Re-evaluation of Infiltration-driven Regional Metamorphism in Northern New England: New Transport Models with Solid Solution and Cross-layer Equilibration of Fluid Composition

The spatial distribution of reactants and products of infiltration-driven decarbonation reactions can be a record of the geometry and amount of reactive fluid flow during regional metamorphism. In the past, these distributions have been interpreted assuming (1) minerals are fixed in composition and (2) single layers are chemically isolated. Because neither assumption is normally valid, new transport models were developed that specifically...