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Physical, chemical, and mineralogical evidence for magmatic fluid migration within the Capitan pluton, southeastern New Mexico

1996; Geological Society of America; Volume: 108; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1130/0016-7606(1996)108 2.3.co;2

1943-2674

Nelia Dunbar, Andrew R. Campbell, P. A. Candela,

Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

Research Article| March 01, 1996 Physical, chemical, and mineralogical evidence for magmatic fluid migration within the Capitan pluton, southeastern New Mexico N. W. Dunbar; N. W. Dunbar 1Department of Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, New Mexico 878012New Mexico Bureau of Mines & Mineral Resources, Socorro, New Mexico 87801 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar A. R. Campbell; A. R. Campbell 1Department of Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, New Mexico 87801 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar P. A. Candela P. A. Candela 3Laboratory for Mineral Deposits Research, Department of Geology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information N. W. Dunbar 1Department of Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, New Mexico 878012New Mexico Bureau of Mines & Mineral Resources, Socorro, New Mexico 87801 A. R. Campbell 1Department of Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, New Mexico 87801 P. A. Candela 3Laboratory for Mineral Deposits Research, Department of Geology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2674 Print ISSN: 0016-7606 Geological Society of America GSA Bulletin (1996) 108 (3): 318–333. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1996)108 2.3.CO;2 Article history First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation N. W. Dunbar, A. R. Campbell, P. A. Candela; Physical, chemical, and mineralogical evidence for magmatic fluid migration within the Capitan pluton, southeastern New Mexico. GSA Bulletin 1996;; 108 (3): 318–333. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1996)108 2.3.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract The ≈300 km3, 28.8 Ma granitic Capitan pluton, located in southeastern New Mexico, was the source of high-temperature (up to 600°C), high-salinity (up to 80 wt%) fluids that formed small REE-bearing zones of mineralization in the pluton carapace. Erosional dissection of the pluton reveals zones in the granite that are characterized by bubble-like void spaces and fissures. These could be interpreted, on one hand, as original magmatic porosity resulting from the interconnection and/or coalescence of bubbles of magmatic volatile phase, or on the other hand, as void spaces resulting from postcrystallization dissolution. These porous zones grade upward into the brecciated portions of the pluton carapace that hosts mineralization. The zones are planar features, traceable across valleys, and even between adjacent valleys on the pluton's flanks. The orientation of the zones is roughly concentric with the exposed shape of the pluton. Chemical analyses of samples collected across a porous zone reveal that some elements, including Fe, Al, Rb, and Sr are depleted in the entire area surrounding the porous zone, whereas Si, Na, Ba, and Ta are enriched. Other elements, including K, Sb, Zn, Zr, a number of rare earth elements (REE), Pb, and Th, exhibit a slight to strong depletion surrounding the porous zone and a strong enrichment roughly centered on the zone itself. Abundance of high-salinity fluid inclusions in igneous quartz is high within the entire 2.5-m-wide zone but is significantly higher in the central porous zone. The chemical and fluid inclusion abundance patterns could be produced by a two-step process with the wide depletion caused first, by fractionation of elements from the melt into a volatile phase at the time that volatile exsolution first occurred. This could be followed by the superimposed enrichment pattern for certain elements caused by deposition of these elements from trace-element-rich fluids, which evolved in a more central, deeper part of the pluton and were transported along the same zone (although now more crystallized) of fluid migration established earlier, depositing minerals as it cooled. Textural, petrographic, and geochemical evidence suggest that volatiles may have exsolved during crystallization, coalescing into bubble-rich zones that enhance the efficiency of volatile transport. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.