Petrogenesis and dynamic implications of the Cenozoic alkali basalts from Jingpohu volcanic field, Northeast China.

The Cenozoic alkali basalts are widely exposed in the Jingpohu volcanic field, Northeast China. Previous volcanology and geochronology researches have revealed that they were formed in three periods of Miocene (∼29.23-13.59 Ma), Pleistocene (∼83.7 Ka), and Holocene (∼5500-5200 a BP). The Miocene and Pleistocene basalts consist of alkali olivine basalts, while the Holocene basalts are composed of alkali olivine basalts and leucite tephrites. Petrogenetic studies reveal that the primary magmas of the Miocene and Pleistocene alkali olivine basalts originated from partial melting of EM2-like garnet peridotites, and those of the Holocene alkali olivine basalts were derived from melting of EM1- and EM2-like garnet peridotites with higher garnet proportions. In contrast, the primary magmas of Holocene leucite tephrites were derived from melting of eclogites and peridotites. Combined with previous researches, we suggest that melting of the mantle source region to generate Jingpohu alkali basalts was triggered by decarbonization and dehydration of the slabs stagnated in the mantle transition zone.Supplementary material at https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.5227666

PETROGRAPHIC, MINERAL, GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF BA NA GRANITOID

Ba Na granitoid is isometric shape, with exposure of 30 sqa km area. Petrographic composition is mainly coarse - medium grained biotite granite, included in the first phase. The fine grained leuco rock of the second phase is small massif in shape, distributed along fault in NE-SW direction. SiO, content of Bana granitoid is variation from 73.74% to 76.24%. Total of K2O +Na2O is from 7.32% to 8.33%. Ratio of K2O/Na2O: 1.66 - 2.07. This is S-Granite. Value of 147Sm/144Nd = 0,1249 is nearly stable crust material. Ratio of Sm/Nd is low. ena has negative value and very small proved that Ba Na granitoid must derive from crust source or mantle source which rich (EM). The age of source regional forming calculated from isotopic of Sm, Nd is 1.06 Ba (according to model of chondrite mantle source region) or 1.74 Ba (according to model of poor mantle source). The prospects of related mineralization of Ba Na granitoid is Sn (W, Nb, Ta) with amsemblage of topaz - cassiterite - tourmaline - quartz (sometime is Ta - Nb). The result of isotopic analysis of U Pb in zircon of Ba Na biotite granite sample at lab of Tasmania University, Australia, age of Ba Na is 242.9 +1.5 Ma and 240.6 2.2 Ma.

GRANITOID PETROLOGY OF HAI VAN MASSIF

The granitoid formations of Hai Van massif with petrographical components consist of biotite granite, two mica granite. Chemical components of rocks are: SiO2: 69,34=73,92%, Na2O+KO: 6,11-8,11%, K2O/Na20>1. Content of Ba, Sr is low but Rb is higher. From results of Nd-Sm isotopic analysic shows that they are nearly same with stable crust material. Age of source region formation is 1,33 billion years (model of homogeneous chondrite source region), or 1,95 billion years (model of poor mantle source region). U-Pb isotopic age: 241,9+ 2 and 241,4+2.1 million years.

Geochemistry of a Tertiary continental basalt suite, Red Sea coastal plain, Egypt: petrogenesis and characteristics of the mantle source region

Major and trace element data on Tertiary continental basalt flows from the Shalatein area, Red Sea coastal plain of Egypt, have been presented and used to obtain more information about their source region and the processes involved in their generation. The rocks are mainly alkali olivine basalt with MgO and Mg no. in the range of 9.8–5 wt % and 65–46, respectively. They display wide variations in incompatible element concentrations, particularly LREE, Zr, Nb, K, Y, Ba and Sr. There is no evidence of significant crustal contamination or a lithospheric mantle signature in these rocks. Normalized trace element patterns and diagnostic elemental ratios are very similar to those of modern ocean-island basalts (OIB) a feature which suggests that the mantle source region was the asthenosphere. Comparison with the different types of OIB indicates that the basalts may be derived from a high U/Pb (HIMU) source with slightly elevated K and Ba contents. The basalts show general trends of increasing incompatible elements (K2O, Nb, Y, Sr and Yb), and decreasing contents of compatible elements (Cr, Ni, Sc and Ca) with decreasing Mg no. Furthermore, TiO2, P2O5, LREE and Th define maxima at about Mg no.=56, suggesting late fractionation of Fe–Ti oxides and apatite. Although these variations are consistent with fractional crystallization processes, the wide variations in LREE contents and the incompatible trace element ratios Ce/Y (1.2–3.8), Zr/Nb (2.3–7.1) and Nb/Y (0.6–4) in the least fractionated samples (Mg no. > 56) suggest that fractional crystallization involving the observed phenocryst assemblage (olivine and clinopyroxene) cannot fully explain such compositional variations. Modelling of the mafic rocks (Mg no. > 56) using REE suggests varying degrees of partial melting of an enriched mantle source region in the garnet stability field. Partial melting is attributed to plume-related mantle upwelling beneath the Red Sea rift system.