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Calculation of the Model of Coesite Inclusions and Analysis of Their Retrometamorphic Paths
Author(s) -
Dawei MENG,
Xiaokun DING,
Xiuling WU
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
acta geologica sinica ‐ english edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.444
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1755-6724
pISSN - 1000-9515
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-6724.2004.tb00688.x
Subject(s) - coesite , eclogite , quartz , geology , inclusion (mineral) , radius , metamorphic rock , pyrope , mineralogy , geochemistry , seismology , paleontology , computer security , computer science , subduction , tectonics
The process and path of retrometamorphism of coesite have great significance to our understanding of the P‐T tracks of the exhumation of ultrahigh‐pressure metamorphic rocks. Most of the coesites in the eclogite from Shima, Anhui Province, the Dabie Mountains, China, are found degraded to quartz partly or wholly, with ruptures occurring in the shells, outside which include the coesite and quartz. According to the microscopic observation, the sample of coesite inclusion is composed of garnet, quartz and coesite, based on which we have built a three‐shelled composite sphere model to compute the transition of coesite. Based on the crystal growth formulas and pressure conditions of the ruptures in the garnet, we have calculated the radius of the quartz sphere, which depends on temperature, and eventually drawn the different retrometamorphic paths for different retrometamorphism rates.