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Vanadium and niobium behavior in rutile as a function of oxygen fugacity: evidence from natural samples

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Vanadium occurs in multiple valence states in nature, whereas Nb is exclusively pentavalent. Both are compatible in rutile, but the relationship of V–Nb partitioning and dependence on oxygen fugacity (expressed as fO2) has not yet been systematically investigated. We acquired trace-element concentrations on rutile grains (n = 86) in nine eclogitic samples from the Dabie-Sulu orogenic belt by laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA–ICP–MS) and combined them with published results in order to assess the direct and indirect effects of oxygen fugacity on the partitioning of V and Nb into rutile. A well-defined negative correlation between Nb (7–1,200 ppm) and V concentrations (50–3,200 ppm) was found, documenting a competitive relationship in the rutile crystal that does not appear to be controlled by bulk rock or mineral compositions. Based on the published relationship of RtDV and V valence with ∆QFM, we suggest that the priority order of V incorporation into rutile is V4+ > V3+ > V5+. The inferred Nb–V competitive relationship in rutile from the Dabie-Sulu orogenic belt could be explained by decreasing fO2 due to dehydration reactions involving loss of oxidizing fluids during continental subduction: The increased proportion of V3+ (expressed as V3+/∑V) and attendant decrease in RtDV is suggested to lead to an increase in rutile lattice sites available for Nb5+. A similar effect may be observed under more oxidizing conditions. When V5+/∑V increases, RtDV shows a dramatic decline and Nb concentration increases considerably. This is possibly documented by rutile in highly metasomatized and oxidized MARID-type (MARID: mica–amphibole–rutile–ilmenite–diopside) mantle xenoliths from the Kaapvaal craton, which also show a negative V–Nb covariation. In addition, their Nb/Ta covaries with V concentrations: For V concentrations <1,250 ppm, Nb/Ta ranges between 35 and 45, whereas for V > 1,250 ppm, Nb/Ta is considerably lower (5–15). This relationship is mainly controlled by a change in Nb concentrations, suggesting that the indirect dependence of RtDNb on fO2, which is not mirrored in RtDTa, can exert considerable influence on rutile Nb–Ta fractionation.

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This study was supported by funds from the Natural Science Foundation of China (41172067, 41090372 and 41273037). We are grateful to Profs. Stephan Klemme, Xiaolin Xiong and Guilherme Mallmann for their discussion on the Nb and V partitioning between rutile and melt as well as the dependence of V partitioning on fO2, which considerably improved the manuscript. We give special thanks to Prof. G. Wörner for proof reading the manuscript and polishing the language. We are further indebted to two anonymous reviewers of the present version for their very detailed and constructive comments.

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  2. Geowissenschaftliches Zentrum der Universität Göttingen, Goldschmidtstrasses 1, 37077, Göttingen, Germany

    Lei Liu

  3. Facheinheit Mineralogie, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, 60438, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

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Liu, L., Xiao, Y., Aulbach, S. et al. Vanadium and niobium behavior in rutile as a function of oxygen fugacity: evidence from natural samples. Contrib Mineral Petrol 167, 1026 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00410-014-1026-2

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