The significance of plagioclase textures in mid-ocean ridge basalt (Gakkel Ridge, Arctic Ocean)

• Published in: Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology
• Main Authors: Bennett, Emma N., Lissenberg, C. Johan, Cashman, Katharine V.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Verlag (Germany) 2019
• Subjects: Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Gakkel Ridge
• Online Access: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/123084/; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00410-019-1587-1; https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/123084/1/Bennett2019_CMP.pdf

Textures and compositions of minerals can be used to infer the physiochemical conditions present within magmatic systems. Given that plagioclase is an abundant phase in many magmatic systems, understanding the link between texture and process is vital. Here, we present a database of textural and com...