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Peer-reviewed
2014

Ultralow viscosity of carbonate melts at high pressures

Nature Communications
  • Kono, Y.
  • ,
  • Kenney-Benson, C.
  • ,
  • Hummer, D.
  • ,
  • Ohfuji, H.
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  • Park, C.
  • ,
  • Shen, G.
  • ,
  • Wang, Y.
  • ,
  • Kavner, A.
  • ,
  • Manning, C.E.

Volume
5
Number
Language
English
Publishing type
Research paper (scientific journal)
DOI
10.1038/ncomms6091
Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP

Knowledge of the occurrence and mobility of carbonate-rich melts in the Earth's mantle is important for understanding the deep carbon cycle and related geochemical and geophysical processes. However, our understanding of the mobility of carbonate-rich melts remains poor. Here we report viscosities of carbonate melts up to 6.2 GPa using a newly developed technique of ultrafast synchrotron X-ray imaging. These carbonate melts display ultralow viscosities, much lower than previously thought, in the range of 0.006-0.010 Pa s, which are similar to 2 to 3 orders of magnitude lower than those of basaltic melts in the upper mantle. As a result, the mobility of carbonate melts (defined as the ratio of melt-solid density contrast to melt viscosity) is similar to 2 to 3 orders of magnitude higher than that of basaltic melts. Such high mobility has significant influence on several magmatic processes, such as fast melt migration and effective melt extraction beneath mid-ocean ridges.

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  • DOI : 10.1038/ncomms6091
  • ISSN : 2041-1723
  • eISSN : 2041-1723
  • ORCID - Put Code : 34976327
  • SCOPUS ID : 84919910219
  • Web of Science ID : WOS:000343978000008

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