Abstract:Carbonates and carbonated rocks are the main carbon carriers in subduction zones. Ultrahigh pressure (UHP) metamorphic rocks record fluid- rock interaction and element migration. In this study, we investigated interlayered marbles and eclogites from Luojialing in the Dabie UHP metamorphic belt, by analyzing the mineralogy and petrology, microstructure and Mg- Fe- C- O isotope compositions across the lithological contact. Marble samples are mainly composed of dolomite, with minor calcite, quartz, biotite and epidote. The volume fraction of calcite in marble samples increases with a decreasing distance to eclogites and becomes predominant at the lithological contact. Eclogite samples underwent amphibole facies retrograde metamorphism and mainly consist of garnet, amphibole, quartz and mica, with minor calcite and dolomite. Marble samples have light Mg isotope compositions with an average δ26Mg value of -1. 57‰ (δ26Mg=-1. 66‰ to -1. 51‰) and light Fe isotope compositions with an average δ56Fe value of -0. 58‰ (δ56Fe=-0. 62‰ to -0. 56‰), whereas eclogite samples show enrichment of light Mg isotopes (δ26Mg=-1. 48‰ to -1. 25‰), but heavy Fe isotope with an average δ56Fe value of 0. 34‰ (δ56Fe=0. 16‰ to 0. 45‰). Carbonate minerals in marbles and eclogites have large C and O isotopic variations (δ13C=-3. 4‰ to 2. 2‰, δ18O=7. 6‰ to 14. 3‰) and show a positive correlation between δ13C and δ18O. Mechanical mixing at the lithological contact promoted the reaction between marbles and eclogites, but the influence of mechanical mixing was limited to within a few centimeters. Fluid activity promoted the breakdown of dolomite and elemental migration between marble and eclogite. Eclogites can acquire light Mg isotopic signature from marble and further carry carbonate minerals down into the mantle during subduction. This process was also accompanied by the diffusion of light Fe isotopes from the eclogite to marble. Carbonation of eclogites during subduction, therefore, plays a pivotal role in deep carbon cycle and generation of Mg isotope heterogeneity in the mantle.