Synthetic fluid inclusions XXIII. Effect of temperature and fluid composition on rates of serpentinization of olivine

• Published in: Geochimica et cosmochimica acta Vol. 292; pp. 285 - 308
• Main Authors: Lamadrid, H.M., Zajacz, Z., Klein, F., Bodnar, R.J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2021
• Subjects: Hydrothermal alteration; Kinetics; Principle of detailed balance; Serpentinite; Principle of detailed balance; Serpentinite; Hydrothermal alteration; Kinetics

Serpentinization, i.e. the hydrothermal alteration of ultramafic rocks, is an important and ubiquitous geologic process that occurs at slow- and ultraslow-spreading mid-ocean ridges, magma-poor passive margins, and subduction zones. While serpentinization occurs over a wide temperature range and inv...