Mineralogy of scapolite from Skallen in the Lutzow-Holm Bay region, East Antarctica

• Main Authors: Kusachi, Isao, Osanai, Yasuhito, Toyoshima, Tsuyoshi, Owada, Masaaki, Tsunogae, Toshiaki, Hokada, Tomokazu, Crowe, Warwick A.
• Language: English
• Published: National Institute of Polar Research 1999
• Subjects: scapolite; meionite; marialite; zonal structure; Skallen; East Antarctica; Antarc*; Antarctica; Polar geoscience
• Online Access: https://nipr.repo.nii.ac.jp/record/3047/files/KJ00000044164.pdf; https://doi.org/10.15094/00003047; https://nipr.repo.nii.ac.jp/records/3047

P(論文) Two types of zoned scapolite in calc-silicate gneisses from Skallen, East Antarctica, were found. One type varies from Me_<79> in the core to Me_<35> at the rim. Associated minerals are mainly diopside, pargasite and spinel. The other varies from Me_<33> in the core to Me_<57> at the rim. Associated minerals are mainly diopside, phlogopite and K-feldspar (Or_<95-99>). Scapolite in this specimen contains characteristically K, and the substitution of K in the M site is 8-12%. The unit cell dimensions of scapolite (Me_<42-45>) from Skallen are a=12.121 (1), c=7.585 (2) A, and those (Me_<77-83>) from Sri Lanka are a=12.164 (1), c=7.568 (1) A. These scapolites belong to different isomorphous series. It is likely that the zonation and K-substitution of scapolites from Skallen appear to be formed by a reaction with minerals in direct contact and/or fluids in later stage alteration. departmental bulletin paper