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Liquid pressure and yield stress of monophasic halite fluid inclusion under burial conditions
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Fluid inclusion size (µm)
10
∞
T
h
(°C)
25
ρ
sed
kg
-3
m
​
2000
dT/dh (°C/km)
25
h (m)
0
P
L
= 0. MPa
P
b
= 0. MPa
T
b
= 25. °C
ΔP = 0. MPa
ΔP
lim
= ± 20.6 MPa
NaCl molality
6.15
KCl molality
0
MgCl
2
molality
0
CaCl
2
molality
0
Na
2
SO
4
molality
0
NaHCO
3
molality
0
dmNaCl,sat/dT (molal/°C)
0.0065
If ΔP exceeds the size-dependent fluid inclusion yield stress (​
ΔP
lim
​)​, the fluid inclusion deforms plastically (red highlighting).
​SYMBOLS:​
P
L
: liquid pressure​
P
b
: burial pressure =
-6
10
ρ
sed
* g * h​ΔP: differential pressure (​
P
L
-
P
b
​)​​
ΔP
lim
: yield stress​
∞
T
h
: homogenization temperature corrected for effect of surface tension​
T
b
: burial temperature (°C) (=
-3
10
* dT/dh * h)​​
ρ
sed
: Average density of overlying sediment columng: gravitation acceleration (9.8 m
-2
s
​)​dT/dh: Geothermal gradienth: burial depthdmnacl,sat/dT: change in NaCl solubility per unit temperature