Title
The influence of igneous intrusions on the peak temperatures of host rocks: Finite-time emplacement, evaporation, dehydration, and decarbonation
Abstract
Using a 13-m-thick basic sill and its limestone host rocks of the Permian Irati Formation from the Parana Basin, South America, as an example, this paper presents a numerical investigation based on heat conduction models on the effect of the emplacement mechanism of igneous intrusions, pore-water evaporation, and dehydration and decarbonation of host rocks on the peak temperature (T"p"e"a"k) of host rocks. Our results demonstrate that: (1) the finite-time intrusion mechanism of magma can lower the predicted T"p"e"a"k of host rocks by up to 100^oC relative to the instantaneous intrusion mechanism, and although pore-water evaporation together with dehydration and decarbonation reactions can also depress the thermal effect of the sill on its host rocks, the maximum effect of these mechanisms on T"p"e"a"k only reaches approximately 50^oC. (2) The effect of pore-water evaporation on T"p"e"a"k is obviously greater than that of the dehydration and decarbonation reactions: the former can cause a maximum deviation of 40^oC in the predicted T"p"e"a"k, whereas the deviation due to the latter is less than 20^oC. Further, the effect of the dehydration and decarbonation reactions on T"p"e"a"k is less than 10^oC if pore-water evaporation is allowed simultaneously in the models and can hence be ignored in thermal modeling. (3) The finite-time intrusion mechanism of magma probably represents the natural condition of the sill. Pore-water evaporation and dehydration and decarbonation of host rocks are also likely to play important roles in lowering the thermal effect of the sill.
Year
DOI
Venue
2012
10.1016/j.cageo.2011.05.011
Computers & Geosciences
Keywords
Field
DocType
peak temperature,thermal effect,instantaneous intrusion mechanism,host rock,finite-time emplacement,igneous intrusion,maximum effect,decarbonation reaction,emplacement mechanism,pore-water evaporation,finite-time intrusion mechanism,limestone host rock,13-m-thick basic sill,evaporation,igneous intrusions
Evaporation,Intrusion,Mineralogy,Sill,Magma,Thermal effect,Thermal conduction,Statistics,Geology,Dehydration,Finite time,Petrology
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
38
1
Computers and Geosciences
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
1
0.48
1
Authors
6
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Dayong Wang110.48
Yongchen Song283.42
Yu Liu310.48
Minglong Zhao410.48
Tian Qi541.52
Weiguo Liu610.48