High U/Th partitioning by clinopyroxene from alkali silicate and carbonatite metasomatism: An origin for Th/U disequilibrium in mantle melts?

S. F. Foley; C. M. Petibon; G. A. Jenner; B. A. Kjarsgaard

doi:10.1046/j.1365-3121.2001.00323.x

High U/Th partitioning by clinopyroxene from alkali silicate and carbonatite metasomatism: An origin for Th/U disequilibrium in mantle melts?

S. F. Foley^*, C. M. Petibon, G. A. Jenner, B. A. Kjarsgaard

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Clinopyroxene/melt pairs in strongly potassic silicate and carbonatite melts exhibit unusually high U/Th partitioning ratios of ~ 3 and ~ 2, respectively. These values are much higher than those found for aluminous clinopyroxenes in peridotite, and have the potential to cause significant (²³⁰Th)/ (²³⁸U) isotope enrichment in volcanics. The potassic silicate (lamproite) and carbonatite melts correspond closely to the main agents of mantle metasomatism, indicating that clinopyroxene in metasomatized regions of the mantle may greatly affect U/Th disequilibria. Recycling of alkali pyroxenite veins in the oceanic lithosphere formed by solidification of melt in the extremities of the MORB melting region presents an alternative to eclogite recycling in MORB and OIB genesis.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	104-109
Number of pages	6
Journal	Terra Nova
Volume	13
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-3121.2001.00323.x
Publication status	Published - 1 Apr 2001
Externally published	Yes

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