Original paper
Ti substitution mechanisms in phlogopites from the Suwalki massif-type anorthosite, NE Poland
Namur, Olivier; Hatert, Frédéric Grandjean; Long, Gary J.; Krins, Natacha; Fransolet, André-Mathieu Vander Auwera; Charlier, Bernard
European Journal of Mineralogy Volume 21 Number 2 (2009), p. 397 - 406
published: Apr 22, 2009
Abstract
Intercumulus titanian phlogopite occurs in leuco- and gabbro-noritic cumulates from the Suwalki anorthosite massif, NE Poland. The degree of Ti enrichment in the micas ranges from 2.59 to 9.41 wt.% TiO2. The chemical composition is highly variable for several other elements: Al2O3 (13.07-16.75 wt.%), K2O (7.90-10.16 wt.%), FeOtot (6.92-16.69 wt.%), Fe2O3 (0.82-2.95 wt.%), and MgO (9.86-19.54 wt.%), with a Mg/(Fe + Mg) ratio ranging from 0.47 to 0.83. Substitution mechanisms for Ti are proposed, which suggest the presence of exchange vectors involving octahedral and tetrahedral cations. In samples characterized by low Ti contents (0.147-0.239 Ti a.p.f.u.), the Ti incorporation mechanism is: [6]Ti4+ + [6]□ = 2([6]Mg2+, [6]Fe2+, [6]Mn2+), where [6]□ corresponds to a vacancy in octahedral coordination (Ti-vacancy). In the two groups with intermediate (0.164-0.326 Ti a.p.f.u.) and high Ti contents (0.477-0.532 Ti a.p.f.u.), the Ti substitution mechanism corresponds to the reaction: [6]Ti4+ + 2([4]Al3+, [4]Fe3+) = ([6]Mg2+, [6]Fe2+, [6]Mn2+) + 2[4]Si4+ (Ti-Tschermak). The Mössbauer spectral investigation shows that 0.046-0.167 a.p.f.u. Fe3+ occur on the octahedral sites of the structure. The substitution mechanism responsible for the incorporation of Fe3+ in phlogopites from Suwalki is 3([6]Mg2+, [6]Fe2+) = 2([6]Al3+, [6]Fe3+) + [6](M3+-vacancy). The use of the Ti content of phlogopite as geothermometer reveals crystallization temperatures from 729 ± 15 to 874 ± 15 °C for the phlogopites.