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Mud Volcanic Fluids of the Kerch–Taman Region: Geochemical Reconstructions and Regional Trends. Communication 1: Geochemical Features and Genesis of Mud-Volcanic Waters

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The chemical and isotopic characteristics (δ18O and δ2H) of water from 42 mud volcanoes of the Kerch–Taman region (Crimean–Caucasus district) were analyzed. The formation temperatures of mud volcanic waters were estimated using the Mg-Li hydrochemical geothermometer (t(Mg-Li) = 40–134°C). It was revealed that dehydration waters released during the smectite–to-illite transformation play significant role in the total fluid balance of the mud volcanic systems (up to 80% of the total fluid volume). These waters are characterized by low Cl ion contents, δ18O from +13 to +17‰, and δ2H from –25 to –20‰ relative to VPDB, and high concentrations of \({\text{HCO}}_{3}^{ - }\), B, Li, Ba and other trace elements. Correlations between the concentration of HCO3, B, δ18O, and t(Mg-Li) values were revealed.

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  1. Hereinafter, the concentration coefficients of boron and other elements are calculated as the ratio of the element concentration to that of chlorine ion in sample normalized to the same ratio in oceanic water (КВ = (В/Cl)/(Вm/Clm)). The values of ion concentrations in seawater were taken from (Horne, 1969).

  2. Samples with the possible admixture of surface and ground waters were excluded from the data set while estimating the ranges and average values.

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We are grateful to B.G. Pokrovsky for numerous O and H isotope determinations of water samples.

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This work was supported by the Russian Science Foundation (project no. 17-17-01056-P).

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    V. Yu. Lavrushin, A. S. Aydarkozhina, G. A. Chelnokov & O. L. Petrov

  2. Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090, Novosibirsk, Russia

    V. Yu. Lavrushin & E. V. Sokol

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Lavrushin, V.Y., Aydarkozhina, A.S., Sokol, E.V. et al. Mud Volcanic Fluids of the Kerch–Taman Region: Geochemical Reconstructions and Regional Trends. Communication 1: Geochemical Features and Genesis of Mud-Volcanic Waters. Lithol Miner Resour 56, 461–486 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0024490221060043

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