Ferric iron in CaTiO₃ perovskite as an oxygen barometer for kimberlitic magmas : experimental calibration and applications

An oxygen barometer to estimate fO2 during the crystallization of kimberlites is developed using the Fe content of perovskite (Pv), a common groundmass phase in these rocks. With increasing fO2, more Fe exists in the kimberlitic liquid as Fe3+, and thus partitions into Pv, which accepts only Fe3+ in...

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Main Author: Bellis, Anthony
Other Authors: Canil, Dante
Language:English
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Published: 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1828/1764