The solidus of carbonated eclogite in the system CaO-Al2O3-MgO-SiO2-Na2O-CO2 to 32GPa and carbonatite liquid in the deep mantle

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 295, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 115-126

  Litasov, Konstantin ^a,b   Ohtani, Eiji ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SOBOLEV INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Carbonate; Carbonatite; Eclogite; High pressure experiment; Mantle; Melting

Indexed keywords

CARBONATITES; ECLOGITES; HIGH-PRESSURE EXPERIMENT; MANTLE; MANTLE MELTING;

CALCIUM; GARNETS; KYANITE; MELTING; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; OXIDE MINERALS; PEROVSKITE; SILICATE MINERALS; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SODIUM; STRONTIUM COMPOUNDS;

CARBONATION;

CARBONATE; CARBONATITE; CORUNDUM; ECLOGITE; EXPERIMENTAL MINERALOGY; GARNET; HIGH PRESSURE; KYANITE; MAGNESITE; OMPHACITE; PARTIAL MELTING; PRESSURE GRADIENT; SILICATE MINERAL;

EID: 77953022953     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2010.03.030     Document Type: Article

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