Abstract:
The mafic rock is exposed in northern Anhui Province, and some of them are diamondiferous rocks. In order to determine the type of garnets, the authors systematically sampled the garnets in diamondiferous basite in Lan'gan area. The MgO, SiO 2, FeO, TiO
2, Al
2O
3, Cr
2O
3, CaO, MnO values of 62 single crystal garnets in this area were measured by electron microprobe spectrometer. The results show that the chemical formula of garnet group minerals is A
32+B
23+(SiO
4)
3. Group A cations are composed of Mg
2+, Fe
2+ and Ca
2+. Group B cations are composed of Al
3+, Fe
3+, Mn
3+ and Cr
3+. The trivalent cation is mainly Al
3+ while divalent cation is mainly Ca
2+. It is inferred that grossularite-andradite-almandine group is the primary class in the Lan'gan area. The high calcium silicate iron garnet (majorite) was found in 62 samples. According to the composition of these majorities in Lan'gan area, the garnet of the diamondiferous basite has formation pressure of 12.1~12.8GPa, and the depth is up to 300km.