Supplemental Material: FTIR study of H2O in silicate minerals and mineral inclusions in chromite from the peridotite zone of the Stillwater complex (Montana, USA): Evidence for chromitite formation in an H2O-rich environment

Abstract

<p>Table S1: Number, brief descriptions, and locations of the studied samples from the Stillwater complex. Table S2: Major-element compositions of silicate minerals in two types of inclusions and interstitial matrix. Table S3: Major-element concentrations of bulk inclusion and proposed parental magmas for the ultramafic series. Figure S1: Backscattered electron images showing the distribution of polymineralic inclusions in chromite from the Stillwater complex. Figure S2: Details of backscattered electron images showing morphology, texture, and mineral assemblage of polymineralic inclusions in chromite from the Stillwater complex. Figure S3: Details of backscattered electron images of single-phase inclusions occurring in margins of chromite grains. Figure S4: Cross-polarized photomicrographs for selected samples. Figure S5: Unpolarized infrared absorption spectra for olivine, orthopyroxene, and clinopyroxene from the Stillwater complex.</p>