Geochemical consequences of flow differentiation in a multiple injection dike (Trinity ophiolite, N. California)
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By: M. Brouxel
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Abstract
A clinopyroxene-rich dike of the Trinity ophiolite sheeted-dike complex shows three different magmatic pulses, probably injected in a short period of time (no well developed chilled margin) and important variations of the clinopyroxene and plagioclase percentages between its core (highly porphyritic) and margins (aphyric). This variation, interpreted as related to a flow differentiation phenomenon (mechanical phenocryst redistribution), has important geochemical consequences. It produces increases in the FeO, MgO, CaO, Cr and Ni contents from the margin to the core, together with increases in the clinopyroxene percentage, and decreases in the SiO2, Zr, Y, Nb and REE contents together with a decrease in the percentage of the fine-grained groundmass toward the core of the dike. This mineralogical redistribution, which also affects the incompatible trace element ratios because of the difference in plagioclase and clinopyroxene mineral/liquid partition coefficients, illustrate the importance of fractionation processes outside of a magma chamber. ?? 1991.
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Brouxel, M., 1991, Geochemical consequences of flow differentiation in a multiple injection dike (Trinity ophiolite, N. California): LITHOS, v. 26, no. 3-4, p. 245-252, https://doi.org/10.1016/0024-4937(91)90031-F.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Geochemical consequences of flow differentiation in a multiple injection dike (Trinity ophiolite, N. California) |
| Series title | LITHOS |
| DOI | 10.1016/0024-4937(91)90031-F |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Year Published | 1991 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | LITHOS |
| First page | 245 |
| Last page | 252 |