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Title: Volatile Element Evidence of Local MORB Mantle Heterogeneity Beneath the Southwest Indian Ridge, 48°–51°E

Journal Article · · Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1029/2021GC009647· OSTI ID:1807631
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  1. State Key Laboratory of Continental Dynamics Department of Geology Northwest University Xi'an China, Graduate School of Oceanography University of Rhode Island Narragansett Bay Campus Narragansett RI USA, Key Laboratory of Submarine Geosciences Second Institute of Oceanography MNR Hangzhou China
  2. Graduate School of Oceanography University of Rhode Island Narragansett Bay Campus Narragansett RI USA
  3. Key Laboratory of Submarine Geosciences Second Institute of Oceanography MNR Hangzhou China
  4. State Key Laboratory of Continental Dynamics Department of Geology Northwest University Xi'an China

Abstract The mantle source beneath the Southwest Indian Ridge (SWIR) reflects a complex history of contamination. Magmatic volatile contents are vital tracers of these kinds of heterogeneities, which may fractionate otherwise constant volatile/non‐volatile elemental ratios, such as the H 2 O/Ce ratio. Although several studies have recently used trace element and isotopic data to address mantle source heterogeneity and magmatic processes at SWIR 48°–51°E region, volatile element constraints provide a valuable test of models for the origins of mantle heterogeneities in this region. Here, we present new data for nine rare basaltic glass samples from the 48°–51°E region, which enable careful assessment of the effects of primary versus secondary processes on the glass volatile contents. These samples are strongly affected by variable extents of carbon degassing, and shallow assimilation of Cl‐rich fluid, but also reveal consistently high H 2 O/Ce ratios (458.8 ± 14.9), among the highest in MORBs, that cannot be explained by late‐stage secondary processes, crustal assimilation, or simple melting of peridotite mantle at variable depths. Instead, the high H 2 O/Ce ratios are features of the mantle source composition. The 48°–51°E region is notably more depleted in highly incompatible trace elements relative to other regions of the SWIR, although this depletion is not apparent in H 2 O, which is similarly abundant throughout the SWIR. We link the high H 2 O/Ce ratios in these glasses with other trace element characteristics diagnostic of subduction and fluid addition, suggesting that the mantle source reflects signatures of a refractory mantle residue that previously melted within a subduction zone.

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
DE‐FG02‐94ER14466
OSTI ID:
1807631
Journal Information:
Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, Journal Name: Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems Vol. 22 Journal Issue: 7; ISSN 1525-2027
Publisher:
American Geophysical Union (AGU)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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