There exists much controversy concerning the genesis of myrmekite, and most geologists hold that myrmekite is of metasomatic origin. Myrmekite occurs invariably in granulite facies metamorphic rocksand corresponding migmatitesand isoften found among plagioclase , orthoclase and quartz; the index of refraction of myrmekite-bearing plagioclase is lower than that of plagioclase without myrmekite. Based on these facts and taking into account the achievements obtained in recent experimental research on melting of granite rocks, the author considers that myrmekite is eventually formed by eutectic crystallization in the process of cooling and crystallization after granitic melts are formed through anatexis under the condition of granulite facies metamorphism.
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赵文浩,1997,麻粒岩相条件下蠕状石成因的一种解释[J].岩石矿物学杂志,16(2):185~189. Zhao Wenhao,1997,An Interpretation of the Origin of Myrmekite under the Condition of Granulite Facies[J]. Acta Petrologica et Mineralogica,16(2):185~189.