Major element compositions of olivine, clinopyroxene and plagioclase, cooling rates and corresponding closure temperatures calculated by Ca in olivine and Mg in plagioclase, and textural properties from Wadi Somerah and Wadi Wariyah, Oman

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Auteurs principaux: Mock, Dominik, Neave, David Axford, Müller, Samuel, Garbe-Schönberg, Dieter, Namur, Olivier, Ildefonse, Benoit, Koepke, Jürgen
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author Mock, Dominik
Neave, David Axford
Müller, Samuel
Garbe-Schönberg, Dieter
Namur, Olivier
Ildefonse, Benoit
Koepke, Jürgen
author_facet Mock, Dominik
Neave, David Axford
Müller, Samuel
Garbe-Schönberg, Dieter
Namur, Olivier
Ildefonse, Benoit
Koepke, Jürgen
collection Datos científicos de ciencias marinas y ambientales
contents As largest and best-exposed paleo-fast-spread oceanic crust on land, the Samail ophiolite in the Sultanate of Oman represents an ideal natural laboratory for investigating processes at fast-spreading mid-ocean ridges. We studied two layered gabbro sequences from different stratigraphic depths: one from the middle of the plutonic crust showing dm-scale modal layering with olivine abundance gradually decreasing from layer base to top (Wadi Somerah, Sumail block) and one located near the crust-mantle boundary showing mm-scale layers being enriched in olivine (Wadi Wariyah, Wadi Tayin block). Petrological analyses for major and minor element compositions of the phases olivine, clinopyroxene and plagioclase were performed at the Institut für Mineralogie (Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany) using a Cameca SX100 microprobe. Core and rim analyses on olivine, clinopyroxene and plagioclase were done using a beam current of 15 nA with 15 kV accelerating voltage and 10 seconds measurement time on the peak and 5 seconds on each background. On clinopyroxene, the beam was defocused to 20 µm, olivine and plagioclase analyses were performed with a beam defocused to 2 µm. Calcium in olivine and Mg in plagioclase profiles for the estimation of closure temperatures and cooling rates were performed with a focused beam with an accelerating voltage of 15 kV, a beam current of 100 nA, and 240 seconds peak time and 120 seconds on each background. Electron backscattered diffraction (EBSD) was performed at Géosciences Montpellier (Université de Montpellier, France) using a Jeol JSM 5600 SEM equipped with an Oxford/Nordlys EBSD detector. The accelerating voltage was 15 kV, the scanning step size varied from 16.5 to 30 µm depending on the grain size of the sample. Major element measurements reveal mineral compositions being more primitive in Wadi Wariyah than in Wadi Somerah. Compositions vary along the profiles representing no systematic trend, neither along the entire profiles nor within single layers. Weak zonation is observed in the Mg# and the TiO2 content of clinopyroxene in Wadi Somerah. The modeled cooling rates vary from 1.2 to 21°C per thousand years in Wadi Somerah and 3 to 130°C per thousand years in Wadi Wariyah. The closure temperatures of olivine cores vary from 910 to 965°C in Wadi Somerah and from 1074 to 1106°C in Wadi Wariyah. The closure temperatures of plagioclase rims vary from 850 to 930°C. The fabric strength is generally low in Wadi Somerah and slightly increased in Wadi Wariyah. BA and BC indices give a stronger lineation in Wadi Wariyah and the grain orientation spread is also higher for the samples from Wadi Wariyah.
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spellingShingle Major element compositions of olivine, clinopyroxene and plagioclase, cooling rates and corresponding closure temperatures calculated by Ca in olivine and Mg in plagioclase, and textural properties from Wadi Somerah and Wadi Wariyah, Oman
Mock, Dominik
Neave, David Axford
Müller, Samuel
Garbe-Schönberg, Dieter
Namur, Olivier
Ildefonse, Benoit
Koepke, Jürgen
Acantholeberis curvirostris; Aluminium oxide; Aluminium oxide, standard deviation; Analysis; Biogenic silica; Biogenic silica, standard deviation; Calcium number; Calcium number, standard deviation; Calcium oxide; Calcium oxide, standard deviation; CAMECA SX100 Electron Probe MicroAnalizer; Chromium(III) oxide; Chromium(III) oxide, standard deviation; Closure temperature; Comment; Cooling rate; DEPTH, sediment/rock; Drilling/coring; Elements, total; Elevation of event; Event label; Event layer type; Fabric strength; Formation of Layered Gabbros; Grain orientation spread; Grains, counted/analyzed; Iron oxide, FeO; Iron oxide, FeO, standard deviation; Latitude of event; Layer number; Longitude of event; Lower Oceanic Crust; Magnesium number; Magnesium number, standard deviation; Magnesium oxide; Magnesium oxide, standard deviation; Main Lithology; Manganese oxide; Manganese oxide, standard deviation; Minerals; Nickel oxide; Nickel oxide, standard deviation; OM10-Sam; OM10-War; Oman; Oman Ophiolite; Potassium oxide; Potassium oxide, standard deviation; Sample code/label; Sodium oxide; Sodium oxide, standard deviation; Symmetry index; Titanium dioxide; Titanium dioxide, standard deviation; Wadi Somerah, Sumail block; Wadi Wariyah, Wadi Tayin block
As largest and best-exposed paleo-fast-spread oceanic crust on land, the Samail ophiolite in the Sultanate of Oman represents an ideal natural laboratory for investigating processes at fast-spreading mid-ocean ridges. We studied two layered gabbro sequences from different stratigraphic depths: one from the middle of the plutonic crust showing dm-scale modal layering with olivine abundance gradually decreasing from layer base to top (Wadi Somerah, Sumail block) and one located near the crust-mantle boundary showing mm-scale layers being enriched in olivine (Wadi Wariyah, Wadi Tayin block). Petrological analyses for major and minor element compositions of the phases olivine, clinopyroxene and plagioclase were performed at the Institut für Mineralogie (Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany) using a Cameca SX100 microprobe. Core and rim analyses on olivine, clinopyroxene and plagioclase were done using a beam current of 15 nA with 15 kV accelerating voltage and 10 seconds measurement time on the peak and 5 seconds on each background. On clinopyroxene, the beam was defocused to 20 µm, olivine and plagioclase analyses were performed with a beam defocused to 2 µm. Calcium in olivine and Mg in plagioclase profiles for the estimation of closure temperatures and cooling rates were performed with a focused beam with an accelerating voltage of 15 kV, a beam current of 100 nA, and 240 seconds peak time and 120 seconds on each background. Electron backscattered diffraction (EBSD) was performed at Géosciences Montpellier (Université de Montpellier, France) using a Jeol JSM 5600 SEM equipped with an Oxford/Nordlys EBSD detector. The accelerating voltage was 15 kV, the scanning step size varied from 16.5 to 30 µm depending on the grain size of the sample. Major element measurements reveal mineral compositions being more primitive in Wadi Wariyah than in Wadi Somerah. Compositions vary along the profiles representing no systematic trend, neither along the entire profiles nor within single layers. Weak zonation is observed in the Mg# and the TiO2 content of clinopyroxene in Wadi Somerah. The modeled cooling rates vary from 1.2 to 21°C per thousand years in Wadi Somerah and 3 to 130°C per thousand years in Wadi Wariyah. The closure temperatures of olivine cores vary from 910 to 965°C in Wadi Somerah and from 1074 to 1106°C in Wadi Wariyah. The closure temperatures of plagioclase rims vary from 850 to 930°C. The fabric strength is generally low in Wadi Somerah and slightly increased in Wadi Wariyah. BA and BC indices give a stronger lineation in Wadi Wariyah and the grain orientation spread is also higher for the samples from Wadi Wariyah.
title Major element compositions of olivine, clinopyroxene and plagioclase, cooling rates and corresponding closure temperatures calculated by Ca in olivine and Mg in plagioclase, and textural properties from Wadi Somerah and Wadi Wariyah, Oman
topic Acantholeberis curvirostris; Aluminium oxide; Aluminium oxide, standard deviation; Analysis; Biogenic silica; Biogenic silica, standard deviation; Calcium number; Calcium number, standard deviation; Calcium oxide; Calcium oxide, standard deviation; CAMECA SX100 Electron Probe MicroAnalizer; Chromium(III) oxide; Chromium(III) oxide, standard deviation; Closure temperature; Comment; Cooling rate; DEPTH, sediment/rock; Drilling/coring; Elements, total; Elevation of event; Event label; Event layer type; Fabric strength; Formation of Layered Gabbros; Grain orientation spread; Grains, counted/analyzed; Iron oxide, FeO; Iron oxide, FeO, standard deviation; Latitude of event; Layer number; Longitude of event; Lower Oceanic Crust; Magnesium number; Magnesium number, standard deviation; Magnesium oxide; Magnesium oxide, standard deviation; Main Lithology; Manganese oxide; Manganese oxide, standard deviation; Minerals; Nickel oxide; Nickel oxide, standard deviation; OM10-Sam; OM10-War; Oman; Oman Ophiolite; Potassium oxide; Potassium oxide, standard deviation; Sample code/label; Sodium oxide; Sodium oxide, standard deviation; Symmetry index; Titanium dioxide; Titanium dioxide, standard deviation; Wadi Somerah, Sumail block; Wadi Wariyah, Wadi Tayin block
url https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.914266