Abstract
We have used the results of 300 1-bar experiments on Ni partitioning between olivine and liquid to calibrate a composition- and temperature-dependent equation for D Ni Ol / melt (wt. ratio). The equation incorporates the simplified thermodynamic formulation proposed by Beattie et al. (1991): ln D Ni Ol / melt = − 0.618 × ln X Div melt X SiO 2 melt + 9250 T − 4.02 , where T is in degrees Kelvin, X is mole fraction, X Div melt = X MgO melt + X FeO melt + X CaO melt + X MnO melt + X CoO melt + X NiO melt. The average error of prediction for D Ni Ol / melt is ± 12%. The equation indirectly illustrates the effect of depth (pressure) on olivine Ni contents. It allows more accurate modeling of Ni distribution between olivine and coexisting magma during mantle partial melting and olivine crystallization than temperature-independent empirical equations. Higher Ni contents in primitive olivine phenocrysts (Fo > 90) in OIB compared to those in MORB can be explained by the negative depth effect on D Ni Ol / melt during mantle partial melting.
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