Phase relations of a F-enriched peraluminous granite: an experimental study of the Kymi topaz granite stock,southern Finland

Phase relations of F-rich Kymi equigranular topaz granite have been investigated experimentally at 100–500 MPa as a function of water activity and F content. Fluorite and topaz can crystallize as liquidus phases in F-rich peraluminous systems, but the F content of the melt should exceed 2.5–3.0 wt% for the crystallization of topaz. In peraluminous F-bearing melts containing more than 1 wt% F, topaz and muscovite are expected to be the first F-bearing phases to crystallize at high pressure, whereas fluorite and topaz should crystallize first at low pressure. Following reaction models the saturation of fluorite and topaz: CaAl₂Si₂O₈ (plagioclase) + 2[AlF₃]_melt = CaF₂ (fluorite) + 2Al₂SiO₄F₂ (topaz). The obtained partition coefficient for F between biotite and glass D(F)^Bt/glass ranges from 1.89 to 0.80 (average value 1.29) and can be used as an empirical fluormeter to determine the F content of coexisting melts. Combined petrological and experimental studies of the Kymi equigranular topaz granite indicate that plagioclase was the liquidus phase at nearly water-saturated (fluid-saturated) conditions and that the F content of the melt was at least 2 wt%. The mean F content of natural biotite (3.92 wt%) suggests that the late-stage crystallization of biotite occurred in melts containing about 3 wt% F. The early crystallization of biotite and the presence of muscovite in our experiments at 200 MPa contrasts with the late-stage crystallization of biotite and the absence of muscovite in the natural assemblage, indicating that crystallization pressure may have been lower than 200 MPa for the granite. Electronic supplementary material Supplementary material is available in the online version of this article at and is accessible for authorized users.