Gabbroic rocks in ophiolitic occurrences from East Othris, Greece: petrogenetic processes and geotectonic environment implications

East Othris area consists of scattered ophiolitic units, as well as ophiolitic mélange occurrences, which encompass gabbroic rocks. These rocks have been affected by low-grade ocean floor metamorphism (T?<?350°C and P?<?8?kbar). Based on their petrography, mineral chemistry and geochemistry gabbroic rocks have been distinguished into gabbros and diorites, with the latter being divided into two groups. Gabbros seem to have been formed from moderate to high partial melting degrees (~8–25%) of a highly depleted mantle source, while group (1) diorites have been differentiated after variable fractionation processes (up to 30%). Group (2) diorites seem to have been derived from low partial melting degrees (~3%) of a fertile or moderately depleted mantle source and with extensive fractionation processes (~50%). Geochemical results suggest that partial melting processes occurred at relatively shallow depths, in the plagioclase-spinel stability field, while amphibole chemistry data indicate shallow level crystallization. Chondrite and PM-normalized patterns, Th/Yb, and Nb/Th ratios as well as mineral chemistry analyses show that gabbros and group (1) diorites (with relatively low PM-normalized Nb and Ta values and negative Ti anomalies) suggest subduction processes, while group (2) diorites are MORB or BAB related. Some gabbros have been characterised as high-Mg, being compositionally similar to picrites or boninites. Variability in extent of partial melting of the mantle source and the different geotectonic environment affinities are consistent with a supra-subduction zone (SSZ) origin of the east Othris ophiolites. The fact that IAT related rocks are more abundant in east rather than in west Othris may possibly be explained by a slab rollback model retreating to the east within the Pindos oceanic basin.     

滇西莴中新生代高镁富钾火山岩中橄榄石斑晶及其尖晶石包裹体的岩浆成因动力学意义

滇西莴中新生代高镁富钾火山岩富含橄榄石斑晶,其核部Fo含量变化较大（94～75％）,由大斑晶（〉1mm）、中等粒径斑晶（0．3～1mm）至小斑晶（〈0．3mm）,Fo含量总体变小;橄榄石斑晶CaO含量大于0．1wt％,随着Fo含量的降低,MnO含量升高,而NiO含量降低,并具有明显的岩浆结晶分异趋势,均为岩浆成因,但来源复杂;大斑晶和中等粒径斑晶的核部Fo含量明显与全岩MgO不平衡,均属于捕虏晶来源。橄榄石斑晶中的尖晶石包裹体高Cr#（0．77～0．94）、低Mg#（0．17～0．65）,具有较低的Al2O3含量（〈10wt％）;尖晶石包裹体的TiO2含量总体上较低（〈1．0wt％）,暗示了绝大部分橄榄石属于岛弧型岩浆成因,来源于富集交代的方辉橄榄岩部分熔融岩浆;少量高TiO2尖晶石包裹体（1．36～3．96wt％）的存在则暗示了部分橄榄石斑晶的形成可能与峨眉山大火成岩省有关。大斑晶和中等粒径斑晶橄榄石均具明显的成分梯度变化,由核部、幔部至边部。其Fo、NiO含量降低而MnO、CaO含量增大,并且边部成分特征与小斑晶橄榄石相类似,其源区至少存在两次岩浆作用过程,核部成分变化反映的是早期高Mg#岩浆中的橄榄石结晶分离作用过程,而边部以及小斑晶橄榄石的成分变化则反映了后期喷发岩浆（Mg#略低）体系中橄榄石的结晶分离作用过程。     

Early Palaeozoic arc-related gabbro-diorite suite in East Junggar,southern Central Asian Orogenic Belt: petrogenesis and tectonic implications

ABSTRACT

The Armantai and Kalamaili oceans were both important branches of the Palaeo-Asian Ocean between the Altai microcontinent and the Junggar juvenile crust; however, their geological evolution is not completely clear. This paper reports detailed petrological, zircon geochronological, whole-rock elemental and Sr-Nd-Pb isotopic data for a newly discovered gabbro-diorite suite (Akputo pluton) in East Junggar to constrain this issue. Quartz diorite and hornblende gabbro yield intrusion ²⁰⁶Pb/²³⁸U ages of ca. 444–440 Ma, which indicates that mafic-intermediate magmatism occurred in the earliest Silurian. The gabbroic-dioritic rocks have tholeiite to calc-alkaline affinities and are characterised by moderately fractionated rare earth element patterns with flat heavy rare earth elements, enrichment in Rb, Ba, K, Sr, and depletion in Nb, Ta, Ti. Low initial Sr and Pb isotopic compositions and positive ε_Nd(t) indicate a derivation from the isotopically depleted mantle sources. The geochemical compositions and melting calculations suggest that the gabbro-diorite suite originated from partial melting of spinel-bearing mantle sources that had been metasomatised by subduction-derived fluids and sediments. The Akputo intrusions formed in an arc setting related to the southward subduction of the Armantai Ocean. Taking the regional angular unconformity between the Ordovician sediments and Silurian volcanics into account, we further suggest that the Early to Middle Silurian was a transition period of the closure of Armantai Ocean and the initial spreading of Kalamaili Ocean.     

Source constraints for the young basaltic rocks from the northernmost end of Cappadocian region,Turkey: Melting evidence from peridotite and pyroxenite source domains

Widespread magmatic activity developed in the Middle Miocene in the Cappadocian Region of Central Anatolia in Turkey. Despite several previous studies that focus on the geochemical features of the magmatic rocks, the source components and development of melting conditions are still a matter of debate.Recent basaltic rocks from Karaburna and Gül?ehir (1228 and 96 Ka, respectively, Dogan, 2011) are considered as a part of the Central Anatolian Volcanic Province, situated at the northernmost end of the Cappadocian Region. These lavas have similar large ion lithophile (LIL) (except Rb) and high field strength (HFS) element abundances, however, Karaburna samples are more enriched in HFS elements, and both of the rocks suites reflect HFS depletions relative to the OIB signature.Karaburna and Gül?ehir basalts have low Nb/La (0.45–0.5; 0.35–0.5), Nb/Th (2.75–4.61; 1.26–2.85) values, respectively, suggesting contributions from crustal sources, whereas Zr/Ba ratios of these samples range between 0.32–0.93 and 0.4–0.88 and imply that these rocks appear to be derived from asthenospheric sources. These incompatible element ratios can be attributed to either different geochemical processes, or are related to melting from different source component(s).The ambient mantle source of the Cappadocian region appears to be consistent with spinel peridotite, but this domain is not solely satisfactory to represent the melting conditions in the light of new elemental data. Values of Tb/Yb(N) and Zn/Fe provide new constraints suggesting the magmas were generated from the asthenosphere. Tb/Yb(N) ratio separates garnet – spinel transition Tb/Yb_(N) (>1.8) and Zn/Fe ratio displays separation between the peridotite-derived (Zn/Fe <12) and pyroxenite-derived (13?20) melts.A melting model based on REE ratios and Zn/Fe, Co/Fe, Tb/Yb(N) values indicates that basaltic rocks were not derived from a single source component (peridotite). Instead, those values suggest substantial melting contributions from a pyroxenite source domain, which has not been discussed as a source component in previous studies. Melts, from both of the source domains, with the result of asthenospheric upwelling linked to the downgoing Aegean and Cyprean slabs, are distinct from the alkaline character frequently observed as the final products of recent volcanic activity in the Cappadocian region and also explains the different trace element variations observed in such a small scale.     

藏南马扎拉地区玄武岩地球化学特征、成因及其地质意义

西藏东南部特提斯喜马拉雅带东段的遮拉组(J₂z)中出露有大量的玄武岩,其地球化学特征对了解该地区中侏罗世的构造背景具有重要意义。本文在详细的野外工作基础上,对发现于马扎拉地区遮拉组的玄武岩进行了地球化学研究。全岩主量元素及微量元素地球化学特征显示,玄武岩属钙碱性系列,SiO₂含量为47.50%~50.61%,具有高钾(K₂O平均为0.61%)、高钛(TiO₂平均为4.02%)、高磷(P₂O₅平均为0.52%)等特点;轻、重稀土元素分馏较为明显(∑LREE/∑HREE=7.30~7.58),(La/Yb)_N比值平均为7.94,富集大离子亲石元素(LILE)如Ba、Th和高场强元素(HFSE)如Nb、Ta、Zr、Hf,呈现出典型洋岛玄武岩(OIB)的地球化学特性。岩浆源于主要由石榴石橄榄岩组成的富集地幔发生10%左右部分熔融的产物,岩浆上升过程中未受到明显的地壳混染。结合区域地质资料,初步认为马扎拉玄武岩应为被动大陆边缘地幔柱或热点的产物。     

峨眉山大火成岩省底部枕状玄武岩的地质地球化学特征及成因探讨

云南上沧二叠纪枕状玄武岩位于峨眉山大火成岩省内带底部。该玄武岩全岩SiO2含量为49.36%～51.36%,TiO2含量为1.28%～1.91%,MgO含量为6.08%～10.79%,Mg#值为53～69,Al2O3含量为13.91%～16.31%,Na2O含量为1.59%～3.72%,K2O含量较低,为0.18%～0.76%,并且Na2O/K2O比值较高,为4.27～10.48,属拉斑系列玄武岩。具有右倾斜型稀土元素配分模式,重稀土和部分高场强元素与N-MORB接近,轻稀土和部分大离子亲石元素介于N-MORB和上地壳之间。(La/Sm)N比值大多数低于2.0(1.4～2.2),(Ce/Yb)N比值介于2.2～3.4之间,明显低于OIB,不具有OIB的地球化学特征,在Th/Hf-Ta/Hf构造环境判别图解中位于陆缘裂谷玄武岩区域,推测上沧枕状熔岩是古特提斯洋俯冲到扬子板块边缘形成的初始裂谷扩张的产物。     

东昆仑河尔格头地区晚三叠世花岗岩成因：年代学、地球化学及Sr- Nd- Pb同位素约束

河尔格头地区位于东昆仑造山带西段,发育大量花岗岩岩石组合,对该地区晚三叠世花岗岩的研究不仅有助于认识东昆仑造山带印支期构造- 岩浆演化历史,还可为古特提斯洋俯冲及洋盆闭合时限提供约束。本文报道了对河尔格头地区花岗岩的LA- MC- ICP- MS锆石U- Pb定年、地球化学、Sr- Nd- Pb同位素的研究结果,为建立完善的年代学格架和构造演化提供了新资料。本次在河尔格头英云闪长岩中获得了230. 9±0. 7Ma的锆石U- Pb 年龄,结合野外接触关系,可以确定该期花岗岩为晚三叠世岩浆活动的产物。全岩地球化学分析结果显示,河尔格头晚三叠世花岗岩为准铝到弱过铝质岩石,属中- 高钾钙碱性系列,富集轻稀土和Rb、Th等大离子亲石元素,不同程度亏损Nb、Ta、P、Ti等高场强元素,具负铕异常,属I型花岗岩。从Sr- Nd- Pb同位素分析结果可以看出河尔格头晚三叠世花岗岩具有较高的 I Sr 值(0. 705058~0. 707582)和负的ε Nd ( t )值(-2. 05~-5. 14),双阶段模式年龄 t DM2 为1170~1422Ma,表明岩浆主要来源于地壳。经校正后的 ( 206 Pb/ 204 Pb) i 值为18. 37949~18. 58525,( 207 Pb/ 204 Pb) i 值为15. 56543~15. 59755,( 208 Pb/ 204 Pb) i 值为37. 79668~38. 27230,Pb同位素组成图解显示其物质来源与壳幔相互作用有关。综合岩体岩石地球化学特征及前人研究成果,河尔格头地区花岗岩显示板块俯冲阶段的特征,可能为阿尼玛卿洋壳消减过程中的产物,古特提斯洋的闭合时限或可推迟至晚三叠世。     

湘东北金井地区花岗岩成因及地球动力学暗示：岩石学、地球化学和Sr-Nd同位素制约

出露于湘东北地区的燕山期花岗质岩岩体,呈岩基或岩株状广泛侵位于中元古界冷家溪群浅变质碎屑沉积岩中, 部分岩体为白垩纪红层覆盖。文章详细研究了金井岩体的岩石学、地球化学及Sr-Nd同位素特征,并与其围岩冷家溪群进行了对比。该岩体具有较高的SiO2(71．44-74．31wt．％)、K2O(3．86-4．98wt．％)和Na2O(3．24-3．84wt．％),以及较低的 FeO Fe2O3 MgO TiO2(均小于3％),结合高含量的Al2O3(13．25-14．89wt．％)及高ASI值(普遍大于1．1),为典型的强过铝质(SP)高钾钙碱性花岗岩。金井花岗岩富硅、碱和高Sr、Ba丰度、高LILE／HSFE和LREE／HREE比值,低镁铁质及REE 含量,表明金井岩体为高度分异的花岗岩,其源区的残留物中黑云母含量高。REE配分图和原始地幔多元素标准化图谱上 Rb、Th、U、K和LREE相对富集,而Ba、Sr和高强场元素(Nb、Ta、P和Ti)相对亏损,Eu可变的负异常(δEu:0．53-0．78),表明存在角闪石、黑云母、堇青石、磷灰石和钛铁矿等分异演化的影响,类似于同碰撞型花岗岩地球化学特征。高Rb／Sr(3-6)、低 Sr／Ba(0．2-0．7)、高P2O5含量(0．09-0．15wt．％)、低Al2O3／TiO2比值(40-700．4和<0．2两组)以及Nd同位素的不同(高Nd和低Nd两组),类似于围岩冷家溪群砂质和泥质沉积岩特征,以及高Sr[(87Sr／86Sr)i=0．72204-0．72540]、低Nd[εNd(145 Ma)=-10--12]等均表明花岗质岩浆主要起源于中元古代冷家溪群变质砂岩(高Ca)和变质泥岩(低Ca)的部分熔融或中下地壳物质的熔融,但有少量地幔物质的加入。结合印支期以来华南及湘东北地区地球动力学演化史,作者认为金井燕山期花岗岩形成于陆内碰撞造山晚期,是160-140Ma 陆内俯冲(A型俯冲)碰撞造山作用增温减压体制达到鼎盛阶段的产物,标志湘东北地区由此全面转入陆内伸展阶段。     

Refractory chromitites recovered from the Eretria mine,East Othris massif (Greece): Implications for metallogeny and deformation of chromitites within the lithospheric mantle portion of a forearc-type ophiolite

The chrome ores of the abandoned Eretria mine of the East Othris ophiolite occur within a pervasively serpentinized and sheared harzburgite body. They consist of massive chromitites with mylonitic fabric in imbricate shaped pods. Modal analyses of these ores average at about 90–95% chromian spinel (Cr-spinel) and 5–10% secondary silicates. Chromian spinel compositions vary in Cr# [Cr/(Cr + Al) × 100] and Mg# [Mg/(Mg + Fe²⁺) × 100] from 44 to 62 and from 59 to 81, respectively. Trace element (Ti, Ni, V, Mn, Zn, Sc, Co and Ga) contents in Cr-spinel do not show significant variations from grain cores to grain boundaries. However, Cr-spinel compositions show depletions in Ti, Zn and Sc when compared to the composition of accessory Cr-spinel from typical mid-ocean ridge basalts (MORB). Mineral inclusions hosted in Cr-spinel comprise a range of (hydrous and anhydrous) silicate and base metal (BM) minerals occasionally intergrown with phosphate minerals and rare intermetallic compounds. A number of these inclusions have Cr-spinel rims with higher Cr# (63–68) than those of the enclosing Cr-spinel grains.The absence of dunite sheaths around chromitites is interpreted as an artifact of dunite structural obliteration during prolonged ductile shearing within harzburgite. The microtextural characteristics of a number of inclusions in Cr-spinel imply that they were initially fully molten. Furthermore, primary hydrosilicate (amphibole, phlogopite) inclusions in Cr-spinel indicate that chromitites crystallized from a water-bearing melt. Chromian spinel rims around silicate inclusions probably represent early crystals generated from a primitive magma produced by melting of a depleted mantle source.Geochemical calculations demonstrate that the parental melts of chromitites had intermediate affinity between MORB and arc-related magmas. Our preferred hypothesis for the genesis of the Eretria chromitites is that they were formed from a melt originated within the hydrated mantle wedge beneath a nascent forearc basin during subduction initiation.     

北祁连中段高压/低温混杂带——岩石学、地球化学和年代学证据

详细的野外研究结果表明,北祁连中段清水沟-香子沟高压低温变质带中出露的变质岩主要有榴辉岩、蓝片岩、多硅白云母石英片岩、变硅质岩、大理岩和蛇纹岩。地球化学测试结果表明,榴辉岩原岩为大洋中脊玄武岩和洋岛拉斑玄武岩;蓝片岩有两种类型,第1种蓝片岩原岩为基性-中基性火山岩,第2种蓝片岩原岩主要形成环境为大洋岛弧和/或大陆岛弧的沉积岩;多硅白云母石英片岩的原岩主要形成于大陆边缘环境;变硅质岩的原岩为形成于远离大陆边缘的沉积环境中的热水成因硅质岩;大理岩原岩为灰岩。榴辉岩锆石SHRIMP定年结果显示其原岩年龄为500±4 Ma,第1种蓝片岩原岩年龄为529±5 Ma。锆石Lu-Hf同位素表明,榴辉岩原岩明显受到了古老地壳的影响,基性蓝片岩的原岩源区为亏损地幔,后期没有或者极微弱地受到地壳物质的影响。结合已有研究资料,认为北祁连高压/低温变质带中变质岩的原岩类型具有明显的多样性特征,且原岩时代具有多期性特征。上述研究结果表明,古祁连洋在早古生代向北俯冲过程中,携带了不同性质和时代的岩石进入俯冲带深部,形成高压/低温变质条件下的混杂带,代表了早古生代与洋壳俯冲有关的俯冲隧道。