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    The pseudomorphic replacement of marble by apatite: The role of fluid composition

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    Pedrosa, E.
    Putnis, C.
    Putnis, Andrew
    Date
    2016
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Pedrosa, E. and Putnis, C. and Putnis, A. 2016. The pseudomorphic replacement of marble by apatite: The role of fluid composition. Chemical Geology. 425: pp. 1-11.
    Source Title
    Chemical Geology
    DOI
    10.1016/j.chemgeo.2016.01.022
    ISSN
    0009-2541
    School
    Department of Applied Geology
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/3816
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    © 2016 Elsevier B.V. The replacement of a natural carbonate rock (Carrara marble) by apatite was used as a model to study the role of fluid chemistry in replacement reactions, focusing on the mineralogy, chemical composition, and porosity of the replacement product. Carrara marble was reacted with diammonium phosphate solutions ((NH4)2HPO4), in the presence and absence of four salt solutions (NH4Cl, NaCl, NH4F, and NaF) at different ionic strengths, at 200 °C and autogenous pressure. The replacement products were analyzed using powder X-ray diffraction, Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), electron microprobe analysis (EMPA), and Raman spectroscopy. The reaction in all samples resulted in pseudomorphic replacements and shared the characteristics of an interface-coupled dissolution-precipitation mechanism. Increasing the ionic strength of the phosphate fluid increased the replacement rates. With a fixed concentration of phosphate, replacement rates were reduced with the addition of NH4Cl and NaCl and increased significantly with the addition of NaF and NH4F. The addition of different salts resulted in specific porosity structures resulting from the formation of different phosphate phases. Chloride-containing fluids showed a higher degree of fluid percolation through grain boundaries. This study illustrates the significant impact that small differences in solvent composition can have in the progress of replacement reactions, the nature of the products and the resultant porosity.

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