supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (No. 2003CB716503);China Geological Survey (No. 1212010610107);the National Natural Science Foundation of International Cooperation and Communication (No. 40610098);the Laboratory Foundation of the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences (No. JB0703)
Silicon-bearing rutile has been found in chromitite from the Luobusa (罗布莎) ophiolite, Tibet. However, the extent of SiO2 solubility in rutile and the nature of its origin are still unclear. At high pressure, SiO2...