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MinPlotX: A powerful tool for formula recalculation, visualization, and comparison of large mineral compositional datasets

Jesse B. Walters

Jesse B. Walters

  • INAWI Graz Geozentrum, University of GrazGraz, Austria
  • Institute of Geological Sciences, University of BernBern, Switzerland
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Nils B. Gies

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Institute of Geological Sciences, University of BernBern, Switzerland
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21 feb 2025
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Categoría del artículo: Original Paper
Publicado en línea: 21 feb 2025
Páginas: 13 - 22
Recibido: 28 oct 2024
Aceptado: 23 ene 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mipo-2025-0003
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Figure 1.

The program structure of MinPlotX, including main user interface, as well as the QuickPlot, EasyPlot, VisModule, AdvancedPlot Module, GeoCPlot, and SpotVis modules.
The program structure of MinPlotX, including main user interface, as well as the QuickPlot, EasyPlot, VisModule, AdvancedPlot Module, GeoCPlot, and SpotVis modules.

Figure 2.

Typical workflow of data import, organization calculation and export (a) and different visualization options to generate publication ready figures (b).
Typical workflow of data import, organization calculation and export (a) and different visualization options to generate publication ready figures (b).

Figure 3.

(a) A Garnet transect with the fractions of almandine (XAlm), grossular (XGrs), pyrope (XPrp), and spessartine (XSps) endmembers. Data are filtered for analyses impacted by inclusions (grey X's). (b) EPMA X-ray intensity map showing the distribution of Mg in garnet. (c) X-ray intensity map illustrating higher Mg contents (red) of biotite inclusions in garnet compared to low Mg (blue) matrix biotite. Matrix biotite grains are observed to have homogenous compositions. Data are from Walters et al. (2022).
(a) A Garnet transect with the fractions of almandine (XAlm), grossular (XGrs), pyrope (XPrp), and spessartine (XSps) endmembers. Data are filtered for analyses impacted by inclusions (grey X's). (b) EPMA X-ray intensity map showing the distribution of Mg in garnet. (c) X-ray intensity map illustrating higher Mg contents (red) of biotite inclusions in garnet compared to low Mg (blue) matrix biotite. Matrix biotite grains are observed to have homogenous compositions. Data are from Walters et al. (2022).

Figure 4.

Plots of (a) AlM (apfu), (b) Ti (apfu), and (c) F (apfu) vs XMg for biotite. Data are subdivided between analyses of inclusion (red diamonds) and matrix biotite (blue circles). Isolines of eastonite (Eas), annite (Ann), siderite (Sid), and phlogopite (Phl) endmember proportions are also plotted in (a). Data are from Walters et al. (2022).
Plots of (a) AlM (apfu), (b) Ti (apfu), and (c) F (apfu) vs XMg for biotite. Data are subdivided between analyses of inclusion (red diamonds) and matrix biotite (blue circles). Isolines of eastonite (Eas), annite (Ann), siderite (Sid), and phlogopite (Phl) endmember proportions are also plotted in (a). Data are from Walters et al. (2022).

Figure 5.

Plots of (a) Ti (apfu) and (b) F (apfu) vs Al + Fe3+ (apfu) plotted for titanite. Data are color contoured based on their associated single spot U-Pb age (for details see Walters et al. 2022). In (b), isolines of F/(F + OH) are also shown.
Plots of (a) Ti (apfu) and (b) F (apfu) vs Al + Fe3+ (apfu) plotted for titanite. Data are color contoured based on their associated single spot U-Pb age (for details see Walters et al. 2022). In (b), isolines of F/(F + OH) are also shown.

Figure 6.

The lower half of the XAlm+Sps, XGrs, and XPrp ternary for garnet is shown. Filtered data from Chiama et al. (2023) are given for schist (yellow circles), migmatite (purple circles), and granulite (red circles) are displayed. Garnet data for the migmatitic paragneiss displayed in Fig. 3a (blue diamonds) and metagabbroic eclogites (green triangles) are given. Example data are from Walters et al. (2019; 2021; 2022).
The lower half of the XAlm+Sps, XGrs, and XPrp ternary for garnet is shown. Filtered data from Chiama et al. (2023) are given for schist (yellow circles), migmatite (purple circles), and granulite (red circles) are displayed. Garnet data for the migmatitic paragneiss displayed in Fig. 3a (blue diamonds) and metagabbroic eclogites (green triangles) are given. Example data are from Walters et al. (2019; 2021; 2022).
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