The Origin of Anorthosites and Related Rocks from the Lofoten Islands, Northern Norway: II. Calculation of Parental Liquid Compositions for Anorthosites
Clinopyroxene, orthopyroxene and plagioclase in the Proterozoic Lofoten anorthosites are inferred to be in equilibrium with ferrodioritic melts, on the basis of literature partition coefficients for these phases in equilibrium with basaltic melts. Ferrodiorites and high-Al gabbros occur as fine-grai...
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fthighwire:oai:open-archive.highwire.org:petrology:40/1/61 2023-05-15T17:08:11+02:00 The Origin of Anorthosites and Related Rocks from the Lofoten Islands, Northern Norway: II. Calculation of Parental Liquid Compositions for Anorthosites Markl, Gregor Frost, Ronald B. 1999-01-01 00:00:00.0 text/html http://petrology.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/40/1/61 https://doi.org/10.1093/petroj/40.1.61 en eng Oxford University Press http://petrology.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/40/1/61 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/petroj/40.1.61 Copyright (C) 1999, Oxford University Press Articles TEXT 1999 fthighwire https://doi.org/10.1093/petroj/40.1.61 2013-05-27T17:28:42Z Clinopyroxene, orthopyroxene and plagioclase in the Proterozoic Lofoten anorthosites are inferred to be in equilibrium with ferrodioritic melts, on the basis of literature partition coefficients for these phases in equilibrium with basaltic melts. Ferrodiorites and high-Al gabbros occur as fine-grained dykes in spatial association with the ∼1.8 Ga Lofoten anorthosites. They are linked to each other by an Fe-enrichment fractionation trend typical of tholeiites, and they are characterized by Al 2 O 3 contents of 14–18.5 wt % and X Fe [= FeOtot/(FeOtot + MgO)] between 0.5 and 0.8. The association of high-Al gabbros, ferrodiorites and anorthosites is common in many Proterozoic anorthosites. We infer that the high-Al gabbros to ferrodiorites represent the parental liquids from which these Proterozoic anorthosites formed. The Lofoten rocks show fractionation trends that are similar to those of high-Al gabbros and ferrodiorites from other Proterozoic anorthosite complexes. We interpret these trends in terms of incorporation of intermediate composition plagioclase into a typical tholeiitic magma with subsequent fractionation. The first process produces positive Eu anomalies and the high Al 2 O 3 contents of the melts, and explains the lack of negative Eu anomalies in most of the ferrodiorites from Lofoten and Laramie. Text Lofoten Northern Norway HighWire Press (Stanford University) Lofoten Norway Journal of Petrology 40 1 61 77 |
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Clinopyroxene, orthopyroxene and plagioclase in the Proterozoic Lofoten anorthosites are inferred to be in equilibrium with ferrodioritic melts, on the basis of literature partition coefficients for these phases in equilibrium with basaltic melts. Ferrodiorites and high-Al gabbros occur as fine-grained dykes in spatial association with the ∼1.8 Ga Lofoten anorthosites. They are linked to each other by an Fe-enrichment fractionation trend typical of tholeiites, and they are characterized by Al 2 O 3 contents of 14–18.5 wt % and X Fe [= FeOtot/(FeOtot + MgO)] between 0.5 and 0.8. The association of high-Al gabbros, ferrodiorites and anorthosites is common in many Proterozoic anorthosites. We infer that the high-Al gabbros to ferrodiorites represent the parental liquids from which these Proterozoic anorthosites formed. The Lofoten rocks show fractionation trends that are similar to those of high-Al gabbros and ferrodiorites from other Proterozoic anorthosite complexes. We interpret these trends in terms of incorporation of intermediate composition plagioclase into a typical tholeiitic magma with subsequent fractionation. The first process produces positive Eu anomalies and the high Al 2 O 3 contents of the melts, and explains the lack of negative Eu anomalies in most of the ferrodiorites from Lofoten and Laramie. |
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The Origin of Anorthosites and Related Rocks from the Lofoten Islands, Northern Norway: II. Calculation of Parental Liquid Compositions for Anorthosites |
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The Origin of Anorthosites and Related Rocks from the Lofoten Islands, Northern Norway: II. Calculation of Parental Liquid Compositions for Anorthosites |
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The Origin of Anorthosites and Related Rocks from the Lofoten Islands, Northern Norway: II. Calculation of Parental Liquid Compositions for Anorthosites |
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The Origin of Anorthosites and Related Rocks from the Lofoten Islands, Northern Norway: II. Calculation of Parental Liquid Compositions for Anorthosites |
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The Origin of Anorthosites and Related Rocks from the Lofoten Islands, Northern Norway: II. Calculation of Parental Liquid Compositions for Anorthosites |
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origin of anorthosites and related rocks from the lofoten islands, northern norway: ii. calculation of parental liquid compositions for anorthosites |
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