Structure, petrology and geochemistry of off-axis diapir differ from on-axis case.
Huge clinopyroxene lenses and no plagioclase in off-axis Moho Transition Zone (MTZ).
Incompatible element depletion but “enriched” Nd isotope ratios in off-axis MTZ.
Melting of pyroxenite-rich source and assimilation of depleted hydrated lithosphere.
Residual melts injected into adjacent mantle and overlying crust, forming gabbros.