Geochemistry of the Archean Yellowknife Supergroup |
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| Authors: | GA Jenner BJ Fryer SM McLennan |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Geology, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia;2. Department of Geology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John''s, Newfoundland, Canada;3. Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University, Canberra, A.C.T., Australia |
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| Abstract: | The Archean Yellowknife Supergroup (Slave Structural Province. Canada) is composed of a thick sequence of supracrustal rocks, which differs from most Archean greenstone belts in that it contains a large proportion ( ~ 80%) of sedimentary rocks. Felsic volcanics of the Banting Formation are characterized by HREE depletion without Eu-anomalies, indicating an origin by small degrees of partial melting of a mafic source, with minor garnet in the residua. Granitic rocks include synkinematic granites HREE-depleted; low ()I], post-kinematic granites negative Eu-anomalies, high ()I] and granitic gneisses with REE patterns similar to the post-kinematic granites. Sedimentary rocks (turbidites) of the Burwash and Walsh Formations have similar chemical compositions and were derived from 20% mafic-intermediate volcanics, 55% felsic volcanics and 25% granitic rocks. Jackson Lake Formation lithic wackes can be divided into two groups with Group A derived from 50% mafic-intermediate volcanics and 50% felsic volcanics and Group B, characterized by HREE depletion, derived almost exclusively from felsic volcanics.REE patterns of Yellowknife sedimentary rocks are similar to other Archean sedimentary REE patterns, although they have higher . These patterns differ significantly from typical post-Archean sedimentary REE patterns, supporting the idea that Archean exposed crust had a different composition than the present day exposed crust. |
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