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Whiteschist, a new type of metamorphic rock formed at high pressures

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Die Vergesellschaftung von Talk mit Disthen wird definiert als die charakteristische Mineralparagenese eines neuen Typs von Kristallinem Schiefer, genannt Weißschiefer, der neuerdings von mehreren Lokalitäten, zum Teil sogar in regionaler Verbreitung, bekannt wurde. Durch experimentelle Arbeiten ist erwiesen, daß diese Paragenese bei Wasserdrucken oberhalb von etwa 10 Kilobar auftritt. Die Beschränkung dieser Paragenese auf Gesteinszusammensetzungen, die reich an Mg und Al, aber arm an Fe2+, Ca und Alkalien sind, gestattet nicht die Einführung einer neuen Fazies der Metamorphose. Dennoch stellen diese ungewöhnlichen Gesteinszusammensetzungen ein empfindliches Geobarometer im Druckbereich um 10 kb dar, für den anscheinend andere, ‚'normalere“ Gesteinschemismen unkritisch sind.

Abstract

The association of talc with kyanite is defined to be the characteristic mineral assemblage of a new type of crystalline schist, named whiteschist, which has recently been found in several localities, partly even on a regional scale. Based on experimental evidence this assemblage appears at water pressures in excess of about 10 kilobars. Its compositional limitation to rocks rich in Mg and Al, but poor in Fe2+, Ca, and alkalies does not allow the introduction of a new facies of metamorphism. However these unusual rock compositions provide a sensitive geobarometer in the pressure range near 10 kb for which other more “normal” rock compositions do not seem to be critical.

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On définit l'association du talc avec le disthène comme paragenèse minérale caracteristique d'un nouveau type de schiste crystallin, nommé schiste blanc, qu'on a trouvé récemment dans plusieurs localités, des fois même en distribution régionale. Des travaux experimentaux ont démontré que cette paragenèse apparaît aux pressions d'eau au-dessus de 10 kilobars à peu près. La limitation de cette paragenèse aux roches riches en Mg et Al, mais pauvres en Fe2+, Ca et en éléments alcalins ne permet pas l'introduction d'un facies nouveau de métamorphisme. Cependant ces compositions non usuelles des roches représentent un géobaromètre sensitif dans la région des pressions près de 10 kb, où il semble que d'autres compositions plus « normales » des rochcs ne donnent pas des indications critiques.

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Ассоциации талька и д истена определяют, к х арактерный парагенез минералов нового тина кристалл инового сланца, т. н. „б елого сланца“, установленн ого недавно по многих рай онах и частично имеющ его региональное распро странение. Опытами доказали, что этот парагенез говор ит о давлении свыше 10 килобар. Однако огран ичение этого параген еза породами, богатыми ма гнием и алюминием и бедными д вухвалентным железо м, кальцием и щелочами не разрешае т выделить его, как новы й тип метаморфизма. Та кой необычный состав пор од оказывается очень чу вствительным геобар ометром в интервалах давлений около 10 килобар, которого для пород иного, „нормаль ного“ состава, по всей вероя тности, остается — „некритич еским“.

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Schreyer, W. Whiteschist, a new type of metamorphic rock formed at high pressures. Geol Rundsch 63, 597–609 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01820834

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