RODINGITIZATION OF IRANIAN BASIC ROCKS: A NEW INTERPRETATION

Mineral paragenesis of rodingitized basic rocks of Iranian ophiolites are presented and metasomatic reactions between Ca+2 bearing aqueous fluids issued during serpentinization of host ultramafic rock – with magmatic minerals of basic rocks leading to present paragenesis of rodingites are discussed....

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Published: University of Tehran 2002-06-01
Series:Journal of Sciences, Islamic Republic of Iran
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description Mineral paragenesis of rodingitized basic rocks of Iranian ophiolites are presented and metasomatic reactions between Ca+2 bearing aqueous fluids issued during serpentinization of host ultramafic rock – with magmatic minerals of basic rocks leading to present paragenesis of rodingites are discussed. It is concluded that Ca+2 rich aqueous fluid in equilibrium with serpentinite has high Ca+2 chemical potential to react with magmatic minerals of basic dykes resulting in lowering the free energy of system, appearance of a new mineral paragenesis and total or partial conversion of basic dykes to rodingites. A feedback mechanism is proposed to account for inter-relationship of serpentinization and rodingitization.
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spelling doaj-art-1985dcef7cbd441f93769249bee6ccde2025-08-20T03:08:48ZengUniversity of TehranJournal of Sciences, Islamic Republic of Iran1016-11042345-69142002-06-0113231743RODINGITIZATION OF IRANIAN BASIC ROCKS: A NEW INTERPRETATIONMineral paragenesis of rodingitized basic rocks of Iranian ophiolites are presented and metasomatic reactions between Ca+2 bearing aqueous fluids issued during serpentinization of host ultramafic rock – with magmatic minerals of basic rocks leading to present paragenesis of rodingites are discussed. It is concluded that Ca+2 rich aqueous fluid in equilibrium with serpentinite has high Ca+2 chemical potential to react with magmatic minerals of basic dykes resulting in lowering the free energy of system, appearance of a new mineral paragenesis and total or partial conversion of basic dykes to rodingites. A feedback mechanism is proposed to account for inter-relationship of serpentinization and rodingitization.https://jsciences.ut.ac.ir/article_31743_12e1bdd2c57dd4a3cfdc76160d875e7a.pdf
spellingShingle RODINGITIZATION OF IRANIAN BASIC ROCKS: A NEW INTERPRETATION
Journal of Sciences, Islamic Republic of Iran
title RODINGITIZATION OF IRANIAN BASIC ROCKS: A NEW INTERPRETATION
title_full RODINGITIZATION OF IRANIAN BASIC ROCKS: A NEW INTERPRETATION
title_fullStr RODINGITIZATION OF IRANIAN BASIC ROCKS: A NEW INTERPRETATION
title_full_unstemmed RODINGITIZATION OF IRANIAN BASIC ROCKS: A NEW INTERPRETATION
title_short RODINGITIZATION OF IRANIAN BASIC ROCKS: A NEW INTERPRETATION
title_sort rodingitization of iranian basic rocks a new interpretation
url https://jsciences.ut.ac.ir/article_31743_12e1bdd2c57dd4a3cfdc76160d875e7a.pdf