The deep layers of a Paleozoic arc: geochemistry of the Copley-Balaklala series, northern California |
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| Authors: | Marc Brouxel Henriette Lapierre Annie Michard Francis Albarde |
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| Institution: | Marc Brouxel, Henriette Lapierre, Annie Michard,Francis Albarède, |
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| Abstract: | REE, Zr, Nb concentrations and Sr, Nd isotope compositions have been measured in Copley basalts and andesites, Balaklala rhyolites, and Mule Mountain trondhjemites (northern California) which represent the deep layers of a well preserved intra-oceanic island arc of Siluro-Devonian age.87Sr/86Sr is shifted towards high values (up to 0.707) whereas Ce is preferentially removed from rhyolites. A large proportion of the analyzed samples including some acidic rocks shows a pronounced depletion in light REE. The εNd(T) values of most Copley, Balaklala, and Mule Mountain rocks fall in the range +6 to +8 which suggests that they originated from a normal MORB-type source (εNd(T) ≈ +9) contaminated with either sediments or an OIB-type component.In modern island arcs, only the shallow levels are accessible: comparison with the Copley-Balaklala-Mule Mountain Series suggests that, at depth, an immature island arc is likely to comprise thick layers of LILE-depleted tholeiites and rhyolites intensely altered by pervasive circulation of seawater. Least-square solutions of trace element models suggest that rhyolites and trondhjemites represent remelting of mafic volcanics from the arc basement rather than residual melts of basalt-andesite differentiation. |
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