Interdiffusion of H2O and CO2 in metamorphic fluids at ∼490 to 690°C and 1 GPa |
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Authors: | David A Wark EBruce Watson |
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Institution: | 1 Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA |
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Abstract: | Interdiffusion coefficients have been determined for H2O-CO2 mixtures by quantifying the flux of CO2 between two fluid-filled chambers in a specially designed piston-cylinder cell. The two chambers, which are maintained at 1.0 GPa and at temperatures differing by ∼100°C, each contain the XCO2-buffering assemblage calcite + quartz + wollastonite, in H2O. The positive dependence of XCO2 on temperature results in a down-temperature, steady-state flux of CO2 through a capillary tube that connects the two chambers. This flux drives the wollastonite = calcite + quartz equilibrium to the right in the cooler chamber, producing a measurable amount of calcite that is directly related to CO2-H2O interdiffusion rates. Diffusivities calculated from seven experiments range from 1.0 × 10−8 to 6.1 × 10−8 m2/s for mean capillary temperatures between ∼490 and 690°C. The data set can be approximated by an Arrhenius-type relation: |
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