Josef Dufek

TL;DR: In this paper, a quantitative assessment of the thermal and dynamic response of an amphibolitic lower crust to the intrusion of basaltic dike swarms in an arc setting is presented.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explored potential mechanisms to generate compositional gaps using numerical simulations coupling crystallization kinetics and multiphase fluid dynamics of magma reservoirs, and showed that gaps are inherent to crystal fractionation for all compositions, as crystal-liquid separation takes place most efficiently within a crystallinity window of ∼50-70 vol% crystals.

TL;DR: Felsic rocks have not been identified on Mars, a planet that lacks plate tectonics to drive the magmatic processes that lead to evolved silica-rich melts as mentioned in this paper.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors used a well-constrained thermo-mechanical model of a magma reservoir and showed that the reactivation time scale of locked mushes is much greater than the time necessary to homogenize reservoirs by convective stirring.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors use a numerical model to constrain the physical conditions under which both lower and upper crustal magma bodies form and find that over long durations of intrusions (greater than 105 to 106 yr), extensive lower crustal mush zones develop, which modify the thermal budget of the upper crust and reduce the flux of magma required to sustain upper- crustal reservoirs.