| Citation: | Shuyu Jin, Xiang Wu, Yungui Liu, Yanfei Zhang, Chao Wang. Structural Stability of Natural Magnesiochromite at High-Temperature-Pressure Conditions. Journal of Earth Science, 2024, 35(4): 1196-1203. doi: 10.1007/s12583-022-1798-7
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The podiform chromitites in the Luobusha ophiolite have been thought to experience a very deep formation, but the maximum depth is still an open issue. Here, we have investigated the structural stability of natural magnesiochromite using the synchrotron-based powder X-ray diffraction and diamond anvil cells up to 48.6 GPa and 2 450 K. The results have shown that spinel-type magnesiochromite first decomposes into corundum-type 'Cr2O3' + B1-type 'MgO' at 11–14 GPa and 1 250–1 450 K, then modified ludwigite (mLd)-type 'Mg2Cr2O5'+ corundum-type 'Cr2O3' at 14.3–20.5 GPa and 1 300–2 000 K, and finally CaTi2O4-type phase at 24.5 GPa. During the quenching procession from high-temperature-pressure conditions, the mLd-type phase appeared again and was kept at ambient conditions. We also obtained the isothermal equation states of spinel-type and CaTi2O4-type phases, revealing the composition effect on their elasticities. Based on the updated results, we propose chromitites could not experience pressure exceeding ~14.3 GPa (approximate maximum depth ~400 km) in the subduction-recycling genesis model.
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