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

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

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

Date

2013

Authors

Kiseeva, Ekaterina

Konstantin, Litasov

Yaxley, Gregory

Ohtani, Eiji

Kamenetsky, Vadim S

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Abstract

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