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Ti Substitution Mechanisms in Phlogopites from the Suwalki Massif-type Anorthosite, NE Poland
European Journal of Mineralogy
  • Olivier Namur
  • Frédéric Hatert
  • Fernande Grandjean, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Gary J. Long, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Natacha Krins
  • André Mathieu Fransolet
  • Jacqueline Vander Van der Auwera
  • Bernard Charlier
Abstract

Intercumulus titanian phlogopite occurs in leuco- and gabbro-noritic cumulates from the Suwalki anorthosite massif, NE Poland. The degree of Ti enrichment in the micas ranges from 2.59 to 9.41 wt.% TiO2. The chemical composition is highly variable for several other elements: Al 2O3 (13.07-16.75 wt.%), K2O (7.90-10.16 wt.%), FeOtot (6.92-16.69 wt.%), Fe2O3 (0.82-2.95 wt.%), and MgO (9.86-19.54 wt.%), with a Mg/(Fe + Mg) ratio ranging from 0.47 to 0.83. Substitution mechanisms for Ti are proposed, which suggest the presence of exchange vectors involving octahedral and tetrahedral cations. In samples characterized by low Ti contents (0.147-0.239 Ti a.p.f.u.), the Ti incorporation mechanism is: [6]Ti4+ + [6]x = 2( [6]Mg2+, [6]Fe2+, [6]Mn2+), where [6]x corresponds to a vacancy in octahedral coordination (Ti-vacancy). In the two groups with intermediate (0.164-0.326 Ti a.p.f.u.) and high Ti contents (0.477-0.532 Ti a.p.f.u.), the Ti substitution mechanism corresponds to the reaction: [6]Ti4+ + 2([4]A13+, [4]Fe3+) = ([6]Mg2+, [6]Fe2+, [6]Mn2+) + 2 [4]Si4+ (Ti-Tschermak). The Mössbauer spectral investigation shows that 0.046-0.167 a.p.f.u. Fe3+ occur on the octahedral sites of the structure. The substitution mechanism responsible for the incorporation of Fe3+ in phlogopites from Suwalki is 3( [6]Mg2+, [6]Fe2+) = 2( [6]Al3+, [6]Fe3+) + [6](M3+-vacancy). The use of the Ti content of phlogopite as geothermometer reveals crystallization temperatures from 729 ± 15 to 874 ± 15 °C for the phlogopites.

Department(s)
Chemistry
Keywords and Phrases
  • Anorthosite,
  • Chemical Composition,
  • Geothermometry,
  • Phlogopite,
  • Substitution,
  • Titanium,
  • Central Europe,
  • Eurasia,
  • Europe,
  • Poland,
  • Suwalki [Poland],
  • Micas
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2009 Schweizerbart und Borntraeger, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
3-1-2009
Publication Date
01 Mar 2009
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Citation Information
Olivier Namur, Frédéric Hatert, Fernande Grandjean, Gary J. Long, et al.. "Ti Substitution Mechanisms in Phlogopites from the Suwalki Massif-type Anorthosite, NE Poland" European Journal of Mineralogy Vol. 21 Iss. 2 (2009) p. 397 - 406 ISSN: 0935-1221
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/fernande-grandjean/259/