Summary
In the zoned clinopyroxene phenocrysts from the volcanic rocks of Almopia the Mg/Fe ratio and the contents of Mn, and mostly of Na, increase from the core towards the rim of the crystals, whereas the Fe3+/Fe2+ ratio, and in many cases the contents of Ca, decrease. On the contrary, the content of Si decreases from inside outwards or remains almost constant whereas Al and Ti increase.
The high Ca-content of the clinopyroxenes, low Ti, and limited Fe-enrichment, with a trend from Ca43.3: Mg47.0: (Fe + Mn)9.7 to Ca46.6: Mg42.2: (Fe + Mn)11.2, illustrate the shoshonitic to cale-alkaline nature of the parental magma.
The composition of the clinopyroxenes indicates that, of all possible controlling factors, the high water-vapour pressure is considered to play an important role for the AlIV fluctuations during the crystallization.
Zusammenfassung
Bei den zonierten Klinopyroxeneinsprenglingen der Vulkanite von Almopia nehmen das Mg/Fe-Verhältnis und die Gehalte an Mn und meistens an Na in den einzelnen Zonen vom Kern zum Rand zu, während das Fe3+/Fe2+-Verhältnis, und in vielen Fällen die Gehalte an Ca, abnehmen. Im Gegensatz dazu nimmt der Gehalt an Si von innen nach außen ab oder bleibt fast konstant, während Al und Ti zunehmen.
Der hohe Ca-Gehalt und gleichzeitig niedrige Ti-Gehalt der Klinopyroxene, zusammen mit ihrer begrenzten Fe-Anreicherung und einem Trend von Ca43.3: Mg47.0: (Fe + Mn)9.7 bis Ca46.6: Mg42.2: (Fe + Mn)11.2 weisen auf die shoshonitische bis kalk-alkalische Natur des Stammagmas hin. Die Zusammensetzung der Klinopyroxene weist darauf hin, daß der hohe Wasserdampfdruck im Magma auch eine wichtige Rolle für Schwankungen im AlIV-Gehalt während der Kristallisation darstellt.
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Eleftheriadis, G.E. Zoned clinopyroxenes from the volcanic rocks of almopia (Voras Mts), Central Macedonia, Greece. Mineralogy and Petrology 38, 117–126 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01164316
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