Geochemistry and tectonic setting of mafic rocks from the Othris Ophiolite,Greece |
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Authors: | Matthias G Barth Tatjana M Gluhak |
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Institution: | 1.Institut für Geowissenschaften,Universit?t Mainz,Mainz,Germany |
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Abstract: | We present new geochemical analyses of minerals and whole rocks for a suite of mafic rocks from the crustal section of the
Othris Ophiolite in central Greece. The mafic rocks form three chemically distinct groups. Group 1 is characterized by N-MORB-type
basalt and basaltic andesite with Na- and Ti-rich clinopyroxenes. These rocks show mild LREE depletion and no HFSE anomalies,
consistent with moderate degrees (~15%) of anhydrous partial melting of depleted mantle followed by 30–50% crystal fractionation.
Group 2 is represented by E-MORB-type basalt with clinopyroxenes with higher Ti contents than Group 1 basalts. Group 2 basalts
also have higher concentrations of incompatible trace elements with slightly lower HREE contents than Group 1 basalts. These
chemical features can be explained by ~10% partial melting of an enriched mantle source. Group 3 includes high MgO cumulates
with Na- and Ti-poor clinopyroxene, forsteritic olivine, and Cr-rich spinel. The cumulates show strong depletion of HFSE,
low HREE contents, and LREE enrichments. These rocks may have formed by olivine accumulation from boninitic magmas. The petrogenesis
of the N-MORB-type basalts and basaltic andesites is in excellent agreement with the melting conditions inferred from the
MOR-type peridotites in Othris. The occurrence of both N- and E-MORB-type lavas suggests that the mantle generating the lavas
of the Othris Ophiolite must have been heterogeneous on a comparatively fine scale. Furthermore, the inferred parental magmas
of the SSZ-type cumulates are broadly complementary to the SSZ-type peridotites found in Othris. These results suggest that
the crustal section may be genetically related to the mantle section. In the Othris Ophiolite mafic rocks recording magmatic
processes characteristic both of mid-ocean ridges and subduction zones occur within close spatial association. These observations
are consistent with the formation of the Othris Ophiolite in the upper plate of a newly created intra-oceanic subduction zone.
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Keywords: | Ophiolite Subduction Basalt Magma genesis Hellenides Jurassic |
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