Deep carbon cycle and geodynamics: The role of the core and carbonatite melts in the lower mantle

Russian Geology and Geophysics

Volumn 53, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1117-1132

  Dobretsov, N L ^a,b   Shatskiy, A F ^b,c,d  

^a TROFIMUK INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

^b NOVOSIBIRSK STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

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

^d TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carbon circle; Carbonatite melt; Geodynamics; Kimberlite diamond

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLE; CARBONATITE; CHONDRITE; CORE-MANTLE BOUNDARY; DEGASSING; DIAMOND; GEODYNAMICS; KIMBERLITE; LOWER MANTLE; MANTLE PLUME; MASS TRANSFER; METEORITE; SILICATE MELT;

EID: 84868266502     PISSN: 10687971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rgg.2012.09.001     Document Type: Article

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