Carbon loss from subducting slabs is thought to be insufficient to balance carbon dioxide emissions at arc volcanoes. Analyses of ancient subducted rocks in Greece suggest that fluid dissolution of slab carbonate can help solve this carbon-cycle conundrum.
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Manning, C. A piece of the deep carbon puzzle. Nature Geosci 7, 333–334 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo2152
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