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Stability of methane in reduced C–O–H fluid at 6.3 GPa and 1300–1400°C. / Sokol, A. G.; Tomilenko, A. A.; Bul’bak, T. A. et al.
In: Doklady Earth Sciences, Vol. 474, No. 2, 01.06.2017, p. 680-683.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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T1 - Stability of methane in reduced C–O–H fluid at 6.3 GPa and 1300–1400°C
AU - Sokol, A. G.
AU - Tomilenko, A. A.
AU - Bul’bak, T. A.
AU - Palyanova, G. A.
AU - Palyanov, Yu N.
AU - Sobolev, N. V.
PY - 2017/6/1
Y1 - 2017/6/1
N2 - The composition of a reduced C–O–H fluid was studied by the method of chromatography–mass spectrometry under the conditions of 6.3 GPa, 1300–1400°C, and fO2 typical of the base of the subcratonic lithosphere. Fluids containing water (4.4–96.3 rel. %), methane (37.6–0.06 rel. %), and variable concentrations of ethane, propane, and butane were obtained in experiments. With increasing fO2, the proportion of the CH4/C2H6 peak areas on chromatograms first increases and then decreases, whereas the CH4/C3H8 and CH4/C4H10 ratios continually decrease. The new data show that ethane and heavier HCs may be more stable to oxidation, than previously thought. Therefore, when reduced fluids pass the “redox-front,” carbon is not completely released from the fluid and may be involved in diamond formation.
AB - The composition of a reduced C–O–H fluid was studied by the method of chromatography–mass spectrometry under the conditions of 6.3 GPa, 1300–1400°C, and fO2 typical of the base of the subcratonic lithosphere. Fluids containing water (4.4–96.3 rel. %), methane (37.6–0.06 rel. %), and variable concentrations of ethane, propane, and butane were obtained in experiments. With increasing fO2, the proportion of the CH4/C2H6 peak areas on chromatograms first increases and then decreases, whereas the CH4/C3H8 and CH4/C4H10 ratios continually decrease. The new data show that ethane and heavier HCs may be more stable to oxidation, than previously thought. Therefore, when reduced fluids pass the “redox-front,” carbon is not completely released from the fluid and may be involved in diamond formation.
KW - DIAMOND FORMATION
KW - MANTLE
KW - HYDROCARBONS
KW - CONSTRAINTS
KW - INCLUSIONS
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85024111086&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1134/S1028334X17060149
DO - 10.1134/S1028334X17060149
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85024111086
VL - 474
SP - 680
EP - 683
JO - Doklady Earth Sciences
JF - Doklady Earth Sciences
SN - 1028-334X
IS - 2
ER -
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