Light noble gases in basalt glasses from Mariana Trough

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We have measured elemental and isotopic compositions of light noble gases (He, Ne and Ar) of eight glasses in submarine pillow basalts dredged from the northern Mariana Trough. The 3 He / 4 He ratios are quite uniform with the value of (9.4-10,3) × 10 -6 despite large variations in 4 He contents. The 4 He / 20 Ne ratios vary significantly from 4.6 to 2.1 × 10 5 and the variation is well explained by mixing between mantle-derived and atmospheric noble gases. Based on the 1/ 20 Ne- 4 He/ 20 Ne diagram, the 4 He content in pristine glasses was estimated to be 9.2 × 10 -6 ccSTP/g. A similar correlation is found between the 36 Ar content and the 40 Ar / 36 Ar ratio, which leads to the estimation of the 40 Ar content. The 4 He / 40 Ar ratio is comparable to that in the vesiculated basalt and considerably higher than the radiogenic production ratio in the primary magma. The observed 3 He / 4 He ratios are somewhat lower than that of average MORB and are higher than those of volcanic gases in subduction zones, suggesting the isotopic signature of He in the back-arc basin is distinct from mid-ocean ridges and island arcs.

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