Different Cooling Histories of Ultrahigh-Temperature Granulites Revealed by Ti-in-Quartz: An Electron Microprobe Approach
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Geological Setting and Sample Descriptions
2.1. Granulites from the Khondalite Belt, North China Craton
2.2. Granulites from the Mogok Metamorphic Belt, Myanmar
3. Analytical Methods
4. Results
5. Temperature Estimation Based on TitaniQ Thermobarometer
6. Discussion
6.1. Validation of TitaniQ Thermometer for Recording UHT Metamorphic Conditions
6.2. Slow Cooling of UHT Granulites in KB
6.3. Rapid Cooling of UHT Granulites in MMB
7. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Locality | Lithology | Sample | Peak Mineral Assemblage 1 |
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Khondalite Belt, North China Craton | |||
Tuguishan | Grt–Sil granulite | 08TG06A, 08TG06B | Grt + Sil + Spl + Kfs + Pl + Bt + Qz + Rt + Zrn + Ilm |
Tianpishan | Garnet–sillimanite–sapphirine granulite | 08TPS09, 08TPS11 | Grt + Sil + Spr + Spl + Kfs + Pl + Qz + Opx + Rt + Zrn + Ilm |
Xuwujia | Grt–Sil–Bt–Pl granulite | 08XWJ01 | Grt + Sil + Kfs + Pl + Qz + Rt ± Bt + Zrn + Ilm |
Mogok Metamorphic Belt, Myanmar | |||
Htin-ShuTaung | Grt granulite | 19MDL115-2, 19MDL115-3, 19MDL119-2, 19MDL126-1, 19MDL126-2 | Grt + Sil + Pl + Kfs ± Bt + Rt + Qz + Zrn + Ilm |
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Zhang, D.; Chen, Y.; Mao, Q.; Jiao, S.; Su, B.; Chen, S.; Sein, K. Different Cooling Histories of Ultrahigh-Temperature Granulites Revealed by Ti-in-Quartz: An Electron Microprobe Approach. Crystals 2023, 13, 1116. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13071116
Zhang D, Chen Y, Mao Q, Jiao S, Su B, Chen S, Sein K. Different Cooling Histories of Ultrahigh-Temperature Granulites Revealed by Ti-in-Quartz: An Electron Microprobe Approach. Crystals. 2023; 13(7):1116. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13071116
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhang, Di, Yi Chen, Qian Mao, Shujuan Jiao, Bin Su, Si Chen, and Kyaing Sein. 2023. "Different Cooling Histories of Ultrahigh-Temperature Granulites Revealed by Ti-in-Quartz: An Electron Microprobe Approach" Crystals 13, no. 7: 1116. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13071116