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Title: Authigenic feldspar as an indicator of paleo-rock/water interactions in Permian carbonates of the Northern Calcareous Alps, Austria

Journal Article · · Journal of Sedimentary Research, Section A: Sedimentary Petrology and Processes
OSTI ID:207877
 [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. Univ. Innsbruck (Austria). Inst. fuer Geologie und Palaeontologie
  2. Bundesforschungs-und Pruefzentrum Arsenal, Vienna (Austria). Geotechnisches Inst.
  3. Geological Survey, Reston, VA (United States)

Dolostones interbedded with Upper Permian evaporites at the base of the Northern Calcareous alps contain abundant authigenic K-feldspar. Two petrographically, structurally, and isotopically distinct generations of K-feldspar can be distinguished: crystals composed of an inclusion-rich core and a clear rim, and optically unzoned, transparent crystals. Both feldspar types have essentially identical K-feldspar end-member compositions with {ge} 99.5 mole % Or component. Low oxygen isotope ratios (+16.1{per_thousand} to + 18.1{per_thousand} SMOW) suggest precipitation from {sup 18}O-enriched, saline fluids at temperatures in excess of {approximately} 140 C. {sup 40}Ar/{sup 39}Ar plateau-age spectra of five samples range from 145 {+-} 1 to 144 {+-} 1 Ma (Early Berriasian) and suggest that both types of feldspar were formed within an interval that did not exceed {approximately} 2 m.y. Rb/Sr model ages range from 152 to 140 Ma, assuming that the burial diagenetic regime was buffered with respect to strontium by the associated marine Permian evaporites. Authigenic K-feldspar records two distinct events of hot brine flow, most likely triggered by tectonic movements (detachment) and by an increase in the subsurface temperature in response to thrust loading.

OSTI ID:
207877
Journal Information:
Journal of Sedimentary Research, Section A: Sedimentary Petrology and Processes, Vol. 66, Issue 1; Other Information: PBD: Jan 1996
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English