High-Pressure Orthorhombic Ferromagnesite as a Potential Deep-Mantle Carbon Carrier

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 5; no. 1; p. 7640
• Main Authors: Liu, Jin, Lin, Jung-Fu, Prakapenka, Vitali B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 06.01.2015; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 147/135; 639/33/445/330; 704/2151/209; Carbon; Carbon cycle; Carbon dioxide; Carbon sequestration; Carbonates; Chemical properties; ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; geochemistry; GEOSCIENCES; High pressure; Humanities and Social Sciences; Iron; Lower mantle; MATERIALS SCIENCE; mineralogy; multidisciplinary; Phase transitions; Pressure; Science; Temperature effects

Knowledge of the physical and chemical properties of candidate deep-carbon carriers such as ferromagnesite [(Mg,Fe)CO 3 ] at high pressure and temperature of the deep mantle is necessary for our understanding of deep-carbon storage as well as the global carbon cycle of the planet. Previous studies h...