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Carbon-dioxide-rich silicate melt in the Earth’s upper mantle

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  • Rajdeep Dasgupta

    (Rice University, 6100 Main Street, MS 126, Houston, Texas 77005, USA)

  • Ananya Mallik

    (Rice University, 6100 Main Street, MS 126, Houston, Texas 77005, USA)

  • Kyusei Tsuno

    (Rice University, 6100 Main Street, MS 126, Houston, Texas 77005, USA)

  • Anthony C. Withers

    (University of Minnesota, 310 Pillsbury Drive, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA)

  • Greg Hirth

    (Brown University, 324 Brook Street, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA)

  • Marc M. Hirschmann

    (University of Minnesota, 310 Pillsbury Drive, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA)

Abstract

Carbon-dioxide-rich kimberlitic melt explains the low velocity and high electrical conductivity of the mantle asthenosphere and controls the flux of incompatible elements at oceanic ridges.

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  • Rajdeep Dasgupta & Ananya Mallik & Kyusei Tsuno & Anthony C. Withers & Greg Hirth & Marc M. Hirschmann, 2013. "Carbon-dioxide-rich silicate melt in the Earth’s upper mantle," Nature, Nature, vol. 493(7431), pages 211-215, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:493:y:2013:i:7431:d:10.1038_nature11731
    DOI: 10.1038/nature11731
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