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Modulation of magmatic processes by CO2 flushing

Published inEarth and Planetary Science Letters, vol. 491, p. 160-171
Publication date2018
Abstract

Magmatic systems are the engines driving volcanic eruptions and the source of fluids responsible for the formation of porphyry-type ore deposits. Sudden variations of pressure, temperature and volume in magmatic systems can produce unrest, which may culminate in a volcanic eruption and/or the abrupt release of ore-forming fluids. Such variations of the conditions within magmatic systems are commonly ascribed to the injection of new magma from depth. However, as magmas fractionating at depth or rising to the upper crust release CO2-rich fluids, the interaction between carbonic fluids and H2O-rich magmas stored in the upper crust (CO2 flushing), must also be a common process affecting the evolution of subvolcanic magma reservoirs. Here, we investigate the effect of gas injection on the stability and chemical evolution of magmatic systems.

Keywords
  • CO2-flushing
  • Eruptions
  • Mineralising fluids
Funding
  • European Commission - Forecasting the recurrence rate of volcanic eruptions [677493]
Citation (ISO format)
CARICCHI, Luca, SHELDRAKE, Thomas Edward, BLUNDY, Jon. Modulation of magmatic processes by CO<sub>2</sub> flushing. In: Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2018, vol. 491, p. 160–171. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2018.03.042
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