“…However, a great number of detailed studies involving trace elements and isotopes of arc basaltic rocks have revealed the important contribution of LILEs from the subducting altered oceanic crust and overlying sedimentary cover to the mantle wedge (e.g., Morris et al, 1990;Plank and Langmuir, 1993;Reagan et al, 1994;Ryan et al, 1995;Elliott et al, 1997;Hawkesworth et al, 1997aHawkesworth et al, , 1997bHoogewerff et al, 1997;Ishikawa and Tera, 1997;Turner et al, 1998;Tatsumi and Hanyu, 2003;Moriguti et al, 2004). The altered oceanic crust (AOC) and overlying sedimentary cover, which make up the subducting slab, have been regarded as principal sources of material flux that have modified the composition of the mantle peridotite beneath each arc.…”