New typology and origin of tsavorite based on trace-element chemistry - Université de Lorraine
Journal Articles European Journal of Mineralogy Year : 2014

New typology and origin of tsavorite based on trace-element chemistry

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New electron-microprobe analyses of 'tsavorites' from the Neoproterozoic Metamorphic Mozambique Belt deposits allow the characterization of green grossular according to its trace-element chemistry (V, Cr, Mn). Five chemical types are defined: type 1, vanadian grossular with V > Cr > Mn (in atoms per formula unit); type 2, vanadian grossular with V > Mn > Cr; type 3, Mn-bearing vanadian grossular with Mn > V > Cr; type 4, Mn-bearing chromian grossular with Mn > Cr > V; and type 5, Cr- and Mn-bearing grossular with Cr > Mn > V. These types are also characterized by different absorption spectra in the ultraviolet–visible–near infrared. Type 1 tsavorite spectra show a total absorption below 430 nm due to the high vanadium contents. Type 2 tsavorite spectra present the classical absorption bands of V. Types 3 and 4 tsavorite spectra display additional shoulders at 407 and 408 nm due to Mn2+, whereas spectra of Cr-bearing types 4 and 5 tsavorite show the two additional bands of Cr3+ at 697 and 701 nm. The different absorption spectra also indicate Fe2+-Ti4+ charge transfer. We measured OH equivalent to 0.08 to 0.38 wt% eq. H2O within the structure. Concentrations of vanadium, chromium and manganese are good chemical ''fingerprints'' for determining the geographic provenance of economic tsavorite from Kenya, Tanzania and Madagascar.
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hal-01767913 , version 1 (16-04-2018)

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Julien Feneyrol, Gaston Giuliani, Daniel Ohnenstetter, Benjamin Rondeau, Emmanuel Fritsch, et al.. New typology and origin of tsavorite based on trace-element chemistry. European Journal of Mineralogy, 2014, 26 (2), pp.293 - 308. ⟨10.1127/0935-1221/2014/0026-2367⟩. ⟨hal-01767913⟩
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