Geochemistry of spinels from xenoliths of mantle lherzolites (sverre Volcano, spitsbergen Archipelago)
- 1 — geologist A.P.Karpinsky Russian Geological Research Institute
- 2 — Ph.D., Dr.Sci. associate professor School of Earth and Space Sciences of University of Science and Technology of China
- 3 — Ph.D., Dr.Sci. Chief leading researcher Institute of Precambrian Geology and Geochronology Russian Academy of Sciences
- 4 — Ph.D. Junior Researcher Institute of Precambrian Geology and Geochronology Russian Academy of Sciences
Abstract
The paper presents the results of a study (LA-ICP-MS method) of spinel from the collection of mantle xenoliths of lherzolites (seven xenoliths) selected in quaternary alkaline basalts of the Sverre volcano, the Spitsbergen archipelago. The study of two large (more than 15 cm in diameter) xenoliths made it possible to study changes in the composition of minerals in the central, intermediate, and marginal parts of the samples of chromium diopside spinel lherzolites. The sinusoidal character of the REE distribution in spinels, which indicates the manifestation of mantle metasomatism, is established. The results obtained for the first time on the trace-element composition for spinels from mantle xenoliths in alkaline basalts of the Spitsbergen archipelago are supplemented by data on the geochemistry of spinels of mantle origin published in the world literature.
Funding
The authors thank Doctor of Geological and Mineral Sciences,A.N.Sirotkin (PMGSE) for provided samples of xenoliths and Candidate of Geological and Mineral Sciences,O.L.Galankin (IPGG RAS) for conducting analytical work. The research was carried out with the financial support of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia within theframework of the basic and design part of the state task in the sphere of scientific activity N5.9248.2017/VU for 2017-2019.
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