Trace element budgets of enmched and depleted mantle

1998 ◽  
Vol 43 (S1) ◽  
pp. 46-46
Author(s):  
S. L. Goldstein ◽  
A. W. Hofmann ◽  
D. M. Miller ◽  
C. H. Langmuir
Keyword(s):  
Trace Element ◽  
Depleted Mantle ◽  
Element Budgets

scholarly journals Ore and Geochemical Specialization and Substance Sources of the Ural and Timan Carbonatite Complexes (Russia): Insights from Trace Element, Rb–Sr, and Sm–Nd Isotope Data

Minerals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 711
Author(s):  
Irina Nedosekova ◽  
Nikolay Vladykin ◽  
Oksana Udoratina ◽  
Boris Belyatsky
Keyword(s):  
Trace Element ◽  
Mantle Source ◽  
Crustal Evolution ◽  
Trace Element Data ◽  
The Urals ◽  
Nd Isotope ◽  
Enriched Mantle ◽  
Depleted Mantle ◽  
Mantle Sources ◽  
Geochemical Specialization

The Ilmeno–Vishnevogorsk (IVC), Buldym, and Chetlassky carbonatite complexes are localized in the folded regions of the Urals and Timan. These complexes differ in geochemical signatures and ore specialization: Nb-deposits of pyrochlore carbonatites are associated with the IVC, while Nb–REE-deposits with the Buldym complex and REE-deposits of bastnäsite carbonatites with the Chetlassky complex. A comparative study of these carbonatite complexes has been conducted in order to establish the reasons for their ore specialization and their sources. The IVC is characterized by low 87Sr/86Sri (0.70336–0.70399) and εNd (+2 to +6), suggesting a single moderately depleted mantle source for rocks and pyrochlore mineralization. The Buldym complex has a higher 87Sr/86Sri (0.70440–0.70513) with negative εNd (−0.2 to −3), which corresponds to enriched mantle source EMI-type. The REE carbonatites of the Chetlassky сomplex show low 87Sr/86Sri (0.70336–0.70369) and a high εNd (+5–+6), which is close to the DM mantle source with ~5% marine sedimentary component. Based on Sr–Nd isotope signatures, major, and trace element data, we assume that the different ore specialization of Urals and Timan carbonatites may be caused not only by crustal evolution of alkaline-carbonatite magmas, but also by the heterogeneity of their mantle sources associated with different degrees of enrichment in recycled components.

scholarly journals Nd-Hf isotope geochemistry and lithogeochemistry of the Rambler Rhyolite, Ming VMS deposit, Baie Verte Peninsula, Newfoundland: evidence for slab melting and implications for VMS localization

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
S J Piercey ◽  
J -L Pilote
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Trace Element ◽  
Isotope Geochemistry ◽  
Primitive Mantle ◽  
Isotopic Data ◽  
Depleted Mantle ◽  
Element Enrichment ◽  
Felsic Volcanic ◽  
Magmatic History ◽  
Felsic Rocks

New high precision lithogeochemistry and Nd and Hf isotopic data were collected on felsic rocks of the Rambler Rhyolite formation from the Ming volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) deposit, Baie Verte Peninsula, Newfoundland. The Rambler Rhyolite formation consists of intermediate to felsic volcanic and volcaniclastic rocks with U-shaped primitive mantle normalized trace element patterns with negative Nb anomalies, light rare earth element-enrichment (high La/Sm), and distinctively positive Zr and Hf anomalies relative to surrounding middle rare earth elements (high Zr-Hf/Sm). The Rambler Rhyolite samples have epsilon-Ndt = -2.5 to -1.1 and epsilon-Hft = +3.6 to +6.6; depleted mantle model ages are TDM(Nd) = 1.3-1.5 Ga and TDM(Hf) = 0.9-1.1Ga. The decoupling of the Nd and Hf isotopic data is reflected in epsilon-Hft isotopic data that lies above the mantle array in epsilon-Ndt -epsilon-Hft space with positive ?epsilon-Hft values (+2.3 to +6.2). These Hf-Nd isotopic attributes, and high Zr-Hf/Sm and U-shaped trace element patterns, are consistent with these rocks having formed as slab melts, consistent with previous studies. The association of these slab melt rocks with Au-bearing VMS mineralization, and their FI-FII trace element signatures that are similar to rhyolites in Au-rich VMS deposits in other belts (e.g., Abitibi), suggests that assuming that FI-FII felsic rocks are less prospective is invalid and highlights the importance of having an integrated, full understanding of the tectono-magmatic history of a given belt before assigning whether or not it is prospective for VMS mineralization.

Origin of Late Triassic mafic–ultramafic intrusions in the Hongqiling Ni–Cu sulfide deposit, Northeast China: evidence from trace element and Sr–Nd isotope geochemistry

2018 ◽  
Vol 55 (12) ◽  
pp. 1312-1323 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinyun Zhao ◽  
Libo Hao ◽  
Qiaoqiao Wei ◽  
Qingqing Liu ◽  
Jian Zhou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Trace Element ◽  
Partial Melting ◽  
Northeast China ◽  
Eastern China ◽  
Crustal Contamination ◽  
Late Triassic ◽  
Substantial Contribution ◽  
Sulfide Deposit ◽  
Magma Evolution ◽  
Depleted Mantle

There are many Late Triassic mafic–ultramafic intrusions in the Hongqiling magmatic Ni–Cu sulfide deposit, Northeast China. Research on magma evolution leading to formation of these mafic–ultramafic intrusions is of great significance for understanding the mantle beneath Northeast China and associated Ni–Cu mineralization. A trace element study of the No. 1, 3, and 7 intrusions in the Hongqiling deposit reveals that these mafic–ultramafic intrusions are characterized by enrichment of incompatible elements, which however cannot be interpreted by subduction modification. Furthermore, model of batch partial melting of depleted mantle accompanied by upper crustal contamination can simulate the trace element patterns of these mafic–ultramafic intrusions, but partial melting of depleted mantle accompanied by lower crustal contamination model cannot work. In addition, Sr–Nd isotopic compositions of the Hongqiling No. 1, 3, and 7 intrusions also indicate that crustal contamination could have occurred mainly during the magma ascent. Consequently, a possible scenario for the magma evolution is that the primary mafic–ultramafic magma was derived from batch partial melting of a depleted mantle, and then contaminated by Cambrian–Ordovician metamorphic rocks of the Hulan Group during ascent. We conclude that the mantle source contained no significant crustal component in the Late Triassic and was also independent of substantial contribution from subducted material, and therefore the Mesozoic large-scale lithospheric delamination beneath eastern China may happen after a period of time of the Late Triassic.

scholarly journals Early Proterozoic magmatism in Yukon, Canada: constraints on the evolution of northwestern Laurentia

2001 ◽  
Vol 38 (10) ◽  
pp. 1479-1494 ◽  
Author(s):  
Derek J Thorkelson ◽  
James K Mortensen ◽  
Robert A Creaser ◽  
Garry J Davidson ◽  
J Grant Abbott
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
British Columbia ◽  
Trace Element ◽  
Rift Basin ◽  
Crustal Component ◽  
Western Margin ◽  
Geological Features ◽  
Depleted Mantle ◽  
Belt Supergroup ◽  
Magmatic Event

Northwestern Laurentia, after cratonization at about 1.85 Ga, underwent a series of tectonic and magmatic events during the Proterozoic that were followed by separation of Laurentia from another landmass, probably Australia. The oldest magmatic event produced the Bonnet Plume River Intrusions (BPRI), which intruded the Wernecke Supergroup as short dikes and small stocks. The BPRI are hydrothermally altered tholeiitic diorites, gabbros, and subordinate anorthositic and syenitic rocks, with trace element signatures consistent with a rift origin. Depleted mantle model ages range from 2.29 to 2.57 Ga and εNdvalues range from +0.7 to –1.7. An increasing crustal component is apparent in rocks with more evolved compositions. Four U–Pb zircon ages (1705.9 ± 0.7, 1709.4 ± 1.4, 1711.1 ± 5.1, and 1713.6 ± 12.7 Ma) indicate a Paleoproterozoic age for the BPRI. These dates constrain the age of the Wernecke Supergroup to [Formula: see text] ca. 1710 Ma, making it the oldest supracrustal succession in western Laurentia, e.g., >240 Ma older than the Belt Supergroup of southeastern British Columbia and the northwestern United States. The Wernecke Supergroup was deposited in the first rift basin to open along the western margin of Laurentia, but was later inverted by the pre-1.6 Ga Racklan Orogeny, an event possibly influenced by transmission of compression from the Yavapai and Mazatzal orogenies in southern Laurentia. The Neoproterozoic southwestern United States – east Antarctica (SWEAT) reconstruction, which places Australia next to northwestern Laurentia, is supported by linkages between Paleoproterozoic and Mesoproterozoic geological features in northwestern Canada and Australia.

Major, minor and trace element budgets in the Plynlimon afforested catchments (Wales): general trends, and effects of felling and climate variations

1994 ◽  
Vol 157 (1-4) ◽  
pp. 139-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Durand ◽  
Colin Neal ◽  
Hazel A. Jeffery ◽  
Geoffrey P. Ryland ◽  
Margaret Neal
Keyword(s):  
Trace Element ◽  
Climate Variations ◽  
Element Budgets

A Fractional Crystallization Link between Komatiites, Basalts, and Dunites of the Palaeoproterozoic Winnipegosis Komatiite Belt, Manitoba, Canada

2020 ◽  
Vol 61 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pedro Waterton ◽  
D Graham Pearson ◽  
Stanley A Mertzman ◽  
Karen R Mertzman ◽  
Bruce A Kjarsgaard
Keyword(s):  
Trace Element ◽  
Fractional Crystallization ◽  
Mantle Peridotite ◽  
Tholeiitic Basalt ◽  
Geological Evidence ◽  
Crystallization Sequence ◽  
Depleted Mantle ◽  
Efficient Extraction ◽  
Lines Of Descent ◽  
Ree Patterns

Abstract The rock type most commonly associated with komatiite throughout Earth’s history is tholeiitic basalt. Despite this well-known association, the link between komatiite and basalt formation is still debated. Two models have been suggested: that tholeiitic basalts represent the products of extensive fractional crystallization of komatiite, or that basalts are formed by lower degrees of mantle melting than komatiites in the cooler portions of a zoned plume. We present major and trace element data for tholeiitic basalts (∼7·5 wt% MgO) and dunites (46–48 wt% MgO) from the Palaeoproterozoic Winnipegosis Komatiite Belt (WKB), which, along with previous data for WKB komatiites (17–26 wt% MgO), are utilized to explore the potential links between komatiite and basalt via crystallization processes. The dunites are interpreted as olivine + chromite cumulates that were pervasively serpentinized during metamorphism. Their major and immobile trace element relationships indicate that the accumulating olivine was highly magnesian (Mg# = 0·91–0·92), and that small amounts (4–7 wt% on average) of intercumulus melt were trapped during their formation. These high inferred olivine Mg# values suggest that the dunites are derived from crystallization of komatiite. The tholeiitic basalts have undergone greenschist-facies metamorphism and have typical geochemical characteristics for Palaeoproterozoic basalts, with the exception of high FeO contents. Their REE patterns are similar to Winnipegosis komatiites, although absolute concentrations are higher by a factor of ∼2·5. The ability of thermodynamic modelling with MELTS software to reproduce komatiite liquid lines of descent (LLD) is evaluated by comparison with the crystallization sequence and mineral compositions observed for Winnipegosis komatiites. With minor caveats, MELTS is able to successfully reproduce the LLD. This modelling is extended to higher pressures to simulate crystallization of komatiitic melt in an upper crustal magma chamber. All major and rare earth element characteristics of the tholeiitic basalts can be reproduced by ∼60 % crystallization of a Winnipegosis komatiite-like parental melt at pressures of ∼1·5–2·5 kbar at oxygen fugacities between QFM − 1 and QFM + 1, where QFM is the quartz–fayalite–magnetite buffer. Winnipegosis basalts have low Mg# values that are not in equilibrium with mantle peridotite. They therefore cannot represent primary mantle melts derived from cooler mantle than the komatiites, and require fractional crystallization processes in their formation. Furthermore, their trace element characteristics indicate a depth of melting indistinguishable from that of the Winnipegosis komatiites, and derivation from an identical depleted mantle source. All geochemical and geological evidence is therefore consistent with their derivation from a komatiitic melt, and the presence of a large komatiite-derived dunite body in the WKB provides evidence of extensive fractionation of komatiite in the upper crust. The observed uniform basalt compositions are interpreted as the result of a density minimum in the evolving komatiitic melt at temperatures between clinopyroxene and plagioclase saturation, with efficient extraction of melt from a mixture containing ∼60 % crystals. We conclude that the WKB basalts formed by fractional crystallization of a komatiitic parental melt, and suggest that this model may be more broadly applicable to other localities where komatiites and associated basalts show similar geochemical or isotopic characteristics.

Trace Element and Isotopic Evidence for Recycled Lithosphere from Basalts from 48 to 53°E, Southwest Indian Ridge

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jixin Wang ◽  
Huaiyang Zhou ◽  
Vincent J M Salters ◽  
Henry J B Dick ◽  
Jared J Standish ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Trace Element ◽  
Southwest Indian Ridge ◽  
Isotopic Compositions ◽  
Depleted Mantle ◽  
Bone Segment ◽  
Mid Ocean Ridge ◽  
Mantle Component ◽  
Indian Ridge ◽  
Basalt Glasses ◽  
Ocean Ridge

Abstract Mantle source heterogeneity and magmatic processes have been widely studied beneath most parts of the Southwest Indian Ridge (SWIR). But less is known from the newly recovered mid-ocean ridge basalts from the Dragon Bone Amagmatic Segment (53°E, SWIR) and the adjacent magmatically robust Dragon Flag Segment. Fresh basalt glasses from the Dragon Bone Segment are clearly more enriched in isotopic composition than the adjacent Dragon Flag basalts, but the trace element ratios of the Dragon Flag basalts are more extreme compared with average mid-ocean ridge basalts (MORB) than the Dragon Bone basalts. Their geochemical differences can be explained only by source differences rather than by variations in degree of melting of a roughly similar source. The Dragon Flag basalts are influenced by an arc-like mantle component as evidenced by enrichment in fluid-mobile over fluid-immobile elements. However, the sub-ridge mantle at the Dragon Flag Segment is depleted in melt component compared with a normal MORB source owing to previous melting in the subarc. This fluid-metasomatized, subarc depleted mantle is entrained beneath the Dragon Flag Segment. In comparison, for the Dragon Bone axial basalts, their Pb isotopic compositions and their slight enrichment in Ba, Nb, Ta, K, La, Sr and Zr and depletion in Pb and Ti concentrations show resemblance to the Ejeda–Bekily dikes of Madagascar. Also, Dragon Bone Sr and Nd isotopic compositions together with the Ce/Pb, La/Nb and La/Th ratios can be modeled by mixing the most isotopically depleted Dragon Flag basalts with a composition within the range of the Ejeda–Bekily dikes. It is therefore proposed that the Dragon Bone axial basalts, similar to the Ejeda–Bekily dikes, are sourced from subcontinental lithospheric Archean mantle beneath Gondwana, pulled from beneath the Madagascar Plateau. The recycling of the residual subarc mantle and the subcontinental lithospheric mantle could be related to either the breakup of Gondwana or the formation and accretion of Neoproterozoic island arc terranes during the collapse of the Mozambique Ocean, and is now present beneath the ridge.

scholarly journals Melt Enrichment of Shallow Depleted Mantle: a Detailed Petrological, Trace Element and Isotopic Study of Mantle-Derived Xenoliths and Megacrysts from the Cameroon Line

1996 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 415-441 ◽  
Author(s):  
DER-CHUEN LEE ◽  
ALEX N. HALLIDAY ◽  
GARETH R. DAVIES ◽  
ERIC J. ESSENE ◽  
J. GODFREY FITTON ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Trace Element ◽  
Isotopic Study ◽  
Depleted Mantle
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