The area surveyed was divided into six zones, Zone I to Zone VI, based on mineral assemblages of pelitic rocks. Zone boundaries were determined by the first appearance of biotite, andesine, cordierite or andalusite, sillimanite and almandine, respectively. Chemical compositions of minerals have been analyzed by means of electron probe microanalyzer.
TiO
2 and Al
2O
3 contents of biotite increase with increasing grade. Al
2O
3 content of chlorite is lower in Zone II than in Zone III. Detrital white mica rich in celadonite component is common in Zones I and II. It is absent above Zone III. Muscovite from most of Zone III and Zone IV are similar in chemical composition. Muscovite in Zone V is slightly poorer in FeO and MgO contents as compared with lower-grade muscovite. Albite coexists with andesine (An
30-34) or oligoclase in Zone III. K
2O content in plagioclase increases with increasing metamorphic temperature. Ab % of K-feldspar remarkably increases from Zone IV to Zone VI. MnO content in ilmenite increases from Zone II to Zone VI.
Partition coefficients of Fe and Mg between biotite, chlorite, and muscovite do not change with grade. Partition coefficient of Ab component between K-feldspar and plagioclase change with grade. According to Stormer's two-feldspar geothermometer, it is 500°C and 550_??_600°C at the sillimanite isograd and slightly above the almandine isograd, respectively, if pressure is about 4000 bars.
Most of biotite are produced from the reaction of white mica, chlorite and muscovite near the andesine isograd. However, formation of biotite occurs above biotite isograd and below medium temperature part of Zone III. Cordierite was formed by the reaction with biotite, sillimanite and quartz in Zones V and VI. The reaction of muscovite plus quartz mainly took place slightly above the sillimanite isograd. K-feldspar and sillimanite coexist in almost all pelites in Zone V. Association of almandine and K-feldspar occurs only in Zone VI.
Zoned plagioclases are common in Zones V and VI. The rims are poor in K
2O content as compared with cores of plagioclases. Zoned plagioclases were produced during retrogressive metamorphism. Many muscovite in Zones V and VI have tiny inclusions of sillimanite and graphite, suggesting that these muscovite were formed during retrogressive metamorphism.
The petrological results were compared with available experimental investigations in order to estimate geothermal gradient of the Ryoke metamorphism. The geothermal gradient estimated is about 6.5 bar/deg under the condition of P
H2O_??_1/4 P
Total.
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