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petrology of ultramafic and related rocks along iraqi zagros thrust zone

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Figure 4 – 6: Compositions <strong>of</strong> chromian spinel cores in dunite <strong>and</strong><br />

harzburgite <strong>of</strong> Mawat peridotite plotted on Cr 3+ - Al 3+ -<br />

Fe 3+ cations diagram. ----------------------------------------------------------------53<br />

Figure 4 – 7: Compositions <strong>of</strong> chromian spinel cores in<br />

dunite,harzburgite <strong>and</strong> lherzolite <strong>of</strong> Pauza peridotite<br />

plotted on Cr 3+ - Al 3+ - Fe 3+ cations diagram. --------------------53<br />

Figure 4 – 8: Compositions <strong>of</strong> pyroxene in Pauza peridotite plotted<br />

on En-Wo-Fs diagram (after Morimoto et al., 1988). -- 54<br />

Figure 5 – 1: Chromian spinel compositions plotted on Cr# vs.<br />

Mg#. Fields aftrer (Raymond, 2002). ---------------------------------61<br />

Figure 5 – 2: Cyclic metamorphism <strong>of</strong> Chromian spinel in<br />

harzburgite. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------62<br />

Figure 5 – 3: Cr# in spinel vs. Fo content <strong>of</strong> olivine in <strong>ultramafic</strong><br />

<strong>rocks</strong> from IZTZ. Fields for spinels occurring in abyssal<br />

(<strong>and</strong> ocean ridge), oceanic SSZ <strong>and</strong> passivemargin<br />

peridotites are after Dick <strong>and</strong> Bullen (1984) <strong>and</strong><br />

Pearce et al. (2000). OSMA field after Arai (1994). Pink<br />

boxes are Pauza, gray boxes are Mawat, <strong>and</strong> yallow<br />

triangles are Penjwin peridotites. ---------------------------------------63<br />

Figure 5 – 4: Chromian spinel compositions plotted on TiO 2 vs.<br />

Al 2 O 3 tectonic discrimination diagram. Fields for arc<br />

volcanic <strong>rocks</strong>, supra-subduction <strong>zone</strong> (SSZ), ocean<br />

isl<strong>and</strong> basalts (OIB), <strong>and</strong> MORB basalts <strong>and</strong><br />

peridotites after Kamentesky et al. (2001). ---------------------64<br />

Figure 6 – 1: A. Field photograph showing the Albitite pod with<br />

massive serpentinite in the Penjwin igneous complex.<br />

B. Sketch showing different mineral <strong>zone</strong>s in the<br />

metarodingite pod, A = serpentinite host rock, B =<br />

blackwall <strong>zone</strong>, C = grossular – prehnite <strong>zone</strong>, D =<br />

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