The mechanism of cation and oxygen isotope exchange in alkali feldspars under hydrothermal conditions

The mechanism of re-equilibration of albite in a hydrothermal fluid has been investigated experimentally using natural albite crystals in an aqueous KCl solution enriched in 18O at 600°C and 2 kbars pressure. The reaction is pseudomorphic and produces a rim of K-feldspar with a sharp interface on a...

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Main Authors: Niedermeier, D., Putnis, Andrew, Geisler, T., Golla-Schindler, U., Putnis, Christine
Format: Journal Article
Published: Springer 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/44338