Ewart, Anthony; Bryan, Wilfred B; Chappell, B W; Rudnick, R L (1994): Geochemistry of lavas from the Lau-Tonga arc and back-arc system [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.792921, Supplement to: Ewart, A et al. (1994): Regional geochemistry of the Lau-Tonga arc and backarc systems. In: Hawkins, J; Parson, L; Allan, J; et al. (eds.), Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program, Scientific Results, College Station, TX (Ocean Drilling Program), 135, 385-425, https://doi.org/10.2973/odp.proc.sr.135.141.1994
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Abstract:
Detailed comparison of mineralogy, and major and trace geochemistry are presented for the modern Lau Basin spreading centers, the Sites 834-839 lavas, the modern Tonga-Kermadec arc volcanics, the northern Tongan boninites, and the Lau Ridge volcanics. The data clearly confirm the variations from near normal mid-ocean-ridge basalt (N-MORB) chemistries (e.g., Site 834, Central Lau Spreading Center) to strongly arc-like (e.g., Site 839, Valu Fa), the latter closely comparable to the modern arc volcanoes. Sites 835 and 836 and the East Lau Spreading Center represent transitional chemistries. Bulk compositions range from andesitic to basaltic, but lavas from Sites 834 and 836 and the Central Lau Spreading Center extend toward more silica-undersaturated compositions. The Valu Fa and modern Tonga-Kermadec arc lavas, in contrast, are dominated by basaltic andesites. The phenocryst and groundmass mineralogies show the strong arc-like affinities of the Site 839 lavas, which are also characterized by the existence of very magnesian olivines (up to Fo90-92) and Cr-rich spinels in Units 3 and 6, and highly anorthitic plagioclases in Units 2 and 9.
The regional patterns of mineralogical and geochemical variations are interpreted in terms of two competing processes affecting the inferred magma sources: (1) mantle depletion processes, caused by previous melt extractions linked to backarc magmatism, and (2) enrichment in large-ion-lithophile elements, caused by a subduction contribution. A general trend of increasing depletion is inferred both eastward across the Lau Basin toward the modern arc, and northward along the Tongan (and Kermadec) Arc. Numerical modeling suggests that multistage magma extraction can explain the low abundances (relative to N-MORB) of elements such as Nb, Ta, and Ti, known to be characteristic of island arc magmas. It is further suggested that a subduction jump following prolonged slab rollback could account for the initiation of the Lau Basin opening, plausibly allowing a later influx of new mantle, as required by the recognition of a two-stage opening of the Lau Basin.
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Date/Time Start: 1990-12-23T20:39:00 * Date/Time End: 1991-01-24T00:40:00
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- Ewart, A; Bryan, WB; Chappell, BW et al. (1994): (Table 4) Major and trace element composition of lavas from ODP Hole 135-839B. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.792912
- Ewart, A; Bryan, WB; Chappell, BW et al. (1994): (Table 2) Major and trace element composition of lavas from ODP Hole 135-834B. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.792868
- Ewart, A; Bryan, WB; Chappell, BW et al. (1994): (Table 3) Major and trace element composition of lavas from ODP Leg 135 holes. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.792907
- Ewart, A; Bryan, WB; Chappell, BW et al. (1994): (Table 1) Mineralogy of ODP Leg 135 samples. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.792872
- Ewart, A; Bryan, WB; Chappell, BW et al. (1994): (Table 5) Major and trace element composition of modern Tonga-Kermadec lavas. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.792914