Mafic crustal xenoliths and the origin of the lower continental crust

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作者
Condie, KC [1 ]
机构
[1] New Mexico Inst Min & Technol, Dept Earth & Environm Sci, Socorro, NM 87801 USA
关键词
xenoliths; continental crust; arc basalt;
D O I
10.1016/S0024-4937(98)00056-5
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 La/Nb ratio (< 1.4) and the Ni concentration (> 30 ppm at a Mg number of 40) in oceanic plateau basalts and MORB provide a useful index to distinguish them from are basalts. MORE can generally be distinguished from plateau basalts by their lower Nb contents (< 3 ppm) and lower Nb/Y ratios (< 0.1). The La/Nb ratio and Ni contents of mafic lower crustal xenoliths indicate that at most xenolith sites, both are and plume-related components occur in the lower crust. Considered as a whole, mafic xenolith data suggest that about one third of the post-Archean lower continental crust is composed of mafic rocks from mantle plume sources (accreted oceanic plateaus or mafic underplate), and the remainder come chiefly from are sources. Because both crustal and host magma contamination should raise La/Nb ratios in xenoliths, the value of one third is a minimum for the plume component in the lower crust. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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