Structural formula allocations and hydrothermal temperature estimates derived from vein-center chlorite compositions at the Onnuri Oceanic Core Complex

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Mineral structural formula re-calculations (atoms per formula unit, apfu) based on 28 oxygen equivalents and derived late-stage hydrothermal crystallization temperatures were obtained from vein-filling chlorite cores within the proximal metasomatic zones of the Onnuri Oceanic Core Complex, Central Indian Ridge, during the 2019 and 2022 R/V ISABU dredge operations (RD1912, RD1913, RD2208). The aim was to place precise thermodynamic constraints on the late-stage cooling profile of focused V1 hydrothermal conduits, defining the thermal baseline prior to crystallization-driven fracturing. EPMA major element datasets of vein-center chlorites were processed through structural inversion frameworks. Crystallization temperatures were computed and cross-validated using two independent geothermometers: the empirical AlIV-in-chlorite model of Cathelineau (1988) and the semi-empirical low-to-medium temperature thermodynamic approach of Bourdelle et al. (2013).

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DOI https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.996124
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Related Identifier References https://doi.org/10.1180/claymin.1988.023.4.13
Related Identifier References https://doi.org/10.1007/s00410-012-0832-7
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Creator Choi, Sarang ORCID logo; Park, Jung-Woo; Im, Sunghwan; Kim, Wonnyon; Choi, Sun Ki
Publisher PANGAEA
Publication Year 2026
Rights Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Size 228 data points
Discipline Earth System Research
Spatial Coverage (66.407 LON, -11.421 LAT)