| Wang, Wenzhong, Huang, Shichun, Huang, Fang, Zhao, Xinmiao, Wu, Zhongqing (2020) Equilibrium inter-mineral titanium isotope fractionation: Implication for high-temperature titanium isotope geochemistry. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 269. 540-553 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2019.11.008 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | and the Ti contents in pyroxenes, olivine, and garnet vary significantly (e.g., Hermann et al., 2005;...such as olivine, clinopyroxene, orthopyroxene, and garnet. The amount of TiO2 in olivine is usually lower...wt% (Hermann et al., 2005), while pyroxenes and garnet can dissolve up to several weight percent of TiO2...there is no measurable Ti3+ in terrestrial rocks. Garnet has a generalized chemical formula of X2+3Y3+2Z4+3O12...tetrahedral sites, respectively. In the upper mantle, garnet is mainly made of its Mg-Al end-member pyrope (Mg3Al2Si3O12) |
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