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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Oxidation state of europium in scheelite: Tracking fluid-rock interaction in gold deposits |
Author: | Brugger, J. Etschmann, B. Pownceby, M. Liu, W. Grundler, P. Brewe, D. |
Citation: | Chemical Geology, 2008; 257(1-2):26-33 |
Publisher: | Elsevier Science BV |
Issue Date: | 2008 |
ISSN: | 0009-2541 1872-6836 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Joël Brugger, Barbara Etschmann, Mark Pownceby, Weihua Liu, Pascal Grundler and Dale Brewe |
Abstract: | We used μ-XANES spectroscopy to measure the oxidation state of europium in-situ at near-μm resolution in hydrothermal scheelite from the giant Archean gold deposits of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. By combining these measurements with μ-XRF imaging, it is possible to distinguish inhomogeneities in Eu2+/Eu3+ ratios that developed during mineral precipitation from the effects of subsequent hydrothermal alteration and weathering. Thermodynamic analysis reveals that under the conditions typical of the formation of many Au deposits, the Eu2+/Eu3+ ratio in the hydrothermal fluid is highly sensitive to pH. The range in pH calculated from the Eu2+/Eu3+ ratios in the analyzed scheelite corresponds to a maximum in Au solubility under the ore-forming conditions, and suggests buffering of pH by the CO2(aq)-rich fluid. The primary heterogeneity of the Karlgoorlie scheelite most likely results from pH oscillating between fluid- and rock-buffered conditions, and reflects the dynamics of the hydrothermal system. © 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
Keywords: | Hydrothermal fluid Rare earth element geochemistry Europium Gold deposit Synchrotron radiation Scheelite |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2008.08.003 |
Grant ID: | http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP0208323 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2008.08.003 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 5 Geology & Geophysics publications |
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