Mean and selected analyses from Himalayan metapelite L429
Mineral Bt Bt Grt Grt Ms Ms Pl Pl
# 8 2 1.01 1.15 4 2 4 2
Description mean hi-Ti adj.Grt rim core high-Si low-Si matrix adj.Grt
Interpretation peak peak? peak early early peak early? peak?
SiO2 37.41 37.00 39.19 38.44 48.26 47.37 60.26 58.77
TiO2 1.63 1.72 - 0.17 0.57 0.25 0.00 0.00
Al2O3 19.24 19.45 21.96 21.32 33.38 35.30 24.78 26.09
Cr2O3 0.04 0.06 0.02 0.05 0.03 0.04 n.a n.a
FeO 14.85 15.37 29.34 25.36 1.12 1.14 0.02 0.16
MnO 0.02 0.02 0.10 4.41 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.00
MgO 12.84 12.38 4.72 1.63 1.49 0.92 0.00 0.00
CaO 0.01 0.01 6.09 8.98 0.01 0.01 6.05 7.37
Na2O 0.24 0.26 0.03 0.02 0.62 0.73 7.84 7.16
K2O 9.48 9.48 - - 10.54 10.35 0.37 0.12
Total 95.76 95.75 101.45 100.38 96.04 96.12 99.32 99.67
Oxygens 22 22 12 12 22 22 8 8
Si 5.516 5.475 3.025 3.036 6.359 6.231 2.698 2.631
Ti 0.181 0.191 - 0.010 0.056 0.025 - -
Al 3.344 3.393 1.999 1.985 5.186 5.474 1.308 1.377
Cr 0.005 0.007 0.001 0.003 0.003 0.004 - -
Fe2+ 1.831 1.902 1.894 1.675 0.123 0.125 0.001 0.006
Mn 0.002 0.003 0.007 0.295 0.002 0.001 - -
Mg 2.822 2.730 0.543 0.192 0.293 0.180 - -
Ca 0.002 0.002 0.504 0.760 0.001 0.001 0.290 0.353
Na 0.069 0.075 0.004 0.003 0.158 0.186 0.681 0.621
K 1.783 1.790 - - 1.772 1.737 0.021 0.007
Sum 15.555 15.566 7.977 7.961 13.955 13.966 4.999 4.995
XMg 0.606 0.589 0.223 0.103 0.703 0.590 - -