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Pressure and Temperature Dependence of the Fe 2+ /Fe 3+ -Ratio<br />

in Omphacite for the Re-Calibration of the Fe-Mg<br />

Geothermometer<br />

Stefan Lauterbach, Hans-Joachim Kleebe<br />

Iron is present in omphacite, (Ca,Na)(Mg,,Al,Fe 2+ ,Fe 3+ )Si2O6, a common clinopyroxene<br />

(Figure 5), as di- and trivalent cations. Analyzing the iron content via micoprobe, the<br />

overall iron content can be determined; however, without a distinction between Fe 2+ and<br />

Fe 3+ . The commonly used geothermomenter calibration of high pressure (HP) and ultrahigh<br />

pressure (UHP) eclogites is solely based on the Fe 2+ content as the total iron<br />

content. Thereby, the determined corresponding formation temperatures may differ by<br />

up to 400 degree Celsius, since the Fe 3+ content is not considered.<br />

Mathematical corrections of the Fe 2+ /Fe 3+ -ratio in omphacite are based on stoiciometric<br />

considerations, while analytical techniques to determine the actutal Fe 3+ content are still<br />

lacking. Moreover, experimental calibration of the Fe 2+ /Fe 3+ -ratio are commonly not<br />

satisfying. Therefore, a re-calibration of the Fe 2+ /Fe 3+ -ratio is performed by measuring<br />

both the Fe 2+ and Fe 3+ content in omphacite employing the technique of electron<br />

energy-loss spectroscopy (EELS). Parallel, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy<br />

(EDS) is used, in order to determine the overall Fe-content of the sample. The<br />

experimental EDS and EELS data allow a quantitative determination of the Fe 2+ and<br />

Fe 3+ content. In addition, the high lateral resolution of the transmission electron<br />

microscope (TEM), down to a few nanometer, allows the analysis of model samples that<br />

were synthesized at rather low temperatures (short diffusion profile), which are close to<br />

the formation temperature assumed for natural omphacites.<br />

Due to the high lateral resolution of the electron transmission microscopy techniques<br />

EELS and EDS, exchange equilibria at the sub-micron level are suitable for the<br />

experimental determination of the Fe 2+ /Fe 3+ -ratio, even at synthesis temperatures as<br />

low as 800 o C. Such low-temperature samples omit the normally applies extrapolation of<br />

HT data to low temperatures and add “hard data” to the lower temperature regime.<br />

Apart from synthetic samples, natural omphacites (HP-eclogites) from the Tauern<br />

Window are studied.<br />

Fig. 5: TEM bright field image of Omphacite,<br />

(Ca,Na)(Mg,,Al,Fe 2+ ,Fe 3+ )Si2O6; clinopyroxene)<br />

in an orientation which reveals typical antiphase<br />

bo<strong>und</strong>aries (APB; courtesy W. Müller).<br />

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