Olivine, once overlooked as a host of trace elements, is becoming increasingly important for our understanding of the kinetic and equilibrium behaviour of these elements. Much of our understanding of trace element substitution and diffusion in geological materials comes as a result of experimental and petrological studies of olivine. Here, we consider trace element concentrations and incorporation mechanisms, and how these relate to diffusive behaviour. If we understand trace element behaviour in olivine, we have a powerful tool kit that can be directly applied to address many problems in petrology and volcanology. Perhaps more importantly, what we have learned from olivine can be applied to other minerals and aid us in addressing other far-reaching questions from across the Earth sciences.
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June 01, 2023
Hide and Seek—Trace Element Incorporation and Diffusion in Olivine
Michael C. Jollands;
Gemological Institute of America, 50 W. 47th St, New York, NY 10036, USA
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Ralf Dohmen;
Institut für Geologie, Mineralogie und Geophysik, Ruhr Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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José Alberto Padrón-Navarta
Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra, CSIC-Universidad de Granada, Av. de las Palmeras 4, 18100 Armilla (Granada), Spain
Géosciences Montpellier, CNRS-Université de Montpellier et Université des Antilles, Montpellier, France
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Institut für Geologie, Mineralogie und Geophysik, Ruhr Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany
Publisher: Mineralogical Society of America
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06 Sep 2023
Online ISSN: 1811-5217
Print ISSN: 1811-5209
Copyright © 2023 by the Mineralogical Society of America
Mineralogical Society of America
Elements (2023) 19 (3): 144–150.
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06 Sep 2023
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Michael C. Jollands, Ralf Dohmen, José Alberto Padrón-Navarta; Hide and Seek—Trace Element Incorporation and Diffusion in Olivine. Elements 2023;; 19 (3): 144–150. doi: https://doi.org/10.2138/gselements.19.3.144
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Index Terms/Descriptors
- alkali metals
- alkaline earth metals
- backscattering
- chemical reactions
- diffusion
- electron probe
- equilibrium
- experimental studies
- Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
- in situ
- infrared spectroscopy
- iron
- kinetics
- laser ablation
- laser methods
- lattice
- lithium
- magnesium
- mechanism
- metals
- nesosilicates
- olivine
- olivine group
- orthosilicates
- point defects
- rare earths
- silicates
- spectroscopy
- substitution
- trace elements
- chronometry
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