2016年5月25日(水) 15:30 〜 17:00 304 (3F)

コンビーナ:*角野 浩史(東京大学大学院総合文化研究科広域科学専攻相関基礎科学系)、羽生 毅(海洋研究開発機構 地球内部物質循環研究分野)、佐野 有司(東京大学大気海洋研究所海洋地球システム研究系)、Jackson Colin(Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington)、座長:角野 浩史(東京大学大学院総合文化研究科広域科学専攻相関基礎科学系)、羽生 毅(海洋研究開発機構 地球内部物質循環研究分野)

Volatiles influence dynamics and chemical differentiation in the mantle and crust by drastically changing mineral stability and rheological behavior. Fractionation processes such as partial melting, hydration, and dehydration are all controlled by volatiles in the rocks. A significant portion of the volatiles in the Earth has been thought to be present in the atmosphere and oceans as a consequence of extensive degassing during accretion and subsequent mantle degassing. On the other hand, it has been recently recognized that significant amounts of volatiles are recycled back into the mantle at subduction zones, where intensive devolatilization of subducted materials during arc magma generation was once thought to act as an effective "subduction barrier". However, fundamental questions still remain, such as: how are volatiles species distributed throughout the early and present day Earth? What are the mechanisms for, and rate at which, volatiles are fluxed between the atmosphere, crust, shallow, and deep mantle? And what role have volatiles played in driving the evolution of the Earth? The possible role of the core in storing primordial volatiles is also poorly constrained.
We therefore welcome contributions from experimental, observational, and modeling studies that help shed light on the deep cycles of volatiles, such as hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, noble gases, halogens and sulfur. We particularly encourage studies linking the behavior of multiple volatile elements or their isotopes. Studies investigating the linkage between volatile and solid geochemical tracers, the phase equilibria of volatile-bearing mantle assemblages, and the effect of volatiles on the physical properties of the mantle are also welcome.