Gneiss domes and orogeny

Research Article| December 01, 2002 Gneiss domes and orogeny Christian Teyssier; Christian Teyssier 1Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Donna L. Whitney Donna L. Whitney 1Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Christian Teyssier 1Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA Donna L. Whitney 1Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA Publisher: Geological Society of America Received: 05 Jun 2002 Revision Received: 04 Aug 2002 Accepted: 07 Aug 2002 First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (2002) 30 (12): 1139–1142. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(2002)030<1139:GDAO>2.0.CO;2 Article history Received: 05 Jun 2002 Revision Received: 04 Aug 2002 Accepted: 07 Aug 2002 First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Christian Teyssier, Donna L. Whitney; Gneiss domes and orogeny. Geology 2002;; 30 (12): 1139–1142. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(2002)030<1139:GDAO>2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Many gneiss domes record positive feedback between decompression and partial melting of orogenic middle crust. Exhumed orogens are riddled with gneiss domes cored by migmatites that underwent dehydration melting during decompression. The decreasing buoyancy associated with increasing melt fraction drives further decompression at near-isothermal conditions as the partially molten crust rises diapirically. This combination of processes may explain the generation and retention of large volumes of crustally derived melt recorded in many deep-seated migmatite terranes and inferred for active orogens. In exhumed orogens, the signature of the rapid ascent of partially molten crust is a gneiss dome cored by migmatite ± granite. The large volume of material involved in the vertical transfer of partially molten crust indicates that the formation of gneiss domes is an efficient mechanism for heat advection during orogenesis. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.