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Chemical distinction between igneous and metamorphic orthopyroxenes especially those coexisting with Ca-rich clinopyroxenes: a re-evaluation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 July 2018

Abstract

A previously suggested simple relationship in a diagram of(Al2O3vs. MgO + FeO + Fe2O3)opx for the distinction between igneous and metamorphic orthopyroxenes is shown to be inadequate. A revised diagram is presented and its limitations are discussed. A diagram showing Fe2+/(Fe2+ + Mg) vs. 100Ca/(Fe2+ + Mg + Ca) for orthopyroxenes coexisting with Ca-rich clinopyroxenes proves to be useful for the discrimination of igneous and metamorphic orthopyroxenes and for evaluation of the extent and physical conditions of regional orthopyroxene re-equilibration.

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Copyright © The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1983

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