Validation and representation of fluid inclusion microthermometric data using the fluid inclusion assemblage (FIA) concept.
Validation and representation of fluid inclusion microthermometric data using the fluid inclusion assemblage (FIA) concept.
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2008
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1.8
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Chi-hao Guo;Lu Huan
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作者:
Chi-hao Guo;Lu Huan
This paper discusses the principles of the fluid inclusion assemblage (FIA) method and its application in validation and representation of fluid inclusion microthermometric data.An FIA is a group of fluid inclusions that were entrapped at the same time, and the contemporaneousness of the fluid inclusions within an FIA is based on petrographic relationships rather than on their similarity in microthermometric attributes.If an FIA can be identified based on petrography,then the consistency of microthermometric data within the FIA indicates that the fluid inclusions entrapped a homogeneous fluid and have not been significantly modified since the entrapment;the microthermometric data are valid,and only the mean value of the fluid inclusions within the FIA should be used for data compilation.Conversely,if fluid inclusions within an FIA show variable microthermometric attributes,then the inclusions may have either entrapped two or more phases of fluids and in variable proportions (heterogeneous trapping) ,or may have been significantly modified after entrapment (e.g.,necking down or stretching);the microthermometric data are invalid,and should not be used in data compilation.In many cases,the contemporaneousness of a group of fluid inclusions cannot be determined,and so the FIA approach cannot be strictly applied.However,the FIA concept is still useful even in such cases.If fluid inclusions closely associated with each other show similar microthermometric data,it is a positive sign that the inclusions have entrapped a homogeneous fluid and have not been significantly altered after entrapment.Microthermometric data of individual fluid inclusions should be used in data compilation, but caution should be paid not to concentrate data collection in a limited area.On the other hand,large variation of microthermometric data within a small area in a crystal may indicate heterogeneous trapping,post-entrapment modification,or superimposition of more than one generation of fluid inclusions.A detailed mapping of fluid inclusion microthermometric data and comparison with better defined FIAs can be used to discriminate these possibilities.