The crystallization of pyroxenes and amphiboles in some alkaline rocks and the presence of a pyroxene compositional gap |
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| Authors: | A K Ferguson |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Geology, University of Melbourne, 3052 Parkville, Victoria, Australia |
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| Abstract: | Ca- and Na-rich pyroxene-amphibole compositions and textures from a range of felsic alkaline rocks have been studied in detail. The data indicate that in a single sample, when amphibole crystallizes, a gap is observed between Ca- and Na-rich pyroxene compositions. This break in composition is analogous to Aoki's (1964)  immiscibility gap between Ca-and Na-rich pyroxenes and can be overlooked when considering pyroxene compositions from a suite of rocks. The role of volatiles in governing the stability and composition of amphiboles is discussed. The presence of late crystallizing Na-rich pyroxene is related to the development of peralkinity in the late-stage melts.On extrusion, many alkaline rocks lose their volatiles and amphibole is absent. In these rocks complete zoning from Ca-rich to Na-rich pyroxene compositions are observed within the one sample. |
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