Evaluation of phase chemistry and petrochemical aspects of Samchampi-Samteran differentiated alkaline complex of Mikir Hills,northeastern India |
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| Authors: | Abhishek Saha Sohini Ganguly Jyotisankar Ray Nilanjan Chaterjee |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Geology and Geophysics, Lewis G. Weeks Hall for Geological Sciences, 1215 W. Dayton Street, Madison, WI 53706-1692, USA;(2) Isotope Geochemistry and Geochronology Research Centre, 2117 Herzberg Laboratories, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6, Canada |
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| Abstract: | The Samchampi-Samteran alkaline complex occurs as a plug-like pluton within the Precambrian granite gneisses of Mikir Hills,
Assam, northeastern India and it is genetically related to Sylhet Traps. The intrusive complex is marked by dominant development
of syenite within which ijolitemelteigite suite of rocks is emplaced with an arcuate outcrop pattern. Inliers of alkali pyroxenite
and alkali gabbro occur within this ijolite-melteigite suite of rocks. The pluton is also traversed by younger intrusives
of nepheline syenite and carbonatite. Development of sporadic, lumpy magnetite ore bodies is also recorded within the pluton.
Petrographic details of the constituent lithomembers of the pluton have been presented following standard nomenclatorial rules.
Overall pyroxene compositions range from diopside to aegirine augite while alkali feldspars are typically orthoclase and plagioclase
in syenite corresponds to oligoclase species. Phase chemistry of nepheline is suggestive of Na-rich alkaline character of
the complex. Biotite compositions are typically restricted to a uniform compositional range and they belong to ‘biotite’ field
in the relevant classification scheme. Garnets (developed in syenite and melteigite) typically tend to be Ti-rich andradite,
which on a closer scan can be further designated as melanites. Opaque minerals mostly correspond to magnetite. Use of Lindsley’s
pyroxene thermometric method suggests an equilibration temperature from ∼450°–600°C for melteigite/alkali gabbro and ∼400°C
for syenite. Critical assessment of other thermometric methods reveals a temperature of equilibration of ∼700°–1350°C for
ijolite-melteigite suite of rocks in contrast to a relatively lower equilibration temperature of ∼600°C for syenite. Geobarometric
data based on pyroxene chemistry yield an equilibration pressure of 5.32–7.72 kb for ijolite, melteigite, alkali pyroxenite,
alkali gabbro and nepheline syenite. The dominant syenite member of the intrusive plug records a much higher (∼11 kb) equilibration
pressure indicating a deeper level of intrusion. Major oxide variations of constituent lithomembers with respect to differentiation
index (D.I.) corroborate a normal magmatic differentiation. A prominent role of liquid immiscibility is envisaged from field
geological, petrographic and petrochemical evidences. Tectonic discrimination diagrams involving clinopyroxene chemistry strongly
suggest within plate alkaline affinity for the parental magma which is in conformity with the regional plume tectonics. |
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