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Hydrous olivine unable to account for conductivity anomaly at the top of the asthenosphere

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  • Takashi Yoshino

    (Okayama University)

  • Takuya Matsuzaki

    (Okayama University)

  • Shigeru Yamashita

    (Okayama University)

  • Tomoo Katsura

    (Okayama University)

Abstract

Rising damp? The properties of the Earth's mantle (such as viscosity and melting temperature) are strongly influenced by the amount of water there. However, determining the mantle's water content has remained challenging. It has been suggested that hydration of olivine minerals is the cause of the high electrical conductivity of the asthenosphere (the deformable layer beneath the crust and upper mantle), but the effect of water on such minerals (via incorporation of hydrogen) has yet to be determined in the laboratory. Two groups now report experiments on the effect of hydrogen on olivine conductivity. Both find that small amounts of hydrogen increase electrical conductivity dramatically, but their conclusions regarding whether this hydration explains the observed mantle conductivity are at odds. Clearly, more work is needed to determine the factors behind this discrepancy.

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  • Takashi Yoshino & Takuya Matsuzaki & Shigeru Yamashita & Tomoo Katsura, 2006. "Hydrous olivine unable to account for conductivity anomaly at the top of the asthenosphere," Nature, Nature, vol. 443(7114), pages 973-976, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:443:y:2006:i:7114:d:10.1038_nature05223
    DOI: 10.1038/nature05223
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    1. Thomas Meier & Florian Trybel & Saiana Khandarkhaeva & Dominique Laniel & Takayuki Ishii & Alena Aslandukova & Natalia Dubrovinskaia & Leonid Dubrovinsky, 2022. "Structural independence of hydrogen-bond symmetrisation dynamics at extreme pressure conditions," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-8, December.

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