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Laser-based, in situ measurements of fine-scale variations in the [delta][sup 18]O values of hydrothermal quartz

Journal Article · · Geology; (United States)
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  1. Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH (United States)
Recently developed laser-based techniques have been used to make in situ measurements of the [delta][sup 18]O values of hydrothermal vein quartz from the Tayoltita and Guanajuato mining districts of Mexico. The [delta][sup 18]O[sub qtz] values within a single 2 [times] 5 cm sample of banded quartz from Guanajuato varied from 12.6[per thousand] to 17.3[per thousand]. Similarly, [delta][sup 18]O[sub qtz] values measured in a 2 [times] 3 cm sample from Tayoltita ranged from 5.7[per thousand] to 9.5[per thousand]. In both cases, the spread of [delta][sup 18]O values measured within individual samples is comparable to the total ranges of [delta][sup 18]O values previously reported for vein samples from the respective districts. Fluid-inclusion homogenization temperatures measured for these samples rule out the possibility that the changes in the [delta][sup 18]O values observed could have been caused by temperature fluctuations; therefore, they must be the result of large shifts in the isotopic composition of the vein fluids.
OSTI ID:
6962747
Journal Information:
Geology; (United States), Journal Name: Geology; (United States) Vol. 20:9; ISSN 0091-7613; ISSN GLGYBA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English