Abstract
The natural occurrence of critical assemblages among the phases clinohumite, chondrodite, norbergite, tremolite, forsterite, brucite, periclase, diopside, calcite and dolomite, together with experimental and thermochemical data, permits the calculation of phase equilibria governing the stability of the humite group minerals in impure dolomitic limestones. The phase relations are described by 29 divariant (OH-F) continuous reactions, and 11 univariant discontinuous reactions. The equilibrium conditions for these reactions have been calculated and plotted in isobaricT-X(OH-F) andT- \(X_{CO_2 } \) phase diagrams. Continuous reactions govern the compositions of (OH-F) solid solutions and the consequent movement of three-phase triangles on the chemographic diagram. Discontinuous reactions result in the appearance or disappearance of a distinct phase assemblage. The pure OH-humite minerals are metastable relative to forsterite+brucite. With increasing fluorine content, clinohumite, followed in turn by chondrodite and norbergite, becomes stable. The stability fields for the individual humite minerals expand to more CO2-rich fluid compositions with increasing fluorine content and decreasing total pressure. At 1,000 bars, clinohumite can contain a maximum of 58 mole percent fluorine before reacting discontinuously to form chondrodite (X F=0.61) and forsterite. The stability field for clinohumite+calcite is restricted to fluids with\(X_{CO_2 } \)<0.40. At temperatures less than 700°C, the minimum fluorine mole fractions required to stabilize chondrodite and norbergite are 0.31 and 0.62 respectively. At the same conditions, chondrodite can contain a maximum of approximately 85 mole % F. The calculated phase equilibrium boundaries, the range of stable humite compositions and the compositions of coexisting (OH-F) phases are in good overall agreement with natural assemblages. Owing to steepdT/d \(X_{CO_2 } \) slopes for several of the humite continuous reactions, the F/(F+OH) ratio of a given humite mineral is a useful indicator of the CO2/H2O ratio of the fluid phase.
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Rice, J.M. Phase equilibria involving humite minerals in impure dolomitic limestones. Contr. Mineral. and Petrol. 75, 205–223 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01166761
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