@article{fdi:010075174, title = {{R}emarkably uniform oxygen isotope systematics for co-existing pairs of gem-spinel and calcite in marble, with special reference to {V}ietnamese deposits}, author = {{F}allick, {A}. {E}. and {G}iuliani, {G}aston and {R}igaudier, {T}. and {B}oyce, {A}. {J}. and {P}ham, {V}. {L}. and {P}ardieu, {V}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{O}xygen isotope systematics for co-existing pairs of gem-spinel and calcite in marble from {V}ietnam and other worldwide deposits have been determined in order to characterize the {O}-isotope fractionation between calcite and spinel. {I}n {V}ietnam, the {D}elta {O}-18(cc-sp) (= 3.7 + 0.1 parts per thousand for six samples from the {A}n {P}hu and {C}ong {T}roi deposits) is remarkably constant. {T}he combination of these data with those obtained on calcite-spinel pairs of {P}aigutan ({N}epal, n = 2), {I}panko ({T}anzania, n = 1), and {M}ogok ({M}yanmar, = 2) are also consistent with an overall {D}elta {O}-18(cc-sp) of 3.6 + 0.3 parts per thousand for all the spinel samples (n = 11). {T}he straight line correlation delta {O}-18(cc) = 0.96 delta {O}-18(sp) + 4.4 is excellent despite their worldwide geographic spread. {T}he increment method of calculating oxygen isotope fractionation gave a geologically unreasonable temperature of formation for both minerals at 1374 degrees {C} when compared to temperatures obtained by mineral assemblage equilibrium of these marble type deposits, between 610 and 750 degrees {C}. {T}he constant {D}elta {O}-18(cc-sp) reflects a constant temperature for this amphibolite facies assemblage, whose current best estimate is calculated at 620 + 40 degrees {C}, but unquantified uncertainties remain.}, keywords = {{M}arble deposits ; {A}sia ; {E}ast {A}frica ; {S}pinel-calcite pair ; {O}xygen isotope ; fractionation ; {T}emperature of formation ; {VIET} {NAM} ; {TANZANIE} ; {NEPAL} ; {MYANMAR} ; {TADJIKISTAN} ; {PAKISTAN} ; {KENYA}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{C}omptes {R}endus {G}eoscience}, volume = {351}, numero = {1}, pages = {27--36}, ISSN = {1631-0713}, year = {2019}, DOI = {10.1016/j.crte.2018.11.008}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010075174}, }