Chemical Study of Minerals from the Moine Schists of the Ardnamurchan Area, Argyllshire, Scotland |
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| Authors: | BUTLER B C M |
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| Institution: | Department of Geology and Mineralogy Parks road, Oxford |
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| Abstract: | The mineralogy of the Moine schists of the Ardnamurchan areahas been studied, using twenty-two analyses of muscovites, eighteenof biotites, seven of garnets (including five partial analyses),and one analysis of an epidote. The muscovites range in composition from phengite-ferrimuscovitein the biotite grade of metamorphism to nearly pure muscovite(sensu stricto) in the staurolite grade. The amounts of aluminiumin octahedral and tetrahedral co-ordination in the muscovitesincrease as the grade of metamorphism increases. In the associatedbiotites the amount of octahedral aluminium shows only slightvariations which are not related to the grade of metamorphism,but the amount of tetrahedral aluminium increases with increasein the grade of metamorphism. Muscovites and biotites from epidote-bearingrocks contain smaller amounts of tetrahedral aluminium thanmicas from rocks without epidote at the same grade of metamorphism.The amounts of tetrahedral aluminium in micas from rocks ofsimilar composition can probably be used as an index of thegrade of metamorphism. Magnesium and ferrous iron show a consistent distribution relationbetween coexisting muscovites and biotites. The value of thedistribution coefficient for these cations between the two micasis about 2.5 to 3.0, with magnesium preferentially concentratedin the muscovite. The value of the distribution coefficientdoes not vary appreciably within the medium grades of regionalmetamorphism. There is also a consistent pattern of distributionof magnesium, ferrous, and ferric iron between the two micas,but ferric iron is relatively concentrated in muscovite in rocksthat contain epidote without garnet; it is possible that thebiotites in these rocks attain a maximum possible content ofFe3+ at about 10 per cent of the total Mg+Fe2++Fe3+ content.The consistent distribution of magnesium and iron between coexistingmicas suggests that it can be used as an index of the attainmentof chemical equilibrium with respect to these two elements inmetamorphic rocks. All but one of the analysed micas have deficiencies in the occupancyof the large cation site; there appears to be a consistent relationshipin the extent of the large cation deficiency between the twocoexisting micas, wjth the biotites having a greater deficiencythan the muscovites. Sodium is relatively concentrated in themuscovites but does not show a consistent distribution relationshipbetween the coexisting micas. The analysed garnets are almandine-spessartines with appreciablesolid solution towards grossularite. The garnets that containthe largest amounts of grossularite are those from the epidote-bearingrocks. In the rocks without epidote the garnets show a poorcorrelation of decreasing calcium content with increasing gradeof metamorphism. |
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