Matrix rheology effects on reaction rim growth I: evidence from orthopyroxene rim growth experiments
Matrix rheology effects on reaction rim growth I: evidence from orthopyroxene rim growth experiments
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基质流变学对反应边缘生长的影响 I:来自斜方辉石边缘生长实验的证据
DOI:
10.1111/j.1525-1314.2008.00804.x
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发表时间:
2009
影响因子:
3.4
通讯作者:
P. Ulmer
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作者:
R. Milke;R. Abart;K. Kunze;M. Koch‐Müller;D. Schmid;P. Ulmer
The rim‐forming reaction quartz + olivine = orthopyroxene is used to investigate the effect of matrix rheology on rim growth rates. Orthopyroxene rim growth around olivine grains in quartz matrix is compared to rim growth around quartz grains in an olivine matrix. At constant P–T, within one single capsule, orthopyroxene rims grow faster around quartz clasts in olivine matrix than around olivine clasts in quartz matrix. Fourier transform infra‐red spectra indicate that the entire samples are water saturated because of water adsorption on the reactant grain surfaces. The increased orthopyroxene growth rates in olivine matrix as opposed to quartz matrix are interpreted in terms of matrix rheology, where in the two different matrix‐inclusion arrangements the olivine matrix behaves ‘softer’ and the quartz matrix ‘more rigid’. The strain energy associated with accommodation of the negative reaction volume is higher for the quartz than the olivine matrix and reduces the free energy that drives orthopyroxene rim growth. Growth textures in both kinds of orthopyroxene rims indicate that the diffusivity of MgO slightly exceeds the diffusivity of SiO2. The relative mobility of MgO and SiO2 at given P, T, fH2O seems to be controlled by energy minimization during orthopyroxene growth at the compressive Ol/Opx interface. Our experiments provide evidence for two previously overlooked effects relevant to rim growth reactions in metamorphic rocks: (i) diffusivity along chemical potential gradients to reaction sites is a function of rheology and (ii) the relative diffusivity of components during reaction rim or corona growth is a function of local volume changes at the rim’s interfaces.