Geochemistry of Archaean volcanic rocks from Iron Ore Supergroup, Singhbhum, eastern India |
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Authors: | S Sengupta S K Acharyya J B DeSmeth |
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Institution: | (1) Geological Survey of India, 27, Jawaharlal Nehru Road, 700 016 Calcutta;(2) ITC, Kanaalweg 3, 2628EB Delft, The Netherlands |
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Abstract: | Mafic-ultramafic rocks of Archaean age constitute a significant component of the Eastern Indian Craton. These occur in two
different modes. In the eastern belt these occur as a long, linear enclave within the Singhbhum granite and the primary banding
in them is subvertical. In the more extensive western belt along the periphery of the Singhbhum granite, the disposition of
the primary banding is subhorizontal.
The major rock type in both the belts is meta-basalt with minor peridotitic komatiite and basaltic komatiite occurring in
the eastern belt. Rare ultramafic rocks with cumulate textures are present in both the belts. The larger volume of the basaltic
rocks preclude the possibility of their being derived by fractional crystallization of the high-MgO components.
On the basis of trace element and REE characters the rocks may be classified into three groups. One of the groups shows a
tholeiitic trend and include samples mostly from the eastern belt while the second consisting mostly of samples from the western
belt shows a calc-alkaline trend. The third group includes samples having elemental ratios intermediate between these two
groups. Zr/Nb ratios for the tholeiitic and calc-alkaline samples are different suggesting their sources to be different.
The tholeiitic samples have been generated from a source having chondritic REE characters, while the calc-alkaline samples
have been generated from a source with LREE enriched character. The high-MgO components in both the groups are suggested to
represent high degrees of melting compared to the basalts in each group.
It is further suggested that the tholeiitic basalts have been generated relatively early from a chondritic source. Down-buckling
of this material has added LREE enriched melts to the source, thereby changing its character into a LREE enriched one. Melting
of a source with such changed character has subsequently produced the calc-alkaline melts. Rocks with variable but intermediate
characters between these two groups have been generated as a result of contamination between these two groups. |
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Keywords: | Geochemistry Archaean volcanic rocks Iron Ore Supergroup Singhbhum |
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