Massive serpentinite carbonation at Linnajavri, N–Norway
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Terra Nova, 24, 446–455, 2012 Carbonation of ultramafic rocks is being considered as an in situ disposal strategy for anthropogenic CO 2. We present observations from massively carbonated serpentinites at Linnajavri, N–Norway, where serpentinized fragments of the dismembered ophiolite are hydrothermally altered to soapstone and listvenite on a km‐scale. Several sharp reaction fronts between the soapstone and the serpentinite can be followed for hundreds of metres. Listvenite is present between the underlying carbonate–mica schist and the soapstone. The O‐isotopic compositions of vein minerals in the listvenite and adjacent soapstone indicate an isothermal formation at ∼275 °C. In agreement with C‐isotope signatures, field observations suggest that fluids were derived from overthrusted sediments. Porosimetry data, mass–balance calculations and the perpetuation of serpentinite structures imply an isovolumetric alteration. We conclude that the reactions stopped due to the cessation of the external CO 2 supply. Soapstone formation is associated with sequestration of more than 13 Mt of CO 2.
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The carbonate morphology is in agreement with a strong driving force causing spherical growth instead of sub- to euhedral Mg-carbonate that is frequently observed in similar alteration systems elsewhere.
“Indeed, the carbonate morphology is in agreement with a strong driving force causing spherical growth instead of sub- to euhedral Mg-carbonate that is frequently observed in similar alteration systems elsewhere (Beinlich et al., 2012; Hansen et al., 2005; Sunagawa, 2005).”
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- Authors
- Beinlich, A., Plümper, O., Hövelmann, J., Austrheim, H., & Jamtveit, B.
- Affiliations
- University of Oslo (NO)
- Corresponding author
- Beinlich, Andreas
- Venue
- Terra Nova
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2012-07-14
- Volume
- 24
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 446-455
- ISSN
- 0954-4879 (ISSN-L)
- 1365-3121
- OpenAlex
- W1947794993
- Cited by
- 128
- References
- 5
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- FWCI
- 5.29
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Terra Nova (publishedVersion)
- eSpace (Curtin University) (submittedVersion)
- Publication Database GFZ (GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Norges Forskningsråd
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Engineering › CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Geophysics › Geological and Geochemical Analysis
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Geochemistry and Petrology › Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
- Keywords
- ultramafic rocks, CO2 sequestration, soapstone, listvenite, serpentinization, ophiolite, hydrothermal alteration, reaction front, oxygen isotopes, carbon isotopes, porosimetry, mass balance
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