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Co-existing Pyroxenes: Some Causes of Variation and Anomalies in the optically Derived Compositional Tie-Lines, with Particular Reference to Charnockitic Rocks

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

Allan F. Wilson
Allan F. Wilson
Affiliation:
Dept. of Geology and Mineralogy, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
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Abstract

Available data from charnockitic rocks (including twenty-eight new pyroxene pairs fromAustralia) suggest that a major cause of variation in optically derived compositional tie-line trends of co-existing pyroxenes is related to the geothermal history of the rocks concerned. It may yet be possible to subdivide the granulite facies, and also to detect mineral instability by critical study of tie-line trends. Recommendations are made whereby mineralogic and structural studies of charnockitic rocks can be integrated to yield more reliable chemical and optical data.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 97 , Issue 1 , February 1960 , pp. 1 - 17
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1960

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