Carbonatite melt in type Ia gem diamond

AM Logvinova, A Shatskiy, R Wirth, AA Tomilenko… - Lithos, 2019 - Elsevier
Monocrystalline type Ia diamonds with octahedral growth morphology prevail among
lithospheric diamonds, including precious stones. Unlike less common 'fibrous' diamonds …

Solidus and melting of carbonated phlogopite peridotite at 3–6.5 GPa: Implications for mantle metasomatism

A Shatskiy, A Bekhtenova, AV Arefiev… - Gondwana …, 2022 - Elsevier
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 …

Mineral Assemblage of Olivine-Hosted Melt Inclusions in a Mantle Xenolith from the V. Grib Kimberlite Pipe: Direct Evidence for the Presence of an Alkali-Rich …

AV Golovin, AA Tarasov, EV Agasheva - Minerals, 2023 - mdpi.com
This report deals with the first mineralogical examination of secondary crystallized melt
inclusions (CMIs) in healed cracks within olivine in a mantle peridotite xenolith from the V …

Pyroxene-carbonate reactions in the CaMgSi2O6 ± NaAlSi2O6 + MgCO3 ± Na2CO3 ± K2CO3 system at 3–6 GPa: Implications for partial melting of …

A Shatskiy, IV Podborodnikov, AV Arefiev… - … to Mineralogy and …, 2021 - Springer
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 System K2CO3–CaCO3–MgCO3 at 3 GPa: Implications for Carbonatite Melt Compositions in the Shallow Continental Lithosphere

AV Arefiev, A Shatskiy, IV Podborodnikov… - Minerals, 2019 - mdpi.com
Potassic dolomitic melts are believed to be responsible for the metasomatic alteration of the
shallow continental lithosphere. However, the temperature stability and range of …

Towards composition of carbonatite melts in peridotitic mantle

A Shatskiy, A Bekhtenova, IV Podborodnikov… - Earth and Planetary …, 2022 - Elsevier
It is generally accepted that carbonatite metasomatism in the subcontinental lithospheric
mantle (SCLM) inevitably causes wehrlitization of the primary lherzolite substrate. However …

Carbonate melt interaction with natural eclogite at 6 GPa and 1100–1200 C: Implications for metasomatic melt composition in subcontinental lithospheric mantle

A Shatskiy, A Bekhtenova, IV Podborodnikov… - Chemical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Compositional ranges of carbonate melt s stable under PT conditions corresponding to the
base of subcontinental lithospheric mantle (SCLM) are limited by alkali-rich near-eutectic …

Phase relations in carbonate component of carbonatized eclogite and peridotite along subduction and continental geotherms

A Bekhtenova, A Shatskiy, IV Podborodnikov… - Gondwana …, 2021 - Elsevier
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 …

The K2CO3–CaCO3–MgCO3 System at 6 GPa: Implications for Diamond Forming Carbonatitic Melts

AV Arefiev, A Shatskiy, IV Podborodnikov, KD Litasov - Minerals, 2019 - mdpi.com
Carbonate micro inclusions with abnormally high K2O appear in diamonds worldwide.
However, the precise determination of their chemical and phase compositions is …

Raman study of quench products of alkaline carbonate melt at 3 and 6 GPa: Link to the pressure of origin

A Arefiev, A Shatskiy, A Bekhtenova… - Journal of Raman …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Inclusions of former alkaline carbonate melts occur in igneous minerals, mantle xenoliths,
and diamonds from kimberlites and lamproites. However, the identification of most daughter …