Detrital spinels from alpinotype source rocks in middle Devonian sediments of the Rhenish Massif
Detrital spinels from alpinotype source rocks in middle Devonian sediments of the Rhenish Massif
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莱茵地块中泥盆统沉积物高山型烃源岩中的碎屑尖晶石
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10.1007/bf01820615
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1986
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S. Press
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Middle Devonian sandy siltstones of the Gummersbach area (Rhenish Massif) show increased Cr contents (up to 675 ppm). The chromium is mainly associated with detrital Cr-Al spinels. The spinels are characterized by a wide spectrum of chemical composition.In more than 50% of 134 analyzed spinel grains the Cr2O3content exceeds 50 wt %. The A12O3content which is negatively correlated to Cr2O3reaches 40 wt %. The MgO contents are, with few exceptions, lower than the FeO contents; both elements are negatively correlated. The Fe2O3contents which were calculated from a quarter of the grains rarely exceed 5 wt %. Besides Cr, Al, Fe, Mg TiO2contents were determined.The chemical composition of the detrital spinels indicates provenance from peridotites of an ophiolite suite.Provenance analysis shows that the source area of the Middle Devonian clastic sediments was situated in the north.