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hydrostatic净水压的
veinlet小脉
burial埋藏
documented有文件证明的
excess过度
circulate循环
meteoric大气降水的
juxtaposition并列
regime政权制度,体制,状态
throttling扼杀
abrupt突然的
expansion膨胀
paleodepth古深度
stratiform层状的
permeability渗透性,渗透率
bioclastic生物碎屑的
horizon水平,层位
hydrologic水文的
sustainable可以忍受的
brecciation角砾岩化
strength强度
postulate假定,要求,基本条件
Thissectionincorporatespreviousgeologic,geochemical,fluidinclusion,andstableisotopewiththoseofthepresentstudyintoamodelfortheformationoftheCarlingolddepositinadeepgeologicsettingoffluidmixingbetweenhydrostaticandnormallypressuredfluids.
Depthoforeformation
Atrappingpressureof800±
1400barsisrequiredbythehigh-densityCO2-richfluidinclusionspresentinMGOstagequartzsamples,giventhetemperaturesindicatedbycoexistingH2O-richinclusions.Typicallithostaticpressuregradientsof250bars/kmrequiredepthsofatleast3.2±
1.8kmtoreachthispressure.Atamorelikelygradientof80to85percentoflithostatic,whichisatypicalgradientforformationofverticalfracturesbyoverpressuredfluidsinlaterallystressedrocks(Gretener,1981,EngelderandLacazette,1990),thedepthwouldbeabout3.8±
1.9km.Attheotherextreme,passivehydrostaticloadconditionsinvolvingopencommunicationwiththesurface(typicalofhotspringsandmeteoricwatercirculation)wouldrequireminimumformationdepthsof8±
4km.Depthsof6kmormoreappearGeologicallyunreasonablegiventhefactthatMCstageveinletorientationandfluidsinclusiondatadefinemaximumdepthsofonlyabout6.1kmunderconditionsoflithostaticload(Kueth,1989),andsignificantburialisnotdocumentedinnorth-centralNevadaafterHCstagetime(EarlyCretaceous).Similarly,the0to1.0-kbarpressuresreportedbyHoistraetal.(1987)atJerrittCanyon,Nevada,forgas-rich(eventIA)fluidsresponsibleforgoldmineralizationdefinedepthsof5to10kmunderhydrostaticconditions.Pressuregradientsappreciablyinexcessofhydrostaticarerequiredtoaccountforthe1-to5-kmdepthsofmineralizationproposedforJerrittCanyon(Hofstraatal.,1988).
FormationoftheCarlindepositbyacirculatingmeteoricwaterat150℃to220℃underconditionsapproachinglithostaticseemsunlikely,becausealithostaticallypressuredfluidcouldnotcirculatedirectlyfromthesurfaceandbecauseofthelikelyincreaseoftheδ18Ovalueofthewaterduringevenashortresidenceat3.9±
1.9kmand150℃to220℃.Therefore,juxtapositionofahydrostaticfluidwithanear-lithostatic(overpressured)hydrothermalsystemisindicated.
Flowofthedeepfluidfromtheoverpressuredtonormallypressuredregimewouldhaveinvolvedthrottlingofthefluid,definedbyabruptpressuredecreaseandfluidexpansion,asdiscussedbyBartonandToulmin(1961),ToulminandClark(1967),andSimsandBarton(1962).Flowisfocusedthroughthethrottlingzone,andactivemixingofthetwofluidsisexpectedonthelow-pressureside.
Underthismodel,thedeephotoverpressuredCO2-richfluidwouldascendalongfaultstructurestothesiteofthepresentorebodyatpaleodepthsof3.8±
1.9km.OnreachingtheRobertsMountainFormation,itwouldencounteranextensivezoneofstratiformpermeabilitydefinedbythebioclastichorizon.Thiszoneispostulatedtohavecontainedfluidatnear-hydrostaticpressurewithgoodhydrologicconnectiontothesurface.Apressuredropofabout500barsissustainablebyrockstrengthatthisdepth(T.Engelder).Someofthebrecciationandfaultingmayreflecttherapidpressuretransitionandtheaccompanyingrapidflow.
生词2
isotopic同位素的
episode幕
salinity盐度
countryrock围岩
jasperoid碧玉状的
Paleozoic古生代
silicate硅酸盐
Jurassic侏罗系
exotic外来的
analogue类似物
consumption
molalities摩尔浓度
permissive许可的
volatilization挥发作用
elevated提高的
retention保持力
channel通道
outcrop露头
footwall下盘
FLuidcharacteristics
Fluidinclusionandisotopicresultsalsoindicatethepresenceoftwofluidsduringthegoldoreepisode(Table4):
(l)agas-rich(primarilyCO2andH2S),moderate-salinityfluidwhichwas18Oenriched(6.5-10‰,at225℃)asaresultofconsiderableoxygenisotopeexchangewithsurroundingcountryrocks,butisapparentlydominantlyofmeteoricoriginbasedonitsδDvaluesof-87to-165permil,and
(2)averylowsalinity,relativelygas-poorfluidwithbothδDandδ18Ovaluestypicalofunevolvedmeteoricwater.Thesetwofluidsarerequiredtoaccountforthewiderangeofδ18OvaluesinMGOandLGOstagejasperoidandquartzandcalciteveins,aswellasthevariablefluidinclusioncharacteristicsofthesesamefeatures.
PossibleoriginsofthehighCO2contentofMGOstagefluidsare
(1)tappingoflow-tomoderate-grademetamorphicfluidsbydeep-seatedstructures,
(2)contactmetamorphismofcarbonateslowerinthePaleozoicsectiontoformcalc-silicatesadjacenttoburiedintrusions,or(3)directmagmaticcontributionfromasyetunidentifiedintrusionsatdepth(i.e.,nottheJurassicintrusiverocksexposedwithinabout10kmofCarlin).
AnexoticsourcefortheCO2isproposedbecausetherelativelyhighgascontents(5-10mole%)farexceedanycontemporarygeothermalanalogueandrequireveryhighconfiningpressuresnotavailableinanear-surfacemeteoricwater.TheacquisitionofCO2attheseconcentrationsbyordinarywater-rockinteractionswouldrequireconsumptionofsimilarmolalitiesofacidoroxidizingcomponents(i.e.CaCO3+2H+=Ca2++CO2+H2O;
CO~+O2=CO2).Suchhighmolalitiesofacidoroxidizingspeciesarefarhigherthanthoserecordedinnormalgeothermalsystems.Therefore,thermalbreakdownofcarbonates,oranigneoussource,seemsnecessarytofurnishtheCO2.TheCisotopedataforCO2-richfluidinclusionsarealsoinconsistentwithadominantlyorganicoriginoftheCO2butarepermissiveoftheothersources.AnyoftheabovesourcesofCO2mightalsofurnishelevatedlevelsofH2Sbypyritebreakdownaccompanyingcarbonatebreakdownorbymagmaticvolatilization.
TheseconddistinctivecharacteristicofMGOstagefluidsistheirhighδ18OH20values,whichrequiresignificantisotopicexchangewithsedimentaryrocksathightemperaturesiftheinitialwaterismeteoric.BecausetheCO2-richfluidswouldbecarbonateandsilicatedestructive,theoriginalmeteoricfluidwasevidentlyheatedandexchanged18OwithsedimentarymaterialsprioracquiringtheCO2.TheretentionofacarbonatedestructivecharacterdespitepassagethroughunderlyingcarbonatesbeforereachingtheRobertsMountainFormationseemstorequireflowalongrestrictedchannelsborderedbysilicifiedcountryrocks,assuggestedbythelargeoutcropsofjasperoidseeninsurfaceexposuresoffootwallrocks.
InclusionsofLGOstagefluidsincalciteandbariteveinscontainingAs±
Sb±
Hg±
Tlphaseshavefillingtemperaturesof150℃to220℃, butrequireanunknownpressurecorrection.Iforedepositionoccurredinathrottlebetweenshallowhydrostaticanddeeperoverpressuredenvironmentsat3.8±
1.9km,thenforanapproximatepressurecorrectionof10℃/km,thetrappingtemperatureforlow-temperatureLGOstageinclusionsmightbeaslowas17℃.
Possiblegeologicsettings
生词3
illustrat图示
diagram图解
seal封闭(构造)
diagenetically成岩期
cemente胶结
boundary边界
compaction压实,压缩
petroleum石油
leakage泄漏
episodic分幕式的
Ordovician奥陶系
Silurian志留系
Cambrian寒武系
argillaceous泥质的
section剖面
bitumen沥青
porosity孔隙度
gaswindow生气窗
anticline背斜
emanation放出
obscure模糊的
soluble可溶的
scavenge清扫
channel引导
jogs漫步,轻推
immiscibility不混溶性
ThepossibledeepmixingenvironmentisillustratedinFigure12.ThisdiagramshowsamagmaticorskarnsourcefortheCO2andH2S,oranalternativesourceofmetamorphicfluidsfromthemiddleordeepcrust(Cameron1988).Mixingwithmeteoricfluidsisinterpretedtooccuratapressuresealseparatingtheoverpressuredandnormallypressuredenvironments.
Overpressuring("
geopressuring"
)tovaluesexceedinghydrostaticisreportedtooccurinmostdeepsedimentarybasins(Hunt,1990,Powly,1990).Typicallythechangefromoverpressuredtonormallypressuredoccursatadepthofabout3,000m,atasealzonewithathicknessofafewhundredmetersorless.Thesealzonemaybearelativelyimpermeablestratigraphicunitsuchasashaleorevaporite,oritmaybeazoneofdiageneticallycementedsandstonethatcutsacrossstratigraphicunits.Inadditiontosubhorizontalorstratigraphicboundaries,theoverpressuredzonemaybelaterallylimitedbysteeplydippingsealedfaultzones.Awidevarietyofcausesissuggestedforoverpressuring,includingasedimentationrateexceedingtherateatwhichfluidcanescapetoallowcompaction,tectoniccompression,thermalexpansionofporefluids,andvolumeincreaseongenerationofgasoroil.Evidencefrompetroleumfieldsindicatesthatthesealcommonlyundergoesepisodicleakagecausedbypressuresexceedingthefracturestrengthoftheseal.Duringtheseleakageperiods,oilandgasgeneratedbelowthesealleakintoreservoirsabovetheseal,presumablyaccompaniedbywaterinsomecases.
TheformationoftheCarlindepositinadeepsedimentarybasinbytheinvolvementoftwofluidswithmarkedlydifferentpressures,withthehigherpressurefluidinferredtobeoverpressuredrelativetohydrostatic,isstronglysuggestivethatthedepositwasformedatorjustaboveapressureseal.Beneaththissealliesatleast1kmofOrdovicianthroughLowerSiluriancarbonateandquartzite(Radtke,1985),plusprobablyanother2kmofCambrianrocksofsimilarlithology(Robertsetal.,1958).Thus,inth