An investigation of ulvospinel composition and cation migration during maghemitization in DSDP,Leg 61, titanomagnetites |
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| Authors: | MB Steiner |
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| Institution: | Department of Geology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071 U.S.A. |
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| Abstract: | Titanomagnetites of basalts and diorites from an off-axis volcanic episode in the Pacific Ocean (Leg 61, DSDP) were studied for their ulvospinel composition and for changes in the iron-titanium ratio with progressive low-temperature oxidation. Thermomagnetic analysis and microscopy indicate that these Fe/Ti spinels show relatively little low-temperature oxidation, despite their Cretaceous age. Microprobe investigation shows that the Fe/Ti spinels have a wide range of ulvospinel content directly reflecting the range of parent rock chemistries. This is an important demonstration that ulvospinel contents are not constant but vary within a restricted range of compositions, namely at least x =0.5 to x=0.75 (Fe2?xTixO4). Recognition of this fact is important in attempting to elucidate changes in cation ratio as a result of progressive low-temperature oxidation.Examination of samples of different oxidation states for cation ratio changes as a result of low-temperature oxidation revealed lower titanium in the more oxidized samples and Ti enrichment in the less oxidized ones. This is probably a reflection of changing x values with progressive crystallization of individual sills, and thus unrelated to cation ratio changes with oxidation.In more than 100 grains analyzed, no evidence was found for a more oxidized shell on the exteriors of grains, suggesting that the oxidation process did not proceed uniformly with respect to grain geometry. |
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