Minerals, fluid inclusions and stable isotopes have been studied in ultrahigh-pressure (UHP) OH-rich topaz-kyanite quartzites from Hushan (west of Dongai), in southern Sulu (China). The quartzites underwent a metamorphic evolution characterized by a peak stage (3.5 GPa and 730-820 degrees C) with the anhydrous assemblage coesite+kyanite I, followed by an early near-isothermal decompression stage (2.9 GIa and 705-780 degrees C) with growth of kyanite II, muscovite, and OH-rich topaz, and by decompression-cooling stages, represented by paragonite (1.9 GPa and 700-780 degrees C) and pyrophyllite (0.3 GPa and 400 degrees C) on kyanite (I and II) and OH-rich topaz, respectively. These rocks may exhibit unusually low delta O-18 and delta D values acquired before undergoing UHP metamorphism. Five distinct fluid generations are recognized. Type I.: concentrated peak solutions rich in Si, Al, and alkalis, present within multiphase inclusions in kyanite I Type II: CaCl2-rich brines present during the growth of early retrograde OH-rich topaz. Type III, IV, and V- late aqueous fluids of variable salinity, and rare CO2 present during amphibolite- and late greenschist-facies conditions. A number of conclusions may be drawn from these relationships that have an effect on fluid evolution in deeply subducted continental rocks. (1) At a pressure of about 3.5 GPa alkali-alumino-silicate aqueous solutions, with compositions intermediate between H2O fluid and melt (H2O > 25 and <= 50 wt %) evolved from quartzites, probably generated by dehydration reactions. (2) During early decompression stages, at the transition from URP to high-pressure (2.9 GPa) conditions, brines Of external origin with higher water contents (82 wt % H2O) initiated the growth of OH-rich topaz and muscovite. (3) The subsequent decompression, at P < 2 GPa, was defined by a limited circulation of NaCl aqueous fluids, and CO2 infiltration. Overall, fluid inclusions and stable isotopes highlight a metamorphic fluid-rock interaction characterized by internally derived intermediate aqueous solutions at UHP, followed by infiltration of Cl-rich brines with higher water activities

Frezzotti, M., Ferrando, S., Dallai, L., Compagnoni, R. (2007). Intermediate alkali-alumino-silicate aqueous solutions released by deeply subducted continental crust: Fluid evolution in UHPOH-rich topaz-kyanite quartzites from Donghai (Sulu, China). JOURNAL OF PETROLOGY, 48(6), 1219-1241 [10.1093/petrology/egm015].

Intermediate alkali-alumino-silicate aqueous solutions released by deeply subducted continental crust: Fluid evolution in UHPOH-rich topaz-kyanite quartzites from Donghai (Sulu, China)

Frezzotti, M;
2007

Abstract

Minerals, fluid inclusions and stable isotopes have been studied in ultrahigh-pressure (UHP) OH-rich topaz-kyanite quartzites from Hushan (west of Dongai), in southern Sulu (China). The quartzites underwent a metamorphic evolution characterized by a peak stage (3.5 GPa and 730-820 degrees C) with the anhydrous assemblage coesite+kyanite I, followed by an early near-isothermal decompression stage (2.9 GIa and 705-780 degrees C) with growth of kyanite II, muscovite, and OH-rich topaz, and by decompression-cooling stages, represented by paragonite (1.9 GPa and 700-780 degrees C) and pyrophyllite (0.3 GPa and 400 degrees C) on kyanite (I and II) and OH-rich topaz, respectively. These rocks may exhibit unusually low delta O-18 and delta D values acquired before undergoing UHP metamorphism. Five distinct fluid generations are recognized. Type I.: concentrated peak solutions rich in Si, Al, and alkalis, present within multiphase inclusions in kyanite I Type II: CaCl2-rich brines present during the growth of early retrograde OH-rich topaz. Type III, IV, and V- late aqueous fluids of variable salinity, and rare CO2 present during amphibolite- and late greenschist-facies conditions. A number of conclusions may be drawn from these relationships that have an effect on fluid evolution in deeply subducted continental rocks. (1) At a pressure of about 3.5 GPa alkali-alumino-silicate aqueous solutions, with compositions intermediate between H2O fluid and melt (H2O > 25 and <= 50 wt %) evolved from quartzites, probably generated by dehydration reactions. (2) During early decompression stages, at the transition from URP to high-pressure (2.9 GPa) conditions, brines Of external origin with higher water contents (82 wt % H2O) initiated the growth of OH-rich topaz and muscovite. (3) The subsequent decompression, at P < 2 GPa, was defined by a limited circulation of NaCl aqueous fluids, and CO2 infiltration. Overall, fluid inclusions and stable isotopes highlight a metamorphic fluid-rock interaction characterized by internally derived intermediate aqueous solutions at UHP, followed by infiltration of Cl-rich brines with higher water activities
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ultrahigh-pressure metamorphism; OH-rich topaz; fluid inclusions; stable isotopes; supercritical liquids
English
2007
48
6
1219
1241
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Frezzotti, M., Ferrando, S., Dallai, L., Compagnoni, R. (2007). Intermediate alkali-alumino-silicate aqueous solutions released by deeply subducted continental crust: Fluid evolution in UHPOH-rich topaz-kyanite quartzites from Donghai (Sulu, China). JOURNAL OF PETROLOGY, 48(6), 1219-1241 [10.1093/petrology/egm015].
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