Source components of the Gran Canaria (Canary Islands) shield stage magmas : evidence from olivine composition and Sr–Nd–Pb isotopes
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2009-09Author
Gurenko, Andrey A.
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Hoernle, Kaj A.
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Sobolev, Alexander V.
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Hauff, Folkmar
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Schmincke, Hans-Ulrich
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Canary Islands; Gran Canaria; ODP Leg 157; Olivine; Mantle plume; Peridotite; Pyroxenite; Radiogenic isotopes; Ocean crust; RecyclingAbstract
The Canary Island primitive basaltic magmas 31 are thought to be derived from a
HIMU-type upwelling mantle containing isotopically depleted (NMORB) component and
having interacted with an enriched (EM)-type component whose origin is still a subject of
debate. We have studied the relationships between Ni, Mn and Ca concentrations in olivine
phenocrysts (85.6-90.0 mol.% Fo, 1722-3915 ppm Ni, 1085-1552 ppm Mn, 1222-3002 ppm
Ca) from the most primitive subaerial and ODP Leg 157 high-silica (picritic to olivine
basaltic) lavas with their bulk rock Sr-Nd-Pb isotope compositions (87Sr/86Sr = 0.70315-
0.70331, 143Nd/144Nd = 0.51288-0.51292, 206Pb/204Pb = 19.55-19.93, 207Pb/204Pb = 15.60-
15.63, 208Pb/204Pb = 39.31-39.69). Our data point toward the presence of both a peridotitic and
a pyroxenitic component in the magma source. Using the model [Sobolev et al. (2007) The
amount of recycled crust in sources of mantle-derived melts. Science 316: 412-417] in which
the reaction of Si-rich melts originated during partial melting of eclogite (a high pressure
product of subducted oceanic crust) with ambient peridotitic mantle forms olivine-free
reaction pyroxenite, we obtain an endmember composition for peridotite with 87Sr/86Sr =
0.70337, 143Nd/144Nd = 0.51291, 206Pb/204Pb = 19.36, 207Pb/204Pb = 15.61, 208Pb/204Pb = 39.07
(EM-type endmember) and pyroxenite with 87Sr/86Sr = 0.70309, 143Nd/144Nd = 0.51289,
206Pb/204Pb = 20.03, 207Pb/204Pb = 15.62, 208Pb/204Pb = 39.84 (HIMU-type endmember).
Mixing of melts from these endmembers in proportions ranging from 70% peridotite and 30%
pyroxenite to 28% peridotite and 72% pyroxenite can generate the compositions of the most primitive Gran Canaria shield stage lavas. Combining our results with those from the low
silica rocks from the western Canary Islands [Gurenko et al. (2009) Enriched, HIMU-type
peridotite and depleted recycled pyroxenite in the Canary plume: a mixed-up mantle. EPSL
277: 514-524], at least four distinct components are required. We propose that they are (1)
HIMU-type pyroxenitic component (representing recycled ocean crust of intermediate age)
from the plume center, (2) HIMU-type peridotitic component (ancient recycled ocean crust
stirred into the ambient mantle) from the plume margin, (3) depleted, MORB-type pyroxenitic component (young recycled oceanic crust) in the upper mantle entrained by the plume, and (4)
EM-type peridotitic component from the asthenosphere or lithosphere above the plume center.
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Preprint: Gurenko, Andrey A., Hoernle, Kaj A., Sobolev, Alexander V., Hauff, Folkmar, Schmincke, Hans-Ulrich, "Source components of the Gran Canaria (Canary Islands) shield stage magmas : evidence from olivine composition and Sr–Nd–Pb isotopes", 2009-09, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00410-009-0448-8, https://hdl.handle.net/1912/5025Related items
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