High-temperature hydration of ultramafic granulites from the Southern Marginal Zone of the Limpopo Belt by infiltration of CO2-rich fluid
- 31 March 1992
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier BV in Precambrian Research
- Vol. 55 (1-4), 337-352
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0301-9268(92)90033-k
Abstract
The peak metamorphic assemblage of olivine + orthopyroxene + calcic amphibole + spinel is replaced by a variety of high-temperature retrograde assemblages in ultramafic granulites from the Southern Marginal Zone of the Limpopo Belt. The observed replacement of olivine according to the reaction forsterite + CO2 = enstatite + magnesite is restricted to the zone of rehydration which bounds the granulite zone in the south. This observation is consistent with the post-peak metamorphic infiltration of an externally derived CO2-rich fluid during the high-temperature post-peak metamorphic history of the Limpopo Belt. This event established a retrograde orthoamphibole isograd. Conditions of the retrogression are estimated to be near 670°C, 6 kbar, and XCO2 (fluid) ⩾ 0.67. C-isotopic compositions of CO2 extracted from magnesite produced by the high-temperature breakdown of olivine supports a deep-seated (mantle) source for the CO2-rich retrograde fluid.Keywords
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