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In Situ Element Quantification In The Hydrothermal Diamond Anvil Cell Using Synchrotron X-Ray Fluorescence With Applications Toward Subduction Zone Processes, Steven Joseph Maglio Jan 2009

In Situ Element Quantification In The Hydrothermal Diamond Anvil Cell Using Synchrotron X-Ray Fluorescence With Applications Toward Subduction Zone Processes, Steven Joseph Maglio

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Yttrium is used in geochemical investigations of arc volcanics and metamorphic geothermometers. The ability to use Y as a geochemical tool is predicated on an understanding of the mobility of Y during fluid-saturated conditions attending metamorphic and igneous processes. The goal of this work was to use the hydrothermal diamond anvil cell (HDAC) and synchrotron radiation X-ray fluorescence to quantify, in situ, the concentration of Y in aqueous fluids at 2-5 GPa and 650 - 800 °C; conditions likely at the oceanic lithosphere - mantle wedge interface in subduction zones. Previous studies have used modified diamond anvils which limits their …