The dependence of the Fe2+-Mg cation-partitioning between olivine and basaltic liquid on pressure,temperature and composition |
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Authors: | Peter Ulmer |
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Affiliation: | 1. Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington, 2801 Upton Street NW, 20008, Washington, DC, USA
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Abstract: | The equilibrium partitioning of Fe2+ and Mg between olivine and liquid along a liquid line of descent has been determined for a calc-alkaline system, ranging in composition from picritic to andesitic. Experiments were conducted between 1000–1450° C and 1 bar to 30 kbar. Within the compositional range investigated and , the compositional dependence of the Fe2+ and Mg partitioning is a function of the Mg-content of the liquid. The Mg-content of the liquid correlates strongly with temperature. The variation of the Fe2+ and Mg partitioning were therefore evaluated individualy as functions of composition and temperature alone. The composition dependence of the cation-partitioning coefficients (Kd) is given by the following two equations:
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