of subducted granitic material at the base of the MTZ might amount to about six times the present volume of the continental crust.Our calculations also show that the seismic velocities of granitic material in the depth range from 270 to 660 km are faster than those of the surrounding mantle.This could explain the anomalous seismic-wave velocities observed around 660 km depth.The observed seismic scatterers and reported splitting of the 660 km discontinuity could be due to jadeite dissociation,chemical discontinuities between granitic material and the surrounding mantle,or a combination thereof.     

黑龙江杂岩蓝片岩—云母片岩矿物成分及变质作用P-T条件

黑龙江构造混杂岩中保留着一套曾遭受过中高压变质作用的岩石,其代表性岩石为:蓝片岩-云母片岩;蓝闪石、铁蓝闪石和多硅白云母(单位结构中Si=3.37～3.46>3.30)等具有中高压性质的典型变质矿物在岩石中平衡共生.蓝片岩-云母片岩组合至少经历了早期和晚期两阶段变质,早期为绿帘蓝片岩相,变质温压条件为T=320～460℃,P=7.8×108～11×108Pa.晚期为高绿片岩相,出现富镁绿泥石(XMg=0.565～0.646)交代早期钠质角闪石和多硅白云母等高压变质矿物现象,变质温度升高而压力有所降低,由石榴石云母片岩所限定的高绿片岩相变质条件为T=536～598℃,P=6.8×108～9.5×108Pa,属中温和中高压变质.