Research Departments
Stable isotope geochemistry
Pierre Cartigny
01 83 95 75 11
IPGP - Bureau 511 - 1, rue Jussieu - 75238 Paris cedex 05
La géochimie isotopique au sens large, et la géochimie des isotopes stables en particulier, est un outil qui a permis de faire de nombreuses avancées en Sciences de la Terre, depuis notre compréhension de la formation de notre planète et de la Lune, l'apparition de l'oxygène dans notre atmosphère, les mesures de températures etc...
Mes travaux de recherches se concentrent sur le cycle des éléments volatils (C, N, S, H) profonds principalement via l'étude de diamants et verres basaltiques. Les questions abordées portent sur l'origine de la variabilité des volatils dans le manteau terrestre, flux de volatils dégazés aux rides et recyclés dans le manteau, origine des volatils terrestres etc...
En collaboration avec de nombreux collègues, mes travaux débordent maintenant sur l'étude des paléo-environnements Archéens et Protérozoiques et sur l'étude des conditions permettant de produire des fractionnements isotopiques anormaux (i.e. fractionnements dits indépendants de la masse )
Vous trouverez plus d'informations sur ma page personnelle (http://www.ipgp.fr/~cartigny)
Isotope geochemistry sensu lato, and stable isotope geochemistry in particular, is a powerful tool that led to many advances in Earth Sciences, from our understanding of the formation the Earth-Moon systel , the appearance oxygen in our atmosphere, or estimating temperature etc...
My research work focuses on the cycle of volatile elements (C, N, S , H) mainly through the study of diamonds and basaltic glasses to address issues related to the origin of the variability in the mantle volatiles, volatile fluxes both degassed from and recycled into the mantle, the origin of terrestrial volatile etc ...
In collaboration with many colleagues, my work is now extends to the study of Archean and Proterozoic palaeo- environments and to experimental work to investigate conditions leading to anomalous isotope fractionations (ie mass-independent isotope fractionations).
You can find more information on my personal page (http://www.ipgp.fr/ cartigny )
Mes publications :
Diamonds and the Geology of Mantle Carbon,
, Carbon in Earth, 2013, Volume 75, p.355-421, (2013)
DOI: 10.2138/rmg.2013.75.12
Non-canonical mass laws in equilibrium isotopic fractionations: Evidence from the vapor pressure isotope effect of SF6,
, Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta, Apr 15, Volume 107, p.205-219, (2013)
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2012.12.048
Non-chondritic sulphur isotope composition of the terrestrial mantle,
, Nature, Sep 12, Volume 501, Issue 7466, p.208-+, (2013)
DOI: 10.1038/nature12490
EXPLICIT SOLUTIONS FOR SINGULAR INFINITE HORIZON CALCULUS OF VARIATIONS,
, Siam Journal on Control and Optimization, 2012, Volume 50, Issue 5, p.2573-2587, (2012)
DOI: 10.1137/110856496
Experimental evidence for interaction of water vapor and platinum crucibles at high temperatures : Implications for volatiles from igneous rocks and minerals,
, Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta, Apr 15, Volume 83, p.125-137, (2012)
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2011.12.020
Determination of multiple sulfur isotopes in glasses: A reappraisal of the MORB delta S-34,
, Chemical Geology, Dec 12, Volume 334, p.189-198, (2012)
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2012.10.028
Nitrogen isotopes in ophiolitic metagabbros: A re-evaluation of modern nitrogen fluxes in subduction zones and implication for the early Earth atmosphere,
, Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta, Dec 1, Volume 75, Issue 23, (2011)
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2011.09.049
Transversality condition for singular infinite horizon calculus of variations,
, Journal of Global Optimization, May, Volume 50, Issue 1, p.169-178, (2011)
DOI: 10.1007/s10898-011-9701-6
A carbon isotope challenge to the snowball Earth,
, Nature, Oct 6, Volume 478, Issue 7367, (2011)
DOI: 10.1038/nature10499
Can protected areas potentially enlarge viability domains for harvesting management?,
, Nonlinear Analysis-Real World Applications, Apr, Volume 11, Issue 2, p.720-734, (2010)
DOI: 10.1016/j.nonrwa.2009.01.042
Mantle-related carbonados? Geochemical insights from diamonds from the Dachine komatiite (French Guiana),
, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Aug, Volume 296, Issue 3-4, p.329-339, (2010)
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2010.05.015
Mixed fluid sources involved in diamond growth constrained by Sr-Nd-Pb-C-N isotopes and trace elements,
, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Jan, Volume 289, Issue 1-2, p.123-133, (2010)
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2009.10.035
Large exchange through the 660km discontinuity: Evidence from C- and N- isotopes in super-deep diamonds,
, Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta, Jun, Volume 74, Issue 12, p.A787-A787, (2010)
A 'mass-anomalous' vapor-pressure isotope effect for SF6,
, Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta, Jun, Volume 74, Issue 12, p.A262-A262, (2010)
An isotopically distinct hydrogen reservoir in the South Pacific mantle,
, Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta, Jun, Volume 74, Issue 12, p.A183-A183, (2010)
DOI: 10.1016/0012-821X(92)90178-X
Large mantle heterogeneities in H2O and delta D below the Southwest Indian Ridge (35-70 degrees E),
, Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta, Volume 73, Issue 13, p.A230-A230, (2009)
Volatile composition of microinclusions in diamonds from the Panda kimberlite, Canada: Implications for chemical and isotopic heterogeneity in the mantle,
, Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta, Volume 73, Issue 6, p.1779-1794, (2009)
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2008.12.025
Multiple S-isotope evidence for environmental stability throughout the Archean?,
, Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta, Jun, Volume 73, Issue 13, p.A1328-A1328, (2009)
Multiple sulfur istotope measurements from the 2.4 Ga old Seidorechka Formation,
, Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta, Jun, Volume 73, Issue 13, p.A1091-A1091, (2009)
How to model marine reserves?,
, Nonlinear Analysis-Real World Applications, Jun, Volume 10, Issue 3, p.1784-1796, (2009)
DOI: 10.1016/j.nonrwa.2008.02.023
Theoretical investigation of the anomalous equilibrium fractionation of multiple sulfur isotopes during adsorption,
, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Jun, Volume 284, Issue 1-2, p.88-93, (2009)
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2009.04.010
Metasomatic diamond growth: A multi-isotope study (C-13, N-15, S-33, S-34) of sulphide inclusions and their host diamonds from Jwaneng (Botswana),
, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, May, Volume 282, Issue 1-4, p.79-90, (2009)
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2009.03.001
Diamond origin and genesis: A C and N stable isotope study on diamonds from a single eclogitic xenolith (Kaalvallei, South Africa),
, Lithos, Nov, Volume 112, p.758-766, (2009)
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2009.04.013
A mantle origin for Paleoarchean peridotitic diamonds from the Panda kimberlite, Slave Craton: Evidence from C-13-, N-15- and S-33,S-34-stable isotope systematics,
, Lithos, Nov, Volume 112, p.852-864, (2009)
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2009.06.007
Kinetic nitrogen isotope fractionation associated with thermal decomposition of NH3: Experimental results and potential applications to trace the origin of N-2 in natural gas and hydrothermal systems,
, Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta, Oct, Volume 73, Issue 20, p.6282-6297, (2009)
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2009.07.016
Theoretical investigation of the anomalous equilibrium fractionation of multiple sulfur isotopes during adsorption (vol 284, pg 88, 2009),
, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Oct, Volume 287, Issue 3-4, p.569-569, (2009)
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2009.07.002
Sulfur isotopic survey of 3.8 Ga supracrustal rocks of the Nuvvuagittuq greenstone belt,
, Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta, Volume 72, Issue 12, p.A1028-A1028, (2008)
Sulfide-bearing dimonds: The exception, not the rule,
, Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta, Volume 72, Issue 12, p.A945-A945, (2008)
Diamond origin and genesis: A C and N stable isotope study of diamonds from a single eclogite xenolith (Kaalvallei, South Africa),
, Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta, Volume 72, Issue 12, p.A720-A720, (2008)
The role of Iron in the Nitrogen cycling in the early Earth: Insights from lab experiments,
, Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta, Volume 72, Issue 12, p.A543-A543, (2008)
Towards a consistent mantle carbon flux estimate: Insights from volatile systematics (H2O/Ce, delta D, CO2/Nb) in the North Atlantic mantle (14 degrees N and 34 degrees N),
, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Volume 265, p.672-685, (2008)
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2007.11.011
The formation of enigmatic carbonados from komatiite-related fluids: A model,
, Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta, Volume 72, Issue 12, p.A141-A141, (2008)
Methane-related diamond crystallization in the Earth's mantle: Stable isotope evidences from a single diamond-bearing xenolith,
, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Volume 257, Issue 3-4, p.362-371, (2007)
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2007.02.020
Sr isotopic compositions of ultra-deep inclusions in diamonds: Implications for mantle chemical structure and evolution,
, Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta, Aug, Volume 71, Issue 15, p.A769-A769, (2007)
Mantle-derived carbonados: insights from dachine diamonds (French Guiana),
, Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta, Aug, Volume 71, Issue 15, p.A148-A148, (2007)
Oxygen and nitrogen isotopes as tracers of fluid activities in serpentinites and metasediments during subduction,
, Mineralogy and Petrology, Sep, Volume 91, Issue 1-2, p.11-24, (2007)
Synchrotron infrared and raman spectroscopy of microdiamonds from Erzgebirge, germany,
, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Volume 248, p.340-349, (2006)
DOI: doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2006.05037
Protogenetic sulfide inclusions in diamonds evidenced from delta S-33, delta S-34, delta N-15 and delta C-13 analyses,
, Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta, Aug-Sep, Volume 70, Issue 18, p.A648-A648, (2006)
Carbon flux at mid-ocean ridges and CO2/Nb variability in the mantle,
, Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta, Aug-Sep, Volume 70, Issue 18, p.A87-A87, (2006)
On sediment devolatilisation and preservation in (paleo-) subduction zones,
, Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta, Aug-Sep, Volume 70, Issue 18, p.A77-A77, (2006)
Reply to: "Recycled" volatiles in mantle derived diamonds - Evidence from nitrogen and noble gas isotopic data,
, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Nov, Volume 252, Issue 1-2, p.220-222, (2006)
Nitrogen isotopic evolution of carbonaceous matter during metamorphism: Methodology and preliminary results,
, Chemical Geology, Sep, Volume 232, Issue 3-4, p.152-169, (2006)
Stable isotopes and the origin of diamond,
, Elements, Mar, Volume 1, Issue 2, p.79-84, (2005)
Coupled isotopic study (delta S-33, delta S-34, delta N-15, delta C-13) of sulfide-bearing diamonds (Jwaneng, Botswana),
, Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta, May, Volume 69, Issue 10, p.A446-A446, (2005)
Volatile (C, N, Ar) heterogeneity in MORB popping-rock vesicles: Mantle volatiles mixed with air,
, Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta, May, Volume 69, Issue 10, p.A94-A94, (2005)
Contribution of oceanic gabbros to the N recycling in subduction zones,
, Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta, May, Volume 69, Issue 10, p.A653-A653, (2005)
Quantification and isotopic analysis of nitrogen in rocks at the ppm level using sealed tube combustion technique: A prelude to the study of altered oceanic crust,
, Chemical Geology, Nov, Volume 223, Issue 4, p.249-258, (2005)
A diamondiferous lherzolite from the Premier diamond mine, South Africa.,
, Lithos, Volume 77, p.539-552, (2004)
Diamond metasomatic growth: The bearing of C- and N-stable isotopes of diamonds from Namibia.,
, Lithos. Proceedings of the 8th International Kimberlite Conference Volumes., Volume 77, p.359-373, (2004)
Early Proterozoic (> 1.8 Ga) ultrahigh pressure metamorphism : Evidence from Akluilâk microdiamonds (NW Canada).,
, Science (Wash. D.C.), Volume 304, p.853-855., (2004)
Ammonium quantification in biotite using infrared spectroscopy.,
, Am. mineral., Volume 89, p.1625-1630, (2004)
Quantitative analysis of ammonium in biotite using infrared spectroscopy,
, American mineralogist, Volume 89, Issue 11-12, p.1625-1630, (2004)
Massive recycling of nitrogen and other fluid-mobile elements (K, Rb, Cs, H) in a cold slab environment: evidence from HP to UHP oceanic metasediments of the Schistes Lustres nappe (western Alps, Europe),
, Earth and planetary science letters, Volume 215, Issue 1-2, p.27-42, (2004)
Regional patterns in the paragenesis and age of inclusions in diamond, diamond composition and the lithospheric seismic structure of southern Africa,
, Lithos, Volume 71, p.243-258, (2003)
On the Possibility of a Kinetic Fractionation of Nitrogen Stable Isotopes during Natural Diamond Growth.,
, Geochim. cosmochim. acta, Volume 67, p.1571-1576, (2003)
A comment to "The nitrogen record of crust-mantle interaction and mantle convection from Archean to Present" by B. Marty and N. Dauphas.",
, Earth planet. sci. lett., Volume 216, p.425-432, (2003)
Nitrogen recycling in subduction zones: A strong geothermal control,
, Geochim. cosmochim. acta, Volume 67, Issue 18, p.A51-A51, (2003)
Diamond Genesis, Seismic Structure, and Evolution of the Kaapvaal-Zimbabwe craton,
, Science (Wash. D.C.), Volume 297, p.1683-1686, (2002)
Mass-independent sulfur of inclusions in diamond and sulfur recycling on early Earth,
, Science (Wash. D.C.), Volume 298, p.2369-2371, (2002)
Diamonds from Myanmar and thailand : characteristics and possible origins.,
, Econ. geol., Volume 96, p.159-170, (2001)
Diamond genesis, mantle fractionations and mantle nitrogen content : a study of ð13C-N concentrations in diamonds,
, Earth planet. sci. lett., Volume 185, p.85-98, (2001)
The origin and formation of metamorphic microdiamonds from Kokchetav massif, Kazakhstan : A nitrogen and carbon isotopic study.,
, Chem. geol., Volume 176, p.267-283, (2001)
Volatile (C, N, Ar) variability in MORB and the respective roles of mantle heterogeneity and degassing: the case of the South West Indian Ridge.,
, Earth planet. sci. lett., Volume 194, Issue 1-2, p.241-257, (2001)
Diamond growth during ultrahigh-pressure metamorphism of the Kokchetav Massif, northern Kazakhstan,
, Island arc, Volume 9, p.428-438, (2000)
Carbon and nitrogen compositions and physical characteristics of transition zone diamonds from Sao Luis, Brazil,
, International Kimberlite Conference, Volume 2, p.372-382., (1999)
Eclogitic, peridotitic and metamorphic diamonds and the problems of carbon recycling : the case of Orapa (Botswana),
, International Kimberlite Conference, Volume 1, p.117-124., (1999)
Characteristics of microdiamonds from UHPM rocks of the Kokchetav massif (Kazakhstan),
, In proceedings of the 7Th International Kimberlite Conference, Volume 1, p.174-182., (1999)
Eclogitic diamond formation at Jwaneng : no room for a recycled component,
, Science (Wash. D.C.), Volume 280, p.1421-1424., (1998)
Suduction-related diamonds? the evidence for a mantle-derived origin from coupled d13C-d15N determinations,
, Chem. geol., Volume 147, p.147-159., (1998)
First evidence of the presence of inclusions in metamorphic microdiamonds from the Kokchetav-massif, northern Kazakstan,
, Geochim. cosmochim. acta, Volume 62, p.3765-3773., (1998)
Nitrogen isotopes in peridotitic diamonds from Fuxian China : the mantle signature,
, Terra nova (Oxford), Volume 9, p.175-179., (1997)