Evidence for the stability of ultrahydrous stishovite in Earth’s lower mantle

Lin, Yanhao; Hu, Qingyang; Meng, Yue; Walter, Michael; Mao, Ho-Kwang

doi:10.1073/pnas.1914295117

Evidence for the stability of ultrahydrous stishovite in Earth’s lower mantle

Journal Article · Mon Dec 16 00:00:00 EST 2019 · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1914295117· OSTI ID:1755916

Lin, Yanhao ^[1]; Hu, Qingyang ^[2]; Meng, Yue ^[3]; Walter, Michael ^[1]; Mao, Ho-Kwang ^[2]

Carnegie Inst. of Science, Washington, DC (United States)
Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, Shanghai (China)
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

The distribution and transportation of water in Earth’s interior depends on the stability of water-bearing phases. The transition zone in Earth’s mantle is generally accepted as an important potential water reservoir because its main constituents, wadsleyite and ringwoodite, can incorporate weight percent levels of H₂O in their structures at mantle temperatures. The extent to which water can be transported beyond the transition zone deeper into the mantle depends on the water carrying capacity of minerals stable in subducted lithosphere. Stishovite is one of the major mineral components in subducting oceanic crust, yet the capacity of stishovite to incorporate water beyond at lower mantle conditions remains speculative. Here, we combine in situ laser heating with synchrotron X-ray diffraction to show that the unit cell volume of stishovite synthesized under hydrous conditions is ~2.3 to 5.0% greater than that of anhydrous stishovite at pressures of ~27 to 58 GPa and temperatures of 1,240 to 1,835 K. Our results indicate that stishovite, even at temperatures along a mantle geotherm, can potentially incorporate weight percent levels of H₂O in its crystal structure and has the potential to be a key phase for transporting and storing water in the lower mantle.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Natural Science Foundation of China (NNSFC); National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Science (SC)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1755916

Journal Information:: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Journal Name: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 117; ISSN 0027-8424

Publisher:: National Academy of SciencesCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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