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    Sulphur solubility and sulphide immiscibility in silicate melts as a function of the concentration of manganese, nickel, tungsten and copper at 1 atm and 1400 degrees C

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    Authors
    Evans, Katy
    O'Neill, H.
    Mavrogenes, J.
    Date
    2008
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Evans, Katy and O'Neill, Hugh and Mavrogenes, John. 2008. Sulphur solubility and sulphide immiscibility in silicate melts as a function of the concentration of manganese, nickel, tungsten and copper at 1 atm and 1400 degrees C. Chemical Geology. 255: pp. 236-249.
    Source Title
    Chemical Geology
    DOI
    10.1016/j.chemgeo.2008.06.042
    ISSN
    00092541
    Faculty
    The Western Australian School of Mines
    Science and Engineering
    School
    Department of Applied Geology
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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9154
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    Abstract

    Sulphur solubility and immiscibility relationships in silicate melts as a function of the concentrations of Cu,Mn, Ni and W were measured for melts synthesised at 1400 C and 1 bar. Relationships between fS2, fO2 andthe S solubility were also investigated. The results were used to extend and calibrate an existing model forthe solubility of S in silicate melts to Mn- and W-bearing melt compositions. Mn was found to enhanceS solubility. W was found to have little effect on S concentration. Ni stabilised an immiscible sulphide phasesat metal contents higher than 0.01 to 0.05 wt.%. Cu was lost from the samples, this was attributed to theformation of an immiscible sulphide phase or devolatilisation of Cu as a Cu-S vapour phase.The data was consistent with an expression for S solubility of the form lnSA0 SMXMAM 1=2lnf S2fO2, where XM is the mole fraction of cation M and the A terms are calibration constants. AM values for Mn and W are 29.51.7 and 8.546.91 respectively. The expression was tested against other models, and on experimentaldata that was not included in the calibration. Observed and calculated values were in good agreement. Thedata for Cu and Ni are consistent with extant thermodynamic models for sulphide saturated silicate melts.These metals effectively stabilise sulphide melt phases, with implications for our understanding of theformation of magmatic sulphide ore deposits and the fractionation of chalcophile elements.

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