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Table 7 Chemical composition of (Mg,Fe)-calcite. Units are weight percent of oxides and atoms per formula unit

From: Melting carbonated epidote eclogites: carbonatites from subducting slabs

Run

SPT3

FB6

SPT7

SPT8

SPT10

P (GPa)

3.8

4.0

3.8

4.2

4.2

T (°C)

1000

870

900

900

900

FeO

2.40 (0.41)

2.77 (0.87)

2.34 (0.17)

2.69 (0.17)

3.42 (0.37)

MgO

13.92 (0.36)

6.61 (1.29)

5.64 (0.53)

8.39 (0.45)

10.40 (0.50)

CaO

37.07 (0.74)

45.47 (2.49)

47.18 (0.85)

42.90 (1.45)

40.86 (1.26)

Na2O

0.07 (0.05)

0.06 (0.02)

0.06 (0.02)

0.07 (0.06)

0.03 (0.02)

CO2

45.98 (0.70)

44.92 (2.83)

44.97 (0.64)

44.95 (0.37)

45.69 (0.83)

Total

99.44 (1.51)

99.82 (2.32)

100.18 (1.39)

99.01 (0.93)

100.39 (1.84)

Fe2+

0.064 (0.010)

0.075 (0.021)

0.064 (0.004)

0.073 (0.004)

0.092 (0.010)

Mg

0.661 (0.011)

0.321 (0.054)

0.274 (0.023)

0.408 (0.022)

0.497 (0.022)

Ca

1.266 (0.023)

1.590 (0.052)

1.647 (0.026)

1.498 (0.040)

1.403 (0.025)

Na

0.004 (0.003)

0.004 (0.001)

0.004 (0.001)

0.004 (0.004)

0.002 (0.001)

C

2.000 (0.000)

2.000 (0.000)

2.000 (0.000)

2.000 (0.000)

2.000 (0.000)