The oxidation states of niobium and tantalum in mantle melts

Antony D. Burnham; Andrew J. Berry; Bernard J. Wood; Giannantonio Cibin

doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2012.09.002

The oxidation states of niobium and tantalum in mantle melts

Antony D. Burnham, Andrew J. Berry^*, Bernard J. Wood, Giannantonio Cibin

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Abstract

Niobium K-edge and tantalum L _III-edge XANES spectra were recorded for silicate glasses quenched from melts equilibrated at oxygen fugacities (in log units relative to the iron-wüstite buffer) ranging from IW+6.7 to IW-4.3 at 1400-1650°C and atmospheric pressure to 1.5GPa. Niobium and tantalum were found to occur exclusively as Nb ⁵⁺ and Ta ⁵⁺. This suggests that changes in oxidation state do not contribute to the fractionation of Nb from Ta in arc settings or the generation of the hidden Nb-rich reservoir that is necessary to explain the deviation of the Nb/Ta ratio of the bulk silicate Earth from the chondritic value.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	228-232
Number of pages	5
Journal	Chemical Geology
Volume	330-331
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2012.09.002
Publication status	Published - 10 Nov 2012
Externally published	Yes

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