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Keywords:

  • H2O;
  • CO2-rich fluid inclusions;
  • Raman spectroscopy;
  • deep lithosphere;
  • microthermometry

Abstract

Raman spectroscopic analysis at low (−100 °C) or high (100–200 °C) temperature is shown to be effective for detecting small amounts of H2O in CO2-rich fluid inclusions from the deep lithosphere, which have previously been thought to be water-free. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.