Bulk compositions (mol%) and protoliths’ assemblages (vol%) of the studied samples from the Upper-LHS, Central Nepal Himalaya
. | Dolomite series . | . | Magnesite series . | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
. | Dolomitic pelites . | Dolomitic marls . | Dolostone . | . | Magnesitic pelite . | Magnesitic marl . | Magnesite ore . | ||
Sample . | 17b-12 . | 17a-29 . | 15a-28a . | 18a-26 . | 17b-10b . | . | 17a-36b . | 17a-35 . | 17b-7d . |
SiO2 | 71.19 | 65.17 | 54.57 | 59.26 | 23.24 | 79.20 | 61.50 | 14.56 | |
Al2O3 | 11.24 | 11.51 | 7.32 | 3.40 | 0.41 | 7.76 | 10.53 | 1.72 | |
TiO2 | 0.35 | 0.24 | 0.29 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.28 | 0.16 | 0.00 | |
FeO | 4.38 | 6.14 | 3.41 | 1.26 | 0.78 | 0.70 | 7.31 | 1.14 | |
Fe2O3 | 0.49 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.67 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
MnO | 0.03 | 0.32 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | |
MgO | 5.24 | 8.36 | 16.77 | 19.52 | 37.31 | 8.06 | 18.26 | 82.42 | |
CaO | 3.26 | 6.04 | 15.27 | 15.39 | 37.69 | 0.15 | 1.13 | 0.16 | |
Na2O | 1.03 | 0.50 | 0.38 | 0.53 | 0.00 | 0.33 | 0.20 | 0.00 | |
K2O | 2.79 | 1.73 | 1.95 | 0.59 | 0.17 | 2.85 | 0.90 | 0.00 | |
Kao | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 5 | |
Ill | 29 | 24 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 12 | 0 | |
FeChl | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 2 | |
MgChl | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Qz | 33 | 31 | 28 | 47 | 16 | 50 | 32 | 9 | |
Ab | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
Kfs | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
An | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Dol | 6 | 14 | 36 | 41 | 80 | 0 | 2 | 0.4 | |
Mgs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 18 | 84 | |
Cal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Ill/Cb | 4.8 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
. | Dolomite series . | . | Magnesite series . | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
. | Dolomitic pelites . | Dolomitic marls . | Dolostone . | . | Magnesitic pelite . | Magnesitic marl . | Magnesite ore . | ||
Sample . | 17b-12 . | 17a-29 . | 15a-28a . | 18a-26 . | 17b-10b . | . | 17a-36b . | 17a-35 . | 17b-7d . |
SiO2 | 71.19 | 65.17 | 54.57 | 59.26 | 23.24 | 79.20 | 61.50 | 14.56 | |
Al2O3 | 11.24 | 11.51 | 7.32 | 3.40 | 0.41 | 7.76 | 10.53 | 1.72 | |
TiO2 | 0.35 | 0.24 | 0.29 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.28 | 0.16 | 0.00 | |
FeO | 4.38 | 6.14 | 3.41 | 1.26 | 0.78 | 0.70 | 7.31 | 1.14 | |
Fe2O3 | 0.49 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.67 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
MnO | 0.03 | 0.32 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | |
MgO | 5.24 | 8.36 | 16.77 | 19.52 | 37.31 | 8.06 | 18.26 | 82.42 | |
CaO | 3.26 | 6.04 | 15.27 | 15.39 | 37.69 | 0.15 | 1.13 | 0.16 | |
Na2O | 1.03 | 0.50 | 0.38 | 0.53 | 0.00 | 0.33 | 0.20 | 0.00 | |
K2O | 2.79 | 1.73 | 1.95 | 0.59 | 0.17 | 2.85 | 0.90 | 0.00 | |
Kao | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 5 | |
Ill | 29 | 24 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 12 | 0 | |
FeChl | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 2 | |
MgChl | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Qz | 33 | 31 | 28 | 47 | 16 | 50 | 32 | 9 | |
Ab | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
Kfs | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
An | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Dol | 6 | 14 | 36 | 41 | 80 | 0 | 2 | 0.4 | |
Mgs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 18 | 84 | |
Cal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Ill/Cb | 4.8 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
Bulk compositions (mol%) and protoliths’ assemblages (vol%) of the studied samples from the Upper-LHS, Central Nepal Himalaya
. | Dolomite series . | . | Magnesite series . | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
. | Dolomitic pelites . | Dolomitic marls . | Dolostone . | . | Magnesitic pelite . | Magnesitic marl . | Magnesite ore . | ||
Sample . | 17b-12 . | 17a-29 . | 15a-28a . | 18a-26 . | 17b-10b . | . | 17a-36b . | 17a-35 . | 17b-7d . |
SiO2 | 71.19 | 65.17 | 54.57 | 59.26 | 23.24 | 79.20 | 61.50 | 14.56 | |
Al2O3 | 11.24 | 11.51 | 7.32 | 3.40 | 0.41 | 7.76 | 10.53 | 1.72 | |
TiO2 | 0.35 | 0.24 | 0.29 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.28 | 0.16 | 0.00 | |
FeO | 4.38 | 6.14 | 3.41 | 1.26 | 0.78 | 0.70 | 7.31 | 1.14 | |
Fe2O3 | 0.49 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.67 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
MnO | 0.03 | 0.32 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | |
MgO | 5.24 | 8.36 | 16.77 | 19.52 | 37.31 | 8.06 | 18.26 | 82.42 | |
CaO | 3.26 | 6.04 | 15.27 | 15.39 | 37.69 | 0.15 | 1.13 | 0.16 | |
Na2O | 1.03 | 0.50 | 0.38 | 0.53 | 0.00 | 0.33 | 0.20 | 0.00 | |
K2O | 2.79 | 1.73 | 1.95 | 0.59 | 0.17 | 2.85 | 0.90 | 0.00 | |
Kao | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 5 | |
Ill | 29 | 24 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 12 | 0 | |
FeChl | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 2 | |
MgChl | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Qz | 33 | 31 | 28 | 47 | 16 | 50 | 32 | 9 | |
Ab | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
Kfs | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
An | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Dol | 6 | 14 | 36 | 41 | 80 | 0 | 2 | 0.4 | |
Mgs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 18 | 84 | |
Cal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Ill/Cb | 4.8 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
. | Dolomite series . | . | Magnesite series . | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
. | Dolomitic pelites . | Dolomitic marls . | Dolostone . | . | Magnesitic pelite . | Magnesitic marl . | Magnesite ore . | ||
Sample . | 17b-12 . | 17a-29 . | 15a-28a . | 18a-26 . | 17b-10b . | . | 17a-36b . | 17a-35 . | 17b-7d . |
SiO2 | 71.19 | 65.17 | 54.57 | 59.26 | 23.24 | 79.20 | 61.50 | 14.56 | |
Al2O3 | 11.24 | 11.51 | 7.32 | 3.40 | 0.41 | 7.76 | 10.53 | 1.72 | |
TiO2 | 0.35 | 0.24 | 0.29 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.28 | 0.16 | 0.00 | |
FeO | 4.38 | 6.14 | 3.41 | 1.26 | 0.78 | 0.70 | 7.31 | 1.14 | |
Fe2O3 | 0.49 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.67 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
MnO | 0.03 | 0.32 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | |
MgO | 5.24 | 8.36 | 16.77 | 19.52 | 37.31 | 8.06 | 18.26 | 82.42 | |
CaO | 3.26 | 6.04 | 15.27 | 15.39 | 37.69 | 0.15 | 1.13 | 0.16 | |
Na2O | 1.03 | 0.50 | 0.38 | 0.53 | 0.00 | 0.33 | 0.20 | 0.00 | |
K2O | 2.79 | 1.73 | 1.95 | 0.59 | 0.17 | 2.85 | 0.90 | 0.00 | |
Kao | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 5 | |
Ill | 29 | 24 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 12 | 0 | |
FeChl | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 2 | |
MgChl | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Qz | 33 | 31 | 28 | 47 | 16 | 50 | 32 | 9 | |
Ab | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
Kfs | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
An | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Dol | 6 | 14 | 36 | 41 | 80 | 0 | 2 | 0.4 | |
Mgs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 18 | 84 | |
Cal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Ill/Cb | 4.8 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
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