Frontiers in Geofluids

Frontiers in Geofluids is a collection of invited papers chosen to highlight recent developments in our understanding of geological fluids in different parts of the Earth, and published to mark the first ten years of publication of the journal Geofluids. The scope of the volume ranges from the fundamental properties of fluids and the phase relationships of fluids encountered in nature, to case studies of the role of fluids in natural processes. New developments in analytical and theoretical approaches to understanding fluid compositions, fluid properties, and geological fluid dynamics across a wide range of environments are included. A recurrent theme of research published in Geofluids is the way in which similar approaches can be applied to geological fluids in very different settings and this is reflected in the diverse range of applications of fluid studies that are included here. They include deep groundwater flow, hydrocarbons in faulted sedimentary basins, hydrothermal ores, and multiphase flow in mid-ocean ridge systems. Other topics covered are geothermal waters, crustal metamorphism, and fluids in magmatic systems. The book will be of great interest to researchers and students interested in crustal and mantle fluids of all sorts.

Frontiers in Geofluids is a collection of invited paperschosen to highlight recent developments in our understanding ofgeological fluids in different parts of the Earth, and published tomark the first ten years of publication of the journalGeofluids. The scope of the volume ranges from thefundamental properties of fluids and the phase relationships offluids encountered in nature, to case studies of the role of fluidsin natural processes. New developments in analytical andtheoretical approaches to understanding fluid compositions, fluidproperties, and geological fluid dynamics across a wide range ofenvironments are included. A recurrent theme of research publishedin Geofluids is the way in which similar approaches can beapplied to geological fluids in very different settings and this isreflected in the diverse range of applications of fluid studiesthat are included here. They include deep groundwater flowhydrocarbons in faulted sedimentary basins, hydrothermal ores, andmultiphase flow in mid-ocean ridge systems. Other topics coveredare geothermal waters, crustal metamorphism, and fluids in magmaticsystems.The book will be of great interest to researchers and studentsinterested in crustal and mantle fluids of all sorts.

List of Contributors.Frontiers in geofluids: introduction (G. Garven, C. E.Manning and B. W. D. Yardley).Aqueous fluids at elevated pressure and temperature (A.Liebscher).Thermodynamic model for mineral solubility in aqueous fluids:theory, calibration and application to model fluid-flow systems(D. DolejS and C. E. Manning).Metal complexation and ion association in hydrothermal fluids:insights from quantum chemistry and molecular dynamics (D. M.Sherman).Role of saline fluids in deep-crustal and upper-mantlemetasomatism: insights from experimental studies (R. C. Newtonand C. E. Manning).Potential of palaeofluid analysis for understanding oil chargehistory (J. Parnell).Spatial variations in the salinity of pore waters in northerndeep water Gulf of Mexico sediments: implications for pathways andmechanisms of solute transport (J. S. Hanor and J. A.Mercer).Faults and fault properties in hydrocarbon flow models (T.Manzocchi, C. Childs and J. J. Walsh).Hydrostratigraphy as a control on subduction zone mechanicsthrough its effects on drainage: an example from the Nankai MarginSW Japan (D. M. Saffer).The interplay of permeability and fluid properties as a firstorder control of heat transport, venting temperatures and ventingsalinities at mid-ocean ridge hydrothermal systems (T.Driesner).Using seafloor heat flow as a tracer to map subseafloor fluidflow in the ocean crust (A. T. Fisher and R. N. Harris).The potential for abiotic organic synthesis and biosynthesis atseafloor hydrothermal systems (E. Shock and P. Canovas).Permeability of the continental crust: dynamic variationsinferred from seismicity and metamorphism (S. E. Ingebritsen andC. E. Manning).Hydrologic responses to earthquakes and a general metric(Chi-Yuen Wang and Michael Manga).The application of failure mode diagrams for exploring the rolesof fluid pressure and stress states in controlling styles offracture-controlled permeability enhancement in faults and shearzones (S. F. Cox).Rates of retrograde metamorphism and their implications forcrustal rheology (B. W. D. Yardley, D. E. Harlov and W.Heinrich).Fluids in the upper continental crust (Kurt Bucher and IngridStober).Fluid-induced processes: metasomatism and metamorphism (A.Putnis and H. Austrheim).Fluid flows and metal deposition near basement /coverunconformity: lessons and analogies fromPb-Zn-F-Ba systems for the understanding ofProterozoic U deposits (M.-C. Boiron, M. Cathelineau and A.Richard).Magmatic fluids immiscible with silicate melts: examples frominclusions in phenocrysts and glasses, and implications for magmaevolution and metal transport (Vadim S. Kamenetsky and Maya B.Kamenetsky).Index.