Deposit I.

Microprobe analyses of glasses used as starting materials for garnet syntheses. The reported data refer to an average of 15 to 20 spot analysis. The number in parantheses give the standard deviations (1s ). The formulas are based on 12 O atoms and 8 cations.

 

Py85Gr15

G1*

Py85Gr15

G2

Py85Gr15

G3

Py75Gr25

G1

Py75Gr25

G2

Py75Gr25

G3

Weight percent

SiO2

44.04

(20)

43.54

(7)

44.19

(15)

43.94

(25)

43.72

(17)

43.74

(23)

Al2O3

24.87

(19)

25.42

(10)

24.86

(11)

24.34

(20)

24.65

(16)

24.51

(12)

FeO

0.03

(3)

0.01

(1)

0.01

(1)

0.09

(2)

0.01

(1)

0.0

(1)

CaO

6.34

(5)

6.30

(8)

6.38

(7)

10.48

(1)

10.37

(11)

10.4

(8)

MgO

25.2

(18)

25.14

(4)

25.15

(8)

22.01

(20)

22.07

(10)

21.99

(12)

Total

100.49

 

100.40

 

100.59

 

100.87

 

100.82

 

100.67

 

Cations

Si

2.994

(6)

2.962

(4)

3.001

(6)

3.014

(8)

2.996

(8)

3.003

(6)

Al

1.993

(6)

2.038

(7)

1.990

(6)

1.968

(8)

1.991

(8)

1.983

(8)

Fe

0.002

(2)

0.001

(1)

0.001

 

0.001

(1)

0.001

(1)

0.001

(1)

Ca

0.462

(3)

0.460

(6)

0.464

(5)

0.770

(2)

0.762

(9)

0.766

(6)

Mg

2.554

(5)

2.549

(5)

2.546

(7)

2.250

(10)

2.254

(6)

2.25

(6)

Total

8.005

 

8.009

 

8.002

 

8.001

 

8.004

 

8.003

 

mol% Py

84.686

(17)

84.73

(16)

84.58

(23)

74.50

(32)

74.74

(18)

74.60

(21)

mol% Gr

15.314

(10)

15.27

(19)

15.42

(15)

25.50

(8)

25.25

(31)

25.40

(15)

*The numbers refer to the amount of meltings. G1 refers to a glass which was molten once, G2 was molten twice and G3 molten three times.

Deposit II

Microprobe analyses of synthetic pyrope-grossular garnets. The reported data refer to an average of 15 to 20 spot analyses. The number in parantheses give the standard deviations (1s ). The formulas are based on 12 O atoms and 8 cations.

Sample label

B001#

B003

B004

B005

B006

Weight percent

SiO2

43.79

(40)

44.02

(75)

43.92

(34)

44.64

(33)

43.94

(28)

Al2O3

24.44

(29)

25.01

(106)

24.87

(27)

25.18

(42)

25.19

(29)

FeO

0.02

(3)

0.03

(3)

0.01

(2)

0.01

(2)

0.02

(2)

CaO

10.82

(31)

6.64

(37)

6.47

(22)

6.80

(70)

10.49

(35)

MgO

22.20

(23)

25.40

(33)

25.26

(21)

25.58

(59)

22.57

(24)

Total

101.27

 

101.09

 

100.54

 

102.21

 

102.21

 

Cations

Si

2.995

(16)

2.980

(46)

2.988

(16)

2.989

(20)

2.974

(13)

Al

1.970

(24)

2.000

(85)

1.994

(23)

1.987

(29)

2.009

(19)

Fe

0.001

(2)

0.000

(2)

0.001

(1)

0.001

(1)

0.001

(1)

Ca

0.792

(21)

0.480

(24)

0.472

(16)

0.477

(27)

0.761

(25)

Mg

2.263

(19)

2.560

(26)

2.561

(16)

2.571

(25)

2.276

(24)

Total

8.021

 

8.020

 

8.015

 

8.025

 

8.021

 

mol% Py

74.06

(61)

84.18

(87)

84.45

(52)

84.35

(81)

74.95

(79)

mol% Gr

25.94

(67)

15.82

(79)

15.55

(53)

15.65

(87)

25.05

(83)

# The sample labels are identical to that in Table 1.

 

 

Continued: Microprobe analyses of synthetic pyrope-grossular garnets. The reported data refer to an average of 15 to 20 spot analysis. The number in parantheses give the standard deviations (1s ). The formulas are based on 12 O atoms and 8 cations.

Sample label

B007

B008

B009

B010

B012

Weight percent

SiO2

42.86

(25)

43.87

(25)

44.67

(26)

43.11

(20)

43.01

(53)

Al2O3

24.44

(24)

25.25

(32)

25.18

(17)

24.78

(20)

24.11

(44)

FeO

0.01

(1)

0.02

(2)

0.02

(2)

0.01

(1)

0.02

(2)

CaO

10.18

(24)

6.32

(25)

6.44

(14)

6.22

(20)

10.22

(23)

MgO

21.60

(18)

25.56

(24)

25.59

(18)

24.40

(33)

21.17

(36)

Total

99.09

 

101.01

 

101.89

 

98.51

 

98.53

 

Cations

Si

2.990

(13)

2.970

(13)

2.996

(10)

2.989

(14)

3.016

(13)

Al

2.009

(17)

2.014

(16)

1.990

(13)

2.025

(14)

1.992

(20)

Fe

0.001

(1)

0.001

(1)

0.001

(1)

0.001

(1)

0.001

(1)

Ca

0.761

(18)

0.458

(19)

0.463

(10)

0.462

(15)

0.768

(27)

Mg

2.245

(17)

2.579

(16)

2.558

(11)

2.522

(28)

2.211

(25)

Total

8.006

 

8.023

 

8.009

 

7.998

 

7.988

 

mol% Py

74.69

(56)

84.91

(54)

84.67

(37)

84.52

(94)

74.22

(84)

mol% Gr

25.31

(58)

15.09

(62)

15.33

(34)

15.48

(51)

25.78

(91)

 

Continued: Microprobe analyses of synthetic pyrope-grossular garnets. The reported data refer to an average of 15 to 20 spot analysis. The number in parantheses give the standard deviations (1s ). The formulas are based on 12 O atoms and 8 cations.

Sample label

B015

B016

B018

B019

B020

Weight percent

SiO2

42.72

(22)

43.33

(40)

43.25

(47)

43.03

(76)

42.93

(62)

Al2O3

24.48

(25)

24.29

(19)

24.27

(43)

24.27

(27)

24.5

(64)

FeO

0.02

(2)

0.01

(2)

0.01

(2)

0.02

(2)

0.02

(2)

CaO

10.19

(7)

5.98

(32)

5.77

(36)

6.15

(68)

6.00

(44)

MgO

21.25

(10)

24.92

(35)

25.20

(33)

24.69

(57)

24.9

(52)

Total

98.66

 

98.54

 

98.50

 

98.16

 

98.34

 

Cations

Si

2.992

(13)

3.003

(12)

2.997

(33)

2.996

(18)

2.983

(41)

Al

2.020

(18)

1.984

(20)

1.982

(36)

1.991

(23)

2.006

(58)

Fe

0.001

(1)

0.001

(1)

0.001

(1)

0.001

(1)

0.001

(1)

Ca

0.765

(5)

0.444

(29)

0.429

(28)

0.459

(30)

0.447

(27)

Mg

2.219

(13)

2.574

(24)

2.603

(29)

2.562

(31)

2.578

(29)

Total

7.997

 

8.005

 

8.011

 

8.009

 

8.014

 

mol% Py

74.36

(44)

85.29

(81)

85.86

(96)

84.81

(103)

85.23

(95)

mol% Gr

25.64

(16)

14.71

(96)

14.14

(92)

15.19

(99)

14.77

(90)