Introduction to the Thematic set: Carbon forms, paths and processes in the Earth

Carbon Forms, Paths, and Processes in the Earth is a Thematic Set of six papers arising from the lectures presented at the Lake Como School, held at Villa del Grumello, Como, Italy (15-20 October 2017), and organized by the Graduate School of Milano Bicocca. This collection of lecture notes focusses on the structure of carbon allotropes, the geodynamics of deep Earth9s carbon transport and fixation at mantle conditions, carbon degassing by ascending magmas, and the vast tectonic carbon degassing at the Earth9s surface.