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Ilona V. Rogova
Ilona V. Rogova
Postgraduate Student
Empress Catherine II Saint Petersburg Mining University
Postgraduate Student
Empress Catherine II Saint Petersburg Mining University
Saint Petersburg
Russia

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Geology
  • Date submitted
    2025-07-02
  • Date accepted
    2025-12-24
  • Online publication date
    2026-06-26

Conditions of formation of the Gubanov intrusion of rapakivi granites (Wiborg massif)

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The article is devoted to determining the P-T conditions and formation mechanisms of the Gubanov intrusion (Wiborg rapakivi granite massif) using a suite of petrographic and geochemical methods combined with thermodynamic modelling (rhyolite-MELTS, machine learning). Microstructural analysis of plagioclase resorption made it possible for the first time to estimate the vertical dimension of the intermediate magma chamber at 1.5-2 km and the crystal accumulation/settling timescale (< 0.2 Ma) as the duration of the early stage of rock crystallization. Combined thermobarometry (mineral equilibria, ML algorithms, rhyolite-MELTS) constrained the crystallization interval to T = 840-660 °C, P = 5.5-4.0 kbar at fO2 ≈ FMQ and H2O in the melt ≈ 6-10 wt.%. It is shown that the rocks of the contact zone between phases formed by partial melting of phase 2 material (producing a melt with 80-84 wt.% SiO2) triggered by phase 3 melt and subsequent mixing of these components. The results refine the evolutionary model of the Wiborg massif and demonstrate the effectiveness of integrating traditional and modelling petrology methods.

How to cite: Berezin A.V., Rogova I.V., Skublov S.G., Grokhotov E.I. Conditions of formation of the Gubanov intrusion of rapakivi granites (Wiborg massif) // Journal of Mining Institute. 2026. Vol. 279. p. 132-151.