Melting and phase relations of carbonated eclogite at 9-21GPa and the petrogenesis of alkali-rich melts in the deep mantle

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2013

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Kiseeva, Ekaterina
Konstantin, Litasov
Yaxley, Gregory
Ohtani, Eiji
Kamenetsky, Vadim S

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Oxford University Press

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The melting and phase relations of carbonated MORB eclogite have been investigated using the multi-anvil technique at 921GPa and 1100-19008C. The starting compositions were two synthetic mixes, GA1 and Volga, with the CO2 component added as CaCO3 (cc): GA

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Keywords: aragonite; carbonate; clinopyroxene; diamond; eclogite; garnet; high pressure; kimberlite; magnesite; mantle; melting; metasomatism; mid-ocean ridge basalt; oceanic crust; P-T conditions; petrogenesis; transition zone Carbonate metasomatism; Diamonds; High-pressure experiments; Kimberlite formation; Mantle; MORB eclogite; Transition Zone

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Journal of Petrology

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