Mobilization of boron in convergent margins. Implications for the boron geochemical cycle

Chen Feng You, Arthur J. Spivack, Jesse H. Smith, Joris M. Gieskes

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Abstract

Analysis of total dissolved boron and boron isotopes for interstitial waters from recent Ocean Drilling Program drill cores in two accretionary prisms indicates an efficient return to the ocean of exchangeable boron of subducted sediments via pore-fluid expulsion. This source of boron helps to balance the ocean sinks, but a complete balance of the ocean budget requires deeply subducted boron to be returned efficiently to the oceans via explosive arc volcanism.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)207-210
Number of pages4
JournalGeology
Volume21
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1993 Jan 1

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Geology

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