Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences
DOI
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Abstract
The Sarıkaraman Ophiolite is one of the least dismembered ophiolitic units of the allochthonous Central Anatolian Ophiolites, which retains its recognizable pseudostratigraphy. The Sarıkaraman Ophiolite is represented in its lowermost part by isotropic gabbros. Within the isotropic gabbro sequence, clinopyroxenes are observed as small, colorless relicts with a cloudy appearance. In most of the samples, they are completely replaced by a successive generation of green to brown amphiboles. Clinopyroxenes display diopsitic to augitic compositions within the range of En 45 Fs 5 Wo 49 to En 50 Fs 9 Wo 41 . They are Ca-rich and Na-poor (Na 2 O
Keywords
Clinopyroxene, Ophiolite, Chemistry, Turkey
First Page
103
Last Page
112
Recommended Citation
YALINIZ, KENAN M. and GÖNCÜOĞLU, M. CEMAL (1999) "Clinopyroxene Compositions of the Isotropic Gabbros From the Sarıkaraman Ophiolite: New Evidence on Supra-Subduction Zone Type Magma Genesis in Central Anatolia," Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences: Vol. 8: No. 2, Article 2. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/earth/vol8/iss2/2
