| Reference Type | Journal (article/letter/editorial) |
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| Title | Plagioclase Megacrysts in Mesoproterozoic Amphibolites from the New Jersey Highlands, USA: Indicators of Mixed-Source Magma and Fractionation Interruption in Anorthosite-Dominated Terrains |
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| Journal | Minerals |
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| Authors | Gorring, Matthew L. | Author |
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| Volkert, Richard A. | Author |
| Peck, William H. | Author |
| Year | 2024 | Volume | < 14 > |
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| Issue | < 8 > |
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| DOI | doi:10.3390/min14080768Search in ResearchGate |
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| Mindat Ref. ID | 17516470 | Long-form Identifier | mindat:1:5:17516470:9 |
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| Full Reference | Gorring, Matthew L., Volkert, Richard A., Peck, William H. (2024) Plagioclase Megacrysts in Mesoproterozoic Amphibolites from the New Jersey Highlands, USA: Indicators of Mixed-Source Magma and Fractionation Interruption in Anorthosite-Dominated Terrains. Minerals, 14 (8) doi:10.3390/min14080768 |
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| Plain Text | Gorring, Matthew L., Volkert, Richard A., Peck, William H. (2024) Plagioclase Megacrysts in Mesoproterozoic Amphibolites from the New Jersey Highlands, USA: Indicators of Mixed-Source Magma and Fractionation Interruption in Anorthosite-Dominated Terrains. Minerals, 14 (8) doi:10.3390/min14080768 |
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| Abstract/Notes | Rare amphibolite in the New Jersey Highlands containing plagioclase megacrysts ≤13 cm long forms bodies 0.5 to 2 m thick that preserve a penetrative metamorphic fabric and have sharp, conformable contacts against Mesoproterozoic country rocks. The megacrystic amphibolites were emplaced as thin dikes along extensional faults between 1160 and 1130 Ma. Amphibolites contain weakly zoned, subhedral andesine megacrysts (An29–44) in a matrix of plagioclase (An18–38), magnesio-hastingsite, biotite, diopside, Fe-Ti oxides, and apatite. The whole-rock major oxide composition of the megacrystic amphibolite matrix has high TiO2 (2.07 wt.% ± 2.0%), Al2O3 (17.03 wt.% ± 0.87%), and Fe2O3t (12.84 wt.% ± 3.2%) that represents an Al-Fe-rich mafic magma type that is characteristic of anorthosite associations globally. The whole-rock, rare earth element (REE) composition of the megacrystic amphibolite matrix is characterized by enrichments in light rare earth elements (LREEs) (La/YbN = 1.73–10.69) relative to middle (MREEs) and heavy (HREEs) rare earth elements (Gd/YbN = 1.30–1.85), and most samples have small positive Eu anomalies (Eu/Eu* = 0.95–1.25). The megacrystic amphibolite matrix is also enriched in large ion lithophile elements (LILEs) and depleted in high field strength elements (HFSEs) (e.g., Ba/Nb = 24–22). Megacrystic amphibolites formed through partial melting of subduction-modified lithospheric mantle that fractionated olivine and plagioclase, producing a high-Al-Fe mafic magma. Plagioclase megacrysts formed through extraction of a plagioclase-rich crystal-liquid mush from anorthosite that mixed with mafic magma and collected in the upper part of the mid-crustal magma (depth of 20 km based on Al-in-hornblende geobarometry) chamber through flotation. Periodic tapping of this mixed source by extensional fractures led to emplacement of the amphibolites as dikes and may have interrupted the extensive fractionation and plagioclase separation necessary to form voluminous anorthosite intrusions. |
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