Mineral inclusions in lithospheric diamonds

T Stachel, S Aulbach, JW Harris - Reviews in Mineralogy …, 2022 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Initially, it may seem extremely daunting to be sitting in front of several thousand carats of
small diamonds, knowing that the likelihood of finding a diamond with a meaningful …

[HTML][HTML] Lawsonite composition and zoning as tracers of subduction processes: A global review

DL Whitney, KF Fornash, P Kang, ED Ghent, L Martin… - Lithos, 2020 - Elsevier
Lawsonite is an abundant hydrous mineral in oceanic crust, sediments, and metasomatic
rocks at depths of~ 45 to 300 km in most subduction zones, but it is rarely preserved in the …

Subducted organic matter buffered by marine carbonate rules the carbon isotopic signature of arc emissions

S Tumiati, S Recchia, L Remusat, C Tiraboschi… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Ocean sediments consist mainly of calcium carbonate and organic matter (phytoplankton
debris). Once subducted, some carbon is removed from the slab and returns to the …

Favorable P–T–ƒO2 conditions for abiotic CH4 production in subducted oceanic crusts: a comparison between CH4-bearing ultrahigh-and CO2-bearing high …

C Wang, R Tao, JB Walters, HE Höfer… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2022 - Elsevier
Subduction is a key element in the carbon cycle between the Earth's surface and deep
interior. In addition to pressure (P) and temperature (T), oxygen fugacity (ƒO 2) is an …

Deformation and temperature variation along thrust-sense shear zones in the hinterland-foreland transition zone of collisional settings: A case study from the Barbagia …

A Petroccia, R Carosi, C Montomoli, S Iaccarino… - Journal of Structural …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract In the Internal Zone of a continental collisional orogen, first-order contractional
shear zones accommodate crustal shortening. Structural investigations at different scales …

Complexity of graphite formation in response to metamorphic methane generation and transformation in an orogenic ultramafic body

A Boutier, I Martinez, O Sissmann, S Agostini… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2024 - Elsevier
The fate of carbon in subduction is explored by considering fluid-rock interactions in a body
of metamorphosed ultramafic rocks from the Appalachian belt as potential proxies for …

Tracing carbonate dissolution in subducting sediments by zinc and magnesium isotopes

YR Qu, SA Liu, H Wu, ML Li, HC Tian - Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2022 - Elsevier
Carbonate dissolution in subduction zones transfers surface carbon to the mantle and plays
an important role in regulating global carbon cycles through geologic time. Petrological …

Episodic hydrofracturing and large-scale flushing along deep subduction interfaces: Implications for fluid transfer and carbon recycling (Zagros Orogen, southeastern …

J Muñoz-Montecinos, S Angiboust, A Garcia-Casco… - Chemical …, 2021 - Elsevier
We investigate the late Cretaceous blueschist-facies (480° C-1.8 GPa) segment of the
Zagros suture zone, a well-preserved block-in-matrix paleo-subduction channel. We aim to …

Coupled cycling of carbon and water in the form of hydrous carbonatitic liquids in the subarc region

W Chen, S Keshav, W Peng… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The melting behavior of subducted ophicarbonate is experimentally investigated under
conditions relevant for slabs at subarc depths (2.5–6 GPa and 650–1000° C). Hydrous …

Paleocene‐Eocene High‐Pressure Carbonation of Western Alps Serpentinites: Positive Feedback Between Deformation and CO2‐CH4 Fluid Ingression …

C Herviou, G Bonnet - Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Meter‐to hectometer‐size horizons of carbonate‐bearing talcschists are found along or near
the contacts between the different Liguro‐Piemont subduction slices. Through mineral and …