HR: 1330h
AN: V42A-0332    [PDF]
TI: Raman spectroscopic study of synthesized Na-bearing majoritic garnets
AU: * Okamoto, K
EM: kazu@earth.sinica.edu.tw
AF: Institute of Earth Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taiwan, R.O.C, P.O. Box 1-55 Nankang, Taipei, Tai 115 Taiwan
AB: Majoritic garnets in diamond have been considered as the sample from mantle transition zone (e.g. Moore and Gurney, 1985). For non-destructive, in-situ Raman analysis, Gillet et al. (2002) systematically checked chemistry and Raman peak of various majoritic garnets in diamond. They treated majoritic component as number of excess-silica than 3.0 per formula unit. However, in the basaltic system, majorite garnets also have significant amounts of Na. Na substitution is coupled with Si and Ti as follows; Na +Ti = Ca +Al (Ringwood and Lovering, 1970), Na +Si = Ca + Al (Sobolev and Labrentav, 1971; Ringwood and Major, 1971) or Na + Si = Mg + Al (Gasparik, 1989). Each component in garnet is defined as follows; Mj (majorite) component = ((Si-3)-Na)/2), NaSi (Na2MSi5O12 where M= Ca, Mg, Fe2+) component = (Na-T)/2, and NaTi component = Ti/2. Okamoto and Maruyama (2003) conducted UHP experiments in the MORB + H2O system (KNCFMATSH) at 10-19 GPa. They show that 1) Mj and NaTi component are constant and lower than 0.1 at T = 900 \deg C, and 2) NaSi component increases drastically above 15 GPa although it is neglibly small at P$<$15 GPa. Raman spectra was newly analyzed using Okamoto and Maruyama (2003)'s run charges. Above 15 GPa, there is a characteristic sharp peak at 910 cm-1 and broad shoulder between 800 and 900 cm-1 as well as broad band near 960 cm-1. Gillet et at (2002) concluded that the former peak at 910cm-1 is the only reliable signature for the majoritic garnet (Si$>$3). They also implied that the latter two broad peaks are diagnostic feature for Ti rich garnet ($>$ 1wt% of TiO2) as well as peak at 1030 cm-1. However, in all P range (10-19 GPa) of the present study, TiO2 is higher than 1wt%, and there is a peak at 1030 cm-1. Additional Ti-free experiment at 16 GPa, 1200 \deg C clearly revealed that Na-bearing majoritic garnet has a significant shoulder at 800-900 cm-1. Ref; Gasparik (1989) CMP, 102,389, Gillet et al. (2002) Am.Min., 87, 312, Moore and Gurney (1985)Nature, 318, 553, Okamoto and Maruyama (2003)PEPI, in press, Ringwood and Lovering (1970) EPSL, 7, 371, Ringwood and Major (1971)EPSL, 12, 411, Sobolev and Labrentav (1971)CMP, 31, 1.
DE: 0394 Instruments and techniques
DE: 3672 Planetary mineralogy and petrology (5410)
DE: 8045 Role of fluids
DE: 8121 Dynamics, convection currents and mantle plumes
DE: 8147 Planetary interiors (5430, 5724)
SC: Volcanology, Geochemistry, Petrology [V]
MN: 2003 Fall Meeting