Petrology, geochemistry, and petrogenesis of ultramafic xenoliths from 1800-1801 Kaupulehu flow, Hualalai Volcano, Hawaii
The 1800-1801 Kaupulehu alkalic flow on Hualalai Volcano, Hawaii, contains abundant xenoliths of dunite, wehrlite, and olivine-clinopyroxenite with minor gabbro, troctolite, anorthosite, and websterite. The petrography and mineral chemistry of forty-six dunite, wehrlite, and olivine-clinopyroxenite xenoliths have been studied; eight were selected for determination of trace element concentrations and isotopic ratios of separated clinopyroxenes. Temperatures of equilibrium obtained from both olivine-spinel and pyroxene geo-thermometers range from 1000 C to 1200 C for these ultramafic xenoliths. A depth of 8-25 km is suggested for the formation of these ultramafic xenoliths. The rarity of othopyroxene, presence of clinopyroxene, Fe-rich olivine and clinopyroxene compositions, and high TiO content in spinel and clinopyroxene indicate that these xenoliths have a cumulate origin and are not residues from partial melting. Sr and Nd isotopic ratios from clinopyroxene are different from those of most Mid-Ocean Ridge Basalts. Rare earth element (REE) concentrations in liquid that equilibrated with xenolith clinopyroxenes have light rare earth element (LREE) enriched patterns with (Ce/Yb)n between 4 and 10. Similar olivine, spinel, and clinopyroxene compositions in xenoliths and Hawaiian basalts as well as good agreement of their Sr and Nd isotopic ratios suggests a genetic relationship between Hualalai ultramafic xenoliths and Hawaiian basalts. Some xenoliths possibly are cumulates from alkalic or tholeiitic basalts. However, Hualalai tholeiitic basalts are excluded due to their different /sup 3/He//sup 4/He values and REE patterns. The magmas that crystallized the Mg-rich (>Fo/sub 87/) dunites with high REE contents are similar in Sr and Nd isotopic values to Hualalai 1800-1801 alkalic basalts but have higher REE and Sr contents.
- Research Organization:
- Texas Univ., Dallas (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 6513558
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Thesis (Ph. D.)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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