A revision of the Ni-in-garnet geothermometer with special regard to its pressure dependence
LITHOS(2024)
摘要
We have explored the effect of temperature (T) and pressure (P) on Ni partitioning between garnet and olivine in well-equilibrated mantle xenoliths from on-craton, marginal-craton and off-craton settings and in high-P-T experiments at natural Ni abundance. Contrary to previous evaluations, the xenolith and experimental data indicate that the P effect is not negligible, consistent with the significant volume change of the garnet-olivine Mg-Ni exchange reaction. The recognition of a P effect satisfactorily resolves the discrepancies observed using previous calibrations of the Ni-in-Grt geothermometer and provides a solution to the long-standing controversy as to which Ni-in-Grt geothermometer is best applied to natural chromian pyrope compositions. A recalibrated, Pdependent Ni-in-garnet geothermometer reproduces the pyroxene T estimates for the xenoliths and the T conditions of the experiments with a standard error of estimate of 44 C-degrees. The P dependence (ca. 40 C-degrees/GPa) is comparable to that of the garnet-olivine Fe-Mg exchange geothermometer. A small tendency to overestimate at T < 900 C-degrees relative to two-pyroxene thermometry is observed, which is unrelated to garnet compositional parameters. A set of simplified, geotherm-referenced calibrations permit traditional use of the Ni-in-garnet geothermometer as a single-mineral method, provided the local geotherm is known or can be estimated or inferred.
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Garnet,Olivine,Nickel,Partitioning,Geothermometer
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