Evidence for oxygenation of Fe-Mg oxides at mid-mantle conditions and the rise of deep oxygen

Liu, Jin; Wang, Chenxu; Lv, Chaojia; Su, Xiaowan; Liu, Yijin; Tang, Ruilian; Chen, Jiuhua; Hu, Qingyang; Mao, Ho-Kwang; Mao, Wendy L.

doi:10.1093/nsr/nwaa096

Evidence for oxygenation of Fe-Mg oxides at mid-mantle conditions and the rise of deep oxygen

Journal Article · Sat May 09 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · National Science Review

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1093/nsr/nwaa096· OSTI ID:1780165

^[1]; Wang, Chenxu ^[2]; Lv, Chaojia ^[3]; Su, Xiaowan ^[4]; Liu, Yijin ^[5]; Tang, Ruilian ^[3]; Chen, Jiuhua ^[6]; ^[3]; Mao, Ho-Kwang ^[3]; Mao, Wendy L. ^[7]

Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research (HPSTAR), Beijing 100094, China, Department of Geological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
Department of Geological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research (HPSTAR), Beijing 100094, China
School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
Center for Study of Matter at Extreme Conditions, Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
Department of Geological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA

Abstract

As the reaction product of subducted water and the iron core, FeO2 with more oxygen than hematite (Fe2O3) has been recently recognized as an important component in the D” layer just above the Earth's core-mantle boundary. Here, we report a new oxygen-excess phase (Mg, Fe)2O3+δ (0 < δ < 1, denoted as ‘OE-phase’). It forms at pressures greater than 40 gigapascal when (Mg, Fe)-bearing hydrous materials are heated over 1500 kelvin. The OE-phase is fully recoverable to ambient conditions for ex situ investigation using transmission electron microscopy, which indicates that the OE-phase contains ferric iron (Fe3+) as in Fe2O3 but holds excess oxygen through interactions between oxygen atoms. The new OE-phase provides strong evidence that H2O has extraordinary oxidation power at high pressure. Unlike the formation of pyrite-type FeO2Hx which usually requires saturated water, the OE-phase can be formed with under-saturated water at mid-mantle conditions, and is expected to be more ubiquitous at depths greater than 1000 km in the Earth's mantle. The emergence of oxygen-excess reservoirs out of primordial or subducted (Mg, Fe)-bearing hydrous materials may revise our view on the deep-mantle redox chemistry.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC); National Science Foundation (NSF); SPring-8 Japan; USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357; FG02-94ER14466

OSTI ID:: 1780165

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1656686
OSTI ID: 1786003

Journal Information:: National Science Review, Journal Name: National Science Review Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 8; ISSN 2095-5138

Publisher:: Oxford University PressCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: China

Language:: English

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