No slab-derived co2 in Mariana Trough back-arc basalts: Implications for carbon subduction and for temporary storage of CO2 beneath slow spreading ridges

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2010, Pages

  MacPherson, Colin G ^a,b   Hilton, David R ^b   Hammerschmidt, Konrad ^c  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b GEOSCIENCES RESEARCH DIVISION   (United States)

^c FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

assimilation; basalt; Mariana Trough; noble gas; subduction.

Indexed keywords

BASALT; CARBON; DEGASSING; DIGITAL STORAGE; INERT GASES; RECYCLING; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

ASSIMILATION; BASALTIC GLASS; MARIANA TROUGHS; MID OCEAN RIDGE BASALTS; SLOW-SPREADING RIDGES; SUBDUCTION; SUBDUCTION ZONES; TEMPORARY STORAGE;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

BACKARC BASIN; CARBON DIOXIDE; DEGASSING; GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MAGMA ASSIMILATION; MID-OCEAN RIDGE BASALT; NOBLE GAS; SEAFLOOR SPREADING; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

MARIANA TROUGH; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 78649244481     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010GC003293     Document Type: Article

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