Episodes of fast crystal growth in pegmatites

Patrick R. Phelps; Cin-Ty A. Lee; Douglas M. Morton

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-18806-w

Nature Communications (Oct 2020)

Episodes of fast crystal growth in pegmatites

Patrick R. Phelps,
Cin-Ty A. Lee,
Douglas M. Morton

Affiliations

Patrick R. Phelps: Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, Rice University
Cin-Ty A. Lee: Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, Rice University
Douglas M. Morton: Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18806-w
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Pegmatite crystals are thought to grow rapidly, yet their growth rates and conditions are not well constrained. Here, the authors find that the trace element distributions of pegmatitic quartz crystals indicate rapid growth in highly dynamic environments, suggesting that large meter-scale crystals can be formed within days.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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