Mineralogy and petrology of rodingites from the Nain ophiolite (Central Iran)

Rodingites, composed predominantly of hydrogrossular, prehnite, pectolite, xonotlite, diopside and chlorite, have been recognized in the Nain Ophiolitic Complex (Iran). On the basis of petrographic and field data, two different stages of rodingitization from gabbroic protoliths are inferred. The fir...

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Autores: Eslami, Alireza, Koepke, Jürgen, Esteban, José Julián
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Huelva (UHU)
Repositorio:Arias Montano. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ariasmontano.uhu.es:10272/7197
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10272/7197
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Nain Ophiolite Complex
Rodingite
Hydrogrossular
Xonotlite
Pectolite
Complejo Ofiolítico de Nain
Rodingita
Hidrogrosularia
Xonotlita
Pectolita
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Sumario:Rodingites, composed predominantly of hydrogrossular, prehnite, pectolite, xonotlite, diopside and chlorite, have been recognized in the Nain Ophiolitic Complex (Iran). On the basis of petrographic and field data, two different stages of rodingitization from gabbroic protoliths are inferred. The first rodingitization stage, characterized by an increase in log a (Ca2+/Mg2+) and a decrease in the log a (SiO2) of the reactant aqueous fluids, is recorded by the crystallization of diopside and grossular-hydrogrossular leading to pervasive rodingitization. The second stage, corresponding to veined rodingite along brittle fractures led to the crystallization of pectolite, prehnite and xonotlite and is characterized by a decrease in log a (Ca2+/Mg2+) and an increase in log a (SiO2)