Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5786990 | Russian Geology and Geophysics | 2016 | 12 Pages |
Abstract
Cr-V-bearing rocks of the Sludyanka metamorphic complex in the Southern Baikal area contain accessory niobian rutile with Nb contents unusually high for metamorphic rocks (10-12 to 20-25 wt.% Nb2O5, or, occasionally, up to 36-37 wt.%). Incorporation of Nb5Â + into the rutile structure is balanced by Cr3Â + and V3Â +, which reach 16 wt.% Cr2O3 and 8 wt.% (or, rarely, up to 20 wt.%) V2O3. The distribution of Nb, Cr, and V in rutile is very uneven, down to the microscale. It does not depend on PT conditions, being rather controlled by crystallization kinetics of minerals competing with rutile in the paragenesis.
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Authors
L.Z. Reznitsky, E.V. Sklyarov, L.F. Suvorova, S.V. Kanakin, N.S. Karmanov, I.G. Barash,