ExperimentshavebeenperformedonthesystemMgO-SiO2-Cr-Oat0-2.88GPaand1100-1450℃,focusingonthestabilityofCr^2+inolivine(O1),orthopyroxene(Opx)andspinel(Sp)anditspartitioningbetweenthesephases.Analyticalreagentgradechemicals,MgO,SiO2,Cr2O3.andCrwereusedtomakestartingmixtures.ExcessCr(50%)wasthenaddedinthesemixturestoensurethattheresultantphaseswereinequilibriumwiththemetalCr.FluxofBaO+B2O3(%)wasaddedforfacilitatingexperimentalequilibriumandcrystalgrowth.Crwasusedascapsulematerial.AllphasesintheproductwereidentifiedbyX-rayandanalyzedbyelectronmicroprobe,ThecontentsofCrOinthedifferentphases(O1,OpxandSp)werecalculatedaccordingtostoichiometry.TheobtainedresultsofcalculationindicatethatCr^3+inOlandOpxisnegligible.Theexperimentalresultsshow;(a)withincreasingtemperatureanddecreasingpressure,Cr^2+solubilityinOl,OpxandSpincreases;(b)withincreasingtemperature,thepartitioningcoefficientofMgandCr^2+betweenOlandOpxdecreases,thatbetweenOpxandSpincreases,andthatbetweenOlandSpremainsalmostunchanged;(c)theeffectofpressureonallpartitioningcoefficientsisnegligible.
