بررسی سنگ‌ شناسی و پتروژنز بازالت‌ های نئوژن گزبلند، شمال‌ غرب شهربابک

منطقه گزبلند در شمال‌غرب شهرستان شهربابک، در غرب استان کرمان واقع است. بازالت‌ها با سن پلیو‌ پلیستوسن، در این منطقه گسترش نسبتاً محدودی دارند. بافت غالب این سنگ‌ها میکرولیتی پورفیری است که شامل کانی‌های اصلی الیوین، کلینوپیروکسن و پلاژیوکلاز و کانی‌های ثانویه کلسیت، کلریت، اکسیدهای آهن و کانی‌های کدر است. بر اساس داده‌های ژئوشیمیایی، بازالت‌های منطقه گزبلند ماهیت ساب‌آلکالن و کالک‌آلکالن دارند. غنی‌شدگی در lile، lree، th و u نسبت به hfse (ta، ti و hf) و hree، بیانگر وابستگی این سنگ‌ها به محیط فرورانش و حاشیه فعال قاره‌ای است. بر اساس نسبت‌های عنصری و نمودارهای مختلف، رخداد ذوب‌بخشی و تشکیل ماگمای سازنده بازالت‌های گزبلند، حدود 80 تا 100 کیلومتری، یعنی منطبق بر گوشته آستنوسفری و عمق پایداری لرزولیت‌ گارنت‌دار است. منبع گوشته‌ای این بازالت‌ها، توسط سیال آبدار مشتق‌شده از پوسته اقیانوسی فرورونده در فرایند فرورانش کمی غنی‌شده است. این ماگما در حین صعود، فرایند afc را نیز تحمل کرده است.

Investigation of petrology and petrogenesis of the Gaz Boland Neogene basalts, northwest of Shahr-e-Babak

IntroductionThe Gaz Boland area is located in the northwest of ShahreBabak city within the southern extension of the UrumiehDokhtar magmatic arc. The extended convergence history of the NeoTethys Ocean between Arabia and Eurasia (from ∼150 to 0 Ma) comprised of a longlasting period of subduction followed by continental collision during the Tertiary (Omrani et al., 2008). Following the collision, volcanism continued dramatically in some parts of the UrumiehDokhtar volcanicplutonic belt, such as Pleistocene basic volcanism in the ShahreBabak area in western Kerman. Thus, Neogene basalts in the Gaz Boland area in Kerman are known as the last magmatic activity of this part of Iran. Materials and methodsTen samples of volcanic rocks were selected for geochemical analyses. All samples were analyzed for major elements by Xray fluorescent (XRF) and trace elements using Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICPMS), in the Kansaran Binaloud Co., Iran. The results of the analyses were evaluated using the GCDKIT software package. ResultsPlio‐Pleistocene basaltic rocks are the youngest volcanic activity in the Gaz Boland area. The main texture of these rocks is porphyric with microlithic form and they contain major minerals of olivine, clinopyroxene, and plagioclase. Based on geochemical data, the volcanic rocks of the Gaz Boland region have been derived from a calcalkaline magma. Moreover, examination of trace element diagrams of these lavas indicates that magma is related to the subduction zone and active continental margin. Based on various elemental ratios and diagrams, the volcanic rockforming magma in the Gaz Boland area have been derived from the asthenospheric mantle deep in the subduction zone. The source rock composition of these basalts is garnetbearing lherzolite, which has been slightly enriched during the subduction process by fluids originating from the subducting oceanic crust. The rockforming magma was also contaminated by the continental crust during the ascent and has endured the AFC process. DiscussionThe Gaz Boland calcalkaline basalts show enrichment in LILE, LREE, Th, and U, but depletion in HFSE (Ta, Ti, and Hf) and HREE. These rocks show characteristics of subductionrelated (active) continental margin tectonic environments. According to the Sm vs. Sm/Yb diagram (Aldanmaz et al., 2000), the Gaz Boland samples were plotted in the partial melting range of about 10 to 15% of a garnetrich lherzolite source. Asthenospheric mantlederived magmas have Nb/La ratios > 1 or La/Nb ≈ 0.7. A low Nb/La ratio (<0.5) indicates lithospheric mantle and high Nb/La ratio (>1) indicates asthenospheric mantle (Smith et al., 1999). On the other hand, lithospheric mantledependent magmas have a La/Nb ratio greater than 1, whereas, in asthenospheric mantlederived magmas, it is about 0.7 (DePaolo and Daley, 2000). In volcanic rocks of the study area, La/Nb and Nb/La ratios are 0.2 to 0.7 and 1.5 to 4.8, respectively. In addition, volcanic arcs can be classified into highly enriched and poorly enriched categories based on Ce/Yb ratios. Enriched arcs are defined as having Ce/Yb >15 (Hawkesworth et al., 1991; Juteau and Maury 1997). The mean Ce/Yb of the Gaz Boland rocks is 9.7 which defines a poorly enriched arc signature. Certain chemical parameters can be used to assess the degree of contamination. For example, basaltic rocks affected by crustal contamination exhibit La/Ta ratios > 22 (AbdelRahman and Nassar, 2004) and Nb/Th ratios < 5 (Condie, 2003). The values of such elemental ratios in the Gaz Boland basalts are 18 to 64 and 3 to 5, respectively (Table 1), which suggest that the magma was subjected to crustal contamination. ReferencesAbdelRahman, A.F.M. and Nassar, P.E., 2004. Cenozoic volcanism in the Middle East: petrogenesis of alkali basalts from northern Lebanon. 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