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Microbeam XAFS Investigations on Fluid Inclusions

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In this paper, we discuss the use of x-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) techniques for the determination of structure of metal complexes in fluid inclusions heated to elevated temperatures. Analysis of Zn K-edge XAFS spectra measured from a single hypersaline fluid inclusion in quartz shows that the ZnCl42- complex is dominant at all temperatures up to and including 430 °C. The Zn-Cl bond length was found to decrease uniformly with temperature, up to nearly 2% at 430 °C in comparison to the value at 25 °C. The Zn-Cl mean-square relative displacement increased linearly with temperature, from a value of 0.0043 Å2 at 25 °C to 0.0089 Å2 at 430 °C.

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  1. Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield, MO, 65804, USA

    Mayanovic A. Robert

  2. Geology Dept., St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, B2G 2W5, USA

    Anderson J. Alan

  3. Center for Advanced Radiation Sources, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA

    Saša Bajt

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Robert, M.A., Alan, A.J. & Bajt, S. Microbeam XAFS Investigations on Fluid Inclusions. MRS Online Proceedings Library 437, 201–206 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1557/PROC-437-201

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