Geochemistry of diverse basalt types from Loihi Seamount, Hawaii: Petrogenetic implications
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Abstract
The wide variety of basalt types, tholeiitic to basanite, dredged from Loihi Seamount have minor and trace element abundances that are characteristic of subaerial Hawaiian basalts, thereby confirming that Loihi Seamount is a manifestation of the Hawaiian “hot spot”. Within the Loihi sample suite there are well-defined positive correlations among abundances of highly incompatible elements (P, K, Rb, Ba, Nb, light REE and Ta) and moderately incompatible elements (Sr, Ti, Zr and Hf) and between MgO, Ni and Cr. However, within the Loihi suite abundance ratios of geochemically similar elements (Zr/Hf, Nb/Ta and La/Ce) vary by factors of 1.2–1.5 and abundance ratios of highly incompatible elements such as P/Ce, P/Th, K/Rb, Ba/Th and La/Nb vary by factors of 1.2–2.5. These abundance ratios are not readily changed by different degrees of fractionation and melting. Therefore, we conclude that these samples are not genetically related by different degrees of melting of a compositionally homogeneous source.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Geochemistry of diverse basalt types from Loihi Seamount, Hawaii: Petrogenetic implications |
| Series title | Earth and Planetary Science Letters |
| DOI | 10.1016/0012-821X(83)90150-4 |
| Volume | 66 |
| Issue | C |
| Year Published | 1983 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Description | 19 p. |
| First page | 337 |
| Last page | 355 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Hawaii |
| Other Geospatial | Loihi Seamount |
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