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Semirario Geoquimica MIT

The document discusses trace element partitioning in Earth's lower mantle and implications of partial melting at the core-mantle boundary. It also discusses silicate perovskite-melt partitioning of trace elements and the geochemical signature of a deep perovskitic reservoir. An understanding of trace element partitioning among high pressure mantle phases such as perovskite is essential for constraining mantle evolution.

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Semirario Geoquimica MIT

The document discusses trace element partitioning in Earth's lower mantle and implications of partial melting at the core-mantle boundary. It also discusses silicate perovskite-melt partitioning of trace elements and the geochemical signature of a deep perovskitic reservoir. An understanding of trace element partitioning among high pressure mantle phases such as perovskite is essential for constraining mantle evolution.

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Seminar 13 (to follow Lecture 14)

“Trace element partitioning in Earth’s lower mantle and implications for


geochemical consequences of partial melting at the core-mantle boundary”, by
Hirose, Shimizu, van Westrenen and Fei., Phys. Earth Planet. Int., 146, 249-260,
2004.

“Silicate perovskite-melt partitioning of trace elements and geochemical signature


of a deep perovskitic reservoir”, by Corgne et al., GCA 69, 485-496, 2005.

Although the pressure dependence of partition coefficients for a given


mineral/mineral or mineral/melt has received little study, the change in mineralogy with
increasing pressure in the earth is important and has received considerable attention.

In particular partitioning of TE between metal (Fe-Ni), silicate and sulfide melts


is important for understanding core formation. Also see papers in Section IV of
Appendix 1 accompanying Lecture 7.

An understanding of TE partitioning among high pressure, mantle phases, such as


perovskite, is essential for constraining mantle evolution. For background see “Early
Earth Differentiation” by Walter and Tronnes, EPSL, 225, 253-269, 2004.

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12.479 Trace-Element Geochemistry


Spring 2013

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