Fate of Carbonates in the Earth's Mantle (10-136 GPa)

J Gao, X Wu, X Yuan, W Su - Frontiers in Earth Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Earth carbon cycle shapes the evolution of our planet and our habitats. As a key region of
carbon cycle, subduction zone acts as a sole channel transporting supracrustal carbonate …

Pervasive hydrous carbonatitic liquids mediate transfer of carbon from the slab to the subarc mantle

W Chen, G Zhang, S Keshav, Y Li - Communications Earth & …, 2023 - nature.com
Carbonatitic liquids, as a medium for transferring carbon from the slab to the mantle at
subarc depths, are thought to be restricted either to the hottest conditions or to be the …

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 …

Carbon dioxide released from subducted oceanic crust by hydrous carbonatitic liquids

Y Zhang, C Wang, W Li, Z Jin - Geophysical Research Letters, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aqueous fluids are essential to extract slab‐trapped carbon at forearc to subarc depths and
interpret the decarbonation efficiency of global subduction zones. A large amount of carbon …

An experimental determination of the liquidus and a thermodynamic melt model in the CaCO3-MgCO3 binary, and modelling of carbonated mantle melting

S Zhao, S Poli, MW Schmidt, M Rinaldi… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The binary CaCO 3-MgCO 3 constitutes the reference model system to reconstruct
the petrogenesis of carbonated rocks, and of carbonatite magmas possibly generated in the …

Hydrous Carbonatitic Liquids Drive CO2 Recycling From Subducted Marls and Limestones

E Schettino, S Poli - Carbon in Earth's interior, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Pelagic limestones are subducted in a variety of subduction zones worldwide. Despite the
geochemical relevance of systems enriched in CaCO3, previous experimental investigations …

Mechanism of carbonate assimilation by intraplate basaltic magma and liquid immiscibility: example of Wangtian'e volcano (Changbaishan volcanic area, NE China)

OA Andreeva, E Dubinina, IA Andreeva… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The balance of CO2 during abundant basaltic magma production is an important factor of
volcanic hazards and climate. In particular, this can be explored based on CO2-rich mantle …

Release of CO2 in Cold Subduction Zones by Hydrous Carbonatitic Liquids

Y Zhang, Q Xu, C Wang, Z Jin - Geophysical Research Letters, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The release of CO2 from subducted slabs is an important process of the global carbon cycle.
Previous studies have demonstrated that metamorphic reactions, carbonatitic melts …

Redox freezing and melting during peridotite interaction with carbonated metasediments and metabasics: experiments at 10 GPa

AV Girnis, AB Woodland, VK Bulatov, GP Brey… - Geochemistry …, 2022 - Springer
The hypothesis of redox freezing is based on the assumption that a Fe–Ni metal phase
becomes stable in the peridotite mantle at increasing pressure and can serve as a reducer …

Young and old granulites: a volatile connection

RC Newton - The Journal of Geology, 2020 - journals.uchicago.edu
Granulite facies metamorphism of the lower crust has decreased in scale since the Late
Archean, but many of its definitive features have persisted:(1) Punctuated, sometimes …