Quantitative mass-balance and chemical flux inversion dataset of the silica metasomatic front at the Onnuri Oceanic Core Complex

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Quantitative chemical mass transfer fractions and element enrichment factors (EF) computed relative to a conservative reference baseline were modeled for the mafic–ultramafic alteration interface at the Onnuri Oceanic Core Complex, Central Indian Ridge. The aim was to determine absolute elemental fluxes (enrichment vs. depletion) and validate the conservative behavior of rock components during extreme fluid-mediated metasomatic transformation. Mass-balance calculations were performed using Grant's (1986) Isocon optimization equations, comparing the group-averaged composition of unaltered precursor serpentinites (C₀) against fully metasomatized talc-rich rocks (Cₐ). The reference isocon framework was established using a MgO-conservative model, which uniquely reconciled chemical mass-balance trends with independent physical volume dilation constraints (~30% expansion).

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DOI https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.996127
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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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Resource Type Dataset
Format text/tab-separated-values
Size 60 data points
Discipline Earth System Research
Spatial Coverage (66.378W, -11.428S, 66.421E, -11.413N)