A hidden carbon cycle exists inside Earth. Every year, megatons of carbon disappear into
subduction zones, affecting atmospheric carbon dioxide and oxygen over Earth's history …

Minerals included in diamonds provide direct information about the petrologic and chemical
environment of diamond crystallization. They record information relating to local and …

The lower plate is the dominant agent in modern convergent margins characterized by
active subduction, as negatively buoyant oceanic lithosphere sinks into the asthenosphere …

Laboratory experiments and seismology data have created a clear theoretical picture of the
most abundant minerals that comprise the deeper parts of the Earth's mantle. Discoveries of …

One of the key scientific questions about diamonds is “how are they formed?” To answer this
question, we need to know the diamond-forming reactions and the physicochemical …

Diamond crystallization ages are essential information for science and industry, leading to
an understanding of how, why, and where diamonds form in Earth and how best to find …

Subduction related to the ancient supercontinent cycle is poorly constrained by mantle
samples. Sublithospheric diamond crystallization records the release of melts from …

The nature and cause of deep earthquakes remain enduring unknowns in the field of
seismology. We present new models of thermal structures of subducted slabs traced to …

Sublithospheric diamonds and the inclusions they may carry crystallize in the
asthenosphere, transition zone, or uppermost lower mantle (from 300 to∼ 800 km), and are …

Carbon is a key control on the surface chemistry and climate of Earth. Significant volumes of
carbon are input to the oceans and atmosphere from deep Earth in the form of degassed …