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Wagner, Christiane, Mokhtari, Abdelkader, Velde, Danielle (1993) Xenocrystic richterite in an olivine-nephelinite: destabilisation and diffusion phenomena. Mineralogical Magazine, 57 (388) 515-525 doi:10.1180/minmag.1993.057.388.12

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TitleXenocrystic richterite in an olivine-nephelinite: destabilisation and diffusion phenomena
JournalMineralogical MagazineISSN0026-461X
AuthorsWagner, ChristianeAuthor
Mokhtari, AbdelkaderAuthor
Velde, DanielleAuthor
Year1993 (September)Volume57
Issue388
PublisherMineralogical Society
Download URLhttps://rruff.info/doclib/MinMag/Volume_57/57-388-515.pdf+
DOIdoi:10.1180/minmag.1993.057.388.12Search in ResearchGate
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Full ReferenceWagner, Christiane, Mokhtari, Abdelkader, Velde, Danielle (1993) Xenocrystic richterite in an olivine-nephelinite: destabilisation and diffusion phenomena. Mineralogical Magazine, 57 (388) 515-525 doi:10.1180/minmag.1993.057.388.12
Plain TextWagner, Christiane, Mokhtari, Abdelkader, Velde, Danielle (1993) Xenocrystic richterite in an olivine-nephelinite: destabilisation and diffusion phenomena. Mineralogical Magazine, 57 (388) 515-525 doi:10.1180/minmag.1993.057.388.12
In(1993, September) Mineralogical Magazine Vol. 57 (388) Mineralogical Society
Abstract/NotesAbstractA partly destabilised Na-richterite has been found in an olivine-nephelinite from Morocco. The riehterite crystal (600 × 420 μm) is surrounded by a reaction zone (400-700 μm) of K- and Si-rich glass containing small (<50 μm) olivine (Fo80-83%) and endiopside crystals. Outwards, another zone is formed of normal magmatic minerals and circumscribes the original crystal, indicating that the destabilisation event took place at the end of the crystallisation sequence. Estimated ascent time of about 100 hours would have completely decomposed an isolated richterite crystal, which suggests that the amphibole was originally included in a xenolith. A mass-balance calculation shows that the fichterite isovolumic decomposition was accompanied by exchanges with the magma. The loss of Na from the reaction zone and the gain of AI from the magma allowed the precipitation of an analcime-rich zone observed around the destabilised amphibole and the concentration of K in the reaction zone glass. Compositional variations, Fe and Ti increase and Mg, Ca and F decrease at the richterite edge are interpreted as the result of a diffusion process. No alkali gradients are observed. The diffusion phenomenon lasted less than 100 hours and ceased to be operative at a temperature of 900-950°C i.e. just below the solidus temperature. Diffusion coefficients for the amphibole are proposed: e.g 10−9 cm2 s−1 for K2O and 10−10 for FeO at 900°C


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