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In Earth’s Magma Ocean, Carbon Chemistry Got Complicated

Computer simulations of the magma ocean on early Earth suggest that the carbon chemistry was surprisingly complex at high pressure. Iron likely sequestered much of the carbon into the metallic core while diamonds may have formed from clusters of carbon.

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The Early Magma Ocean Turned Earth into a ‘Diamond Factory’ 10 September 2019 Feature

Many questions remain about Earth’s formation around 4.6 billion years ago. Why does Earth store so…

In Earth’s Magma Ocean, Carbon Chemistry Got Complicated 15 February 2019 Feature

In the first 100 million years after the formation of the solar system, another planetary body…

Collision with a Mars-Sized Body Delivered Carbon to Early Earth 28 January 2019 Feature

About 4.6 billion years ago, meteorites and other ancient building blocks began to coalesce to form…

Carbon Dioxide Stays Solid Under Deep Mantle Conditions 8 August 2018 Feature

On the surface, carbon dioxide moves in complex cycles between living organisms and the physical…

Xenon May Hide in Core With Iron and Nickel 24 May 2018 Feature

Meteorites are time capsules from the earliest days of the Solar System. One type, called…

Patches Along Core-Mantle Boundary May Be Deep Hiding Place for Oxygen 11 December 2017 Feature

DCO members Jin Liu, Wendy Mao (both at Stanford University, USA), and Ho-Kwang (Dave) Mao (…

Evaporating Rocks and Planetary Formation: An Interview with Edward Young 16 October 2017 Feature

In a new paper [1] in Nature, Remco Hin at the University of Bristol, UK, and colleagues, examined…

Researchers Investigate the Lighter Side of Earth’s Inner Core 23 August 2017 Feature

Sujoy Ghosh (Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India), a member of the Extreme Physics and…

Study Finds Core Formation Not Responsible for Earth’s Iron Anomaly 19 April 2017 Feature

A group led by DCO Extreme Physics and Chemistry Community Member Jung-Fu Lin (University of Texas…

Nickel May be Magic Ingredient in Planetary Core Formation 18 April 2017 Feature

While investigating lighter element candidates, DCO Extreme Physics and Chemistry Community member…