Abstract
Olivine is one of the most widespread minerals of the Earth's upper mantle. It is widely accepted in the scientific community, that during olivine interaction with water large amounts of hydrogen are released. On the other hand, the idea of an accumulation of huge hydrogen amounts in the core and lower mantle of the Earth is becoming more and more popular now. In this paper, we attempt to assess the possible interaction of hydrogen rising from the depths with olivine in the upper mantle, which has not been done before. Program GEMS was used for modeling calculations. The influence of the hydrogen amount on the serpentinization process at T = 323.15 ÷ 593.15 K and P = 3⋅107 ÷ 3⋅108 Pa has been estimated. The initial composition of the system was set as 1 mol of olivine (Fe0.1Mg0.9SiO4). The amount of added hydrogen was set as 1, 500, and 5000 mol. The water was not specified as a composition of the initial system. The simulation showed that hydrogen can cause the serpentinization process, which indicates in favor of the hypothesis about deep hydrogen sources, although it is not 100% proof of this.
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