Isotopic constraints on Columbia River flood basalt genesis and the nature of the subcontinental mantle

Details Isotopic constraints on Columbia River flood basalt genesis and the nature of the subcontinental mantle Isotopic constraints on Columbia River flood basalt genesis and the nature of the subcontinental mantle

Nov 1984

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Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (ISSN 0016-7037), vol. 48, Nov. 1984, p. 2357-2372. Research supported by the Carnegie Instituti

Physics

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Basalt, Columbia River Basin (Id-Or-Wa), Earth Mantle, Geochemistry, Lead Isotopes, Neodymium Isotopes, Oxygen Isotopes, Plates (Tectonics), Radioactive Isotopes, Strontium Isotopes, Subduction (Geology)

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Pb, O, Nd, and Sr isotopic data for the Columbia River basalts paint a complex picture for the origin of this flood basalt province. At least 3 distinct mantle sources appear to have been involved, superimposed upon which are the effects of crystal fractionation and mass exchange with evolved crustal wallrocks. To a large degree, the initiation of Columbia River volcanism and the geochemical characteristics of the basalts appear to have been influenced by subduction of the Juan de Fuca plate beneath the North American plate in a manner analogous to the origin of back-arc basins. The physical structure of the crust appears to have influenced the late stage evolution of the magmas by directing the locus of eruption to the border between the ancient continental interior and much younger crust to the south and west. This proximity to the continental interior also allowed old enriched subcontinental mantle to become involved in the very late stages of Columbia River volcanism. An important consequence of the existence of enriched mantle regions beneath continents is that the combination, crust plus enriched mantle, requires more incompatible elements to have been extracted from the remainder of the mantle than would be the case if no enriched mantle existed.

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