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. 2013 Jun 24;3:2057. doi: 10.1038/srep02057

Table 1. Chemical composition of epithermal silver ore fluids.

Assemblage N* Sal. Th§ Li Mg Cl K Ca Mn Cu Zn Sr Ag Sb Ba Pb Bi
1 8 16.5 271 600 43 96280 28590 50250 810 2.2 38 400 27 14 33 20 0.5
2 4 15.4 294 740 <38 93350 18760 41930 700 <0.5 39 340 15 16 32 17 <0.1
3 3 8.8 275 540 <37 53110 9040 24480 410 1.7 14 160 23 8.3 0.6 2.0 <0.1
4 1 10.6 N.D.# 810 <13 64150 14010 30390 350 <0.2 2.6 240 1.0 2.5 0.2 0.2 <0.1
5 2 8.9 296 460 <17 54180 19370 17060 250 5.6 5.9 180 6.6 32 23 1.7 <0.1
6 1 9.2 287 240 34 55760 18600 9210 3580 <3.6 4.8 180 1.7 70 21 1.0 1.4
7 4 9.0 294 310 6.2 54170 15610 18600 370 <0.2 2.7 190 1.5 9.4 22 0.5 0.1
8 2 9.5 286 600 <59 57690 2270 12960 79 <1.6 2.8 110 3.2 54 5.2 3.0 <0.1
9 3 15.3 276 650 <24 92560 6000 36980 310 7.9 19 390 3.0 48 12 7.2 <0.3
10 3 3.7 N.D.# 130 <2.5 22640 1620 1280 <0.7 8.2 <0.1 17 0.5 45 1.2 <0.03 <0.1
11 3 9.0 288 330 72 54700 5890 13540 160 1.2 1.7 64 1.8 8.1 0.7 2.4 <0.1
12 2 9.5 289 280 <150 57320 3900 10630 310 <4.6 <6.1 50 <1.2 11 <1.6 3.1 <0.5
13 5 8.1 285 400 56 49230 4270 12360 150 <1.3 <2.1 80 10 11 0.4 1.6 <0.1
14 1 16.2 N.D.# 290 <210 98000 3490 18760 290 <5.1 <11 100 <1.1 3.9 5.4 2.5 <0.2
15 3 16.7 297 750 <220 101360 7450 28260 450 <9.7 <13 260 9.1 27 13 18 <0.5
16 1 13.9 N.D.# 470 <58 84130 6150 42540 460 <2.1 4.7 220 3.6 26 8.7 9.7 <0.3
17 2 9.2 280 200 <110 55750 2860 13520 320 <2.5 <4.8 37 <0.5 25 <0.8 1.6 <0.2
18 2 14.1 290 260 <130 85660 6020 15040 280 <3.6 30 66 <0.7 9.7 15 20 <0.5

Note: Fluid composition data (ppm) obtained by laser ablation ICP-MS analysis of individual fluid inclusions. Data presented represent mean values for a fluid inclusion assemblage in which several inclusions are inferred to have been co-trapped.

*N = Number of inclusions measured from each assemblage.

Sal. = Salinity (wt% NaCl equivalent).

§Th = Homogenization temperature (°C).

#N.D. = Not determined.

< No results above the limit of detection; the value given is the minimum limit of detection recorded for an inclusion analysis in that assemblage, as the best estimate of the maximum concentration for that element.