Deep Earth carbon reactions through time and space

Catherine McCammon; Hélène Bureau; H. James Cleaves II; Elizabeth Cottrell; Susannah M. Dorfman; Louise H Kellogg; Jie Li; Sami Mikhail; Yves Moussallam; Chrystele Sanloup; Andrew R Thomson; Alberto Vitale Brovarone

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Deep Earth carbon reactions through time and space

Catherine McCammon, Hélène Bureau, H. James Cleaves II, Elizabeth Cottrell, Susannah M. Dorfman, Louise H Kellogg, Jie Li, Sami Mikhail, Yves Moussallam, Chrystele Sanloup, Andrew R Thomson, Alberto Vitale Brovarone

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Reactions involving carbon in the deep Earth have limited manifestation on Earth’s surface, yet they have played a critical role in the evolution of our planet. The metal-silicate partitioning reaction promoted carbon capture during Earth’s accretion and may have sequestered substantial carbon in Earth’s core. The freezing reaction involving iron-carbon liquid could have contributed to the growth of Earth’s inner core and the geodynamo. The redox melting/freezing reaction largely controls the movement of carbon in the modern mantle, and reactions between carbonates and silicates in the deep mantle also promote carbon mobility. The ten-year activity of the Deep Carbon Observatory has made important contributions to our knowledge of how these reactions are involved in the cycling of carbon throughout our planet, both past and present, and helped to identify gaps in our understanding that motivate and give direction to future studies.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	22-27
Number of pages	6
Journal	American Mineralogist
Volume	105
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2138/am-2020-6888CCBY
Publication status	Published - 2 Jan 2020

Keywords

Inner core
Geodynamo
Subduction
Diamond
Carbonate
Carbon-rich fluids and melts
Oxygen fugacity
Metal-silicate partitioning
Redox freezing and melting

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Editorial: deep carbon science
Cardace, D., Bower, D., Daniel, I., Ionescu, A., Mikhail, S., Pistone, M. & Zahirovic, S., 12 Nov 2020, In: Frontiers in Earth Science. 8, 611295.
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A secretive mechanical exchange between mantle and crustal volatiles revealed by helium isotopes in ¹³C-depleted diamonds
Mikhail, S., Crosby, J., Stuart, F., DiNicola, L. & Abernethy, F. A. J., 10 Oct 2019, In: Geochemical Perspectives Letters. 11, p. 39-43
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Diamonds and the Mantle Geodynamics of Carbon
Shirey, S., Smit, K., Pearson, D. G., Walter, M., Aulbach, S., Brenker, F., Bureau, H., Burnham, A., Cartigny, P., Chacko, T., Frost , D., Hauri, E., Jacob, D., Jacobsen, S., Kohn, S., Luth, R., Mikhail, S., Navon, O., Nestola, F. & Nimis, P. & 9 others, Palot, M., Smith, E., Stachel, T., Stagno, V., Steele, A., Stern, R., Thomassot, E., Thomson, A. & Weiss, Y., 20 Oct 2019, Deep carbon : past to pesent. Orcutt, B., Daniel, I. & Dasgupta, R. (eds.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 89-128 40 p.
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A secretive mechanical exchange between mantle and crustal volatiles revealed by helium isotopes in 13C-depleted diamonds

Diamonds and the Mantle Geodynamics of Carbon

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A secretive mechanical exchange between mantle and crustal volatiles revealed by helium isotopes in ¹³C-depleted diamonds