CO2 storage in the Antarctica Sub-Continental Lithospheric Mantle as revealed by intra- and inter-granular fluids

• Published in: Lithos
• Main Authors: Casetta, Federico, Rizzo, Andrea Luca, Faccini, Barbara, Ntaflos, Theodoros, Abart, Rainer, Lanzafame, Gabriele, Faccincani, Luca, Mancini, Lucia, Giacomoni, Pier Paolo, Coltorti, Massimo
• Other Authors: #PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA_VALUE#, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Sezione Milano, Milano, Italia, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Sezione Palermo, Palermo, Italia
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2022
• Subjects: CO2 storage; Sub-Continental Lithospheric Mantle; Alkaline metasomatism; Fluid inclusions; Synchrotron X-ray microtomography; Inter-granular fluids; 04.01. Earth Interior; 04.08. Volcanology; Antarctic; Baker Rocks; Greene; Greene Point; Handler Ridge; The Antarctic; Victoria Land; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2122/15528; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lithos.2022.106643

The investigation of the role played by CO2 circulating within the mantle during partial melting and metasomatic/refertilization processes, together with a re-consideration of its storage capability and re-cycling in the lithospheric mantle, is crucial to unravel the Earth's main geodynamic pro...