Reversal of carbonate-silicate cation exchange in cold slabs in Earth’s lower mantle

CaCO3 is more stable than MgCO3 under conditions of Earth’s lowermost mantle, with implications for deep mantle chemistry.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mingda Lv, Susannah M. Dorfman, James Badro, Stephan Borensztajn, Eran Greenberg, Vitali B. Prakapenka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21761-9