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Revised activity–composition models for clinopyroxene and amphibole
Author(s) -
DIENER J. F. A.,
POWELL R.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of metamorphic geology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.639
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 1525-1314
pISSN - 0263-4929
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1314.2011.00959.x
Subject(s) - amphibole , lawsonite , eclogite , geology , geochemistry , consistency (knowledge bases) , mineral , calibration , composition (language) , mineralogy , chemistry , mathematics , tectonics , paleontology , quartz , statistics , subduction , geometry , organic chemistry , linguistics , philosophy
Abstract Recent activity–composition models for clinopyroxene and amphibole are revised to provide better consistency with observed phase relations in natural rocks. For clinopyroxene, the calibration in NCFMAS is retained, but the incorporation of acmite is revised to improve the partitioning of ferric iron between coexisting clinopyroxenes. For amphibole, the NCFMASH calibration is retained, but the addition of ferric iron is changed to provide consistency with the clinopyroxenes. The thermodynamics of orthoamphibole (gedrite) is also adjusted to resolve an unrelated inconsistency. The effects of these improvements are illustrated through comparison of calculated pseudosections produced with the existing and new models with natural data from lawsonite eclogites.