The fate of subducting carbon tracked by Mg and Zn isotopes: A review and new perspectives

SA Liu, YR Qu, ZZ Wang, ML Li, C Yang, SG Li - Earth-Science Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Tracking the final fate of subducting carbon is crucial to understanding global carbon cycles
and climate changes in the history of the Earth. Available geochemical tracers such as …

Mantle peridotites of ophiolites rarely preserve reliable records of paleo-oceanic lithospheric mantle

BX Su, QQ Pan, Y Xiao, JJ Jing, PT Robinson… - Earth-Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Mantle peridotites of ophiolites have traditionally been interpreted as fragments of residual
oceanic lithospheric mantle depleted by partial melting. However, recent petrological …

Recycled Carbonate‐Bearing Silicate Sediments in the Sources of Circum‐Mediterranean K‐Rich Lavas: Evidence From Mg‐Zn Isotopic Decoupling

ZT Shu, SA Liu, D Prelević, Y Wang… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The high flux of subaerial volcanic CO2 emissions around the circum‐Mediterranean region
requires the involvement of an unusually carbon‐rich reservoir, but the origin of which is still …

Zinc isotope fractionation between Cr-spinel and olivine and its implications for chromite crystallization during magma differentiation

C Yang, SA Liu, L Zhang, ZZ Wang, PP Liu… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2021 - Elsevier
We report the first zinc isotope data (expressed as δ 66 Zn relative to the JMC-Lyon
standard) for chromian spinels (Cr-spinels) and coexisting olivines in oceanic peridotites. All …

Contrasting fates of subducting carbon related to different oceanic slabs in East Asia

SA Liu, T Wu, S Li, Z Wang, J Liu - Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2022 - Elsevier
Subduction transfers surface carbon into the Earth's interior in a main form of carbonates that
influences the global carbon cycles and surface climate through geologic time …

Origin of low-MgO primitive intraplate alkaline basalts from partial melting of carbonate-bearing eclogite sources

Z Zou, Z Wang, S Foley, R Xu, X Geng, YN Liu… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2022 - Elsevier
Alkaline basalts occur widely in intraplate settings and carbonate-bearing mantle sources
such as carbonated peridotites are increasingly regarded to play a key role in their …

Carbonated eclogitic component beneath eastern China revealed by olivine phenocrysts in nephelinites

HL Zhang, G Zeng, JQ Liu, LH Chen, JH Yu, B Wu… - Chemical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Carbonates subducted into the mantle alongside mafic material play a critical role in the
deep cycling of carbon. This recycled oxidized carbon strongly affects the physical …

Reactivity of Basaltic Minerals for CO2 Sequestration via In Situ Mineralization: A Review

MH Rasool, M Ahmad - Minerals, 2023 - mdpi.com
The underground storage of CO2 (carbon dioxide) in basalt presents an exceptionally
promising solution for the effective and permanent sequestration of CO2. This is primarily …

Magnesium and zinc isotopic evidence for the involvement of recycled carbonates in the petrogenesis of Gaussberg lamproites, Antarctica

JQ Liu, LH Chen, XJ Wang, XY Zhang, G Zeng… - Chemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Lamproites are rare mantle-derived peralkaline ultrapotassic rocks, and they are commonly
geographically associated with the ultramafic lamprophyres and kimberlites. Their unique …

Mantle Oxidation Induced by Recycled Carbonate: Insights From Mg‐Zn‐Fe‐Cu Isotopic Systematics of Intraplate Basalts

TH Wu, SA Liu - Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Mantle oxidation plays an essential role in volatile cycling between Earth's interior and
exterior. However, the conceivable oxidizer remains enigmatic and needs to be explored by …