PARTITION OF SULFUR BETWEEN SODALITE AND HYDROTHERMAL FLUID - AN EXPERIMENTAL-STUDY

The partition of sulfur between sodalite and the fluid at temperatures of 600-800 degrees C and 3 kbar pressure was studied experimentally. Sulfur enriches sodalite relative to the fluid over the entire composi tional range of sodalite. The sulfur partition between sodalite and th e fluid is not ideal. The partition coefficients do not depend on temp erature. The experimental data are used to obtain a relation between t he sulfur mole fraction in the fluid [X(S)(fl) = S/(S + Cl)] and the s odalite composition:(sic).