Fig.7. Schematic diagram of conceptual model of andesite formed by melting of mantle metasomatites(modified after reference [119]) Schematic diagram showing the four key steps for origin of andesites by melting of mantle metasomatites: Dehydration of the subducting oceanic crust at forearc depths; Partial melting of the subducting sediment and altered oceanic basalt at subarc depths; Reaction of the hydrous felsic melts with the mantle wedge peridotite to generate the mafic-ultramafic metasomatites; Partial melting of basaltic metasomatites to produce the andesitic melts, the possible melting mechanisms include: Diapir of basaltic metasomatites (4a), slab dragging (4b) and slab rollback (4c)[119]
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