Stability of iron-bearing carbonates in the deep Earth’s interior

Stability of iron-bearing carbonates in the deep Earth’s interior

Carbonates are shown to exist in the lower mantle as seen in diamond inclusions, but thermodynamic constraints are poorly understood. Here, the authors synthesise two new iron carbonate compounds and find that self-oxidation-reduction reactions can preserve carbonates in the mantle.

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Main Authors: Valerio Cerantola, Elena Bykova, Ilya Kupenko, Marco Merlini, Leyla Ismailova, Catherine McCammon, Maxim Bykov, Alexandr I. Chumakov, Sylvain Petitgirard, Innokenty Kantor, Volodymyr Svitlyk, Jeroen Jacobs, Michael Hanfland, Mohamed Mezouar, Clemens Prescher, Rudolf Rüffer, Vitali B. Prakapenka, Leonid Dubrovinsky
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Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/a79c8bed1e1f4228b309b4cf46722b2c
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