Geochemistry and Mineralogy of Basalts from the South Mid-Atlantic Ridge (18.0°-20.6°S): Evidence of a Heterogeneous Mantle Source

被引:7
作者
Zhong, Yun [1 ,2 ]
Liu, Weiliang [1 ,2 ]
Sun, Zhilei [1 ,2 ]
Yakymchuk, Chris [3 ]
Ren, Kefa [4 ]
Liu, Jinnan [1 ,5 ,6 ]
Li, Wei [1 ,5 ,6 ]
Ma, Yaoliang [1 ,5 ,6 ]
Xia, Bin [1 ,5 ,6 ]
机构
[1] Sun Yat Sen Univ, Sch Marine Sci, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, Peoples R China
[2] Minist Nat Resources, Key Lab Gas Hydrate, Qingdao Inst Marine Geol, Qingdao 266071, Shandong, Peoples R China
[3] Univ Waterloo, Dept Earth & Environm Sci, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
[4] Chengdu Univ Technol, Sch Earth Sci, Chengdu 610059, Sichuan, Peoples R China
[5] Sun Yat Sen Univ, Guangdong Univ Key Lab Offshore Oil Explorat & De, Sch Marine Sci, Guangdong Prov Key Lab Marine Resources & Coastal, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, Peoples R China
[6] Southern Lab Ocean Sci & Engn Zhuhai, Zhuhai 519000, Guangdong, Peoples R China
关键词
basalt; mineralogy; geochemistry; petrogenesis; South Mid-Atlantic Ridge; EAST PACIFIC RISE; MAGMA CHAMBER BENEATH; MIDOCEAN RIDGE; ISOTOPE SYSTEMATICS; OCEANIC-CRUST; CHEMICAL CLASSIFICATION; GLOBAL CORRELATIONS; PHASE-EQUILIBRIA; CANARY-ISLANDS; TRACE-ELEMENT;
D O I
10.3390/min9110659
中图分类号
P3 [地球物理学]; P59 [地球化学];
学科分类号
0708 ; 070902 ;
摘要
The South Mid-Atlantic Ridge is a typical slow-spreading ridge that represents a modern example to understand mantle composition and the evolution of mid-ocean ridge magmatism. In this paper, we investigate basalt samples dredged from four locations along the South Mid-Atlantic Ridge ranging from 18.0 degrees to 20.6 degrees S. The basalts belong to the tholeiitic series and exhibit normal mid-ocean ridge basalt (N-MORB) geochemical features with variable enrichments of Rb, Th, U, and Pb and depletions of Ba and Sr relative to primitive mantle. Some samples have negative Nb-Ta anomalies whereas others have positive Na-Ta anomalies to average N-MORBs. Plagioclase phenocrysts, microphenocrysts, and microlites occur in the in the matrix; phenocrysts and microphenocrysts are bytownite and labradorite in composition. Olivine phenocrysts are forsterite (Fo87 to Fo96). Chemical zoning in phenocrysts are interpreted to record crystal fractionation and magma mixing. Cores of plagioclase phenocrysts have higher anorthite values (An72-83) and estimated crystallization temperatures (similar to 1180-1240 degrees C) that may suggest a xenocrystic origin. The lower anorthite proportions of rims of plagioclase phenocrysts (An65-71) and microphenocrysts (An54-72) yield lower estimated crystallization temperatures of similar to 1090-1120 degrees C and similar to 980-1060 degrees C, respectively. Rims of plagioclase phenocrysts and microphenocrysts may be generated in different environments such as magma chambers or magma channels, respectively. The basalt samples probably originated from partial melting of a depleted mantle spinel lherzolite source with a minor contribution of enriched materials possibly derived from the Saint Helena plume and subcontinental lithospheric mantle in the asthenosphere. Variable compositions of the basalt samples suggest heterogeneous mantle that includes depleted and enriched components at the South Mid-Atlantic Ridge between 18.0 degrees-20.6 degrees S.
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