Experimental determination of ferric iron partitioning between pyroxene and melt at 100KPa

Avishek Rudra, Marc M. Hirschmann

Pyroxene is the principal host of Fe${}^{3+}$ in basalt source regions, hosting 79 and 81% of the Fe${}^{3+}$ in spinel and garnet lherzolite, respectively, with opx and cpx hosting 48…