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Interpretation of the P-T-XCO2 environment during metamorphism of carbonates, central Utö, Stockholm archipelago.Lundin, Linnéa January 2013 (has links)
This thesis attempts to interpret the metamorphic condition and fluid composition experienced by metacarbonates on Utö, located in the south-eastern parts of the Stockholm archipelago. Utö is a part of the Svecofennian domain, and the area Bergslagen, that has hosted several mines over the last millennia. The bedrock in this area has been dated by the U-Pb technique to 1.90-1.87 Ga, placing it in the Paleoproterozoic era (Allen et al. 1996, Lundström et al. 1998). The rocks, of the studied area on the island of Utö, are mainly metacarbonates with a varying purity and thin layers of volcanic ash. These rocks become more felsic towards the north-western coast as the layers of felsic ash become more dominant. To determine the P-T-XCO2 of metamorphism, metacarbonates were examined, in the field, in thin sections and mineral chemistry was determined by SEM analysis. Three samples were collected along a 1km transect, along which the assemblage calcite + dolomite + quartz + tremolite + diopside was observed. Petrographic and SEM analysis were performed to gather chemical data from coexisting calcite and dolomite in order to calculate temperature using the calcite-dolomite geothermometer. Chemical data from the SEM analysis were also run with AX and THERMOCALC together with pressure data received from a study by Engström (2011) of the adjacent island, Persholmen, to generate a T- XCO2 diagram. Pressure was estimated to 3.1 +/- 1.3 kbars, temperature calculated to 442°C 30°C and XCO2 to range from 0,00067-0,0038 with the standard deviation taken in to account. These results record equilibration with a CO2-bearing hydrous fluid at greenschist facies conditions. / Metamorphic map of Sweden
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