1 Studies of Sulfur in Melts - Motivations and Overview
Harald Behrens, James D. Webster
INTRODUCTION ................................................. 1
Background ................................................ 1
The behavior and importance of sulfur in melts ............ 2
REVIEW CHAPTERS IN THIS VOLUME ............................... 2
REMAINING ISSUES AND CONSIDERATIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH ...... 6
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS .............................................. 7
REFERENCES ................................................... 8
2 Analytical Methods for Sulfur Determination in Glasses,
Rocks, Minerals and Fluid Inclusions
Edward M. Ripley, Chusi Li, Craig H. Moore Erika
R. Elswick, J. Barry Maynard, Rick L. Paul Paul
Sylvester, Jun Hun Seo, Nobomichi Shimizu
INTRODUCTION ................................................. 9
ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES ....................................... 10
Total sulfur concentration in minerals, rocks and
glasses using elemental analyzer - infrared absorption
technology ............................................... 10
Total sulfur concentration in minerals, rocks and
glasses using elemental analyzer - mass spectrometer
technology ............................................... 11
Total sulfur concentration of minerals, rocks and
glasses using X-ray fluorescence ......................... 13
"Kiba" method for the determination of sulfur
concentration in whole rocks and glasses ................. 15
Nuclear methods (activation analysis) for the
determination of sulfur concentration in minerals,
rocks and glasses ........................................ 16
Sulfur analysis of minerals and glasses using the
electron microprobe ...................................... 19
Analyses of the sulfur concentration of minerals and
glasses by secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) ........ 20
Analyses of the sulfur concentration of minerals and
glasses by laser ablation inductively coupled plasma
mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) ............................ 22
Determination of the sulfur concentration in fluid
inclusions by LA-ICP-MS .................................. 31
SUMMARY ..................................................... 32
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ............................................. 35
REFERENCES .................................................. 35
3 Spectroscopic Studies on Sulfur Speciation in Synthetic
and Natural Glasses
Max Wilke, Kevin Klimm, Simon C. Kohn
INTRODUCTION ................................................ 41
X-RAY EMISSION AND ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY .................. 42
S Kα X-ray emission ...................................... 42
Determination of the S oxidation state using EPMA ........ 45
X-ray excited high-resolution X-ray emission
spectroscopy ............................................. 46
X-ray absorption spectroscopy ............................ 46
Determination of S oxidation state from XANES ............ 54
Beam damage during Analysis by EPMA and XANES ............ 55
Sulfur redox equilibrium determined in glasses by
λ(S Kα) and XANES ........................................ 57
NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE .................................. 60
33S NMR of solid model compounds ......................... 61
33S NMR of glasses ....................................... 64
RAMAN AND IR SPECTROSCOPY ................................... 66
Raman spectroscopy of sulfur model compounds ............. 66
Experimental details for Raman spectroscopy on glasses ... 67
Raman spectroscopy on sulfur in glasses .................. 69
Beam damage by Raman Spectroscopy ........................ 71
Determination of the oxidation state using Raman
spectroscopy ............................................. 71
SUMMARY AND OUTLOOK ......................................... 72
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ............................................ 73
REFERENCES .................................................. 73
4 Diffusion and Redox Reactions of Sulfur in Silicate
Melts
Harald Behrens, Jan Stelling
INTRODUCTION ................................................ 79
SULFUR DIFFUSION STUDIES .................................... 80
Silica glass ............................................. 82
Simple silicate glasses .................................. 82
Borosilicate glasses ..................................... 89
Aluminosilicate melts relevant to magmatic systems ....... 90
COMPARISON TO DIFFUSION OF OTHER VOLATILES .................. 92
EFFECT OF REDOX STATE ON SULFUR DIFFUSION ................... 95
SULFIDE/SULFATE INTERDIFFUSION AND REDOX REACTIONS OF
SULFUR ...................................................... 96
Redox reactions in dry melts ............................. 96
Redox reactions in hydrous melts ......................... 98
SULFUR DIFFUSION VERSUS VISCOSITY ........................... 99
SUMMARY AND OUTLOOK ........................................ 102
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ............................................ 103
REFERENCES ................................................. 103
5 The Role of Sulfur Compounds in Coloring and Melting
Kinetics of Industrial Glass
Roberto Falcone, Stefano Ceola, Antonio Daneo,
Stefano Maurina
INTRODUCTION ............................................... 113
SULFUR COMPOUNDS IN INDUSTRIAL GLASS PRODUCTION ............ 114
Sodium sulfate .......................................... 114
Slag .................................................... 114
Glass cullet ............................................ 114
Filter dust ............................................. 114
Pyrite .................................................. 115
Others .................................................. 115
INDUSTRIAL GLASS PRODUCTION ................................ 115
Batch preparation ....................................... 116
Melting ................................................. 117
Batch reactions ......................................... 117
Fining .................................................. 121
Forming and post-forming ................................ 123
OPTICAL PROPERTIES AND COLORS OF INDUSTRIAL SLS CONTAINER
GLASS ...................................................... 124
COLOR GENERATION IN SLS GLASSES ............................ 126
SULFUR SOLUBILITY, REDOX AND GLASS COLOR ................... 128
The batch redox number .................................. 129
Experimental melting .................................... 131
CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF GLASS COLORS .................. 132
BUBBLES IN SLS GLASSES ..................................... 134
Incomplete fining ....................................... 135
Redox ................................................... 135
Reboil .................................................. 135
Deposits ................................................ 136
SUMMARY AND OUTLOOK ........................................ 138
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ............................................ 138
REFERENCES ................................................. 139
6 О Experimental Studies on Sulfur Solubility in Silicate
Melts at Near-Atmospheric Pressure
Linda Backnaes, Joachim Deubener
INTRODUCTION ............................................... 143
ANALYSIS METHODS FOR SULFUR CONTENT ........................ 144
INDUSTRIAL MELTS ........................................... 144
Effect of oxygen fugacity ............................... 144
Effect of melt temperature .............................. 149
Effect of melt composition .............................. 150
SOLUBILITY OF SULFUR-BEARING WASTE IN MELTS ................ 155
SOLUBILITY OF SULFUR IN NATURAL MELTS AND SYNTHETIC
ANALOGS .................................................... 157
SUMMARY AND OUTLOOK ........................................ 160
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ............................................ 161
REFERENCES ................................................. 161
7 Modeling the Solubility of Sulfur in Magmas: A 50-Year
Old Geochemical Challenge
Don R. Baker, Roberto Moretti
INTRODUCTION ............................................... 167
THERMODYNAMICS AND MODELING SULFUR SOLUBILITY IN MAGMATIC
SYSTEMS .................................................... 168
A few necessary definitions and concepts ................ 168
Modeling philosophies ................................... 169
Thermodynamic basis for dissolution of sulfur in
silicate melts .......................................... 171
A BRIEF HISTORY OF EXPERIMENTS AND EMPIRICAL MODELS FOR
SULFUR SOLUBILITY IN SILICATE MELTS ........................ 175
Sulfur behavior in systems with only sulfur-rich gas
and silicate melts at 1 atm ............................. 175
SULFIDE AND SULFATE SATURATION IN SILICATE MELTS ........... 178
Sulfide saturation at 1 bar ............................. 178
Sulfide and sulfate saturation at high-pressure with
or without the presence of a hydrous fluid .............. 182
THERMODYNAMIC MODELS FOR THE BEHAVIOR OF SULFUR IN
MAGMATIC SYSTEMS ........................................... 191
Sulfur speciation in silicate melts ..................... 192
The thermodynamic model of Moretti and Ottonello ........ 194
GEOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS .................................... 203
CONCLUSIONS ................................................ 208
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ............................................ 209
REFERENCES ................................................. 209
8 The Sulfur Budget in Magmas: Evidence from Melt
Inclusions, Submarine Glasses, and Volcanic Gas Emissions
Paul J. Wallace, Marie Edmonds
INTRODUCTION ............................................... 215
SULFUR CONCENTRATIONS IN MAGMAS ............................ 216
MAGMATIC DEGASSING OF SULFUR ............................... 221
Degassing and vapor-melt partitioning ................... 221
Degassing inferred from melt inclusions from mafic
volcanoes ............................................... 223
Magmatic vapor phase and volcanic gases ................. 226
"Excess sulfur" or more accurately, "excess volatiles"
problem ................................................. 229
Magmatic sulfur and ore deposits ........................ 236
Recycling of sulfur in subduction zones ................. 237
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ............................................ 239
REFERENCES ................................................. 239
9 Distribution of Sulfur Between Melt and Fluid in
S-O-H-C-Cl-Bearing Magmatic Systems at Shallow Crustal
Pressures and Temperatures
James D. Webster, Roman E. Botcharnikov
INTRODUCTION ............................................... 247
BACKGROUND ................................................. 249
Experimental background ................................. 250
METHODS .................................................... 251
Experimentation: advantages and challenges .............. 251
Analytical: issues and challenges ....................... 256
EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS ON SULFUR PARTITIONING BETWEEN FLUID
AND SILICATE MELT .......................................... 258
Felsic melts - S-H2O±CO2 ................................ 258
Rhyodacitic melts - S-H2O-Cl ............................ 261
Phonolitic melts - S-H2O-Cl ............................. 261
Andesitic melts - S-H2O±CO2+B ........................... 265
Basaltic melts - S-H2O±CO2-Cl ........................... 265
Summary on S partitioning between fluids and rhyolitic
to basaltic melts at crustal conditions ................. 269
APPLICATION OF THE EXPERIMENTAL DATA TO PROCESSES OF
FLUID EXSOLUTION AND THE EVOLUTION OF MAGMA AND MAGMATIC
FLUIDS ..................................................... 271
Magmatic gas composition as an indicator of magma and
volcanic degassing activity ............................. 272
Volatile mixing relationships and the influence of S
on CO2, H2O, and Cl solubility in melt and new
insights on vapor (fluid) saturation infelsic magmas .... 274
SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH ............................ 276
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ............................................ 276
REFERENCES ................................................. 276
10 Sulfur-bearing Magmatic Accessory Minerals
Fleurice Parat, François Holtz, Martin J. Streck
INTRODUCTION: THE OCCURRENCE OF MAGMATIC SULFUR-BEARING
MINERALS ................................................... 285
Magmatic sulfides ....................................... 286
Magmatic sulfates and sulfate-bearing minerals .......... 291
MINERAL STABILITY, PARAGENESES AND MINERAL/MELT
PARTITIONING OF SULFUR ..................................... 295
Transition from sulfide to sulfate stability fields in
silicate melts .......................................... 295
Stability range of sulfide phases in magmatic systems ... 296
Sulfates and sulfate-bearing minerals ................... 302
THE IMPORTANCE OF S-BEARING ACCESSORY MINERALS FOR
DECIPHERING MAGMA RESERVOIR PROCESSES ...................... 306
IN SITU SULFUR ISOTOPE IN S-BEARING MINERALS ............... 308
CONCLUDING REMARKS ......................................... 309
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ............................................ 309
REFERENCES ................................................. 309
11 Sulfur in Extraterrestrial Bodies and the Deep Earth
Denton S. Ebel
COSMOCHEMISTRY OF SULFUR ................................... 315
Silicate melts and sulfur in primitive source
materials ............................................... 315
Sulfur content of the terrestrial planets ............... 318
EXPERIMENTAL CONSTRAINTS ................................... 318
Element partitioning .................................... 318
Liquid silicate - liquid metal-sulfide .................. 320
Solid metal - liquid metal-sulfide ...................... 321
Sulfide saturation and immiscibility .................... 323
Rheology: wetting and deformation ....................... 324
PLANETARY INTERIORS ........................................ 324
Iron meteorites ......................................... 324
Sulfur in core fractionation ............................ 325
Earth core formation .................................... 326
Sulfur and lithophile element partitioning .............. 328
MAGMAS OF OTHER SOLAR SYSTEM BODIES ........................ 328
CONCLUSIONS ................................................ 330
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ............................................ 330
REFERENCES ................................................. 330
12 Fining of Glass Melts
Hayo Müller-Simon
INTRODUCTION ............................................... 337
AGENTS USED FOR CHEMICAL FINING ............................ 339
LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS ON SULFUR CHEMISTRY ................. 341
Equilibrium experiments ................................. 341
Melting experiments ..................................... 344
MONITORING OF THE REACTION PARAMETERS ...................... 348
Oxidation state of iron ................................. 348
Oxygen sensors .......................................... 349
Redox number concepts ................................... 350
Interdependence of redox related measurements ........... 351
MODELS OF INDUSTRIAL SULFUR FINING ......................... 352
Solubility concept ...................................... 352
Equilibrium concepts .................................... 352
Dynamic equilibrium concepts ............................ 353
INVESTIGATIONS UNDER INDUSTRIAL CONDITIONS ................. 355
SUMMARY .................................................... 358
ACKNOWLEDGMENT ............................................. 359
REFERENCES ................................................. 359
13 Sulfur Degassing From Volcanoes: Source Conditions,
Surveillance, Plume Chemistry and Earth System Impacts
Clive Oppenheimer, Bruno Scaillet, Robert S. Martin
INTRODUCTION ............................................... 363
Geodynamics and the geochemical behavior of sulfur ...... 363
Subduction zones ........................................ 364
Ocean ridge environments ................................ 369
Hot spots ............................................... 371
Flood basalts and silicic parts of large igneous
provinces ............................................... 372
MEASURING VOLCANIC SULFUR EMISSIONS ........................ 373
Direct sampling ......................................... 377
In situ sensing ......................................... 377
Ultraviolet spectroscopy ................................ 378
Broad-band infrared spectroscopy ........................ 383
Laser spectroscopy ...................................... 385
Satellite remote sensing ................................ 385
INTERPRETATION OF SULFUR-EMISSION DATA ..................... 386
Proportions of sulfur species ........................... 386
Sulfur fluxes ........................................... 387
Sulfur isotopes ......................................... 388
VOLCANIC SULFUR EMISSION TO THE ATMOSPHERE ................. 389
Ice cores ............................................... 392
ATMOSPHERIC AND CLIMATIC IMPACTS OF SULFUR DEGASSING ....... 394
Chemical schemes relevant to volcanic sulfur
emissions ............................................... 394
Impacts of tropospheric sulfur emissions from
volcanoes ............................................... 398
The atmospheric and climatic impact of the 1991
eruption of Mt. Pinatubo ................................ 399
Requirements for a climate-forcing eruption ............. 404
SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS .................................... 405
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ............................................ 406
REFERENCES ................................................. 406
14 Sulfur Isotopes in Magmatic-Hydrothermal Systems, Melts,
and Magmas
Luigi Marini, Roberto Moretti, Marina Accornero
INTRODUCTION ............................................... 423
BASIC PRINCIPLES ........................................... 424
Terminology of sulfur isotope systematics ............... 424
δ33S and δ36S values .................................... 425
Equilibrium fractionation factors ....................... 426
Isotope geothermometry .................................. 430
SULFUR ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION OF NATURAL SAMPLES ............. 430
Mantle-derived materials and igneous rocks .............. 430
Sulfide and sulfate minerals from magmatic,
magmatic-hydrothermal and related ore deposits .......... 431
Sulfur isotopes in magmatic and magmatic-hydrothermal
systems ................................................. 434
SULFUR STABLE ISOTOPES AND THE POTENTIAL FOR PROBING
DEGASSING AND CRYSTALLIZATION PROCESSES AND SULFUR
SOURCES IN MAGMAS .......................................... 452
Magmatic degassing and sulfur isotope fractionation ..... 453
Separation of S-bearing liquids and/or solid phases ..... 454
Parametric assessment ................................... 454
Comparison of analytical S and δ34SΣS data from
selected volcanic systems and theoretical models of
degassing and separation of sulfides and anhydrite ...... 465
Conclusions and future research ......................... 481
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ............................................ 482
REFERENCES ................................................. 482
15 Interactions Between Metal and Slag Melts: Steel
Desulfurization
Jean Lehmann, Michele Nadif
INTRODUCTION ............................................... 493
PARTITIONING OF SULFUR BETWEEN SLAG AND METAL MELTS ........ 494
Sulfide capacity ........................................ 494
Modeling ................................................ 495
Desulfurization during secondary metallurgy
operations .............................................. 496
METHODS OF DESULFURIZATION ................................. 499
Evolution of S-content during liquid steel refining ..... 499
Desulfurization of steel by steel-slag stirring ......... 501
Slag formers additions .................................. 503
Slag composition ........................................ 503
Stirring conditions ..................................... 503
Desulfurization of steel by lime powder injection ....... 506
SUMMARY AND FUTURE WORK .................................... 507
LIST OF SYMBOLS ............................................ 509
REFERENCES ................................................. 510
16 The Role of Magmatic Sulfur in the Formation of Ore
Deposits
Adam C. Simon, Edward M. Ripley
INTRODUCTION ............................................... 513
GEOCHEMISTRY OF SULFUR IN MAGMATIC-HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEMS .... 514
Sulfur basics ........................................... 514
Behavior of sulfur in silicate melts .................... 516
THE PARTITIONING OF METALS AND SULFUR AMONG MAGMATIC
PHASES ..................................................... 519
The partitioning of sulfur between silicate melt and
H-O-S-Cl fluid(s) ....................................... 519
Controls on the partitioning of ore metals among
silicate melt and crystalline sulfides .................. 519
The partitioning of ore metals among silicate melt,
sulfide liquid and sulfide crystals ..................... 523
The partitioning of ore metals among silicate melt and
S-bearing aqueous fluid(s) .............................. 527
The transport of ore metals in magmatic-hydrothermal
fluid(s) ................................................ 530
The partitioning of ore metals between vapor and brine
at temperatures below the water-saturated granite
solidus ................................................. 539
PORPHYRY-TYPE ORE DEPOSITS ................................. 540
Porphyry basics ......................................... 540
Tectonic setting and associated magma composition of
porphyry deposits ....................................... 540
Source of sulfur in porphyry environments ............... 541
Source of ore fluids in porphyry environments ........... 542
Constraints on the composition of porphyry-ore forming
fluids .................................................. 543
Harmonizing fluid transport data from nature and
experiments ............................................. 546
Oxidation state of causative magmas: the role of
sulfide vs. sulfate ..................................... 546
Causative magma sources: normal or enriched? ............ 549
Deposition of metal-sulfides in the porphyry
environment ............................................. 551
Ni-Cu-(PGE) DEPOSITS ....................................... 552
Characteristics and classification of magmatic
Cu-Ni-(PGE) deposits .................................... 552
Resource and grade characteristics ...................... 553
A general model for magmatic Ni-Cu ore genesis .......... 554
Source magmas for Ni-Cu deposits ........................ 556
Transport of sulfide melt ............................... 556
PGE DEPOSITS IN LAYERED INTRUSIONS ......................... 557
Characteristics and classification of PGE deposits ...... 557
Models for the genesis of PGE deposits in layered
mafic intrusions ........................................ 559
Source magmas for PGE deposits .......................... 563
FUTURE RESEARCH: WHAT DO WE NEED? .......................... 563
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ............................................ 564
REFERENCES ................................................. 564
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