It is well known that water significantly lowers mantle solidi. But it turns out this paradigm is not always true. Here, we studied the interaction of K-rich carbonate melts with the natural …
Calorimetric measurements of the glass transition temperatures (T g) of hydrous carbonate melts are reported on a near-eutectic composition of 55 mol% K2CO3–45 mol% MgCO3 …
The reactions between pyroxenes and carbonates have been studied in the CaMgSi 2 O 6+ MgCO 3 (Di+ 2Mgs), CaMgSi 2 O 6+ NaAlSi 2 O 6+ 2MgCO 3 (Di+ Jd+ 2Mgs), CaMgSi 2 O …
The range of carbonatite melts in equilibrium with the subcontinental lithospheric mantle (SCLM) under geothermal conditions is limited by alkali-rich near-eutectic compositions …
Potassic dolomitic melts are believed to be responsible for the metasomatic alteration of the shallow continental lithosphere. However, the temperature stability and range of …
It is generally accepted that carbonatite metasomatism in the subcontinental lithospheric mantle (SCLM) inevitably causes wehrlitization of the primary lherzolite substrate. However …
Phase relations in the carbonate constituent of mafic and ultramafic suites are decisive in the deep carbon cycle and partial melting in the Earth's mantle. Here we present an …
Carbonate micro inclusions with abnormally high K2O appear in diamonds worldwide. However, the precise determination of their chemical and phase compositions is …
Inclusions of former alkaline carbonate melts occur in igneous minerals, mantle xenoliths, and diamonds from kimberlites and lamproites. However, the identification of most daughter …