Is Carbon dioxide an ore-forming fluid under shallow-earth conditions?
November 3, 1955
A review of some of the physical-chemical properties of CO 2 and of the system CO 2 --H 2 O indicates that under some shallow-earth conditions CO 2 can exist as a separate phase with a density approximately that of water. The effect of dissolved neutral or acid salts on the solubility of CO 2 in H 2 O is not large. Carbonates, oxides, and silicates, through reactions with a CO 2 -saturated water phase, will eventually cause the disappearance of a CO 2 phase. The prevalence of CO 2 in the earth's crust is attested by its abundance in natural gases and fluid inclusions in minerals. Some of the characteristics of uranium ores of the Colorado Plateau are not incompatible with the assumption that deposition was from a fluid CO 2 phase.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 1955 |
|---|---|
| Title | Is Carbon dioxide an ore-forming fluid under shallow-earth conditions? |
| DOI | 10.2113/gsecongeo.50.5.447 |
| Authors | R.M. Garrels, D.H. Richter |
| Publication Type | Article |
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Series Title | Economic Geology |
| Index ID | 70216043 |
| Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |