Kinetic theory of oxygen isotopic exchange between minerals and water
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
By: R.E. Criss, R. T. Gregory, and H.P. Taylor Jr.
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Abstract
Kinetic and mass conservation equations are used to describe oxygen isotopic exchange between minerals and water in "closed" and open hydrothermal systems. In cases where n coexisting mineral phases having different reaction rates are present, the exchange process is described by a system of n + 1 simultaneous differential equations consisting of n pseudo first-order rate equations and a conservation of mass equation. The simultaneous solutions to these equations generate curved exchange trajectories on ??-?? plots. Families of such trajectories generated under conditions allowing for different fluid mole fractions, different fluid isotopic compositions, or different fluid flow rates are connected by positive-sloped isochronous lines. These isochrons reproduce the effects observed in hydrothermally exchanged mineral pairs including 1) steep positive slopes, 2) common reversals in the measured fractionation factors (??), and 3) measured fractionations that are highly variable over short distances where no thermal gradient can be geologically demonstrated. ?? 1987.
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Criss, R., Gregory, R.T., and Taylor, H., 1987, Kinetic theory of oxygen isotopic exchange between minerals and water: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v. 51, no. 5, p. 1099-1108, https://doi.org/10.1016/0016-7037(87)90203-1.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Kinetic theory of oxygen isotopic exchange between minerals and water |
| Series title | Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta |
| DOI | 10.1016/0016-7037(87)90203-1 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Year Published | 1987 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Description | 10 p. |
| First page | 1099 |
| Last page | 1108 |