Petrological-geochemical features of the Cretaceous and Cenozoic intrusive magmatism of Kamchatka, the melt sources, and the geodynamic settings

Abstract

A comparative analysis of the geological setting and composition was carried out for the Cretaceous, Eocene, and Miocene-Pliocene granitoids of Kamchatka. New petrochemical, geochemical, and isotope data are reported. The alkaline granitoids and granites of the Sredinny Range in Kamchatka have an enriched isotope composition and elevated contents of Rb, Th, U, and LREE as compared to their analogs in the eastern part of the region. The largest scale Cretaceous crustal magmatism was formed in a setting of intense tectonic motions and metamorphism. The smaller scale Eocene magmatism produced crustal granitoid melts in the Sredinny Range of Kamchatka and mantle initially basaltic melts that evolved to granites in the southeastern Kamchatka and Ganalsky Range. These processes were accompanied by the rejuvenated of the older crust and the local formation of a new crust. The low-volume crustal-mantle Miocene-Pliocene magmatism of variable composition was developed in volcanic belts, forming the upper crustal horizons on the existing crystalline basement.