Ductile deformation during carbonation of serpentinized peridotite

Mantle rocks can efficiently bind carbon by reaction with CO2 if fluid pathways remain open. This study of samples from Oman demonstrates that coupling of synchronous reaction and deformation facilitates fluid flow and massive carbon sequestration.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Manuel D. Menzel, Janos L. Urai, Estibalitz Ukar, Greg Hirth, Alexander Schwedt, András Kovács, Lidia Kibkalo, Peter B. Kelemen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-06-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31049-1