Abstract:Reequilibration is common in fluid inclusions, and it is a key point how to identify the reequilibration and to explain the geological factors which lead to reequilibration. This paper summarizes the mechanism of fluid inclusion reequilibration and the affecting factors of reequilibration, and introduces how to identify the reequilibration in terms of petrography and homogenization temperature characteristics. We conclude that different P—T evolution history can affect fluid inclusions reequilibration. Specifically, when there is a low deformation degree, plastic deformation can be dominant, while deformation degree is high, fluid inclusion may leak and burst, and irreversible deformation can be dominant. A fluid inclusion in brittle mineral with cleavages, suffering intense geologic process and quickly changeable geological background, is more likely to be reequilibrated. What's more, bigger and irregular (especially elongated shape) inclusions are easy to reequilibration. Specifically, reequilibrated inclusions always show needleshape pattern or decrepitation pattern (such as decrepitation haloes), and inclusions of a FIA have different ratio of gas to liquid or phases, with abnormal homogenization temperature. Quantitative simulation and reference standard of fluid inclusion reequilibration need to be established, which is an important research direction of the future study of fluid inclusions.