Forearc carbon sink reduces long-term volatile recycling into the mantle

Forearc carbon sink reduces long-term volatile recycling into the mantle

Forearc carbon sink reduces long-term volatile recycling into the mantle, Published online: 24 April 2019; doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1131-5

In the forearc regions of Costa Rica, helium and carbon isotope data reveal that about 20 per cent less carbon is being transported into the deep mantle than previously thought.

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