Figure F10.
Chemical map showing variations of (A) Al and (B)
Na in large, zoned plagioclase crystals in a plagioclase-rich vein (Sample
176-735B-161R-7, 77-83 cm). The vein margin in the lower right (delineated by
solid black line) is marked by a distinct change in plagioclase composition from
calcic plagioclase (An) in the host rock to more sodic plagioclase (Pl) in the
vein. The large, subhedral plagioclase crystals in the vein have relatively
uniform cores and strongly zoned, relatively sodic rims. The spaces between the
plagioclase grains may be open or filled with minor amphibole or quartz. Scale
bars = 5 mm.