carbonates. Although the possibility of transport and storage of carbonates to great depth is
demonstrated experimentally, ultra-deep mantle carbonates have not been found before.
Applying several in situ analytical techniques on inclusions in diamonds from Juina (Brazil)
originating from the lower part of the transition zone (> 580 km) or even the lower mantle (>
670 km), reveal the existence of deep Earth carbonates. These finding unquestionably show …