Hydrous pyriboles and sheet silicates in pyroxenes and uralites: intergrowth microstructures and reaction mechanisms.

D. R. Veblen, P. R. Buseck

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Abstract

A wide range of intergrowth microstructures were defined with TEM in 8 pyroxenes partially altered to other minerals. A number of different paths for pyroxene hydration occur such as: pyroxene rt arrow amphibole, pyroxene rt arrow sheet, pyroxene rt arrow amphibole rt arrow sheet, etc. Failure to recognize pyribole intergrowths could produce errors in some geochemical techniques. -K.A.R.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1107-1134
Number of pages28
JournalAmerican Mineralogist
Volume66
Issue number11-12
StatePublished - Jan 1 1981
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Geophysics
  • Geochemistry and Petrology

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