Deep carbon cycle constrained by carbonate solubility

Deep carbon cycle constrained by carbonate solubility

Carbonate mineral aqueous solubility decreases as carbonates become more Mg-rich during subduction. Coupled with regional variations in amounts of carbon and water subducted, this explains discrepancies in estimates of carbon recycling, suggesting that only around a third returns to the surface.

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Main Authors: Stefan Farsang, Marion Louvel, Chaoshuai Zhao, Mohamed Mezouar, Angelika D. Rosa, Remo N. Widmer, Xiaolei Feng, Jin Liu, Simon A. T. Redfern
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Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24533-7
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spelling doaj-81afb4cce0344f58a49fabcbf05395382021-07-18T11:41:50ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232021-07-011211910.1038/s41467-021-24533-7Deep carbon cycle constrained by carbonate solubilityStefan Farsang0Marion Louvel1Chaoshuai Zhao2Mohamed Mezouar3Angelika D. Rosa4Remo N. Widmer5Xiaolei Feng6Jin Liu7Simon A. T. Redfern8Department of Earth Sciences, University of CambridgeInstitut für Mineralogie, WWU MünsterCenter for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research (HPSTAR)European Synchrotron Radiation FacilityEuropean Synchrotron Radiation FacilityEmpa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Laboratory for Mechanics of Materials and NanostructuresDepartment of Earth Sciences, University of CambridgeCenter for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research (HPSTAR)Asian School of the Environment, Nanyang Technological UniversityCarbonate mineral aqueous solubility decreases as carbonates become more Mg-rich during subduction. Coupled with regional variations in amounts of carbon and water subducted, this explains discrepancies in estimates of carbon recycling, suggesting that only around a third returns to the surface.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24533-7
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author Stefan Farsang
Marion Louvel
Chaoshuai Zhao
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Remo N. Widmer
Xiaolei Feng
Jin Liu
Simon A. T. Redfern
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Marion Louvel
Chaoshuai Zhao
Mohamed Mezouar
Angelika D. Rosa
Remo N. Widmer
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Simon A. T. Redfern
Deep carbon cycle constrained by carbonate solubility
Nature Communications
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title Deep carbon cycle constrained by carbonate solubility
title_short Deep carbon cycle constrained by carbonate solubility
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publisher Nature Publishing Group
series Nature Communications
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publishDate 2021-07-01
description Carbonate mineral aqueous solubility decreases as carbonates become more Mg-rich during subduction. Coupled with regional variations in amounts of carbon and water subducted, this explains discrepancies in estimates of carbon recycling, suggesting that only around a third returns to the surface.
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