Doctoral thesis
English

Experimental development of V-Sc mineral-melt oxybarometers for tracking the redox evolution of arc magmas

Number of pages278
Imprimatur date2026-02-16
Defense date2025-12-12
Abstract

Magmatic redox conditions govern the behavior of multivalent elements and strongly influence magma evolution, differentiation, and ore-forming potential. Constraining oxygen fugacity (fO2) is therefore essential for understanding subduction-related magmatic systems, which play a central role in Earth processes and carry major socio-economic relevance, from volcanic hazards to metal-rich deposits. This thesis presents high-pressure (200 MPa), high-temperature (1030-870°C) fractional crystallization experiments conducted under water-saturated conditions across a wide redox range (FMQ-1 to FMQ+7). The experiments examine vanadium (V) and scandium (Sc) partitioning between silicate minerals, Fe-Ti oxides, and melt. The results establish refined and novel V- and V-Sc-based oxybarometers for olivine-, pyroxene-, and Fe-Ti oxide–melt systems. These calibrations reproduce experimental fO2 with high precision (±0.3-1 log unit), enabling robust reconstruction of redox conditions from basaltic to felsic magmas and providing an experimentally validated framework for tracing redox evolution from mantle to crust.

Keywords
  • Oxygen fugacity
  • Magma redox
  • Oxybarometry
  • Vanadium
  • Scandium
  • Experimental petrology
  • Fractional crystallization
  • Arc magmatism
  • Subduction zones
  • Mineral-melt partitioning
  • Fe-Ti-oxides
  • Olivine
  • Clinopyroxene
  • Orthopyroxene
Funding
  • European Commission - The redox evolution of arc magmas: from the oxygenation of the Earth’s atmosphere to the genesis of giant hydrothermal ore deposits [864792]
Citation (ISO format)
CACCIATORE, Enzo-Enrico. Experimental development of V-Sc mineral-melt oxybarometers for tracking the redox evolution of arc magmas. Thèse, 2026. doi: 10.13097/archive-ouverte/unige:191901
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