Journal
LITHOS
Volume 386, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2021.105982
Keywords
Carbonatites; Alkaline complexes; Rare element geochemistry of carbonatites; Genesis of carbonatites; Mantle plumes and mantle sources
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- Russian Science Foundation [21-17-00015, 19-1700019]
- Russian Science Foundation [19-17-00019] Funding Source: Russian Science Foundation
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Three types of carbonatites have been identified based on geological, petrological, and geochemical data analysis. The differentiation between these types is based on alkalinity type and timing of separation of carbonatite component from silicate melts. The geochemistry of C, O, Sr, and Nd isotopes reveals three potential mantle sources for carbonatite complexes depending on their geotectonic setting.
Three types of carbonatites have been identified based on the analysis of alkaline complexes using geological, petrological, and geochemical data. It has been suggested that for distinguishing carbonatite complexes into these three types, the following criteria should be used: a) the alkalinity type (Na-or K-richer primary magmas) and b) the time when the carbonatite liquid separates from silicate melts in different stages of primary magma differentiation. The first type is genetically related to the kimberlite magmatism and the carbonatite liquid separates from ultramafic magma. The second type is associated with Na-rich alkaline ultramafic rocks and the carbonatite component separates when pyroxenites and ijolites crystallize. The third type is related to K-alkaline complexes and the carbonatite component separates when syenites and granites crystallize. In this article we discuss the geochemical characteristics of all 3 types and outline the difference between them. A model for the formation of carbonatite complexes under the influence of mantle plume processes is given. The geochemistry of C, O, Sr, and Nd isotopes shows that carbonatite complexes, depending on their geotectonic setting (platform surrounding, orogenic areas and rift zones) can originate from three types of mantle sources: depleted mantle, enriched mantle 1 (EM1), and enriched mantle 2 (EM2). (c) 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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