{"title":"岩石体早期硅酸盐分化过程中氮的去向受矿物-熔体分区实验的制约","authors":"Aindrila Pal, Rajdeep Dasgupta","doi":"10.1016/j.gca.2024.08.026","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Nitrogen (N) is an essential element for life. Yet the processes of planet formation and early planetary evolution through which rocky planets like Earth obtained their atmospheric and surface nitrogen inventory are poorly understood. In order to understand the effect of early silicate differentiation of the rocky bodies on N inventory, here we study the elemental partitioning of N between the silicate minerals and melts. We conducted laboratory experiments using tholeiitic basalts and Fe + Si alloy mixtures at 1.5 – 4.0 GPa and 1300 to 1550 °C under graphite saturation at an oxygen fugacity range of IW–1.1 to IW–3.0. The experiments yielded an assemblage of Fe-rich alloy melt (am) + silicate melt (sm) + clinopyroxene (cpx) ± garnet (grt) ± orthopyroxene (opx) ± plagioclase (plag). Using electron microprobe, we determine that under the experimental conditions, N act as an incompatible element with <span><math><mrow><msubsup><mi>D</mi><mrow><mi>N</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>c</mi><mi>p</mi><mi>x</mi><mo>/</mo><mi>s</mi><mi>m</mi></mrow></msubsup></mrow></math></span> (0.11 – 0.47) > <span><math><mrow><msubsup><mi>D</mi><mrow><mi>N</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>p</mi><mi>l</mi><mi>a</mi><mi>g</mi><mo>/</mo><mi>s</mi><mi>m</mi></mrow></msubsup></mrow></math></span> (0.41) ><span><math><mrow><msubsup><mi>D</mi><mrow><mi>N</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>o</mi><mi>p</mi><mi>x</mi><mo>/</mo><mi>s</mi><mi>m</mi></mrow></msubsup></mrow></math></span> (0.25) ><span><math><mrow><msubsup><mi>D</mi><mrow><mi>N</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>g</mi><mi>r</mi><mi>t</mi><mo>/</mo><mi>s</mi><mi>m</mi></mrow></msubsup></mrow></math></span>(0.06 – 0.21). The <span><math><mrow><msubsup><mi>D</mi><mrow><mi>N</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>m</mi><mi>i</mi><mi>n</mi><mi>e</mi><mi>r</mi><mi>a</mi><mi>l</mi><mo>/</mo><mi>s</mi><mi>m</mi></mrow></msubsup></mrow></math></span> do not show any strong dependence on temperature, pressure, and melt composition. However, through comparison with previous estimates, it appears that with decreasing <em>f</em>O<sub>2</sub>, N becomes less incompatible. Under our experimental conditions of alloy melt-mineral equilibria, N behaves as a siderophile element (<span><math><mrow><msubsup><mi>D</mi><mrow><mi>N</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>a</mi><mi>m</mi><mo>/</mo><mi>m</mi><mi>i</mi><mi>n</mi><mi>e</mi><mi>r</mi><mi>a</mi><mi>l</mi></mrow></msubsup></mrow></math></span> ranging from 4.1 to 60.6) with <em>f</em>O<sub>2</sub> playing the strongest control on <span><math><mrow><msubsup><mi>D</mi><mrow><mi>N</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>a</mi><mi>m</mi><mo>/</mo><mi>m</mi><mi>i</mi><mi>n</mi><mi>e</mi><mi>r</mi><mi>a</mi><mi>l</mi></mrow></msubsup></mrow></math></span>. Our data suggest that under reducing conditions, in the early stages of a magma ocean (MO) and/or deeper mantle, silicate minerals would hold a non-negligible fraction of N as N becomes less atmophile and siderophile. Therefore, reduced parent bodies could also retain substantial N in the residual mantle during partial melting. The extraction of N from an internal MO or a solid planetary mantle is thus enhanced only as the system becomes more oxidizing, enriching the surficial reservoirs in N. Thus, Earth’s N<sub>2</sub>-rich atmosphere may be intrinsically linked to its mantle oxidation, whereas other rocky planets of the Solar System, such as Mars and Mercury, may have retained a significant portion of their N inventory in nominally N-free mantle silicates through episodes of MO crystallization and mantle melting.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":327,"journal":{"name":"Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta","volume":"385 ","pages":"Pages 45-60"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5000,"publicationDate":"2024-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"The fate of nitrogen during early silicate differentiation of rocky bodies constrained by experimental mineral-melt partitioning\",\"authors\":\"Aindrila Pal, Rajdeep Dasgupta\",\"doi\":\"10.1016/j.gca.2024.08.026\",\"DOIUrl\":null,\"url\":null,\"abstract\":\"<div><div>Nitrogen (N) is an essential element for life. Yet the processes of planet formation and early planetary evolution through which rocky planets like Earth obtained their atmospheric and surface nitrogen inventory are poorly understood. In order to understand the effect of early silicate differentiation of the rocky bodies on N inventory, here we study the elemental partitioning of N between the silicate minerals and melts. We conducted laboratory experiments using tholeiitic basalts and Fe + Si alloy mixtures at 1.5 – 4.0 GPa and 1300 to 1550 °C under graphite saturation at an oxygen fugacity range of IW–1.1 to IW–3.0. The experiments yielded an assemblage of Fe-rich alloy melt (am) + silicate melt (sm) + clinopyroxene (cpx) ± garnet (grt) ± orthopyroxene (opx) ± plagioclase (plag). Using electron microprobe, we determine that under the experimental conditions, N act as an incompatible element with <span><math><mrow><msubsup><mi>D</mi><mrow><mi>N</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>c</mi><mi>p</mi><mi>x</mi><mo>/</mo><mi>s</mi><mi>m</mi></mrow></msubsup></mrow></math></span> (0.11 – 0.47) > <span><math><mrow><msubsup><mi>D</mi><mrow><mi>N</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>p</mi><mi>l</mi><mi>a</mi><mi>g</mi><mo>/</mo><mi>s</mi><mi>m</mi></mrow></msubsup></mrow></math></span> (0.41) ><span><math><mrow><msubsup><mi>D</mi><mrow><mi>N</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>o</mi><mi>p</mi><mi>x</mi><mo>/</mo><mi>s</mi><mi>m</mi></mrow></msubsup></mrow></math></span> (0.25) ><span><math><mrow><msubsup><mi>D</mi><mrow><mi>N</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>g</mi><mi>r</mi><mi>t</mi><mo>/</mo><mi>s</mi><mi>m</mi></mrow></msubsup></mrow></math></span>(0.06 – 0.21). The <span><math><mrow><msubsup><mi>D</mi><mrow><mi>N</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>m</mi><mi>i</mi><mi>n</mi><mi>e</mi><mi>r</mi><mi>a</mi><mi>l</mi><mo>/</mo><mi>s</mi><mi>m</mi></mrow></msubsup></mrow></math></span> do not show any strong dependence on temperature, pressure, and melt composition. However, through comparison with previous estimates, it appears that with decreasing <em>f</em>O<sub>2</sub>, N becomes less incompatible. 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The extraction of N from an internal MO or a solid planetary mantle is thus enhanced only as the system becomes more oxidizing, enriching the surficial reservoirs in N. 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The fate of nitrogen during early silicate differentiation of rocky bodies constrained by experimental mineral-melt partitioning
Nitrogen (N) is an essential element for life. Yet the processes of planet formation and early planetary evolution through which rocky planets like Earth obtained their atmospheric and surface nitrogen inventory are poorly understood. In order to understand the effect of early silicate differentiation of the rocky bodies on N inventory, here we study the elemental partitioning of N between the silicate minerals and melts. We conducted laboratory experiments using tholeiitic basalts and Fe + Si alloy mixtures at 1.5 – 4.0 GPa and 1300 to 1550 °C under graphite saturation at an oxygen fugacity range of IW–1.1 to IW–3.0. The experiments yielded an assemblage of Fe-rich alloy melt (am) + silicate melt (sm) + clinopyroxene (cpx) ± garnet (grt) ± orthopyroxene (opx) ± plagioclase (plag). Using electron microprobe, we determine that under the experimental conditions, N act as an incompatible element with (0.11 – 0.47) > (0.41) > (0.25) >(0.06 – 0.21). The do not show any strong dependence on temperature, pressure, and melt composition. However, through comparison with previous estimates, it appears that with decreasing fO2, N becomes less incompatible. Under our experimental conditions of alloy melt-mineral equilibria, N behaves as a siderophile element ( ranging from 4.1 to 60.6) with fO2 playing the strongest control on . Our data suggest that under reducing conditions, in the early stages of a magma ocean (MO) and/or deeper mantle, silicate minerals would hold a non-negligible fraction of N as N becomes less atmophile and siderophile. Therefore, reduced parent bodies could also retain substantial N in the residual mantle during partial melting. The extraction of N from an internal MO or a solid planetary mantle is thus enhanced only as the system becomes more oxidizing, enriching the surficial reservoirs in N. Thus, Earth’s N2-rich atmosphere may be intrinsically linked to its mantle oxidation, whereas other rocky planets of the Solar System, such as Mars and Mercury, may have retained a significant portion of their N inventory in nominally N-free mantle silicates through episodes of MO crystallization and mantle melting.
期刊介绍:
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta publishes research papers in a wide range of subjects in terrestrial geochemistry, meteoritics, and planetary geochemistry. The scope of the journal includes:
1). Physical chemistry of gases, aqueous solutions, glasses, and crystalline solids
2). Igneous and metamorphic petrology
3). Chemical processes in the atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and lithosphere of the Earth
4). Organic geochemistry
5). Isotope geochemistry
6). Meteoritics and meteorite impacts
7). Lunar science; and
8). Planetary geochemistry.