Pyroxene exsolution in mafic granulites from the Grove Mountains, East Antarctica: constraints on Pan-African metamorphic conditions
Exsolution textures were observed in clinopyroxenes in mafic granulites from the Grove Mountains, East Antarctica. The first generation of exsolution occurs only in subcalcic augite megacrysts, in which coarse orthopyroxene lamellae exsolved parallel to the (100) plane. Electron microprobe reintegra...
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ftpekinguniv:oai:localhost:20.500.11897/400953 2023-05-15T13:53:16+02:00 Pyroxene exsolution in mafic granulites from the Grove Mountains, East Antarctica: constraints on Pan-African metamorphic conditions Liu, XC Zhao, ZR Zhao, Y Chen, J Liu, XH Liu, XC (reprint author), Chinese Acad Geol Sci, Inst Geomech, Beijing 100081, Peoples R China. Chinese Acad Geol Sci, Inst Geomech, Beijing 100081, Peoples R China. Chinese Acad Geol Sci, Inst Geol, Beijing 100037, Peoples R China. Peking Univ, Elect Microscopy Lab, Beijing 100871, Peoples R China. Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Geol & Geophys, Beijing 100029, Peoples R China. 2003 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11897/400953 https://doi.org/10.1127/0935-1221/2003/0015-0055 en eng european journal of mineralogy EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MINERALOGY.2003,15,(1),55-65. 1012603 0935-1221 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11897/400953 doi:10.1127/0935-1221/2003/0015-0055 WOS:000181030500006 SCI pyroxene exsolution inverted pigeonite mafic granulite metamorphic conditions Pan-African Grove Mountains OPTIMAL PHASE BOUNDARIES LARSEMANN-HILLS EXPERIMENTAL CALIBRATION CRUSTAL EVOLUTION HIGH-TEMPERATURE ENDERBY-LAND PRYDZ-BAY GARNET LAMELLAE PRESSURE Journal 2003 ftpekinguniv https://doi.org/20.500.11897/400953 https://doi.org/10.1127/0935-1221/2003/0015-0055 2021-08-01T10:26:02Z Exsolution textures were observed in clinopyroxenes in mafic granulites from the Grove Mountains, East Antarctica. The first generation of exsolution occurs only in subcalcic augite megacrysts, in which coarse orthopyroxene lamellae exsolved parallel to the (100) plane. Electron microprobe reintegration of such augites yields a pre-metamorphic igneous temperature of ca. 970degreesC. The second generation of exsolution develops in both igneous and metamorphic clinopyroxenes. In metamorphic clinopyroxenes, two sets of very narrow pigeonite lamellae, subsequently inverted to orthopyroxene, exsolved parallel to (100) and (001) planes, respectively with 0degrees and 113degrees deviation to c-axis of the host. A peak metamorphic temperature of ca. 850degreesC was obtained from the reintegrated compositions of exsolved clinopyroxene, and an exsolution temperature of 740-770degreesC from the orientations of exsolved lamellae. The preservation of augite megacrysts and appearance of equilibrium assemblages suggests that mafic granulites from the Grove Mountains were formed during a single episode of high-grade metamorphism. Temperature estimates for original pyroxene crystallization and pigeonite exsolution from clinopyroxene host provide a good constraint on the peak conditions for this metamorphic event. In contrast with the Prydz Bay area, it is proposed that the Pan-African metamorphism in East Antarctica had reached a higher temperature of ca. 850degreesC, and later underwent a slow cooling process, which probably resulted from the magmatic underplating of the lower crust. Mineralogy SCI(E) 15 ARTICLE 1 55-65 15 Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica East Antarctica Enderby Land Prydz Bay Peking University Institutional Repository (PKU IR) East Antarctica Grove Mountains ENVELOPE(75.000,75.000,-72.750,-72.750) Larsemann Hills ENVELOPE(76.217,76.217,-69.400,-69.400) Prydz Bay European Journal of Mineralogy 15 1 55 65 |
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pyroxene exsolution inverted pigeonite mafic granulite metamorphic conditions Pan-African Grove Mountains OPTIMAL PHASE BOUNDARIES LARSEMANN-HILLS EXPERIMENTAL CALIBRATION CRUSTAL EVOLUTION HIGH-TEMPERATURE ENDERBY-LAND PRYDZ-BAY GARNET LAMELLAE PRESSURE |
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pyroxene exsolution inverted pigeonite mafic granulite metamorphic conditions Pan-African Grove Mountains OPTIMAL PHASE BOUNDARIES LARSEMANN-HILLS EXPERIMENTAL CALIBRATION CRUSTAL EVOLUTION HIGH-TEMPERATURE ENDERBY-LAND PRYDZ-BAY GARNET LAMELLAE PRESSURE Liu, XC Zhao, ZR Zhao, Y Chen, J Liu, XH Pyroxene exsolution in mafic granulites from the Grove Mountains, East Antarctica: constraints on Pan-African metamorphic conditions |
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pyroxene exsolution inverted pigeonite mafic granulite metamorphic conditions Pan-African Grove Mountains OPTIMAL PHASE BOUNDARIES LARSEMANN-HILLS EXPERIMENTAL CALIBRATION CRUSTAL EVOLUTION HIGH-TEMPERATURE ENDERBY-LAND PRYDZ-BAY GARNET LAMELLAE PRESSURE |
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Exsolution textures were observed in clinopyroxenes in mafic granulites from the Grove Mountains, East Antarctica. The first generation of exsolution occurs only in subcalcic augite megacrysts, in which coarse orthopyroxene lamellae exsolved parallel to the (100) plane. Electron microprobe reintegration of such augites yields a pre-metamorphic igneous temperature of ca. 970degreesC. The second generation of exsolution develops in both igneous and metamorphic clinopyroxenes. In metamorphic clinopyroxenes, two sets of very narrow pigeonite lamellae, subsequently inverted to orthopyroxene, exsolved parallel to (100) and (001) planes, respectively with 0degrees and 113degrees deviation to c-axis of the host. A peak metamorphic temperature of ca. 850degreesC was obtained from the reintegrated compositions of exsolved clinopyroxene, and an exsolution temperature of 740-770degreesC from the orientations of exsolved lamellae. The preservation of augite megacrysts and appearance of equilibrium assemblages suggests that mafic granulites from the Grove Mountains were formed during a single episode of high-grade metamorphism. Temperature estimates for original pyroxene crystallization and pigeonite exsolution from clinopyroxene host provide a good constraint on the peak conditions for this metamorphic event. In contrast with the Prydz Bay area, it is proposed that the Pan-African metamorphism in East Antarctica had reached a higher temperature of ca. 850degreesC, and later underwent a slow cooling process, which probably resulted from the magmatic underplating of the lower crust. Mineralogy SCI(E) 15 ARTICLE 1 55-65 15 |
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Liu, XC (reprint author), Chinese Acad Geol Sci, Inst Geomech, Beijing 100081, Peoples R China. Chinese Acad Geol Sci, Inst Geomech, Beijing 100081, Peoples R China. Chinese Acad Geol Sci, Inst Geol, Beijing 100037, Peoples R China. Peking Univ, Elect Microscopy Lab, Beijing 100871, Peoples R China. Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Geol & Geophys, Beijing 100029, Peoples R China. |
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Pyroxene exsolution in mafic granulites from the Grove Mountains, East Antarctica: constraints on Pan-African metamorphic conditions |
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Pyroxene exsolution in mafic granulites from the Grove Mountains, East Antarctica: constraints on Pan-African metamorphic conditions |
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Pyroxene exsolution in mafic granulites from the Grove Mountains, East Antarctica: constraints on Pan-African metamorphic conditions |
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Pyroxene exsolution in mafic granulites from the Grove Mountains, East Antarctica: constraints on Pan-African metamorphic conditions |
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Pyroxene exsolution in mafic granulites from the Grove Mountains, East Antarctica: constraints on Pan-African metamorphic conditions |
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pyroxene exsolution in mafic granulites from the grove mountains, east antarctica: constraints on pan-african metamorphic conditions |
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ENVELOPE(75.000,75.000,-72.750,-72.750) ENVELOPE(76.217,76.217,-69.400,-69.400) |
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East Antarctica Grove Mountains Larsemann Hills Prydz Bay |
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East Antarctica Grove Mountains Larsemann Hills Prydz Bay |
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