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Reactions of iron with calcium carbonate at 6 GPa and 1273-1873 K : Implications for carbonate reduction in the deep mantle. / Martirosyan, N. S.; Litasov, K. D.; Shatskiy, A. F. et al.
In: Russian Geology and Geophysics, Vol. 56, No. 9, 01.09.2015, p. 1322-1331.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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T1 - Reactions of iron with calcium carbonate at 6 GPa and 1273-1873 K
T2 - Implications for carbonate reduction in the deep mantle
AU - Martirosyan, N. S.
AU - Litasov, K. D.
AU - Shatskiy, A. F.
AU - Ohtani, E.
PY - 2015/9/1
Y1 - 2015/9/1
N2 - Experimental data on Fe-CaCO3 interaction at 6 GPa and 1273-1873 K are presented. The system models the hypothetical redox interaction in subducting slabs at the contact with the reduced mantle and a putative process at the core-mantle boundary. The reaction is accompanied by carbonatite melt formation. It also produces Fe3C and calcium wustite, which form solid or liquid phases depending on experimental conditions. In iron-containing systems at 6 GPa, calcium carbonate melts in the range 1473-1573 K, which is consistent with aragonite disappearance from complex carbonate systems. The composition of calcium carbonate liquid is not influenced by metallic Fe. It corresponds to nearly pure CaCO3. Along the mantle adiabat or at slightly higher temperatures, nearly pure CaCO3 coexists with metallic iron or calcium wustite. This hypothesis explains the coexistence of metallic iron and carbonate inclusions in lithospheric and superdeep diamonds.
AB - Experimental data on Fe-CaCO3 interaction at 6 GPa and 1273-1873 K are presented. The system models the hypothetical redox interaction in subducting slabs at the contact with the reduced mantle and a putative process at the core-mantle boundary. The reaction is accompanied by carbonatite melt formation. It also produces Fe3C and calcium wustite, which form solid or liquid phases depending on experimental conditions. In iron-containing systems at 6 GPa, calcium carbonate melts in the range 1473-1573 K, which is consistent with aragonite disappearance from complex carbonate systems. The composition of calcium carbonate liquid is not influenced by metallic Fe. It corresponds to nearly pure CaCO3. Along the mantle adiabat or at slightly higher temperatures, nearly pure CaCO3 coexists with metallic iron or calcium wustite. This hypothesis explains the coexistence of metallic iron and carbonate inclusions in lithospheric and superdeep diamonds.
KW - Carbonate
KW - Experiment
KW - High pressures
KW - Iron
KW - Mantle
KW - Melting
KW - Redox state
KW - Subduction
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84939616601&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.rgg.2015.08.008
DO - 10.1016/j.rgg.2015.08.008
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84939616601
VL - 56
SP - 1322
EP - 1331
JO - Russian Geology and Geophysics
JF - Russian Geology and Geophysics
SN - 1068-7971
IS - 9
ER -
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