Pyrope, augite, and hornblende from Kakanui, New Zealand
- 1 December 1966
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
- Vol. 9 (4) , 474-480
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00288306.1966.10422491
Abstract
Pyrope, augite, and hornblende occur as xenocrysts in a volcanic breccia of Whaingaroan (Lower Oligocene) age at Kakanui. The pyrope has the composition Py66·4 Al20·0 Gr10·9 An2·1 Sp0·6; n = 1 · 741; D = 3 · 72; a = 11·536 Å. The augite is an aluminous variety with tschermakitic affinities; α = 1·686, β = 1·691, γ = 1·713; optically positive, 2V = 55°; D = 3·33. The hornblende is a hastingsite; α = 1·676, β = 1·687, γ = 1·695; optically negative, 2V = 80°; D = 3·22. The occurrence and associations of these minerals suggest that they originated in the upper mantle.Keywords
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