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Omphacite from
Vårdalsneset, Askvoll, Vestland, Norway


Locality type:Exposure
Classification
Species:Omphacite
Formula:(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Omphacite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Vårdalsneset, Askvoll, Vestland, Norway
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1504415
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1504415:0
GUID (UUID V4):2239d2b3-47a7-403d-9e61-4bd180f325f0
Nearest other occurrences of Omphacite
20.2km (12.6 miles) Leknes eclogite, Askvoll, Vestland, Norway
22.5km (14.0 miles) Engebøfjellet Eclogite Deposit, Naustdal, Sunnfjord, Vestland, Norway
36.2km (22.5 miles) Naustdal Eclogite Deposit, Naustdal, Sunnfjord, Vestland, Norway
63.8km (39.6 miles) Verpeneset, Vågsøy, Kinn, Vestland, Norway
64.6km (40.2 miles) Eclogite pod, Almenningen, Vågsøy, Kinn, Vestland, Norway
66.8km (41.5 miles) Nybø eclogite pod, Sørpollen, Vågsøy, Kinn, Vestland, Norway
71.3km (44.3 miles) Seljeneset, Nordpollen, Selje, Stad, Vestland, Norway
71.5km (44.4 miles) Vetrhus, Nordpollen, Selje, Stad, Vestland, Norway
76.1km (47.3 miles) Kjøde, Selje, Stad, Vestland, Norway
77.5km (48.2 miles) Saltaneset, Selje, Stad, Vestland, Norway
References
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Journal (article/letter/editorial)
factor for omphacite destabilization into symplectite in the eclogites of Vårdalsneset (WGR, Norway) Céline...plagioclase + diopside ± amphibole as replacement of omphacite are commonly found in eclogites. These symplectites...clearly established. In the Vårdalsneset outcrop of the Western Gneiss Region (Norway), eclogites that were...(garnet + omphacite + rutile ± quartz) or a paragenesis including phengite. In the last case, omphacite is partly...(1996) observed fluid inclusions in precursor omphacite crystals and assumed that this fluid contributed
Report (chapter)
in the eclogites from the Western Gneiss Region (Norway) CÉLINE MARTIN1,2 1 Department of Geography and...+ Ca-pyroxene (±amphibole) intergrowths after omphacite, and kelyphite, defined as amphibole + plagioclase...with well-developed symplectite, when the former omphacite is totally transformed into symplectite. These...around the world (e.g. Western Gneiss Region (WGR), Norway; Voltri, Italy; Bohemian Massif, Czech Republic;...the destabilization of the jadeite component of omphacite and consist of calcic clinopyroxene and sodic
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geochronology. The unzoned zircon rims have garnet and omphacite inclusions and show weak cathodoluminescence,...with older ages by the occurrence of garnet and omphacite inclusions. Well-preserved prograde major- and...6 Ma (Ayers et al. 2002) and a garnet- 1301 omphacite-rutile Sm-Nd isochron of 226.3 ± 3.2 Ma (Li et...within biotite gneisses and consists of garnet, omphacite, quartz, clinozoisite, paragonite, minor kyanite...ranges up to ~2 mm in diameter (Fig. 2a). Matrix omphacite forms subhedral or irregular grains ~0.2 to 0
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eclogite-facies conditions due to the occurrence of omphacite inclusions from core to rim. Taking the spherical...particular metamorphic conditions, such as garnet + omphacite for eclogites, promise to be more robust and straightforward...assemblages. They are composed mainly of garnet, omphacite, amphibole, phengite and quartz, with minor epidote...mineral assemblages, consisting mainly of garnet, omphacite, amphibole and phengite, with minor epidote and...size, and have quartz, epidote, amphibole, and omphacite inclusions (Fig. 2a, c, e). Most large garnet
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
and gabbro enclaves in the Western Gneiss Region, Norway: indications of incomplete transition at high pressure...Geologi, University of Oslo, Blindern 0316, Oslo, Norway (Received 15 April 1999; accepted 17 February...2000) Abstract – The Western Gneiss Region of Norway is a continental terrane that experienced Caledonian...pressures higher than other metastable domains in Norway. Late-Caledonian amphibolite-facies retrogression...In our study area (the Western Gneiss Region of Norway) there is no field evidence, such as steep shear
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
(XGrs up to 0.30, XPrp up to 0.25) + Na-rich omphacite (up to 44 mol % of jadeite) + rutile + quartz...thermally-driven development of symplectitic aggregate after omphacite. Amphibole compositions together with the zoisite...fresh eclogites, while symplectitic (i.e., with omphacite completely replaced by clinopyroxene/amphibole...calculation of mineral structural formulae for garnet, omphacite, and zoisite was undertaken using the CALCMIN...garnet (generally within 50–200 µm in size), omphacite and/or fine-grained plagioclase + diopside ± amphibole
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
eclogite facies orogenic root (Western Gneiss Region, Norway) Short title: H-T equilibration of eclogite orogenic...Lutro Geological Survey of Norway, P.O. Box 6315 Sluppen, 7491-Trondheim, Norway *corresponding author:...northwestern-most part of the Western Gneiss Region, South Norway. The garnet-clinopyroxene rocks occur as lenses...2008). The Western Gneiss Region (WGR) of south Norway is famous for its preserved HP and UHP eclogites...Article 2 | GEOLOGICAL SETTING The WGR of south Norway (Figure 1) forms a large gneiss terrane of Proterozoic
Report (chapter)
defined based on the coexistence of garnet II and omphacite (+epidote I, phengite I with Si = 3.3 apfu, Na-...rutile and quartz; Hyppolito et al. 2016). Rare omphacite inclusions, now mostly replaced by diopside and...albite, can be observed within garnet mantles. Omphacite inclusions with high Jd content (up to XJd45)...the replacement of omphacite by diopside + albite ± hornblende, and garnet– omphacite–rutile–quartz assemblage...image of sample #217a, showing darker relicts of omphacite (see dotted line) rimmed by hornblende in an albite-rich
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
retrogressed lower crust material (Bergen Arcs, Norway) E. Janots, H. Austrheim, C. Spandler, J. Hammerli...retrogressed lower crust material (Bergen Arcs, Norway). The address for the corresponding author was...retrogressed lower crust material (Bergen Arcs, Norway) E. Janots1,4, H. Austrheim2, C. Spandler3, J...janots@univ-grenoble-alpes.fr University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway 3 James Cook University, Townsville, Australia... ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT ABSTRACT In the Bergen Arcs (Norway), Grenvillian granulite retrogressed under eclogite-
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
fluid inclusions or structural water in CE omphacite and garnet). The new and former age data can best...metamorphism is constrained by a Sm-Nd whole rock-garnet-omphacite three-point isochron for an AC eclogite (Schmädicke...respect to mineral assemblage and texture. Garnet, omphacite (or jadeite) and a SiO2-phase (quartz and/or coesite)...in the average grain size. Average garnet and omphacite grain diameters range from 1-2 mm in Unit 1, c... PT in textural equilibrium with garnet and omphacite. In addition, paragonite occurs as CE prograde
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
and measured the amount of water in garnet and omphacite in these samples, and also in two samples of phengite-bearing...infiltration at low temperatures. Garnet and omphacite are important nominally anhydrous minerals (NAMs)...measured structural water contents of garnet and omphacite from different eclogite types, to determine why...large garnet embedded in an equigranular garnet–omphacite matrix occur as lenses in a garnet peridotite...eclogite has an assemblage of garnet (40–45 vol.%) + omphacite (45–50 vol.%) + coesite/quartz (~5–10 vol.%) +
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Most researchers considered the Sm–Nd garnet–omphacite isochron ages of 209–246 Ma, (Chavagnac and Jahn..., 2008; Zhao et al., 2006), the Rb–Sr garnet–omphacite– phengite isochron ages of 208–238 Ma (Chavagnac...metamorphic events are consistent with the garnet–omphacite Sm–Nd and Lu–Hf ages (Cheng et al., 2008; Schmidt...of the CCSD site mainly consist of garnet and omphacite with accessory rutile (1–4 vol.%) and amphibole...(~80%) and Fe–Ti oxides (~17%), for the absence of omphacite and for the presence of b 3% of amphibole, rutile
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Titanite and rutile ages of the Western Gneiss Region, Norway A.R.C. Kylander-Clark ⁎, B.R. Hacker, J.M. Mattinson...titanite rutile geochronology ultrahigh-pressure Norway A B S T R A C T U–Pb ages of titanite and rutile...obtained from the central Western Gneiss Region, Norway, to assess the style and timing of exhumation and...Introduction The Western Gneiss Region (WGR) of western Norway has long been a primary location for the study...531–540 Fig. 1. Western Gneiss Region, western Norway, showing approximate peak temperatures and the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
The eclogite 09HLT10 predominantly consists of omphacite (30 vol.%), garnet (26 vol.%), and epidote (17...(up to a centimeter in length) in a matrix of omphacite, garnet, and quartz (Fig. 3a, b). The Ep-E contains...contains a multitude of fine-grained inclusions of omphacite, garnet, rutile, and AC radial ―palisade‖ quartz...(coesite pseudomorph) (Table 2; Fig. 3a, b). Matrix omphacite is rimmed by fine-grained symplectites of amphibole+plagioclase...sizes of 0.3-3 mm contain inclusions of Ep-E, omphacite, and garnet. Fine-grained matrix apatite (< 100
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
example, the H2O concentrations in garnet and omphacite from UHP This article is protected by copyright...at Yangkou (2500 ppm in garnet and 3500 ppm in omphacite), ~2 km to the north of the study area, provide...been argued to facilitate destabilization of omphacite to form symplectite without any requirement of...amphibolite facies retrogression, where garnet, omphacite and phengite are almost entirely replaced by various...comprise either hornblende+plagioclase after omphacite, or hornblende+plagioclase + opaque oxide after
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
migmatites: insights from the Western Gneiss Region, Norway. A.C. GANZHORN,1,2,3,4,5 L. LABROUSSE,1,2 G. PROUTEAU...of Oslo, P.O. Box 1048 Blindern, N-0316, Oslo, Norway. Running title: Chemical, petrological and structural...(WGR) in the core of the Caledonian orogen, Western Norway and the dynamic significance of melting for the...2003). Eclogite facies rocks contain garnet, omphacite, orthopyroxene, phengite, kyanite, rutile, quartz...facies paragenesis in the mafic lens is garnet + omphacite + quartz ± epidote. Biotite and white mica are
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
REFERENCES Anderson, E. D. & Moecher, D. P. , 2007. Omphacite breakdown reactions and relation to eclogite exhumation...factor for omphacite destabilization into symplectite in the eclogites of Vårdalsneset (WGR, Norway). Lithos
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provide statistically meaningful garnet-whole rock-omphacite isochron ages, this is often ascribed to contamination...conductivity of wadsleyite Coexisting jadeite and omphacite in metabasites from the Escambray Massif, Cuba...Gavilanes nappe characterized by both jadeite and omphacite in the same rock. Although compositions are variable...augite topotactically replaced by omphacite and jadeite. The omphacite is "P-type" (ordered) and shows...Three types of jadeite-omphacite intergrowths can be identified: l) jadeite + omphacite + pumpellyite + chlorite
 
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