Associate minerals include epidote, titanite, glaucophane, garnet and quartz. Vein analyses have revealed that the trace element and the O-isotope compositions of the vein-forming minerals are generally buffered by the host rock composition. The formation of new mineral assemblages under (U)HP–LT eclogitization of blueschists is controlled by the dissolution and precipitation of new minerals (Austrheim, 1998; John & Schenk, 2003). One possibility is by continual underplating of the accretionary prism with low-density sediments, resulting in fast, buoyant uplift during which high-density pieces of the slab are dragged to the surface (Cloos, 1993). Edson S. Bastin, "Biographical Memoir of Frederick Leslie Ransome, 1868-1935", National Academy of Sciences Biographic Memoirs XXII: 156 and Charles Palache with Frederick Leslie Ransome, "Uber Lawsonit, ein neues Gesteins-bildendes Mineral aus Californien" Zeits. G. Hoinkes, ... R. Schmid, in Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences, 2014. It is not possible to do justice to this topic in this chapter; however, Chapter 3.17 provides an excellent synthesis of the field, experimental, and theoretical constraints on prograde metamorphic reaction history in subducting mafic and sedimentary lithologies. 24 (1896): 588-592. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lawsonite&oldid=962164874, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Colorless, white, pale blue to grayish blue, Commonly prismatic, tabular; also granular, massive, Perfect on {100} and {010}, imperfect on {101}, Weak; X = blue, pale brownish yellow; Y = deep bluish green, yellowish green; Z = colorless, yellowish. Several recent studies calculated phase equilibria in KMASH and NKMASH for HP and UHP metapelitic rocks (see Proyer, 2003; Wei and Powell, 2004; also see Liou et al., 1987; El-Shazly and Liou, 1991), and Proyer (2003), in particular, considered the extent of exhumation-related reaction expected for various metapelitic bulk compositions. Thus, dehydration rates are rather low, and the (post-amphibole) remnant 1.5 wt.% of H2O is lost over a wide depth range. A typical low-T assemblage is albite + chlorite + carbonates. Figure 6. It also occurs as a secondary mineral in altered gabbro and diorite. HP metapelites have been reported at Beiketan, in the northern Altun belt (Che et al., 1995), and blueschists and eclogites have been identified in the Hongliuquan area (Zhang, L.F. et al., 2005; Zhang, J.X. Above this pressure, potassium also enters into clinopyroxene (Okamoto and Maruyama, 1998; Schmidt and Poli, 1998) and the relative amounts of phengite, clinopyroxene, and the coexisting fluid will depend upon the quantity of dissolved potassium and its dissolution rate into the fluid. . These blueschists, eclogites, and related schists form a HP/LT slab about 40 km long and 2–5 km wide, located roughly in the center of the North Altun subduction–accretion complex, which was juxtaposed against the ophiolite mélange. We use cookies to help provide and enhance our service and tailor content and ads. Veins generally formed at the lawsonite blueschist→epidote blueschist→eclogite facies transitions and during the greenschist facies retrogression, related to extensive fluid release. Perhaps the most exciting aspect of these findings is that for the first time we have direct evidence that crustal rocks (both felsic and mafic) can be recycled into the mantle. In subduction zones, crustal fragments can be carried to great depths (>50 km), yet remaining at rather low temperatures, usually <400°C (see Figure 2.9). The Bay Area of California is the type locality and primary region of this mineral, and this is where Lawson taught. (1993) Blueschist metamorphism in an active subduction zone, Japan. Hurlbut, Cornelius S.; Klein, Cornelis, 1985, Manual of Mineralogy, 20th ed., Wiley. Lawsonite is a rare high pressure metamorphic mineral associated with metamorphism in subduction zones. Zircon from gabbro yielded a SHRIMP (Sensitive High Resolution Ion MicroProbe) age of 479±8 Ma, which is interpreted as the age of the ophiolite (Yang et al., 2008). A second set of calculations modeled Fe3+ and Mn. Extended to show the presence of both the cyclic silicate groups and M4-site silicon, according to the nomenclature of the eudialyte group. A member of the lawsonite group : IMA Status: Approved IMA 1998 (Dana # Added) Locality: On the seashore of Oyashirazu, about 15 km WSW of Itoigawa Station, Itoigawa-Ohmi district, Niigata-ken Prefecture, Japan. Their presence in microshear zones indicates that shearing along the main foliation S1 enhanced the fluid convergence and migration. This new mineral that is produced in the metamorphosed rock is the index mineral, which indicates the minimum pressure and temperature the protolith must have achieved in order for that mineral to form. Strunz 9th edi­tion incl. Glaucophane, kyanite and zoisite are other common minerals in the blueschist facies and are commonly found to coexist (Pawley et al., 1996). Lawsonite is a very widespread mineral and has attracted considerable interest because of its importance as a marker of moderate pressure (6-12 kb) and low temperature (300 - 400 °C) conditions in nature (Clarke et al., 2006). The initially low temperature of the slab, and fluids taken down with it manage to depress isotherms and keep the slab much colder than the surrounding mantle, allowing for these unusual high pressure, low temperature conditions. Passing 100 km at a temperature of 700 °C causes the loss of the last hydrous phase (zoisite) near this depth and our MORB volume becomes a dry eclogite and thus irrelevant for any further production of mobile phases. High activity of Na in the salt diapirs provided a suitable mechanism to form blue amphiboles before the theoretical values of pressure and temperature. Experimentally derived phase diagram for H2O-saturated mid-ocean ridge basalt (modified from Schmidt MW and Poli S (1998) Experimentally based water budgets for dehydrating slabs and consequences for arc magma generation. Extents of exhumation-related overprinting are, in general, related to the degrees of heating during decompression, the duration of any heating (or cooling) during this decompression, the volatile content of the rocks prior to exhumation, and the bulk composition of the rocks. Above 2.4 GPa continuous reactions dominate over a few discontinuous reactions and most (including the wet solidus) are subparallel to typical subduction P–T paths. Intersection at T=480°C, P=23.3 kbar. Lawsonite is a metamorphic silicate mineral related chemically and structurally to the epidote group of minerals. Each type of vein points to specific formation mechanisms. Extensive veining frequently takes place in (U)HP rocks during retrogression (Barrientos, 1992; Miller & Cartwright, 2006), and is often related to shear zones (Cartwright & Barnicoat, 2003). H2O. Lawsonite is the most water-rich of these phases (12 wt.% H 2 O) and may host >50% of the water present; however it is restricted to relatively low temperatures (Figure 4). The hydrous, high-pressure mineral lawsonite is important in volatile and element cycling between the crust and mantle in subduction zones and may also influence the rheology and deformation behavior of the subducted crust and associated sediments. H2O present in excess. Evidence for subduction in the Zagros comes from three main sources: (1) windows in the Hajiabad area at the SE end of the Sanandaj–Sirjan zone, (2) the ∼29 shreds of Mesozoic ophiolites incorporated within the Zagros orogen, and (3) blue amphiboles in the mafic inclusions carried to the surface in the diapirs of Hormoz salt found at the northeast end of the simply folded belt. Talbot, in Developments in Structural Geology and Tectonics, 2019. Jingsui Yang, ... Cailai Wu, in Ultrahigh-Pressure Metamorphism, 2011. Lawsonite has three refractive indices of nα = 1.665 nβ = 1.672 - 1.676 nγ = 1.684 - 1.686, which produces a birefringence of δ = 0.019 - 0.021 and an optically positive biaxial interference figure. Figure 8. et al., 2007b). Available data (Figure 10) report that at 700–750 °C, amphibole is stable up to a pressure of about 2.5 GPa. Abbreviations after Kretz (1983) except Omp=omphacite and Phng=phengite. Originally from the Jungles collection. (2007) with different water weakening effects: straight line represents a model reference for a ‘dry’ rock; dashed line refers to a moderate rock strength reduction due to water; narrow dashed line refers to a relevant strength reduction. It has perfect cleavage in two directions and a brittle fracture. Compared to other protoliths, mafic lithologies are particularily sensitive to very low-grade metamorphic conditions. Because many reactions are parallel to typical P–T paths during subduction, effective H2O contents, mineral assemblages, and mineral compositions are fairly sensitive to temperature. This assemblage is diagnostic of this facies. et al., 2007b, Zhang, L.F. et al., 2005; Zhang, J.X. Miller et al. Index minerals along a path with a high P/T-ratio (Figure 2) are pumpellyite and lawsonite (stable up to ca. The hydrous phases in oceanic crust with the widest pressure stability range are lawsonite and phengite, which both reach into the stishovite field. This mainly occurs along continental margins (subduction zones) such as those found in: the Franciscan Formation in California at Reed Station, Tiburon Peninsula of Marin County, California; the Piedmont metamorphic rocks of Italy; and schists in New Zealand, New Caledonia, China, Japan and from various points in the circum-Pacific orogenic belt. The mineral has a Mohs hardness of 8 and a specific gravity of 3.09. P. Fumagalli, S. Klemme, in Treatise on Geophysics (Second Edition), 2015. 2F–2J). This crystal is transparent to translucent and varies in color from white to pale blue to colorless with a white streak and a vitreous or greasy luster. This is because the metasedimentary rocks show greater pervasive deformation and open-system behavior than the metabasalts and experience different decompression-related mineral reaction histories. Now, if the 100 km depth is achieved at a temperature of 750 °C, a MORB is already above the wet solidus and any fluid infiltrating from below should cause partial melting. The database (hp55af3MSTR.txt) was kindly provided by Doug Tinkham. The subsequent prograde assemblages depend strongly on the geothermal gradient. Lawsonite is a metamorphic silicate mineral related chemically and structurally to the epidote group of minerals. The hydroxyl units are bound to the edge-sharing Al octahedral (Baur, 1978). Index minerals are used in geology to determine the degree of metamorphism a rock has experienced. H2O giving it a close chemical composition with anorthite CaAl2Si2O8 (its anhydrous equivalent), yet lawsonite has greater density and a different Al coordination (Comodi et al., 1996). Similarly, HP garnet–quartz and HP quartz veins result from the channelization of small amounts of fluids released during eclogitization, over several centimeters to decimeters. CT703 - Lawsonite $ 280 Sonoma Co., California, USA small cabinet - 6 x 5 x 4 cm (click on an image to enlarge) Lawsonite is a rare mineral with the type locality in nearby Marin Co., California. Name Origin: Named for the locality. While anorthite has a tetrahedral coordination with Al (Al substitutes for Si in feldspars), lawsonite has an octahedral coordination with Al, making it an orthorhombic sorosilicate with a space group of Cmcm which consists of Si2O7 Groups and O, OH, F, and H2O with cations in [4] and/or > [4] coordination. This metamorphic belt, which trends west-northwest between Qingshuigou and Baijinshi, in Qilian, is regarded as the deep portion of an accreted wedge related to subduction of Proto-Tethyan Ocean lithosphere during the Early Paleozoic (Zhang et al., 1998). However, no pervasive flow of external fluids transported on several meters was detected. Colored rectangles are peak P–T conditions of the suites discussed in this chapter (mostly from Hacker, in press; references for peak P–T estimates provided therein; p, Pamir in dashed-oval regions; see Hacker et al., 2005, for discussion of these partially melted metasedimentary rocks). The substantial amount of water bound in lawsonite’s crystal structure is released during its breakdown to denser minerals during prograde metamorphism. At these conditions, the H2O content of the rock was estimated to be around 6 wt.% (Schmidt and Poli, 2014). The component H2O was assumed to be pure and in excess (Figures 14.7 and 14.8). The Glaucophane mineral is named after two Greek words: glaukos, which means “bluish green”; and phainesthai, which means “to appear.”Specimens can be gray, lavender blue, or bluish black. Unfortunately, a difference in temperature of 100 °C has a significant impact. 2D, 2E). Edward Ghent, Philippe Erdmer, in Ultrahigh-Pressure Metamorphism, 2011. The hydrated oceanic crust loses up to two-third of the entire water content before the breakdown of amphibole through numerous dehydration reactions. In order to include silicates, hydrates, and carbonates in the ACF-projection SiO2, H2O and CO2 are excess components. A. Schematic exhumation paths for the Dabie-Sulu UHP rocks (light blue, straight-line segments) are from Zheng et al. Ar–Ar ages of glaucophane from this belt are between 440 and 460 Ma (Wu et al., 1993; Zhang et al., 1997), whereas zircon from the eclogite yielded SHRIMP (Sensitive High Resolution Ion MicroProbe) U–Pb ages of 463–468 Ma (Song et al., 2004). As a consequence, a particular rock volume crosses reactions over a wide depth interval. H 2 O Locality: California, USA Source: University of Arizona Mineral Museum 8433 Owner: RRUFF Description: White to colorless fragments Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis Mineral Group: [ Lawsonite (4)] The locality is protected and not accessible. Together with the matrix minerals albite + chlorite + carbonates, they form the characteristic assemblage of a greenschist. The black, unfilled oval region is for the Parigi UHP locality of the Dora Maira Massif (see discussion in Hermann et al., in press; Sharp et al., 1993), and the black, unfilled rectangular region is for the Erzgebirge UHP rocks studied by Massone and Kopp (2005). Guarda le traduzioni di ‘lawsonite mineral group’ in Italiano. (2006) The lawsonite paradox: a comparison of field evidence and mineral equilibria modeling, Australia. Because there is no activity-composition data for Mn in several of the critical minerals, Mn will substitute only in garnet over this P–T range. The P–T boundary of lawsonite-out for the Mn and Fe3+ system provides approximate lower P and T limits on the stability of epidote with garnet and omphacite. Krist. The contribution of the mafic, basaltic, and gabbroic, part of the slab to the transport and release of fluids during subduction, has been extensively investigated both at H2O-saturated conditions, that is, in the presence of water (Forneris and Holloway, 2003; Litasov and Ohtani, 2005; Okamoto and Maruyama, 2004; Pawley and Holloway, 1993; Poli, 1993; Poli and Schmidt, 1995; Schmidt and Poli, 1998), in the presence of a CO2 fluid (Molina and Poli, 2000; Yaxley and Green, 1994), and with variable C–O–H fluids (Poli et al., 2009). (2001, 2002, 2003). Figure 10. Such veins with two-way mass transfer are commonly observed in HP terranes (Molina et al. The greatest prospects for survival of prograde reactions and geochemistry are found in mafic rocks that experienced relatively rapid, down-T exhumation paths. The chemistry of tourmaline is highly variable, but the other minerals are generally close to the end member compositions listed in the blue box above. We initially used the chemical system SiO2–TiO2–Al2O3–FeO–MgO–CaO–Na2O–K2O–H2O. updates. A simplified P–T diagram for Mn and Fe3+ in the system is illustrated in Figure 14.9 for sample RR-12-4. Glaucophane and lawsonite, both of which have a bluish color, are common minerals in this setting. We calculated lawsonite-out and epidote/zoisite-in at 580°C and 20.8 kbar for RR-12-4. Retrograde albite and quartz veins formed during the greenschist facies retrogression related to the exhumation event (Bosse et al., 2002; Ballèvre et al., 2003; El Korh et al., 2009). The principal temperature and pressure estimates using isochemical phase diagram sections involve the intersection of isopleths of garnet composition. Subsequent X-ray powder study proved the diffraction pattern of the mineral to be very close to that of the lawsonite group of minerals. Discoveries of coesite (high-pressure silica phase) and diamond inclusions in pyroxenes and garnet from eclogites from high-pressure metamorphic rocks in eastern China record astounding pressures of 4.3 GPa (about 150-km burial depth) at 740°C (Schreyer, 1995; Zheng, 2008). 9: Silikate (Germanate) B: Gruppensilikate (Sorosilikate) E: Si 2 O 7 Gruppen mit zusätzlichen Anionen; Kationen in oktahedraler [6] und größerer Koordination 05:Lawsonit-Gruppe Crystals are slender, often lathlike prisms, with lengthwise striations. For example, some of the metasedimentary rocks lack biotite, but the calculated boundary for biotite-in is at a lower temperature than the temperature estimated from mineral equilibria. The assemblages are: (1) Amp–Grt–Omp–Phng–Bt–Tlc–Qtz; (2) Amp–Grt–Omp–Bt–Tlc–Qtz; (3) Grt–Omp–Bt–Tlc–Qtz; (4) Amp–Grt–Omp–Phng–Bt–Tlc; (5) Amp–Grt–Omp–Phng–Tlc–Lws–Qtz; (6) Amp–Grt–Omp–Phng–Tlc–Lws; (7) Amp–Grt–Omp–Chl–Phng–Tlc–Lws; (8) Amp–Grt–Omp–Phng–Tlc–Lws–Qtz; (9) Amp–Grt–Omp–Chl–Phng–Tlc; (10) Amp–Grt–Omp–Phng–Tlc; (11) Amp–Grt–Omp–Phng–Bt–Tlc; (12) Amp (2)–Grt–Omp–Phng–Bt–Tlc–Qtz; (13) Amp (2)–Grt–Omp–Phng–Bt–Qtz; (14) Amp–Grt–Omp–Chl–Phng–Bt–Qtz; (15) Amp–Grt–Omp–Chl–Phng–Bt–Qtz; (16) Grt–Omp–Chl–Phng–Qtz; (17) Amp–Grt–Omp–Chl–Bt–Qtz; (18) Grt–Omp–Chl–Phng–Pg–Qtz; (19) Grt–Omp–Phng–Chl–Pg–Lws–Qtz; (20) Amp (2)–Grt–Omp–Phng–Bt–Qtz; (21) Omp–Chl–Phng–Lws–Ttn–Qtz; (22) Amp (2)–Grt–Omp–Bt–Qtz. This approach assumes a constant bulk chemical composition across the phase boundaries. Pyrope – from Greek fiery, in allusion to its fire-red color. A. The precipitation of phengite would result from either the decrease of fluid pressure in the fractures (Brunsmann et al., 2000; Gao & Klemd, 2001) or chemical disequilibrium between the fluid and the host eclogite (Ague, 1994). Refractive indices are nα=1.665, nβ=1.672 - 1.676, and nγ=1.684 - 1.686. White micas, particularly paragonite, as well as kyanite coexisting with hornblende, are indicative of pressure-dominated amphibolite-facies conditions (epidote–amphibolite-facies). Pawley A. R., Redfern S. A. T., Holland T. J. One key factor when selecting suites best suited for geochemical work is the thermal history that the rocks experienced during exhumation (see the P–T diagram in Figure 6). Furthermore, dehydration reactions occur over a considerable range of depths and as a consequence the fluid release is expected to be continuously distributed along the slab (e.g., Bose and Ganguly, 1995; Schmidt and Poli, 1998). We also used the isochemical phase diagram sections to set limits on the P–T conditions, based on the appearance or disappearance of other minerals. Garnet – (mineral group name), from Latin granatum (= pomegranate), the seeds of which it was thought to resemble. The mineral Lawsonite is named for him, as is the Lawson Adit, originally a mining construction research tunnel on UC Berkeley's campus. The small size of quartz crystals implies a fast nucleation rate (John & Schenk, 2003). Blueschist-facies metamorphism is important in subduction zones, where high-pressure, relatively low-temperature mineral assemblages form. The blueschist metamorphic facies are characterized by the minerals jadeite, glaucophane, epidote, Earth as an Evolving Planetary System (Second Edition), is important in subduction zones, where high-pressure, relatively low-temperature mineral assemblages form. Experimentation on lawsonite to vary its responses at different temperatures and different pressures is among its most studied aspects, for it is these qualities that affect its abilities to carry water down to mantle depths, similar to other OH-containing phases like antigorite, talc, phengite, staurolite, and epidote (Comodi et al., 1996). However, in all cases, vein opening and mineral crystallization are concomitant (Widmer & Thomson, 2001). Though lawsonite and anorthite have similar compositions, their structures are quite different. Lawsonite is a rare sorosilicate that has, in this case, an unusual green color due to it’s being a chromian variety. Mineral variety names and mineraloids are to be listed after the valid minerals for each letter.. For a complete listing (about 4,000) of all mineral names: List of minerals (complete). Nature 364, 520-523. Index mineral phases of mafic granulites are clinopyroxene and orthopyroxene, which form at the expense of hornblende (Figure 8). As an example we set Fe3+ atoms as 10% of total Fe cations. Our results agree with small-scale fluid flow system models arguing for limited fluid migration in subducted slabs at HP (Philippot & Selverstone, 1991; Nadeau et al., 1993; Philippot, 1993; Getty & Selverstone, 1994; Miller et al., 2001; Spandler & Hermann, 2006). However, the fluid was not able to propagate through more than several meters, as the decrease of the fluid pressure prevented the pursuit of fracturing (Barnicoat, 1988). Besides slight discrepancies, mainly related to different experimental setup and starting materials, all experimental studies suggest that phase relations in mafic systems are dominated by solid solutions and complex continuous reactions, with significant changes in mineral chemistry with P and T and phase abundances rather than changing phase assemblages. This means lawsonite is capable of conveying appreciable water to shallow depths in subducting oceanic lithosphere (Clarke et al., 2006). Occurrence in Wales: Nataraj (1967) recorded the first UK occurrence of lawsonite from metabasites in southeast Anglesey. Exceedingly rare mineral of the eudialyte group, with formula Na 12 Sr 3 Ca 6 Fe 3 Zr 3 WSi 2 (Si 3 O 9 ) 2 O(O,OH,H 2 O) 3 (OH,Cl) 2. The complex polyphase vein network on the Ile de Groix shows that fluid–rock interactions occurred continuously during prograde, peak, and retrograde metamorphism of the subduction and exhumation processes. and natural occurrences of epidote/zoisite, Very High-Pressure Epidote Eclogite from Ross River Area, Yukon, Canada, Records Deep Subduction, Forneris and Holloway, 2003; Litasov and Ohtani, 2005; Okamoto and Maruyama, 2004; Pawley and Holloway, 1993; Poli, 1993; Poli and Schmidt, 1995; Schmidt and Poli, 1998, Molina and Poli, 2000; Yaxley and Green, 1994, Bose and Ganguly, 1995; Schmidt and Poli, 1998. km), basalts are transformed into rock composed of chlorite, amphibole, phengite, Poli, 1993; Poli and Schmidt, 1995; Schmidt and Poli, 1998, Okamoto and Maruyama, 1999; Ono, 1998; Poli and Schmidt, 1998; Schmidt and Poli, 1998, Okamoto and Maruyama, 1999; Schmidt, 1996, HP–UHP Metamorphic Belts in the Eastern Tethyan Orogenic System in China, Xiao et al., 1978; Wu et al., 1993; Shi et al., 2004a; Yang et al., 2008, The North Qilian–North Altun HP metamorphic belt is dominated by blueschists and low-temperature eclogites, some of which contain, Zhang & Meng, 2006; Zhang, J.X. They enhanced the fluid flow and, in turn, triggered the eclogitization of the host metabasite (John & Schenk, 2003). Mole fractions of Grs and Prp. In addition, the bulk rock chemical analyses do not include separate FeO and Fe2O3 analyses so we have to assume values for the calculations. The assemblages are: (1) Amp–Grt–Omp–Phng–Tlc; (2) Amp–Grt–Omp–Phng–Tlc–Lws; (3) Amp–Omp (2)–Chl–Phng–Lws; (4) Omp (2)–Grt–Chl–Phng–Lws; (5) Amp–Omp–Grt–Phng; (6) Omp–Grt–Chl–Phng; (7) Omp–Chl–Pg–Lws; (8) Omp–Grt–Chl–Pg–Phng–Lws; (9) Onp–Grt–Chl–Phng–Lws; (10) Omp–Grt–Chl–Phng; (11) Amp–Omp–Grt–Chl–Phng. Isochemical phase diagram section of sample RR-11-2. This deeper part of the subduction zone is therefore characterized by a lower dehydration rate and less fluid production. H2O giving it a close chemical composition with anorthite CaAl2Si2O8 (its anhydrous equivalent), yet lawsonite has greater density and a different Al coordination (Comodi et al., 1996). The amphibolite-facies assemblage plagioclase + hornblende grows at ∼ 550 °C from chlorite + epidote. It was named for geologist Andrew Lawson (1861–1952) of the University of California by two of Lawson's graduate students, Charles Palache and Frederick Leslie Ransome.[4]. This database included the thermodynamic data of Holland and Powell (1998). Figure 14.6. The peak P–T conditions for metamorphic suites discussed in this chapter, some representative exhumation P–T paths, the positions of the wet and dehydration solidi for partial melting of mafic and sedimentary lithologies, and peak metamorphic conditions of some other selected UHP suites (figure modified after Hacker, in press; also note the patterned field for “All eclogites,” and the graphite–diamond and quartz–coesite equilibria). A K2O-free MORB passing 600–650 °C at a depth of 100 km has 1 wt.% H2O stored in lawsonite and chloritoid and will arrive at 200 km with ∼0.4 wt.% H2O in lawsonite. However, experiments (Poli, 1993; Pawley and Holloway, 1993; Poli and Schmidt, 1995; Schmidt and Poli, 1998; Okamoto and Maruyama, 1999; Forneris and Holloway, 2001) and natural occurrences of epidote/zoisite, lawsonite, talc, chloritoid, phengite, staurolite, OH-rich topaz, and many other minor hydrous minerals in eclogites that have already lost their amphibole, clearly demonstrate that dehydration continues above 2.4 GPa. Well-formed crystals from marble and pegmatite are often transparent. Veins generally formed at the, Spandler et al., 2003; El Korh et al., 2009, Philippot & Selverstone, 1991; Nadeau et al., 1993; Philippot, 1993; Getty & Selverstone, 1994; Miller et al., 2001; Spandler & Hermann, 2006, Balashov & Yardley, 1998; John et al., 2007, Brunsmann et al., 2000; Gao & Klemd, 2001, Molina et al. Epidote usually ranges between yellowish green to pistachio green in color. The vein network generally indicats localized fluid flow in closed systems, and fluid sourced in the surrounding rocks (Widmer & Thompson, 2001). An ophiolite mélange, composed of ultramafic rocks, gabbro, mafic pillow lavas, chert, and carbonate rocks, occurs at Hongliugou–Lapeiquan in the North Altun belt (Guo et al., 1998; Liu et al., 1999), where it is accompanied by mafic dyke swarms (Yang et al., 2002a). Generally, the natural occurrences of coesite- and sometimes diamond-bearing hydrous eclogites (the most famous being Dora Maira, Norway, Dabie Shan, and the Kokchetav massif, see Liou et al. Lawsonite crystallizes in the orthorhombic system in prismatic, often tabular crystals. et al., 2008). lawsonite sorosilicate mineral. By continuing you agree to the use of cookies. M.W. The compositions have been normalized to total grs+alm+prp. Veins were likely deposited when the flow decreased, by diffusion through the stagnant fluid within the fracture zones. 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