Independent estimation of pressure and temperature for any single pyroxene phase in equilibrium with a second pyroxene and with either spinel or garnet; otherwise, minimum temperatures and maximum pressures are obtained.
This sensor from TPF collection
| Article | Mercier, Jean-Claude C Single-pyroxene thermobarometry, 1980 [ref] |
|---|---|
| Callibration | 150 xenolith |
| Precision | ±20 °C |
| Ranges | 10-80 kbar, 850-1600 °C |
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source("utilities_tpf.r");
sensors.t.opx_spl_mercier_1980_a <- function(Opx, usePFU=FALSE, ...){
row_name = Opx$Name;
if(!usePFU) {
Opx <- tpf.recalc_minaral("OPX",Opx);
}
A <- (Opx$Al_c4_pfu + Opx$Al_c6_pfu - Opx$Na_pfu) / 2;
W <- Opx$Ca_pfu / (Opx$Ca_pfu + Opx$Mg_pfu + Opx$Fe_p2_pfu + Opx$Fe_p3_pfu);
FCR <- Opx$Cr_pfu / (Opx$Al_c4_pfu + Opx$Al_c6_pfu + Opx$Cr_pfu - Opx$Na_pfu);
XKW <- 6 * W / (1 - 2 * W);
XKA <- A / (1 - A) / (1 - 2.87 * FCR)^2;
D <- log(XKA) * log(XKW) - 8.6751 * log(XKW) + 2.2595 * log(XKA) + 24.568;
T <- (45449 - 6308.5 * log(XKW)) / D - 273.15;
return(data.frame(Name=row_name,T_calc=T));
}
sensors.t.opx_spl_mercier_1980_a.args <- function(){
ars <- list();
ars$minerals <- c("Opx");
ars$ranges <- c();
return(ars);
}
#sensors.t.opx_spl_mercier_1980_a.test <- function(){
#
#}