『Abstract
Apatites in ultramafic xenoliths from Hawaii, Kamchatka, Nunivak
Island, Lunar Crater volcanic field and the Navajo volcanic field
have variable volatile (F, Cl, OH) compositions that correlate
with their petrogenesis. Apatites in metasomatized lherzolite/harzburgite
xenoliths are relatively Cl-rich whereas apatites in igneous pyroxenite
and amphibolite xenoliths are relatively F-rich. Our results support
the generalization of O'Reilly and Griffin (2000) that metasomatic
apatites tend to be Cl-rich and magmatic apatites tend to be F-rich.
Mantle metasoatism may largely be the consequence of devolatilization
of Cl-rich fluids from subducted lithosphere. However, the occurrence
of metasomatic xenoliths far removed from subduction zones (e.g.,
Bullenmerri) as well as the geochemistry of Cl in some plume basalts
and diamonds indicates that not all metasomatism is subduction-triggered.
Thermodynamic modeling of the influence on apatite compositions
of variable F, Cl, H2O, and P abundances,
as well as temperature, is consistent with the idea that terrestrial
mantle fluids are H2O-rich, and that halogen
enrichment in terrestrial apatites need not represent large absolute
halogen abundances in the fluids. The models indicate that the
occurrence of volatile-poor calcium phosphate (merrillite/whitlockite)
in the Martian and terrestrial mantles is facilitated by halogen-
and phosphorus-rich and water-poor environments - the rarity of
this assemblage in the terrestrial mantle compared to Mars is
consistent with the relatively wet and halogen-and phosphorus-poor
nature of the terrestrial mantle compared to that of Mars.
Keywords: Apatite; Mantle metasomatism; Martian volatiles; Halogens;
SNC meteorites』
1. Introduction
2. Sample description
3. Analytical methods
4. Results
5. Thermodynamic modeling
5.1. Description of the thermodynamic model
5.2. Model apatite compositional trends
6. Discussion
6.1. Apatite, mantle fluids and halogen cycling
6.2. The significance of volatile-poor phosphates in mantle assemblages
7. Summary
Acknowledgements
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