Methodology for the study of melt inclusions in Cr-spinel, and implications for parental melts of MORB from FAMOUS area

被引:65
作者
Kamenetsky, V [1 ]
机构
[1] AUSTRALIAN NATL UNIV, RES SCH EARTH SCI, PETROCHEM & EXPT PETROL GRP, CANBERRA, ACT 0200, AUSTRALIA
关键词
FAMOUS; mid-ocean ridge basalts; inclusions; chrome spinel; experimental studies; olivine; trace elements; melts;
D O I
10.1016/0012-821X(96)00117-3
中图分类号
P3 [地球物理学]; P59 [地球化学];
学科分类号
0708 ; 070902 ;
摘要
Melt inclusions trapped in Cr-spinel in mid-ocean ridge picrites (FAMOUS area, Atlantic Ocean) were studied using a heating stage and analyzed with both electron and ion microprobes. This new technique can provide information on the most primitive magma compositions, olivine-spinel-melt compositional relationships, crystallization temperature and geochemical diversity of parental melts. The study of melt inclusions in spinel can be applied to different high-Mg suites to show the effects of shallow level fractionation, mixing and contamination that usually affect the composition of volcanic rocks and glasses.
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