Petrogenetic Aspects of Acid and Basaltic Lavas from the Paran? Plateau (Brazil): Geological, Mineralogical and Petrochemical Relationships

The acid volcanics (Lower Cretaceous) of the Paran? basin coveran area of about 150000 km² and are represented by dominantrhyodacites and subordinate rhyolites. They may be divided intotwo main types, characterized respectively by relatively lowand relatively high contents of Ti, P, and other incompatibleelements (La, Ce, Zr, etc.), i.e. the Palmas acid volcanics(PAY) and Chapec? acid volcanics (CAV), respectively. PAV arewidespread in the southern Paran? basin and are closely associatedwith basaltic and andesitic rock-types similarly characterizedby low Ti, P, and other incompatible elements. In contrast,CAV are dominant in the northern Paran? basin, where they areclosely associated with basalts containing high Ti, P, and otherincompatible elements. The generation of the Palmas and Chapec? acid melts appearsto be in part consistent with crystal fractionation processes,starting from the associated basic rocks and accompanied bycrustal contamination. However the relative absence of intermediaterock-types (‘silica gap’: 54–56 to 63–65wt. per cent), and the confinement of the acid volcanics towardsthe continental margin suggests that a model involving lowercrustal basic material of significantly different compositionin the northern and southern Paran? basin may be a more plausiblealternative. In this preferred model the basic parent materialmay be represented by mafic granulites of different compositions,or by basalts trapped at the crust-mantle discontinuity andcorresponding in composition to the contrasting low- and high-TiO₂basalts that flooded the Paran? basin in Lower Cretaceous times.The melting of these underplated materials may explain the closegeochemical relationships between fissure acid volcanics andthe closely associated basalt types (e.g., Ethiopia, Paran?).The beginning of the major rifting related to continental break-upshould therefore correspond to the stage when the melting processaffected the lower part of the continental crust. ^*Reprint requests to E. M. Piccirillo     

Mantle Heterogeneity and Crustal Contamination in the Genesis of Low-Ti Continental Flood Basalts from the Paran? Plateau (Brazil): Sr-Nd Isotope and Geochemical Evidence

Continental flood basalts from the Parana plateau are of LowerCretaceous age and are represented by abundant (c. 45 per centby volume) two-pyroxene tholeiites characterized by relativelylow-TiO₂ (< 2 wt. percent) and incompatible (e.g., P, Ba,Sr, La, Ce, Zr) element contents. Low-Ti basalts are distributedthroughout the Parana Basin and predominate in the southernregions, where they represent over 90 per cent by volume ofthe basic activity. Major and trace elements and Sr-Nd isotope ratios were analysedin 43 low-Ti basalts selected so as to cover the entire Paranabasin. In general, low-Ti basalts with initial ^87Sr86Sr ratios (R₀)lower than O7060 may be divided into two groups: (A) those relativelyenriched in incompatible elements (e.g., average K₂O = O.85and P₂O₅ = 0.27 wt. per cent, and Ba = 346, Sr =289, Rb=16;La =18; Zr=132 p.p.m.) and SiO₂ (average 51.1 wt. per cent);and (B) depleted in incompatible elements (e.g., average K₂O= 0.31, P₂O₅ =0.17 wt. per cent, and Ba=178, Sr= 179, Rb= 11,La = 9, Zr = 93 p.p.m.) and SiO₂ (average 49.7 wt. per cent).Low-Ti basalts of Group A are typical of northern Paran? {Ro= O70550–O70596), but a few are also present in centralParan? (Ro = 070577–0–70591), while those of GroupB are exclusive to central Paran– {Ro = 070463–0–70580) Low-Ti basalts with R₀> O7060 are typical of southern Paran?(R₀ = O7O639 –O71137), but are also present in centralParana (Ro = 070620–070890). These low-Ti basalts havechemical similarity (e.g., Ti, P, Sr) with low-Ti basalts depletedin incompatible elements (Group B) from which, however, theydiffer-in possessing significantly higher concentrations ofSiO₂, K₂O, Rb, and Ba. Such chemical diversity, accompaniedby important Ro variations (070463–071137) suggests thatthe low-Ti basalts from southern and part of central Paranamay result from crustal contamination. On the contrary, low-Ti basalts from northern, and part of central, Parana (GroupA) may be considered virtually uncontaminated. Results indicate that crustal contamination by granitic material(s)may be in the range 7–17 per cent. Such contaminationin central Paran? appears compatible with an assimilation-fractionalcrystallization process (AFC), while in southern Parana, othercontamination processes (e.g., mixing of magmasfrom crustaland mantle sources, assimilation of wall rock while magmas flowthrough dykes, etc.) were probably superimposed on AFC. Thedegree of crustal contamination generally decreases from southernto northern Parana. Sr and Nd isotope ratios suggest that mantle source materialfor low-Ti basalts depleted in incompatible elements (GroupB: southern and part of central Parana) had a lower R₀ value(c. O.7046) and a higher ^l43Nd/¹⁴⁴Nd ratio (Nd + c. 0.51274)than that for low-Ti basalts enriched in incompatible elements(Group A: northern and part of central Parana), namely R₀ c.O.7059 and Nd+ c. 0.51242. These Sr-isotopic differences alsoapply to the northern (incompatible-element rich, R₀ c. O.7053)and southern (incompatible-element poor R₀ c. 0.7046) basaltprovinces of Karoo, suggesting that both Parana and Karoo basaltmagmas, differing by about 70 m.y. in age, probably originatedin a similar batch of subcontinental lithospheric mantle inpredrift times (cf. Cox, 1986). The extension of the Dupal Sr-anomaly (i.e. Rio Grande Rise+ Wai vis Ridge + Gough and Tristan da Cunha islands: Sr = 46=53;Hart, 1984) inside the Brazilian continent (Sr = 46–59)suggests that the lithospheric mantle of the Parana (and Karoo)provinces was possibly also the local source of oceanic volcanismup to advanced stages of the opening of the South Atlantic. ^*Reprint requests to E. M. Piccirillo.     

安徽铜陵地区幔源镁铁质团块研究及其地质意义

幔源岩石包体研究,是认识上地幔岩石圈物质组成、幔源岩浆演化及壳幔动力学过程的重要手段。铜陵地区小铜官山石英二长闪长岩中发育有微粒闪长质包体,并且这些微粒闪长质包体中不均匀地分布着镁铁质团块,三者的形成过程可视为铜陵地区岩浆演化的缩影,为了解本区深部岩浆作用过程提供了有力的证据。在前人研究的基础上,笔者借助电子探针、扫描电镜、电镜能谱和二次飞行时间离子探针(Tof-SIMS)对产于铜陵地区微粒闪长质包体中的镁铁质团块进行了详细的研究,首次获得了一套精确的矿物化学资料和元素分布图,总结了镁铁质团块的特征,并讨论了本区的深部岩浆作用过程。矿物学研究表明,镁铁质团块中的角闪石和辉石均已发生了不同程度的透闪石化和阳起石化蚀变,蚀变过程中,从镁钙闪石到镁角闪石,再到透闪石,随着Si的增加,角闪石呈现出Mg的富集和Ti、Al贫化的特点。团块中的富Cr磁铁矿、Ti磁铁矿和少量的铝直闪石指示了其具有深源性。Tof-SIMS元素分布图显示,透闪石主要由Al、Si、Ca、Sc、V、Cr、Mn、Cu和Sr元素组成,透辉石主要由Si、Mg、Ca、Cu和Rb组成。在铜陵地区,上地幔部分熔融形成一套玄武岩浆,受岩浆底侵作用影响,玄武岩浆上侵,进入下地壳深位岩浆房,与下地壳硅镁层发生同化混染作用,形成一套轻度演化的中基性(辉长质)玄武岩浆,镁铁质团块就是这类中基性玄武岩浆直接结晶形成的。后受构造作用影响,这类中基性玄武岩浆上侵到中地壳岩浆房(12~16 km),与中地壳的变质岩系发生同化混染和结晶分异作用形成一套中性闪长质岩浆,微粒闪长质包体就是这套闪长质岩浆发生结晶分异作用而形成的。镁铁质团块和微粒闪长质包体清楚地解释了铜陵地区深部岩浆作用过程,并有力地证明了铜陵地区中地壳的闪长质岩浆来源于下地壳的壳幔混源岩浆。     

幔源角闪石巨晶中硫化物熔融包裹体研究

硫化物熔融包裹体研究是认识硫化物矿床成矿元素来源和演化的重要手段,由于硫化物熔融包裹体的体积较小(粒径仅为10～20μm),其详细化学元素组分的难以获得一直是制约进一步研究的瓶颈。笔者在前人研究的基础上,借助于扫描电镜、电镜能谱和二次飞行时间离子探针(Tof-SIMS)对产于铜陵地区角闪石巨晶中的硫化物熔融包裹体进行了详细的研究,首次获得了一套精确的矿物化学资料和元素分布图。矿物学研究表明,角闪石巨晶在上地幔和下地壳均有结晶,温压区间分别为T:850～900℃(温度),P:0.70×109～0.82×109Pa(压力),对应深度D:23.10～27.06km;和T:900～950℃,P:1.09×109～1.17×109Pa,D:35.97～38.61km。元素分布图显示,硫化物熔融包裹体主要有两种元素组成体系:S-Fe-Mn-Ni-Rb-Sr-Ba和S-Fe-Cu-Sr,幔源硫化物体系中Mn、Ni、Rb、Ba等元素具有相似的性质特征可共溶,与Cu则表现出不混溶。在铜陵地区,上地幔的部分熔融形成了一套碱性玄武岩浆,后受岩浆底侵作用和壳幔相互作用影响,底侵进入下地壳深位岩浆房,发生结晶分异和同化混染作用,形成一套轻度演化的玄武岩浆,可能为辉长质。上地幔和下地壳的角闪石巨晶分别是由上地幔碱性玄武岩浆和下地壳轻度演化的玄武岩浆(辉长质)高压下结晶的产物。当上地幔碱性玄武岩浆上侵到下地壳深位岩浆房以后,发生结晶分异作用,又由于地壳硅镁层的混染作用,使得玄武岩浆中硫溶解度降低,促其熔离,从而释放大量的硫(S,以及Ni、Cu、Cr)。角闪石巨晶中的硫化物熔融包裹体正是在下地壳深位岩浆房中,由正在结晶的角闪石巨晶在结晶分异和轻度演化的玄武质岩浆中捕获的不混溶硫化物熔融液滴形成的。铜陵地区在中生代经历了一个长期的大规模的岩浆底侵作用和壳幔相互作用过程,由于下地壳硅镁层混染作用使得轻度演化的玄武岩浆释放大量硫,必然会在莫霍面附近形成大规模高浓度的硫富集区,这些组分在岩浆上侵作用、地壳减薄作用或者裂谷作用的影响下很容易再活化,进入区域岩浆-热液流体系统,最终参与形成区域大规模的硫化物矿床。     

Re-Os and Sm-Nd Isotope and Trace Element Constraints on the Origin of the Chromite Deposit of the Ipueira-Medrado Sill, Bahia, Brazil

The chromite deposit of the Paleoproterozoic Ipueira–Medradosill is hosted in a single, thick (5–8 m), massive layer,which sets severe constraints for the origin of chromitites.It is divided from bottom to top into: (1) a Marginal Zone (5–20m); (2) an Ultramafic Zone (<250 m) consisting of duniteand harzburgite that host the chromitite layer, in which intercumulusamphibole is important and more abundant toward the top; (3)a Mafic Zone (<40 m). The parental magma was large ion lithophileelement and light rare earth element enriched and high fieldstrength element depleted. Sm–Nd isotopic compositionsare consistent with a 2 Ga age, but suggest a variable initialNd isotopic composition that correlates with the abundance ofamphibole. The more negative     

Melt Inclusions of Sulfide in Mantle-Driven Amphibole Megacrysts

硫化物熔融包裹体研究是认识硫化物矿床成矿元素来源和演化的重要手段,由于硫化物熔融包裹体的体积较小(粒径仅为10～20 μm),其详细化学元素组分的难以获得一直是制约进一步研究的瓶颈.笔者在前人研究的基础上,借助于扫描电镜、电镜能谱和二次飞行时间离子探针(Tof-SIMS)对产于铜陵地区角闪石巨晶中的硫化物熔融包裹体进行了详细的研究,首次获得了一套精确的矿物化学资料和元素分布图.矿物学研究表明,角闪石巨晶在上地幔和下地壳均有结晶,温压区间分别为T:850～900℃(温度),P:0.70×109～0.82×109 Pa(压力),对应深度D:23.10～27.06 km;和T:900～950℃,P:1.09×109～1.17×109 Pa,D:35.97～38.61 km.元素分布图显示,硫化物熔融包裹体主要有两种元素组成体系:S-Fe-Mn-Ni-Rb-Sr-Ba和S-Fe-Cu-Sr,幔源硫化物体系中Mn、Ni、Rb、Ba等元素具有相似的性质特征可共溶,与Cu则表现出不混溶.在铜陵地区,上地幔的部分熔融形成了一套碱性玄武岩浆,后受岩浆底侵作用和壳幔相互作用影响,底侵进入下地壳深位岩浆房,发生结晶分异和同化混染作用,形成一套轻度演化的玄武岩浆,可能为辉长质.上地幔和下地壳的角闪石巨晶分别是由上地幔碱性玄武岩浆和下地壳轻度演化的玄武岩浆(辉长质)高压下结晶的产物.当上地幔碱性玄武岩浆上侵到下地壳深位岩浆房以后,发生结晶分异作用,又由于地壳硅镁层的混染作用,使得玄武岩浆中硫溶解度降低,促其熔离,从而释放大量的硫(S,以及Ni、Cu、Cr).角闪石巨晶中的硫化物熔融包裹体正是在下地壳深位岩浆房中,由正在结晶的角闪石巨晶在结晶分异和轻度演化的玄武质岩浆中捕获的不混溶硫化物熔融液滴形成的.铜陵地区在中生代经历了一个长期的大规模的岩浆底侵作用和壳幔相互作用过程,由于下地壳硅镁层混染作用使得轻度演化的玄武岩浆释放大量硫,必然会在莫霍面附近形成大规模高浓度的硫富集区,这些组分在岩浆上侵作用、地壳减薄作用或者裂谷作用的影响下很容易再活化,进入区域岩浆-热液流体系统,最终参与形成区域大规模的硫化物矿床.     

Trace Element and Strontium Isotope Constraints on the Origin and Evolution of Paran? Continental Flood Basalts of Santa Catarina State (Southern Brazil)

Forty-five selected samples from two different sequences, andfrom different sites spread over the Parana Basin have beenanalysed for major and trace elements and Sr isotope ratios.Results demonstrate the existence of two geochemically and isotopicallydistinct groups, namely a high phosphorus and titanium (HPT)and a low phosphorus and titanium (LPT) group. HPT rocks are relatively rich in LIL elements and have morehomogeneous and markedly lower isotopic Sr ratios than LPT rocks.Since no relationship between the two groups was found, theymay derive from different mantle sources, the HPT source beingmore enriched in most incompatible trace elements except Th,U and Rb than the LPT one. The LPT group, comprising basalts to rhyodacites, displays alarge range in Sr isotopic ratios. This is interpreted as aresult of a fractional crystallization process occurring athigh crustal levels associated with assimilation of crustalmaterial.