Three-phase NaCl-H_2O fluid inclusions featuring halite dissolution temperature(Tm)higher than vapor bubble disappearance temperature(T_h) are commonly observed in porphyry copper/molybdenum deposits,skarn-type de...Three-phase NaCl-H_2O fluid inclusions featuring halite dissolution temperature(Tm)higher than vapor bubble disappearance temperature(T_h) are commonly observed in porphyry copper/molybdenum deposits,skarn-type deposits and other magmatic- hydrothermal ore deposits.Based on |ΔV_1|(the absolute value of volume variation of NaCl-H_2O solution in a heating or cooling process of inclusions)= |ΔV_s|(the absolute value of volume variation of the halite crystal in a heating or cooling process of inclusions) and on the principle of conservation of the mass of NaCl and H_2O,we systematically calculated the densities of NaCl-H_2O solutions in the solid-liquid two-phase field for temperatures(T_h) from 0.1℃ to 800℃ and salinities from 26.3 wt%to 99.2wt%.Consequently for the first time we obtained the upper limit of the density of NaCI-H_2O solutions in the solid-liquid twophase field for T_b〈T_m inclusions with variant salinities.The results indicate that for inclusions of the T_h〈T_m type with the same T_h,the higher the T_m or salinity is,the higher the density of the NaClsaturated solution will be.If a group of fluid inclusions were homogeneously trapped,they must have the same T_h value and the same T_m or salinity value.This may be used to distinguish homogeneous,inhomogeneous,and multiple entrapments of fluid inclusions.展开更多
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文摘Three-phase NaCl-H_2O fluid inclusions featuring halite dissolution temperature(Tm)higher than vapor bubble disappearance temperature(T_h) are commonly observed in porphyry copper/molybdenum deposits,skarn-type deposits and other magmatic- hydrothermal ore deposits.Based on |ΔV_1|(the absolute value of volume variation of NaCl-H_2O solution in a heating or cooling process of inclusions)= |ΔV_s|(the absolute value of volume variation of the halite crystal in a heating or cooling process of inclusions) and on the principle of conservation of the mass of NaCl and H_2O,we systematically calculated the densities of NaCl-H_2O solutions in the solid-liquid two-phase field for temperatures(T_h) from 0.1℃ to 800℃ and salinities from 26.3 wt%to 99.2wt%.Consequently for the first time we obtained the upper limit of the density of NaCI-H_2O solutions in the solid-liquid twophase field for T_b〈T_m inclusions with variant salinities.The results indicate that for inclusions of the T_h〈T_m type with the same T_h,the higher the T_m or salinity is,the higher the density of the NaClsaturated solution will be.If a group of fluid inclusions were homogeneously trapped,they must have the same T_h value and the same T_m or salinity value.This may be used to distinguish homogeneous,inhomogeneous,and multiple entrapments of fluid inclusions.