Evidence of ghost plagioclase signature induced by kinetic fractionation of europium in the Earth’s mantle

Romain Tilhac; Károly Hidas; Beñat Oliveira; Carlos J. Garrido

doi:10.1038/s41467-023-36753-0

Nature Communications (Feb 2023)

Evidence of ghost plagioclase signature induced by kinetic fractionation of europium in the Earth’s mantle

Romain Tilhac,
Károly Hidas,
Beñat Oliveira,
Carlos J. Garrido

Affiliations

Romain Tilhac: Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra (IACT), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) – Universidad de Granada (UGR)
Károly Hidas: Departamento de Geología y Subsuelo, Centro Nacional Instituto Geológico y Minero de España (IGME), CSIC, Project Office of Granada
Beñat Oliveira: ARC Centre of Excellence for Core to Crust Fluid Systems (CCFS) and GEMOC, Macquarie University
Carlos J. Garrido: Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra (IACT), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) – Universidad de Granada (UGR)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36753-0
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Researchers found natural evidence of kinetic Eu anomalies caused by melt-induced diffusion in mantle peridotite clinopyroxene, providing an alternative to crustal recycling for the enigmatic ghost plagioclase signatures in oceanic basalts.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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