Oxygen and Carbon Isotope Studies of Contact Metamorphism of Carbonate Rocks |
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Authors: | SHIEH Y N; TAYLOR H P JR |
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Institution: | Division of Geological Sciences, California Institute of Technology Pasadena, California |
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Abstract: | O18/O16 and C12/C13 ratios have been determined for carbonaterocks and coexisting minerals from two contact metamorphic aureolesat Birch Creek, California and Marble Canyon, Texas. The peliticmetasediments and granitic intrusions of the Birth Creek localitywere also analyzed for their O18/16 and D/H ratios. Oxygen andcarbon isotope fractionations in coexisting dolomite and calciteare interrelated but show no obvious correlation with sampledistance from the intrusive contact. Small-scale oxygen isotopicexchange effects between rock units are observed within a fewfeet of the intrusive-country rock contacts and the marble-schistcontacts at Birch Creek. Oxygen isotopic temperatures obtainedfrom quartzbiotite fractionations in the biotite schistsof Birch Creek show a systematic decrease with increasing distanceaway from the intrusive contact; the isotopic contact temperatureis calculated to be 53545°C. Low O18/16 and C13/12ratiosof the contact metamorphic marbles generally correlate wellwith presence of calc-silicate minerals, indicating that theCO2 liberated during metamorphic decarbonation reactions isenriched in both O18and C12 relative to the carbonates. Materialbalance calculations indicate that the liberated CO2 is about5 per mille richer in O18 and about 6 per mille richer in C13than coexisting calcite. |
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