Leonid Ya. ARANOVICH

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Main publications:

  1. Aranovich,L.Y. 2004 Model independent phase equilibrium constraints on the ferrosilite activity in the binary Fe-Mg orthopyroxene solid solution. American Mineralogist, 89, 432-437; (PDF available)
  2. Aranovich,L.Y. & Berman,R.G. 1996 Optimized standard state and solution properties of minerals. II. Comparisons, predictions, and applications. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 126, N1/2, 25-37; (PDF available)
  3. Aranovich,L.Y. & Berman,R.G. 1997 A new orthopyroxene-garnet thermometer based on reversed Al2O3 solubilities in orthopyroxene in the FeO-Al2O3-SiO2 system. American Mineralogist, 82, N3-4, 345-353
  4. Aranovich,L.Y. & Kosyakova,N.A. 1987 The cordierite=orthopyroxene+quartz equilibrium: laboratory data on and thermodynamics of ternary Fe-Mg-Al orthopyroxene solid solutions. Geochemistry International, 24, 111-131
  5. Aranovich,L.Y., Lavrent'eva,I.V., & Kosyakova,N.A. 1988 Biotite-garnet and biotite-orthopyroxene geothermometers - correction for the variable Al-content in biotite. Geokhimiya, 5, 668-676
  6. Aranovich,L.Y. & Newton,R.C. 1998 Reversed determination of the reaction: Phlogopite + quartz = enstatite + potassium feldspar + H2O in the ranges 750-875°C and 2-12 kbar at low H2O activity with concentrated KCl solutions. American Mineralogist, 83, N3-4, 193-204; (PDF available)
  7. Aranovich,L.Y. & Newton,R.C. 1996 H2O activity in concentrated NaCl solutions at high pressures and temperatures measured by the brucite-periclase equilibrium. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 125, N2/3, 200-212; (PDF available)
  8. Aranovich,L.Y. & Newton,R.C. 1997 H2O activity in concentrated KCl and KCl-NaCl solutions at high temperatures and pressures measured by the brucite-periclase equilibrium. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 127, 261-271; (PDF available)
  9. Aranovich,L.Y. & Newton,R.C. 1999 Experimental determination of CO2-H2O activity-composition relations at 600-1000 °C and 6-14 kbar by reversed decarbonation and dehydration reactions. American Mineralogist, 84, 1319-1332; (PDF available)
  10. Aranovich,L.Y. & Pattison,D.R.M. 1995 Reassessment of the garnet-clinopyroxene Fe-Mg exchange thermometer: I. Reanalysis of the Pattison and Newton (1989) run products. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 119, N1, 16-29
  11. Aranovich,L.Y. & Podlesskii,K.K. 1983 The cordierite-garnet-sillimanite-quartz equilibrium: experiments and calculations. In: Saxena,S.K. (ed) Kinetics and Equilibrium in Mineral Reactions. Springer, Berlin Heidelberg New York, Advances in Physical Geochemistry, 3, 173-198
  12. Aranovich,L.Y. & Podlesskii,K.K. 1989 Geothermobarometry of high-grade metapelites: simultaneously operating reactions. In: Evolution of Metamorphic Belts, Cliff,R.A., Yardley,B.W.D., & Daly,J.S. (eds), Geological Society Special Publication, 43, Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford, 45-62
  13. Berman,R.G. & Aranovich,L.Y. 1996 Optimized standard state and solution properties of minerals. I. Model calibration for olivine, orthopyroxene, cordierite, garnet, and ilmenite in the system Feo-MgO-CaO-Al2O3-TiO2-SiO2. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 126, N1/2, 1-24; (PDF available)
  14. Berman,R.G., Aranovich,L.Y., & Pattison,D.R.M. 1995 Reanalysis of the garnet - clinopyroxene Fe-Mg exchange thermometer. II. Thermodynamic analysis. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 119, N1, 30-42
  15. Berman,R.G., Aranovich,L.Y., & Rancourt,D.G. 1995 Phase equlibrium constraints on the stability of biotite. Part 2: Fe-Al biotite in the system K2O-FeO-Al2O3-SiO2-H2O-CO2. Current Research 1995-E, Geological Survey of Canada, 263-270
  16. Berman,R.G., Aranovich,L.Y., Genkin,M., & Mader,U.K. 1995 Phase equlibrium constraints on the stability of biotite. Part 1: Mg-Al biotite in the system K2O-MgO-Al2O3-SiO2-H2O-CO2. Current Research 1995-E, Geological Survey of Canada, 253-261
  17. Haefner,A., Aranovich,L.Y., Connolly,J.A.D., & Ulmer,P. 2002 H2O activity in H2O-N2 fluids at high pressure and temperature measured by the brucite-periclase equilibrium. American Mineralogist, 87, 822-828; (PDF available)
  18. Newton,R.C., Aranovich,L.Y., Hansen,E.C., & Vandenheuvel,B.A. 1998 Hypersaline fluids in Precambrian deep-crustal metamorphism. Precambrian Research, 91, 41-63.
  19. Perchuk,L.L., Aranovich,L.Ya., Podlesskii,K.K., Lavrent'eva,I.V., Gerasimov,V.Yu., Fed'kin,V.V., Kitsul,V.I., Karsakov,L.P., & Berdnikov,N.V. 1985 Precambrian granulites of the Aldan Shield, Eastern Siberia, USSR. Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 3, N3, 265-310