Siena, Franca; Coltorti, Massimo; Saccani, E; Vaccaro, C (1993): Geochemistry of basement basaltic rocks of ODP Hole 131-808C [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.785230, Supplement to: Siena, F et al. (1993): Petrology of the basaltic rocks of the Nankai Trough basement. In: Hill, IA; Taira, A; Firth, JV; et al. (eds.), Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program, Scientific Results, College Station, TX (Ocean Drilling Program), 131, 197-207, https://doi.org/10.2973/odp.proc.sr.131.119.1993
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Abstract:
Major- and trace-element analyses, mineral chemistry, and Sr-Nd isotopic determinations were obtained on representative igneous rocks drilled from the Nankai accretionary complex (Site 808) during Ocean Drilling Program Leg 131. For the first time, the oceanic basement of the subducting plate below an accretionary prism has been reached. The Nankai Trough basement was encountered at a depth of 1289.9 mbsf and a total of 37.1 m of igneous rocks, middle Miocene (15.6 Ma) in age, was penetrated.
Two main lithological units have been distinguished from the top downward; sill-like rocks (Unit I: Cores 105, 106, 107) and pillow lavas (Unit II: Core 108). Basalts are predominantly nonvesicular, hypocrystalline, aphyric to slightly phyric with intersertal to intergranular textures. Alteration is generally slight to moderate. All the basaltic rocks are cut by ramifying veins of varying widths. Secondary mineral assemblages (including vein fillings) are typical of submarine alteration and zeolite to low greenschist facies metamorphism.
The order of crystallization of primary minerals is: olivine, plagioclase, clinopyroxene. This, together with mineral chemistry, characterized by forsteritic olivine (Fo 84-85), highly anorthitic Plagioclase (up to An 90), and in particular the composition of clinopyroxene, are typical of normal mid-ocean ridge basalts (MORB).
In terms of Zr/Y (2.9-3.8) and Zr/Nb (21-58), all the analyzed samples plot in the normal MORB field. The chondrite-normalized REE patterns confirm the close affinity with normal MORB type (LaN/SmN: 0.6-0.8). Note that such magmatism does not reveal any evidence of subduction-related geochemical components. The 87Sr/86Sr isotopic ratios range from 0.70339 in pillow lavas to 0.70317 in the least-altered basalts of sill units (ratios reduced to 0.70265-0.70271 by HC1 2.5 N hot leaching), whereas 143Nd/144Nd ratios are 0.51314-0.51326. These values conform with those of normal MORB.
Stratigraphy, petrography, and geochemistry of the basaltic rocks recovered at Site 808 appear very similar to those from the Shikoku Basin basement (particularly Sites 442 and 443, DSDP Leg 58), analogously identified as normal MORB.
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Latitude: 32.352800 * Longitude: 134.944300
Date/Time Start: 1990-04-16T04:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1990-05-02T14:40:00
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131-808C * Latitude: 32.352800 * Longitude: 134.944300 * Date/Time Start: 1990-04-16T04:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1990-05-02T14:40:00 * Elevation: -4686.0 m * Penetration: 1327 m * Recovery: 572.43 m * Location: Philippine Sea * Campaign: Leg131 * Basis: Joides Resolution * Method/Device: Drilling/drill rig (DRILL) * Comment: 108 cores; 1028.5 m cored; 0 m drilled; 55.7 % recovery
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- Siena, F; Coltorti, M; Saccani, E et al. (1993): (Table 4) Geochemistry of basement basaltic rocks from ODP Hole 131-808C. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.785229
- Siena, F; Coltorti, M; Saccani, E et al. (1993): (Table 2) Geochemistry of clinopyroxene from ODP Hole 131-808C basement basaltic rocks. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.785210
- Siena, F; Coltorti, M; Saccani, E et al. (1993): (Table 1) Geochemistry of olivine, Ti-magnetite and ilmenite from ODP Hole 131-808C basement basaltic rocks. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.785209
- Siena, F; Coltorti, M; Saccani, E et al. (1993): (Table 3) Geochemistry of plagioclase from ODP Hole 131-808C basement basaltic rocks. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.785226