Magnetic Ordering of Magnetite Inclusions in Olivine at Mantle Depths in Subduction Zones

Marcello Campione*, Mara Murri, Valerio Cerantola, Dimitrios Bessas, Anja Rosenthal, Aleksandr Chumakov, Marco Scambelluri, Nadia Malaspina*

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    Abstract

    Magnetite microinclusions in metamorphic harzburgites, derived from the deserpentinization of the subducted hydrated oceanic lithospheric mantle, were examined by synchrotron Mössbauer spectroscopy to investigate the chemical and magnetic environments of the Fe nuclei. The data reveal a critical susceptibility of the octahedral sites of the cubic structure of magnetite to chemical variations, which, in turn, influences their magnetic properties in terms of hyperfine magnetic field intensity and direction. Micromagnetites display substantial remanent magnetization; however, the magnetic moment direction can be significantly different among inclusions, even for those in close spatial proximity. This evidence points to a kinetic control of the composition of microcavities at mantle depths, implying that the use of the remanent magnetic field of included magnetic phases to infer large-scale implications on the Earth's magnetic field requires the development of complex geochemical and geodynamical models.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)2755-2759
    Number of pages5
    JournalACS Earth and Space Chemistry
    Volume6
    Issue number12
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 15 Dec 2022

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