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Title: High-pressure orthorhombic ferromagnesite as a potential deep-mantle carbon carrier

Abstract

In this study, knowledge of the physical and chemical properties of candidate deep-carbon carriers such as ferromagnesite [(Mg,Fe)CO3] at high pressure and temperature of the deep mantle is necessary for our understanding of deep-carbon storage as well as the global carbon cycle of the planet. Previous studies have reported very different scenarios for the (Mg,Fe)CO3 system at deep-mantle conditions including the chemical dissociation to (Mg,Fe)O+CO2, the occurrence of the tetrahedrally-coordinated carbonates based on CO4 structural units, and various high-pressure phase transitions. Here we have studied the phase stability and compressional behavior of (Mg,Fe)CO3 carbonates up to relevant lower-mantle conditions of approximately 120 GPa and 2400 K. Our experimental results show that the rhombohedral siderite (Phase I) transforms to an orthorhombic phase (Phase II with Pmm2 space group) at approximately 50 GPa and 1400 K. The structural transition is likely driven by the spin transition of iron accompanied by a volume collapse in the Fe-rich (Mg,Fe)CO3 phases; the spin transition stabilizes the high-pressure phase II at much lower pressure conditions than its Mg-rich counterpart. It is conceivable that the low-spin ferromagnesite phase II becomes a major deep-carbon carrier at the deeper parts of the lower mantle below 1900 km in depth.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. The Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX (United States)
  2. The Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX (United States); Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research (HPSTAR), Shanghai (People's Republic of China)
  3. The Univ. of Chicago, Chicago, IL (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1168511
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-06CH11357
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Scientific Reports
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 5; Journal ID: ISSN 2045-2322
Publisher:
Nature Publishing Group
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
ENGLISH
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 58 GEOSCIENCES; 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; geochemistry; mineralogy

Citation Formats

Liu, Jin, Lin, Jung -Fu, and Prakapenka, Vitali B. High-pressure orthorhombic ferromagnesite as a potential deep-mantle carbon carrier. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1038/srep07640.
Liu, Jin, Lin, Jung -Fu, & Prakapenka, Vitali B. High-pressure orthorhombic ferromagnesite as a potential deep-mantle carbon carrier. United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep07640
Liu, Jin, Lin, Jung -Fu, and Prakapenka, Vitali B. Tue . "High-pressure orthorhombic ferromagnesite as a potential deep-mantle carbon carrier". United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep07640. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1168511.
@article{osti_1168511,
title = {High-pressure orthorhombic ferromagnesite as a potential deep-mantle carbon carrier},
author = {Liu, Jin and Lin, Jung -Fu and Prakapenka, Vitali B.},
abstractNote = {In this study, knowledge of the physical and chemical properties of candidate deep-carbon carriers such as ferromagnesite [(Mg,Fe)CO3] at high pressure and temperature of the deep mantle is necessary for our understanding of deep-carbon storage as well as the global carbon cycle of the planet. Previous studies have reported very different scenarios for the (Mg,Fe)CO3 system at deep-mantle conditions including the chemical dissociation to (Mg,Fe)O+CO2, the occurrence of the tetrahedrally-coordinated carbonates based on CO4 structural units, and various high-pressure phase transitions. Here we have studied the phase stability and compressional behavior of (Mg,Fe)CO3 carbonates up to relevant lower-mantle conditions of approximately 120 GPa and 2400 K. Our experimental results show that the rhombohedral siderite (Phase I) transforms to an orthorhombic phase (Phase II with Pmm2 space group) at approximately 50 GPa and 1400 K. The structural transition is likely driven by the spin transition of iron accompanied by a volume collapse in the Fe-rich (Mg,Fe)CO3 phases; the spin transition stabilizes the high-pressure phase II at much lower pressure conditions than its Mg-rich counterpart. It is conceivable that the low-spin ferromagnesite phase II becomes a major deep-carbon carrier at the deeper parts of the lower mantle below 1900 km in depth.},
doi = {10.1038/srep07640},
journal = {Scientific Reports},
number = ,
volume = 5,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jan 06 00:00:00 EST 2015},
month = {Tue Jan 06 00:00:00 EST 2015}
}

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Figure 1 Figure 1: Representative X-ray diffraction patterns of siderite I and II phases [FeCO3] at high P-T. (A) FeCO3 heated up to 2200 K at 90 GPa. (B) Decompression of siderite II at room temperature. Gold (Au) was used as the primary pressure calibrant, while neon (Ne) was used as themore » thermal insulator, pressure medium as well as the secondary pressure calibrant. Miller indices (hkl) of siderite I and II phases are labeled as I(hkl) and II(hkl), respectively. The wavelength of the monochromatic X-ray beam was 0.3344 Å.« less

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