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Table 8 Chemical composition of solids precipitated on quenching experiments. Units are weight percent of oxides and atoms per formula unit for carbonate. CIPW norm is given for silicate glass

From: Melting carbonated epidote eclogites: carbonatites from subducting slabs

 

Quench carbonate

 

Silicate glass

Run

SPT5

SPT8

Run

SPT8

P (GPa)

4.2

4.2

P (GPa)

4.2

T (°C)

900

900

T (°C)

900

SiO2

1.79 (0.70)

1.79 (1.81)

SiO2

65.89 (3.32)

Al2O3

1.41 (0.18)

0.38 (0.21)

Al2O3

12.22 (1.68)

FeO

5.38 (0.39)

4.22 (0.43)

FeO

0.60 (0.77)

MgO

3.76 (0.26)

6.53 (0.35)

MgO

0.41 (0.04)

CaO

40.16 (0.85)

40.22 (1.43)

CaO

2.85 (0.65)

Na2O

2.26 (0.07)

2.27 (1.23)

Na2O

2.31 (1.90)

CO2

44.68 (0.43)

46.25 (1.08)

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Total

99.42

101.66

Total

84.28 (3.87)

Si

0.06 (0.02)

0.06 (0.06)

Q

51.38

Al

0.05 (0.01)

0.01 (0.01)

ab

25.19

Fe2+

0.15 (0.01)

0.11 (0.01)

an

17.17

Mg

0.18 (0.01)

0.31 (0.02)

cor

4.28

Ca

1.41 (0.04)

1.36 (0.02)

hy

1.38

Na

0.14 (0.01)

0.14 (0.07)

mt

0.08

C

2.00 (0.00)

2.00 (0.00)

hem

0.52