Microthermometry of fluid inclusions in calcite from Fuerteventura carbonatites: composition and formation conditions

The petrographic analysis in calcite minerals in carbonatitic dykes from Fuerteventura Basal Complex (Ajuy, Punta de la Nao) shows the presence of isolated primary fluid inclusions, corrobora-ting their magmatic origin instead of a late-stage origin. Micro-ther-mometric studies in calcite show a res...

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Autores: Carnevale, Gabriele, Zanon, Vittorio, Casillas Ruiz, Ramón, Ahijado Quintillán, Agustina
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Huelva (UHU)
Repositorio:Arias Montano. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ariasmontano.uhu.es:10272/23772
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10272/23772
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Microthermometry
Fluid inclusions
Fuerteventura
Canary Islands
Carbonatites
Carbonatitas
Microtermometría
Inclusiones fluidas
Canarias
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Sumario:The petrographic analysis in calcite minerals in carbonatitic dykes from Fuerteventura Basal Complex (Ajuy, Punta de la Nao) shows the presence of isolated primary fluid inclusions, corrobora-ting their magmatic origin instead of a late-stage origin. Micro-ther-mometric studies in calcite show a restricted range of apparent eutectic temperature (Te*= -21.7 – -21.0 °C) and final ice melting temperatures (Tim= -3.2 – -2.1. °C). Homogenization temperatures and pressures are in the range of 140-210 °C and 4-16 bars respecti-vely. Our results suggest the binary NaCl-H2O system as a characte-rizing chemical system in studied fluid inclusions, with the presence of low salinity fluids (≈ 5 wt. % NaCleq), probably related with fluid/rock interactions