Oxygen diffusion in amphiboles |
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| Authors: | John R Farver Bruno J Giletti |
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| Institution: | Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912 USA |
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| Abstract: | The kinetics of oxygen isotope self-diffusion in natural samples of hornblende, tremolite, and richterite have been measured. Samples were run under hydrothermal conditions using 18O enriched water. Profiles of vs depth into the crystal were obtained using an ion microprobe; the depths of sputtered holes were measured using an optical interferometer. At 1000 bars (100 MPa) water pressure, the activation energies (Q) and pre-exponential factors (D0) for diffusion parallel to c are: D0(cm2/sec) Q (kcal/gm-atom) T (°C) Hornblende 1+20?1 × 10?741 ± 6 650–800 Tremolite 2+30?2× 10?8 39 ± 5 650–800 Richterite 3+5?2 × 10?4 57 ± 2 650–800The diffusion coefficient (D) for hornblende at 800°C and 1000 bars water pressure measured parallel to the c crystallographic direction is at least ten times greater than that parallel to the a or b directions. An increase in water pressure from 200 to 2000 bars increases D by a factor of 2.7 for diffusion parallel to c at 800°C. The D value for hornblende at 800°C is about 0.01 that for quartz and 0.001 that for anorthite. As a result, closure temperatures for oxygen exchange in natural primary amphiboles are significantly higher than for quartz or feldspars. It is unlikely that amphiboles will exchange oxygen isotopes by diffusion under most crustal conditions. |
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