Estimating the fluid composition after dolomitization using mass balance equation: comparison of examples from Spain, Canada and France

Dolomitization (i.e. replacement of CaCO3 by CaMg(CO3)2) is a major mineralogical replacement process that affects limestones in numerous carbonate platforms, basins and fold-and-thrust belts worldwide. This phenomenon makes an important part of the carbon cycle, and large-scale dolomite geobodies t...

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Autores: Centrella, Stephen, Hoareau, Guilhem, Beaudoin, Nicolas E., Motte, Geoffrey, Lanari, Pierre, Piccoli, Francesca, Callot, Jean-Paul, Gómez Rivas, Enrique, Martín, Juan Diego (Martín Martín)
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Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
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Palabra clave:Dolomia
Roques calcàries
Geologia estructural
Dolomite
Carbonate rocks
Structural geology
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spelling Estimating the fluid composition after dolomitization using mass balance equation: comparison of examples from Spain, Canada and FranceCentrella, StephenHoareau, GuilhemBeaudoin, Nicolas E.Motte, GeoffreyLanari, PierrePiccoli, FrancescaCallot, Jean-PaulGómez Rivas, EnriqueMartín, Juan Diego (Martín Martín)DolomiaRoques calcàriesGeologia estructuralDolomiteCarbonate rocksStructural geologyDolomitization (i.e. replacement of CaCO3 by CaMg(CO3)2) is a major mineralogical replacement process that affects limestones in numerous carbonate platforms, basins and fold-and-thrust belts worldwide. This phenomenon makes an important part of the carbon cycle, and large-scale dolomite geobodies that develop in nature are prime targets for greenhouse gas storage, or are related to ore deposit bearing rare metals, oil and gas reservoirs and geothermy. Yet, the conditions favoring dolomitization remain debated, specifically the major and trace element composition of the reactive aqueous fluid. In this contribution, we quantify the mass transfer between the original calcite and the newly formed dolomite in various natural cases of dolomitization, by coupling EPMA and LA-ICP-MS measurements, following a mass balance approach. This approach also allows to estimate the theoretical composition of an aqueous fluid whose element content would be provided by the reaction (i.e., in equilibrium with dolomite), as well as the partition coefficient for most elements involved in the reaction. This approach was tested using three existing datasets obtained from natural dolomite and original limestone in both Jurassic outcrops of the Layens anticline in the Pyrenees (France), and two from the Middle Devonian Pine Point Formation from the Presqu'ile barrier (Canada). These are complemented with new data acquired from Cretaceous limestones of the Benassal Formation in the Maestrat Basin (Spain). In these areas, dolomitization occurred at different T conditions (~50 to ~300 °C), from different fluid sources (seawater, basinal brines), and in different geodynamic settings. Yet, for all the studied examples, the dolomitization reactions result in similar solid volume variations (-14 to -10 vol%), the fluid in equilibrium with the dolomite have comparable trace element concentrations, and the partition coefficients calculated for all trace elements are consistent with each other. In addition to providing information with regards to the composition of the solid and fluid phases involved in the reaction, these results also suggest similar mechanisms of dolomitization in distinctly different geological contexts.Elsevier B.V.2024202420232024info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion29 p.application/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/211122Articles publicats en revistes (Mineralogia, Petrologia i Geologia Aplicada)reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésVersió postprint del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2022.104016Global and Planetary Change, 2023, vol. 220https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2022.104016(c) Elsevier B.V., 2023info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:2445/2111222026-05-29T05:05:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Estimating the fluid composition after dolomitization using mass balance equation: comparison of examples from Spain, Canada and France
title Estimating the fluid composition after dolomitization using mass balance equation: comparison of examples from Spain, Canada and France
spellingShingle Estimating the fluid composition after dolomitization using mass balance equation: comparison of examples from Spain, Canada and France
Centrella, Stephen
Dolomia
Roques calcàries
Geologia estructural
Dolomite
Carbonate rocks
Structural geology
title_short Estimating the fluid composition after dolomitization using mass balance equation: comparison of examples from Spain, Canada and France
title_full Estimating the fluid composition after dolomitization using mass balance equation: comparison of examples from Spain, Canada and France
title_fullStr Estimating the fluid composition after dolomitization using mass balance equation: comparison of examples from Spain, Canada and France
title_full_unstemmed Estimating the fluid composition after dolomitization using mass balance equation: comparison of examples from Spain, Canada and France
title_sort Estimating the fluid composition after dolomitization using mass balance equation: comparison of examples from Spain, Canada and France
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Centrella, Stephen
Hoareau, Guilhem
Beaudoin, Nicolas E.
Motte, Geoffrey
Lanari, Pierre
Piccoli, Francesca
Callot, Jean-Paul
Gómez Rivas, Enrique
Martín, Juan Diego (Martín Martín)
author Centrella, Stephen
author_facet Centrella, Stephen
Hoareau, Guilhem
Beaudoin, Nicolas E.
Motte, Geoffrey
Lanari, Pierre
Piccoli, Francesca
Callot, Jean-Paul
Gómez Rivas, Enrique
Martín, Juan Diego (Martín Martín)
author_role author
author2 Hoareau, Guilhem
Beaudoin, Nicolas E.
Motte, Geoffrey
Lanari, Pierre
Piccoli, Francesca
Callot, Jean-Paul
Gómez Rivas, Enrique
Martín, Juan Diego (Martín Martín)
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Dolomia
Roques calcàries
Geologia estructural
Dolomite
Carbonate rocks
Structural geology
topic Dolomia
Roques calcàries
Geologia estructural
Dolomite
Carbonate rocks
Structural geology
description Dolomitization (i.e. replacement of CaCO3 by CaMg(CO3)2) is a major mineralogical replacement process that affects limestones in numerous carbonate platforms, basins and fold-and-thrust belts worldwide. This phenomenon makes an important part of the carbon cycle, and large-scale dolomite geobodies that develop in nature are prime targets for greenhouse gas storage, or are related to ore deposit bearing rare metals, oil and gas reservoirs and geothermy. Yet, the conditions favoring dolomitization remain debated, specifically the major and trace element composition of the reactive aqueous fluid. In this contribution, we quantify the mass transfer between the original calcite and the newly formed dolomite in various natural cases of dolomitization, by coupling EPMA and LA-ICP-MS measurements, following a mass balance approach. This approach also allows to estimate the theoretical composition of an aqueous fluid whose element content would be provided by the reaction (i.e., in equilibrium with dolomite), as well as the partition coefficient for most elements involved in the reaction. This approach was tested using three existing datasets obtained from natural dolomite and original limestone in both Jurassic outcrops of the Layens anticline in the Pyrenees (France), and two from the Middle Devonian Pine Point Formation from the Presqu'ile barrier (Canada). These are complemented with new data acquired from Cretaceous limestones of the Benassal Formation in the Maestrat Basin (Spain). In these areas, dolomitization occurred at different T conditions (~50 to ~300 °C), from different fluid sources (seawater, basinal brines), and in different geodynamic settings. Yet, for all the studied examples, the dolomitization reactions result in similar solid volume variations (-14 to -10 vol%), the fluid in equilibrium with the dolomite have comparable trace element concentrations, and the partition coefficients calculated for all trace elements are consistent with each other. In addition to providing information with regards to the composition of the solid and fluid phases involved in the reaction, these results also suggest similar mechanisms of dolomitization in distinctly different geological contexts.
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dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv Versió postprint del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2022.104016
Global and Planetary Change, 2023, vol. 220
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2022.104016
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