Carbon in the Convecting Mantle
Document Type
Article
Date of Original Version
1-1-2019
Abstract
This chapter provides a summary of the flux of carbon through various oceanic volcanic centers such as mid-ocean ridges and intraplate settings, as well as what these fluxes indicate about the carbon content of the mantle. By reviewing methods used to measure the carbon geochemistry of basalts and then to estimate fluxes, the chapter provides insight into how mantle melting and melt extraction processes are estimated. The chapter discusses how the flux of carbon compares with other incompatible trace elements and gases. From there, the chapter discusses whether the budget of carbon in the ocean mantle can be explained by primordial carbon or whether carbon recycling is required to balance the budget.
Publication Title, e.g., Journal
Deep Carbon: Past to Present
Citation/Publisher Attribution
Hauri, Erik H., Elizabeth Cottrell, Katherine A. Kelley, Jonathan M. Tucker, Kei Shimizu, Marion Le Voyer, Jared Marske, and Alberto E. Saal. "Carbon in the Convecting Mantle." Deep Carbon: Past to Present (2019). https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/gsofacpubs/1586