Physics and Chemistry of Partially Molten Rocks

1. Rheology of Partially Molten Rocks.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Constitutive equations.- 3. Discussion.- 2. Anelastic and Viscoelastic Behaviour of Partially Molten Rocks and Lavas.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Experimental methods of Q measurement.- 3. Experiments.- 4. Discussion.- 5. Conclusions.- 3. Constraints on the Melt Distribution in Anisotropic Polycrystalline Aggregates Undergoing Grain Growth.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Surface energy considerations.- 3. Experimental observations: the system olivine + basaltic melt.- 4. Summary and implications for partial melts in the mantle.- 4. The Grain-scale Distribution of Silicate, Carbonate and Metallosulfide Partial Melts: a Review of Theory and Experiments.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Interfacial energies.- 3. Textural equilibrium.- 4. Equilibrium melt distribution in an idealized partially molten system.- 5. Wetting properties of geological partial melts.- 6. Discussion.- 5. Partial Melting and Melt Segregation in a Convecting Mantle.- 1. Introduction.- 2. General aspects of melting in the mantle.- 3. The physics of melt generation, segregation and convection.- 4. Case studies relevant for melting and segregation in a convecting mantle.- 5. Conclusions.- 6. A Fractionation Model for Hydrous Calc-Alkaline Plutons and the Heat Budget During Fractional Crystallisation and Assimilation.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Fractional crystallisation of hydrous mantle magma.- 3. Crystallisation(C), fractional crystallisation (FC) and assimilation (A) hydrous mantle magmas.- 4. Comparison of the heat balance for AFC processes with other results for crustal melting.- 5. Conclusions.- 7. Migmaticic Gabbros From a Shallow-Level Metamorphic Contact Aureole, Fuerteventura Basal Complex, Canary Islands: Role of Deformation in Melt Segregation.- 1. Introduction.-2. Tectonic and geological setting.- 3. The PX1 intrusion and its host rock.- 4. Partial melting and mechanisms of melt segregation.- 5. Rheology of partly molten rocks.- 6. Discussion.- 7. Conclusion.- 8. Thin Amorphous Intergranular Layers at Mineral Interfaces in Xenoliths: the Early Stage of Melting.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Sample preparation and analytical methods.- 3. Sample description.- 4. Definitions.- 5. Results.- 6. Discussion.