OXYGEN ISOTOPE ZONING IN GARNET

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作者
CHAMBERLAIN, CP
CONRAD, ME
机构
[1] Department of Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover
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10.1126/science.254.5030.403
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Oxygen isotope zoning was examined within garnet with the use of the stable isotope laser probe. Four metamorphic garnets from the regional metamorphic terrane in Vermont and the skarn deposit at Carr Fork, Utah, were examined and were found to be concentrically zoned in delta-O-18 values. The largest variations in delta-O-18 values were observed in the regional metamorphic garnets, where delta-O-18 values change by 3 per mil from core to rim. These oxygen isotope zoning profiles reflect the changes in the delta-O-18 values of the rocks during garnet growth, which are caused by infiltration of fluids and by dehydration reactions during metamorphism.
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