The significance of metamorphic fluorite in the Adirondacks

Thermodynamic calculations for selected silicate-oxide-fluorite assemblages indicate that several commonly occurring fluorite-bearing assemblages are restricted to relatively narrow fields at constant P?T. The presence of fayalite-ferrohedenbergite-fluorite-quartz ± magnetite and ferrosalite-fluorite-quartz-magnetite assemblages in orthogneisses from Au Sable Forks, Wanakena and Lake Pleasant, New York, buffered fluorine and oxygen fugacities during the granulite facies metamorphism in the Adirondack Highlands. These buffering assemblages restrict$\text{?}{}_{\mathrm{F}}{}_2$ to 10^{?29 ± 1} bar and $\text{?}{}_0{}_2$ to 10^{?16 ± 1} bar at the estimated metamorphic temperature of 1000K and pressure of 7 kbar. The assemblage biotite-magnetite-ilmenite-K-feldspar, found in the same Au Sable Forks outcrop as the fayalite-fluorite-ferrohedenbergite-quartz-magnetitie assemblage, restricts H₂O fugacities to less than 10^3·3 bar. These fugacities limit H₂ and HF fugacities to less than 10¹ bar for the Au Sable outcrop. The data indicate that relative to H₂O, O₂, H₂, F₂ and HF are not major species in the fluid equilibrated with Adirondack orthogneisses. The calculated F₂ fugacilies are similar to the upper limits possible for plagioclase-bearing rocks and probably represent the upper $\text{?}{}_{\mathrm{F}}{}_2$ limit for metamorphism in the Adirondacks and in other granulite facies terranes.     

Luna 20: mineral chemistry of spinel,pleonaste, chromite,ulvöspinel,ilmenite and rutile

Electron microprobe analyses of the spinel mineral group, ilmenite and rutile have been carried out on part of the Luna 20 soil sample. The spinel group shows an almost continuous trend from MgAl₈O₄ to FeCr₂O₄ and a discontinuous trend from FeCr₂O₄ to Fe₂TiO₄. Well defined non-linear relationships exist within the spinel group for Fe-Mg substitution, for divalent ($\text{FeO}\text{FeO + MgO}$) versus trivalent ($\text{Cr}{}_2\text{O}{}_3\text{Cr}{}_2\text{O}{}_3\text{+ A1}{}_2\text{O}{}_3$), and for divalent versus $\text{TiO}{}_2\text{TiO}{}_2\text{+ A1}{}_2\text{O}{}_3\text{+ Cr}{}_2\text{O}{}_3$. For Cr-Al substitution the relationship is linear and is negative for Mg-rich spinel and positive for Fe-Ti rich spinel. In general a combination of aluminous-rich chromite and ulvöspinel in the Luna 16 samples, combined with the chromian-pleonaste in Apollo 14 define comparable major compositional trends to those observed in Luna 20. Ilmenite is present in trace amounts. It is exsolved from pleonaste and pyroxene, is present in subsolidusreduced ulvöspinel and has undergone reequilibration to produce oriented intergrowths of chromite + rutile. Primary ilmenite is among the most magnesian-rieh (6 wt.% MgO) yet found in the lunar samples. The high MgO, inferred high Cr₂O₃ concentrations and the iron content of rutile (2.5 wt.% FeO) suggest crystallization at high temperatures and pressures for some components of the Luna 20 soil.     

Evaluation of deep temperatures of hydrothermal systems by a new gas geothermometer

The chemical composition of gas mixtures emerging in thermal areas can be used to evaluate the deep thermal temperatures. Chemical analyses of the gas compositions for 34 thermal systems were considered and an empirical relationship developed between the relative concentrations of H₂S, H₂, CH₄ and CO₂ and the reservoir temperature. The evaluated temperatures can be expressed by: $\text{t°C =}\text{24775}\text{α + β + 36.05}\text{?273}$ where $\text{α = 2 log}\text{CH}{}_4\text{CO}{}_2\text{?log}\text{H}{}_2\text{CO}{}_2\text{?3 log}\text{H}{}_2\text{S}\text{CO}{}_2$ (concentrations in % by volume) and β = 7 logP_co2     

Density calculations for silicate liquids. I. Revised method for aluminosilicate compositions

Equations are developed for calculating the density of aluminosilicate liquids as a function of composition and temperature. The mean molar volume at reference temperature T_r, is given by $\text{V}{}_{\mathrm{r}}\text{= ∑X}{}_{\mathrm{i}}\text{V}\text{?}{}^{\mathrm{o}}{}_{\mathrm{i}}\text{+ X}{}_{\mathrm{A}}\text{V}\text{?}{}^{\mathrm{o}}{}_{\mathrm{A}}$, where the summation is taken over all oxide components except A1₂O₃, X stands for mole fraction, terms are constants derived independently from an analysis of volume-composition relations in alumina-free silicate liquids, and $\text{V}\text{?}{}^{\mathrm{o}}{}_{\mathrm{A}}$ is the composition-dependent apparent partial molar volume of Al₂O₃. The thermal expansion coefficient of aluminosilicate liquids is given by $\text{α = ∑X}{}_{\mathrm{i}}\text{}\text{?}\text{ga}{}_{\mathrm{i}}{}^{\mathrm{o}}\text{+ X}{}_{\mathrm{A}}\text{}\text{?}\text{ga}{}_{\mathrm{A}}{}^{\mathrm{o}}$, where $\text{}\text{?}\text{ga}{}_{\mathrm{i}}{}^{\mathrm{o}}$ terms are constants independent of temperature and composition, and $\text{}\text{?}\text{ga}{}^{\mathrm{o}}{}_{\mathrm{A}}$ is a composition-dependent term representing the effect of Al₂O₃ on the thermal expansion. Parameters necessary to calculate the volume of silicate liquids at any temperature T according to V(T) = V_rexp[α(T-T_r)], where T_r = 1400°C have been evaluated by least-square analysis of selected density measurements in aluminosilicate melts. Mean molar volumes of aluminosilicate liquids calculated according to the model equation conform to experimentally measured volumes with a root mean square difference of 0.28 $\text{cc}\text{mole}$ and an average absolute difference of 0.90% for 248 experimental observations. The compositional dependence of $\text{V}\text{?}{}^{\mathrm{o}}{}_{\mathrm{A}}$ is discussed in terms of several possible interpretations of the structural role of Al³⁺ in aluminosilicate melts.     

The system pargasite-H2O-CO2: a model for melting of a hydrous mineral with a mixed-volatile fluid—I. Experimental results to 8 kbar

The stability of the amphibole pargasite [NaCa₂Mg₄Al(Al₂Si₆))O₂₂(OH)₂] in the melting range has been determined at total pressures (P) of 1.2 to 8 kbar. The activity of H₂O was controlled independently of P by using mixtures of H₂O + CO₂ in the fluid phase. The mole fraction of H₂O in the fluid ($\text{X}{}_{\mathrm{H}}{}_2\text{O}{}^{\mathrm{1fl}}$) ranged from 1.0 to 0.2.At P < 4 kbar the stability temperature (T) of pargasite decreases with decreasing $\text{X}{}_{\mathrm{H}}{}_2\text{O}{}^{\mathrm{1fl}}$ at constant P. Above P ? 4 kbar stability T increases as $\text{X}{}_{\mathrm{H}}{}_2\text{O}{}^{\mathrm{1fl}}$ is decreased below one, passes through a T maximum and then decreases with a further decrease in $\text{X}{}_{\mathrm{H}}{}_2\text{O}{}^{\mathrm{1fl}}$. This behavior is due to a decrease in the H₂O content of the silicate liquid as $\text{X}{}_{\mathrm{H}}{}_2\text{O}{}^{\mathrm{1fl}}$ decreases. The magnitude of the T maximum increases from about 10°C (relative to the stability T for $\text{X}{}_{\mathrm{H}}{}_2\text{O}{}^{\mathrm{1fl}}\text{= 1}$) at P = 5 kbar to about 30°C at P = 8 kbar, and the position of the maximum shifts from $\text{X}{}_{\mathrm{H}}{}_2\text{O}{}^{\mathrm{1fl}}\text{? 0.6}$ at P = 5 kbar to $\text{X}{}_{\mathrm{H}}{}_2\text{O}{}^{\mathrm{1fl}}\text{? 0.4}$ at P = 8 kbar.The H₂O content of liquid coexisting with pargasite has been estimated as a function of at 5 and 8 kbar P, and can be used to estimate the H₂O content of magmas. Because pargasite is stable at low values of $\text{X}{}_{\mathrm{H}}{}_2\text{O}{}^{\mathrm{1fl}}$ at high P and T, hornblende can be an important phase in igneous processes even at relatively low H₂O fugacities.     

Sodium and potassium coprecipitation in aragonite

The coprecipitation of Na and K was experimentally investigated in aragonite. The distribution functions were determined at pH 6.8 and 8.8 over aqueous Na and K concentrations of between 5 × 10^?4and 2.0 M and temperatures of between 25 and 75°C.The mole fractions of Na and K in aragonite are related to the aqueous ratios of Na and Ca by a function of the form

$\text{log}\text{X}{}_{\mathrm{Na}}{}_2\text{CO}{}_3\text{,K}{}_2\text{CO}{}_3\text{= C}{}_0\text{+ C}{}_1\text{log}\text{a}{}^2{}_{\mathrm{Na}}\text{? ,K}{}^{\mathrm{?}}\text{a}{}_{\mathrm{Ca}}{}^{\mathrm{2+}}$

where C₀ and C₁ are constants at a given temperature. This equation was derived by a statistical model assuming a heterogeneous energy distribution for the sites of incorporation. The independence of the coprecipitation process from aqueous anion activities suggests that carbonate is the only anionic species in the solid solution.     

Distribution coefficients of Eu and Sr for plagioclase-liquid and clinopyroxene-liquid equilibria in oceanic ridge basalt: an experimental study

The distribution coefficients of Eu and Sr for plagioclase-liquid and clinopyroxene-liquid pairs as a function of temperature and oxygen fugacity were experimentally investigated using an oceanic ridge basalt enriched with Eu and Sr as the starting material. Experiments were conducted between 1190° and 1140°C over a range of oxygen fugacities between 10^?8 and 10^?14 atm.The molar distribution coefficients are given by the equations: log^PL_Sr = 7320/T ? 4.62logK^CPX_Sr = 18020/T ? 13.10. Similarly, the weight fraction distribution coefficients are given by the equations: logD^PL_Sr = 6570/T ? 4.30logD^CPX_Sr = 18434/T ? 13.62.Although the mole fraction distribution coefficients have a smaller dependence on bulk composition than do the weight fraction distribution coefficients, they are not independent of bulk composition, thereby restricting the application of these experimental results to rocks similar to oceanic ridge basalts in bulk composition.Because the Sr distribution coefficients are independent of oxygen fugacity, they may be used as geothermometers. If the temperature can be determined independently — for example, with the Sr distribution coefficients, the Eu distribution coefficients may be used as oxygen geobarometers. Throughout the range of oxygen fugacities ascribed to terrestrial and lunar basalts, plagioclase concentrates Eu but clinopyroxene rejects Eu.     

The role of CO2 in the chemical modification of deep continental crust

Compositional differences between granulite facies rocks and equivalent amphibolite facies rocks and the observation of CO₂-rich fluid inclusions in granulites, have led to the suggestion that CO₂ must play a role in modifying the composition of deep continental crust. How CO₂ effects this change has remained unclear. Using the thermodynamic properties of aqueous ions in a fluid of evolving $\text{CO}{}_2\text{H}{}_2\text{O}$ ratio, it is possible to model the incongruent dissolution of feldspars under conditions appropriate for granulite facies metamorphism. The results demonstrate that dissolution will be strongly enhanced at high $\text{CO}{}_2\text{H}{}_2\text{O}$ ratios, with ion solubilities being Na⁺ >K⁺ ? Ca⁺⁺. This enhancement is compatible with the reported compositional contrasts between granulite and amphibolite facies rock, but requires large fluid volumes.To test the dissolution model, a detailed field and petrologic study was conducted in a well exposed granulite facies terrane in West Greenland. Strong correlation between fluid composition and bulk rock chemistry can be documented; CO₂-rich regions contain rocks which consistently have low ratios, while H₂O-rich regions consistently have high ratios. Magnetite rims on sulfide grains are ubiquitous in high regions and are absent in high regions, and they provide evidence that CO₂ was introduced into the region. These correlations and observations are predictable from the properties of the dissolution process. These considerations, along with observations regarding graphite petrogenesis, provide strong arguments that the total fluid volume interacting with the rock during metamorphism was very large, in some cases equaling or exceeding total rock volume. Such large fluid volumes can lead to significant compositional modification of the crust, and will mask the original protolith chemistry. Such processes should lead to Ca- and Al-enriched, Na-, K-, S- and Si-depleted residues in the deep crust.     

Prediction of Gibbs energies of formation of compounds from the elements—II. Monovalent and divalent metal silicates

A parameter ΔO^2?, defined as the difference between the Gibbs energy of formation of a given oxide and its aqueous cation, was used to obtain linear relationships among Gibbs energies of formation from the elements of hydroxides, oxides and aqueous metallic ions (Tardy and Garrels, 1976). Use of this parameter has now been extended to meta- and orthosilicates for which the Gibbs energies of formation of silicates from their oxides are shown to be linear functions of the ΔO^2? values of their constituent cations. The function obtained for metasilicates is:

$\text{ΔG}{}^{\mathrm{o}}{}_{\mathrm{?}}\text{silicate}\text{? ∑ΔG}{}^{\mathrm{o}}{}_{\mathrm{?}}\text{oxides}\text{= ?}\text{2}\text{3}\text{(ΔO}{}^{\mathrm{2?}}\text{cation}\text{? ΔO}{}^{\mathrm{2?}}\text{silicon}$

and that for orthosilicates is:

$\text{ΔG}{}^{\mathrm{o}}{}_{\mathrm{?}}\text{silicate}\text{? ∑ΔG}{}^{\mathrm{o}}{}_{\mathrm{?}}\text{oxides}\text{= ?}\text{4}\text{4}\text{(ΔO}{}^{\mathrm{2?}}\text{cation}\text{? ΔO}{}^{\mathrm{2?}}\text{silicon}$

in which Δ^o_? silicate is the Gibbs energy of formation from the elements of a silicate of a given cation and ∑ΔG^o_? oxides is the sum of the Gibbs energies of formation from the elements of the constituent oxides of the silicate considered.These functions can be used to test for consistency within and between various sources of thermodynamic data and to estimate free energy of formation values for previously unstudied species.     

Estimation of the dielectric constant of H2O from experimental solubilities of quartz,and calculation of the thermodynamic properties of aqueous species to 900°C at 2 kb

Experimental quartz solubilities in H₂O (Anderson and Burnham, 1965, 1967) were used together with equations of state for quartz and aqueous species (Helgesonet al., 1978; Walther and Helgeson, 1977) to calculate the dielectric constant of H₂O () at pressures and temperatures greater than those for which experimental measurements (Heger, 1969; Lukashovet al., 1975) are available ($\text{0.001 ? P ? 5}\text{kb}$ and $\text{0 ? T ? 600°C}$). Estimates of computed in this way for 2 kb (which are the most reliable) range from 9.6 at 600°C to 5.6 at 800°C. These values are 0.5 and 0.8 units greater, respectively, than corresponding values estimated by Quist and Marshall (1965), but they differ by <0.3 units from extrapolated values computed from Pitzer's (1983) adaptation of the Kirkwood (1939) equation. The estimates of generated from quartz solubilities at 2 kb were fit with a power function of temperature, which was then used together with equations and data given by Helgeson and Kirkham (1974a,b, 1976) Helgesonet al. (1981), and Helgeson (1982b, 1984) to calculate Born functions, Debye Hückel parameters, and the thermodynamic properties of Na⁺, K⁺, Mg⁺⁺, Ca⁺⁺, and other aqueous species of geologic interest at temperatures to 900°C.     

Thermodynamics of brine-salt equilibria—I. The systems NaCl-KCl-MgCl2-CaCl2-H2O and NaCl-MgSO4-H2O at 25°C

A thermodynamic model for concentrated brines has been developed which is capable of predicting the solubilities of many of the common evaporite minerals in chloro-sulfate brines at 25°C and 1 atm. The model assumes that the behaviour of the mean stoichiometric ionic activity coefficient in mixtures of aqueous electrolytes can be described by the Scatchard deviation function and Harned's Rule. In solutions consisting of one salt and H₂O, the activity coefficient is described by the expression where $\text{a}\text{?}$ and B? salt specific parameters obtained from data regression. In a mixture of n electrolytes and H₂O, B? for the ith component is given by $\text{B}{}^{\mathrm{<mtext>i</mtext><mtext>?</mtext>}}{}_{\mathrm{i}}\text{=B}\text{i}\text{?}{}_{\mathrm{i}}\text{+σ α}{}_{\mathrm{ij}}\text{y}{}_{\mathrm{j}}$ where α_ij is a (constant) mixing parameter characterizing the interaction of the i and j components and y_j is the ionic strength fraction of the jth component. The activity of H₂O is obtained from a Gibbs-Duhem integration and does not require any additional parameters or assumptions. In this study, parameters have been obtained for the systems NaCl-KCl-MgCl₂-CaCl₂-H₂O and NaCl-MgSO₄-H₂O at 25°C and 1 atm. Computed solubility curves and solution compositions predicted for invariant points in these systems agree well with the experimental data. The model is flexible and easily extended to other systems and to higher temperatures.     

Diffusivity of oxygen in jadeite and diopside melts at high pressures

The diffusivity of oxygen was determined in melts of Jadeite (NaAlSi₂O₆) and diopside (CaMgSi₂O₆) compositions using diffusion couples with ¹⁸O as a tracer. In the Jadeite melt, the diffusivity of oxygen increases from $\text{6.87}{}_{\mathrm{?0.25}}{}^{\mathrm{+0.28}}\text{× 10}{}^{\mathrm{?10}}\text{cm}{}^2\text{/}\text{sec}$ at 5 Kb to $\text{1.32 ± 0.08 × 10}{}^{\mathrm{?9}}\text{cm}{}^2\text{/}\text{sec}$ at 20 Kb at constant temperature (1400°C), whereas in the diopside melt at 1650°C, the diffusivity decreases from $\text{7.30}{}_{\mathrm{?0.18}}{}^{0.29}\text{× 10}{}^{\mathrm{?7}}\text{cm}{}^2\text{/}\text{sec}$ at 10 Kb to $\text{5.28}{}_{\mathrm{?0.55}}{}^{\mathrm{+0.60}}\text{× 10}{}^{\mathrm{?7}}\text{cm}{}^2\text{/}\text{sec}$ at 17 Kb. These results demonstrate that the diffusivity is inversely correlated with the viscosity of the melt. For the jadeite melt, in particular, the inverse correlation is very well approximated by the Eyring equation using the diameter of oxygen ions as a unit distance of translation, suggesting that the viscous flow is rate-limited by the diffusion of individual oxygen ions. In the diopside melt, the activation volume is slightly greater than the molar volume of oxygen ion, indicating that the individual oxygen ion is the diffusion unit. The negative activation volume obtained for the jadeite melt is interpreted as the volume decrease associated with a diffusive jump of an oxygen ion due to local collapse of the network structure.     

Volatiles in basalts and andesites from the Galapagos Spreading Center, 85° to 86°W

Glasses from submarine lavas recovered by the ALVIN submersible from the Galapagos Spreading Center (GSC) near 86°W have been analyzed by electron microprobe for major elements and by high-temperature mass spectrometry for volatiles. The samples studied range in composition from basalt to andesite and are more evolved than typical MORBs. Previous studies indicate that they are related to normal MORB by extensive crystal fractionation in small, isolated magma chambers. The H₂O, Cl and F contents of these lavas are substantially higher than any previously reported for MORBs. H₂O, Cl and F abundances increase linearly with P₂O₅ content, which is used as an indicator of the extent of crystal fractionation. The $\text{Fe}{}_2\text{O}{}_3\text{(FeO + Fe}{}_2\text{O}{}_3\text{)}$ ratios measured in the andesite glasses progressively decrease with increasing P₂O₅ content and are probably related to fractionation of Fe-Tioxides. Reduced carbon gas species, principally CH₄ and CO, were discovered in these glasses. The presence of reduced carbon species in GSC glasses may be indicative of a more reduced oxidation state of the upper mantle than is commonly assumed.     

Liquidus relationships in the system CaCO3Ca(OH)2CaS and the solubility of sulfur in carbonatite magmas

CaCO₃Ca(OH)₂CaS serves as a model system for sulfide solubility in carbonatite magmas. Experiments at 1 kbar delineate fields for primary crystallization of CaCO₃, Ca(OH)₂ and CaS. The three fields meet at a ternary eutectic at 652°C with liquid composition (wt%): CaCO₃ = 46.1%, Ca(OH)₂ = 51.9%, CaS = 2.0%. Two crystallization sequences are possible for liquids that precipitate calcite, depending upon whether the liquid is on the low-CaS side, or the high-CaS side of the line connecting CaCO₃ to the eutectic liquid. Low-CaS liquids precipitate no sulfide until the eutectic temperature is reached leading to sulfide enrichment. The higher-CaS liquids precipitate some sulfide above the eutectic temperature, but the sulfide content of the melt is not greatly depleted as the eutectic temperature is approached. Theoretical considerations indicate that sulfide solubility in carbonate melts will be directly proportional to and inversely proportional to ; it also is likely to be directly proportional to melt basicity, defined here by . A strong similarity exists in the processes which control sulfide solubility in carbonate and in silicate melts. By analogy with silicates, ferrous iron, which was absent in our experiments, may also exert an important influence on sulfide solubility in natural carbonatite magmas.     

M and Mg values in igneous rocks: proposed usage and a comment on currently employed Fe2O3 corrections

It is proposed that the ‘M value’ of an igneous rock should be 100Mg/(Mg + ΣFe) and that the ‘Mg value’ should be 100Mg/(Mg + Fe²⁺). A plea is made to standardize any necessary corrections for Fe₂O₃ so that $\text{Fe}{}_2\text{O}{}_3\text{(Fe}{}_2\text{O}{}_3\text{+ FeO)}\text{= 02}$ for basic rocks.     

Changes in the content and composition of pedogenic iron oxyhydroxides in a chronosequence of soils in southern California

Studies of the pedogenic iron oxyhydroxides in suites of latest Holocene to middle Pleistocene soils formed on fluvial deposits of the transverse ranges, southern California, indicate that the content and composition of iron oxyhydroxide change in a systematic manner. Analysis of total secondary free iron oxides (dithionite extractable, Fe₂O₃d) and ferrihydrite (oxalate extractable, Fe₂O₃o) shows that (1) a single-logarithmic model (Y = a + b log X) or double logarithmic model (log Y = a + b log X), where Y is the total mass of pedogenic Fe oxides (g/cm²-soil column) and X is soil age, describes the rate of increase in Fe₂O₃d with time; (2) the Fe₂O₃d content correlates linearly with soil reddening and clay content; (3) the $\text{Fe}{}_2\text{O}{}_3\text{o}\text{Fe}{}_2\text{O}{}_3\text{d}$ ratio, which indicates the degree of Fe oxide crystallinity, is moderately high to very high (0.22–0.58) in middle Holocene to latest Pleistocene soils and progressively decreases to less than 0.10 in older soils; (4) the value of the $\text{Fe}{}_2\text{O}{}_3\text{o}\text{Fe}{}_2\text{O}{}_3\text{d}$ ratio also appears to be infuenced by climate; and (5) temporal changes in Fe oxide content and mineralogy are accompanied by related, systematic changes in clay mineralogy and organic matter content. These relationships are attributed to a soil environment that must initially favor ferrihydrite precipitation and/or organic matter-Fe complexation. Subsequent transformation to hematite causes increasingly intense reddening and a concomitant decrease in the $\text{Fe}{}_2\text{O}{}_3\text{o}\text{Fe}{}_2\text{O}{}_3\text{d}$ ratio. The results demonstrate that iron oxide analysis is useful for numerical age studies of noncalcic soils and shows potential as an indicator of paleoclimates.     

Uptake of fluoride by aragonite

The uptake of F by aragonite is attributed to the ion-exchange process, in which one CO₃^2? ion in the structure is replaced by two F^? ions. Under the equilibrium condition at 15° C and 1 atm., the partition of F between aragonite and aqueous solution is described by:

$\text{log}\text{(}\text{[}\text{F}\text{]}\text{a}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>F</mtext>}}\text{)=1.95 + 0.54}\text{log}\text{a}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>Ca</mtext>}}$

were [F] denotes the F content of aragonite in mol/g, and a_F and a_Ca are the aqueous activities of F^? and Ca²⁺, respectively. The equation was successfully applied to estimating the F content of marine aragonite.     

Medium pressure crystallization of a monchiquitic magma — evidence from megacrysts of Drever''s block, Ubekendt Ejland, West Greenland

Megacrysts and polymineralic fragments of extraordinary diversity from a Tertiary monchiquitic dyke of Ubekendt Ejland comprise three groups: (1) Cr-diopside-fassaitic diopside + olivine, Fo_90.5?81.5 + CrAl spinels. (II) Fassaitic salite-ferrisalite + KTi-pargasite-ferropargasite + apatite + AlTi-magnetite, (III) Scapolite + hyalophane + potassium feldspar + nepheline + analcime. By comparison with mineralogy and phase relations in the host rock and experimental data from alkaline rocks the megacrysts are related to a sequence of crystallization from primitive monchiquitic to potassic phonolitic magmas rich in H₂O and CO₂ at 5–11 kb. Group I megacrysts formed at temperatures of 1300-1150°C and group II between ? bar at the latter temperature. High P_co2 may have stabilized the scapolite in the more evolved liquid and K-feldspar and nepheline began to crystallize at ca. 800°C possibly together with the ferrisalite.