Role of plagioclase and reaction softening in a metagranite shear zone at mid‐crustal conditions (Gotthard Massif,Swiss Central Alps)

A lower amphibolite Alpine shear zone from the Fibbia metagranite (Gotthard Massif, Central Alps) has been studied to better understand the parameters controlling strain localization in granitic rocks. The strain gradient on the metre‐scale shows an evolution from a weakly deformed metagranite (Qtz_I–Kfs_I–Ab_I–Bt_I ± Pl_II–Zo_I–Phg_I–Grt) to a fine banded ultramylonite (Qtz_II–Kfs_II–Ab_II–Pl_II–Bt_II–Phg_II ± Grt–Zo_II). Strain localization is coeval with dynamic recrystallization of the quartzofeldspathic matrix and a modal increase in mica, at the expense of K‐feldspar. The continuous recrystallization of plagioclase during deformation into a very fine‐grained assemblage forming anastomosed ribbons is interpreted as the dominant process in the shear zone initiation and development. The shear zone initiated under closed‐system conditions with the destabilization of metastable Ab_I–Zo_I porphyroclasts into fine‐grained (20–50 μm sized) Ab_II–Pl_II aggregates, and with minor crystallization of phengite at the expense of K‐feldspar. The development of the shear zone requires a change in state of the system, which becomes open to externally derived fluids and mass transfer. Indeed, mass balance calculations and thermodynamic modelling show that the ultramylonite is characterized by gains in CaO, FeO and H₂O. The progressive input of externally derived CaO drives the continuous metamorphic recrystallization of the fine‐grained Ab_II–Pl_II aggregate into a more Pl_II‐rich and finer aggregate. Input of water favours the crystallization of phengite at the expense of K‐feldspar to form an interconnected network of weak phases. Thus, recrystallization of 50% of the bulk rock volume would induce a decrease of the strength of the rock that might contribute to the development of the shear zone. This study emphasizes the major role of metamorphic reactions and more particularly plagioclase on strain localization process. Plagioclase represents at least one‐third of the bulk rock volume in granitic systems and forms a stress‐supporting framework that controls the rock rheology. Therefore, recrystallization of plagioclase due to changes in P–T conditions and/or bulk composition must be taken into account, together with quartz and K‐feldspar, in order to understand strain localization processes in granites.     

On the origin of multi‐layer coronas between olivine and plagioclase at the gabbro–granulite transition,Valle Fértil–La Huerta Ranges,San Juan Province,Argentina

Troctolitic gabbros from Valle Fértil and La Huerta Ranges, San Juan Province, NW‐Argentina exhibit multi‐layer corona textures between cumulus olivine and plagioclase. The corona mineral sequence, which varies in the total thickness from 0.5 to 1 mm, comprises either an anhydrous corona type I with olivine|orthopyroxene|clinopyroxene+spinel symplectite|plagioclase or a hydrous corona type II with olivine|orthopyroxene|amphibole|amphibole+spinel symplectite|plagioclase. The anhydrous corona type I formed by metamorphic replacement of primary olivine and plagioclase, in the absence of any fluid/melt phase at <840 °C. Diffusion controlled metamorphic solid‐state replacement is mainly governed by the chemical potential gradients at the interface of reactant olivine and plagioclase and orthopyroxene and plagioclase. Thus, the thermodynamic incompatibility of the reactant minerals at the gabbro–granulite transition and the phase equilibria of the coronitic assemblage during subsequent cooling were modelled using quantitative μMgO–μCaO phase diagrams. Mineral reaction textures of the anhydrous corona type I indicate an inward migration of orthopyroxene on the expense of olivine, while clinopyroxene+spinel symplectite grows outward to replace plagioclase. Mineral textures of the hydrous corona type II indicate the presence of an interstitial liquid trapped between cumulus olivine and plagioclase that reacts with olivine to produce a rim of peritectic orthopyroxene around olivine. Two amphibole types are distinguished: an inclusion free, brownish amphibole I is enriched in trace elements and REEs relative to green amphibole II. Amphibole I evolves from an intercumulus liquid between peritectic orthopyroxene and plagioclase. Discrete layers of green amphibole II occur as inclusion‐free rims and amphibole II+spinel symplectites. Mineral textures and geochemical patterns indicate a metamorphic origin for amphibole II, where orthopyroxene was replaced to form an inner inclusion‐free amphibole II layer, while clinopyroxene and plagioclase were replaced to form an outer amphibole+spinel symplectite layer, at <770 °C. Calculation of the possible net reactions by considering NCKFMASH components indicates that the layer bulk composition cannot be modelled as a ‘closed’ system although in all cases the gain and loss of elements within the multi‐layer coronas (except H₂O, Na₂O) is very small and the main uncertainties may arise from slight chemical zoning of the respective minerals. Local oxidizing conditions led to the formation of orthopyroxene+magnetite symplectite enveloping and/or replacing olivine. The sequence of corona reaction textures indicates a counter clockwise P–T path at the gabbro–granulite transition at 5–6.5 kbar and temperatures below 900 °C.     

Chemical composition and petrogenesis of plagioclases in plagioclase-phyric basalts from the Southwest Indian Ridge(51°E)

Electron microprobe analysis was conducted on plagioclase from the plagioclase ultraphyric basalts(PUBs)erupted on the Southwest Indian Ridge(SWIR)(51°E) to investigate the geochemical changes in order to better understand the magmatic processes occurring under ultraslow spreading ridges and to provide insights into the thermal and dynamic regimes of the magmatic reservoirs and conduit systems. The phenocryst cores are generally calcic(An_(74–82)) and are depleted in FeO and MgO. Whereas the phenocryst rims(An_(67–71)) and the plagioclase in the groundmass(An_(58–63)) are more sodic and have higher FeO and MgO contents than the phenocryst cores. The crystallization temperatures of the phenocryst cores and the calculation of the equilibrium between the phenocrysts and the matrix suggest that the plagioclase cores are unlikely to have crystallized from the host basaltic melt, but are likely to have crystallized from a more calcic melt. The enrichment in incompatible elements(FeO and MgO), as well as the higher FeO/MgO ratios of the outermost phenocryst rims and the groundmass, are the result of plagioclase-melt disequilibrium diffusion during the short residence time in which the plagioclase crystallized. Our results indicate that an evolved melt replenishing under the SWIR(51°E) drives the eruption over a short period of time.     

冀北镇宁堡—赤城一带红旗营子杂岩变基性岩及其围岩锆石U-Pb年代学研究

红旗营子杂岩主要块体包括太古代火成岩(斜长角闪片麻岩、石英闪长岩-英云闪长岩-花岗闪长岩),晚古元古代或古生代变基性岩(退变榴辉岩和斜长角闪岩),晚古生代变表壳岩(石榴角闪黑云斜长片麻岩和蛇纹石化大理岩).本次研究的变基性岩(石榴斜长角闪岩)角闪岩相变质作用发生的时间为322.0 Ma-317.3 Ma,其围岩变表壳岩...     

川西新元古代灯杆坪花岗岩成因与岩浆演化:来自斜长石和黑云母矿物学依据

新元古代灯杆坪花岗岩体位于龙门山造山带中段, 处于青藏高原东缘与扬子地块西缘的过渡地带,是研究扬子西缘构造-岩浆事件的典型地区。通过对新元古代灯杆坪岩体开展野外地质调查、岩相学分析以及电子探针测试工作,重点对花岗岩中斜长石结构成因特征、黑云母成分特征、岩浆演化进行了分析讨论。结果表明,灯杆坪二长花岗岩中斜长石具有简单“反环带”结构,主要为更长石(An_12.51Ab_47.43Or_40.06),正长花岗岩中“熔蚀结构”显著,碱性长石居多,多为透长石(An_7.46Ab_42.39Or_50.16); 花岗岩体中的黑云母具有富铝、富铁、低镁、低钾的特征,属铁质黑云母。同时I_Fe值为0.47~0.50,表明该岩体中的黑云母未遭受后期流体的改造。黑云母地球化学特征分析结果表明,灯杆坪岩体属于过铝质花岗岩,其形成与壳源岩浆有关。结晶压力和深度分别为1.81×10 ⁵~2.23×10 ⁵ Pa、6.58~8.11 km,黑云母的结晶温度为750~786 ℃,并且有较高的氧逸度,属于中深成相。这一结果为扬子地块西缘新元古代800~740 Ma期间的强烈伸展-岩浆事件提供了新的证据。     

Plagioclase ultraphyric basalts in Iceland: the mush of the rift

Glassy, plagioclase ultraphyric basalts from six locations in Iceland have bimodal phenocryst size distributions where microphenocrysts (ol+plg±cpx±mt) are in equilibrium with the matrix glass, but macrophenocrysts (ol+plg±cpx) are too primitive to be so. Matrix glass compositions are similar to those of other rift zone glasses from Iceland, and oxygen isotope variations suggest they interacted with the Icelandic crust. A lack of negative Eu-anomalies in matrix glasses precludes large amounts of plagioclase crystallisation from their parental liquids. Compositions of glass inclusions in plagioclase and olivine macrophenocrysts indicate that parental magma compositions of the macrophenocryst assemblage are similar to those of primitive, Icelandic rift zone glasses. Temperatures for plagioclase macrophenocryst crystallisation obtained from Linkam^® heating stage experiments, and from glass inclusion compositions corrected for post-entrapment crystallisation, give temperatures up to 1260°C, corresponding to crystallisation at middle to deep crustal levels. Temperature differences of less than 100°C between plagioclase-hosted glass inclusions before and after post-entrapment plagioclase crystallisation show that the macrophenocrysts must have been kept at elevated temperatures prior to incorporation in their present host magmas. We suggest that the macrophenocrysts of the plagioclase ultraphyric basalts accumulated in crystal mush bodies underneath the rift zone and were picked up by their present hosts during a rifting event with increased magma supply from the mantle.     

Incomplete high P–T metamorphic transitions within the Kvamsøy pyroxenite complex, west Norway: a case study of disequilibrium

Abstract The Kvamsøy pyroxenite complex consists of olivine websterite, olivine gabbro and leucogabbro-norite which have been subjected to regional high P-T (HPT) metamorphism. The metamorphism has resulted in a range of disequilibrium textures with the development of coronas and pseudomorphism of the igneous phases. Reactions between felsic and mafic mineral domains have been controlled by variable and selective diffusion of elements, resulting in a variety of local plagioclase-breakdown reactions and in significant compositional variations for the product garnet. Restricted diffusion favours transient reaction stages with garnet ± spinel ± corundum ± zoisite after calcic plagioclase in olivine gabbro and olivine websterite and garnet ± spinel ± kyanite ± quartz + sodic plagioclase in leucogabbro-norite. Complete HPT reaction has produced garnet pyroxenite which consists of garnet + diopside + hornblende + zoisite in gabbroic rocks, while amphibolitization continued during the cooling and uplift history. Grt + Ky + Pl + Qtz geobarometry suggests pressures in the range 13-16 kbar for T = 750°C, comparable with the regional eclogite-forming metamorphism.     

Kinetics of decompressional reactions in eclogitic rocks – formation of plagioclase coronas around kyanite

This paper describes a kinetic study on reaction textures in eclogitic rocks from the Sulu region, eastern China. Some of the eclogitic rocks display a decompressional reaction texture, whereby kyanite grains are surrounded by plagioclase coronas and are never in contact with quartz. The change in mineral parageneses with progress of the reaction was predicted by constructing chemical potential diagrams in a model system. The chemical potential diagrams indicated that the chemical potential of 2Na₂O + CaO (2µ_Na2O + µ_CaO) in intergranular regions between kyanite and quartz should decrease with decreasing pressure, whereas 2µ_Na2O + µ_CaO in intergranular regions between garnet and omphacite should increase with decreasing pressure. Thus, upon decompression, an inequality in chemical potential arises in the rock. To reduce this inequality, garnet and omphacite react to produce amphibole and plagioclase and release Na₂O and CaO. Then, the released Na₂O and CaO components diffuse into the regions between kyanite and quartz grains and react to produce plagioclase between them. This model also indicates that the chemical potential of SiO₂ should decrease around kyanite grains during the progress of the decompressional reaction, and Si‐undersaturated conditions should have formed around kyanite grains in spite of the presence of quartz in these eclogitic rocks. Thus, spinel or corundum that are not stable in the system with excess quartz can form as a metastable phase, as observed in eclogitic rocks from the study areas. Phase diagrams in the system with excess quartz should be carefully applied for analysis of such reaction textures.     

斜长石折光率色散曲线特征的讨论

本文采用双变法测定了花岗岩、片麻岩中一批低温斜长石的折光率色散曲线,总结有以下几个特征: 1.斜长石的折光率色散曲线特征与其主要成份无关,甚至An差值在20以上,只要在相似的生成条件与相近的生成年代,折光率色散曲线具有相互近于平行的特点。 2.地质年龄不同的斜长石,折光率色散曲线特征不同。 3.地质年龄相以、构造条件不同,折光率色散曲线不同。     

闽北麻源群斜长角闪岩中锆石的成因矿物学研究

本文通过透射显微镜、电子探针和喇曼光谱微区分析，对福建建阳县麻源群大金山组斜长角闪岩中两组锆石进行了成因学研究。结果表明，第一组年龄为２３００Ｍａ±的锆石为岩浆成因锆石，它们结晶于原岩的形成过程中；第二组年龄为４００Ｍａ±的锆石为变质重结晶锆石，它们结晶于后期的变质事件过程中。本文总结了它们的矿物学特征。