A nepheline-alkali feldspar geothermometer

A nepheline-alkali feldspar geothermometer has been developed which is based on the thermodynamics of an Na—K exchange reaction between nepheline and alkali feldspar. The activities are formulated in terms of site occupancies, and the regular solution model is used to represent non-ideal mixing of the cations on each site. The distribution of Na and K on the alkali sites in nepheline is calculated from published nepheline-brine ion-exchange data. The standard Gibbs energy of the geothermometer reaction is calculated from experimental data on coexisting nephelines and alkali feldspars (Hamilton and MacKenzie, 1960, 1965). The geothermometer is applied to nepheline syenites from the Precambrian Igdlerfigssalik intrusion, S.W. Greenland, and gives temperatures which suggest that nepheline and alkali feldspar continue to equilibrate with cooling after they crystallise from the magma.     

Trace and Minor Element Chemistry of Alkali Feldspars in the Klokken Layered Syenite Series

Trace and minor element concentrations in alkali feldspars fromthe layered syenite series in the Klokken gabbro-syenite complex,South Greenland have been measured using an ion microprobe.The technique has high precision, avoids problems of mineralseparation, and has allowed investigation of zoning and theeffects of deuteric alteration. Li, Be, B, Cs and Pb occur at< 1 p.p.m. levels, but Ba, Sr, Rb, Mg, Fe, Ti and P are presentin the 1–7000 p.p.m. range. Provided unaltered strain-controlledcrypto- or microperthitic feldspar is sampled and deutericallycoarsened material is avoided, all of the latter elements exceptMg show systematic variation. This confirms the evidence forin situ fractionation of a single syenitic magma-pulse affordedby major element variation in coexisting mafic minerals, particularlypyroxenes and olivines. The distinction between granular andlaminated syenites in the series is supported by the trace elements,which confirms the view that the granular syenites are a condensedroof-chill series with inverted cryptic variation, while thelaminated syenites are a bottom accumulated sequence. Using mainly experimentally determined partition coefficientsfrom the literature and a simple Rayleigh fractionation modelbased on the variation in Ba, Sr and Rb (elements whose concentrationin the melt is largely controlled by feldspar) we calculategeologically reasonable minimum thicknesses for the entire layeredseries of 1370–3260 m. Ti variation in the feldspars wascontrolled by Fe-Ti oxide fractionation, and Fe contents alsowere controlled by mafic phases. Controls of Mg, and particularlythe irregular P levels, are not clear. Behaviour of Ca, whichis present at < 6000 p.p.m. levels in the feldspars, is qualitativelyexplained in terms of the ternary feldspar phase diagram.     

Zonation des éléments en traces au cours de la croissance des cristaux dans les bains silicatés: l'exemple de Rb,Cs, Sr et Ba dans le système Qz-Ab-Or-H2O

An indirect method was used to study Na, K, Rb, Cs, Sr and Ba partition coefficients between crystals and silicate melt. Equilibria between a hydrothermal solution and the melt at 800°C and 2 kb and between a hydrothermal solution and crystals at 750°C and 2 kb were separately achieved.For major element partitioning (Na and K), the results obtained here are in good agreement with those of Tuttle and Bowen (1958) which allow us to follow crystal evolution during a fractional crystallization process where the growth of zoned crystals takes place.For minor elements Rb, Cs, Sr, Ba, melt/aqueous solution partition coefficients depend on Na/K as well as the silica content of the melt. These effects are rather small for Rb and Cs, but are much more important for the alkaline earths. The feldspar/aqueous solution partition coefficients also depend on Na/K.The variations of the partition coefficients feldspar/melt are complex in the part of the Qz-Ab-Or diagram located below the cotectic line.During fractional crystallization following the Rayleigh law (assuming that there are no kinetic phenomena) Sr (D > 10) is almost totally removed from the melt in the early stages whereas Cs (D < 0.1) remains in the melt during the whole process. Rb and Ba have partition coefficients closer to unity. The variation of these coefficients, due to changes in bulk composition of liquid and crystals during fractional crystallization, can lead to complex zoning with possible concentration maxima at some stages. Similar phenomena can be expected in non-ideal natural solid solutions, even if no discontinuities can be detected in the physicochemical evolution of the parent magma.     

黑龙江省五大连池、科洛、二克山火山群富钾火山岩中的浅色矿物

本区富钾火山岩中浅色矿物有碱性长石、白榴石和霞石。碱性长石主要为钠透长石、钙歪长石,少数为钙钠透长石和歪长石,其光性变化与长石的地质时代和长石内部的隐条纹结构有关。白榴石的成分及产出方式主要与岩石中的SiO_2含量有关,SiO_2不饱和程度大的白榴苦橄岩的白榴石贫SiO_2;而SiO_2不饱和程度低的白榴碧玄岩和白榴玄武岩中,白榴石富SiO_2而稍贫K_2O+Na_2O,仅见于过渡相,而中心相由于水压较高和近于平衡的结晶条件,白榴石不能晶出,或先晶出后又与熔体反应形成碱性长石。     

Environmental quality evaluation of the Vacacaí River, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

The water quality of the Vacacaí River was assessed at different sites in the period between winter 2005 and autumn 2006. All samples were analyzed for 52 elements (Sc, Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, Th, Li, Be, Mg, Al, Ca, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Co, Cu, Zn, Ga, As, Se, Rb, Sr, Ag, Cd, In, Cs, Ba, Tl, Pb, Bi, U, Na, K, Hg, B, Mo, Sn, Te, Ti), temperature, pH, ammonia, and alkalinity levels. Water from the Vacacaí River ranged from slightly acidic to alkaline. No difference was observed in the chemical composition at different sites of the Vacacaí River. Levels of Ba, Ca, Sr and Mg increase in the dry seasons and reach their highest concentrations in autumn; Be and U decrease in the dry season and reach their highest concentration in spring. Al, Fe, Cr, Ni, Th, U Mn, Ca and Mg are highly positively related, indicating a common origin. Se and Cu are probably from anthropogenic source, from the rice crops of the margins of the river. Waterborne Al and Fe levels were above the desirable level for drinking water at all sites during all seasons. These results demonstrate the need for constant monitoring of water parameters, which is crucial to ensure water quality for the population of this region.     

Geochemistry of alkaline earth elements (Mg,Ca, Sr,Ba) in the surface sediments of the Yellow Sea

The concentrations of alkaline earth elements were measured in the surface sediments of the Yellow Sea in an attempt to establish their sources from horizontal distributions. The maximum concentrations of Mg are found in the central Yellow Sea, and its horizontal distribution is mainly controlled by quartz dilution. The concentrations of Ca and Sr increase toward the southeastern Yellow Sea region. The relatively higher enrichment of Ca and Sr in the southeastern Yellow Sea, with Sr/Ca ratios of 0.0053, suggests the presence of carbonates which are comprised of foraminifera and/or coccoliths, like deep-sea carbonates. On the other hand, the concentrations of Ba increase toward the northeastern Yellow Sea. The higher Ba enrichment in the sandy region of the northeastern Yellow Sea is associated with the presence of feldspar as evidenced by excellent correlations among Ba/Mg, Al/Mg, and Sr/Ca ratios. Our results suggest that the transgressive and relict sand occurring in the eastern parts of the Yellow Sea contains Al, Sr, and Ba enriched feldspars which originated from Arprock River, Korea and thus can be distinguished from sand occurring in the western parts of the Yellow Sea which originated from Yellow and Yangtze Rivers.     

The mineralogy of Ba- and Zr-rich alkaline pegmatites from Gordon Butte,Crazy Mountains (Montana,USA): comparisons between potassic and sodic agpaitic pegmatites

At Gordon Butte (Crazy Mountains, Montana), agpaitic nepheline-syenite pegmatites intrude potassic alkaline rocks (principally, malignites and nepheline microsyenites). All pegmatite veins are composed predominantly of potassium feldspar, nepheline, prismatic aegirine, barytolamprophyllite, wadeite, eudialyte, loparite-(Ce) and altered rinkite ("vudyavrite") embedded in spherulitic and fibrous aegirine. Well-differentiated veins contain "pockets" filled with calcite, fluorapatite, mangan-neptunite, Mn-Ti-enriched prismatic aegirine, calcium catapleiite, and an unidentified Ca-Ti silicate. The potassium feldspar corresponds to Ba-rich sanidine with relatively low Na contents. The nepheline contains low levels of SiO₂ and elevated Fe contents. The compositions of nepheline cluster in the lower portion of the Morozewicz-Buerger convergence field, indicating low-temperature crystallization and/or chemical re-equilibration of this mineral. The association of sanidine with nearly stoichiometric nepheline is unusual for agpaitic rocks and probably reflects inhibition of Al/Si ordering in the feldspar by Ba. At least four types of clinopyroxene can be distinguished on the basis of their morphology and composition. All these types correspond to Al- and Ca-poor aegirine (typically <0.6 and 2.6 wt% Al₂O₃ and CaO, respectively). The overall evolutionary trend of clinopyroxene in the Gordon Butte rocks is from Fe-poor diopside to aegirine-augite in the malignites and nepheline microsyenites, and culminates with the pegmatitic aegirine. This trend is characteristic for potassic alkaline complexes and results from preferential partitioning of Fe²⁺ into biotite during the magmatic crystallization. Barytolamprophyllite in the pegmatites is primary (as opposed to deuteric); only a few crystals contain a core composed of lamprophyllite. The evolutionary history of the Gordon Butte pegmatites can be subdivided into primary, agpaitic, and deuteric stages. The earliest paragenesis to crystallize included accessory zircon and thorite. Sr-rich loparite also precipitated relatively early serving as a major repository for Sr, REE, and Nb. During the agpaitic stage, diverse titano- and zircono-silicates (barytolamprophyllite, eudialyte, wadeite, and rinkite, among others) consumed most of the Ba, Sr, Ti, Zr, and Nb still remaining in the melt. The final stage in the evolution of the pegmatites involved interaction of the earlier-formed mineral assemblages with deuteric fluids. In common with the Rocky Boy pegmatites, Sr-REE-Na-rich fluorapatite, Ba-Fe titanates and REE-bearing carbonates (ancylite, calcio-ancylite, and bastnäsite-parisite series) are chief products of the deuteric stage. The alteration of the primary mineral assemblages by deuteric fluids also produced muscovite-zeolite pseudomorphs after nepheline, replacement of wadeite and eudialyte by catapleiite-group minerals, re-deposition of Ba in the form of hyalophane, baotite, and benitoite, and cation leaching from rinkite, eudialyte, and loparite. The mineralogy of the pegmatites from Gordon Butte, other potassic complexes, and sodic agpaitic occurrences is compared in detail.     

The crystal chemistry of silica-rich,alkali-deficient nepheline

Coarse crystals of an extremely silica-rich, potassium-deficient nepheline have been synthesized hydrothermally with albite. Electron microprobe analysis yielded the formula: □_1.76K_o.24Na_6.00Al_6.24-Si_9.76O₃₂. A crystal structure analysis of this nepheline has revealed (1) a disordered Si-Al distribution, (2) full occupancy of the smaller cavity site by sodium atoms, and (3) the larger cavity is vacant except for the minor potassium content, with the size of this cavity being the same as when largely occupied with potassium atoms. In addition, the crystal structure of another nepheline prepared by alkali exchange in molten NaCl showed that when Na atoms replace the K atoms of the large cavity: (1) this cavity does not collapse around the smaller atoms, and therefore, (2) the sodium atoms occupy an offcenter position displaced by about 0.3 Å from the cavity center in order to form a rather one-sided bonding configuration with some of the cavity wall oxygen atoms. These structures further support the strong site preference indicated earlier by Buerger and coworkers and restated by Barth: that for the large cavity K > □ ? Na and for the small cavity site Na>Ca(?)?K, □. Perfect compliance with this site preference scheme would tend to restrict nephelines to the Barth compositional join: □₂Na₆Al₆Si₁₀O₃₂-K₂Na₆Al₈Si₈O₃₂, neglecting the minor Ca component usually present. Thirteen new electron microprobe analyses of nephelines from a variety of occurrences and sixteen additional microprobe analyses from the literature which comply with nepheline-structure allowed stoichiometry, are plotted showing that (1) natural nephelines closely conform to this site preference scheme with less than 10% of the large cavity sites containing sodium atoms, that is, the analyses cluster near the Barth join, and (2) examples of natural nephelines can be found at nearly all intermediate compositions along this join.     

四川省癌死亡率与土壤环境中化学元素的关系

利用中国癌死亡率与土壤坏境中化学元素的相关性成果，研究了四川省癌死亡率与土壤环境中化学元素：As、Cd、Co、Cu、Hg、Mn、Ni、Pb、Se、V、Li、Na、K、Rb、Cs、Mg、Ca、Sr、Ba、B、Al、Ga、In、Tl、Sc、Y、La、Ce、Pr、Nd、Tb、Dy、Ho、Er、Tm、Yb、Lu、Th、U、Sn、Ti、Zr、Hf、Sb、Bi、Ta、Te、Mo、W、Br、I、Fe等52个元素含量的关系     

Crystal structures of synthetic 7 angstrom and 10 angstrom manganates substituted by mono- and divalent cations

The crystal structures of synthetic 7 angstrom and 10 angstrom manganates, synthetic birnessite and buserite, substituted by mono- and divalent cations were investigated by X-ray and electron diffractions. The monoclinic unit cell parameters of the subcell of lithium 7 angstrom manganate, which is one of the best ordered manganates, were obtained by computing the X-ray powder diffraction data: a = 5.152 angstroms, b = 2.845 angstroms, c = 7.196 angstroms, beta = 103.08 degrees. On the basis of the indices obtained by computing the X-ray diffraction data of Li 7 angstrom manganate, monovalent Na, K and Cs and divalent Be, Sr and Ba 7 angstrom manganates were interpreted as the same monoclinic structure with beta = 100-103 degrees as that of Li 7 angstrom manganate, from their X-ray diffraction data. In addition, divalent Mg, Ca and Ni 10 angstrom manganates were also interpreted as the same monoclinic crystal system with beta=90-94 degrees. The unit cell parameters, especially a, c and beta change possibly with the type of substituent cation probably because of the different ionic radius, hydration energy and molar ratio of substituent cation to manganese. However, these diffraction data, except for those of Sr and Ba 7 angstrom and Ca and Ni 10 angstrom manganates, reveal only some parts of the host manganese structure with the edge-shared [MnO6] octahedral layer. On the other hand, one of the superlattice reflections observed in the electron diffractions was found in the X-ray diffraction lines for heavier divalent cations Sr and Ba 7 angstrom and Ca and Ni 10 angtrom manganates. The reflection presumably results from the substituent cation position in the interlayer which is associated with the vacancies in the edge-shared [MnO6] layer and indicates that the essential vacancies are linearly arranged parallel to the b-axis. Furthermore, the characteristic superlattice reflection patterns for several cations, Li, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba and Ni, manganates were interpreted that the substituent cations are regularly distributed in the interlayer according to the exchange percentage of substituent cation to Na+. In contrast, the streaking in the a-direction observed strongly in the electron diffractions for heavier monovalent cations, K and Cs, manganates probably results from the disordering of their cations in the a-direction in the interlayer.     

云南个旧神仙水岩体锆石U—Pb年代学及岩石地球化学研究

云南个旧地区花岗岩极其发育,且与锡成矿关系密切。其中个旧西区神仙水花岗岩体呈岩株状,岩性主要为碱长花岗岩和正长岩。岩石地球化学研究表明,神仙水花岗岩具有高硅、贫钙镁、富碱的特征;ω（TFeO）／ω（MgO）和ω（Na2O＋K2O）／ω（A12：O3）比值高。富集大离子亲石元素Rb、n、u、K、La、Nd和高场强元素zr、Hf,亏损Ba、sr、Ta、P、Ti。Eu负异常较强,轻稀土富集,重稀土相对亏损,稀土配分模式呈右倾海鸥型,岩石类型属于A型花岗岩。锆石LA—ICP．Ms定年结果表明神仙水花岗岩体形成于81Ma左右,相当于晚白垩世。根据区域地质和花岗岩地球化学特征,判断其形成于伸展构造环境。     

吉林东部花岗岩风化的地球化学

描述了吉林东部花岗岩风化壳的特征。研究了花岗岩风化过程中主要造岩矿物的变化特点;建立了主要造岩矿物的风化序列。研究了主量元素、微量元素及稀土元素的地球化学行为;探讨了影响风化过程中元素行为的主要因素。计算了风化速率。     

Mutual replacement reactions in alkali feldspars II: trace element partitioning and geothermometry

Perthitic alkali feldspar primocrysts in layered syenites in the Klokken intrusion in South Greenland, underwent dissolution–reprecipitation reactions in a circulating post-magmatic aqueous fluid at ~450°C, and are to a large degree pseudomorphs. These ‘mutual replacement’ reactions provide a perfect natural experiment with which to study trace element partitioning between sodium and potassium feldspars growing simultaneously. The reactant ‘phase’ was a cryptoperthitic feldspar consisting of low albite and low microcline in a coherent sub-μm ‘braid’ intergrowth and the product phases were ‘strain-free’ incoherent subgrains of low albite and low microcline forming microporous patch perthites on scales up to 200 μm. The driving force for the reaction was reduction of coherency strain energy. The mechanisms of this process are described in Part I. Five mixed braid perthite–patch perthite crystals were analysed for major and trace elements using laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry with a 19 μm beam diameter. This gave bulk analyses of the braid texture, which were in the range Ab_73–54Or_45–27An_4.3–0.8, but could resolve Ab- and Or-rich patches in patch perthite. The major element bulk compositions of the crystals were retained during the replacement reactions. Major components in patches plot on tielines in the Ab–Or–An ternary system that pass through or very close to the parent braid perthite composition and indicate local equilibrium on the scale of a few tens of mm. Many trace elements, including REE, were lost to the fluid during the deuteric reactions, but the effect is large only for Fe and Ti. Cs, Pb and Sr were added to some crystals. Plots of log distribution coefficient D for Rb, Ba, Pb, Eu²⁺, La and Ce between Or- and Ab-rich patches against ionic radius are straight lines, assuming eightfold coordination, and to a first approximation are independent of ionic charge. K also lies on these lines, and the smaller ions Na and Ca lie close to them. The best linear fits were obtained using ionic radii for ^[8]K and ^[8]Ca, but there is ambiguity as to whether ^[7]Na or ^[5]Na is most appropriate. The linear relationship shows that the listed trace elements are in the feldspar M-site rather than in inclusions. Tl is in M although an exact D could not be obtained. The very large Cs ion partitions strongly into the Or-rich phase but its D value appears to be less than predicted by extrapolation. The near-linearity arises because partitioning is occurring between two solids into sites which have similar Young’s moduli, so that the parabolas that normally represent trace element partitioning between crystals and liquids (which have negligible shear strength) approximately cancel out. Ga and Be are in T-sites, as well as some of the Fe and Ti present, although part is in oxide inclusions. The site of Sc is unclear, but if structural it is likely to be T. Partitioning on M-sites is a potential geothermometer but because the effective size of the irregular M-site is defined by its K and (Na + Ca) contents, which are controlled by ternary solvus relationships, its calibration is not independent of conventional two-feldspar geothermometers. Trace elements may however provide a useful means of confirming that feldspar pairs are in equilibrium, and of recognising feldspar intergrowths produced by non-isochemical replacement rather than exsolution. Two-feldspar geothermometry for the ternary phases in the low-albite microcline patch perthites gives temperatures above the stability range of microcline, markedly so if a correction is made for Si–Al ordering. This is probably because current geothermometers are too sensitive to low concentrations of An in ordered Or-rich feldspars. This interpretation is supported by two-feldspar assemblages growing at known temperatures in geothermal systems and sedimentary basins. This paper and the earlier Part I are dedicated in the memory of J. V. Smith and W. L. Brown, both of whom died in 2007, in acknowledgement of their unrivalled contributions to the study of the feldspar minerals over more than half a century. An erratum to this article can be found at     

Can trace element distributions in migmatites be used as analogues in understanding petrogenesis of anatectic granites

Trace element concentrations in leucosomes of migmatites in the Black Hills, South Dakota, USA, were examined to determine if their compositions are analogous to those of pelite-derived granites. Melanosomes in the migmatites are dominated by biotite, sillimanite, and quartz. Leucosomes have constant Si/Al that corresponds to a peraluminous granite; however, they have variable proportions of (sil+qtz)/alkali feldspar that are attributed to instability of feldspar relative to sillimanite due to high a_HF in partial melts. There are strong positive correlations of Sr, Ba, Rb, and Cs concentrations with the proportion of feldspar in the leucosomes. The average concentrations of Sr and Ba are higher and of Rb and Cs lower in the leucosomes than in pelite-derived leucogranites. A reaction progress method is used to demonstrate that partitioning of these trace elements between melanosomes and leucosomes represent mineral-mineral equilibrium rather than residue-melt equilibrium. This implies that leucosomes in migmatites may crystallize while maintaining equilibrium with melanosomes and the resulting trace element compositions may not be analogous to those of partial melts.     

Distribution of groups I and II elements between liquidus phases of fluorine-saturated Si-Al-Na-K-Li-H-O system

Experimental data allow modeling the behavior of the named elements during formation of fluorine- saturated leucocratic rocks of silicic and alkaline compositions. The distribution of alkaline and alkaliearth elements is discussed at equilibrium between the silica-alumina melt with fluoride phases (crystalline and liquid) and with feldspar. Cryolite crystals form during saturation of silica-alumina melt of normal alkalinity with fluorine. Continuous solid solution of sodium-potassium cryolite is stable at 800°C. The equilibrium between melt and crystals continues up to the maximum molar fraction of 0.1 lithium end member in cryolite, at which two fluoride phases (crystalline and liquid) coexist with the silica-alumina melt of fixed composition. Separation of salt melts during late differentiation stages of granite and alkaline rocks is a regular process continuing the natural evolution of ore-magmatic systems. At equilibrium of two liquid phases, the silica phase is relatively enriched in potassium, and the fluoride phase is substantially enriched in sodium. This detected effect is the only currently possible mechanism for the occurrence of the potassium differentiation trends of granite melts. All effects related to crystallization cause enrichment in sodium. In other cases (with Ca, Sr, Mg, Rb, and Cs), separation of the second liquid phase acts in the same direction and enhances the action of crystallization. Comparison between partition coefficients allows derivation of the following affinity rows of alkaline elements for fluoride melt: Li > Na > K > Rb≈Cs and Mg > Ca > Sr > Ba. Hence, the known rule for joining strong bases with strong acids and weak bases with weak acids is fulfilled.     

川西北中生代特提斯沉积物地球化学特征对陆源风化条件的指示意义

川西北中生代特提斯沉积物地球化学特征对陆源风化条件的指示意义顾雪祥（成都理工学院．成都６１００５９）关键词特提斯浊积岩，风化条件，元素分配型式，碱金属－碱土金属，化学变异指数地史时期的物源区现今许多已被剥蚀破坏，因而有关这类物源区的母岩性质、同化条件...     

黄土高原南部全新世黄土-古土壤 序列若干元素分布特征及意义*

选择黄土高原南部的XJN,XMC和JYC全新世剖面为研究对象。通过对地层中Ca,Ba,Rb和Sr元素分布的研究,发现Ba/Sr和Rb/Sr比值在不同地层中含量差异十分明显,并与成土作用强度显著正相关,可作为良好的气候替代指标;表生环境中Rb和Ba较稳定,Sr和Ca元素十分活跃,易于迁移,其中Ca的迁移能力高于Sr元素;从XJN→XMC→JYC剖面,Rb和Ba元素含量增加,而Sr和Ca元素含量降低,这与区域环境差异有关;全新世中期暖湿的亚热带气候主要出现关中盆地地区,六盘山以西则是暖温带气候。     

Geochemistry of alkali and nepheline syenites of the Ukrainian Shield: ICP-MS data

We present new geochemical data on alkali and nepheline syenites from various complexes of different age within the Ukrainian Shield. The results reveal a correlation between the content of trace elements in the syenites, their assignment to a particular rock complex, the chemistry of primary melts, and the degree of their differentiation. The data also suggest regional geochemical heterogeneity in the ultramafic-alkaline complexes of the Ukrainian Shield. The alkali and nepheline syenites in the ultramafic-alkaline massifs from the eastern and western parts of the region exhibit similar REE contents and Eu/Eu* ratios but are markedly different in Nb, Ta, Zr, and Hf content and are of the miaskitic type. These rocks have lower REE, Nb, and Zr and higher Sr and Ba compared with early foidolites. The rocks of the gabbro-syenite complexes define a distinct Fe-enrichment fractionation trend from early syenitic intrusions to more differentiated varieties; they are also characterized by lower Sr, Ba, and Eu/Eu* and significantly lower contents of some major elements, e.g., Ti, Mg, and P. The agpaitic index and concentrations of Zr, Nb, Y, and REE increase in the same direction. A similar geochemical feature is observed in the alkali syenites genetically associated with anorthositerapakivi-granite plutons, which show incompatible-element enrichment and strong depletion in Sr and Ba. The distinctive evolutionary trends of alkali and nepheline syenites from different rock complexes of the Ukrainian Shield can be explained by different mechanisms of their formation. The main petrogenetic mechanism controlling the distribution of trace elements in the rocks of ultramafic-alkaline complexes was the separation of parent melts of melanephelinite and melilitite types into immiscible phonolite and carbonatite liquids. The gabbro-syenite complexes and alkali syenites from anorthosite-rapakivi granite plutons evolved via crystallization differentiation, which involved extensive feldspar fractionation.     

New Data on the Concentrations of Dissolved Trace Elements in Waters of Russian Arctic Rivers

Doklady Earth Sciences - Published data and research results from the authors on the concentrations of dissolved trace elements (P, Si, Li, Rb, Cs, Sr, Ba, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd, Tl, Pb, Al,...     

Rare earth and other trace element mobility during mylonitization: a comparison of the Brevard and Hope Valley shear zones in the Appalachian Mountains, USA

In progressing from a granitoid mylonite to an ultramylonite in the Brevard shear zone in North Carolina, Ca and LOI (H₂O) increase, Si, Mg, K, Na, Ba, Sr, Ta, Cs and Th decrease, while changes in Al, Ti, Fe, P, Sc, Rb, REE, Hf, Cr and U are relatively small. A volume loss of 44% is calculated for the Brevard ultramylonite relative to an Al–Ti–Fe isocon. The increase in Ca and LOI is related to a large increase in retrograde epidote and muscovite in the ultramylonite, the decreases in K, Na, Si, Ba and Sr reflect the destruction of feldspars, and the decrease in Mg is related to the destruction of biotite during mylonitization. In an amphibolite facies fault zone separating grey and pink granitic gneisses in the Hope Valley shear zone in New England, compositional similarity suggests the ultramylonite is composed chiefly of the pink gneisses. Utilizing an Al–Ti–Fe isocon for the pink gneisses, Sc, Cr, Hf, Ta, U, Th and M-HREE are relatively unchanged, Si, LOI, K, Mg, Rb, Cs and Ba are enriched, and Ca, Na, P, Sr and LREE are lost during deformation. In contrast to the Brevard mylonite, the Hope Valley mylonite appears to have increased in volume by about 70%, chiefly in response to an introduction of quartz. Chondrite-normalized REE patterns of granitoids from both shear zones are LREE-enriched and have prominent negative Eu anomalies. Although REE increase in abundance in the Brevard ultramylonites (reflecting the volume loss), the shape of the REE pattern remains unchanged. In contrast, REE and especially LREE decrease in abundance with increasing deformation of the Hope Valley gneisses. Mass balance calculations indicate that ≥95% of the REE in the Brevard rocks reside in titanite. In contrast, in the Hope Valley rocks only 15–40% of the REE can be accounted for collectively by titanite, apatite and zircon. Possible sites for the remaining REE are allanite, fluorite or grain boundaries. Loss of LREE from the pink gneisses during deformation may have resulted from decreases in allanite and perhaps apatite or by leaching ofy REE from grain boundaries by fluids moving through the shear zone. Among the element ratios most resistant to change during mylonitization in the Brevard shear zone are La/Yb, Eu/Eu*, Sm/Nd, La/Sc, Th/Sc, Th/Yb, Cr/Th, Th/U and Hf/Ta, whereas the most stable ratios in the Hope Valley shear zone are K/Rb, Rb/Cs, Th/U, Eu/Eu*, Th/Sc, Th/Yb, Sm/Nd, Th/Ta, Hf/Ta and Hf/Yb. However, until more trace element data are available from other shear zones, these ratios should not be used alone to identify protoliths of deformed rocks.