Geochemical and Isotopic Constraints on the Origin of the Jurassic Dolerites of Tasmania

The Jurassic dolerites of Tasmania represent a small part ofthe widespread Mesozoic magmatism of Gondwana, and possess someof the most extreme isotopic and elemental signatures observedin tholeiitic rocks. This study documents the remarkable uniformityof the magma in major, trace element and isotopic compositionat the time of emplacement. Many of the trace element and isotopiccharacteristics compare more closely with those of continentalcrustal rocks than with typical mantle-derived materials, indicatingthe dominance of a crustal component in the petrogenesis ofthese tholeiites. Difficulties in reproducing the trace elementsignatures of the dolerites using calculations involving crustalassimilation, and the unreasonable isotopic compositions requiredof the contaminant, make such models unlikely. We argue that a more likely explanation involves the introductionof a small quantity of sediment (3 wt.%) into a depleted mantlesource by the process of subduction. It is envisaged that thetrace element and isotopic compositions of the mantle sourcewere overprinted by the crustal signatures owing to the lowabundance of incompatible trace elements originally present.These crustal signatures were subsequently inherited by magmasproduced during partial melting.     

Petrological, Geochemical and Isotopic Constraints on the Origin of the Harzburg Intrusion, Germany

We present mineralogical, petrological and geochemical datato constrain the origin of the Harzburg mafic–ultramaficintrusion. The intrusion is composed mainly of mafic rocks rangingfrom gabbronorite to quartz diorite. Ultramafic rocks are veryrare in surface outcrops. Dunite is observed only in deepersections of the Flora I drill core. Microgranitic (fine-grainedquartz-feldspathic) veins found in the mafic and ultramaficrocks result from contamination of the ultramafic magmas bycrustal melts. In ultramafic and mafic compositions cumulatetextures are widespread and filter pressing phenomena are obvious.The order of crystallization is olivine pargasite, phlogopite,spinel plagioclase, orthopyroxene plagioclase, clinopyroxene.Hydrous minerals such as phlogopite and pargasite are essentialconstituents of the ultramafic cumulates. The most primitiveolivine composition is Fo_89·5 with 0·4 wt % NiO,which indicates that the olivine may have been in equilibriumwith primitive mantle melts. Coexisting melt compositions estimatedfrom this olivine have mg-number = 71. The chemical varietyof the rocks constituting the intrusion and the mg-number ofthe most primitive melt allow an estimation of the approximatecomposition of the mantle-derived primary magma. The geochemicalcharacteristics of the estimated magma are similar to thoseof an island-arc tholeiite, characterized by low TiO₂ and alkalisand high Al₂O₃. Geochemical and Pb, Sr and Nd isotope data demonstratethat even the most primitive rocks have assimilated crustalmaterial. The decoupling of Sr from Nd in some samples demonstratesthe influence of a fluid that transported radiogenic Sr. Leadof crustal origin from two isotopically distinct reservoirsdominates the Pb of all samples. The ultramafic rocks and thecumulates best reflect the initial isotopic and geochemicalsignature of the parent magma. Magma that crystallized in theupper part of the chamber was more strongly affected by assimilatedmaterial. Petrographic, geochemical and isotope evidence demonstratesthat during a late stage of crystallization, hybrid rocks formedthrough the mechanical mixing of early cumulates and melts withstrong crustal contamination from the upper levels of the magmachamber. KEY WORDS: Harzburg mafic–ultramafic intrusion; Sr–Nd–Pb isotopes; magma evolution; crustal contamination     

Imnaha Basalt, Columbia River Basalt Group

The Columbia River volcanic episode began with the eruptionof the coarsely porphyritic Imnaha Basalt between 17.0 and 16.5m.y. B.P. Lava poured from NNW trending vertical fissures andlocal vents north and south of the Seven Devils-Wallowa Mountainsdivide, covering a deeply dissected topographic surface of morethan 30, 000 km², with an estimated volume of 6000 km³. A minimumof 26 flows or flow units are represented in 14 or 15 members.These include 11 chemical types and are exposed in sectionsranging to 577 m in thickness. All flows have normal polaritywith the exception of the youngest and oldest whose polarityis either reversed or transitional. The petrologic and majorelement chemical features of the Imnaha Basalt have much incommon with those of the Picture Gorge Basalt exposed in theJohn Day Basin of north-central Oregon, but the latter is younger,equivalent in age to part of the Grande Ronde Basalt formation. Using major and trace elements, the flows of Imnaha Basalt areclearly distinguished from those of all other formations ofthe Columbia River Basalt Group. Imnaha Basalt has lower SiO₂,K₂O, Ba and Rb than does Grande Ronde Basalt and differs frommost Wanapum and Saddle Mountains Basalt flows in its lowerTiO₂ and P₂O₅ contents. The 11 Imnaha chemical types fall into two subgroups, the AmericanBar (AB) and Rock Creek (RC) subgroups, which differ in thecoarseness of their groundmass, the abundance of olivine, theirphenocryst assemblages, their SiO₂ contents, CaO/Al₂O₃ ratio,and in their Sc, V, Sr, and Ni contents. Flows of the two subgroupsinterdigitate, but AB flows are predominant at the base of thesequence and RC flows at the top. One flow is a hybrid of thetwo magma types. Neither subgroup displays a significant variation in SiO₂ content,but each does show systematic variation in K₂O, P₂O₅, TiO₂,Ba, Zr, Rb, and the REE, all of which vary inversely with MgO/(MgO+ FeO + Fe₂O₃). AB flows show a systematic increase in contentsof the incompatible elements upward in the succession, whileRC flows show a less obvious decrease upwards. Modelling of major and trace elements indicates that the chemicalvariations within each subgroup can be explained by simultaneouscrystal fractionation and assimilation of lower crustal material,in which the mass assimilated is only slightly less than thatlost by crystal fractionation; the mass fractionated varyingup to 50 per cent and the mass assimilated up to 42 per centof the original magma mass. These processes alone cannot explainthe relationships between the two Imnaha subgroups, nor thatbetween either subgroup and the overlying aphyric Grande Rondebasalt. The value of more complex quantitative models, in whichrecharge by more primitive magma, a variable composition forthe lower crustal contaminant, and the partial melting of aheterogeneous source, is limited by lack of data. Some suchprocess, or combination of processes in addition to a combinationof crystal fractionation and lower crustal assimilation, wouldseem to be required to account for the diversity in the earliestColumbia River basalts.     

Geochemical and Isotopic Techniques Constraints on the Origin, Evolution, and Residence Time of Low-enthalpy Geothermal Water in Western Wugongshan, SE China

Geothermal resources are increasingly gaining attention as a competitive, clean energy source to address the energy crisis and mitigate climate change. The Wugongshan area, situated in the southeast coast geothermal belt of China, is a typical geothermal anomaly and contains abundant medium- and low-temperature geothermal resources. This study employed hydrogeochemical and isotopic techniques to explore the cyclic evolution of geothermal water in the western Wugongshan region, encompassing the recharge origin, water–rock interaction mechanisms, and residence time. The results show that the geothermal water in the western region of Wugongshan is weakly alkaline, with low enthalpy and mineralization levels. The hydrochemistry of geothermal waters is dominated by Na-HCO3 and Na-SO4, while the hydrochemistry types of cold springs are all Na-HCO3. The hydrochemistry types of surface waters and rain waters are Na-HCO3 or Ca-HCO3. The δD and δ18O values reveal that the geothermal waters are recharged by atmospheric precipitation at an altitude between 550.0 and 1218.6 m. Molar ratios of major solutes and isotopic compositions of 87Sr/86Sr underscore the significant role of silicate weathering, dissolution, and cation exchange in controlling geothermal water chemistry. Additionally, geothermal waters experienced varying degrees of mixing with cold water during their ascent. The δ13C values suggest that the primary sources of carbon in the geothermal waters were biogenic and organic. The δ34S value suggests that the sulfates in geothermal water originate from sulfide minerals in the surrounding rock. Age dating using 3H and 14C isotopes suggests that geothermal waters have a residence time exceeding 1 kaBP and undergo a long-distance cycling process.     

川西里伍式铜矿床成矿物质来源：电气石元素地球化学及硼同位素制约

川西江浪穹隆在大地构造上位于松潘-甘孜造山带东南缘。环穹窿腰部分布着一系列产状、矿床特征相似的铜多金属矿床——里伍式铜矿床,包括里伍、中咀、笋叶林、柏香林、挖金钩、黑牛洞等矿床。这些矿床的矿体主要呈似层状产出于中元古代里伍群中,其成因模式目前尚不明确。本研究选择里伍和黑牛洞铜矿中的含矿石英-电气石脉作为重点研究对象,对其中的代表性电气石单矿物进行了电子探针分析及LA-MC-ICPMS原位硼同位素测试,据此制约矿床的成矿物质来源。背散射及显微图像特征揭示两矿床的含矿电气石具有单一的流体来源;电子探针分析结果表明这些电气石在类型上均属镁电气石;硼同位素测试结果显示两矿床的电气石δ11 B值分别为-15.47‰±0.83‰~-13.06‰±0.77‰(n=10)及-13.19‰±0.57‰~-5.91‰±0.67‰(n=16),与花岗岩的δ11B值区间非常一致,表明这两个矿床属(区内燕山期)岩浆期后热液矿床。通过对比研究,本文进一步提出在松潘-甘孜造山带内很可能存在一条NE-SW向的铜多金属成矿带,即松潘-甘孜铜多金属构造成矿带。本次研究不仅可以丰富层状型矿床成矿理论,而且对指导该造山带中其他穹窿体的找矿具有较为重要的实际意义。     

地幔中EM1端员成因的锂同位素制约

在四个地幔端员(DMM、HIMU、EM1、EM2)中,EM1的成因一直令人困惑。华北克拉通中部(太行山地区)地幔橄榄岩捕虏体的Li同位素组成特征为探讨这一问题提供了新的制约。橄榄岩捕虏体中主要组成矿物(橄榄石、斜方辉石和单斜辉石)的Li同位素组成特征表明,该区的岩石圈地幔中有再循环的、古老的洋壳物质。结合已有的地幔橄榄岩捕虏体的Sr-Nd同位素数据,可以推测再循环的古老蚀变洋壳对地幔EM1端员组分的产生有重要的作用。     

内蒙古巴彦都兰铜矿地质特征及矿床成因——岩石地球化学、锆石U-Pb年代学及Hf同位素证据

巴彦都兰铜矿是内蒙古二连浩特—东乌旗成矿带近年来新发现的一处中—高温热液脉型铜多金属矿床。通过对矿区内与成矿关系密切的花岗岩岩体开展同位素年代学、岩石地球化学和Hf同位素测试,据此探讨了该矿床的成因机制。分析结果显示,黑云母二长花岗岩LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb年龄为(300.2±2.2)Ma和(300.0±2.0)Ma;具有富硅、高钾钙碱性、弱过铝质,富集轻稀土元素及Rb、K等大离子亲石元素,亏损Sr、Nb、Ta等高场强元素的特征;锆石Hf同位素εHf(t)=6.1~10.7,TDM2=632~924 Ma,表现出洋壳俯冲形成的新生下地壳部分熔融的特征。综合研究认为,巴彦都兰铜矿形成的大地构造背景处于晚石炭世—早二叠世二连—贺根山洋盆闭合、区域构造环境逐渐由挤压转为后碰撞的伸展环境,在此期间碰撞后的岩石圈拆沉作用以及拉张机制下上涌的地幔物质使得新生下地壳得到再活化,产生的混合有基性幔源物质的酸性岩浆体系为成矿系统提供了主要成矿物质与流体。     

Geochemical and Isotopic Evolution of Loihi Volcano, Hawaii

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Geochemical and Isotopic Evolution of Loihi Volcano, Hawaii

A 680m thick section from the deeply dissected east flank ofLoihi Volcano was sampled using the Pisces V submersible toevaluate the volcano's geochemical evolution. Three types oflavas were recovered: tholeiitic, weakly alkalic and stronglyalkalic. The ratio of alkalic to tholeiitic lavas varies systematicallywith depth, from predominantly alkalic at the base of the sectionto tholeiitic at the top. Glasses from these rocks have similarratios of highly incompatible elements and Pb, Sr and Nd isotopes,but distinct ratios of highly to moderately incompatible elements.Partial melting modeling indicates that these tholeiitic andalkalic lavas could be derived by variable degrees of partialmelting of a slightly heterogeneous source. Many distinct parentalmagmas were generated for each rock type during the 100–150k.y. that the east flank section was formed. Crystal fractionationand olivine accumulation were the dominant processes controllingcompositional variation among lavas of the same rock type. Magmamixing features were observed in only a few of the lavas collected. Loihi typifies the preshield stage of Hawaiian volcanism whenthe volcano drifts closer to the focus of the hotspot. The compositionalvariation in Loihi's east flank section, which may represent40% of the volcano's extrusive history, is consistent with thepredicted increase in partial melting during this drift. Thetransition from dominantly alkalic to tholeiitic volcanism onLoihi was fitful but relatively rapid and is now nearly complete.This transition is the opposite of that which occurs duringthe post-shield stage of Hawaiian volcanism as the volcano migratesaway from the hotspot focus. Loihi's tholeiitic lavas overlap in ratios of incompatible traceelements and Pb, Sr and Nd isotopes with lavas from its moreactive neighbor, Kilauea. The small differences in major elementcontents between lavas from these adjacent volcanoes can beexplained by high-pressure orthopyroxene fractionation of Loihimagmas, which may be a consequence of a low magma-supply rate,or by slightly shallower depths of melt segregation for Kilaueamagmas. KEY WORDS: Loihi volcano; Hawaii; geochemistry; Sr-Nd-Pb isotopes     

Physical evolution of Grande Ronde Basalt magmas, Columbia River Basalt Group, north-western USA

Summary In this paper we present what is, to the best of our knowledge, the first comprehensive study of clinopyroxenes and plagioclases contained in the flows of the Grande Ronde Basalt member of the Columbia River Basalt Group (northwestern USA). The rocks have MgO(wt%)<6%, and trace amounts of Cr and Ni. About 56% of extracted solid containing normative clinopyroxene and plagioclase explains the liquid line of descent from the more mafic sample (MgO wt%=5.89) to the most evolved. The most ubiquitous phases in the basalts are plagioclase and augite. Ilmenite and magnetite are accessories in all rocks. Olivine is present in small amount only in one sample (RT 89-7). Based on principles of Ca–Na plagioclase–liquid exchange, estimates of pre-eruptive magmatic water are < 2.4wt%. From clinopyroxene–liquid equilibria, calculated pressures and temperatures of ascending magmas are between 1atm and 0.617GPa, and 1068°C and 1166°C, respectively. Compositions of magnetite–ilmenite pairs and olivine–clinopyroxene–oxide assemblages yield post-eruptive oxygen fugacities of NNO=–1.923, and one pre-eruptive value of NNO=– 2.455. A simple model of asthenospheric melting and magma ponding in the lower crust fits the physical parameters.Supplementary material to this paper is available in electronic form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00710-003-0017-1     

Isotopic constraints on Columbia River flood basalt genesis and the nature of the subcontinental mantle

Pb, O, Nd, and Sr isotopic data for the Columbia River basalts paint a complex picture for the origin of this flood basalt province. At least 3 distinct mantle sources appear to have been involved, superimposed upon which are the effects of crystal fractionation and mass exchange with evolved crustal wallrocks. To a large degree, the initiation of Columbia River volcanism and the geochemical characteristics of the basalts appear to have been influenced by subduction of the Juan de Fuca plate beneath the North American plate in a manner analogous to the origin of back-arc basins. The physical structure of the crust appears to have influenced the late stage evolution of the magmas by directing the locus of eruption to the border between the ancient continental interior and much younger crust to the south and west. This proximity to the continental interior also allowed old enriched subcontinental mantle to become involved in the very late stages of Columbia River volcanism. An important consequence of the existence of enriched mantle regions beneath continents is that the combination, crust plus enriched mantle, requires more incompatible elements to have been extracted from the remainder of the mantle than would be the case if no enriched mantle existed.     

U-Pb Zircon Age,Geochemical, and Sr-Nd-Pb Isotopic Constraints on the Age and Origin of Mafic Dykes from Eastern Shandong Province,Eastern China

U-Pb zircon age, geochemical, and Sr-Nd-Pb isotopic data of mafic dykes from eastern Shandong Province, eastern China is reported herein. Laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) U-Pb zircon analyses of two samples from the investigated mafic dykes yield consistent ages ranging from 121.9 Ma ± 0.47 Ma to 122.9 Ma ± 0.61 Ma. The mafic dykes are characterized by high (87Sr/86Sr) i ranging from 0.7087 to 0.7089, low εNd(t) values ranging from -16.9 to -17.8, 206Pb/204Pb = 17.15 to 17.17, 207Pb/204Pb = 15.45 to 15.47, and 208Pb/204Pb = 37.59 to 37.68. Results from the current study suggest that the mafic dykes are derived from partial melting of ancient lithospheric mantle that was variably hybridized by melts derived from foundered lower crustal eclogite. The mafic dykes may have been generated through subsequent insignificant crystal fractionation and very minor crustal contamination during magma ascent. Combined with previous studies, the current findings provide new evidence that the intense lithospheric thinning beneath the eastern Shandong Province of eastern China occurred at ~120 Ma, and that this condition was caused by the removal of the lower lithosphere (mantle and lower crust).     

U-Pb Zircon, Geochemical and Hf Isotopic Constraints on Age and Origin of Early Yanshanian Granites and Their Enclaves from Xitian, Hunan Province

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青海省赛支寺花岗闪长岩及其暗色包体成因:锆石U-Pb年代学、岩石地球化学和Sr-Nd-Hf同位素制约

祁连造山带分为南祁连、中祁连和北祁连构造带.赛支寺岩体位于中祁连与南祁连构造带的结合部位.首次发现了赛支寺花岗闪长岩及其暗色包体,然而对于暗色包体的成因机理以及与寄主岩石之间的成因联系仍存在很多争议.并对其进行了系统的锆石U-Pb年代学、Lu-Hf同位素、岩石地球化学以及Sr-Nd同位素地球化学研究,探讨赛支寺岩体及其暗色包体的成因及动力学背景.LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb年代学表明,赛支寺花岗闪长岩形成于446.1±1.3 Ma,包体形成于446.0±1.0 Ma,两者在误差范围内一致,排除了包体为捕虏体成因.暗色包体具较低的SiO₂含量、较高的Na₂O/K₂O比值,低Sr/Y、La/Yb比值,与寄主岩稀土配分曲线基本一致,但LREE相对较低;86Sr/87Sr=0.706 4~0.706 7,ε_Nd(t)=-7.38~-7.97;发育针状磷灰石,形成于岩浆混合作用.寄主岩SiO₂=66.45%~68.12%,Na₂O/K₂O=0.80~0.97,A/CNK=0.91~1.03,显示准铝质-弱过铝质岩浆特点;富集大离子亲石元素Rb、Th、U、K,亏损Nb、Ta等元素,高Sr/Y、La/Yb比值,轻稀土富集,弱负Eu异常;86Sr/87Sr=0.709 3~0.709 5,ε_Nd(t)=-1.75~-1.03,与祁连造山带I型花岗岩相似;锆石ε_Hf(t)=1.7~6.8,T_DM2=995~1 750 Ma.综上所述认为,寄主花岗闪长岩形成于壳幔岩浆混合.结合区域地质背景,赛支寺花岗闪长岩形成于俯冲背景下,幔源岩浆上涌,侵入到下地壳中,造成下地壳物质熔融,由这种既有幔源物质又有古老地壳物质的花岗岩岩浆形成.      

U-Pb Zircon, Geochemical and Sr-Nd-Hf Isotopic Constraints on Age and Origin of Early Paleozoic I-type Granites from Western Yunnan Province, SW China

The tectonic definition of western Yunnan Province (e.g., Tengchong-Baoshan Block) remains controversial.The Early Paleozoic igneous rocks help to understand the provenance and tectonic environment of the western Yunnan.     

Crystal Fractionation and Recharge (RFC) in the American Bar Flows of the Imnaha Basalt, Columbia River Basalt Group

Variable isotope and incompatible element ratios require multiplesources for the Columbia River Basalt Group (CRBG) as a whole,but smaller, stratigraphically coherent, groups of flows withinthe CRBG show much smaller variations in these ratios and appearto be derived from a single source. One such group of flows,the American Bar (AB) subgroup of the Imnaha Basalt, is examinedin detail. Sixty-nine samples from the six major AB flows havebeen reanalyzed for 23 major and trace elements in order tofurther constrain the processes responsible for the variationsbetween their compositions. It is shown that the compositional differences between the ABflows include the compatible behavior of Sr, which requiresthe participation of plagioclase, and can be accommodated ina model which fractionates a crystal assemblage of plagioclase,clinopyroxene, and orthopyroxene (16:10:4). Apparent differencesin the degree of fractionation between major elements ({smalltilde}30%) and trace elements ({small tilde}50%) are mainlyexplicable in terms of recharge accompanying the crystal fractionation(RFC), but some ambiguity in the enrichment factors for Y, P,and Zr (but not for Nb) remains unexplained and permits thepossibility of some crustal assimilation. The fractionation assemblage (plagioclase+augite?orthopyroxene)differs from the observed phenocryst suite (plagioclase+olivine+augite)and, in the absence of critical experimental data, is assumedto represent a higher pressure assemblage stable near the crust/mantleboundary. The physical model which has been developed to explainthe AB eruption entails a large magma reservoir in the lowercrust immediately above the crust/mantle boundary in which fractionationand recharge accompanied periodic eruption, probably withoutsignificant crustal assimilation either within the magma reservoiror during the rapid expulsion of magma to the surface. Chemical,isotopic, and mineralogic differences between coherent flowsubgroups (Rock Creek, American Bar, and the lower flows ofGrande Ronde Basalt, for example) are abrupt. They include changesin isotope and incompatible element ratios as well as changesin SiO₂ and K concentrations which require magma derivationfrom a different combination of sources.     

Geochemical Constraints on the Origin and Evolution of Spring Waters in the Changdu‐Lanping‐Simao Basin,Southwestern China

Chemical and isotopic data were measured for 51 leached brine springs in the Changdu-Lanping-Simao Basin (CD-LP-SM), China. The predominance of Cl and Na, saturation indices of carbonate minerals, and Na/Cl and Ca/SO4 ratios of ~1 suggest that halite, sulphate, and carbonate are the solute sources. Integration of geochemical, δ18O, and δD values suggests that springs are mainly derived from meteoric water, ice-snow melt, and water-rock interactions. B concentrations range from 0.18 to 11.9 mg/L, with δ11B values of ?4.37‰ to +32.39‰, indicating a terrestrial source. The δ11B-B relationships suggest B sources of crustal origin (marine carbonates with minor crust-derived volcanics); we did not identify a marine or deep mantle origin. The δ11B values of saline springs (+4.61‰ to +32.39‰) exceed those of hot (?4.37‰ to +4.53‰) and cold (?3.47‰ to +14.84‰) springs; this has contributed to strong water-rock interactions and strong saturation of dissolved carbonates. Conversely, the global geothermal δ11B-Cl/B relationship suggests mixing of marine and non-marine sources. The δ11B-Cl/B relationships of the CD-LP-SM are similar to those of the Tibet geothermal belt and the Nangqen Basin, indicating the same B origin. These differ from thermal waters controlled by magmatic fluids and seawater, suggesting that B in CD-LP-SM springs has a crustal origin.     

内蒙古贺根山蛇纹岩化流体来源的H-O-B同位素地球化学制约

对内蒙古贺根山蛇绿岩带内3个采样点的蛇纹岩样品开展了主量、微量元素和H-O-B同位素分析,以揭示其构造属性、蛇纹石化温度和流体来源。贺根山蛇纹岩具有低Al_2O_3含量(0.2%~1.3%)、高Mg~#(89~92)特征,为难熔地幔残余。蛇纹岩的U型稀土元素配分模式、相对富集LILE和亏损HFSE的微量元素地球化学特点,反映其原岩为化学成分高度亏损的俯冲带型(SSZ)超基性岩。样品的dD值相对均一(dD=-120‰~-133‰);理论计算显示,这些蛇纹岩的H同位素组成可能是蛇绿岩剥露地表后与区域大气降水发生再平衡作用的结果。贺根山蛇纹岩的d~(18)O变化在4.3‰~9.8‰之间,反映不同地点蛇纹石化的温度存在差别:其中贺根山东样品具有相对较高的d~(18)O值(d~(18)O=7.7‰~9.8‰),蛇纹石化温度为90~130℃,同时部分样品中出现碳酸盐矿物,表明蛇纹石化作用发生在近海底环境;小坝梁样品具有最低的d~(18)O值(d~(18)O=4.3‰~5.0‰),其蛇纹石化温度在205~235℃之间;贺根山南样品的d~(18)O值变化范围较大(d~(18)O=6.0‰~9.7‰),其蛇纹石化温度在90~170℃之间。3个采样点蛇纹岩的d~(11)B值也显示出一定的变化(d~(11)B=9.1‰~14.7‰),指示蛇纹石化流体来源于脱水的蚀变洋壳和海底沉积物;理论模拟和计算结果显示,这些板片流体的d~(11)B值变化在15‰~25‰之间。     

Evaluating crustal contamination in continental basalts: the isotopic composition of the Picture Gorge Basalt of the Columbia River Basalt Group

Crustal contamination of basalts located in the western United States has been generally under-emphasized, and much of their isotopic variation has been ascribed to multiple and heterogeneous mantle sources. Basalts of the Miocene Columbia River Basalt Group in the Pacific Northwest have passed through crust ranging from Precambrian to Tertiary in age. These flows are voluminous, homogenous, and underwent rapid effusion, all of which are disadvantages for crustal contamination while en route to the surface. The Picture Gorge Basalt of the Columbia River Basalt Group erupted through Paleozoic and Mesozoic oceanic accreted terranes in central Oregon, and earlier studies on these basalts provided no isotopic evidence for crustal contamination. New Sr, Nd, Pb, and O isotopic data presented here indicate that the isotopic variation of the Picture Gorge Basalt is very small, ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr=0.70307–0.70371, _Nd=+7.7-+4.8, ¹⁸O=+5.6±6.1, and ²⁰⁶Pb/²⁰⁴Pb=18.80–18.91. Evaluation of the Picture Gorge compositional variation supports a model where two isotopic components contributed to Picture Gorge Basalt genesis. The first component (C1) is reflected by low ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr, high _Nd, and nonradiogenic Pb isotopic compositions. Basalts with C1 isotopic compositions have large MgO, Ni, and Cr contents and mantle-like ¹⁸O=+5.6. C1 basalts have enrichments in Ba coupled with depletions in Nb and Ta. These characteristics are best explained by derivation from a depleted mantle source which has undergone a recent enrichment by fluids coming from a subducted slab. This C1 mantle component is prevalent throughout the Pacific Northwest. The second isotopic component has higher ⁸⁷Sr/ ⁸⁶Sr and ¹⁸O, lower _Nd, and more radiogenic Pb isotopic compositions than C1. There is a correlation in the Picture Gorge data of Sr, Nd, and Pb isotopes with differentiation indicators such as decreasing Mg#, and increasing K₂O/TiO₂, Ba, Ba/Zr, Rb/Sr, La/Sm, and La/Yb. Phase equilibrium and mineralogical constraints indicate that these compositional characteristics were inherited in the Picture Gorge magmas at crustal pressures, and thus the second isotopic component is most likely crustal in origin. Mixing and open-system calculations can produce the isotopic composition of the most evolved Picture Gorge flows from the most primitive compositions by 8 to 21% contamination of isotopic compositions similar to accreted terrane crust found in the Pacific Northwest. Therefore, in spite of the disadvantages for crustal contamination and their narrow range in isotopic compositions, the process controlling isotopic variation within the Picture Gorge Basalt is primarily crustal contamination. We suggest that comprehensive analyses for basaltic suites and careful consideration of these data must be made to test for crustal contamination, before variation resulting from mantle heterogeneity can be assessed.Deceased