Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
5785468 Journal of African Earth Sciences 2017 69 Pages PDF
Abstract
Results of mineral chemistry analysis of the pluton yield that plagioclases are of oligoclase-andesine, amphiboles are of magnesio-hornblende and biotites are of ferro-magnesian composition. Amphiboles and biotites of granodioritic host rock are represented by calc-alkaline, I-type melt composition evolved in a subduction environment. Based on the results of plagioclase-Al in hornblende and amphibole chemistry data from the pluton, two different stages are proposed for the magma crystallization. The first stage was developed in a relatively deeper environment (>15 km) under high pressure (>4 kbar) and low log ƒO2 (>−17.6) conditions which reflect fractional crystallization and magma-mixing depth of basaltic magma and these conditions are not correlated with scheelite mineralization. The second crystallization stage of magma which proceeded at shallow depths (<6 km) was also developed in two separate phases with respect to P-T conditions. The first phase associated with scheelite mineralization is characterized by high temperature (788-854 °C), relatively high pressure (1.20-1.62 kbar), shallow depth (5-6 km) and high log ƒO2 (>−12.9 to −11.0) values are accompanied by high H2O contents (5.39-6.88 wt.%). High water content of melt gave rise to magma to ascend to shallower depths (4-3 km) and crystallization to proceed under low pressure (∼1.00 kbar), high temperature (751-859 °C) and log ƒO2 (−13.3 to −11.0) conditions with lower water contents (4.55-5.50 wt.%).
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