Greenschist amphiboles from Haast river,New Zealand |
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| Authors: | A F Cooper J F Lovering |
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| Institution: | (1) Geology Department, Otago University, Dunedin, New Zealand;(2) Department of Geophysics and Geochemistry, Australian National University, Canberra;(3) Present address: School of Geology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia |
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| Abstract: | A section across the Haast Schist Group in the Southern Alps of New Zealand shows a sequence of metamorphosed eugeosynclinal sediments. Meta-basic rocks (greenschists) have been studied to determine the nature of the actinolite-hornblende transition and to investigate the change in amphibole composition through the Metamorphic Facies Series.Electron microprobe analyses of 21 representative amphiboles, including 3 amphibole pairs can be shown to support theories of a miscibility break in the calciferous amphibole solid solution series. The existence of a miscibility break is further supported by the widespread appearance, even at low metamorphic grades, of exsolution lamellae in actinolite and hornblende amphiboles.Amphibolite facies amphiboles differ from greenschist facies amphiboles in that (a) there are increased amounts of Ti entering the lattice and (b) that there is an increased occupancy of the A site at higher metamorphic grades. |
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