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Peter Luffi

Researcher at Rice University

Publications -  25
Citations -  2590

Peter Luffi is an academic researcher from Rice University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mantle (geology) & Subduction. The author has an hindex of 15, co-authored 21 publications receiving 2158 citations. Previous affiliations of Peter Luffi include California Institute of Technology & University of Bucharest.

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Constraints on the depths and temperatures of basaltic magma generation on Earth and other terrestrial planets using new thermobarometers for mafic magmas

TL;DR: In this article, a thermobarometer based on magma Si and Mg contents was used to estimate the pressures and temperatures of basaltic magma generation on Earth and other terrestrial planets.
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Copper systematics in arc magmas and implications for crust-mantle differentiation.

TL;DR: The redox state of arc magmas is tracked from mantle source to emplacement in the crust on the basis of copper’s (Cu) affinity for reduced sulfur phases, suggesting that the formation of sulfide-bearing cumulates under reducing conditions may be a critical step in continent formation.
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Building and Destroying Continental Mantle

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors show that continents are underlain by highly melt-depleted peridotites, which result in a chemically distinct boundary layer that is intrinsically buoyant and strong (owing to dehydration).
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The redox state of arc mantle using Zn/Fe systematics

TL;DR: It is shown that Zn/FeT is redox-sensitive and retains a memory of the valence state of Fe in primary arc basalts and their mantle sources, suggesting that the higher oxidation states of arc lavas must be in part a consequence of shallow-level differentiation processes, though such processes remain poorly understood.
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Near-Ultrahigh Pressure Processing of Continental Crust: Miocene Crustal Xenoliths from the Pamir

TL;DR: Xenoliths of subducted crustal origin hosted by Miocene ultrapotassic igneous rocks in the southern Pamir provide important new information regarding the geological processes accompanying tectonism during the Indo-Eurasian collision as mentioned in this paper.