Journal of the Czech Geological Society 51/3–4(2006) 249

Clintonite-bearing assemblages in chondrodite marbles

from the contact aureole of the Tøebíè Pluton,
Moldanubian Zone, Bohemian Massif

Asociace obsahující clintonit v chondroditových mramorech moldanubika

z kontaktní aureoly tøebíèského plutonu, Èeský masiv

(6 figs, 4 tabs)

STANISLAV HOUZAR1 – MILAN NOVÁK2

1
Department of Mineralogy and Petrography, Moravian Museum, Zelný trh 6, CZ-659 37 Brno, Czech Republic; shouzar@mzm.cz
2
Institute of Geological Sciences, Masaryk University, Kotláøská 2, CZ-611 37 Brno, Czech Republic; mnovak@sci.muni.cz

Clintonite is a minor to accessory mineral in chondrodite marbles. They represent a rare type of metacarbonate rocks in the Varied Unit of
the Moldanubian Zone, forming thin bodies enclosed in migmatites. Clintonite occurs exclusively in marbles from contact aureole of
melanocratic ultrapotassic granites (durbachites) of the Tøebíè Pluton. Chondrodite marbles consist of dominant calcite, less abundant
dolomite; amounts of silicates vary from ~ 5 to 30 vol. %. The early mineral assemblage Dol+Cal+Prg ±Phl is replaced by the assemblage
Chn+Cli+Cal ±Chl I ±Spl. Accessory minerals include fluorapatite, diopside, tremolite, pyrrhotite, and rare zircon and baddeleyite. Violet
fluorite occurs on late fissures. Clintonite forms colourless to pale green flakes and sheaf-like aggregates, up to 2 mm in size. It has
extraordinary high Si (2.739–2.986 apfu) and Si/Al ratio (0.52–0.60). The contents of Fetot (0.041–0.128 apfu), Na (0.035–0.134 apfu),
Ti (0.004–0.024 apfu) and K (≤ 0.005 apfu) are low. High concentrations of F (0.437–1.022 apfu) corresponding up to 26 % of the
F-component are the highest ever-recorded in clintonite. Mineral reactions producing clintonite, which is closely associated with more
abundant chondrodite (XF = 0.45–0.67), are not clear in detail, because textural relations often do not show any apparent replacement
features. The simplified reactions involving diopside, pargasite and/or phlogopite: (5) Dol + Phl + Di + H2O = Cli + Chn + Chl I + Cal + CO2
+ K2O, (6,7) Dol + Prg (and/or Phl) = Cli + Chn + Cal + CO2 + K2O ± Na2O, and (8) Dol + Phl (and/or Prg) + SiO2aq + F = Cli + Chn + Spl
+ Cal + CO2 + K2O ± Na2O seem the most probable. Retrograde chlorite II formed by the reaction: (9) Chn + Cli + CO2 = Chl + Cal. Mineral
assemblages of clintonite-bearing chondrodite marbles are product of regional-scale contact (“periplutonic”) LP metamorphism at: P ~ 2–4
kbar; T ~ 620–730 °C. The reactions might be buffered internally, if pargasite and/or phlogopite were a source of F and Al; however, high
modal content of chondrodite in most samples is likely related to influx of H2O, Si and F from an external source. It is also supported by
isotopic composition of calcite (ä13Ccalcite = -0.6 – -4.2 ‰ PDB; ä18Ocalcite = 12.5–15.7 ‰ SMOW). Fluorine-rich fluids very likely stabilized
the assemblage chondrodite + clintonite relative to compositionally equivalent assemblages involving Mg-silicate (forsterite and/or clinohumite)
+ chlorite (and/or spinel) + calcite.

Key words: clintonite; chemical composition; fluorine; chondrodite marble; Moldanubian Zone; Bohemian Massif

1. Introduction 1997, Mottana et al. 2002). Its crystal chemistry was stud-
ied in detail by MacKinney et al. (1988), but the authors
Clintonite is a rare trioctahedral brittle mica with the ideal did not provide any information about mineral assem-
composition Ca(Mg2Al)3(SiAl3)O10(OH)2. It occurs chief- blages of the studied clintonite samples. Only a low
ly in contact metamorphosed dolomite marbles, calcic and number of chemical analyses of clintonite have been
magnesian skarns (e.g. Burnham 1959, Shabynin 1973, published up to now and the data concerning concen-
Bucher-Nurminen 1976, Rice 1979, Bucher – Frey 1994, trations of F and valence of Fe are rather exceptional
Sugaki et al. 2000, Woodford et al. 2001) and rarely in (Rice 1979, MacKinney et al. 1988, Alietti et al. 1997,
rodingites (Rice 1983, Dubiñska 1997, Dubiñska et al. Grew et al. 1999). Based on the mineral assemblages
2004). Ackermand et al. (1986) described for the first and textural relations, mineral reactions producing clin-
time clintonite from regional metamorphic rock with the tonite involve calcite, spinel, forsterite and diopside
assemblage Cal+Ol+Cpx+Spl+Sph+Chl. More recently, (Rice 1979), less commonly also phlogopite, pargasite,
Kato et al. (1997) described clintonite in equilibrium with chlorite and monticellite (Bucher-Nurminen 1976, Ul-
primary garnet and from symplectites between garnet and mer 1983).
clinohumite in eclogite included in marble of the UHP Novák – Houzar (1996) published the first comprehen-
Su-Lu terrane, China. sive description of clintonite closely associated with
Phase relations and mineral reactions of clintonite were chondrodite from marbles at Tasov (Fig. 1), and two new
only sporadically studied experimentally (e.g., Olesch – occurrences were found later in similar marbles at Sokolí
Seifert 1976, Zharikov – Khodorevskaya 1987). It exhib- and Èíhalín. All these localities of clintonite are situated
its a wide stability field in PTX diagrams but restricted in migmatites within contact aureole of the Tøebíè Plu-
to low XCO2. Clintonite also requires specific chemical ton (Houzar – Novák 2006). Here we present data con-
composition characterized by very high Al/Si ratio and cerning mineral assemblages, crystal chemistry of clin-
low activity of Na and K (Olesch – Seifert 1976, Rice tonite and associated minerals, and geological position of
1983, Ulmer 1983, Ackermand et al. 1986, Alietti et al. clintonite-bearing chondrodite marbles.
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Several distinct types of marbles were distinguished in

the eastern part of the Moldanubicum within the area of
the Tøebíè Pluton (Houzar 2004, Novák 1989). Abundant
Si-poor dolomite marbles (15–22 wt.% MgO) with the
mineral assemblage Dol+Cal+Phl+Tr+Fo+Chu+Spl+Chl,
less abundant calcite marbles (< 3 wt.% MgO) with the
mineral assemblage Cal+Phl+Tr+Di+Qtz+Kfs+Wo+Ttn,
and rare chondrodite marbles (< 8 wt. % MgO) with the
assemblage Cal+Dol+Phl+Prg+Chn+Di+Spl+Chl are
documented.
Three distinct metamorphic events were recognized in
the dolomite marbles, the only metacarbonate rocks stud-
ied in detail in this region. (i) The early event is repre-
Fig. 1 Sheaf-shaped aggregates of clintonite enclosed in calcite, with sented by the assemblages: Cal+Dol+Phl+Tr ± Prg ±Di
isometric grains of chondrodite. Tasov near Tøebíè, crossed polarizers. developed in almost all marbles; these minerals seem to
be locally in equilibrium. They may have formed at about
2. Geologic setting Tmin. = 660 °C for P = 600 MPa (Novák 1989, Houzar
2004). (ii) The dominant metamorphic event is represent-
The examined chondrodite marbles occur in the Varied ed by the assemblages: Cal+Dol+Fo+Chl I ±Spl ±Chu,
Unit of the Moldanubian Zone (Fig. 2). This unit is built with accessory Mg-ilmenite, geikielite and rare baddeley-
dominantly by metapelites with the mineral assemblages ite, occurring almost exclusively in dolomitic marbles.
Bt+Qtz+Pl+Kfs ±Sil ±Grt ±Crd, which are migmatized to This regional-scale contact LP metamorphism (Kerrick
a variable degree, locally with dominance of metatect 1991) exhibits well-developed zoning spatially related to
over melanosome characterized by the assemblage the Tøebíè Pluton (Novák – Houzar 1996). The localities
Kfs+Qtz+Pl+Bt ±Grt ±Crd. Metapelites contain common of clintonite examined are located within the clinohumite
intercalations of various rocks: calcite and dolomite mar- zone characterized by the equilibrium mineral assemblag-
bles, locally diopside gneisses (Di+Qtz+Pl+Cal+Ttn ±Phl es: Dol+Cal+Chu+Spl ± Fo ±Chl I. These assemblages
±Amf), a variety of calc-silicate rocks (Di+Pl+Kfs+Ttn are locally univariant and exceptionally invariant (Novák
±Wo ±Grs ±Cal), graphite quartzites (Qtz+Gr+Kfs+Sil+Ms – Houzar 1996, Houzar 2004). The PTX conditions of
±Bt ±Pl) and amphibolites (Amp+Pl+Di+Ttn). this event were estimated at T = 540–620 °C for Pfluid 200
MPa, XCO2 = 0.1–0.4; Novák – Houzar 1996), or Tmax. =
660–750° for Pfluid = 300–400 MPa (Houzar 2004). Chlo-
rite II was formed in a final stage of this event. (iii) Ret-
rograde stage of metamorphism is represented by forma-
tion of abundant antigorite instead of forsterite at T <
~ 450 °C and very low XCO2 < 0.05 (Houzar – Novák 2001).
The Tøebíè Pluton occurring in close vicinity of all
clintonite localities belongs to the ultrapotassic plutonic
rocks (MgO > 3 wt.%, K2O/Na2O > 2; Foley et al. 1987)
of the durbachite series. The bulk composition of the Tøe-
bíè Pluton is characterized by a metaluminous signature
(ASI = 0.85–0.93), high contents of K2O (5.2–6.5 wt.%),
MgO (3.3–10.4 wt.%), P2O5 (0.47–0.98 wt.%), Rb (330–
410 ppm), Ba (1100–2470 ppm), U (6.7–26.2 ppm), Th
(28.2–47.7 ppm), and Cr (270–650 ppm) (Holub 1997,
Holub et al. 1997). The radiometric dating indicates its
Lower Carboniferous age of 343±6 Ma (Pb-Pb zircon;
Holub et al. 1997), 338±4 Ma (U-Pb zircon; Kotková
et al. 2003).

3. Methods

Chemical composition of minerals was studied on elec-

tron microprobe Cameca SX-100 (GÚDŠ, Bratislava;
operator V. Kollárová). The following analytical condi-
Fig. 2 Geological situation of dolomite marbles in the Tøebíè Pluton tions were applied: accelerating voltage 15 kV, beam di-
area. ameter 5–10 ìm, beam current 20 nA and counting times
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20 s. The following standards and Kα lines were used:

wollastonite (Si, Ca), TiO2 (Ti), orthoclase (K), albite
(Na), Al2O3 (Al), MgO (Mg), hematite (Fe), rhodonite
(Mn), BaF2 (F), barite (Ba), and chromite (Cr). The con-
centrations of F in amphiboles, micas and chondrodite
were determined using a routine electron microprobe pro-
cedure, no special methods were employed. Hence, the
concentrations obtained may show quite a high error of
~ 10 rel.%. (see Ottolini et al. 2000). High totals of cat-
ions in chondrodite may suggest presence of intimate in-
tergrowths of humite and/or non-stoichiometric members
of humite group (Ehlers – Hoinkes 1987, Satish-Kumar
– Niimi 1998). Hence, for their identification the MTi/Si
(MTi = Mg+Fe2+tot+Mn+Ti+Ca) values given by Gaspar
(1992) were used. Concentrations of F and Mg in mi-
nerals are presented as the molar ratios XF = F/(F+OH)
and XMg = Mg/(Mg+Fe2+tot+Mn). Except clintonite (Cli)
all abbreviations are according to Kretz (1983).

4. Description of localities and textural relations of

the studied samples

Èíhalín

Sample CHL-1 comes from marble boulders occurring on

a field ~ 1 km SW of Èíhalín. Chondrodite marble forms
probably thin layer(s) in cordierite-biotite gneiss with
common amphibolite. Marble is white, medium grained
and strongly tectonically deformed with chrysotile on
fractures. It is poor in silicates (< ~5 vol. % of non-car-
bonate fraction). Yellow grains of chondrodite, rare co-
lourless diopside, phlogopite partly replaced by chlorite I
and pargasite occur in the marble. Scarce flakes of clin-
tonite, up to 1 mm in diameter, locally replaced by late
chlorite II, are intergrown with chondrodite (Fig. 3a).
Rare accessory fluorapatite and zircon were found.

Sokolí

Layer of chondrodite marble (samples SOKP-I, SOKP-II),

about 30–60 cm thick, is enclosed in metatect-rich mig-
matite located ~1 km SE of the village. Medium-grained,
silicate-rich grey marble with graphite contains sporadi-
cally thin veins consisting of green diopside and minor
quartz. Close to the contact with the migmatite, graph-
ite-free marble is white and contains low amount of sil-
icates. Chondrodite forms light yellow anhedral grains, Fig. 3 BSE images of the assemblage clintonite+chondrodite+
1–5 mm in diameter, and rarely up to 1 cm large, enclosed +calcite+chlorite II: A) Èíhalín, B) Sokolí, C) Tasov.
in calcite. It shows locally polysynthetic twinning. Flakes
of clintonite, 0.3–1 mm in diameter, are closely associ-
ated with chondrodite, and commonly replaced by late less long prismatic crystals locally overgrown by chon-
colourless chlorite II (Fig. 3b). It locally forms complete drodite, or minute greenish-grey lenticular aggregates, up
pseudomorphs after clintonite. Rather common sheets of to 3 cm in size. Colourless diopside occurs as sporadic
colourless, yellowish-brown and greenish phlogopite, up isolated grains and small veins. Euhedral octahedrons of
to 5 mm in diameter, are developed on foliation planes violet spinel, ≤ 0.2 mm in size, microscopic accumula-
of marble. It also occurs as small inclusions in calcite, tions of fluorapatite and scarce late violet fluorite were
chondrodite and chlorite. Pargasite forms small colour- found in the marble.
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Tasov T a b l e 1 Minerals in the individual samples of chondrodite marbles con-

taining clintonite.
Chondrodite marbles (samples TAS-I, TAS-II) were Locality Èíhalín Sokolí Sokolí Tasov Tasov
found in the borehole no. 179 (Uranový prùzkum sample CHL-1 SOKP-1 SOKP-2 TAS-1 TAS-2
Company) in the depth ~ 500 m. Marbles are hosted Dolomite Dol x x X x X
in migmatized garnet-biotite gneisses with rare small Calcite Cal X X X X X
bodies of amphibolite and serpentinite. This rock com- Phlogopite Phl t X X t x
plex is located below tabular body of durbachite of the
Pargasite Prg t x x x X
Tøebíè Pluton. Chondrodite marbles most probably
Edenite Ed - - - - x
form a small portions or bands rich in silicates (> ~ 30
Chlorite I Chl X x - - -
vol. % of non-carbonate fraction) in large calcite-do-
Clintonite Cli t x x x t
lomite marble body, ~ 20 m thick. Clintonite forms co-
Chondrodite Chn X X X X X
lourless and greenish sheaf-shaped aggregates, about
Tremolite Tr - t - - t
0.5–3 mm long, enclosed in or closely associated with
chondrodite (Fig. 3c). It is replaced by chlorite II along Diopside Di x t x - -
contact with chondrodite, whereas clintonite enclosed Spinel Spl - t x X x
solely in calcite is always fresh. Chondrodite common- Graphite Gr - - t - -
ly overgrows phlogopite, chlorite I and pargasite, Fluorapatite Ap t x t t t
which are locally found as tiny inclusions. It also Fluorite Fl - t - t t
forms lobate grains, veinlets on intergranulars connect- Zircon Zrn t - - - -
ing in minute aggregates. Accessory green spinel Baddeleyite Bad - - - t -
forms euhedral octahedral crystals, ≤ 0.4 mm in size. Sphalerite Sp - - - t -
Chondrodite-bearing white marbles evidently replace Arsenopyrite Apy - - - - t
darker marbles with common aggregates of long-pris- Pyrhotite Po - - - t x
matic greyish-green pargasite (or edenite) accompa- Scheelite Sch - - t - -
nied by less abundant phlogopite. Thin coatings of vi- Chlorite II Chl II X X X x x
olet fluorite+calcite on marble fractures represent the Serpentine Srp X - - - -
latest mineralization.
X = major constituent, x = minor constituent, t = trace
Abbreviations from Kretz (1983) except Cli for clintonite and Sch for
The studied calcite-dominant chondrodite marbles scheelite
contain low to moderate amount of dolomite (< 8
wt. % MgO). Their foliation is commonly poorly ob-
servable. The amount of non-carbonate fraction var-
ies between < ~5 % (sample CHL-1) to ~30 % (sample IV
Al-1VIMg-2 IVSiVIAlVI (Alietti at al. 1997, Mottana et al.
TAS-1). The complete mineral assemblages of clintonite 2002). The ratio Si/AlIV (0.52 to 0.60) is much higher
commonly comprise calcite, dolomite, phlogopite, par- than the ideal value (Si/AlIV = 0.33). The contents of
gasite, rarely chlorite I, diopside, and several accessory Fe2+tot (0.041–0.128 apfu) and Na (0.035–0.134 apfu) are
minerals (Table 1). However, only calcite, chondrodite, low and variable, the highest values were found in Tas-
chlorite I, and spinel were found in direct contact with ov (Table 2). Concentration of Ti is very low (0.004–
clintonite. The isotopic composition of calcite from the 0.024 apfu) as well as K (≤0.005 apfu) and Cr (0.001–
assemblage Cal+Chn+Cli shows, compared to average 0.012 apfu), the contents of Mn and Ba were below
sedimentary carbonates, rather lower values: in Sokolí detection limit. Clintonite exhibits high contents of F
ä13C = -0.6 to -0.5 ‰ (PDB), ä18O = 17.3 to 15.7 ‰ (0.437–1.022 apfu, XF = 0.11–0.26), which represent the
(SMOW); in Tasov ä13C = -4.2 ‰ (PDB), ä18O = 12.5 ‰ highest known values ever found (Fig. 4). High contents
(SMOW). Calcite-dolomite thermometer data (Powel et al. of F and high Si/Al ratios are similar to those in clinto-
1984) indicate that the mineral assemblages involving clin- nite from fluorine-rich marbles at the Orange County lo-
tonite originated at Tmax. = 620–730 °C (Houzar 2004). calities, New York, USA (MacKinney et al. 1988).

5. Chemistry of minerals from clintonite-bearing Chondrodite

chondrodite marbles
Chondrodite exhibits high XMg = 0.95–0.99, Fe varies
Clintonite from 0.077 apfu to 0.224 apfu; the highest contents of
Fe are from chondrodite at Tasov. It is poor in Ti (0.012–
Chemical composition of clintonite with XMg = 0.97–0.99 0.043 apfu), Mn (≤ 0.008 apfu) and Ca (≤ 0.004 apfu).
exhibits very high contents of Si (2.739–2.986 apfu), Variable but moderate amounts of F (XF = 0.45–0.67)
which is typical for clintonite from marbles, AlIV is rath- were found. Histogram representing the range of MTi/Si
er low (5.014–5.261 apfu) as a result of the substitution values shows bimodal distribution (Fig. 5). This suggests
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Fig. 4 Diagram showing the fluorine concentrations in clintonites:

shaded – studied localities; dotted – clintonite from marbles in the Or-
ange County, USA; white – other clintonites (data source: Rice 1979,
MacKinney et al. 1988, Allieti et al. 1997, Grew et al. 1999, this study).

T a b l e 2 Representative microprobe analyses of clintonite.

CHL-I CHL-I CHL-I SOKP-I SOKP-I SOKP-I SOKP-II SOKP-II TAS-I TAS-I TAS-II TAS-II
Cli Cli Cli Cli Cli Cli Cli Cli Cli Cli Cli Cli
SiO2 19.57 19.68 19.99 20.19 20.00 20.24 20.44 19.91 20.04 20.54 21.00 20.71
TiO2 0.17 0.19 0.14 0.06 0.04 0.07 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.07 0.09 0.09
Al2O3 39.51 39.32 38.69 38.36 39.16 38.37 38.55 37.42 37.77 38.15 37.02 36.89
Cr2O3 0.03 0.06 0.02 0.04 0.03 0.03 0.06 0.03 0.03 0.05 0.01 b.d.
FeO 0.72 0.80 0.70 0.48 0.57 0.35 0.49 0.41 1.01 0.91 1.07 1.08
MgO 21.81 21.94 22.40 22.82 22.34 22.84 22.34 22.49 22.29 22.57 22.44 22.45
CaO 13.23 13.12 13.31 13.09 13.29 13.29 13.57 13.23 12.81 12.9 12.83 12.81
Na2O 0.18 0.31 0.18 0.20 0.13 0.21 0.13 0.13 0.28 0.35 0.33 0.34
K2O 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.01 b.d. 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.03 0.02
H2 O * 3.51 3.52 3.46 3.47 3.82 3.67 3.41 3.51 3.48 3.43 3.38 3.15
F 1.60 1.59 1.73 1.71 0.99 1.29 1.86 1.46 1.57 1.81 1.84 2.28
O=F -0.67 -0.67 -0.73 -0.72 -0.42 -0.54 -0.78 -0.61 -0.66 -0.76 -0.77 -0.96
TOTAL 99.68 99.89 99.91 99.72 99.98 99.83 100.11 98.04 98.70 100.05 99.27 98.86

Si4+ 2.747 2.758 2.800 2.829 2.794 2.832 2.854 2.839 2.843 2.873 2.961 2.936
AlIV 5.253 5.242 5.200 5.171 5.206 5.168 5.146 5.161 5.157 5.127 5.039 5.064
AlVI 1.282 1.253 1.188 1.165 1.241 1.159 1.199 1.129 1.159 1.162 1.113 1.099
Ti4+ 0.018 0.020 0.015 0.006 0.004 0.007 0.004 0.005 0.006 0.007 0.010 0.010
Cr3+ 0.003 0.007 0.002 0.004 0.003 0.003 0.007 0.003 0.003 0.006 0.001 –
Fe2+tot 0.085 0.094 0.082 0.056 0.067 0.041 0.057 0.049 0.120 0.106 0.126 0.128
Mg2+ 4.563 4.584 4.678 4.768 4.652 4.764 4.651 4.782 4.715 4.707 4.717 4.744
Ca2+ 1.989 1.970 1.998 1.965 1.989 1.992 2.030 2.022 1.947 1.933 1.938 1.945
Na+ 0.049 0.084 0.049 0.054 0.035 0.057 0.035 0.036 0.077 0.095 0.090 0.093
K+ 0.004 0.004 0.004 0.004 0.004 0.002 – – 0.004 0.005 0.005 0.004
H+ 3.290 3.295 3.233 3.242 3.563 3.429 3.179 3.341 3.296 3.199 3.179 2.978
F- 0.710 0.705 0.767 0.758 0.437 0.571 0.821 0.659 0.704 0.801 0.821 1.022
O 2–
23.29 23.295 23.233 23.242 23.563 23.429 23.179 23.341 23.296 23.199 23.179 22.978
CATSUM 15.993 16.015 16.016 16.023 15.996 16.025 15.983 16.028 16.031 16.022 16.001 16.022
AN SUM 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24
XF 0.18 0.18 0.19 0.19 0.11 0.14 0.21 0.17 0.18 0.20 0.21 0.26
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the possibility of presence of submicroscopic intergrowth

of chondrodite with humite (cf. Rice 1980, Satish-Kumar
– Niimi 1998). Representative chemical data of chon-
drodite are given in Table 3.

Other minerals

Phlogopite has high XMg = 0.96–0.99 and high Al (up to

2.726 apfu), low content of Ti (≤ 0.033 apfu), Fe (≤ 0.229
apfu), Mn (≤ 0.005 apfu) and Na (= 0.294 apfu), con-
centration of Ba is below detection limit (Table 4). Ele-
vated contents of F (XF = 0.20–0.39) are typical. Par-
gasite (to rare edenite) shows XMg = 0.92–0.94, variable
contents of Al (1.927–2.732 apfu), Ti (0.029–0.098 apfu)
and Fe (0.159–0.354 apfu), Mn is always close to the de-
tection limit. Pargasite from Èíhalín and Sokolí is rela-
tively rich in K (≤ 0.321 apfu), locally with elevated con-
tent of F (XF = 0.39–0.61) (Table 4). Diopside is close
to the end-member composition with XMg = 0.98–1.0.
Spinel exhibits moderate XMg = 0.78–0.90, slightly ele-
vated contents of Fe (≤ 0.178 apfu) and Zn (≤ 0.043
apfu), with Mn and Cr close to the detection limits (Ta-
ble 4). This Fe-rich spinel from locality Tasov has simi-
lar composition as early core of euhedral spinel from Fig. 5 Diagram showing MTi/Si ratio in studied chondrodite.

T a b l e 3 Representative microprobe analyses of chondrodite and chlorite II.

CHL-I SOKP-I SOKP-II TAS-I TAS-II CHL-I SOKP-II TAS-I

Chn* Chn Chn Chn Chn Chl II Chl II Chl II
SiO2 37.28 34.87 35.25 35.32 34.89 32.16 31.17 30.82
TiO2 0.59 0.30 0.38 0.27 0.31 0.07 0.02 0.05
Al2O3 b.d. b.d. b.d. b.d. b.d. 19.66 21.51 20.87
FeO 3.51 2.22 2.26 2.75 4.65 1.55 0.98 1.70
MnO 0.07 0.04 0.04 0.06 0.16 b.d. b.d. b.d.
MgO 55.21 56.98 57.17 56.53 54.99 34.09 33.68 33.31
CaO 0.05 0.02 b.d. 0.07 0.04 0.18 0.03 0.03
H2 O * 2.79 1.92 2.11 1.72 1.97 12.71 12.66 12.27
F 5.42 6.98 6.66 7.46 6.83 0.56 0.68 1.17
O=F -2.28 -2.94 -2.80 -3.14 -2.88 -0.24 -0.29 -0.49
TOTAL 102.63 100.39 101.08 101.04 100.96 100.95 100.52 99.73

Si4+ 2.087 1.998 2.005 2.015 2.009 2.969 2.880 2.882

Ti 4+
0.025 0.013 0.016 0.012 0.013 0.005 0.001 0.004
Al3+ – – – – – 2.139 2.342 2.300
Fe2+tot 0.164 0.106 0.107 0.131 0.224 0.120 0.076 0.133
Mn2+ 0.003 0.002 0.002 0.003 0.008 – – –
Mg2+ 4.607 4.868 4.848 4.808 4.721 4.692 4.639 4.643
Ca2+ 0.003 0.001 – 0.004 0.002 0.018 0.003 0.003
H+ 1.041 0.735 0.802 0.654 0.756 7.826 7.800 7.652
F- 0.959 1.265 0.198 1.346 1.244 0.164 0.199 0.346
O2– 9.041 8.735 8.802 8.654 8.756 17.826 17.800 17.652
CATSUM 6.889 6.989 6.979 6.973 6.977 9.964 9.947 9.967
AN SUM 10 10 10 10 10 18 18 18
XF 0.48 0.63 0.60 0.67 0.61

* including probable humite

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T a b l e 4 Representative microprobe analyses of pargasite, phlogopite, diopside and spinel.

CHL-I SOKP-I TAS-II CHL-I SOKP-I SOKP-II TAS-II CHL-I SOKP-I AS-I cor TAS-I rim
Prg Prg Prg Phl Phl Phl Phl Di Spl Spl Spl
SiO2 43.42 42.48 43.15 41.12 41.31 40.79 42.06 55.31 b.d. b.d. b.d.
TiO2 0.92 0.27 0.81 0.28 0.14 0.19 0.28 0.05 b.d. b.d. b.d.
Al2O3 15.05 15.06 14.23 15.85 15.37 15.68 14.87 0.17 69.64 67.46 67.45
Cr2O3 b.d. b.d. b.d. b.d. 0.04 0.03 b.d. b.d. 0.19 b.d. b.d.
Fe2O3 1.07 2.13 1.45
FeO 1.37 2.43 2.97 1.02 0.77 0.67 1.97 0.85 3.62 7.42 8.59
MnO 0.03 b.d. b.d. 0.03 0.04 0.02 b.d. 0.02 0.04 b.d. b.d.
ZnO b.d. b.d. b.d. b.d. b.d. b.d. b.d. b.d. 1.44 1.66 2.32
MgO 18.81 20.28 18.70 25.74 27.35 27.04 25.92 18.00 25.11 22.22 21.06
CaO 13.93 13.66 13.48 b.d. b.d. b.d. b.d. 25.98 b.d. b.d. b.d.
Na2O 2.21 1.62 3.18 0.84 0.22 0.21 1.09 0.05 b.d. b.d. b.d.
K2O 1.50 1.23 0.96 10.06 10.43 10.49 9.47 b.d. b.d. b.d. b.d.
H2 O * 1.22 1.10 1.47 2.66 3.18 3.34 3.29
F 1.88 2.12 1.25 3.43 2.40 2.01 2.16
O=F -0.79 -0.89 -0.53 -1.44 -1.01 -0.85 -0.91
TOTAL 99.55 99.35 99.80 99.58 100.24 99.62 100.2 100.43 101.12 100.89 100.88

Si4+ 6.162 6.059 6.158 5.756 5.739 5.701 5.849 1.994 – – –

Ti4+ 0.098 0.029 0.087 0.029 0.015 0.020 0.029 0.001 – – –
Al3+ 2.517 2.532 2.393 2.615 2.516 2.583 2.437 0.007 1.976 1.960 1.973
Cr3+ – – – – 0.004 0.003 – – 0.004 – –
Fe3+ 0.019 0.040 0.027
Fe2+ 0.163 0.290 0.354 0.119 0.089 0.078 0.229 0.026 0.073 0.153 0.178
Mn 2+
0.004 – – 0.004 0.005 0.002 0 0.001 0.001 – –
Zn2+ – – – – – – – – 0.026 0.030 0.043
Mg2+ 3.980 4.312 3.978 5.371 5.664 5.634 5.373 0.967 0.901 0.817 0.779
Ca2+ 2.018 2.088 2.061 – – – – 1.003 – – –
Na+ 0.608 0.448 0.880 0.228 0.059 0.057 0.294 0.003 – – –
K+ 0.272 0.224 0.175 1.797 1.848 1.870 1.680 – – – –
H+ 1.156 1.044 1.397 2.481 2.946 3.111 3.050 – – – –
F- 0.844 0.956 0.564 1.519 1.054 0.889 0.950 – – – –
O2– 23.156 23.044 23.397 22.481 22.946 23.111 23.050 – – – –
CATSUM 15.921 15.982 16.086 15.919 15.94 15.949 15.891 4 3 3 3
AN SUM 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 6 4 4 4

dolomite marbles with the assemblage Fo+Chu+Spl in chondrodite+clintonite+chlorite I or spinel; (iii) chlo-
Horní Libochová (Novák 1988). Both chlorite I and chlo- rite II. Spinel as well as chlorite I, both formed by replace-
rite II are colourless. Only chlorite II was analysed hav- ment of phlogopite (or pargasite) are locally absent. Posi-
ing high XMg = 0.97–0.99 with Fe (≤ 0.120 apfu) and Al tion of diopside is not clear, because it is always enclosed
contents 2.004–2.342 apfu. Chlorite II locally contains in calcite and its contact with any other silicate mineral
small amounts of F ≤ 0.346 apfu (Table 3). was not found. This sequence of mineral assemblages is
very similar to that known from dolomite marbles in this
6. Discussion region, where the following mineral assemblages were rec-
ognized in the individual stages (Cal+Dol always present):
6.1. Textural relations and mineral reactions (i) tremolite+phlogopite+pargasite; (ii) forste-
rite+clinohumite+spinel+chlorite I; (iii) chlorite II (cf.
Textural relations in clintonite-bearing chondrodite mar- Novák 1988, 1989, Novák – Houzar 1996, Houzar 2004).
bles enable to recognize three stages, which are charac- Mineral reactions producing clintonite in marbles in-
terized by the mineral assemblages (calcite+dolomite are volve calcite, clinopyroxene (diopside), forsterite and
always present): (i) pargasite+phlogopite+diopside(?); (ii) monticellite as reactants, spinel is considered as a source
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of Al (Bucher-Nurminen 1975, Rice 1979, Ulmer 1983). 6.2. Role of fluorine in mineral reactions
The following reactions were given:
(1) Fo + Cpx + Spl + Cal + H2O = Cli + CO2 The mineral reactions producing clintonite in marbles
(2) Cpx + Spl + Cal + H2O = Cli + Fo + CO2 were only exceptionally studied experimentally (Rice
The reaction (2) strongly depends on XCO2, particu- 1979). The assemblage chondrodite+clintonite is rare in
larly for T > 550 °C (Rice 1979). Bucher-Nurminen nature and it has not been studied to date. Moreover, the
(1975) discussed a possibility of clintonite production by reactions observed in the studied region are quite differ-
dealkalization of phlogopite and pargasite according to ent from those examined by Rice (1979). Consequently,
the reactions: we can estimate PT(X) conditions of formation of the
(3) Cal + Phl + Prg = Cli + Di + CO2 + H2O + K2O + assemblage chondrodite+clintonite only from analogy
Na2O with associated dolomite marbles with the assemblage
(4) Cal + Phl + Spl + H2O = Cli + Fo + CO2 + K2O Fo+Chu+Spl+Chl. Nevertheless, the estimated T ~620–
However, dolomite as a typical mineral in these assem- 730 °C for P ~ 2–4 kbar for these marbles are in agree-
blages and typical reactant in prograde carbonate+silicate ment with the stability field of clintonite and chondrodite
reactions (see e.g. Skippen 1974) is not involved in the (Olesch – Seifert 1976, Rice 1979, 1980).
reactions (1) to (4). Moreover, participation of minerals The mineral assemblages and reactions described
with elevated concentrations of F has not been discussed above may suggest two distinct ways of clintonite for-
as well. Consequently, the reactions given above cover mation controlled chiefly by activity of F. If the newly
only a small part of natural mineral assemblages found formed mineral assemblage shows low amount of chon-
in marbles. drodite and clintonite, and low chondrodite/clintonite ra-
The examined localities differ in their mineral assem- tio, replaced phlogopite and/or pargasite possibly provid-
blages and textural relations from the above examples; ed enough F for formation of the both F-bearing minerals,
hence, new reactions (detailed stoichiometry is not giv- e.g., according to the reaction (5) and perhaps also reac-
en) have been suggested. At the Èíhalín locality, textur- tions (6) and (7); influx of F into the system is not nec-
al relations indicate the reaction: essary. Novák (1988) found such a relation in a newly
(5) Dol + Phl + Di + H2O = Cli + Chn + Chl I + Cal formed assemblage Fo+Chu+Spl+Cal replacing phlogo-
+ CO2 + K2O pite and dolomite at locality Studnice in the Strážek
At Sokolí and Tasov, the presence of pargasite and Moldanubicum. Nevertheless, the most widespread tex-
phlogopite and their textural relations suggest the reac- tural relations, abundance of chondrodite (locally up to
tions: 25 vol. %), high chondrodite/clintonite ratio as well as
(6) Dol + Prg + H2O = Cli + Chn + Cal + CO2 + Na2O the isotopic compositions of calcite from some samples
± K 2O at Sokolí and Tasov strongly suggest influx of F in ex-
(7) Dol + Phl + H2O = Cli + Chn + Cal + CO2 + K2O ternal fluids, where the reaction (8) and perhaps also re-
(8) Dol + Phl (and/or Prg) + SiO2aq + F = Cli + Chn + actions (6) and (7) operated. Consequently, F-rich clin-
Spl + Cal + CO2 + K2O ± Na2O tonite (X F = 0.11–0.26) associated with chondrodite
The abundance of chondrodite (up to ~ 25 vol. %), crystallized from external fluids introducing F, Si and
high chondrodite/clintonite ratios and isotopic composi- H2O but perhaps at relatively high XCO2 < 0.6. The mod-
tion of calcite support introduction of H2O, Si and very al composition and textural relations of the assemblage
likely also F into the system, whereas Na and K were re- chondrodite + clintonite suggest dominance of the crys-
moved. Based on detailed study of reaction textures, sim- tallization in an open system with influx of F at most lo-
ilar dealkalization reactions producing chlorite and/or calities, relative to crystallization in a closed system. The
spinel instead of clintonite, and forsterite instead of chon- latter case may correspond only to marble domains with
drodite were described for amphibole and phlogopite a low chondrodite content.
(Kretz 1980, Bucher-Nurminen 1982, Novák 1989).
However, they were not tested experimentally and the
breakdown of pargasite and phlogopite is still unclear;
perhaps a high acidity of fluids may have operated (cf.
Bucher-Nurminen 1982).
Retrograde chlorite II, occurring exclusively at the
contact between chondrodite and clintonite, formed by the
reaction:
(9) Cli + Chn + CO2 + H2O = Chl + Cal
The reactions (7) and (9) are very similar to those de-
scribed by Novák (1989) and Novák – Houzar (1996) for
dolomite marbles in the Strážek Moldanubicum, charac-
terized by the presence of forsterite and/or clinohumite
instead of chondrodite and spinel and/or chlorite I instead Fig. 6 Distribution of F in the minerals from the studied chondrodite
of clintonite. marbles.
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Partitioning of F into the individual minerals: XF = estimated in geological maps, may be incorrect. The Tas-
Cli (0.11–0.26) < Phl (0.20–0.39) < Prg (0.28–0.61) < Chn (0.45–0.67) ov borehole documented tabular durbachite bodies over-
(Fig. 6) is similar to that found in marbles from the Fran- lying chondrodite marbles and indicates that similar over-
klin Marble, Orange County, USA (Kearns et al. 1980). lying bodies of durbachite may have been removed by
Disregarding the fact that the examined clintonite is erosion at the other studied localities.
F-poor relative to the other associated minerals, it is char-
acterized by the highest concentrations of F ever record- Acknowledgements. The authors thank D. Buriánek and
ed in this mineral (XF = 0.11–0.26; 1.13–2.28 wt. % F). S. Vrána for helpful reviews that improved the manu-
Similar assemblages and high F contents in clintonite script. We also thank J. Cempírek for helpful comments
were found in marbles at localities Amity, Edenville and and technical assistance. The work was supported by
Warwick (Orange County, New York, USA; (XF = 0.17– grants MK 00009486201 for SH and MSM 0021622412
0.23; 1.45–2.05 wt. % F; MacKinney et al. 1988). This for MN.
is in contradiction with a quite low amount of F in asso- Submitted October 27, 2006
ciated chondrodite (XF = 0.45–0.67) relative to chon-
drodite from other localities and experimental study (Rice
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Asociace obsahující clintonit v chondroditových mramorech moldanubika z kontaktní aureoly tøebíèského

plutonu, Èeský masiv

Clintonit, vzácná trioktaedrická slída s ideálním chemickým vzorcem Ca (Mg2Al)3(SiAl3)O10(OH)2, byla zjištìna v chondroditových mramorech, uložených
v migmatitech v blízkosti tøebíèského plutonu (lokality Èíhalín, Sokolí a Tasov). Clintonit v texturnì rovnovážné asociaci s chondroditem, vzácnìji se
spinelem nebo chloritem I, náleží k mladší metamorfní asociaci tìchto mramorù, která vznikla na úkor starší asociace Dol+Phl+Prg +Di(?) + Spl(?).
Z akcesorických minerálù mramorù lze dále zmínit fluorapatit, pyrhotin, fluorit, zirkon a baddeleyit. Retrográdní stadium metamorfózy je reprezentováno
vznikem hojného chloritu II na úkor clintonitu na pøímém kontaktu s chondroditem. Studovaný clintonit se vyznaèuje vysokým pomìrem Si/Al (0.52–
0.60) a zejména vysokým obsahem F (XF = 0.11–0.26), èímž odpovídá fluorem nejbohatšímu dosud zjištìnému clintonitu. Asociující chondrodit (patrnì
je vzácnì pøítomen i submikroskopický humit) je naopak fluorem relativnì chudý (XF = 0.45–0.67). Clintonit s chondroditem mohl vznikat zèásti
v uzavøeném systému reakcemi, kdy zdrojem F byl flogopit a pargasit:
(5) Dol + Phl + Di + H2O = Cli + Chn + Chl I + Cal + CO2 (Èíhalín)
(6) Dol + Prg + H2O = Cli + Chn + Cal + CO2 + Na2O ± K2O (Sokolí, Tasov)
(7) Dol + Phl + H2O = Cli + Chn + Cal + CO2 + K2O (Sokolí, Tasov)
Reálnìjší, a složením stabilních izotopù C a O v kalcitu chondroditových mramorù podpoøený, je však vznik asociace clintonit+chondrodit za pøínosu F,
H2O a SiO2 z externího zdroje (zejména lokality Sokolí a Tasov) reakcí:
(8) Dol + Phl (and/or Prg) + SiO2aq + F = Cli + Chn + Spl + Cal + CO2 + K2O ± Na2O
Relativnì vysoký podíl F ve fluidech patrnì podporoval vznik clintonitu namísto spinelu a chloritu. Ve srovnání s døíve popsanými výskyty clintonitu
v mramorech kontaktních aureol granitoidních plutonù, nevznikl studovaný clintonit na pøímém kontaktu magmatitù, ale v podmínkách periplutonické
LP metamorfózy v aureole tøebíèského plutonu, které lze pøibližnì odhadovat pøi pøedpokládaném P = 200–400 MPa na T = 620–730 °C a XCO2 < 0.6.