Water in Earth's Mantle: The Role of Nominally Anhydrous Minerals

  • David R. Bell
    Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125
  • George R. Rossman
    Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125

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公開日
1992-03-13
DOI
  • 10.1126/science.255.5050.1391
公開者
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

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<jats:p> Most minerals of Earth's upper mantle contain small amounts of hydrogen, structurally bound as hydroxyl (OH). The OH concentration in each mineral species is variable, in some cases reflecting the geological environment of mineral formation. Of the major mantle minerals, pyroxenes are the most hydrous, typically containing ∼200 to 500 parts per million H <jats:sub>2</jats:sub> O by weight, and probably dominate the water budget and hydrogen geochemistry of mantle rocks that do not contain a hydrous phase. Garnets and olivines commonly contain ∼1 to 50 parts per million. Nominally anhydrous minerals constitute a significant reservoir for mantle hydrogen, possibly accommodating all water in the depleted mantle and providing a possible mechanism to recycle water from Earth's surface into the deep mantle. </jats:p>

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    Science 255 (5050), 1391-1397, 1992-03-13

    American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

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