# Garnet-Vesuvianite Equilibrium in Rodingites from Dobšiná (Western Carpathians)

Juraj Butek, Ján Spišiak, Stanislava Milovská

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# Garnet-Vesuvianite Equilibrium in Rodingites from Dobšiná (Western Carpathians)

Juraj Butek <fnref n="1" />,<fnref n="2" />,*, Ján Spišiak <fnref n="1" /> and Stanislava Milovská <fnref n="3" />

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**Citation:** Butek, J.; Spišiak, J.; Milovská, S. Garnet-Vesuvianite Equilibrium in Rodingites from Dobšiná (Western Carpathians).

Minerals **2021**, *11*, 189. https://doi.org/10.3390/min11020189

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**Abstract:** Intensively metasomatized rocks from serpentinized ultramafic tectonic fragments in Dobšiná, Western Carpathians, consist of typical rodingite mineral association: hydrated garnet, vesuvianite, diopside and clinochlore. Electron microprobe analysis (EMPA) and Micro-Raman analyses of the main minerals evidence complex mineralogical evolution and variable mineral chemistry. Garnet solid solution is dominated by grossular-andradite series, which demonstrates a significant degree of hydration, mainly for grossular rich garnet cores. Garnet is locally enriched in TiO₂ (up to 13 wt%), possibly indicating a chemical relic of a Ti-oxide mineral. Younger, andradite-richer garnet rims demonstrate a low degree of hydration, suggesting a harder incorporation of an (OH)⁻ anion into its crystal structure. Garnet chemical variations display an ideal negative correlation between Al and (Fe<fnref n="3" />⁺ + Ti). The most recent mineral phase is represented by euhedral vesuvianite (± chlorite), which crystallizes at the expense of the garnet solid solution. This reaction shows a well-equilibrated character and indicates a high extent of rodingitization process. Chlorite thermometry models suggest an average temperature of late rodingite (trans) formation of about 265 °C.

**Keywords:** rodingite; hydrogrossular; garnet; vesuvianite; micro-Raman spectra; Dobšiná

## 1. Introduction

Rodingite represents a particular calcium-rich metasomatic rock. Its formation is closely related to the serpentinization process of ultramafic rocks since the origin of the metasomatic fluid is generally regarded as a product of serpentinization [1–6]. These rocks are characterized by a heterogeneous and quite complex mineralogy, mostly dominated by Ca-rich often hydrated silicate minerals: garnet, vesuvianite, diopside, chlorite, epidote, zoisite, tremolite, prehnite and others [7–11]. Rodingites have been disregarded for a long time probably because of their heterogeneous and altered character, but they have recently been recognized as a source of information on fluid compositions and their circulation in both ocean floor and subduction zones [12–15].

Furthermore, the specific mineralogy allows us to analyze the rather rare chemistry and crystallography of certain mineral phases. Garnet with a general structural formula of X₃Y₂Z₃O₁₂ is described from various geological settings and represents probably the most chemically variable mineral in Earth's crust [16]. In the case of rodingites, garnet is additionally often hydrated (incorporation of OH component), which substantially complicates its crystal structure [17–19]. Similarly, vesuvianite represents a typical rodingite mineral and its complex sorosilicate structure [20] allows to incorporate relatively uncommon elements such as As, B, Be, Cu or others [21–23].

<footnote n="1">¹ Faculty of Natural Sciences, Matej Bel University, Tajovského 40, 97400 Banská Bystrica, Slovakia; jan.spisiak@umb.sk</footnote>

<footnote n="2">² Géosciences Environnement Toulouse, Université de Toulouse, UPS, CNRS-IRD-CNES, 14 Av. E. Belin, 31400 Toulouse, France</footnote>

<footnote n="3">³ Earth Science Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Ďumbierska 1, 97401 Banská Bystrica, Slovakia; milovska@savbb.sk</footnote>

<footnote>* Correspondence: juraj.butek@umb.sk</footnote>
In this study, we report an equilibrated crystallization of vesuvianite at the expense of a complex garnet solid solution in rodingite from Dobšiná, Western Carpathians. The aim of this work is to document the mineralogical evolution and to discuss the formation of these metasomatic rocks.

## 2. Geological Background

The Carpathian Mountains, located in central and eastern Europe, represent a 1500 km long part of the Alpine Orogenic belt formed by a series of Jurassic to Tertiary subduction and collision events. The geology of this mountain range is, similar to the structure of the Alps, characterized by a complicated structure with numerous thrust faults and nappes [24]. The Western Carpathians, situated mostly in Slovakia, can be longitudinally divided into three main tectonic zones: External, Central and Internal Western Carpathians [25,26]. The Central Western Carpathians form the core of the Carpathian Orogeny and can be subdivided, on the basis of major thick-skinned thrust sheets, into the Core mountains Belt, the Vepor Belt and the Gemer Belt (Figure 1a). The Gemeric unit, the main tectonic unit of the Gemer Belt, is composed mainly of low-grade metamorphic rocks of the Paleozoic age. This unit is overlain by several Mesozoic thin-skinned nappe units belonging to the Internal Western Carpathians. One of these, the Meliata unit, represents evidence of the Meliata (Meliata-Hallstatt) ocean domain which closed during the Middle to Upper Jurassic [26–28]. Relics of this ocean domain are formed of blueschist-facies metamorphic rocks and a mélange of sedimentary and volcanic rocks, all of them irregularly dispersed as a discontinuous nappe unit overlying the Gemeric unit.

<figure><img src="image_4.png" /><figcaption>**Figure 1.** (a) Geological sketch map of the Western Carpathians in Slovakia; (b) Simplified geological map of Dobšiná region (modified after [29]). The red star denotes the rodingite occurrence.</figcaption></figure>
Two different types of serpentinized ultramafic rock occur in the region of Dobšiná (Figure 1b). The first type is associated with relatively scarce high-grade metamorphic rocks (amphibolite–gneiss series) belonging to the Klátov group of the Early Paleozoic Generic basement [30]. The second type, occurring in the north of Dobšiná town (N48°49′43.3″ E20°21′56.2″), contains about 1% of chrysotile asbestos that was intensively quarried during the 20th century. This lizardite-chrysotile serpentinite body had (before the exploitation) a tabular/lens-shaped form with dimensions of about 700 × 200–500 m and a maximal thickness of about 45 m. Along with lizardite and chrysotile, the serpentinite rarely contains relics of primary minerals such as olivine, pyroxenes and brown Cr-spinel [31]. The locality is also well-known for the occurrence of yellow–green Cr-rich andradite (demantoid variety); [32]. Underlying sedimentary sequences are represented by the Lower Triassic marls, schists, and marl limestones of the Olenekian age. Overlying rocks are represented by massive Middle Triassic carbonates [31]. The serpentinite body is intensively disintegrated, and along with occurring rocks including talc–phengite–glaucophane schists, marbles, metaconglomerates and blueschists, it probably represents a tectonic fragment of an accretionary wedge “mélange” complex belonging to the Meliata unit [33].

Massive, light-gray aphanitic rocks identified as rodingites were collected in the northern part of the quarry already in the late 1970s (Figure 1b). Rodingites were cropped out as about 2 m thick sheet-like body with a dark 1–2 cm thick chlorite reaction rim [31]. These reaction rims and less altered harzburgite zones were characterized by the occurrence of perovskite. This occurrence has been studied in detail by Putiš et al. [33,34] and Li et al. [35]. Perovskite crystals are locally replaced by Ti-rich (up to 14 wt% of TiO₂) andradite garnet. U-Pb dating of the perovskites allowed the determination of the age of serpentinization and rodingitization processes to 150–130 Ma.

**3. Materials and Methods**

Electron microscopy and Wavelength-dispersive spectroscopy (WDS) microprobe analyses of rodingite minerals were carried out from classic thin sections using a JEOL JSM-6360LV coupled with SDD Bruker 129 eV operated at the Earth Science Institute of the Slovak Academy of Science, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia. Measurements were performed using an accelerating voltage 15 keV, current 20 nA, spot size 2–5 µm, ZAF correction, counting time 10 s on peak and 5 s on background. Standards set consisted of Ca (Kα, 25)-diopside; K (Kα, 44)-orthoclase; Na (Kα, 43)-albite; Mg (Kα, 41)-diopside; Al (Kα, 42)-albite; Si (Kα, 63)-quartz; Fe (Kα, 52)-hematite; Cr (Kα, 113)-Cr₂O₃; Mn (Kα, 59)-rhodonite; V (Lα, 122)-ScVO₄; Y (Lα, 122)-YPO₄; Ti (Kα, 130)-rutile; spectral lines and detection limits in ppm are in parentheses.

The processing of garnet microprobe analyses and the recalculation of mineral formula were complicated by the presence of OH in the crystal structure and probably both iron oxidation states (Fe²⁺ and Fe³⁺). The H₂O content in garnets was calculated from the deficiency of Si in the tetrahedral site (Si⁴⁺ + H⁺/4 = 3) after normalization on 8 cations (including H⁺), considering all iron to be Fe³⁺. Vesuvianite formula recalculation was based on 50 cations and 78 anions, considering all iron to be Fe³⁺. Pyroxenes were recalculated using a common normalization procedure on 6 oxygen atoms. The recalculation of chlorite analyses and chlorite thermometry were performed using WinCcac software from Yavuz et al. [36]. Graphical representations of microprobe results were made using Golden Software Grapher.

The unpolarized Raman spectroscopic measurements of thin sections were performed on a Labram HR800 microspectrometer (Horiba Jobin-Yvon), based on the Olympus BX41 microscope with a confocally coupled Czerny-Turner type monochromator (focal length 800 mm) operating at the Earth Science Institute of the Slovak Academy of Science, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia. A frequency-doubled Nd-YAG laser at 532 nm (torus 532, Laser Quantum, UK) was used for excitation. The Raman-scattered light was collected in 180° geometry through a 100× objective lens with numerical aperture 0.8 and dispersed by diffraction grating with 600 grooves per mm onto a cooled charge-coupled device (CCD) detector,
with a total exposure time of 180 s. Selected points spectra were acquired in the range of 100–1200 and 2900–4000 cm⁻¹ in order to identify the presence of hydroxyl anion in the structure. The system resolution was less than 6 cm⁻¹, and band definition was improved using 2-fold sub-pixel shift. The grating turret accuracy was calibrated between the zero-order line and the laser line at 0 cm⁻¹. Spectral accuracy was verified on the 734 cm⁻¹ band of Teflon.

# 4. Results

## 4.1. Petrography

Thin section observations showed that rodingites are characterized by an irregular distribution of the main mineral phases, which include garnet, vesuvianite, clinopyroxene and chlorite (Figure 2). The rock is mainly made up by anhedral garnet representing an amber-colored matrix (Figure 2a) occasionally showing anomalous anisotropic optical features (typical for hydrated garnets). Electron microscopy observations confirmed that the rocks are very heterogeneous, with a locally well-defined core-rim zonation (Figures 3 and 4a). Vesuvianite occurs mainly in the form of euhedral and colorless crystals, which are concentrated especially in the veins and in the clusters, but it is also present in well-crystallized forms within the garnet matrix (Figures 2b, 3a and 4b). Euhedral vesuvianite is frequently observed as overgrown around the relatively recent garnet rims (Figure 3a). The clinopyroxene grains are altered and irregular (relics), while the only alteration product is represented by chlorite. Chlorite additionally forms locally bigger crystal clusters in association with euhedral vesuvianite.

<figure><img src="image_5.png" /><figcaption>**Figure 2.** Microphotographs of rodingite samples from Dobšiná; (a) Heterogenous garnet solid solution, plane polarized light. (b) Main mineral assemblage consisting of clinopyroxene relics, heterogenous garnet matrix and well-crystallized colorless crystals of vesuvianite, plane polarized light. Ves—vesuvianite; Grt—garnet; Cpx—clinopyroxene.</figcaption></figure>

<table><caption>**Table 1.** Representative electron-microprobe composition (wt%) of garnet solid solution from Dobšiná.</caption><thead><tr><th rowspan="2"></th><th colspan="3">Figure 2</th><th colspan="4">Figure 4a</th><th colspan="4">Figure 4b</th></tr><tr><th>Grs 1</th><th>Adr 1</th><th>Adr 2</th><th>Grs 2</th><th>Adr 3</th><th>Adr 4</th><th>Grs 3</th><th>Ti-Grt 1</th><th>Ti-Grt 2</th><th>Grs</th><th>Adr</th><th>Ti-Grt</th><th>Ti-Grt</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>SiO<sub>2</sub></td><td>32.46</td><td>37.32</td><td>35.95</td><td>30.94</td><td>37.01</td><td>36.08</td><td>31.62</td><td>34.46</td><td>33.82</td><td>31.34</td><td>36.30</td><td>32.71</td><td>33.34</td></tr><tr><td>TiO<sub>2</sub></td><td>0.16</td><td>1.33</td><td>1.04</td><td>1.89</td><td>2.11</td><td>1.43</td><td>2.24</td><td>8.14</td><td>10.20</td><td>1.40</td><td>1.19</td><td>12.36</td><td>10.56</td></tr><tr><td>Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub></td><td>21.24</td><td>13.80</td><td>6.17</td><td>20.62</td><td>13.95</td><td>8.50</td><td>20.87</td><td>10.03</td><td>9.18</td><td>20.83</td><td>8.94</td><td>6.91</td><td>8.98</td></tr><tr><td>Cr<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub></td><td>0.00</td><td>0.01</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.01</td><td>0.07</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.01</td><td>0.03</td></tr><tr><td>V<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub></td><td>0.00</td><td>0.06</td><td>0.08</td><td>0.02</td><td>0.07</td><td>0.07</td><td>n.a.</td><td>n.a.</td><td>n.a.</td><td>0.01</td><td>0.02</td><td>n.a.</td><td>n.a.</td></tr><tr><td>Y<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub></td><td>0.01</td><td>0.01</td><td>0.01</td><td>0.01</td><td>0.02</td><td>0.00</td><td>n.a.</td><td>n.a.</td><td>n.a.</td><td>0.01</td><td>0.00</td><td>n.a.</td><td>n.a.</td></tr><tr><td>FeO<sub>total</sub></td><td>2.00</td><td>9.90</td><td>19.07</td><td>1.57</td><td>9.53</td><td>16.14</td><td>1.42</td><td>9.56</td><td>8.77</td><td>1.61</td><td>15.91</td><td>9.13</td><td>8.64</td></tr><tr><td>MnO</td><td>0.08</td><td>0.04</td><td>0.13</td><td>0.02</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.13</td><td>0.06</td><td>0.12</td><td>0.22</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.12</td><td>0.17</td><td>0.21</td></tr><tr><td>MgO</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.09</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.02</td><td>0.02</td><td>0.03</td><td>0.09</td><td>0.32</td><td>0.01</td><td>0.02</td><td>0.56</td><td>0.28</td></tr><tr><td>CaO</td><td>37.84</td><td>36.23</td><td>34.46</td><td>38.13</td><td>36.28</td><td>35.09</td><td>38.84</td><td>36.38</td><td>35.90</td><td>37.83</td><td>35.29</td><td>35.93</td><td>35.93</td></tr><tr><td>Na<sub>2</sub>O</td><td>0.03</td><td>0.02</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.06</td><td>0.01</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.02</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.01</td></tr><tr><td>Total</td><td>93.86</td><td>98.72</td><td>97.00</td><td>93.21</td><td>99.02</td><td>97.61</td><td>95.09</td><td>98.77</td><td>98.43</td><td>93.06</td><td>97.80</td><td>97.80</td><td>97.97</td></tr><tr><td>H<sub>2</sub>O*</td><td>4.81</td><td>0.83</td><td>0.47</td><td>5.87</td><td>1.15</td><td>0.84</td><td>5.94</td><td>2.77</td><td>3.10</td><td>5.48</td><td>0.78</td><td>3.61</td><td>3.35</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><caption>Table 1. *Cont.*</caption><thead><tr><th rowspan="2"></th><th colspan="4">Figure 2</th><th colspan="4">Figure 4a</th><th colspan="4">Figure 4b</th></tr><tr><th>Grs 1</th><th>Adr 1</th><th>Adr 2</th><th>Grs 2</th><th>Adr 3</th><th>Adr 4</th><th>Grs 3</th><th>Ti-Grt 1</th><th>Ti-Grt 2</th><th>Grs</th><th>Adr</th><th>Ti-Grt</th><th>Ti-Grt</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td colspan="15">*H<sub>2</sub>O calculated on Si deficiency tetrahedral position; formula normalized on 8 cations (including H<sup>+</sup>), Fe<sub>total</sub> calculated as Fe<sup>3+</sup></td></tr><tr><td>Si<sup>4+</sup></td><td>2.40</td><td>2.89</td><td>2.94</td><td>2.28</td><td>2.85</td><td>2.89</td><td>2.28</td><td>2.65</td><td>2.60</td><td>2.32</td><td>2.90</td><td>2.53</td><td>2.57</td></tr><tr><td>H<sup>+</sup>/4</td><td>0.59</td><td>0.11</td><td>0.06</td><td>0.72</td><td>0.15</td><td>0.11</td><td>0.72</td><td>0.35</td><td>0.40</td><td>0.68</td><td>0.10</td><td>0.47</td><td>0.43</td></tr><tr><td>Σ Z</td><td>3.00</td><td>3.00</td><td>3.00</td><td>3.00</td><td>3.00</td><td>3.00</td><td>3.00</td><td>3.00</td><td>3.00</td><td>3.00</td><td>3.00</td><td>3.00</td><td>3.00</td></tr><tr><td>Ti<sup>4+</sup></td><td>0.01</td><td>0.08</td><td>0.06</td><td>0.10</td><td>0.12</td><td>0.09</td><td>0.12</td><td>0.47</td><td>0.59</td><td>0.08</td><td>0.07</td><td>0.72</td><td>0.61</td></tr><tr><td>Al<sup>3+</sup></td><td>1.85</td><td>1.26</td><td>0.59</td><td>1.79</td><td>1.27</td><td>0.80</td><td>1.78</td><td>0.91</td><td>0.83</td><td>1.82</td><td>0.84</td><td>0.63</td><td>0.82</td></tr><tr><td>Cr<sup>3+</sup></td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td></tr><tr><td>V<sup>3+</sup></td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td></tr><tr><td>Y<sup>3+</sup></td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td></tr><tr><td>Fe<sup>3+</sup></td><td>0.12</td><td>0.64</td><td>1.30</td><td>0.10</td><td>0.61</td><td>1.08</td><td>0.09</td><td>0.61</td><td>0.56</td><td>0.10</td><td>1.06</td><td>0.59</td><td>0.56</td></tr><tr><td>Mn<sup>2+</sup></td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.01</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.01</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.01</td><td>0.01</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.01</td><td>0.01</td><td>0.01</td></tr><tr><td>Mg<sup>2+</sup></td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.01</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.01</td><td>0.04</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.06</td><td>0.03</td></tr><tr><td>Σ Y</td><td>1.99</td><td>1.99</td><td>1.98</td><td>1.99</td><td>2.01</td><td>1.98</td><td>1.99</td><td>2.01</td><td>2.04</td><td>2.00</td><td>1.98</td><td>2.02</td><td>2.03</td></tr><tr><td>Ca<sup>2+</sup></td><td>3.00</td><td>3.01</td><td>3.02</td><td>3.01</td><td>2.99</td><td>3.01</td><td>3.01</td><td>2.99</td><td>2.96</td><td>3.00</td><td>3.02</td><td>2.98</td><td>2.97</td></tr><tr><td>Na<sup>+</sup></td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.01</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td></tr><tr><td>Σ X</td><td>3.01</td><td>3.01</td><td>3.02</td><td>3.01</td><td>2.99</td><td>3.02</td><td>3.01</td><td>2.99</td><td>2.96</td><td>3.00</td><td>3.02</td><td>2.98</td><td>2.97</td></tr></tbody></table>

n.a. = not analyzed.

<table><caption>**Table 2.** Representative electron-microprobe compositions (wt%) of vesuvianites, clinopyroxenes and chlorites from Dobšiná.</caption><thead><tr><th></th><th>Ves 1</th><th>Ves 2</th><th>Ves 3</th><th>Ves</th><th>Ves</th><th>Cpx 1</th><th>Cpx 2</th><th>Cpx</th><th>Chl</th><th>Chl</th><th>Chl</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>SiO<sub>2</sub></td><td>36.84</td><td>36.77</td><td>36.87</td><td>36.93</td><td>36.48</td><td>55.21</td><td>53.76</td><td>55.15</td><td>31.13</td><td>31.34</td><td>30.23</td></tr><tr><td>TiO<sub>2</sub></td><td>1.14</td><td>1.23</td><td>1.04</td><td>1.05</td><td>1.09</td><td>0.03</td><td>0.09</td><td>0.03</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td></tr><tr><td>Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub></td><td>15.70</td><td>15.89</td><td>15.70</td><td>14.99</td><td>15.65</td><td>0.00</td><td>1.49</td><td>0.05</td><td>17.42</td><td>17.39</td><td>17.69</td></tr><tr><td>Cr<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub></td><td>0.03</td><td>0.02</td><td>0.08</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.01</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.07</td></tr><tr><td>FeO<sub>total</sub></td><td>2.93</td><td>3.07</td><td>3.76</td><td>4.18</td><td>2.59</td><td>1.51</td><td>6.49</td><td>2.90</td><td>6.84</td><td>4.85</td><td>8.58</td></tr><tr><td>MnO</td><td>0.11</td><td>0.16</td><td>0.09</td><td>0.07</td><td>0.09</td><td>0.29</td><td>0.19</td><td>0.33</td><td>0.27</td><td>0.33</td><td>0.35</td></tr><tr><td>MgO</td><td>3.05</td><td>2.85</td><td>3.00</td><td>3.28</td><td>3.05</td><td>17.88</td><td>13.27</td><td>16.65</td><td>29.95</td><td>31.15</td><td>29.16</td></tr><tr><td>CaO</td><td>36.32</td><td>35.93</td><td>36.44</td><td>36.47</td><td>36.09</td><td>25.95</td><td>23.78</td><td>25.82</td><td>0.09</td><td>0.03</td><td>0.01</td></tr><tr><td>Na<sub>2</sub>O</td><td>0.03</td><td>0.02</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.02</td><td>0.69</td><td>0.02</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.04</td><td>0.01</td></tr><tr><td>K<sub>2</sub>O</td><td>n.a.</td><td>n.a.</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>n.a.</td><td>n.a.</td><td>n.a.</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.02</td><td>0.01</td><td>0.02</td></tr><tr><td>Total</td><td>96.21</td><td>95.97</td><td>97.00</td><td>97.00</td><td>95.10</td><td>100.95</td><td>99.81</td><td>100.96</td><td>85.71</td><td>85.15</td><td>86.12</td></tr><tr><td>H<sub>2</sub>O</td><td>2.73</td><td>2.63</td><td>2.74</td><td>2.80</td><td>2.72</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>12.31</td><td>12.36</td><td>12.24</td></tr><tr><td>Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub></td><td>3.26</td><td>3.42</td><td>4.18</td><td>4.64</td><td>2.88</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.32</td></tr></tbody></table><table><thead><tr><th></th><th colspan="4">formula normalized on 50 cations and 78 anions, Fe<sub>total</sub> calculated as Fe<sup>3+</sup></th><th colspan="4">formula normalized on 6 oxygens</th><th colspan="4">formula normalized on 10 oxygens and 8 (OH)<sup>-</sup></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Si<sup>4+</sup></td><td>18.00</td><td>18.03</td><td>17.90</td><td>17.94</td><td>18.02</td><td>1.99</td><td>1.99</td><td>2.00</td><td>3.03</td><td>3.04</td><td>2.96</td></tr><tr><td>Ti<sup>4+</sup></td><td>0.42</td><td>0.45</td><td>0.38</td><td>0.38</td><td>0.41</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td></tr><tr><td>Al<sup>3+</sup></td><td>9.04</td><td>9.18</td><td>8.99</td><td>8.58</td><td>9.11</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.06</td><td>0.00</td><td>2.00</td><td>1.99</td><td>2.04</td></tr><tr><td>Cr<sup>3+</sup></td><td>0.01</td><td>0.01</td><td>0.03</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.01</td></tr><tr><td>Fe<sup>2+</sup></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>0.05</td><td>0.20</td><td>0.09</td><td>0.56</td><td>0.39</td><td>0.68</td></tr><tr><td>Fe<sup>3+</sup></td><td>1.20</td><td>1.26</td><td>1.53</td><td>1.70</td><td>1.07</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.02</td></tr><tr><td>Mn<sup>2+</sup></td><td>0.05</td><td>0.07</td><td>0.04</td><td>0.03</td><td>0.04</td><td>0.01</td><td>0.01</td><td>0.01</td><td>0.02</td><td>0.03</td><td>0.03</td></tr><tr><td>Mg<sup>2+</sup></td><td>2.22</td><td>2.08</td><td>2.17</td><td>2.37</td><td>2.25</td><td>0.96</td><td>0.73</td><td>0.90</td><td>4.35</td><td>4.51</td><td>4.26</td></tr><tr><td>Ca<sup>2+</sup></td><td>19.01</td><td>18.88</td><td>18.96</td><td>18.99</td><td>19.10</td><td>1.00</td><td>0.94</td><td>1.00</td><td>0.01</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td></tr><tr><td>Na<sup>+</sup></td><td>0.03</td><td>0.02</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.05</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.01</td><td>0.00</td></tr><tr><td>K<sup>+</sup></td><td></td><td></td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.00</td></tr><tr><td>Σ</td><td>50</td><td>50</td><td>50</td><td>50</td><td>50</td><td>4.01</td><td>3.99</td><td>4.00</td><td>9.97</td><td>9.97</td><td>10.00</td></tr><tr><td>(OH)<sup>-</sup></td><td>8.91</td><td>8.61</td><td>8.87</td><td>9.07</td><td>8.96</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>8</td></tr></tbody></table>
<figure><img src="image_6.png" /><figcaption>**Figure 3.** (a) BSE (Backscattered electrons) image of the complex garnet solid solution bordered by euhedral vesuvianite. (b–e) EMPA element distribution maps of Fe, Al, Mg, Ti, respectively. Ves—vesuvianite; Grt—garnet; Adr—andradite; Grs—grossular; Cpx—clinopyroxene. “+” symbol denotes the exact spot analyzed by EMPA (presented in Tables 1 and 2).</figcaption></figure>
<figure><img src="image_7.png" /><figcaption>**Figure 4.** (a) BSE image of the complex garnet solid solution and its textural relation to clinopyroxene and euhedral vesuvianite; (b) BSE image of the locally Ti-enriched garnet solid solution cut by a later vesuvianite vein. Ves—vesuvianite; Grt—garnet; Adr—andradite; Grs—grossular; Cpx—clinopyroxene; Chl—chlorite.</figcaption></figure>

## 4.2. Mineral Chemistry

According to SEM chemical analyses, the garnets are the mineral phases showing the largest compositional variations (Table 1 and Supplementary Materials Table S1). The investigated garnets belong to the grossular-andradite series and in some cases show TiO₂ enrichments (up to 13 wt%). Garnet grains with core-rim zonation show a transition from grossular to andradite, i.e., texturally older garnet is mainly grossular in composition (Figure 3b–e). Major oxide contents, calculated through microprobe analysis, are considerably below 100%, and this suggests a significant presence of OH groups in the garnet’s structure (Table 1). The amount of H₂O is estimated (see experimental methods for details) to be up to 5.8 wt%. The hydration is more pronounced in the grossular, while andradite seems devoid (or with very low) of OH components. Ti enriched garnet demonstrates a moderate hydration of about 3 wt% H₂O. The calculated structural formulas can be expressed as Ca₂.96–3.04 (Al₀.58–1.89 Fe³⁺₀.08–1.37 Ti₀.00–0.76 Mg₀.00–0.07 Mn²⁺₀.00–0.02) (Si₂.28–2.96 [0.04–0.72]) [O₁₁.₂₈–₁₁.₉₆ (OH)₀.₀₄–₀.₇₂] where [0.04–0.72] denotes vacancy. Despite the fact that most garnets are dominated by grossular end-member, for the purpose of this study they are divided into three chemically distinct groups: hydrated grossular garnet (Grs), Ti enriched garnet (Ti-Grt) and low hydrated grossular-andradite garnet (Adr, Figure 5).

The composition of vesuvianite is quite homogeneous, with only minor variations in TiO₂, Al₂O₃, FeO and MgO (Table 2 and Supplementary Materials Table S2). The composition of this complex sorosilicate mineral is often very similar to that of hydrated grossular; the most reliable distinguishing feature is the presence of MgO (about 2–4 wt%) compared to the garnet solid solution that shows very low (or any) MgO content. The simplified average structural formula of vesuvianite can be expressed as (Ca₁₉.₀₀Na₀.₀₁)Σ₁₉.₀₁ (Al₈.₉₀Mg₂.₂₈Fe³⁺₁.₃₄Ti₀.₄₂Mn²⁺₀.₀₅Cr₀.₀₁)Σ₁₃.₀₀ (SiO₄)₉.₉₉(Si₂O₇)₄.₀₀ O₁.₁₁(OH)₈.₉₄, which is consistent with the ideal formula of vesuvianite sensu stricto, where Fe³⁺ dominates the Y1 crystallographic position [20].

The chemical composition of clinopyroxenes is characterized by low FeO and high CaO and MgO contents (Table 2 and Supplementary Materials Table S3). Irregular variations in FeO cause an evident zonation, but the petrographic character of this mineral does not allow us to distinguish systematic relations (Figure 4a). Projected into Morimoto's [37] discrimination diagram, clinopyroxenes are classified as diopsides (Figure 6). The average structural formula can be expressed as Ca₁.₀₀ Mg₀.₈₈ Fe²⁺₀.₁₀ Mn²⁺₀.₀₁ Al₀.₀₁ Si₁.₉₉ O₆.
<figure><img src="image_8.png" /><figcaption>**Figure 5.** Chemical variations of the garnet solid solution projected into Fe³⁺-Ti-Al ternary diagram. The low hydrated Adr group represents younger rims of otherwise hydrated garnet cores.</figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="image_9.png" /><figcaption>**Figure 6.** Clinopyroxene analyses projected into Morimoto's [37] discrimination diagram.</figcaption></figure>
The chemical composition of chlorite is characterized by very high contents of MgO with the substantial presence of Al₂O₃ and rather low FeO (Table 2 and Supplementary Materials Table S4). Microprobe analyses show a slightly variable Mg/Fe ratio but, in general, chlorite compositions do not show wide variations. According to all classification schemes used in Yavuz [35], chlorites in rodingites from Dobšiná are clinochlores. Their average structural formula can be expressed as Mg₄.42 Fe²⁺₀.51 Mn²⁺₀.02 Si₃.01 Al₂.01 O₁₀ (OH)₈.

### 4.3. Raman Spectra

Raman spectra of all studied garnets (Figure 7a–c) in selected chemical zones (see Figures 3 and 4a,b) have vibrational modes at low (below 400 cm⁻¹ and in the 400–1015 cm⁻¹ region) and at high frequencies (3500–3750 cm⁻¹). Dominant bands occur in regions 350–400 cm⁻¹ and 800–900 cm⁻¹. A broad feature in the region of 3500–3750 cm⁻¹ with maximum at ~3600 cm⁻¹ occurring in all selected points is interpreted as (O-H) stretching modes. Vesuvianite Raman spectra exhibit several weak lines between 100 and 1200 cm⁻¹, dominated by asymmetric bands with higher intensities at 409, 643, 862, and 930 cm⁻¹ (Figure 8a). A group of broad bands with low intensity and one dominant sharp line at 3645 cm⁻¹ expresses at the Raman shift wavenumbers over 3100 cm⁻¹ (Figure 8b). The concurrent luminescent effects are present in all spectra as increased background.

<figure><img src="image_10.png" /><figcaption>Figure 7. Cont.</figcaption></figure>
<figure><img src="image_11.png" /><figcaption>**Figure 7.** Raman spectra of analyzed garnets demonstrating the different degree of hydration, uncorrected; (a) Spectra corresponding to the spots in Figure 3; (b) Spectra corresponding to the spots in Figure 4a; (c) Spectra corresponding to the spots in Figure 4b.</figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="image_12.png" /><figcaption>**Figure 8.** Representative unpolarized Raman spectrum of vesuvianite from Dobšiná; (a) Low frequency region, raw spectrum; (b) High frequency (OH)⁻ region, corrected to baseline.</figcaption></figure>

# 5. Discussion

## 5.1. *Mineralogical Evolution*

The mineral composition of rodingite from Dobšiná demonstrates a high extent of metasomatic transformation and complex mineralogical evolution. The chemical signature of diopside relics dominated by very high Ca and Mg contents is in agreement with diopside compositions from rodingites around the world, e.g., [38–40] and confirms its metasomatic origin. As the diopside (possibly with older grossular cores) is considered to be the oldest mineral phase, there are no indications allowing us to discuss the protolith of the rock, although the most often reported protoliths around the world are various mafic magmatic rocks commonly associated with serpentinized bodies, e.g., [3,5,41]. No primary (magmatic) minerals were identified, and contrary to the mineralogy described by Putiš et al. [32], we did not observe Fe-Ti oxides. This can be explained by the fact that
our samples represent more altered/rodingitized parts of this occurrence. Nevertheless, considering the lack of evidence for Ti circulation and the rather restricted mobility of this element in such fluid-dominated environments [42,43], it seems reasonable to suppose that the Ti-rich garnet represents a descendant of a Ti-oxide phase.

Hydrated garnet represents a typical rodingite mineral. This study documents a consistent transition from hydrated grossular to andradite during the rodingite formation. Unhydrated andradite-richer rims therefore represent the last garnet crystallization. Moreover, euhedral vesuvianite apparently crystallizes at the expense of garnet, and the reaction does not seem much influenced by the chemical composition of the garnets since the vesuvianite appears within the heterogeneous garnet solid solution, or in other words, the vesuvianite crystallization affects the grossular cores as well as the andradite rims. Such mineral reaction was proposed by Li et al. [44] based on petrographic observations of metarodingites from Alpine ophiolite: Hgrs + Chl + H₂O = Ves ± Cm; where “Hgrs” denotes hydrogrossular and “Cm” denotes mobile components, which are predominantly Ca, Na and Si. A similar reaction also illustrating the formation of chlorite clusters in association with the vesuvianite is expressed as: Hgrs + Di + H₂O = Ves + Chl ± Cm. In general, rodingites from Dobšiná are mineralogically very similar to metarodingites described by Li et al. [44] from Zermatt-Zaas ophiolite, even though their newly formed vesuvianite did not display such a distinct euhedral character. Recently, the reaction Grt → Ves was also documented by Micro-Raman mapping performed on rodingites from the Northern Apennines [45]. The physicochemical conditions of this reaction were investigated using multiple thermodynamic modeling approaches [5,44–46]; rather low silica activity and high Ca activity are typically accepted, which is consistent with the composition of rodingitization fluid. The CO₂ fugacity in the fluid was commonly suggested to be rather low [47,48], but the study by Salvioli-Mariani et al. [45] shows that the formation of vesuvianite can occur at higher CO₂ fugacity values as well. In any case, the vesuvianite tends to form at later stages of the rodingitization process and thus represents a higher extent of metasomatic transformation [4,5,12,42,46]. This mineral is abundant in rodingites affected by intense metamorphism [41,42,44,49], but numerous descriptions of rodingites lacking vesuvianite are equally frequent [6,10,39,50–55]. As it is stable over a wide range of temperatures [42,47], the key factor controlling the crystallization of vesuvianite is still not evident and more research is needed on this subject.

Chlorite mineral composition was used to determine the temperature of the most recent vesuvianite + chlorite association. Despite the fact that chlorite thermometry is recommended to be used and interpreted with caution, thermometer models included in Yavuz et al. [36] yielded an average temperature of 265 °C. Spectroscopic measurements of Dobšiná vesuvianite agree with published records of ordered vesuvianites [21,45,56,57] and also confirm the low-temperature origin of this mineral association. Vesuvianite is reliably distinguished from garnet by the peak at 409 cm⁻¹ and two broad bands at 860 and 931 cm⁻¹. The broad bands in unpolarized spectra in the region 3100–3750 cm⁻¹ with a dominant sharp feature centered at 3645 cm⁻¹ and a weak one at ~3680 cm⁻¹ also point to low temperature vesuvianite [21,58–60]. These peaks, together with the broad band near ~3530 cm⁻¹, result from different local cation configurations near OH sites (MgAlOH, AlAlOH and Fe³+AlOH configurations) [58–60]. The band in the 3100–3200 cm⁻¹ region is usually assigned to vibrational modes of the OH⁻ ion in the O(10) site resulting from different local cation configurations [58,60], and is very indistinct. It is either suppressed by unfavorable crystal orientation during the measurement, or it may reflect the incorporation of B into the structure [58]. However, optical properties and microchemical analyses do not suggest boron-enrichment in vesuvianite [61]. The low temperature is in accordance with rodingite formation conditions determined by worldwide fluid inclusions studies [62–64], and thus the temperature yielded by chlorite thermometry roughly represents the temperature under which the latest metasomatic transformation took place.
5.2. Garnet Crystallochemistry

According to chemical composition, no pure end-members of andradite-grossular series were determined. Accordingly, the Raman bands also do not fit with those of pure members and are rather intermediate. The line position corresponds to published wavenumbers for members of ugrandite series garnets [65–69], with bands of SiO₄ rotation and translation modes in the region up to 400 cm⁻¹ and with internal (Si-O) bending vibrations at 400–650 cm⁻¹. The frequencies over 800 cm⁻¹ are assigned to (Si-O) stretching modes. Raman measurements show the presence of (OH)⁻ anions in all selected measured points of rodingite garnet zones. Despite the fact that the spectra are affected by increased background, the highest broad-band intensity at ~3600 cm⁻¹ is characteristic for grossular-rich zones (Grs 1–3) and for Ti-enriched garnet zones (Ti-Grt 1, 2), whereas younger zones (Adr 1–4) show weak (OH)⁻ anion signal (Figure 7). Weak and broad features at the frequencies 600–780 cm⁻¹ visible in some spectra can also be assigned to rotational modes of the (OH)⁻ group [66]. The broadening and decrease in intensity of low-frequency spectral bands is characteristic for solid-solution with a decreasing SiO₂ content in grossular (Table 1) and with a suspected increase in (OH)⁻ (Figure 7, Grs), pronounced in lower sums in EMPA analyses. Titanium presumably substitutes into the octahedrally coordinated Y-site. Though those vibrations are Raman inactive, ionic radii of the main Y-cations affect the position of the bending vibrations of SiO₄ tetrahedra placed near 510–550 cm⁻¹ [65,68,70,71].

Garnet crystallography is a complicated topic due to the mineral's capacity to incor-
porate a wide range of chemical elements into its structure [16]. In the case of garnet in
rodingites from Dobšiná, it comprises a complex calcic solid solution dominated by Al³⁺,
Fe³⁺, Ti⁴⁺ and (OH)⁻ rich end-members. Exact substitution mechanisms are still a matter
of discussion [16–18,72], although our analysis of garnet microprobe results can provide
some indications. Ca²⁺ solely occupies the X cation crystallographic position as the minor
deviations of structural formulas from ideal 3 *apfu* probably originated from analytical
errors. Other cations, namely Al³⁺, Fe³⁺ and Ti⁴⁺, sum reasonably to about 2 *apfu*, which
indicates that dominant substitutions occur at the Y crystallographic site. If we considered
some of these elements to occupy the Z-site, it would mean the presence of a substantial
amount of vacancies at Y because, in other cases, the normalization would result in an im-
plausible excess of Ca²⁺. A simple diagram (Figure 9) shows an ideal negative correlation
between Al³⁺ and Fe³⁺+Ti⁴⁺; however, such a substitution cannot be easily charge balanced,
and therefore some vacancies and/or Fe²⁺ probably need to be considered anyway. Silica
deficiency is evident from microprobe results, and Micro-Raman study not only confirms
the presence of an (OH)⁻ anion, but the relative intensity of characteristic bands around
3600 cm⁻¹ also proves that less silica means more OH dominated garnet, confirming the
known hydrogarnet substitution (SiO₄)⁴⁻ ↔ 4(OH)⁻ [16,73,74]. Unfortunately, reliable
spectral quantitative analysis of OH content from thin section samples cannot be easily
acquired [19]. Nevertheless, texturally older grossular garnet features this substitution
much more than younger andradite rims. Considering the continuous presence of H₂O rich
metasomatic fluid during rodingite formation, we can suppose that andradite-richer garnet
is less favorable to incorporate an (OH)⁻ anion into its crystal structure than grossular.
Some authors [74,75] suggested a positive correlation between Ti and OH content, but our
results indicate that Ti cannot be the sole factor controlling the hydration in garnets.
<figure><img src="image_13.png" /><figcaption>**Figure 9.** Garnet solid solution chemistry characterized by negative correlation between Al³⁺ and Fe³⁺ + Ti⁴⁺ at Y crystallographic site.</figcaption></figure>

**6. Conclusions**

Rodingites from serpentinized ultramafic complex in Dobšiná, Western Carpathians, Slovakia, consist of garnet, vesuvianite, diopside and clinochlore. The mineral association can be successively divided into three crystallization stages: 1) diopside relics + possibly older garnet cores; 2) garnet; 3) vesuvianite ± chlorite.

Garnet is represented by a heterogeneous calcic solid solution dominated by grossular, andradite, Ti-rich and OH-rich end-members. Mineral chemistry variation is characterized by ideal negative correlation between Al³⁺ and Fe³⁺ + Ti⁴⁺. Ti-garnet possibly represents a chemical signature of an (Fe)-Ti oxide. Older grossular cores are more hydrated compared to younger andradite rims, suggesting that grossular incorporates OH more easily into its structure.

Euhedral vesuvianite crystallizes at the expense of the garnet solid solution. This reaction confirms a high extent of metasomatic transformation, but more research is needed to assign the key factor controlling vesuvianite crystallization in rodingites.

The late metasomatic association of vesuvianite + chlorite formed at a temperature of about 265 °C based on chlorite thermometry models.

**Supplementary Materials:** The following are available online at https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/11/2/189/s1, Table S1: Garnet microprobe analysis and calculated structural formula, Table S2: Vesuvianite microprobe analysis and calculated structural formula, Table S3: Clinopyroxenes microprobe analysis and calculated structural formula, Table S4: Chlorite microprobe analysis and calculated structural formula.

**Author Contributions:** Conceptualization, J.B. and J.S.; Methodology, J.S. and S.M.; Validation, J.S., S.M.; Gormal analysis, J.B.; Investigation, J.B.; Resources, J.S.; Data curation, J.B. and S.M.; Writing—original draft preparation, J.B.; Writing—review and editing, J.S. and S.M.; Visualization, J.B.; Supervision, J.S.; Project administration, J.S.; Funding acquisition, J.S. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

**Funding:** This research was supported by grants VEGA 1/0237/18 and APVV 19-0065.

**Data Availability Statement:** Data is contained within the article or supplementary material.
**Acknowledgments:** We thank two anonymous reviewers and the editor for their constructive re-
marks on the manuscript. We acknowledge T. Mikuš for BSE images and microprobe data acquisition.

**Conflicts of Interest:** The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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