Phase relations in the Fe1bC1bO1bS1bH2O system and its geological application
Phase relations in the Fe1bC1bO1bS1bH2O system and its geological application
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Fe1bC1bO1bS1bH2O体系中的相关系及其地质应用
DOI:
10.1016/0009-2541(71)90027-1
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1971
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M. Seguin
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作者:
M. Seguin
The Fe1bC1bO1bS system was studied at temperatures of 75°–800°C and at pressures of approximately 1–2,500 atm. When H2O was added to the system, it generally lowered the stability of the assemblages by some 15–20°C. The experimental results of experiments conducted at a total pressure of 2,000 atm and which are of geological significance are discussed in this paper.The geological application of the experimental results may be divided into four parts. In part 1, a comparison is made between the textures of artificial and natural assemblages (Seguin, 1965). In part 2, the uses of the assemblages as geothermometers are stressed. For instance, if the assemblage considered is magnetite-siderite-pyrite-hematite and if it is assumed that the assemblage was formed under equilibrium conditions, then the maximum temperature of formation or of metamorphism is 313°C. In part 3, the uses of assemblages as geomanometers are limited to univariant curves. The univariant assemblages are unsuitable for measurements of total pressure but do give information about fugacities. In part 4, it is shown how and to what extent the assemblages can be used as indicators of the origin and of the degree of metamorphism of the iron formations. The important factors controlling the conditions of origin and metamorphism of iron sulfides, oxides and carbonates formations are the fugacities of O2, S2, SO2and the temperature. The point is made that the results may not be as exact as one would hope, because natural chemical compounds are not always as pure as artificial chemical compounds. For instance, not all the natural siderites are pure FeCO3and not all the natural magnetites are pure Fe3O4; fayalite is a poor substitute for greenalite and minnesotaite etc.Applications of the experimental results to ironstones from the Labrador Trough, northern Quebec and Newfoundland, Canada, indicated metamorphism in the 290°–350°C range. Similar studies of the iron ores in the Michipicoten area, Ontario, Canada, indicated metamorphism in the 290°–410° range.