Retaining Geochemical Signatures during Aragonite-Calcite Transformation at Hydrothermal Conditions

Nguyen, Anh; Gabitov, Rinat; Jimenez, Angel; Dygert, Andrew; Varco, Jac; Pérez-Huerta, Alberto; Migdisov, Artas; Paul, Varun; Kirkland, Brenda; Dash, Padmanava

doi:10.3390/min11101052

Retaining Geochemical Signatures during Aragonite-Calcite Transformation at Hydrothermal Conditions

Journal Article · Tue Sep 28 00:00:00 EDT 2021 · Minerals

DOI:https://doi.org/10.3390/min11101052· OSTI ID:1822944

Nguyen, Anh; ; Jimenez, Angel; ; Varco, Jac; ; Migdisov, Artas; ; Kirkland, Brenda; Dash, Padmanava

Transformation of aragonite, a mineral phase metastable at Earth’s surface, to calcite widely occurs in both sedimentary and metamorphic systems with the presence of an aqueous phase. The transformation process can affect geochemical signatures of aragonite (a protolith). This study focused on quantification of the retention of Mg/Ca and Sr/Ca ratios, and δ18O during the transformation process as well as evaluation of the transformation rate. To investigate the effect of transformation from aragonite to calcite on elemental and stable isotope ratios, we conducted a series of experiments in NaCl solutions at temperatures between 120 and 184 °C. Two additional experiments at 250 °C were conducted to estimate the transformation rate of aragonite to calcite. Protolith materials consist of (1) synthetic (Mg; Sr-bearing or non-Mg; Sr bearing) needle-shaped microcrystals of aragonite (<5 µm in size) and (2) larger chips (>100 µm in size) of natural aragonite. X-ray diffraction (XRD) showed that microcrystals successfully transformed to calcite within 30 h and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) yielded a change in the crystal size to >10 µm in rhombohedral shape. Electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) of the larger aragonite chips showed that transformation to randomly oriented calcite occurred at the rims and along the cracks while the core retained an aragonite crystal structure. Isotope-ratio mass spectrometry (IRMS) analyses showed that calcite δ18O was controlled by temperature and δ18O of the solution. The obtained calibration curve of isotope fractionation factor versus temperature is consistent with other studies. Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) analyses showed that calcite partially or completely retained Mg/Ca and Sr/Ca ratios through the transformation.

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Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

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OSTI ID:: 1822944

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1972134

Journal Information:: Minerals, Journal Name: Minerals Journal Issue: 10 Vol. 11; ISSN MBSIBI; ISSN 2075-163X

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Country of Publication:: Switzerland

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