High‐Pressure/Temperature Behavior of the Alkali/Calcium Carbonate Shortite (Na 2 Ca 2 (CO 3 ) 3 ): Implications for Carbon Sequestration in Earth's Transition Zone
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Abstract The behavior of shortite (Na 2 Ca 2 (CO 3 ) 3 ) has been probed using synchrotron‐based single crystal X‐ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy at high pressures and following laser heating to illuminate carbon retention within the deep earth, and phase equilibria of alkali/calcium carbonate‐rich systems. Above 15 GPa, a transition to the shortite‐II structure occurs at 300 K. This phase is novel as it involves a large distortion of the carbonates, with an onset of 3 + 1 coordination and near‐dimerization of carbonate groups. Above 22 GPa, shortite‐II amorphizes. Samples laser heated at pressures between 12 and 30 GPa crystallize in a new structure, shortite‐III. Below 12 GPa, this phase appears to decompose into a mixture of shortite, nyerereite (Na 2 Ca(CO 3 ) 2 ), and aragonite (CaCO 3 ) in accord with prior phase equilibria results. The high‐pressure behavior of nyerereite using Raman spectroscopy was also investigated to 25 GPa. The structural response of shortite to pressure is modulated by the sodium cations in the structure; hence, the behavior of alkali‐rich carbonates within kimberlitic systems at depth is likely dependent on the bonding and local geometry of alkali cations. Our results show that complex, dense high‐pressure structures are generated in the shortite system,more »
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences University of California Santa Cruz Santa Cruz CA USA, Advanced Light Source Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley CA USA
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- Journal Name: Journal of Geophysical Research. Solid Earth Journal Volume: 123 Journal Issue: 8; Journal ID: ISSN 2169-9313
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Vennari, Cara E., Beavers, Christine M., and Williams, Quentin. High‐Pressure/Temperature Behavior of the Alkali/Calcium Carbonate Shortite (Na 2 Ca 2 (CO 3 ) 3 ): Implications for Carbon Sequestration in Earth's Transition Zone. United States: N. p., 2018.
Web. doi:10.1029/2018JB015846.
Vennari, Cara E., Beavers, Christine M., & Williams, Quentin. High‐Pressure/Temperature Behavior of the Alkali/Calcium Carbonate Shortite (Na 2 Ca 2 (CO 3 ) 3 ): Implications for Carbon Sequestration in Earth's Transition Zone. United States. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018JB015846
Vennari, Cara E., Beavers, Christine M., and Williams, Quentin. Wed .
"High‐Pressure/Temperature Behavior of the Alkali/Calcium Carbonate Shortite (Na 2 Ca 2 (CO 3 ) 3 ): Implications for Carbon Sequestration in Earth's Transition Zone". United States. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018JB015846.
@article{osti_1467753,
title = {High‐Pressure/Temperature Behavior of the Alkali/Calcium Carbonate Shortite (Na 2 Ca 2 (CO 3 ) 3 ): Implications for Carbon Sequestration in Earth's Transition Zone},
author = {Vennari, Cara E. and Beavers, Christine M. and Williams, Quentin},
abstractNote = {Abstract The behavior of shortite (Na 2 Ca 2 (CO 3 ) 3 ) has been probed using synchrotron‐based single crystal X‐ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy at high pressures and following laser heating to illuminate carbon retention within the deep earth, and phase equilibria of alkali/calcium carbonate‐rich systems. Above 15 GPa, a transition to the shortite‐II structure occurs at 300 K. This phase is novel as it involves a large distortion of the carbonates, with an onset of 3 + 1 coordination and near‐dimerization of carbonate groups. Above 22 GPa, shortite‐II amorphizes. Samples laser heated at pressures between 12 and 30 GPa crystallize in a new structure, shortite‐III. Below 12 GPa, this phase appears to decompose into a mixture of shortite, nyerereite (Na 2 Ca(CO 3 ) 2 ), and aragonite (CaCO 3 ) in accord with prior phase equilibria results. The high‐pressure behavior of nyerereite using Raman spectroscopy was also investigated to 25 GPa. The structural response of shortite to pressure is modulated by the sodium cations in the structure; hence, the behavior of alkali‐rich carbonates within kimberlitic systems at depth is likely dependent on the bonding and local geometry of alkali cations. Our results show that complex, dense high‐pressure structures are generated in the shortite system, and phase equilibria of the protoliths of carbonatites and kimberlites at deep upper mantle and transition zone pressures will involve intermediate alkali‐calcium carbonate phases, including the high‐pressure phases of shortite. Moreover, 3 + 1 coordination of carbon is observed at far lower pressures than other systems: this coordination could become important in complex carbonates and possibly liquids at substantially shallower depths than previously anticipated.},
doi = {10.1029/2018JB015846},
journal = {Journal of Geophysical Research. Solid Earth},
number = 8,
volume = 123,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Aug 29 00:00:00 EDT 2018},
month = {Wed Aug 29 00:00:00 EDT 2018}
}
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