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Sep 2009
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2009e%26psl.286..414v&link_type=abstract
Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Volume 286, Issue 3-4, p. 414-425.
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Spinel harzburgites from ODP Leg 209 (Sites 1272A, 1274A) drilled at the Mid-Atlantic ridge between 14°N and 16°N are highly serpentinized (50-100%), but still preserve relics of primary phases (olivine ≥ orthopyroxene >> clinopyroxene). We determined whole-rock B and Li isotope compositions in order to constrain the effect of serpentinization on δ11B and δ7Li. Our data indicate that during serpentinization Li is leached from the rock, while B is added. The samples from ODP Leg 209 show the heaviest δ11B (+ 29.6 to + 40.52‰) and lightest δ7Li (- 28.46 to + 7.17‰) found so far in oceanic mantle. High 87Sr/86Sr ratios (0.708536 to 0.709130) indicate moderate water/rock ratios (3 to 273, on the average 39), in line with the high degree of serpentinization observed. Applying the known fractionation factors for 11B/10B and 7Li/6Li between seawater and silicates, serpentinized peridotite in equilibrium with seawater at conditions corresponding to those of the studied drill holes (pH: 8.2; temperature: 200 °C) should have δ11B of + 21.52‰ and δ7Li of + 9.7‰. As the data from ODP Leg 209 are clearly not in line with this, we modelled a process of seawater-rock interaction where δ11B and δ7Li of seawater evolve during penetration into the oceanic plate. Assuming chemical equilibrium between fluid and a rock with δ11B and δ7Li of ODP Leg 209 samples, we obtain δ11B and δ7Li values of + 50 to + 60‰, - 2 to + 12‰, respectively, for the coexisting fluid. In the oceanic domain, no hydrothermal fluids with such high δ11B have yet been found, but are predicted by theoretical calculations. Combining the calculated water/rock ratios with the δ7Li and δ11B evolution in the fluid, shows that modification of δ7Li during serpentinization requires higher water/rock ratios than modification of δ11B. Extremely heavy δ11B in serpentinized oceanic mantle can potentially be transported into subduction zones, as the B budget of the oceanic plate is dominated by serpentinites. Extremely light δ7Li is unlikely to survive as the Li budget is dominated by the oceanic crust, even at small fractions.
Kalt Angelika
Seitz Hans-Michael
Tonarini Sonia
Vils Flurin
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