Carbonate dissolution during subduction revealed by diamond-bearing rocks from the Alps

Nature Geoscience

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 703-706

  Frezzotti, M L ^a   Selverstone, J ^b   Sharp, Z D ^b   Compagnoni, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON FLUX; DEGASSING; DIAMOND; DISSOLUTION; FLUID INCLUSION; SILICATE; SUBDUCTION ZONE; THERMODYNAMICS; ULTRAHIGH PRESSURE METAMORPHISM; ULTRAHIGH TEMPERATURE METAMORPHISM;

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EID: 80053480562     PISSN: 17520894     EISSN: 17520908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ngeo1246     Document Type: Article

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