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Table 5 Chemical compositions of phases in run products

From: Melting phase relations in the MgSiO3–CaSiO3 system at 24 GPa

Run no.

SMa

Phaseb

MgO

CaO

SiO2

Total (wt.%)

Mg

Ca

Si

∑Cationc

Mg/(Mg + Ca)

OS3097

Mg90

S-Bdg (48)

37.56(101)

3.07(121)

62.12(76)

102.74(112)

0.915(19)

0.054(21)

1.016(4)

1.984(4)

0.945(22)

 

Mg75

S-Bdg (32)

36.45(93)

3.35(86)

61.46(72)

101.25(130)

0.901(16)

0.060(15)

1.020(4)

1.980(4)

0.938(16)

OS3099

Mg90

Melt (9)

33.57(42)

8.49(28)

57.33(86)

99.39(86)

0.864(12)

0.157(6)

0.990(6)

2.010(6)

0.846(5)

  

L-Bdg (44)

38.25(106)

2.12(79)

61.04(100)

101.42(171)

0.943(15)

0.038(14)

1.010(3)

1.990(3)

0.962(14)

  

S-Bdg (34)

38.26(100)

1.99(60)

60.84(106)

101.09(181)

0.946(13)

0.035(11)

1.009(4)

1.991(4)

0.964(11)

  

S-CaPv (28)

4.89(63)

40.58(67)

52.85(67)

98.32(85)

0.140(18)

0.834(17)

1.013(5)

1.987(5)

0.143(17)

 

Mg75

L-CaPv (29)

5.34(75)

40.30(83)

52.72(84)

98.36(97)

0.153(22)

0.827(17)

1.010(8)

1.990(8)

0.155(21)

  

S-CaPv (33)

5.68(57)

39.90(78)

52.97(64)

98.55(87)

0.161(16)

0.816(16)

1.011(7)

1.989(7)

0.165(16)

  

S-Bdg (44)

39.05(66)

1.80(31)

61.89(74)

102.74(121)

0.949(8)

0.031(6)

1.010(3)

1.990(3)

0.968(6)

OS3095

Mg90

Melt (13)

35.49(38)

5.29(13)

58.47(44)

99.24(84)

0.904(4)

0.097(2)

0.999(2)

2.000(2)

0.903(2)

 

Mg75

Melt (15)

31.47(46)

10.35(16)

57.63(57)

99.46(112)

0.812(4)

0.192(2)

0.998(2)

2.002(2)

0.809(2)

  

L-CaPv (31)

4.39(36)

42.59(58)

53.01(65)

100.00(81)

0.124(10)

0.865(13)

1.005(4)

1.995(4)

0.125(10)

OS3150

Mg50

Melt (21)

28.27(72)

14.57(90)

56.85(40)

99.70(67)

0.737(16)

0.273(18)

0.995(2)

2.005(2)

0.730(17)

  

L-CaPv (37)

3.42(43)

43.32(59)

53.52(31)

100.25(48)

0.096(12)

0.878(13)

1.013(3)

1.987(3)

0.099(12)

  1. SM starting material, S- subsolidus, L- liquidus, Bdg bridgmanite, CaPv CaSiO3-rich perovskite
  2. aSee Table 1 for details
  3. bNumber of electron microprobe analyses is shown in parentheses
  4. cNumber of oxygen is 3