Rates and Mechanisms of Mineral Carbonation in Peridotite: Natural Processes and Recipes for Enhanced, in situ CO2 Capture and Storage

PB Kelemen, J Matter, EE Streit… - Annual Review of …, 2011 - annualreviews.org
Near-surface reaction of CO2-bearing fluids with silicate minerals in peridotite and basalt
forms solid carbonate minerals. Such processes form abundant veins and travertine …

Tectonic significance of serpentinites

S Guillot, S Schwartz, B Reynard, P Agard, C Prigent - Tectonophysics, 2015 - Elsevier
At plate boundaries, where deformation is localized along centimetre-to kilometre-scale
shear zones, the influence of serpentinite on tectonic processes is linked to its unique …

Serpentinite: what, why, where?

BW Evans, K Hattori, A Baronnet - Elements, 2013 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Rock-forming serpentine minerals form flat, cylindrical, and corrugated crystal
microstructures, which reflect energetically efficient layering of alternate tetrahedral and …

Compositional controls on hydrogen generation during serpentinization of ultramafic rocks

F Klein, W Bach, TM McCollom - Lithos, 2013 - Elsevier
Where ultramafic rocks are exposed to water at temperatures< 400° C, they inevitably
undergo serpentinization reactions to form serpentine±brucite±talc±magnetite (in addition to …

Iron partitioning and hydrogen generation during serpentinization of abyssal peridotites from 15 N on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

F Klein, W Bach, N Jöns, T McCollom… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2009 - Elsevier
Aqueous dihydrogen (H2, aq) is produced in copious amounts when seawater interacts with
peridotite and H2O oxidizes ferrous iron in olivine to ferric iron in secondary magnetite and …

Reaction-driven cracking during retrograde metamorphism: Olivine hydration and carbonation

PB Kelemen, G Hirth - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2012 - Elsevier
Retrograde metamorphism (mineral hydration, carbonation and oxidation) is important in
controlling the composition and rheology of the Earth's crust and upper mantle, particularly …

Temperature trends for reaction rates, hydrogen generation, and partitioning of iron during experimental serpentinization of olivine

TM McCollom, F Klein, M Robbins, B Moskowitz… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2016 - Elsevier
A series of laboratory experiments were conducted to examine how partitioning of Fe among
solid reaction products and rates of H 2 generation vary as a function of temperature during …

Massive production of abiotic methane during subduction evidenced in metamorphosed ophicarbonates from the Italian Alps

A Vitale Brovarone, I Martinez, A Elmaleh… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Alteration of ultramafic rocks plays a major role in the production of hydrocarbons and
organic compounds via abiotic processes on Earth and beyond and contributes to the …

Lizardite versus antigorite serpentinite: Magnetite, hydrogen, and life (?)

BW Evans - Geology, 2010 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The serpentinization of peridotite operates according to one or the other, or a combination,
of two end-member mechanisms. In low-temperature environments (50–300 C), where …

Dynamics of intraoceanic subduction initiation: 1. Oceanic detachment fault inversion and the formation of supra‐subduction zone ophiolites

M Maffione, C Thieulot… - Geochemistry …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Subduction initiation is a critical link in the plate tectonic cycle. Intraoceanic subduction
zones can form along transform faults and fracture zones, but how subduction nucleates …