Nature and Origin of Mineralizing Fluids in Hyperextensional Systems: The Case of Cretaceous Mg Metasomatism in the Pyrenees
During the Albian, the hyperextension of the Pyrenean passive margin led to a hyperthinning of the continental crust and the subsequent subcontinental mantle exhumation. The giant Trimouns talc-chlorite deposit represents the most prominent occurrence of Albian metasomatism in the Pyrenees, with the...
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| author | Benoît Quesnel Marie-Christine Boiron Michel Cathelineau Laurent Truche Thomas Rigaudier Gérard Bardoux Pierre Agrinier Michel de Saint Blanquat Emmanuel Masini Eric C. Gaucher |
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| description | During the Albian, the hyperextension of the Pyrenean passive margin led to a hyperthinning of the continental crust and the subsequent subcontinental mantle exhumation. The giant Trimouns talc-chlorite deposit represents the most prominent occurrence of Albian metasomatism in the Pyrenees, with the occurrence of the largest talc deposit worldwide. Consequently, this deposit, which is located on a fault zone and a lithological contact, represents one of the major drains at the scale of the Pyrenees and one of the best geological targets in order to determine the origin(s) of the fluid(s) that circulated during this period. Talc-chlorite ore is characterized by the presence of brines trapped in dolomite, quartz, and calcite fluid inclusions in the vicinity of the talc-rich zone. Considered as being responsible for the formation of talc, these fluids may be interpreted in several ways: (i) primary brines expelled from Triassic evaporites, (ii) secondary brines produced through halite leaching by diagenetic/metamorphic fluids, and (iii) brines derived from seawater serpentinization of mantle rocks. Stable isotope analyses (δ13C, δ18O, δD, and δ37Cl) and Cl/Br ratio measurements in fluid inclusions and their host minerals were carried out in order to determine the origin of the fluid(s) involved in the formation of the ore deposit. The data are consistent with a primary brine origin for the mineralizing fluid, which could have been expelled from the Triassic levels. Other hypotheses have been tested, for example, the production of brines via the seawater concentration during serpentinization. The geochemical proxies used in this study provide equivocal results. The first hypothesis is by far the most realistic one considering the numerous occurrences of Trias formations nearby, their deformation during the extension, and the drainage of the expulsed brines as evidenced by the high-salinity fluid inclusions found all around the deposit. Alternatively, the exhumation of the mantle is considered as a major source of heat and stress that favored brine migration along the major shear zones. Our results fit well with brine circulation in a hyperextensional geodynamic context, which is related to the formation of the talc-chlorite ore, the thinning of the continental crust, and the exhumation of the subcontinental mantle, in accordance with recent works. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-fe99ea46840a4581856d622a315398182025-02-03T01:01:56ZengWileyGeofluids1468-81151468-81232019-01-01201910.1155/2019/72130507213050Nature and Origin of Mineralizing Fluids in Hyperextensional Systems: The Case of Cretaceous Mg Metasomatism in the PyreneesBenoît Quesnel0Marie-Christine Boiron1Michel Cathelineau2Laurent Truche3Thomas Rigaudier4Gérard Bardoux5Pierre Agrinier6Michel de Saint Blanquat7Emmanuel Masini8Eric C. Gaucher9Université de Lorraine, CNRS, CREGU, GeoRessources, F-54000 Nancy, FranceUniversité de Lorraine, CNRS, CREGU, GeoRessources, F-54000 Nancy, FranceUniversité de Lorraine, CNRS, CREGU, GeoRessources, F-54000 Nancy, FranceUniversité Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, ISTerre, F-38000 Grenoble, FranceCRPG-CNRS, Université de Lorraine, UMR 7358, 54501 Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy Cedex, FranceInstitut de Physique du Globe de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Université Paris Diderot, UMR 7154 CNRS, F-75005 Paris, FranceInstitut de Physique du Globe de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Université Paris Diderot, UMR 7154 CNRS, F-75005 Paris, FranceGeosciences Environnement Toulouse (GET), OMP, CNRS, IRD, Université de Toulouse, 14 Avenue Edouard Belin, 31400 Toulouse, FranceTotal, CSTJF, Avenue Larribau, F-64018 Pau, FranceTotal, CSTJF, Avenue Larribau, F-64018 Pau, FranceDuring the Albian, the hyperextension of the Pyrenean passive margin led to a hyperthinning of the continental crust and the subsequent subcontinental mantle exhumation. The giant Trimouns talc-chlorite deposit represents the most prominent occurrence of Albian metasomatism in the Pyrenees, with the occurrence of the largest talc deposit worldwide. Consequently, this deposit, which is located on a fault zone and a lithological contact, represents one of the major drains at the scale of the Pyrenees and one of the best geological targets in order to determine the origin(s) of the fluid(s) that circulated during this period. Talc-chlorite ore is characterized by the presence of brines trapped in dolomite, quartz, and calcite fluid inclusions in the vicinity of the talc-rich zone. Considered as being responsible for the formation of talc, these fluids may be interpreted in several ways: (i) primary brines expelled from Triassic evaporites, (ii) secondary brines produced through halite leaching by diagenetic/metamorphic fluids, and (iii) brines derived from seawater serpentinization of mantle rocks. Stable isotope analyses (δ13C, δ18O, δD, and δ37Cl) and Cl/Br ratio measurements in fluid inclusions and their host minerals were carried out in order to determine the origin of the fluid(s) involved in the formation of the ore deposit. The data are consistent with a primary brine origin for the mineralizing fluid, which could have been expelled from the Triassic levels. Other hypotheses have been tested, for example, the production of brines via the seawater concentration during serpentinization. The geochemical proxies used in this study provide equivocal results. The first hypothesis is by far the most realistic one considering the numerous occurrences of Trias formations nearby, their deformation during the extension, and the drainage of the expulsed brines as evidenced by the high-salinity fluid inclusions found all around the deposit. Alternatively, the exhumation of the mantle is considered as a major source of heat and stress that favored brine migration along the major shear zones. Our results fit well with brine circulation in a hyperextensional geodynamic context, which is related to the formation of the talc-chlorite ore, the thinning of the continental crust, and the exhumation of the subcontinental mantle, in accordance with recent works.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/7213050 |
| spellingShingle | Benoît Quesnel Marie-Christine Boiron Michel Cathelineau Laurent Truche Thomas Rigaudier Gérard Bardoux Pierre Agrinier Michel de Saint Blanquat Emmanuel Masini Eric C. Gaucher Nature and Origin of Mineralizing Fluids in Hyperextensional Systems: The Case of Cretaceous Mg Metasomatism in the Pyrenees Geofluids |
| title | Nature and Origin of Mineralizing Fluids in Hyperextensional Systems: The Case of Cretaceous Mg Metasomatism in the Pyrenees |
| title_full | Nature and Origin of Mineralizing Fluids in Hyperextensional Systems: The Case of Cretaceous Mg Metasomatism in the Pyrenees |
| title_fullStr | Nature and Origin of Mineralizing Fluids in Hyperextensional Systems: The Case of Cretaceous Mg Metasomatism in the Pyrenees |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nature and Origin of Mineralizing Fluids in Hyperextensional Systems: The Case of Cretaceous Mg Metasomatism in the Pyrenees |
| title_short | Nature and Origin of Mineralizing Fluids in Hyperextensional Systems: The Case of Cretaceous Mg Metasomatism in the Pyrenees |
| title_sort | nature and origin of mineralizing fluids in hyperextensional systems the case of cretaceous mg metasomatism in the pyrenees |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/7213050 |
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