Activity-composition relations for the calculation of partial melting equilibria in metabasic rocks

E. C. R. Green; R. W. White; J. F. A. Diener; R. Powell; T. J. B. Holland; R. M. Palin

doi:10.1111/jmg.12211

Activity-composition relations for the calculation of partial melting equilibria in metabasic rocks

E. C. R. Green^*, R. W. White, J. F. A. Diener, R. Powell, T. J. B. Holland, R. M. Palin

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Abstract

A set of thermodynamic models is presented that, for the first time, allows partial melting equilibria to be calculated for metabasic rocks. The models consist of new activity-composition relations combined with end-member thermodynamic properties from the Holland & Powell dataset, version 6. They allow for forward modelling in the system Na₂O-CaO-K₂O-FeO-MgO-Al₂O₃-SiO₂-H₂O-TiO₂- Fe₂O₃. In particular, new activity-composition relations are presented for silicate melt of broadly trondhjemitic-tonalitic composition, and for augitic clinopyroxene with Si-Al mixing on the tetrahedral sites, while existing activity-composition relations for hornblende are extended to include K₂O and TiO₂. Calibration of the activity-composition relations was carried out with the aim of reproducing major experimental phase-in/phase-out boundaries that define the amphibolite-granulite transition, across a range of bulk compositions, at ≤13 kbar.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	845-869
Number of pages	25
Journal	Journal of Metamorphic Geology
Volume	34
Issue number	9
Early online date	31 Aug 2016
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/jmg.12211
Publication status	Published - 6 Nov 2016

Keywords

Amphibolite
Calibration
Granulite
Holland & Powell dataset
Pseudosection

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