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1 Department of Geology, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia
2 Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia
3 Consortium for Advanced Radiation Sources (CARS), University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, U.S.A.
4 Department of Geophysical Sciences, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, U.S.A.
Correspondence: * E-mail: john.mavrogenes{at}anu.edu.au
X-ray fluorescence elemental maps and Cu K-edge X-ray absorption near-edge structure (XANES) spectra were recorded for individual vapor and brine phase fluid inclusions from the Mole Granite, NSW, Australia. The maps indicate that Cu is concentrated in the vapor inclusions and, at room temperature, distributed uniformly in the condensed liquid. Opaque precipitates in these inclusions do not contain Cu. The absorption spectra identify the stable complexes as [Cu(H2O)6]2+ at 25 °C, [CuCl2]1– at 200 °C, and either [CuCl2]1– or [CuCl(H2O)] at the homogenization temperature of around 400 °C. These changes in Cu coordination and oxidation state are fully reversible. We suggest that the vapor phase partitioning of Cu as a chloride complex from a high-density brine may occur under acidic conditions. Estmates of fluid acidity at the time of boiling may potentially predict the metal distribution between epithermal and porphyry-type environments in hydrothermal systems.
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