Genesis and evolution of kimberlites

A Giuliani, MW Schmidt, TH Torsvik… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2023 - nature.com
Kimberlites are volcanic rocks enriched in CO2 and H2O and derive from the deepest-
sourced melts (up to 300 km) that reach Earth's surface. The mantle processes that generate …

Thermometers and barometers for volcanic systems

KD Putirka - Reviews in mineralogy and geochemistry, 2008 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Knowledge of temperature and pressure, however qualitative, has been central to our views
of geology since at least the early 19th century. In 1822, for example, Charles Daubeny …

Deep carbon cycles constrained by a large-scale mantle Mg isotope anomaly in eastern China

SG Li, W Yang, S Ke, X Meng, H Tian… - National Science …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Although deep carbon recycling plays an important role in the atmospheric CO2 budget and
climate changes through geological time, the precise mechanisms remain poorly …

The deep carbon cycle and melting in Earth's interior

R Dasgupta, MM Hirschmann - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2010 - Elsevier
Carbon geochemistry of mantle-derived samples suggests that the fluxes and reservoir sizes
associated with deep cycle are in the order of 1012–13gC/yr and 1022–23g C, respectively …

PRIMELT 3 MEGA. XLSM software for primary magma calculation: peridotite primary magma MgO contents from the liquidus to the solidus

C Herzberg, PD Asimow - Geochemistry, Geophysics …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
An upgrade of the PRIMELT algorithm for calculating primary magma composition is given
together with its implementation in PRIMELT3 MEGA. xlsm software. It supersedes …

Zinc isotopic evidence for recycled carbonate in the deep mantle

XY Zhang, LH Chen, XJ Wang, T Hanyu… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Carbonate, the major carbon reservoir on Earth's surface, can enter into the mantle by
subduction. However, evidence for recycled surficial carbonates in the deep mantle is still …

Accretionary complexes in the Asia-Pacific region: tracing archives of ocean plate stratigraphy and tracking mantle plumes

IY Safonova, M Santosh - Gondwana Research, 2014 - Elsevier
The accretionary complexes of Central and East Asia (Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,
Tajikistan, Mongolia, and China) and the Western Pacific (China, Japan, Russia) preserve …

Identification of source lithology in the Hawaiian and Canary Islands: Implications for origins

C Herzberg - Journal of Petrology, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Results are reported of an exploration of mantle source lithology for intraplate magmas
using whole-rock and olivine phenocryst compositions. This analysis includes modern mid …

Ingassing, storage, and outgassing of terrestrial carbon through geologic time

R Dasgupta - Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry, 2013 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Earth is unique among the terrestrial planets in our solar system in having a fluid envelope
that fosters life. The secrets behind Earth's habitable climate are well-tuned cycles of carbon …

Fluid inclusions in fibrous diamonds

Y Weiss, J Czas, O Navon - Reviews in Mineralogy and …, 2022 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Most diamonds are metasomatic minerals, which means they grew from fluids or melts that
moved through solid mantle rocks and chemically interacted with them. The involvement of …