Hydrogen in the deep Earth

Q Williams, RJ Hemley - Annual Review of Earth and Planetary …, 2001 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract The mechanisms of exchange of hydrogen between the deep interior and surface
of Earth, as well as the means of retention and possible abundance of hydrogen deep within …

Stability of hydrous silicate at high pressures and water transport to the deep lower mantle

M Nishi, T Irifune, J Tsuchiya, Y Tange, Y Nishihara… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
The presence of water strongly influences the structure, composition and dynamics of the
Earth's deep mantle,,,. Hydrous magnesium-rich silicates play an important role in …

Effect of water on the equation of state of nominally anhydrous minerals

SD Jacobsen - Reviews in mineralogy and geochemistry, 2006 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
It is possible that the majority of Earth's H2O budget is present as hydroxyl (OH) structurally
incorporated into the major nominally anhydrous minerals (NAMs) of the mantle (eg, Martin …

Phase relations in hydrous MORB at 18–28 GPa: implications for heterogeneity of the lower mantle

KD Litasov, E Ohtani - Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, 2005 - Elsevier
The phase relations in hydrous and anhydrous mid-ocean ridge basalt were determined at
pressures of 18–28GPa. Liquidus phase relations in hydrous and anhydrous MORB are …

First principles prediction of a new high‐pressure phase of dense hydrous magnesium silicates in the lower mantle

J Tsuchiya - Geophysical Research Letters, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
First principles calculations have shown that the high‐pressure phase transition of phase D
MgSi2O6H2 to the new high‐pressure hydrous phase MgSiO4H2 plus stishovite occurs at …

The role of hydrogen bonds in hydrous minerals stable at lower mantle pressure conditions

J Tsuchiya, EC Thompson - Progress in Earth and Planetary Science, 2022 - Springer
Over the past few decades, hydrous minerals were thought to be absent in the lower mantle,
due to their instability at high-pressure conditions. Recently, however, hydrous phases …

First-principles study of hydrogen bond symmetrization of phase D under high pressure

J Tsuchiya, T Tsuchiya… - American …, 2005 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
We have investigated the physical and structural properties of phase D (MgSi2O6H2) at high
pressure by means of a first-principles calculation method. Phase D is important as a dense …

Elasticity of superhydrous phase B at the mantle temperatures and pressures: Implications for 800 km discontinuity and water flow into the lower mantle

D Yang, W Wang, Z Wu - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The thermodynamic properties and elasticity of superhydrous phase B (ShyB) at high
pressure and temperature are calculated using first‐principles calculations based on density …

Synchrotron radiation and high pressure: new light on materials under extreme conditions

RJ Hemley, HK Mao, VV Struzhkin - Journal of synchrotron …, 2005 - journals.iucr.org
With the steady development of static high-pressure techniques in recent years, it is now
possible to probe in increasing detail the novel behavior of materials subjected to extreme …

Crystal structure, equation of state and elasticity of phase H (MgSiO4H2) at Earth's lower mantle pressures

J Tsuchiya, M Mookherjee - Scientific Reports, 2015 - nature.com
Dense hydrous magnesium silicate (DHMS) phases play a crucial role in transporting water
in to the Earth's interior. A newly discovered DHMS, phase H (MgSiO4H2), is stable at …