Genesis of ultramafic rocks of the Alkhadyr terrane (East Sayan, Siberia): implications from the data on Cr-spinel compositions

Autor: Vladimir A Simonov, S.I. Stupakov, A.A. Doroshkov, T. B. Kolotilina, Yu. P. Benedyuk, A. S. Mekhonoshin
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Russian Geology and Geophysics. 56:1308-1321
ISSN: 1068-7971
Popis: This paper presents the first geochemical data on Cr-spinels from ultramafic rocks of the Alkhadyr terrane, which were obtained on a representative collection of samples using modern research methods. The compositional data on melt inclusions allowed the identification of three generations of Cr-spinels on the basis of their morphology, composition, and relationships with the rock-forming minerals. Different types of geochemical zoning were recognized in heterogeneous Cr-spinel grains. The composition of parental melt and crystallization temperatures of the minerals in ultramafic rocks were derived from the compositional data on Cr-spinels and trapped melt inclusions.
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