Probing recycled carbonate in the lower mantle

Li-Hui Chen; Xiao-Jun Wang; Sheng-Ao Liu

doi:10.1093/nsr/nwac061

Probing recycled carbonate in the lower mantle

Natl Sci Rev. 2022 Mar 31;9(6):nwac061. doi: 10.1093/nsr/nwac061. eCollection 2022 Jun.

Authors

Li-Hui Chen¹, Xiao-Jun Wang¹, Sheng-Ao Liu²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Geology, State Key Laboratory of Continental Dynamics, Northwest University, China.
² State Key Laboratory of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources, China University of Geosciences, China.

Abstract

Whether surficial carbonates can be carried into the Earth's lower mantle is key to global deep carbon cycles but remains poorly understood. New clues from magnesium and zinc isotopic systematics on rocks from deep-rooted mantle plumes are presented and discussed in this Perspective.