Decoupling of inorganic and organic carbon during slab mantle devolatilisation

Bouilhol, P., Debret, B., Inglis, E. C., Warembourg, M., Grocolas, T., Rigaudier, T., Villeneuve, J. and Burton, K.W. 2022. Decoupling of inorganic and organic carbon during slab mantle devolatilisation. Nature Communications 13 , 308. 10.1038/s41467-022-27970-0

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Abstract

Serpentinites are an important sink for both inorganic and organic carbon, and their behavior during subduction is thought to play a fundamental role in the global cycling of carbon. Here we show that fluid-derived veins are preserved within the Zermatt-Saas ultra-high pressure serpentinites providing key evidence for carbonate mobility during serpentinite devolatilisation. We show through the O, C, and Sr isotope analyses of vein minerals and the host serpentinites that about 90% of the meta-serpentinite inorganic carbon is remobilized during slab devolatilisation. In contrast, graphite-like carbonaceous compounds remain trapped within the host rock as inclusions within metamorphic olivine while the bulk elemental and isotope composition of organic carbon remains relatively unchanged during the subduction process. This shows a decoupling behavior of carbon during serpentinite dehydration in subduction zones. This process will therefore facilitate the transfer of inorganic carbon to the mantle wedge and the preferential slab sequestration of organic carbon en route to the deep mantle.

Item Type:	Article
Status:	Published
Schools:	Earth and Environmental Sciences
Publisher:	Nature Research
ISSN:	2041-1723
Date of Acceptance:	10 December 2021
Last Modified:	06 Nov 2024 13:30
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/172829

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