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source: https://doi.org/10.7892/boris.116073 | downloaded: 7.10.2021 IVVI3+ VI2+v 3+ plays minorAl(Fe,Al)SLO-iandconsiderable pressure Mevent,margariteoccursinmiddlegreenschist-grade and6mol%muscoviteinsolution.Thecomposi- grade metabauxitesfromNaxos.TheTEM—AEMstudies greenschist-grade rocks,inwhichM/formedmuscovitemay greenschist-grade Naxosrocksaremainlyrelicsofanearlier ANNE FEENSTRA* microprobe (EMP),andtransmissionanalyticalelectron interpretation ofEMPdata.MuscoviteandparagoniteinM such small-scalemicainterlayeringcaneasilyleadtoincorrect coherent intergrowthsofmargarite,paragoniteandmuscoviteare microscopy (TEM-AEM)ingreenschist-toamphibolite- high-pressure metamorphism(M.\).Owingtothemedium- common uptoloweramphiboliteconditions.Ifunrecognized, indicate thatsub-micronscale(0-01-1-0jimthick)semi- An EMPandTEM-AEMStudyof MINERALOGISCH-PETROGRAPHISCHES INSTITUT,UNIVERSITYOFBERNEBALTZERSTRASSE1CH-J012SWITZERLAND of K-richmicastorecrystallizeandadjustcompositionally have failedtoequilibratewithM^.Thesluggishness orplagioclase.Exceptionsarefoundinseveral significantly higherNa/(Na+KCa)valuethancoexisting significantly richerinFethanmargariteorparagonite.Ca—Na— metabauxites andgraduallyisreplacedbyplagioclase+cor- 3 2 changing P—Tconditionsisalsoreflectedintheresultsofmus- K partitioningdataindicatethatmargaritecommonlyhasa latter becomingdominantatamphibolitegrade.Muscoviteis tional variationofmuscoviteismainlydescribedby undum inamphibolite-grademetabauxites.Themargaritedis- Coexisting whitemicasandplagioclasewerestudiedbyelectron Wien, AJtharutrajse14A-1090 , Austria. •Pre»ent address:IiutitufUrPetrologie , GeozentramUnivenitSt of Fine-scaleMicaInterlayeringand (Na,K) SiCa-iALjsubstitution,resultinginupto44mol% Polymetamorphic MetabauxitesofNaxo 2 (Fe,Mg)SiAl-!AL, and(FcAL,)exchanges,the Multiple MicaGenerations Margarite, MuscoviteandParagonitin (Cyclades, Greece)andtheImplications JOURNAL OFPETROLOGY VOLUME 37 siderably lessmutualsolubilitythansuggestedbyexperimental Na micasfromthisstudyandliteraturedataindicatethat Na solubilityinmargariteandparagoniteand/ornon-equili- margarite andmuscoviteasobservedinmanymetamorphic naturally coexistingmargarite—paragonitepairsdisplaycon- emery rocks(Smith,18501851)wherethmineral given totheclassicaloccurrencfmargariti INTRODUCTION micron-scale micainterlayering KEY WORDS:Ca—Na—Kmica;margarite;mctabauxite;Naxos;sub- brium betweenmicas. work. ThevariableandirregularNapartitioningbetween covite-paragonite solvusthermometry.ChemicaldataforCo— © OxfordUniversityPress1996 coexists withcorundumandFe(—Ti)-oxides. but margariteisalsofoundnmetamorphose been reportedfromlocalitiesthroughouttheworld. margarite,Ca2Al(AlSi)Oio(OH)have rocks couldlargelyberelatedtoopposingeffectsofpressureon margarite canbdistinguished(seFreyetal.,1982; basites, anorthositesimpuremarblesandbauxite Most areinmetamorphosedmarlsancalcicpelite Since 1970,manynewoccurrencesofthbrittl [see reviewsbyFreetal.(1982)andGuidotti (1984)]. Tillnowrelativelylittleattentionhasbee 2 From theliterature,twomainoccurrencesf NUMBER 2 PAGES 201-233 1996 JOURNAL OF PETROLOGY VOLUME 37 NUMBER 2 APRIL 1996

Guidotti, 1984). The first type involves margarite as addresses the problems involved with electron a prograde rock-forming mineral in lower green- microprobe analysis of white interlayered on a schist to amphibolite facies rocks, either as a matrix submicron scale. The final part of the paper focuses mineral, or at higher grades, sometimes with a por- on the somewhat puzzling phase relations among the phyroblastic habit. Best documented is the regional Ca-, Na- and K-micas and discusses the complica- distribution and petrologic significance of prograde tions of fine-scale mica interlayering and multiple margarite in metamarls and calcic metapelites from mica generations in polymetamorphic rocks. A the Swiss and Austrian Alps (e.g. Ackermand & second paper (A. Feenstra, in preparation) will deal Morteani, 1973; Hock, 1974; Frey & Orville, 1974; with the complete petrologic phase relations in calcic Frey, 1978; Hoinkes, 1978; Frey et al., 1982; Frank, metabauxites, including a model for the progressive 1983; Bucher et al., 1983). Prograde margarite regional metamorphism of such Al-excess rocks. occurrences have also been reported from several other parts of the world, e.g. from France (Sagon, 1967), Norway (Andreasson & Lagerblad, 1980), GEOLOGICAL SETTING AND NE Japan (Okuyama-Kusunose, 1985) and the METAMORPHIC PETROLOGY Rocky Mountains in Canada (Gal & Ghent, 1991). The island of Naxos is part of the Attic-Cycladic The second type, which has received much Metamorphic Complex (ACMC), which stretches attention in the literature, involves margarite from mainland Greece to SW Turkey (Fig. 1). The occurring as a pseudomorphic replacement of Al-rich ACMC is essentially a nappe pile of predominantly minerals. Margaritization of and kyanite Mesozoic sedimentary and volcanic rocks metamor- porphyroblasts is fairly common (e.g. Guidotti & phosed at various conditions. Petrologic and geo- Cheney, 1976; Guidotti et al., 1979; Cooper, 1980; chronologic studies (e.g. Andriessen et al., 1979; Van Enami, 1980; Baltatzis & Katagas, 1981; Morand, der Maar & Jansen, 1983; Feenstra, 1985; Diirr, 1988), but cases of replacement of sillimanite, cor- 1986; Wybrans & McDougall, 1986, 1988; Dixon et undum, chloritoid, staurolite, plagioclase, (clino)- al., 1987; Schliestedt et al., 1987; Okrusch & Brocker, zoisite and muscovite by margarite have also been 1990) indicate that the ACMC rocks have experi- described (e.g. Gibson, 1979; Teale, 1979: Frey et al., enced two main Alpine metamorphisms; an early 1982; Yardley & Baltatzis, 1985; Grew et al., 1986; Alpine high-pressure phase, M\, which ended at 40- Stahle et al., 1986). Textural evidence commonly 50 Ma and a medium-pressure Barrovian-type phase suggests that such margarite is not a peak meta- at 20-25 Ma (see Fig. 1). On virtually all Cycladic morphic mineral but developed during the waning islands, the Eocene M\ phase is expressed by blue- (retrograde) stages of the metamorphic cycle, and/or schist facies mineralogies (locally with eclogite-facies during polymetamorphism. The margarite probably assemblages), which are in varying degrees over- largely formed by means of local -exchange reac- printed by the M2 event. The high-P mineral tions between the Al-rich precursor and Ca-rich assemblages formed during the collision of micro- fluids. The fact that Al-silicates, chloritoid and plates with the Eurasian continent (e.g. Robertson & staurolite have high Al/Si ratios similar to those of Dixon, 1984: Diirr, 1986: Jacobshagen, 1994). margarite may facilitate margaritization of these During the M2 event, greenschist-grade rocks were minerals. formed on most islands, but metamorphic conditions In rocks high in Al and Ca, margarite thus forms locally reached upper amphibolite grade with asso- over a wide range of physico-chemical conditions, ciated migmatitization (e.g. on Naxos and Paros). during progressive regional metamorphism as well as Pre-Alpine basement is locally exposed as the lowest retrogressive and polymetamorphic events. Problems tectonic unit in windows on Ios, Sikinos and Naxos can thus arise regarding the petrogenetic significance (see Fig. 1). The basement consists of (leuco)gneisses of margarite in cases where it is unclear from tex- affected by Hercynian (~300 Ma) medium-pressure tural and chemical evidence at which stage of the P- metamorphism and pre-Hercynian intrusive rocks T—t history of a rock the mineral formed. (Van der Maar etal., 1981; Van der Maar & Jansen, 1983; Andriessen et al., 1987). On Naxos, prograde margarite is an important constituent of emery deposits ranging in meta- Isoclinally folded sequences of metasediments morphic grade from middle greenschist (~450°C) to (pelitic and psammitic schists and gneisses, quart- middle amphibolite facies (~620°C). This paper zites, calcitic and dolomitic marbles) and meta- deals with the mineralogical aspects of margarite volcanics (amphibolites, basic schists) are the and associated muscovite, paragonite and plagioclase dominant lithologies of the ACMC. Metacarbonate in the Naxos metabauxites, discusses the Ca-Na-K units are widespread and contain in certain strati- partitioning among these minerals, and also graphic horizons metabauxite lenses (up to ~8 m

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Fig. 2. Geological—petrological map of Naxos showing the distribution of metabauxite deposits, isograds and metamorphic zones I—VI (Feenstra, 1985).The following isograds were mapped'with increasing A/2 grade: corundum-in (metabauxites); -in (metapelites); Fe-rich staurolite-in (metabauxites and metapelites); sillimanite-in (metapelites); kyanite-out (metapelites); meltphase-in (metapelites). Estimated isograd temperatures are given in Fig. 3.

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the NNE-SSW elongated migmatite dome-like core has been interpreted as marking the thrust plane along which the metamorphic complex was ZONE IV VI emplaced on top of the pre-AJpine basement (Van der Maar & Jansen, 1983; Andriessen et al., 1987). During the M2 event, the pre-Alpine rocks were diaspc corundum remobilized at upper amphibolite-grade conditions kyanrte and partially (re)melted. In the western part of Ban haematite/ Naxos an ~13 Ma old granodiorite intruded the Smeno-haematite ferranilmentte/ metamorphic complex and induced andalusite- haemo-flmerrfte sillimanite type contact metamorphism in a zone of magnetite runle ~ 1 km width. In West Naxos a post-intrusive upper chloritoid unit, comprising Tertiary sediments and ophiolite- staurolite chlorite suite rocks, tectonically overlies the metamorphic txotrte complex and granodiorite. green spinel mmcovrn The metamorphic pattern of Naxos was shaped paragonite I... dinozoisito/ during the M

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minerals during post-peak M2 hydration and 1985; Wybrans & McDougall, 1988; Urai et al., accompanying Ca-metasomatism that has generally 1990; Buick, 1991). affected these rocks (Feenstra, 1985). All emeries in zone VB are crosscut by networks of veinlets filled with retrograde minerals such as coarse margarite, PETROLOGY OF THE Fe-rich chlorite and clinozoisite. Plagioclase is METABAUXITES strongly altered to margarite and clinozoisite, biotite Metabauxite deposits are locally enclosed in the to chlorite, and staurolite to Fe-rich chlorite and Naxos marbles in all metamorphic zones, with the gahnitic spinel. The retrogression has continued to exception of the migmatite zone VI (Fig. 2). Most low temperatures, as suggested by the presence of metabauxite lenses are part of discontinuous strati- abundant diaspore and minor . Comparable graphic horizons. A detailed description of the retrogradation as a result of the infiltration of water- geology, petrology and mineralogy of the Naxos rich fluids was documented in the marbles of the metabauxites was given by Feenstra (1985). Figure 3 highest-grade areas of Naxos (Buick & Holland, summarizes the metabauxitic mineralogy throughout 1991; Baker & Mathews, 1994). The hydrous fluids the various metamorphic zones. responsible for post-peak M2 vein formation may The metabauxites are very heterogeneous rocks, have been derived from crystallizing melts at deeper showing compositional variations on a millimetre to levels when the metamorphic complex cooled during decimetre scale. The heterogeneity was largely extensional uplift (Baker & Matthews, 1994). inherited from the premetamorphic stage and reflects The effect of the early Alpine (Afi) high-/5 meta- pisoidic textures, compositional banding, and other morphism is pronounced in zones I and II. Meta- textural and geochemical characteristics of non- volcanic lithologies in SE Naxos contain the metamorphosed karst bauxites (Bardossy, 1982; assemblage -glaucophane—epidote-phengi- Feenstra, 1985). The modal amount of white mica, te + paragonite + garnet, whereas metapelites therefore, varies from traces in the Al-rich com- contain the assemblage quartz—albite—chlorite— mercial metabauxite up to 30-^-0% in the Si-rich, phengite ± paragonite ± garnet ± chloritoid (Jansen kyanite-bearing, type. Particularly in the commercial & Schuiling, 1976; Andriessen, 1978). Evidence of metabauxite, the white mica is irregularly distributed the M] event is also preserved in the pelitic rocks of and concentrated in domains, completely surrounded zones III and IV, which still locally contain Afi by a corundum/diaspore + Fe-Ti-oxide matrix. phengite (Si = 6-7-7-0 atoms per 22 O) that can Electron microprobe (EMP) studies (Feenstra, 1985, texturally and chemically be distinguished from and in preparation) indicate that the compositions of newly formed M2 muscovite (Andriessen, 1978; minerals may differ significantly within samples or Andriessen et al., 1979; Wybrans & McDougall, within thin sections. Millimetre- to centimetre-sized 1986, 1988; A. Feenstra, unpublished data). Iso- domains appear to have behaved as isolated chemical topic age dating of white micas in pelitic and systems during metamorphism, and chemical equili- metabasic schists resulted up to staurolite grade in brium was approached on a local scale. mixed ages of M\ and M2 (Andriessen et al., 1979; The absence of primary margarite in zone I and Wybrans & McDougall, 1986, 1988). textural evidence indicate that margarite was Up to the middle of zone IV metabauxites contain unstable during the M\ metamorphism. Margarite relict M\ minerals such as muscovite, chloritoid, first appears in zone II at slightly higher grade than kyanite and clinozoisite—epidote, which have only the corundum-in isograd and increases modally with partially reacted during M2 (Feenstra, 1985). grade. Margarite appears to have formed by Because of its relict character and the scarcity of complex continuous reactions, usually at the expense assemblages suitable for geothermobarometry, the of chloritoid and calcite. As paragonite is the major P—T conditions during M\ are poorly constrained on Na-bearing mineral found in the diasporites, the Na Naxos. Mineral assemblages in the SE Naxos rocks content of margarite largely originated from incor- point to temperatures of ~400°C at pressures of ~9 porating paragonite in solid solution. In paragonite- kbar (Feenstra, 1985, and in preparation). free samples muscovite must have supplied the Na Whereas the early Alpine (pre- and syn-Af!) geo- contained in margarite. EMP data (Feenstra, 1985, logical history of Naxos involved compressional tec- and in preparation) indicate that chloritoid which tonics related to crustal thickening and subduction of has partially reacted to margarite becomes enriched continental margin material, the late Alpine (syn- in Mg and associated Ti-haematite in ilmenite com- and post-Af2) tectonic evolution of the island ponent. This and reaction textures indicate that the involved rapid exhumation of the metamorphic rocks main margarite-producing reaction in zone II is of during crustal extension (Lister et al., 1984; Feenstra, the form

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Fe—Mg-chloritoid + calcite ± paragonite + zone IV, particularly in the outer rims of the lenses. Ti-haematite + rutile = (Na) margarite + Mg-richer The matrix margarite, which grew in part syn-tec- chloritoid + Ti-richer haematite + CO2. (1 a) tonically, is commonly intergrown with other white micas. In zone III, replacement of chloritoid by mar- The second margarite type is medium grained, garite is more extensive and occasionally complete. and forms post-tectonic sheaf-like aggregates. Some Here margarite formation can be approximated by aggregates are monomineralic, but others contain the reaction interstratified muscovite, chlorite and/or biotite. chloritoid + calcite ± paragonite + Ti-haematite This aggregate type is characteristic of the meta- = (Na)margarite + chlorite + corundum + magnetite bauxites in zone IV, but also occurs locally in deposits from zones II and III. Microstructural cri- + ilmeno-haematite + CO2. (lb) teria indicate that aggregate margarite formed later Other local growth of margarite took place in during the M2 event than did matrix margarite. The zones II and III at the expense of M{ kyanite and post-tectonic aggregate margarite may have M\ clinozoisite—epidote. In the CaO-Al2O3-SiO2- developed partly through amphibolite-grade recrys- H2O-CO2 (CASHC) system this .margarite for- tallization of greenschist-grade matrix margarite. mation is described by the following two reactions: Another part may have grown with the aid of calcium introduced from the marbles during the M kyanite + calcite + H O = margarite + CO (2) 2 2 2 event, as is suggested by geochemical studies (Feenstra & Maksimovic, 1985). Petrographic dis- clinozoisite + kyanite + corundum + H2O tinction between M2 aggregate and retrograde mar- = margarite. (3) garite is not always easy. The most important Feenstra & Maksimovic (1985) showed that the criteria used for discrimination are that primary average CaO content of emeries is higher than that margarite is texturally related to peak M2 minerals of diasporites (0-82 and 029 wt% CaO, respect- such as biotite and staurolite, whereas retrograde ively). This chemical difference, together with tex- margarite is closely associated with secondary tural observations, provides evidence that part of the minerals or replaces primary minerals, particularly calcium contained in margarite was introduced from plagioclase. The EMP work indicates that most ret- the surrounding marbles during metamorphism. rograde margarite is compositionally close to end- member margarite (see Mineral Chemistry section). As all reactions described above are CO2 pro- ducing or H2O consuming, the appearance of mar- The third margarite type occurs as coarse-grained garite in zone II may have been triggered and flakes in extensional veinlets, where it largely formed catalysed by the transformation of diasporite into with the aid of introduced calcium and silica. The emery [according to the reaction (2A1O(OH) = veinlet type was largely disregarded in this study; AI2O3 + H2O], which generated large quantities of only some data for it from zone V have been water-rich fluid in the metabauxite lenses. included. The veinlet margarite is ubiquitous in the Although prograde margarite is found up to the metabauxites of zone V but also occurs in the other sillimanite-in isograd, its modal amount decreases zones. In zone V deposits, up to centimetre-size with increasing grade from the middle of zone IV margarite flakes are commonly associated (partly onwards (Figs 2 and 3). The margarite gradually intergrown) with coarse retrograde Fe-rich chlorite. breaks down according to the (CASH) reaction As the upper thermal stability of margarite was clearly exceeded in zone V during Af2, all margarite margarite = anorthite + corundum + H2O. (4) must be of retrograde origin. Many margarite Many metabauxites in zone IV contain both mar- veinlets in deposits of the other zones are mono- garite and plagioclase; the minerals are found in mineralic but some veinlets contain retrograde contact with one another or in separate parts of minerals such as diaspore, chlorite, tourmaline, samples or deposits. Plagioclase grains are typically coarse rutile and magnetite. Although the time of anhedral and poikiloblastic with ubiquitous cor- margarite formation in monomineralic veinlets is undum and Fe(—Ti)-oxide inclusions. Polysynthetic difficult to constrain in zones I—IV, in analogy with twinning of the plagioclase is common. zone V most veinlet margarite may be retrograde. Texturally, three main types of margarite can be Muscovite is present in all metamorphic zones. On broadly distinguished. The first type is fine grained, the basis of microstructural criteria and to a lesser occurring as a matrix mineral, particularly in the Si- extent by chemical data (see subsequent section), a rich metabauxite. It is most abundant in the meta- distinction between M\- and Af2-formed muscovite bauxites from zones II and III, but is also found in can be made. The Mx type, which dominates in

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zones I—III, occurs as coarse flat crystals that may samples B492B, 113-3 and 24K4A; see Table 1 and display somewhat resorbed grain boundaries and in Fig. 4) probably contains exclusively M2 muscovite. some cases are kinked and bent. In the lower and On the other hand, in metabauxite showing only middle part of zone IV (zones IVI and IVm), relict little development of typical M2 minerab (apart M\ muscovite has locally been preserved. No M\ from corundum, Fe-Ti oxides and some margarite), muscovite was found in the upper part of zone IV e.g. kyanitites and commercial emery, the Mj mus- (zone IVu), indicating that M\ muscovite did not covite still appears to dominate (e.g. samples 112A, survive a middle amphibolite-grade overprint. 116E and 116F). Several samples of zones IV/ and M2 muscovite occurs as medium-grained, com- IVm show microstructural evidence for the presence monly undeformed flakes. In zones IV/ and IVm, M2 of both M\ and M2 muscovite (e.g. 150B, 106-2 and muscovite is typically developed in the domains rich 24L). In these samples, M\ muscovite is marginally in other M2 minerals such as margarite, plagioclase, replaced by finer-grained M2 muscovite, but more biotite and staurolite, where muscovite became characteristically both muscovite generations occur involved in reactions producing these minerals. in separate parts of the thin sections. Metabauxite with abundant M2 minerals (e.g. Paragonite, which is principally an M\ mineral, is

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fairly common in the diasporites (Table 1). Para- spot analyses of the minerals instead of averaged gonite and muscovite are commonly intergrown on a values are shown in most diagrams. (Electron small scale in the diasporites. Especially in samples microprobe analyses of margarite, muscovite, para- where one of the micas predominates modally over gonite and plagioclase are available from the author the other, it may be impossible to analyse the minor on request.) phase by microprobe (sec Fig. 4). An additional Imaging techniques on the electron microprobe, problem in calcite-bearing diasporites is that white particularly using back-scattered electrons (BSE), micas are locally intergrown with thin (<0-3 /zm show that two or three different white micas are thick) calcite lamellae, which may contaminate intergrown on a 0-1-1-0 /xm scale in many green- EMP analyses of the micas. In zone II, the para- schist-grade samples (zones I—III). In the samples of gonite content of the metabauxites diminishes zone IV, interstratification of margarite and mus- because the growth of margarite depletes the rocks in covite commonly is on a larger scale, allowing paragonite by including it in solid solution. Some quantitative EMP analysis of the individual micas. paragonite persists up to zone III, but at higher Variable EMP analyses of apparently homogeneous grades all in the emeries is contained in micas in greenschist-grade rocks suggest that inter- minerals such as margarite, muscovite, plagioclase growths of white micas could be present on a scale and tourmaline. below the resolution of EMP imaging techniques (<~0'l /im). To investigate this possibility, several samples of zones II—III were selected for additional study by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) ANALYTICAL METHODS and analytical electron microscopy (AEM). The White micas and plagioclase were studied by routine TEM-AEM studies (see following section) confirm electron microprobe methods in 42 metabauxite that lamellar intergrowths of different white micas, samples from Naxos, three diasporite samples from particularly of margarite and paragonite, also occur Ios and one from Iraklia (Table 1; Fig. 4). The rocks on a 100-1000 A scale in greenschist-grade rocks. investigated from Naxos cover almost the complete Electron microscopic investigations of white micas metamorphic interval on the island. The meta- were conducted at the University of Manchester on a bauxites from Ios and Iraklia have experienced Philips EM400T operating at 120 kV. Regions con- comparable P—T conditions to those in zone I of taining micas suitable for TEM investigation were Naxos (Van der Maar & Jansen, 1983; Feenstra, selected in thin sections, glued to 3 mm Cu grids and 1985). Mineral assemblages in all samples studied then prepared for TEM by Ar-beam thinning. Che- are listed in Table 1. Naxos samples can be located mical compositions of coexisting micas were deter- in Fig. 2 with the aid of the coordinates given in mined by analytical electron microscopy (EDAX Table 1. The localities of the samples from Ios and spectroscopy) using the thin film approximation of Iraklia are shown in Fig. 1. Cliff & Lorimer (1975) and Lorimer (1987). The Most of the EMP analyses were carried out on a technique allows quantitative chemical micro- Cameca Camebax electron microprobe, and the analysis with a spatial resolution down to ~200 A. remainder with a Cambridge Geoscan or Cameca In his review paper on use of thin film X-ray micro- SX50 electron microprobe. The Cameca Camebax analysis, Lorimer (1987; figs 8 and 9) included an and Cambridge Geoscan microprobes are both example of the method by A. Feenstra & P. E. equipped with a Link Systems energy-dispersive Champness (unpublished) applied to finely inter- spectrometer and were commonly used at 15 kV in grown lamellae of margarite, muscovite and para- the EDS mode. A beam current of 2-4 nA and gonite in a chloritoid-staurolite-bearing calcic beam diameters between 1 and 8 /im were used for metapelite from the Dalradian in Scotland (sample the analyses. Additional mica analyses were per- DAL43 in Fig. 14, below; sample DAL43 was kindly formed in several samples using wavelength-dis- provided by Dr G. T. R. Droop, Manchester Uni- persive spectrometers on the Cameca electron versity, UK). The results clearly show that three microprobes, particularly to check for minor Ba, micas with fixed compositions occur in the sample, Rb, Sr, Cr and Ni contents. Structural formulae of and indicate that quantitative AEM and EMP ana- white micas were calculated on the basis of 22 lytical methods are in good agreement. Such a com- oxygens, with total iron expressed as ferric. Plagio- parison can, of course, only be made if single-phase clase formulae were calculated on an 8 mica flakes large enough for successful EMP analysis basis. Because the compositional variation of the can be found in the sample. For many samples that minerals exceeds the analytical accuracy of the are lower in metamorphic grade than the Dalradian, microprobe in most samples (see Fig. 4), individual this may be difficult or impossible.

209 Table 1: Mineral assemblages in metabauxitic rocks studied from Naxos, Ios andlraklia (see Figs 1 and 2for locations of samples)

Sa mote no. Latitude Longitude Cm Dsp KV Pg Ms Mrg PI Czo/Ep Cal cw St Chi Bt He" Tur Other Heem llm Mag Rt

IOS ISLAND 10-20 36*45'11" 25*16'14" 0 X X X 0 A 10-76-1 36*44'05" 25*15'39" R X 0 X X A X 0 o IO-76-2 36*44'06" 25*15'39" X X 0 X X X ot A X 0 c

f IRAKUA ISLAND o IRA-4G 36*50-36" 25*26'17" X 0 X Pri X 0 "d W NAXOS ISLAND Zonal 0 ot-1 67-29 36*57'40" 25*33'05" X 0 0 X X 0 o 32B 38*6775" 26*2ffOO" X X 0 0 0 B537* 36*5775" 25*28'00" 0 X 0 X X 0 0 129D 36'57'BO" 26*28'05" X X X 0 X 0 ro a s 35-2 37*01'45" 25°33'45" 0 X X 0 0 35-58 37*01'45" 25*33'45" 0 X 0 0 X 0 0 Zone II 136C 2TWW 26*31'00" 0 R X 0 X 0 X A X 0 136D 37*O0'40" 25*31'00" 0 R X X 0 X (A) X 0 z 156A 37-0O-5O" 25*31'05" X 0 0 X X 0 0 c 133A 37*01'50" 25*3175" R R X 0 X 0 0 0 ot R A X 0 133C 37*01 '50" 25*3175" R R X 0 0 0 A X 0 Zone III •"0 03C3 37*02'40" 25*3070" X A X X R X 0 A 0 X A 2 r 228 37°02'40" 25*3070" R R X X 0 X 0 A Qtz 0 X B507B 37*02'40" 25*3070" 0 0 X X X 0 X if B610-5 37*02'40" 25*3070" R X 0 X [X] X 0 A Qtz X A 23-2 37*02'35" 25*3C00" R X 0 0 X X ot A A Qtz X 0 0 Zone IV/ 136F 37*01 '00" 26*2770" X X X A A 0 X B492B 37*01 '00" 25*2770" 0 0 (0) R X X Ap X A 128A 37*O2W' 25*2575" X 0 X X X X X A Sample no. Latitude Longitude Cm Dsp Ms Mrg PI Czo/Ep Cal Cld St Chi Bt He" Tur Other Haem llm Mag Rt

112A 37*06'10" 25°33'30" X X X 0 A X A 105A 37°06'10 25°33'15" R X X X A X 0 A 105B 37°06'10" 25°33'15" X 0 0 X (A) X Ap X X Zone IVm

113-3 37*06'15" 25*32'55" X 0 (0) 0 (0) X 0 X 113-4 37*06'15 25*32'55" X 0 (X) 0 0 X 150B 37°06'15" 25*32'55" X X (0) X X 0 X

116E 37°07'20" 25°33'4O" 0 X X X 0 Ap X 0 A 116F 37°07'20" 25°33'40" 0 0 (X) R 0 X 106-2 37°07'45" 25*34'00" X X 0 0 0 A 0 X X 24K4A 37*07'1O" 25*33'20" X 0 0 X X 0 0 X 24L 37°07'1O" 25°33'20" O 0 [0] X OS A X A A Ap 0 0 A 165B 37°O6'2O" 25°32'3O" X (A) 0 (0) X (A) X A (H6)1 X Zone IVu o 118A 37*08'10" 25°33'OO" X (0) (X) (A) (X) X (0) I

119A 37°08'05" 25°32'55" X X 0 0 A X I 103A 37°09'40" 25°33'45" X 0 (0) X A 0 X n 104B 37*11 '40" 25°32'35" X [0] A 0 A 0 X 104BN42 37"11 '40" 25*3235" X X A 0 X 143C 37*11'40" 25*32'35" X 0 0 A 0 X 143D 37*11'40 25*32'35" X A 0 A 0 X 1 ZonaV

127D 37*O6'25" 25*30'40" X (O) (X) (0) R (X) 0 (A) (0) Ap 0 X 130A 37*07'25" 25°3C55" X (X) X" (0) (X) R X 0 X pi 139A 37*O8'25" 25*31'05" X 0 (X) (0) (X) Grt o 0 139B 37*O8'25" 25*31'05" X 0 (X) (0) (X) Grt 0 X > Mineral abbrevations used are according to Kretz (1983); X, major mineral; 0, minor mineral; A, accessory mineral; R, relict mineral, mostly occurring as inclusions; (....), retrograde occurrence; [....], primary as well as retrograde occurrence. "Solid solution of hercynite, gahnite and spinel. tZincian staurolite. tSamples beginning with B were collected by J. Ben H. Jansen. §Calcite is only in contact with anorthite, biotite, muscovite, corundum and Fe-Ti-oxides 1JH6, Hogbomite. " Plagioclase is strongly altered. JOURNAL OF PETROLOGY I VOLUME 37 I NUMBER 2 APRIL 1996

TEM-AEM STUDIES OF study as all three micas have the same 2A/) with only slightly different basal spacings. FINE-SCALE MICA TEM and EMP investigation of sample B610-5 (zone III) reveals interstratification of all three INTERGROWTHS micas on scales of 0-1 [im to several micrometres Transmission electron micrographs and BSE pictures (Fig. 5c and d). Single-phase flakes of margarite, representative for samples of zone II (133A) and muscovite and paragonite that are coarse enough for zone III (B610-5) are shown in Fig. 5. Corre- EMP analysis were found in the sample. AEM data sponding AEM and EMP analyses are depicted for confirm that the EMP analyses closest to end- both samples in Fig. 6. member Ca-, K- and Na-mica compositions corre- Sample 133A involves one of the lowest-grade spond to one-phase compositions. Many other EMP margarite occurrences on Naxos. EMP work sug- analyses are from intergrowths of two or three micas. gested that the paragonite content of its margarite is Sample B610-5 illustrates the problem that arises in highly variable, ranging from 24 to 43 mol % (Fig. EMP analysis of rocks containing submicron-scale 6). TEM studies revealed, however, that semi- intergrowths of various micas [see Ahn et al. (1985) coherent, 100—500 A thick, paragonite interlayers and Shau et al. (1991)]. A major part of the mixed are fairly common within the margarite grains (Fig. mica analyses shown in Fig. 6 could have been 5a and b). Muscovite grains, on the other hand, avoided by more careful selection of analysis spot appear to be free of very thin (< 500 A thick) para- using EMP imaging techniques. An additional com- gonite or margarite layers, but may be intergrown plication of sample B610-5 is the presence of coarse with margarite on a 0-1-1-0 mm scale (Fig. 5a and retrograde margarite occurring in veinlets, where it b). Single-phase margarite and muscovite regions is associated with retrograde chlorite and rutile. large enough for AEM analysis could easily be found EMP analysis shows that this type of margarite is in sample 133A. Muscovite compositions determined closest to end-member in composition (Fig. 6). with AEM are in accord with the EMP data. AEM TEM studies of Na-rich margarites of zone IV analyses of margarite gave compositions with 22-31 (samples 24K4A and 119A) support the conclusion mol % paragonite component, so that EMP analyses that these are single-phase, as thin paragonite or giving higher paragonite content are interpreted to muscovite interlayers were not observed. AEM and result from incorporation of thin paragonite lamellae EMP analyses are compatible for these margarites. in the analysed spots (Fig. 6). Such paragonite lamellae are below the resolution of BSE imaging on the electron microprobe. Quantitative AEM analysis MINERAL CHEMISTRY of the 100-500 A thick paragonite lamellae in 133A Margarite was unsatisfactory. A rather intense electron beam is In common with the findings of other workers on needed to generate sufficient X-ray intensity for the margarite, reviewed by Frey et al. (1982) and Gui- EDAX detector from such thin lamellae, resulting in dotti (1984), the observed compositional variation considerable sodium loss. Nevertheless, the occur- for Naxos margarites can be explained to a con- rence of paragonite interlayers can be inferred (a) siderable extent by solution towards paragonite (Figs from the fact that Na peaks characteristic for para- 4 and 7). The metabauxitic margarite contains up to gonite were present during the early stages of EDAX ~44 mol% paragonite component; its muscovite spectrum collection (counting times were 100-200 s) component is < 6 mol %. The analyses of prograde and (b) from the typical paragonitic Si/Al obtained. margarites show somewhat bimodal distributions for The latter suggests that although Na evaporates Ca and Na (Fig. 7); primary margarite having ~20 considerably during the analysis, the Si/Al ratio of mol % paragonite in solid solution is scarce in the the mica remains essentially unchanged. A further rocks studied from zone II to zone IVm. Primary criterion to distinguish paragonite from margarite margarite from zone IVu is generally high in Na. and muscovite by TEM is the observation that This may reflect that increasing paragonite com- paragonite is more sensitive to radiation damage ponent in margarite stabilizes margarite to higher than are the Ca- and K-micas. Although HRTEM temperatures (Chatterjee, 1974; Bucher & Frey, has proven to be a very useful technique to identify 1994, pp. 233-250). fine-scale interlayering of sheet silicates with markedly different basal spacings (e.g. 10 A biotite In the great majority of rocks studied, margarite alternating with 14 A chlorite; Veblen & Ferry, coexists with muscovite, and in the rocks of zones IV 1983), high-resolution lattice imaging of the basal and V frequently with biotite as well (see Table 1). (001) mica planes is not diagnostic in the present The few rocks lacking a K-buffering phase contain margarite that is fairly low in K. The fact that mar-

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Fig. 5. Intergrowths of white micas in metabauxitic rocks of Naxos. (a) Transmission electron micrograph showing semi-coherent inter- growths of muscovite (mu) and margarite (ma) along their basal planes (sample 133A). The arrows indicate an ~100 A thick parago- nite (pa) lamella (black) within margarite (see text). The three small elliptical white spots in the muscovite flake on the right are beam- damaged regions owing to AEM analysis, (b) BSE picture of 133A showing aggregate of margarite and muscovite. Margarite contains vaguely visible semi-coherent lamellae of paragonite (dark grey), whereas muscovite grains appear to be homogeneous, (c) Transmission electron micrograph showing submicron-scale intergrowths of muscovite, paragonite and margarite in sample B610-5. The splitting of mica layers along (001) planes is probably the result of mechanical stress induced during specimen preparation, (d) BSE picture of B610- 5 showing intergrown paragonite (dark grey), margarite (middle grey) and muscovite (light grey).

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margarite many cases (Ca + Na + K) <2-0 (see Figs 9 and 11, o single phase EMP Ca below). Octahedral Al in margarite shows a dis- D single phase AEM tribution centred on the ideal value of 4-0 for a di-octahedral mica. The (Fe + Mg) histograms « intergrowth A 20/ \ 80 essentially represent iron. Magnesium values were • coarse retrograde / 0, 133A below the detection limit of the EDS analysis method margarite / */ zone II [~0-03 atoms Mg per formula unit (p.f.u.)], except 40/ 60 in three samples. The low Mg content of meta- bauxitic margarite, as compared with other mar- garites (Frey et al., 1982), is a result of the high 40 whole-rock Fe/Mg ratio of the bauxitic rock-type (Feenstra & Maksimovic, 1985). Whereas margarite 20 in metamarls and calcic metapelites is commonly found in rather reduced (graphitic) assemblages, suggesting Fe to be predominantly ferrous (Frey et al., 1982), metabauxitic margarite occurs in highly oxidized rocks. Up to the middle of zone III, mar- garite coexists with Ti-haematite, and at higher grades with magnetite + ilmeno-haematite/ferrian B610-5 ilmenite (see Table 1). It is likely, therefore, that the zone III margarite of the present study contains pre- dominantly ferric iron. Hence margarite formulae were calculated with total iron expressed as ferric. This assumption is supported by recent Mossbauer spectroscopic investigations of metamorphic micas, 3+ showing that their Fe /ZFetot ratios, which are pri- 20 40 60 80 marily a function of the oxygen fugacity prevailing Fig. 6. Ca-Na-K diagram (atom %) depicting EMP and AEM at the time of crystallization, are high in oxidized analyses of white micai in samples 133A and B610-5. Tie-lines rocks (e.g. Williams & Grambling, 1990; Guidotti & connect average compositions of micas in close contact. Margarite Dyar, 1991; Dyar et al., 1993; Guidotti et al., 1994c). in sample 133A is locally interleaved with thin (<500 A thick) For metapelitic muscovite, Guidotti et al. (1994c) paragonite lamellae which are too small for successful AEM analy- 3+ sis (see Fig. 5a and b). obtained average Fe /EFetot ratios of 0-45 in -bearing and 0-67 in magnetite-bearing rocks. garite of zones II and III tends to be somewhat higher in K than margarite of zones IV/ and IVm The precise substitutional mechanism for Fe in (Fig. 7) appears to be surprising, because it would be margarite is difficult to assess owing to its rather low expected that K solubility in margarite increases Fe content. Figure 7 shows that the octahedral with metamorphic grade. The latter trend is shown occupancy is higher than for an ideal di-octahedral by the zone IVu margarites that coexist with mus- mica, with up to 10% tri-octahedral component covite and contain 4—6 mol % muscovite component present. The primary margarites of zone IVu tend to (note that several samples of zone IVu lack mus- be highest in tri-octahedral component, suggesting covite; Table 1). The comparatively high K content that this deviation from ideal margarite stoichio- of margarite of zones II and III may partly result metry is promoted by increasing metamorphic grade. from a positive relationship between Na and K con- Possible substitutions counterbalancing the positive tents in margarite as indicated by Frey et al. (1982), charge excess resulting from octahedral atoms (Fe, as margarites analysed from zones II and III are on Mg, Al) in excess of 4-0 are average richer in Na than those from zones IV/ and IVm. In addition, it cannot totally be ruled out that Na3VI(Fe3+,Al)Ca_3VIa-, (5a) contamination of margarite analyses with thin (<1000 A thick) lamellae of muscovite causes the and vl J+ vl relatively high K content of the lower-grade mar- Al3 (Fe ,Al)SL3 D-1. (6a) garite. In the case of ferrous Fe and Mg, the substitutions The (Ca + Na + K) histograms (Fig. 7) indicate are that the interlayer is fully occupied in margarite, in vl 2+ vl contrast to muscovite and paragonite, which have in Na2 (Fe ,Mg)Ca_2 D- (5b)

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Ios and zones II + III of Naxos (n=78)

8S3S'sifis2 8888S ooooo°o°oo8 8 8 S 8 3 3

lower part and middle of zone IV (n=57)

83 8oooo8oo888 8 8 5 8 3 8 8 8 3 8 g upper part of zone IV (n=41)

lso8888oooI'8Ssl '8o 8S0S0800S88 8 8 S 8 S 8 1! 8 S retrograde margarite (n=82)

8 S S g 88 8 3 SSoSoS ooS88So83 3 S 8 3 o 8 g 8 Ca/(Ca+Na+K) Na/(Ca+Na+K) K/(Ca+Na+K) sum (mole ratio) (mole ratio) (mole ratio) Ca+Na+K SI Al VIAI Fe+Mg V'AI+Fe+Mg cations

Fig. 7. Histograms showing the chemical variation of metabauxitic margarite (atoms per 22 oxygens). Total iron is expressed as ferric.

2+ and Na2[Al+(Fe ,Mg)](Si4Al4)02o(OH)4 therefore should be considered in understanding the IV VI 2+ VI Al2 (Fe >Mg)SL2 D-1. (6b) mineral chemistry of natural margarite. The above substitutions will lead to Na and IVA1 Incorporation in margarite of component, Na2(Li2Al4)(Si4Al4)02o(OH)4, according to the excess (i.e. Ga and Si deficiency) in margarite VI VI relative to a stoichiometric mixture of end-members substitution Na LiCa_i [II_i, will also lead to margarite, paragonite and muscovite, which follows excess Na relative to substitution (7). Schaller et al. the substitution (1967) reported 019 wt% Li2O (~5 mol % ephesite component) for a metabauxitic margarite from Naxos. The margarite is probably of retrograde origin. The microprobe data of this study do not A plot of (Na + K) vs Si (Fig. 8a) illustrates the Na suggest that retrograde margarite has a high Li excess and Si deficiency of the metabauxitic mar- content because it is fairly close to stoichiometric garite relative to substitution (7); nearly all primary end-member composition (Figs 7 and 8). Although margarites plot above the substitutional line for (7). metabauxites are suitable host rocks for ephesite, To test the applicability of substitutions (5a) and because the mineral is only stable in silica-under- (5b), and (6a) and (6b), the octahedral cation sum saturated compositions (Chatterjee & Warhus, was plotted vs Na + K - Si + 4, i.e. that part of 1984), the primary margarite probably does not Na + K unbalanced by (7), in Fig. 8b and vs have an important ephesite component for the fol- IVA1 - Ca - 2, i.e. that part of IVA1 unbalanced by lowing reason. Li is not an element typically (7), in Fig. 8c. Comparison of the two plots shows enriched during bauxitization. As margarite is an that the octahedral cation sum is best correlated important constituent of the Naxos emeries, high with IVAl-Ca-2 (Fig. 8c), suggesting that tri- whole-rock Li concentrations would generally be octahedral Fe, Mg and Al may predominantly be required to reach a substantial Li content in mar- balanced in the tetrahedral layer of the mica garite. structure [substitution (6a)]. Excess IVAJ and Na with respect to substitution (7), coupled with an octahedral occupancy higher than 4-0, appears Muscovite to be a general feature for margarite chemistry The chemistry of muscovite from the various meta- (e.g. Frey et al., 1982; Grew et al., 1986). Sub- morphic zones is summarized in histograms in Fig. 9. stitution towards hypothetical end-members such + As for margarite, total Fe was expressed as ferric. In as Na2(Al4Fe3 67ni.33)(Si4Al4)02o(OH)+ and all metamorphic zones, muscovite coexists with Ti-

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5.80 6.00 6.20 is insignificant (<0-02 atoms p.f.u.). Low 2.00 (Na + K + Ca) values could result from interlayer (Ios + zone I) + zone IVu zonell o retrograde vacancies or unanalysed elements in the interlayer 1.80 + zone in margarite sites such as Ba, Rb, NH4 and H3O (e.g. Voncken zone IVlm et al., 1987a,6; Loucks, 1991). Because EDS LOO I 11 • ; • 11.6O microprobe techniques have fairly high detection limits for Ba and Rb, the presence of these elements CD 0.80 was checked with WDS techniques in some of the showing low interlayer totals. The WDS 0.60 O analyses gave negligible Ba and Rb for these musco- vites, suggesting that both elements are unimportant 0.40 in metabauxitic muscovite. As in margarite, Fe dominates over Mg in muscovite. The Mg/Fe of 0.20 muscovite varies within the range 0-0-66, with most Mg/Fe values <0-4. 0.00 Examination of Figs 4, 9 and 10 shows that the 3.80 4.00 4.20 4.40 4.60 4.80 5.00 5.20 diasporitic muscovites are compositionally similar to atoms Si the muscovites in the emeries of zones II and III. A 0.60 slight change in average chemical composition of muscovite is found in zones IVY and IV/n: Si, Na and VI 1 0.40 - A1 decrease, whereas K, Fe, Mg and Ti increase (Figs 4, 9 and 10). This overall compositional change is interpreted to result from pronounced 0.20 - growth of Af2 muscovite, largely by means of recrys- CO tallization of the predominantly M\ muscovite at 0.00 - lower grades. Textures and chemical data indicate that Mx muscovite is absent in zones IVu and V, implying that the M\ type did not survive middle amphibolite-grade M2 conditions. c\l Apart from interlayer NaK_j exchange, the two Q 0.40 most important substitutions in metapelitic muscovite causing deviations from ideal K2Al4(Al2Si6)02o(OH)4 composition are the Tschermak (Fe2+,Mg)Si - > 0.20 - AL,lvAl_, and VI(Fe3+Al_i) exchanges (Guidotti, 1984). The former leads to phengite 2+ K2[(Fe )Mg)Al3](AlSi7)02o(OH)+, the latter to 0.00 - + ferrimuscovite K2(Fe2 Al2)(Al2Si6)02o(OH)4, and combination of both substitutions will give ferri- -0.20 phengite K [(Fe2+,Mg)Fe3+Al ](AlSi )0 o(OH)4 3.90 2 2 7 2 4.00 4.10 4.20 4.30 (see Fig. 10). A plot of (Fe + Mg) vs Si (not shown) 'Al + Fe + Mg indicates that nearly all metabauxitic muscovites Fig. 8. Variation diagrams for metabauxitic margarite with contain much more (Fe + Mg) than required by the labelled lines indicating suggested substitutions. Atoms are based Tschermak exchange. This provides support for on 22 oxygens, (a) (Na + K) vs Si. The right upper corner part of additional VI(Fe3+Al_i) exchange, in accordance the diagram ij for paragonite. (b) (Na +K. - Si+ 4) vj ("A1 + - Fe + Mg). (c) ( iM-Ca-2) vs (VIA1 + Fe + Mg). with the oxidized nature of the rocks. Di—tri-octa- VI 2+ hedral substitution, [(Fe ,Mg)3AL.2[I]-i], does not and Fe +-saturating phases (nitile, haematite- seem to be important, as octahedral occupancies ilmenite solid solution, magnetite) as well as an Al- cluster around 4-0 (Fig. 9). Some information on the saturating phase (diaspore, corundum). The Si- relative importance of Tschermak vs (Fe AJ_)) undersaturated bulk composition of the meta- substitution can be gained by means of graphical bauxites is reflected in the comparatively low Si devices (Guidotti, 1984). Figure 10 shows that most content of muscovite (5-95-6-32 atoms p.f.u.). muscovites from zones I—III plot between the mus- As in muscovite from metapelites (e.g. Guidotti, covite—phengite and muscovite—ferriphengite joins or 1984), the (Na + K + Ca) sum in metabauxitic mus- around the latter join, supporting combined covite is typically <2-0 (Fig. 9) and the Ca content Tschermak and VI(Fe +Al_i) exchanges. Muscovites

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l»l»l»" p ooooo(P O — ftj UIo .fc ooooSo ooooSoSooS* 00006 5oo S! Na/(Na+K+Ca) K/(Na+K+Ca) Na+K+Ca Mg Tl Al+Fe+ sum (mole ratio) (mole ratio) Mg+Ti cations Fig. 9. Histograms showing the chemical variation of metabauxiric muscovite (atoms per 22 oxygens). Total iron is expressed as ferric.

Fmu from zones IVu and V plot between the muscovite- ferriphengite and muscovite-ferrimuscovite joins, indicating that VI(Fe3+Al_i) exchange dominates • zone I Naxos + Ios + Iraklia over Tschermak exchange at higher amphibolite o zones II + grade. The large compositional variation for zones a zone IVIm IV/ and IVm analyses indicates that this group + zones IVu + V includes both M\- and M2-formed muscovites, the former being approximately similar in composition to the muscovites from zones I—III and the latter to those from zones IVu and V. In summary, the vast majority of the metabauxitic muscovites deviate from ideal muscovite composition by both phengite and VI (Fe AL]) exchange. M\ muscovites commonly have higher phengite and lower ferrimuscovite com- ponents than M2 muscovites, which, particularly in the most silica-poor (commercial) metabauxite, have included Fe predominantly by means of VI(Fe3+Al_i) exchange. The chemical trends found for metabauxitic mus- covite appear essentially P—T controlled, although Fig. 10. IVAl-VIAJ-(Fe + Mg) diagram for metabauxitic muscovite (atomic proportions). Muscovite—phengite (Mu—Ph), muscovite- obscured by variation resulting from bulk-composi- ferriphengite (Mu—Fph) and muscovite-ferrimuscovite (Mu—Fmu) tional effects. Given their small compositional dif- exchange vectors are indicated in the diagram. Cd, cdadonitc, ferences, which are occasionally within the analytical accuracy of the electron microprobe, classification of SisOjoHOH).,; Fph, K2(Fe2+,Mg)Fe3+Al2(AJSi702o)(OH)4; Lc, muscovite in M\ and Mi type on chemical criteria leucophyllite, K2(Fe ^MgJjAMSijC^HOH)^ Mu, 1 4; Ph, K2(Fe")Mg)Al3(AlSi702o)(OH)4 only is difficult, for the following reasons. Muscovite

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displays a rather continuous compositional spread in (Figs 4 and 11). Paragonite from zone III is richer in the samples (Fig. 4), which may relate to various muscovite component (8-10 mol%). Like other degree of M2 recrystallization. The chemical differ- paragonites (e.g. Ackermand & Morteani, 1973; ences for muscovites in samples of comparable M2 Hock, 1974; Guidotti, 1984), the metabauxitic ones grade may not only result from a different origin are low in Fe (<0-13 atoms p.f.u.) and the Si (Mi, Mj) but could also arise from differences in the content is centred on the ideal value of 6-00 (Fig. mineral assemblage with which muscovite has equi- 11). The (Na + Ca + K) sum ranges from 169 to librated. These cannot be very pronounced, 1 -98, suggesting that it contains variable amounts of however, as muscovite coexists with similar A1-, interlayer vacancies and/or unanalysed interlayer Fe3+- and Ti-saturating phases in virtually all elements. Grew et al. (1986) considered IVA1 in samples (see Table 1). As discussed above, the Naxos excess of the Ca Al (NajK^SL] exchange to be metabauxites arc highly inhomogeneous with regard typical for paragonite in corundum-bearing rocks to bulk-chemistry and mineralogy. Uniform meta- from Antarctica. Such l Al excess (Si deficiency) is morphic equilibrium was commonly attained only at not characteristic, however, of Naxos paragonites a millimetre to centimetre scale (Feenstra, 1985). (Figs 8 and 11). These facts seriously hamper a quantitative eva- luation of the variables controlling the composition Plagioclase of muscovite in the metabauxites. Plagioclase occurs in the emeries of zones IV and V but chemical data are presented only for zone IV Paragonite (Figs 4 and 12). Microprobe analyses of retrogressed Paragonite is a regular constituent of the diasporites plagioclase grains from zone V gave low totals and but its small grain size and strong interlayering with non-stoichiometric formulae and are considered muscovite did not allow its quantitative analysis by unreliable. EMP in all samples (Fig. 4). In zones II and III Metabauxitic plagioclase is rather pure in com- paragonite could only be analysed in sample B610-5 position, containing only subordinate amounts of K (Figs 4 and 6); in other emery samples the para- and Fe (Fig. 12). With the exception of the plagio- gonite flakes were too small to permit measurement. clase in rock 104B (An38-^,), plagioclase is calcium They range in thickness from 100 A to a few micro- rich (Figs 4 and 12). Compositional data and petro- metres and are particularly interstratified with mar- graphic observations suggest that plagioclase with an garite. anorthite content higher than ~85% is a homo- Paragonite from zone I contains up to ~8 mol % geneous phase. The wide range in anorthite content muscovite and ~4 mol % margarite in solid solution (An59_9i) found in the chemically inhomogeneous

zone I (n-44) zone III (n-8)

Na/(Na+K+Ca) K/(Na+K+Ca) Ca/(Na+K+Ca) Na+K+Ca | (mole ratio) (mole ratio) (mole ratio)

20

5 iJL 8 5 8 2 8 S Al V'AI Fe VIAI+Fe I cations Fig. 11. Hiitogrami showing the chemical variation of metabauxitic paragonite (atoms per 22 oxygens). Total iron is expressed ai ferric.

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not close in natural rocks because the micas break down at conditions below the critical temperatures for the solvi.

Muscovite-paragonite (Ms-Pg) solvus geothermometry ooPooo.-* oooppoo op p The phase relations between muscovite and para- gonite have been investigated experimentally and theoretically by numerous workers [e.g. Eugster et al., 1972; Chatterjee & Froese, 1975; Chatterjee & Flux, 1986; for recent reviews see Guidotti et al. (1994a) and Blencoe et al. (1994)]. Although the experimental studies agree that the Ms—Pg system is op *. w c* characterized by a solvus with a critical temperature 13 SB 8 S >800°C that is asymmetric towards paragonite, Fe icationi results on the location of the solvus in P-T—X space Fig. 12. Hiitogranu ihowing the chemical variation of metabauxi- deviate significantly and appear to be inconsistent tic plagioclaic (atoms per 8 oxygeni). with data for naturally coexisting K—Na mica pairs (e.g. Essene, 1989; Blencoe et al., 1994). This dis- agreement has recently led Guidotti et al. (1994a) to sample 24L (Fig- 4) probably results from develop an Ms-Pg solvus based on quasibinary Ms— submicroscopic intergrowths of calcic plagioclase Pg pairs from natural, medium-/* metamorphic (An85_go) with intermediate plagioclase. The present rocks. In a following paper, Blencoe et al. (1994) results compare with those of other studies of plagi- reformulated the solvus data as geothermometric oclase crystallized at amphibolite facies conditions, expressions that allow quantitative temperature esti- which suggest that plagioclase with An > ~ 85 is a mates from quasibinary K-Na micas for rocks equi- single phase, whereas compositions measured librated at pressures between 2 and 8 kbar. between ~An4o and ~An8s may largely consist of small intergrowths of chemically and structurally Table 2 compares equilibration temperatures for different phases (e.g. Grove et al., 1983; Smith, 1983; metabauxitic K—Na micas from Ios, Iraklia and Carpenter, 1988). Naxos obtained with the geothermometric expres- sions of Blencoe et al. (1994) with independent tem- perature estimates based on reaction isograds and Ca-Na-K PARTITIONING mineral assemblages. Although XRD studies and/or The Ca-Na-K partitioning between margarite, BSE imaging confirmed the presence of both mus- muscovite and plagioclase in the metabauxitic rocks covite and paragonite in the samples listed in Table is depicted in Fig. 13. The vast majority of tie-lines 2, small grain sizes did not allow EMP analysis of connect average compositions of minerals in contact, both micas in all samples. In the latter cases, only or averages for the sample when minerals were one of the three thermometric expressions of Blencoe homogeneous on the scale of a thin section (compo- et al. (1994), either Pg- or Ms-based, can be applied. sitions of micas and plagioclase plotted in Fig. 13 are Compositionally (Table 2), the metabauxitic micas listed in the Appendix). All samples from zone I are largely satisfy the quasibinary criteria [Ca/ devoid of margarite and are not included in Fig. 13. (Ca + Na + K) < 0-05 in Pg; Si < 6-2 and Readers are referred to Fig. 4 and Table 2 for the (Mg + Fetot) < 0-35 atoms p.f.u. in Ms] as set by Na-K distribution between muscovite and para- Guidotti et al. (1994a) in developing their natural gonite in the diasporitic rocks. solvus. The phase relations among the white micas The temperatures for the diasporites of Naxos resemble those among the feldspars (Guidotti, 1984), derived from Ms—Pg thermometry are, within with very little mutual solubility between the Ca and uncertainty limits, largely consistent with inde- K end-members and restricted solubility of the Na pendent temperature estimates from assemblages phase towards both the Ca phase (Pg-Mrg solid such as pyrophyllite—kyanite and kyanite-diaspore solution) and K phase (Pg-Ms solid solution). In (zone I) and diaspore-corundum (defining the contrast to the feldspars, where complete solubility beginning of zone II). The two samples from Ios exists at high grades in the plagioclase (Na-Ca) and (Table 2) give temperatures falling at the lower alkali-feldspar (Na-K) series, the white mica solvi do range of independent temperature estimates for the

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margante o IOS NAXOS: o zone II 0 zone III

lower part and middle of zone IV

40 50 Na

Fig. 13. Ca-Na-K partitioning between white micas and plagioclaie in the studied metabauxites. Solid and dashed tie-lines indicate primary Mj and non-equilibrium distribution, respectively (see text). Compositions of plotted micas and plagioclaie are listed in the Appendix.

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Table 2: Results ofmuscoviU-paragonite thermometry

Sample r-isog." Paragon its Muscovite T-Pgt r-Mst r-widtht

CO K/(K + Na) NoNo.an. an.. K/(K + Na) Si Fe + Mg No.en. CO co co

IOS 10-76-1 360-420* n.a. 0-885(12) 6-15(3) 0-29(3) 4 320(40) IO-76-2 350-420* n.a. 0-876(12) 6-15(2) 0-34(4) 10 350(40) IRAKUA IRA-4G n.a. 0-884(9) 6-17(5) 0-36(4) 3 330(30)

NAXOS Zone I 57-29 380 0061(11) 0028(16) 4 0-867(3) 6-17(2) 0-39(5) 6 330(80) 370(10) 350(30)

32B 400 0070(6) 0014(3) 3 nj. 390(40) B537 400 0058(6) 0015(3) 3 0886 6-12 0-34 1 310(40) 320 320 129D 410 0-053(14) <001 8 0-861(6) 6-16(3) 0-27(5) 7 270(110) 390(20) 360(40) 35-58 420 0065(19) 0-020(7) 4 360(120)

Zone II 133A 460 n.a. 0 856(24) 6-15(4) 0-31(5) 32 400(50)

Zone III 03C3 520 n.a. 0-862(16) 6-13(4) 0-33(5) 9 390(40) B610-5 520 0095(6) 0-030(18) 8 0-823(21) 6-18(5) 0-40(7) 15 520(30) 470(40) 480(30) 23-2 530 n.a. 0-847(14) 6-22(4) 0-36(8) 11 420(30)

Zcmolll/IV B492B 640 0-796(19) 6-06(4) 0-20(4) 11 510(30)S

Xc*. mole fraction Ca/(Ca + Na + K); no. an., number of EMP analyses on which averages are based; Si and (Fe + Mg) on the basis of 22 oxygens assuming total Fe to be ferric; values in parentheses for compositional parameters represent 1 SD in terms of the last digit(s) given; n.a., paragonite or muscovrte present but not analysed. "Estimated Af2 temperature on the basis of isograd pattern on Naxos (Jansen & Schuiling, 1976; Jansen, 1977; Feenstra, 1985). tr-Pg, T-Ms and 7-width are equilibration temperatures calculated with geothermometric equations (9), (10) and (11) of Blencoeef a/. (1994), respectively based on K/(K + Na) of paragonite, muscovrte, or both micas. Values in parentheses represent uncertainties in T basedonSDinK/(K + Na). tMi conditions 9-11 kbar, 350-400°C; M2 conditions 5-7 kbar, 380-420°C (Van der Maar, 1981; Van der Maar & Jansen, 1983). SMinimum temperature, as muscovrte does not coexist with paragonite.

island (Van der Maar, 1981; Van der Maar & Fe-rich staurolite and chloritoid but lacking para- Jansen, 1983). gonite, should be considered as a minimum tem- For most Naxos samples of zones II and III, Ms— perature. Pg solvus thermometry results in lower temperatures The low Ms-Pg solvus temperatures suggest that than inferred from biotite—chlorite—muscovite the Na—K partitioning between the micas does not equilbria in metapelites (defining the beginning of reflect peak Mi conditions in several samples of zone III) and the first appearance of Fe-rich staur- zones II and III. As supported by microstructural olite in metabauxites and metapelites (defining the observations and EMP data (muscovites in zones II beginning of zone IV). Exceptions are samples B610- and III have similar compositions to those in zone 5 and B492B, which give results consistent with the I), muscovite in particular may have retained its proposed M

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essentially uncorrelated with the Mj isograd pattern 6). Several margarite-bearing samples of zones II on Naxos, providing additional support that che- and III contain additional paragonite grains that mical equilibrium between muscovite and para- were too small for EMP analysis. In these rocks gonite has not been approached during M2. Given margarite should be Na saturated when both micas that muscovite and paragonite in zones I—III may are in equilibrium. The mutual solubility between predominantly be of M\ origin, the solvus thermo- margarite and paragonite (Figs 4, 6, 13a and 14) is meter of Blencoe et al. (1994) has been applied near in all greenschist-grade samples considerably less the upper pressure limit calibrated for (f~9 kbar than expected on the basis of the experimental work during Mi). This could lead to underestimated tem- of Franz et al. (1977). The most Na-rich margarite at peratures, because the Ms-Pg solvus opens with amphibolite-grade conditions contains up to 44 increasing pressure. In particular, the muscovite mol % paragonite in solution (sample 119A; see Fig. limb shifts to more K-rich compositions because 14c). As this margarite does not coexist with para- pressure-induced increase of octahedral Fe + Mg gonite, it must not necessarily show the maximum hinders incorporation of Na in muscovite for crys- Na solubility at these conditions. tallochemical reasons (Guidotti et al., 19946). The metabauxitic micas deviate, however, only slightly from the Ms—Pg binary, so that this effect can only be minor. Furthermore, the derived temperatures of Margarite—muscovite 350—420°C are in reasonable agreement with inde- Margarite and muscovite show very little mutual pendent, rather poorly constrained, M\ temperature solubility (Figs 7 and 13). Regarding the Na dis- estimates (Feenstra, 1985, and in preparation). tribution between margarite and muscovite, the studied samples can be divided into two groups. In Sample B610-5 from zone III yields a mica solvus most samples (solid tie-lines in Fig. 13), margarite is temperature compatible with the proposed Af con- 2 about twice as rich in Na as the coexisting mus- ditions. In the sample, which was also studied by covite. In a smaller group of samples (dashed tie- TEM, all three white micas typically form sub- lines) margarite and muscovite have a more or less parellel intergrowths on a 0-1-10-0 /Jm scale (Fig. 5c similar Na content. and d), suggesting that they may be cogenetic. Unfortunately, owing to the general absence of The margarite and muscovite that are connected paragonite in the samples of zones IV and V, it with solid tie-lines in zone IV samples (Fig. 13b) could not be tested whether Ms—Pg solvus thermo- display equilibrium textures with each other and with typical M2 minerals such as anorthite, staur- metry yields Af2-consistent temperatures at amphi- bolite-grade conditions. Finally, it may be noted that olite and biotite. Therefore the Ca-Na-K parti- the results obtained with the Blencoe et al. (1994) tioning among them is believed to reflect peak Af2 calibration are in much better agreement with the equilibrium. Rocks of zone IV designated by dashed accepted metamorphic conditions for Naxos than tie-lines show textural evidence that margarite is of those obtained with previous Ms—Pg solvus thermo- retrograde origin. The roughly equal Na parti- meters (e.g. Eugster et al., 1972; Chatterjee & tioning between margarite and muscovite in these Froese, 1975; Chatterjee & Flux, 1986). Of these, the rocks is therefore interpreted to represent non-equi- Chatterjee & Flux (1986) calibration generally librium for peak M2 conditions. yields unrealistically low temperatures (at least The interpretation of the Ca-Na-K partitioning 100°C too low), whereas the other experimental and among the white micas in the greenschist-grade theoretical calibrations commonly overestimate tem- samples is less straightforward (Fig. 13a). Here the peratures (see Blencoe et al., 1994). rocks with dashed tie-lines (A^u*/^ ~ 1) do not differ texturally from those with solid tie-lines (A^8/ A^~2), nor is there evidence that the samples of Margarite—paragonite zones II and III have been severely affected by ret- rogression. The following causes for the dual Na dis- The Mrg—Pg binary has received much less experi- tribution between margarite and muscovite at mental attention than the Ms—Pg join and was greenschist-grade conditions should therefore be studied only by Franz et al. (1977). Their synthesis considered: experiments suggest the existence of an asymmetric miscibility gap (Na solubility in margarite is greater (1) In the samples of zones II and III with dashed than Ca solubility in paragonite) along the join at tie-lines, Mi margarite and M\-formed muscovite temperatures below 600°C (see Fig. 14). failed to equilibrate during the Af2 event, and mus- Coexisting margarite and paragonite could be covite largely preserved its original Na/(Na + K) analysed by EMP only in sample B61O-5 (Figs 4 and ratio. This hypothesis is supported by Ms—Pg ther-

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mometry, which for most samples of zones II and III rahedrally disordered (Lin & Bailey, 1984). Mixing yielded temperatures lower than inferred from other of these structurally different members could possibly geothermometers for the M2 event. Additional lead to an additional compositional gap at green- support is provided by the fact that three of the four schist-grade conditions, as exists in the calcic portion samples showing equal Na distribution between of the plagioclase series. margarite and muscovite are from zone II, where margarite first appears in the Naxos metabauxites. Margarite-plagioclase-muscovite Here reaction rates may have been fairly low, the more so as geochronological studies suggest that the Several samples of zone IV bear the assemblage Mi event may have been of fairly short duration Mrg + PI + Ms (Fig. 13b). As in plagioclase-free (Wybrans & McDougall, 1986, 1988). By analogy rocks, primary margarite is higher in sodium than is with the primary tie-line configuration in zone IV muscovite. In most samples margarite is also clearly samples (Fig. 13b), the Ca-Na-K partitioning in more sodic than the plagioclase. An exception is samples of zones II and III depicted with solid tie- sample 104B, containing the most Na-rich lines (Fig. 13a) may indicate closer approach to Mi margarite coexisting with plagioclase. In this rock, equilibrium. However, it is important to note that margarite is dinstinctly more calcic than plagioclase for only one (B610-5) of the four studied Pg-bearing (see Fig. 13b). The divergent Ca-Na partitioning samples from zones II and III did Ms-Pg thermo- may relate to immiscibility at intermediate to calcic metry result in an Afj temperature, whereas the plagioclase compositions (Huttenlocher and Baggild gaps; e.g. Smith, 1983; Grove et al., 1983; Wenk et other samples yielded temperatures too low for Af2. The moderately crosscutting solid tie-lines in the Pg- al., 1991). bearing samples (Fig. 13a) may reflect this lack of The first plagioclase occurring with margarite in equilibrium between margarite and muscovite. On the metabauxites is much more calcic and appears at the other hand, it seems possible that the Mi mar- higher metamorphic conditions than in quartz- garite could largely be saturated with paragonite bearing Mrg-Pl rocks from the Alps (Frey & Orville, component because texturally both micas are closely 1974; Bucher et al., 1983; Bucher & Frey, 1994, pp. associated and their mutual solubility matches that 233-250). In contrast to the observations made in of Ca-Na micas in rocks of comparable meta- quartz-bearing Al-rich marls, plagioclase commonly morphic grade as documented in other studies (Fig. is more calcic than coexisting margarite in the cor- 14; see discussion in following section). An appar- undum-bearing metabauxites. It is interesting that in ently different reactivity in Pg-free and Pg-bearing the few Mrg—PI—corundum rocks known from the samples during Mi might be related to specific mica Alps the plagioclase is also the more calcic phase reaction mechanisms. In the former samples, the Na (Frank, 1983; Bucher et al., 1983). The reversal in (and K) contained in margarite must essentially Ca-Na distribution between plagioclase and mar- have been provided by muscovite, whereas in the garite in corundum-bearing rocks as compared with latter paragonite may have played the dominant role quartz-bearing ones might be a consequence of their as Na-supplying phase for the growing margarite, as Al-excess bulk composition and the comparatively is obvious from its disappearance in zone III. Also, high metamorphic grade of such rocks (A. Feenstra, preferential growth of margarite at the expense of in preparation). paragonite is suggested by the thin (<500 A thick) lamellae of paragonite in the lowest-grade margarite (Fig. 5a), which could be remnants of largely Comparison with other studies replaced M\ paragonite grains. Rocks containing only margarite and paragonite as (2) An alternative explanation for the observed white micas seem to be rare, which may reflect the Ca-Na-K partitioning in Fig. 13a is that besides a scarcity of the appropriate (K-poor) bulk composi- normal solvus relationship between margarite and tions. Examples of coexisting margarite and para- paragonite (Franz et al., 1977), margarite shows a gonite in Ms-free rocks were reported by Ackermand compositional gap around Ca/(Ca + Na) ~0-8 at & Morteani (1973) from Tyrol, Grew et al. (1986) greenschist-grade conditions. This extra gap in the from Antarctica and Enami (1980) from Japan (see Mrg—Pg series could be related to a discontinuity in Fig. 14). Metamorphic rocks containing crystal structure. Margarite has, at least up to a Mrg + Pg + Ms appear to be much more common composition with 22 mol % paragonite in solution, (e.g. Hock, 1974; Frey & Orville, 1974; Frey, 1978; nearly complete tetrahedral Si-Al ordering (Gug- Hoinkes, 1978; Guidotti et al., 1979; Frey et al., 1982; genheim & Bailey, 1978; Langer et al., 1981; Joswig Okuyama-Kusunose, 1985; Lorimer, 1987; Yalcin et et al., 1983), whereas the paragonite structure is tet- al., 1993). In many cases, reliable chemical data for

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margarite (a) retrogade: Ca (ABC) experimental: • E80 FHW77: O 400 °C ® GHM86 500° C ffi GPC79 600° C 20

60

80

K 20 Na muscovite paragonite (b) greenschist- grade: O H74 a O-K85 • this study (B610-5) 40

Na (c) amphibolite- grade: A AM73 20 80 A FC87(DAL43) • this study (119A)

K 20 40 60 80 Na

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all three micas are, however, difficult to obtain show less miscibility than suggested by the experi- because the micas are intimately intergrown on a mental work. The difference between experiment scale beyond or near the resolution of the electron and nature may relate to difficulties in establishing microprobe. the precise size of the two-phase region in the Figure 14 compares the Ca-Na-K partitioning synthesis experiments. Metastable phases and small, among the white micas in Naxos sample B610-5 with poorly crystallized, Mrg-Pg mixed layers may have a selection of literature data. Plotted samples contain formed in the experiments, which led Franz et al. either Pg + Mrg or all three white micas. Also shown (1977) to state that their results should be considered (Fig. 14c) are the most sodian margarites found on as a first approximation. Naxos at amphibolite-grade conditions. These mar- The Na distribution between margarite and mus- garites from sample 119A, which TEM investiga- covite depicted in Fig. 14 appears irregular. The tions confirmed as single phase, do not coexist with lowest XN^/XNZ (~ 1) is found in the white mica paragonite and muscovite. It can be seen from Fig. pseudomorphs after andalusite studied by Guidotti et 14 that paragonite coexisting with margarite con- al. (1979), and the highest ratio (~3) in the green- tains < ~ 10 mol % margarite in solution. A similar schist-grade rock studied by Hock (1974). The other restricted Ca solubility in paragonite is also evident samples show Xg*s/X^l between 1-4 and 1-7. The from the compositional data for paragonite compiled irregular tie-line pattern between margarite and by Frey et al. (1982) and Guidotti (1984). For the muscovite may largely be related to the fact that for compiled data, the maximum solubility of para- a given temperature the K—Na and Ca—Na mica gonite in margarite amounts to ~34 mol % at solutions respond to pressure in different ways. greenschist-grade (Fig. 14b) and ~44 mol % at Whereas it is clearly established for the Ms—Pg amphibolite-grade (Fig. 14c) conditions. The plotted system that, owing to crystallochemical controls, data only suggest a slight increase in Na solubility in increasing pressure decreases the solubility of Na in margarite with increasing metamorphic grade, muscovite (Guidotti et al., 1994b), pressure may implying that the margarite limb of the solvus may have little or even an opposite effect on the solubility be rather steep. A similar increase of Ca solubility in of Na in margarite. Volume-composition data of paragonite at the other side of the solvus is not natural sodic margarites compiled by Okuyama- obvious from the data in Fig. 14. Like the Ms-Pg Kusunose (1985) strongly scatter around the ideal solvus, the Mrg-Pg solvus is asymmetric towards the mixing line between synthetic margarite and para- side with the smallest volume (greater solid solution gonite and do not allow conclusions on the size (and of Na in margarite than of Ca in paragonite) and is sign) of an excess volume at the margarite side of the truncated at higher temperatures owing to formation solvus. The formation of highly sodic margarites at of plagioclase. The breakdown of Ca-Na micas relatively high pressures during decompression of occurs, however, at significantly lower temperatures eclogite-facies rocks (e.g. Meyer, 1983; Smith & than that of K-Na micas (e.g. Bucher et al., 1983; Kechid, 1983) supports, however, increasing Na Chatterjee & Flux, 1986; Bucher & Frey, 1994, pp. solubility in margarite with rising pressure. If the 233-250; A Feenstra, in preparation). Ca-Na-K pardoning between the micas in Fig. 14 represents equilibrium, re-orientation of the Ms- For both greenschist- and amphibolite-grade rocks Mrg tie-lines towards more sodic margarite and less the mutual solubility displayed by natural para- sodic muscovite with increasing pressure finds gonite and margarite (Fig. 14b and c) is clearly less support in the plotted data. The pseudomorphic than that indicated by the experimental study of micas (Guidotti et al., 1979), the greenschist-grade Franz et al. (1977) at 1-6 kbar. The retrograde ones of Okuyama-Kusunose (1985), and probably margarite and paragonite from Antarctica (Fig. also the retrograde Naxos margarite (dashed tie-lines 14a), which formed by breakdown of staurolite at in Fig. 13b), formed at low pressures. The micas 300-370°C and 3-5 kbar (Grew et al., 1986), also

Fig. 14. Ternary molar diagrams comparing Ca-Na—K partitioning amongst white micas in (a) retrograde pseudomorphic occurrences, (b) greeruchist-grade rocks and (c) lower amphibolite-grade rocks. Sources of plotted data: AM73, Ackermand & Morteani (1973); E80, Enami (1980); FC87 [lample DAL43; fee fig. 9 ofLorimer (1987)], A. Feenstra & P. E. Champneu (unpublished data); FHW77, Franz et al. (1977); GHM86, Grew et al. (1986); GPC79, Guidotti et al. (1979); H74, Hock (1974); O-K85, Okuyama-Kuiunose (1985); B610- 5, this itudy. Most data points are averages of microprobe analyses within a single sample; in some cases, comparable results for several samples have been replaced by an average for clarity (see the Appendix for more information). The amphibolite-grade rocks studied by Ackermand & Morteani (1973) and the pseudomorphic occurrences studied by Enami (1980) and Grew et al. (1986) arc free of musco- vite. Also shown are the most sodian margarites of this study (sample 119A, zone IVu) which do not coexist with paragonite or musco- vite. The experimentally determined width of the miicibility gap in the margarite-paragonite series at 400, 500 and 600°C and 1-6 kbar (Franz et al., 1977) is shown for comparison on the Ca-Na baseline in all three diagrams.

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described by Lorimer (1987) and in this study among white micas near their upper stabilities. (sample B610-5) equilibrated at intermediate pres- Unfortunately, the compositional mica data pre- sures (P~6 kbar), and the greenschist-grade ones sented by Vance & Holland (1993), especially from studied by Hock (1974) probably at the highest the core of the garnet, cannot be consistent with the pressures, as reflected in the comparatively high Si Ca-Na partitioning between margarite and para- content of the muscovite (Si = 6-37 atoms p.f.u.; see gonite displayed in Fig. 14. Sample B610-5 (from the Appendix). Naxos) and DAL43 (from Scotland) both equili- The above conclusions should be considered as brated at metamorphic conditions (slightly down- preliminary because' the Ca-Na—K partitioning in and up-grade of the staurolite-in isograd) com- the white mica plane is controlled by a complex parable with the core of the garnet studied by Vance interplay of P, T, rock composition and the opening & Holland (1993). In contrast to the Gassetts rock, and closing of three solvi. Additional detailed EMP, in which complete solid solution between margarite HRTEM-AEM and crystal-structural studies of Ca- and paragonite was assumed by the researchers, Ca- Na-K micas from petrologically well-known rocks and Na-micas in samples B610-5 and DAL43 display are needed to improve our understanding of their only a restricted mutual miscibility. Both the Naxos phase relations, volume-composition relationships, and Scottish sample (Lorimer, 1987) were subjected and solution properties. In new experimental work, to additional HRTEM-AEM investigations and careful characterization of run products by XRD, used to demonstrate the problems involved in EMP HRTEM-AEM and various spectroscopic methods analysis of micas intergrown on a (unnoticed) small may help solve existing inconsistencies with natural scale. Like other unrealistic Ca—Na—K mica compo- sitions (e.g. Yardley & Baltatzis, 1985; Stahle et al., observations regarding the mutual solubility of Ca- 1986), the divergent Ca-Na mica compositions Na-K micas. measured by Vance & Holland (1993) can probably best be explained by two-phase or three-phase inter- IMPLICATIONS OF SMALL- growths, which could be tested by additional SCALE MICA INTERLAYERING HRTEM-AEM studies. AND DIFFERENT WHITE In low- to medium-grade metamorphic rocks (sub) coherent interlayering of Na- and K-micas on a MICA GENERATIONS IN submicron scale appears to be common, as docu- POLYMETAMORPHIC ROCKS mented in several TEM-AEM studies (e.g. Ahn et al., Several results of this study are important for the 1985; Lorimer, 1987; Shau etal., 1991). The fine-scale petrogenetic interpretation of white micas in lower- lamellar intergrowths are probably inherited from grade metamorphic rocks. The first involves the anchimetamorphic mixed-layer Ms—Pg (e.g. Frey, common occurrence of submicroscopic intergrowths 1987) or early metastable Na-K mica having inter- of Ga-Na-K micas in the greenschist-grade Naxos mediate compositions (Jiang & Peacor, 1993). An samples. Compositional data for metamorphic white alternative interpretation that the intergrowths could micas that clearly fall within the miscibility gap result from retrograde unmixing of metamorphic depicted in Fig. 14 have regularly been reported in micas initially showing larger mutual solubility, as the literature. For example, Thompson et al. (1977) has been observed in the structurally related amphi- studied inclusions in a large garnet from the Gassetts boles, seems unlikely. Textural and petrological evi- schist (Vermont, USA) and measured margarite and dence such as the absence of small-scale white mica paragonite with compositions Mrg47Pg52Msi and interlayering in amphibolite-grade Naxos samples Mrg25Pg73Ms2 in adjacent inclusions. Recently, does not lend support to this hypothesis. Vance & Holland (1993) made a detailed study of The problem that the EMP beam is too wide to inclusions in a comparable garnet from the Gassetts obtain single-phase compositions of white micas (or schist, inferred to have grown during heating from other phyllosilicates) seriously hampers the study of 540 to 635°C and decompression from 97 to 7-2 their phase relations in the lower ranges of meta- kbar. The compositions of the mica inclusions, which morphism. If die problem is unrecognized, mixed are absent only in the extreme rim of the garnet, analyses can easily lead to incorrect interpretations cover the complete Mrg-Pg join; however, a sys- of phase relations and erroneous results for tematic compositional change with position in the muscovite-paragonite and phengite geothermobaro- garnet was not observed for the micas. As such mica metry. As TEM-AEM studies are more complicated inclusions may have been shielded from further and time-consuming than routine EMP studies, the reaction by the enclosing garnet, they may provide former cannot be performed on all rocks with sus- important information on miscibility relations pected small-scale mica interlayering. Fortunately,

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the sophisticated electron imaging techniques of event followed by a medium-/5 overprint at green- modern electron microprobes allow the EMP analyst schist- to lower amphibolite-grade conditions. Such a to obtain at least some information on (possible) P-T—t evolution may be reflected in zoned K-micas mica interlayering. When coarser single-phase mica with phengite-rich cores and less phengitic rims (e.g. flakes are locally present in the sample, careful Stockert, 1985; Schliestedt, 1986). Such chemical selection of analysis spot (e.g. by using BSE imaging) zoning and the preservation of distinct white K-mica may result in the correct (single-phase) mica com- generations, despite the fact that, as on Naxos, many positions, as was demonstrated in the present study of these rocks have experienced temperatures in (sample B610-5; see Fig. 6). If the mica interlayering excess of 500°C during the second event, document is entirely beyond the resolution of the EMP or even their sluggishness to homogenize and re-equilibrate occurs on a scale (<~O1 jxm) invisible with in geological times (Chopin & Maluski, 1980; common imaging techniques, then EMP analysis will Massone & Schreyer, 1987; Dempster, 1992; Scaillet inevitably integrate the various mica compositions, etal., 1992). resulting in 'mixed' analyses (e.g. sample AF133A, In natural rocks, the recrystallization of a par- Fig. 6). By measuring a large number of spots and ticular mineral is controlled not only by its solid-state plotting the analyses in compositional diagrams (e.g. diffusion characteristics (mainly a function of T) but Fig. 6 of this study; Petrakakis & Jawecki, 1995), the also by many other factors such as the presence or scatter of the data can be judged. When the mea- absence of grain boundary fluid and deformation. At sured micas display a large compositional variation the lower grades of Naxos, it was observed that M2 and/or analyses have resulted in unrealistic compo- muscovite formed preferentially in samples with sitions (e.g. Ca-rich muscovite, K-rich margarite, ample development of other M minerals (muscovite 5 2 very Na-rich muscovite in high-/ rocks) the data was involved in discontinuous M2 reactions), whereas should particularly be interpreted with caution. in samples of comparable grade having bulk compo- Another aspect of the present study is the occur- sitions that were chemically less reactive during M2 rence of different white mica generations formed (kyanitites, commercial emery) M\ muscovite largely during polymetamorphism. On Naxos, early high-/5, persisted metastably. These observations imply that Mi muscovite largely survived the greenschist-grade recrystallization and nucleation of muscovite is not 5 overprint of the medium-/ , M2 event. Owing to the primarily dictated by temperature but is driven by Si-undersaturated bulk composition, which does not chemical reactivity and the presence of metamorphic allow extensive Tschermak substitution, the meta- fluid (virtually all prograde reactions in the meta- bauxitic M\ and M2 muscovite differ only slightly in bauxites produce H2O and/or CO2). As the main composition and both types are best distinguished mass of the metabauxite lenses is undeformed, and from a microstructural point of view. In the meta- high- T, A/2-related deformation is largely confined to pelitic rocks of Naxos, relict Mj muscovite occurs up the outer rims of the lenses and thin (< 1 m thick) to the middle of staurolite zone IV and is distinctly layers, deformation was probably not essential in more phengitic than M2 muscovite (Andriessen, controlling mica reactivity. A positive relationship 1978; Wybrans & McDougall, 1986, 1988; A. between degree of deformation and mica reactivity Feenstra, unpublished data). Conventional K—Ar (Chopin & Maluski, 1980) is lacking for the studied dating of metapelitic white micas from zones I—III samples. In conclusion, the sluggishness of K-micas to (Andriessen et al., 1979) resulted in mixed Mx and homogenize and re-equilibrate during poly- M2 ages (48-20 Ma) with the ages decreasing with metamorphic events as documented in this and many 4O 39 M2 grade. Subsequent Ar/ Ar dating by Wybrans other studies has important implications for using & McDougall (1986, 1988) generally confirmed up them for geothermobarometric and geochronological to zone IV the combined effect of the M\ and M2 purposes (e.g. Chopin & Maluski, 1980; Massone & events on the age patterns displayed by white mica. Schreyer, 1987). The present study generally empha- sizes the need for careful petrographic, micro- Multiple populations of compositionally different structural and microanalytical investigations of white K-micas formed at distinct P—T conditions are not micas to assess their equilibrium state in poly- only common in the rocks of the Cycladic realm (e.g. metamorphic rocks. Schliestedt, 1986; Brdcker et al., 1993) but have also been documented in many other polymetamorphic terranes (e.g. Chopin & Maluski, 1980; Frey et al., 1983; Stockert, 1985; Massone & Schreyer, 1987; SUMMARY AND Dempster, 1992; Scaillet et al., 1992; and references CONCLUSIONS therein). As in the Cyclades, many examples are (1) Electron microprobe analysis of coexisting 5 from rocks that have experienced an early high-/ white micas in greenschist-grade rocks can be com-

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plicated by the presence of mica intcrlayering on a usually more calcic than margarite, in contrast to scale below the resolution of the electron observations in quartz-bearing (marly) rocks, where microprobe. Failure to recognize such small-scale margarite is the more calcic phase. This reversal in interlayering may lead to wrong interpretations of Ca-Na partitioning may be a result of the Al-excess mica phase relations as demonstrated by combined (Si-deficient) rock composition and the high meta- EMP and TEM-AEM investigations in this study. morphic gTade required to stabilize the assemblage (2) In constrast to muscovite and paragonite, margarite—plagioclase-corundum. It could also which already existed during a first Alpine, high-P relate to compositional gaps in calcic plagioclase. event affecting Naxos, margante formed at the (6) Naturally coexisting Ca-Na mica pairs from greenschist grade of the second, medium-/1 event. The this and other studies show considerably less mutual metabauxitic margante mainly deviates from end- solubility than suggested by the experimental study member composition by including paragonite in solid of the Mrg-Pg join (Franz et al., 1977). The irre- solution (up to 34 mol % at greenschist- and 44 gular Na distribution between margarite and mus- mol % at amphibolite-grade conditions). The mus- covite as observed in metamorphic rocks may relate covite content of the margante is <6 mol%. Vir- to opposing effects of pressure on the Mrg—Pg and tually all primary margarite contains more (Na + K) Ms-Pg solvi. than balanced by (Na,K)SiCa_1AL1 exchange. This feature, combined with the presence of a small tri- octahedral component in the margarite, suggests that IV vf 3+ VI substitutions of the type Al3 (Fe ,Al)Si_3 n-i VI 3+ VI and Na3 (Fe ,Al)Ca_3 n-i may operate in Ca- Na micas. Margarite (and paragonite) display con- siderably less octahedral substitution of iron than the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS associated muscovite. A characteristic feature of The interest in Ca-Na-K micas was initiated during margarite is the complete occupancy of its interlayer, my Ph.D. research on the metabauxitic rocks of in contrast with paragonite and especially muscovite, Naxos (University of Utrecht) under the guidance of where the interlayer is usually not fully occupied. RoelofR. D. Schuiling andj. Ben. H. Jansen, whom (3) The Si-undersaturated composition of the I would like to thank for stimulating discussions and metabauxites generally inhibits extensive Tschermak unforgettable Aegean field trips. The author is substitution (Si < 6-32 atoms p.f.u.) in the muscovite, grateful to IGME (Athens) for permission to carry whereas the Fe-rich and oxidized nature of the rocks out fieldwork in the Cyclades. Most analytical work promotes VI(Fe3+ALj) substitution. As muscovite was performed at the Department of Geology, Man- generally coexists with haematite—ilmenite solid chester University, during the tenure of a European solutions and/or magnetite, most iron in muscovite Science Exchange Fellowship. I would like to thank (and other micas) is probably ferric. Muscovite in Pamela E. Champness and Adrian J. Brearly for the greenschist-grade zones displays combined invaluable help with the TEM-AEM studies, Tim Tschermak and (Fe +Al_i) substitution, whereas C. Hopkins and Dave A. Plant for technical assis- VI(Fe3+Al_!) substitution predominates in the mus- tance with the EMP work, and Giles T. R. Droop covite of the amphibolite-grade zones. for providing sample DAL43. The study was com- (4) Muscovite formed during the M\ (high-/1) pleted at the University of Berne. I am grateful to event largely failed to recrystallize and equilibrate at Guiseppe G. Biino (Fribourg), Martin Frey (Basel), Kostas Petrakakis (Vienna) and Clifford Todd the greenschist grade of the M2 event, as indicated by microstructural observations, the results of Ms—Pg (Berne) for reading early versions of this paper. solvus thermometry and irregular Na partitioning Their constructive comments greatly improved the between muscovite and margarite. The occurrence of manuscript. The manuscript benefited much from relict M\ muscovite up to staurolite-grade conditions constructive reviews by an anonymous reviewer and (particularly in commercial emery and kyanitites) by Charles V. Guidotti (Orono). The research at implies that K-micas respond sluggishly to changing Manchester University was financially supported by P-T conditions, as documented in many other the Netherlands Organization of Pure Research and studies. the Royal Society, London (Grant EL75-251). (5) The measured Ca-Na-K. partitioning among Financial support at the University of Berne was the white micas documents that primary margarite provided by the 'Schweizerischer Nationalfonds'. has a higher Na/(Na + K + Ca) ratio than coexisting This organization also supported the Cameca SX-50 muscovite. The metabauxitic plagioclase, forming at electron microprobe used for part of the analytical the expense of margarite at amphibolite grade, is work.

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231 Appendix: Compositional data for coexisting margarite, muscovite, paragonite and plagioclase plotted in Figs 13 and 14 o c Margarite Muscovite Paragonlte > t-1 Sample no. Zone XCa XNa XK Fe+Mg No. an. XCa XNa XK Si Fe + Mg No. an. XCa XNa XK Fe+Mg o Tl w THIS STUDY Gnenschlst grade O1 10-76-2 los 0-719 0-262 0029 005 4 r 0000 0-119 0-881 6-16 0-33 4 O 10-76-2 lot 0-663 0-306 0-031 005 4 0-000 0-132 0-868 6-13 0-39 3 o 13BC II 0-838 0-145 0-017 006 4 0000 0-122 0-878 6-18 0-30 5 136D II 0-881 0-098 0021 0-05 5 0000 0-103 0-897 6-16 0-31 12 156A II 0-868 0-108 0024 0-05 13 0002 0089 0-909 6-16 0-31 11 o 133A II 0-686 0-290 0025 007 19 0000 0-144 0-856 6-15 0-31 32 n.a. 133A II 0-661 0-340 0009 0 08 4 0-000 0-164 0-836 6-11 0-39 3 n.a. 03C3 III 0-742 0-247 0011 0-16 5 0-000 0-124 0-876 6-15 0-35 4 03C3 III 0-649 0-324 0-027 0-13 2 0-000 0-153 0-847 6-13 0-33 3 n.a. 22B III 0-847 0-114 0-040 0-09 8 0-011 0083 0-906 6-20 0-27 7 B610-5 III 0-663 0-306 0031 0-12 7 0000 0 177 0823 6-18 0-40 16 0033 0-876 0-091 0-09" AF23-2 III 0-668 0-310 0022 0-08 2 0000 0 153 0-847 6-22 0-36 9 n.a.

Plagioclate

XCa XNa XK No. an. 2 Amphibolrte grada

128A IVI 0-881 0-112 0-008 0-14 14 0000 0063 0-937 6-14 0-20 3 0-938 0057 0-005 105B IVm 0-896 0-080 0024 008 3 0000 0035 0-965 6-21 0-37 6 116E IVm 0-870 0-117 0013 0-07 3 0000 0038 0-962 6-13 0-37 6 106-2 IVm 0-849 0-133 0018 006 6 0000 0067 0-933 6-13 0-41 5 0-952 0-042 0006 7 24K4A IVm 0-697 0-273 0029 009 4 0-000 0-105 0-895 608 0-37 3 0-878 0-122 0000 4 24L IVm 0-697 0-261 0-041 007 5 0-000 0073 0-927 6-13 0-41 14 0-895 0098 0-007 10 104B IVu 0-674 0-317 0-010 0-10 8 0000 0-130 0-870 605 0-46 8 0-406 0-594 0-000 8 104BN42 IVu 0-746 0-205 0049 0-10 5 0000 0-093 0-907 602 0-34 6 Retrograde B492B IV1 0-743 0-245 0012 0-13 13 0000 0-204 0-796 605 0-20 11 113-4 IVm 0-960 0-040 0000 006 9 0000 0036 0-965 606 0-38 5 150B IVm 0-949 0-047 0004 006 5 0-000 0-063 0-937 6-12 0-33 12 0-953 0-042 0005 116F IVm 0-873 0-113 0014 0-09 4 0000 0-122 0-878 6-14 0-41 10

Paragonite

LITERATURE DATA XCa XNa XK Fe + Mg Locality Ref

Graenschiit grtde Hone Tauom, Austria 1 0-691 0-294 0015 002 0000 0-094 0-906 6-37 0-40 0020 0-904 0-076 006 Kltakami Mu, Japan 2 0-799 0-192 0010 005 0010 0-137 0-854 6-20 0-20 0-043 0-908 0049 004 Amphibclrte grade ZllterthaL Austria 3 0-628 0-343 0029 0 14 0-045 0-875 0080 006 Delradien, Scotland 4 0-679 0-302 0-019 0-12 16 0008 0 210 0 785 6-24 0-35 16 0083 0-828 0-O88 007t Retrograde Sanbagawa Belt, Japan 5 0-757 0-242 0002 0-13 0-O45 0-912 0044 002 Antarctica 6 0-783 0-215 0 003 0-18 0-073 0-874 0-O64 008 Georgetown area, USA 7 0-791 0-209 0001 005 0004 0-210 0-786 6-18 0-14 0-106 0-770 0 125 009

XCa, mole fraction Ca/(Ca +Na +K);XNa, mole fraction Na/(Ca + Na +K);XK, mole fraction K/(Ca + Na + K). (Fe + Mg) and Si are given as atoms per 22 oxygens assuming all Fe is ferric in the metabauxitic micas and all Fe is ferrous in the other micas. No. an., number of EMP analyses on which averages are based, n.a., present but not analysed. 'Average is based on eight analyses, tAverage is based on 19 analyses. References: (1) H6ck (1974, sample 131 /70); (2) Okuyama-Kusunose (1985, average of samples 14.01 and 09.05); (3) Ackermand & Morteani (1973, average of samples 70.63, 70.64,828 and Gr.STI); (4) Lorimer [1987, sample DAL43 of A. Feenstra & P. E Champness (unpublished)]; (5) Enami (1980); (6) Grower al. (1986, sample 4017E); (7) Guidotti etal. (1979, average of samples P-1 and P-2).