A Coupled Riverine-Marine Fractionation Model for Dissolved Rare Earths and Yttrium

Fractionation of yttrium (Y) and the rare earth elements (REEs) begins in riverine systems and continues in estuaries and the ocean. Models of yttrium and rare earth (YREE) distributions in seawater must therefore consider the fractionation of these elements in both marine and riverine systems. In this work we develop a coupled riverine/marine fractionation model for dissolved rare earths and yttrium, and apply this model to calculations of marine YREE fractionation for a simple two-box (riverine/marine) geochemical system. Shale-normalized YREE concentrations in seawater can be expressed in terms of fractionation factors ( _ij ) appropriate to riverine environments ( ) and seawater ( ):

Use of Pitzer Equations to Examine the Formation of Mercury(II) Hydroxide and Chloride Complexes in NaClO<Subscript>4</Subscript> Media

The thermodynamic stability constants for the hydrolysis and formation of mercury (Hg²⁺) chloride complexes

On the problem of transport species of tungsten by hydrothermal solutions

The solubility of pentatungstate of sodium (PTS) Na₂W₅O₁₆ · H₂O and sodium tungsten bronzes (STB) Na_0.16WO₃ in acid chloride solutions containing 0.026, 0.26, and 3.02m NaCl have been studied at 500°C, 1000 bar, given fO₂ (Co-CoO, Ni-NiO, PTS-STB buffers), and constant NaCl/HCl ratio (Ta₂O₅-Na₂Ta₄O₁₁ buffer). Depending on experimental conditions, the tungsten content in the solutions after experiments varied from 10⁻³ to 2 × 10⁻² mol/kg H₂O. Obtained data were used to calculate the formation constants of predominant tungsten complexes (VI, V): H₃W₃^VIO₁₂³⁻, W₃^VO₉³⁻, [W^VW₄^VIO₁₆]³⁻, for reactions

Thorium sorption in the marine environment: Equilibrium partitioning at the hematite/water interface,sorption/desorption kinetics and particle tracing

Thorium(IV) sorption onto hematite (-Fe₂O₃) was examined as a function of pH and ionic strength. Sorption behaved Langmuirian over an eleven order of magnitude range in adsorption densities, : 10^–12 to 10^–1 moles Th sorbed per mole hematite sites, indicating that the overall free energy of Th adsorption is independent of adsorption density. Modeling of Th sorption was conducted with the Triple Layer Model of Davis and Leckie; reactions considered included solution-phase hydroxy and carbonato complexes of thorium, and carbonate/hematite surface complexes. The entire Th sorption isotherm can be modeled with a single surface complex formation reaction

Interaction of Freshly Precipitated Silica Gel with Aqueous Silicic Acid Solutions under Ambient and Near Neutral pH-conditions: A Detailed Analysis of Linear Rate Law

Interaction of freshly precipitated silica gel with aqueous solutions was studied at laboratory batch experiments under ambient and near neutral pH-conditions. The overall process showed excellent reversibility: gel growth could be considered as an opposite process to dissolution and a linear rate law could be applied to experimental data. Depending on the used rate law form, the resulting rate constants were sensitive to errors in parameters/variables such as gel surface area, equilibrium constants, Si-fluxes, and reaction quotients. The application of an Integrated Exponential Model appeared to be the best approach for dissolution data evaluation. It yielded the rate constants k _dissol ∼ (4.50 ± 0.68) × 10⁻¹² and k _growth ∼ (2.58 ± 0.39) × 10⁻⁹ mol m⁻² s⁻¹ for zero ionic strength. In contrast, a Differential Model gave best results for growth data modeling. It yielded the rate constants k _dissol ∼ (1.14 ± 0.44) × 10⁻¹¹ and k _growth ∼ (6.08 ± 2.37) × 10⁻⁹ mol m⁻² s⁻¹ for higher ionic strength (I ∼ 0.04 to 0.11 mol L⁻¹). The found silica gel solubility at zero ionic strength was somewhat lower than the generally accepted value. Based on the and standard Gibbs free energy of silica gel formation was calculated as and −850,318 ± 20 J mol⁻¹, respectively. Activation energies for silica gel dissolution and growth were determined as and respectively. An universal value for growth of any silica polymorph, is not consistent with the value for silica gel growth, which questions the hypothesis about one unique activated complex controlling the silica polymorph growth.     

An experimental study of Fe-Mg partitioning between olivine and orthopyroxene at 1173, 1273 and 1423 K and 1.6 GPa

The partitioning of Mg and Fe²⁺ between coexisting olivines and orthopyroxenes in the system MgO-FeO-SiO₂ has been investigated experimentally at 1173, 1273, 1423 K and 1.6 GPa over the whole range of Mg/Fe ratios. The use of barium borosilicate as a flux to promote grain growth, and the identification by back-scattered electron imaging of resulting growth rims suitable for analysis by electron microprobe, results in coexisting olivine and orthopyroxenene compositions determined to a precision of±0.003 to 0.004 in molar Fe/(Mg+Fe). Quasi-reversal experiments were performed starting with Mg-rich olivine and Fe-rich orthopyroxene (low K_D) and vice versa (high K_D), which produced indistinguishable results. The distribution coefficient, K_D, depends on composition and on temperature, but near Fe/(Mg+Fe)=0.1 (i.e. mantle compositions) these effects cancel out, and K_D is insensitive to temperature. The results agree well with previous experimental investigations, and constrain the thermodynamic mixing properties of Mg-Fe olivine solid solutions to show small near-symmetric deviations from ideality, with between 2000 and 8000 J/mol. Multiple non-linear least squares regression of all data gave a best fit with (implying 5450 J/mol at 1 bar) and , but the two W _G parameters are so highly correlated with each other that our data are almost equally well fit with , as obtained by Wiser and Wood. This value implies , apparently independent of temperature. Our experimental results are not compatible with the assessment of olivine-orthopyroxene equilibria of Sack and Ghiorso.     

Thermodynamic Properties of Brucite Determined by Solubility Studies and Their Significance to Nuclear Waste Isolation

Solubility experiments were conducted for the dissolution reaction of brucite, Mg(OH)₂ (cr): Experiments were conducted from undersaturation in deionized (DI) water and 0.010–4.4 m NaCl solutions at 22.5°C. In addition, brucite solubility was measured from supersaturation in an experiment in which brucite was precipitated via dropwise addition of 0.10 m NaOH into a 0.10 m MgCl₂ solution also at 22.5°C. The attainment of the reversal in equilibrium was demonstrated in this study. The solubility constant at 22.5°C at infinite dilution calculated from the experimental results from the direction of supersaturation by using the specific interaction theory (SIT) is: with a corresponding value of 17.0 ± 0.2 (2σ) when extrapolated to 25°C. The dimensionless standard chemical potential (μ°/RT) of brucite derived from the solubility data in 0.010 m to 4.4 m NaCl solutions from undersaturation extrapolated to 25°C is −335.76 ± 0.45 (2σ), with the corresponding Gibbs free energy of formation of brucite, , being −832.3 ± 1.1 (2σ) kJ mol⁻¹. In combination with the auxiliary thermodynamic data, the is calculated to be 17.1 ± 0.2 (2σ), based on the above Gibbs free energy of formation for brucite. This study recommends an average value of 17.05 ± 0.2 in logarithmic unit as solubility constant of brucite at 25°C, according to the values from both supersaturation and undersaturation. Sandia National Laboratories is a multiprogram laboratory operated by Sandia Corporation, a Lockheed Martin Company, for the United States Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration under Contract DE-AC04-94AL85000.     

High temperature calorimetry of sulfide systems

The standard enthalpies of formation of FeS (troilite), FeS₂ (pyrite), Co_0.9342S, Co₃S₄ (linnaeite), Co₉S₈ (cobalt pentlandite), CoS₂ (cattierite), CuS (covellite), and Cu₂S (chalcocite) have been determined by high temperature direct reaction calorimetry at temperatures between 700 K and 1021 K. The following results are reported: $$\Delta {\rm H}_{f,FeS}^{tr} = - 102.59 \pm 0.20kJ mol^{ - 1} ,$$ $$\Delta {\rm H}_{f,FeS}^{py} = - 171.64 \pm 0.93kJ mol^{ - 1} ,$$ $$\Delta {\rm H}_{f,Co_{0.934} S} = - 99.42 \pm 1.52kJ mol^{ - 1} ,$$ $$\Delta {\rm H}_{f,Co_9 S_8 }^{ptl} = - 885.66 \pm 16.83kJ mol^{ - 1} ,$$ $$\Delta {\rm H}_{f,Co_3 S_4 }^{In} = - 347.47 \pm 7.27kJ mol^{ - 1} ,$$ $$\Delta {\rm H}_{f,CoS_2 }^{ct} = - 150.94 \pm 4.85kJ mol^{ - 1} ,$$ $$\Delta {\rm H}_{f,Cu_2 S}^{cc} = - 80.21 \pm 1.51kJ mol^{ - 1} ,$$ and $$\Delta {\rm H}_{f,CuS}^{cv} = - 53.14 \pm 2.28kJ mol^{ - 1} ,$$ The enthalpy of formation of CuFeS₂ (chalcopyrite) from (CuS+FeS) and from (Cu+FeS₂) was determined by solution calorimetry in a liquid Ni_0.60S_0.40 melt at 1100 K. The results of these measurements were combined with the standard enthalpies of formation of CuS, FeS, and FeS₂, to calculate the standard enthalpy of formation of CuFeS₂. We found \(\Delta {\rm H}_{f,CuFeS_2 }^{ccp} = - 194.93 \pm 4.84kJ mol^{ - 1}\) . Our results are compared with earlier data given in the literature; generally the agreement is good and our values agree with previous estimates within the uncertainties present in both.     

The Chemical Speciation of Fe(III) in Freshwaters

Dialysis and chemical speciation modelling have been used to calculate activities of Fe³⁺ for a range of UK surface waters of varying chemistry (pH 4.3–8.0; dissolved organic carbon 1.7–40.3 mg l⁻¹) at 283 K. The resulting activities were regressed against pH to give the empirical model: . Predicted Fe³⁺ activities are consistent with a solid–solution equilibrium with hydrous ferric oxide, consistent with some previous studies on Fe(III) solubility in the laboratory. However, as has also sometimes been observed in the laboratory, the slope of the solubility equation is lower than the theoretical value of 3. The empirical model was used to predict concentrations of Fe in dialysates and ultrafiltrates of globally distributed surface and soil/groundwaters. The predictions were improved greatly by the incorporation of a temperature correction for , consistent with the temperature dependence of previously reported hydrous ferric oxide solubility. The empirical model, incorporating temperature effects, may be used to make generic predictions of the ratio of free and complexed Fe(III) to dissolved organic matter in freshwaters. Comparison of such ratios with observed Fe:dissolved organic matter ratios allows an assessment to be made of the amounts of Fe present as Fe(II) or colloidal Fe(III), where no separate measurements have been made. Electronic supplementary material  The online version of this article (doi:) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.     

The dependence of the Fe2+-Mg cation-partitioning between olivine and basaltic liquid on pressure,temperature and composition

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:

The Equation of State for Caspian Sea Waters

The density ρ of Caspian Sea waters was measured as a function of temperature (273.15–343.15) K at conductivity salinities of 7.8 and 11.3 using the Anton-Paar Densitometer. Measurements were also made on one of the samples (S = 11.38) diluted with water as a function of temperature (T = 273.15–338.15 K) and salinity (2.5–11.3). These latter results have been used to develop an equation of state for the Caspian Sea (σ = ±0.007 kg m⁻³)

Phase Transformations and Proton Promoted Dissolution of Hydrous Manganite (γ-MnOOH)

The objective of this study was to describe the proton promoted disproportion of synthetic manganite (γ-MnOOH) and to characterise the resulting phase transformations. The solution and remaining solid phase after disproportionation was analysed by techniques including atomic absorbance spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), atomic force microscopy (AFM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). In suspensions with pH between 5 and 7, −log[H⁺] was monitored for 17 months and equilibrium constants were determined at 9, 12 and 17 months of reaction time for the following reaction (25 °C, 0.1 M (Na)NO₃):

Fe2⇄Mg2 and TiAl2⇄MgSi2 exchange reactions between clinopyroxenes and silicate melts

The interdependence of the Fe(Mg)_–1 (e.g., FeO-MgO in silicate melt; CaFeSi₂O₆-CaMgSi₂O₆ in pyroxene) and TiAl₂(MgSi₂)_–1 exchange reactions between silicate melts and coexisting Ca-pyroxene has been examined. High-calcium clinopyroxenes were grown in 1 atmosphere melting and crystallization experiments on rock powders spanning the composition range tholeiite to melilitite (1,0922+Mg²⁺ exchange and suggest that at given values of extent of Fe(Mg)_–1 substitution is strongly coupled with the TiAl₂(MgSi₂)_–1 substitution in pyroxenes near the five-component space CaMg(Si₂O₆-CaFe(Si)₂O₆-CaTi(Al)₂O₆-CaFe(Al,Si)₂O₆-CaAl(Al,Si)₂O₆. The inferred stabilization of Ti in iron-rich relative to magnesium pyroxene is consistent with the operation of Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺ intervalence charge transfer interactions (e.g., Rossman 1980) and observations on zoning in natural titanaugites (e.g., Tracy and Robinson 1977). Although the rims of some pyroxenes grown in some melting experiments exhibit prominent zoning in TiAl₂(MgSi₂)_–1, the average values of inferred from the compositions of these pyroxenes, together with those of the relatively homogeneous pyroxenes produced in crystallization experiments, exhibit a 11 correlation with values of derived from the solution model of Ghiorso et al. (1983) with a standard error of 750 calories. The Ti contents of Ca-rich pyroxenes crystallizing from a wide range of natural silicate liquids can therefore be predicted.     

The effect of H<Subscript>2</Subscript>O on the olivine liquidus of basaltic melts: experiments and thermodynamic models

We designed and carried out experiments to investigate the effect of H₂O on the liquidus temperature of olivine-saturated primitive melts. The effect of H₂O was isolated from other influences by experimentally determining the liquidus temperatures of the same melt composition with various amounts of H₂O added. Experimental data indicate that the effect of H₂O does not depend on pressure or melt composition in the basaltic compositional range. The influence of H₂O on melting point lowering can be described as a polynomial function This expression can be used to account for the effect of H₂O on olivine-melt thermometers, and can be incorporated into fractionation models for primitive basalts. The non-linear effect of H₂O indicates that incorporation of H₂O in silicate melts is non-ideal, and involves interaction between H₂O and other melt components. The simple speciation approach that seems to account for the influence of H₂O in simple systems (albite-H₂O, diopside-H₂O) fails to describe the mixing behavior of H₂O in multi-component silicate melts. However, a non-ideal solution model that treats the effect of H₂O addition as a positive excess free energy can be fitted to describe the effect of melting point lowering.     

Die Kristallstruktur des Ferrinatrits,Na3Fe[SO4]3 · 3H2O

Zusammenfassung Die Kristallstruktur des Ferrinatrits, Na₃Fe[SO₄]₃·3H₂O, Raumgruppe ,a _o=15,560 Å,c _o=8,666 Å,Z=6, wurde mittels der mit einem Zweikreis-Diffrak tometer gemessenen Röntgen-Intensitäten bestimmt und für 1591 symmetrieunabhängigeF _obs aufR=0,047 verfeinert. In Ferrinatrit sind FeO₆-Oktaeder und Sulfattetraeder über gemeinsame Ecken zu Ketten verknüpft. Diese Ketten verlaufen parallelz und sind untereinander über Natriumionen und Wassermoleküle verbunden. Die Mittelwerte der wichtigsten Bindun gslängen betrgen: Fe–O=1,997 Å, S–O=1,474 Å, Na–(4×O+2×Ow)=2,49 Å.

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The crystal structure of ferrinatrite, Na₃Fe[SO₄]₃ · 3H₂O

Summary The crystal structure of ferrinatrite, Na₃Fe[SO₄]₃·3H₂O, space group ,a ₀=15.560 Å,c ₀=8.666 Å,Z=6, was determined from X-ray intensities measured on a 2-circle diffractometer and was refined using 1591 independentF _obs toR=0.047. FeO₆ Octahedra and sulfate tetrahedra share common corners to from infinite chains which run parallel toz and are linked by sodium ions and water molecules. Important average bond lengths are: Fe–O=1.997 Å, S–O=1.474Å, Na-(4×0+2×Ow)=2.49 Å.

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The Activity of H2O,Fugacity of O2 and Variation of Their Chemical Potential During Metamorphic Peak of the Granulite Complex Near Taipingzhai—Louzishan Region,East Hebei Province

The thermodynamic calculation of dehydration reacton suggests very low activity of H2O during metamorphic peak of the Archaean granulite complex in the region studied.The αH2O values for Al-rich gneiss and hypersthene biotite gneiss-granulite in the Taipingzhai region are usually between 0.10 and 0.20,and those in the Louzishan region are 0.15-0.25.The fugacity of O2 in terms of lgf O2 in whole region ranges form-8to-14.The average coefficients of (δμH2O/δHMg^Bt)and(δμO2/δXMg^Bt)in the Taipingzhai region are-0.293 and-1.60 respectively,and those in the Louzishan region are-0.364and-1.420.The activity of H2O is very low in the whole region,but its values and other data mentioned above are considerably constant from place to place within a given region,even in rocks of dirrerent lithological characters.However,they show a certain gradient between different regions.Such characteristics are compatible with the genetic mechanism known as“carbonic metamorphism” put forward by Newton et al.,i.e.,the α H2O during the peak stage is controlled by permeation of pervasive CO2 influx of the mantle source,and shows features of external buffering.     

Dissolution Kinetics of Dolomite in Water at Elevated Temperatures

Kinetic experiments of dolomite dissolution in water over a temperature range from 25 to 250°C were performed using a flow through packed bed reactor. Authors chose three different size fractions of dolomite samples: 18–35 mesh, 35–60 mesh, and 60–80 mesh. The dissolution rates of the three particle size samples of dolomite were measured. The dissolution rate values are changed with the variation of grain size of the sample. For the sample through 20–40 mesh, both the release rate of Ca and the release rate of Mg increase with increasing temperature until 200°C, then decrease with continued increasing temperature. Its maximum dissolution rate occurs at 200°C. The maximum dissolution rates for the sample through 40–60 mesh and 60–80 mesh happen at 100°C. Experimental results indicate that the dissolution of dolomite is incongruent in most cases. Dissolution of fresh dolomite was non-stoichiometric, the Ca/Mg ratio released to solution was greater than in the bulk solid, and the ratio increases with rising temperatures from 25 to 250°C. Observations on dolomite dissolution in water are presented as three parallel reactions, and each reaction occurs in consecutive steps as

The crystal structure of a triclinic roscherite

Summary The crystallography of roscherite is more complicated than previously thought. Single crystal X-ray work on material from Foote Mine (California) gave triclinic symmetry. The unit cell corresponding to the one adopted for monoclinic roscherite hasa=15.921,b=11.965,c=6.741 Å, =91°04, =94°21, =89°59 1/2, space group . The least-squares refinement of the structure using 2380 non zero reflections with anisotropic temperature factors resulted in a conventional reliability factorR=0.060.The X-ray study indicates the formula while that proposed for monoclinic roscherite is The atomic arrangements of both varieties of roscherite are very similar. The lowering of symmetry is caused by the segregation of the trivalent cations into only half of the sites of a monoclinic point position. Crystallochemical considerations suggest that the symmetry of roscherite does not depend on the kind of trivalent cations occupying the 6-coordinated position, but rather by the ratio between trivalent and divalent metal ions.

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Die Kristallstruktur eines triklinen Roscherites

Zusammenfassung Die Kristallographie des Roscherites ist komplizierter als man bisher annahm. Einkristall-Röntgenuntersuchungen an Material von Foote Mine (Kalifornien) ergaben trikline Symmetrie. Die Elementarzelle, welche der für monoklinen Roscherit angenommenen entspricht, hata=15,921,b=11,965,c=6,741 Å, =91°04, =94°21, =89°59 1/2, Raumgruppe . Die Verfeinerung der Struktur mit der Methode der kleinsten Quadrate ergab unter Verwendung anisotroper Temperaturfaktoren für 2380 beobachtete Reflexe einen konventionellen ZuverlässigkeitsindexR=0,060.Die Röntgenuntersuchung weist auf die Formel , während für monoklinen Roscherit vorgeschlagen wurde. Die Atomanordnungen beider Abarten des Roscherites sind sehr ähnlich. die Symmetrieerniedrigung wird dadurch hervorgerufen, daß die dreiwertigen Kationen nur die Hälfte der Positionen einer monoklinen Punktlage besetzen. Kristallchemische Überlegungen weisen darauf hin, daß die Symmetrie nicht von der Art der dreiwertigen Kationen, welche eine 6-koordinierte Punktlage besetzen, abhängt, sondern vielmehr von dem Mengenverhältnis zwischen 3-wertigen und 2-wertigen Metallionen.

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An almandine garnet isograd in the Rogers Pass area,British Columbia: The nature of the reaction and an estimation of the physical conditions during its formation

In the Rogers Pass area of British Columbia the almandine garnet isograd results from a reaction of the form: 5.31 ferroan-dolomite+8.75 paragonite+4.80 pyrrhotite+3.57 albite+16.83 quartz+1.97 O₂=1.00 garnet+16.44 andesine+1.53 chlorite+2.40 S₂+1.90 H₂O+10.62 CO₂. The coefficients of this reaction are quite sensitive to the Mn content of ferroan-dolomite.Experimental data applied to mineral compositions present at the isograd, permits calculation of two intersecting P, T equilibrium curves. P=29088–39.583 T is obtained for the sub-system paragonite-margarite (solid-solution), plagioclase, quartz, ferroan-dolomite, and P=28.247 T–14126 is obtained for the sub-system epidote, quartz, garnet, plagioclase. These equations yield P=3898 bars and T=638° K (365° C). These values are consistent with the FeS content of sphalerite in the assemblage pyrite, pyrrhotite, sphalerite and with other estimates for the area.At these values of P and T the composition of the fluid phase in equilibrium with graphite in the system C-O-H-S during the formation of garnet is estimated as: bars, bars, bars, bars, bars, bars, bars, bars, , bars, bars.     

Redox-controlled iron isotope fractionation during magmatic differentiation: an example from the Red Hill intrusion, S. Tasmania

This study presents accurate and precise iron isotopic data for 16 co-magmatic rocks and 6 pyroxene–magnetite pairs from the classic, tholeiitic Red Hill sill in southern Tasmania. The intrusion exhibits a vertical continuum of compositions created by in situ fractional crystallisation of a single injection of magma in a closed igneous system and, as such, constitutes a natural laboratory amenable to determining the causes of Fe isotope fractionation in magmatic rocks. Early fractionation of pyroxenes and plagioclase, under conditions closed to oxygen exchange, gives rise to an iron enrichment trend and an increase in $ f_{{{\text{O}}_{2} }} $ of the melt relative to the Fayalite–Magnetite–Quartz (FMQ) buffer. Enrichment in Fe³⁺/ΣFe_melt is mirrored by δ⁵⁷Fe, where ^VIFe²⁺-bearing pyroxenes partition ⁵⁷Fe-depleted iron, defining an equilibrium pyroxene-melt fractionation factor of $ \Updelta^{57} {\text{Fe}}_{{{\text{px}} - {\text{melt}}}} \le - 0.25\,\permille \times 10^{6} /T^{2} $ . Upon magnetite saturation, the $ f_{{{\text{O}}_{2} }} $ and δ⁵⁷Fe of the melt fall, commensurate with the sequestration of the oxidised, ⁵⁷Fe-enriched iron into magnetite, quantified as $ \Updelta^{57} {\text{Fe}}_{{{\text{mtn}} - {\text{melt}}}} = + 0.20\,\permille \times 10^{6} /T^{2} $ . Pyroxene–magnetite pairs reveal an equilibrium fractionation factor of $ \Updelta^{57} {\text{Fe}}_{{{\text{mtn}} - {\text{px}}}} \approx + 0.30\,\permille $ at 900–1,000?°C. Iron isotopes in differentiated magmas suggest that they may act as an indicator of their oxidation state and tectonic setting.