Chemical composition of basalts from ODP holes at the Kerguelen Plateau

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Autori principali: Artamonov, Andrey V, Zolotarev, Boris P
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author Artamonov, Andrey V
Zolotarev, Boris P
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Zolotarev, Boris P
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contents Petrographic and geochemical study of basalts in the Kerguelen Plateau basement revealed changes in composition and character of volcanism during development of this tectonovolcanic structure. The Kerguelen Plateau is one of the largest intraplate rises in the World Ocean. It started to form about 120 Ma ago. Age of basalts and overlying sediments shows that plateau formation was in the northwest direction. Basalts of the Kerguelen Plateau basement are products of tholeiitic melts in terms of geochemistry, but differ from mid-ocean ridge basalt (MORB). They are enriched in incompatible trace elements and rare earth elements (REE) relative to MORB, and degree of enrichment varies in basalts from different segments of the plateau. Composition of basalts does not directly depend on their age. Specific features of plateau magmatism are commonly explained in terms of a long-living deep magma plume, which variously interacted with a depleted upper mantle source at different stages of plateau formation. However, taking into account block morphology and deep structure of the plateau, one can suggest that plateau volcanism was initiated by a large fault. As the volcanism prograded to the northwest, depth of fault penetration into the mantle changed. Composition of basalts in the plateau basement was also governed by formation depth of primary melts.
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spellingShingle Chemical composition of basalts from ODP holes at the Kerguelen Plateau
Artamonov, Andrey V
Zolotarev, Boris P
120-747C; 183-1136A; 183-1137A; 183-1138A; 183-1140A; Archive of Ocean Data; ARCOD; DRILL; Drilling/drill rig; Indian Ocean; Joides Resolution; Leg120; Leg183; Ocean Drilling Program; ODP; South Indian Ridge, South Indian Ocean
Petrographic and geochemical study of basalts in the Kerguelen Plateau basement revealed changes in composition and character of volcanism during development of this tectonovolcanic structure. The Kerguelen Plateau is one of the largest intraplate rises in the World Ocean. It started to form about 120 Ma ago. Age of basalts and overlying sediments shows that plateau formation was in the northwest direction. Basalts of the Kerguelen Plateau basement are products of tholeiitic melts in terms of geochemistry, but differ from mid-ocean ridge basalt (MORB). They are enriched in incompatible trace elements and rare earth elements (REE) relative to MORB, and degree of enrichment varies in basalts from different segments of the plateau. Composition of basalts does not directly depend on their age. Specific features of plateau magmatism are commonly explained in terms of a long-living deep magma plume, which variously interacted with a depleted upper mantle source at different stages of plateau formation. However, taking into account block morphology and deep structure of the plateau, one can suggest that plateau volcanism was initiated by a large fault. As the volcanism prograded to the northwest, depth of fault penetration into the mantle changed. Composition of basalts in the plateau basement was also governed by formation depth of primary melts.
title Chemical composition of basalts from ODP holes at the Kerguelen Plateau
topic 120-747C; 183-1136A; 183-1137A; 183-1138A; 183-1140A; Archive of Ocean Data; ARCOD; DRILL; Drilling/drill rig; Indian Ocean; Joides Resolution; Leg120; Leg183; Ocean Drilling Program; ODP; South Indian Ridge, South Indian Ocean
url https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.783459