Aluminum in quartz as a geothermometer |
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Authors: | William H Dennen William H Blackburn Antonio Quesada |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Geology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky;(2) Departmento de Geologia, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela |
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Abstract: | Quartz forming in aluminum-saturated environments has a trace aluminum content which varies linearly and directly with its temperature of crystallization. The aluminum content varies at a rate of approximately 1 ppm Al per 3.6° C change in temperature. Use of this geothermometer gives temperatures which are consistent with those expected by geologic reasoning or through the use of other geothermometers. |
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