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Aluminous hydrous magnesium silicate as a lower-mantle hydrogen reservoir: a role as an agent for material transport.


ABSTRACT: The potential for storage of a large quantity of water/hydrogen in the lower mantle has important implications for the dynamics and evolution of the Earth. A dense hydrous magnesium silicate called phase D is a potential candidate for such a hydrogen reservoir. Its MgO-SiO2-H2O form has been believed to be stable at lower-mantle pressures but only in low-temperature regimes such as subducting slabs because of decomposition below mantle geotherm. Meanwhile, the presence of Al was reported to be a key to enhancing the thermal stability of phase D; however, the detailed Al-incorporation effect on its stability remains unclear. Here we report on Al-bearing phase D (Al-phase D) synthesized from a bridgmanite composition, with Al content expected in bridgmanite formed from a representative mantle composition, under over-saturation of water. We find that the incorporation of Al, despite smaller amounts, into phase D increases its hydrogen content and moreover extends its stability field not only to higher temperatures but also presumably to higher pressures. This leads to that Al-phase D can be one of the most potential reservoirs for a large quantity of hydrogen in the lower mantle. Further, Al-phase D formed by reaction between bridgmanite and water could play an important role in material transport in the lower mantle.

SUBMITTER: Nakatsuka A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8897469 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Aluminous hydrous magnesium silicate as a lower-mantle hydrogen reservoir: a role as an agent for material transport.

Nakatsuka Akihiko A   Yoshiasa Akira A   Ohkawa Makio M   Ito Eiji E  

Scientific reports 20220304 1


The potential for storage of a large quantity of water/hydrogen in the lower mantle has important implications for the dynamics and evolution of the Earth. A dense hydrous magnesium silicate called phase D is a potential candidate for such a hydrogen reservoir. Its MgO-SiO<sub>2</sub>-H<sub>2</sub>O form has been believed to be stable at lower-mantle pressures but only in low-temperature regimes such as subducting slabs because of decomposition below mantle geotherm. Meanwhile, the presence of A  ...[more]

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