Abstract
The effects of small amounts of P2O5 on the partial melting of model spinel lherzolite in the system CaO-MgO- Al2O3- SiO2 + P2O5 have been investigated at 1.1 GPa in piston-cylinder experiments, in order to constrain the influence of this minor component on mantle melting. A concentration of 1 wt% P2O5 in the melt depresses the solidus of spinel lherzolite by only 2°C, reduces SiO2 in melts by 1 wt% and Al2O3 by 0.44 wt%, but increases CaO by 0.3 wt% and MgO by 0.14 wt%. A preliminary investigation of the effect of TiO2 in the system CaO- MgO-Al2 O3-SiO2 + TiO2 shows that it decreases the solidus by ∼1°C/wt%, and its effect on the melt composition is small, being mainly one of dilution.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 649-655 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Canadian Mineralogist |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| Publication status | Published - Jun 2007 |