Post-125 Ma carbon storage associated with continent-continent collision

Research Article| October 01, 1993 Post-125 Ma carbon storage associated with continent-continent collision Jane Selverstone; Jane Selverstone 1Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0250 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar David S. Gutzler David S. Gutzler 2Aeronomy Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Boulder, Colorado 80303 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Jane Selverstone 1Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0250 David S. Gutzler 2Aeronomy Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Boulder, Colorado 80303 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1993) 21 (10): 885–888. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1993)021<0885:PMCSAW>2.3.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Jane Selverstone, David S. Gutzler; Post-125 Ma carbon storage associated with continent-continent collision. Geology 1993;; 21 (10): 885–888. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1993)021<0885:PMCSAW>2.3.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Tectonic fragments subjected to high-pressure metamorphism in the Alps contain up to 1 vol% each of dolomite and graphite, indicating that significant amounts of carbon-bearing sediment were transported to depths greater than 50 km during the Alpine orogeny. The absence of a Cretaceous-Tertiary volcanic arc on the overriding plate suggests that much of the subducted carbon remains at depth today. Averaged over the length of the Alpine chain and the estimated amount of subduction that occurred in the past 125 m.y., ∼1016 kg of carbon was buried because of collision in the Alpine region. Additional consideration of the Himalayan chain suggests that more than 1017 kg of carbon has been buried since 125 Ma by continent-continent collision. Transfer of this amount of carbon from atmospheric and sedimentary reservoirs into a deep-seated metamorphic reservoir may help explain the significant decrease in global surface temperature that occurred from 125 Ma to the present. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.