Olivine-hosted melt inclusions as an archive of redox heterogeneity in magmatic systems

• Published in: Earth and Planetary Science Letters
• Main Authors: Hartley, Margaret E., Shorttle, Oliver, Maclennan, John, Moussallam, Yves, Edmonds, Marie
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2017
• Subjects: 05 - Petrology - Igneous; Metamorphic and Volcanic Studies; Laki; Iceland; Ocean Island
• Online Access: http://eprints.esc.cam.ac.uk/4099/; http://eprints.esc.cam.ac.uk/4099/1/1-s2.0-S0012821X17305319-main.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2017.09.029

The redox state of volcanic products determines their leverage on the oxidation of Earth's oceans and atmosphere, providing a long-term feedback on oxygen accumulation at the planet's surface. An archive of redox conditions in volcanic plumbing systems from a magma's mantle source, th...