Slab Components Research Articles

Disentangling the Roles of Subducted Volatile Contributions and Mantle Source Heterogeneity in the Production of Magmas Beneath the Washington Cascades

AbstractThe compositional diversity of primitive arc basalts has long inspired questions regarding the drivers of magmatism in subduction zones, including the roles of decompression melting, mantle heterogeneity, and the amount and composition of slab‐derived materials. This contribution presents the volatile (H2O, Cl, and S), major, and trace element compositions of melt inclusions from basaltic magmas erupted at three volcanic centers in the Washington Cascades: Mount St. Helens (two basaltic tephras, 2.0–1.7 ka), Indian Heaven Volcanic Field (two <600 ka basaltic hyaloclastite tuffs), and Glacier Peak (late Pleistocene to Holocene basaltic tephra from Whitechuck and Indian Pass cones). Compositions corrected to be in equilibrium with mantle olivine display variability in Nb and trace element ratios indicative of mantle source variability that impressively spans nearly the entire range of arc magmas globally. All volcanic centers have magmas with H2O and Cl contributions from the downgoing plate that overlap with other Cascade Arc segments. Volatile abundances and trace element ratios support a model of melting of a highly variably mantle wedge driven by a subduction component of variably saline fluid and/or slab partial melt. Magmas from Glacier Peak in northern Washington have unusually high Th/Yb ratios that are similar to Lassen region basalts, indicating possible contributions of “subcreted” metasediments that geophysical data suggest are not present beneath central Oregon and southern Washington. This data set adds to the growing inventory of primitive magma volatile concentrations and provides insight into spatial distributions of mantle heterogeneity and the role of slab components in the petrogenesis of arc magmas.

Near Subsonic Solar Wind Outflow from an Active Region

During Parker Solar Probe (Parker) Encounter 15 (E15), we observe an 18 hr period of near-subsonic (M S ∼ 1) and sub-Alfvénic (SA), M A ⋘ 1, slow-speed solar wind from 22 to 15.6 R ⊙. As the most extreme SA interval measured to date and skirting the solar wind sonic point, it is the deepest Parker has probed into the formation and acceleration region of the solar wind in the corona. The stream is also measured by Wind and the Magnetosonic Multiscale mission near 1 au at times consistent with ballistic propagation of this slow stream. We investigate the stream source, properties, and potential coronal heating consequences via combining these observations with coronal modeling and turbulence analysis. Through source mapping, in situ evidence, and multipoint arrival time considerations of a candidate coronal mass ejection, we determine the stream is a steady (nontransient), long-lived, and approximately Parker spiral aligned and arises from overexpanded field lines mapping back to an active region. Turbulence analysis of the Elsässer variables shows the inertial range scaling of the z + mode (f ∼ −3/2) to be dominated by the slab component. We discuss the spectral flattening and difficulties associated with measuring the z − spectra, cautioning against making definitive conclusions from the z − mode. Despite being more extreme than prior SA intervals, its turbulent nature does not appear to be qualitatively different from previously observed streams. We conclude that this extreme low-dynamic-pressure solar wind interval (which has the potential for extreme space-weather conditions) is a large, steady structure spanning at least to 1 au.

Slab steepening and rapid mantle wedge replacement during back-arc rifting in the New Hebrides

The effects of the composition and angle of the subducting slab and mantle wedge flow on tectonic and magmatic processes in island arcs and associated back-arcs are poorly understood. Here we analyse the ages and compositions of submarine lavas from the flanks and the floor of the back-arc Futuna Trough some 50 km east of Tanna Island in the New Hebrides arc front. Whereas >2.5 Ma-old back-arc lavas formed from an enriched mantle source strongly metasomatized by a slab component, the younger lavas show less slab input into a depleted mantle wedge. The input of the slab component decreased over the past 2.5 million years while the enriched mantle was replaced by depleted peridotite. The change of Futuna Trough lava compositions indicates rapid (10 s of km/million years) replacement of the mantle wedge by corner flow and slab steepening due to rollback, causing extensional stress and back-arc rifting in the past 2.5 million years.

Molybdenum isotopic evidence for the initiation of a big mantle wedge beneath eastern Asia

The subduction of the Paleo-Pacific plate and the formation of a big mantle wedge have influenced the tectonic-magmatic evolution of eastern Asia. However, the timing and mechanism of big mantle wedge formation remain obscure. Here we report molybdenum (Mo) isotope compositions of Mesozoic-Cenozoic mafic rocks in eastern China, which provide constraints on the geodynamics of Paleo-Pacific subduction. The >125 Ma rocks have high δ98Mo values of −0.27‰ to 0.17‰ and arc-like features, whereas the <125 Ma rocks have low δ98Mo values of −0.67‰ to −0.04‰ and ocean-island basalt (OIB)-like features. The mantle sources of these two types of rocks contain subducted Paleo-Pacific slab components at sub-arc and mantle transition zone depths, respectively. Therefore, the Paleo-Pacific subduction involves shallow subduction yielding a small mantle wedge in the early stage and deep subduction yielding a big mantle wedge in the late stage. The dramatic change in Mo isotopes reveals that the big mantle wedge beneath eastern Asia was initiated at ∼125 Ma.

An alternative to the igneous crust fluid + sediment melt paradigm for arc lava geochemistry.

A long-standing paradigm of arc geochemistry is that the trace element compositions of arc lavas arise from two compositionally distinct slab components: an aqueous dehydration fluid from the subducting igneous ocean crust that transports "fluid-mobile" elements, such as barium (Ba), and a sediment melt that supplies thorium (Th) and the light rare earth elements. This two-component framework has been widely called upon to explain global geochemical trends as well as geochemical variations within individual arcs, such as the Marianas. Here, we show that this paradigm is inconsistent with mass balance, due to the low Ba contents of igneous ocean crust, and with experimental data, which show that aqueous fluids from the igneous oceanic crust would be too dilute to substantially affect arc compositions. Observations previously attributed to the sediment melt/igneous-crust-fluid hypothesis are better explained by diverse subducting sediment compositions coupled with ambient mantle wedge heterogeneity, both globally and for the Marianas.

Petrogenesis of submarine volcanic arc rocks from Andaman subduction zone, Northeast Indian Ocean: Constraints from slab components and mantle wedge characteristics

The present study provides new petrological and geochemical data of the dredged rocks from submarine volcanoes along the Andaman arc and describes the petrogenetic evolution of the arc system in terms of mantle wedge characteristics, nature and quantitative input of subducted slab components, and fractionation processes of precursor magma. The studied rocks include basaltic andesite, andesite, dacite and rhyolite. These volcanic rocks exhibit LILE, LREE enrichments and HFSE depletion, corroborating their generation through subduction processes. High abundances of Th/Nd, La/Sm(N), LREE/HFSE than LILE/HFSE, LILE/LREE suggest a substantial contribution of sediments from the subducting slab over slab-dehydrated aqueous fluids to the mantle wedge. The 87Sr/86Sr-Ba/La mixing model suggests 0.6–0.8% addition of slab fluid (90:10 AOC: sediment fluid) to account for the fluid signature, whereas the 143Nd/144Nd-La/Sm(N) mixing model envisages ∼3–4% addition of sediment melt to the mantle source, reconciling the sediment signature in Andaman submarine volcanic rocks. The presence of N-MORB type mantle is attributed to the absence and/or inefficient convection of asthenospheric material from the Andaman back-arc basin to the mantle wedge. This ineffective convection can be equated with the flat subduction of the Indian Plate, caused by the convergence of the aseismic Ninety East Ridge. The non-modal batch-melting model suggests that 13–24% partial melting of the spinel lherzolite mantle beneath the Andaman submarine volcanic arc formed the parent magma. The crystallization model invokes up to 60–70% of fractionation of olivine, plagioclase, clinopyroxene, orthopyroxene, sanidine and magnetite in all the rock types with subordinate proportions of amphibole, biotite, apatite, ilmenite, and sanidine in rhyolites. The basaltic andesites, andesites and dacites do not show upper crustal input, while rhyolites indicate crustal contamination from an upper crust and/or arc crust.

MHD Inertial and Energy-containing Range Turbulence Anisotropy in the Young Solar Wind

We study solar wind turbulence anisotropy in the inertial and energy-containing ranges in the inbound and outbound directions during encounters 1–9 by the Parker Solar Probe (PSP) for distances between ∼21 and 65 R ⊙. Using the Adhikari et al. approach, we derive theoretical equations to calculate the ratio between the 2D and slab fluctuating magnetic energy, fluctuating kinetic energy, and the outward/inward Elsässer energy in the inertial range. For this, in the energy-containing range, we assume a wavenumber k −1 power law. In the inertial range, for the magnetic field fluctuations and the outward/inward Elsässer energy, we consider that (i) both 2D and slab fluctuations follow a power law of k −5/3, and (ii) the 2D and slab fluctuations follow the power laws with k −5/3 and k −3/2, respectively. For the velocity fluctuations, we assume that both the 2D and slab components follow a k −3/2 power law. We compare the theoretical results of the variance anisotropy in the inertial range with the derived observational values measured by PSP, and find that the energy density of 2D fluctuations is larger than that of the slab fluctuations. The theoretical variance anisotropy in the inertial range relating to the k −5/3 and k −3/2 power laws between 2D and slab turbulence exhibits a smaller value in comparison to assuming the same power law k −5/3 between 2D and slab turbulence. Finally, the observed turbulence energy measured by PSP in the energy-containing range is found to be similar to the theoretical result of a nearly incompressible/slab turbulence description.

Mo-Mg isotopes trace the role of serpentinite in generating arc magmatism

Serpentinite-derived components play an important role in chemical cycling in subduction zones. However, it is difficult to identify recycled serpentinite in subarc mantle due to the overprinting of other slab components, and how serpentinite contributes to arc magmatism is poorly understood. Here we report Mo and Mg isotopic compositions of Early Paleozoic Qushiang arc mafic rocks in the East Kunlun orogen. The Qushiang mafic rocks have variable δ98Mo values of −0.50‰ to 0.78% and δ26Mg values of −0.31‰ to −0.05‰. These features, combining with arc-type trace element distribution patterns, enriched SrNd isotopes, and variable zircon HfO isotopes, suggest the incorporation of different subducting components in their mantle source. Some mafic rocks show high δ98Mo values together with low Mo/Ce ratios and enriched SrNd isotopes, suggesting the contribution of subducted sediment (SSD)-derived melts. Additionally, light Mo isotopes are also identified in mafic rocks, which are closely related to depleted SrNd isotopes. These features are mainly inherited from the subducted dehydrated altered oceanic crust (SAOC)-derived melts. More importantly, the coexisting and significantly high δ26Mg and δ98Mo values of these rocks could not be explained by the SSD or SAOC components, but require serpentinite components in the subarc mantle source. Our study reveals that combined Mo and Mg isotopic studies are potential tools for tracing serpentinite recycling, and provides new insight into the mechanisms by which different subducting components contribute to arc magmatism.

Olivine-Hosted Melt Inclusions Track Progressive Dehydration Reactions in Subducting Slabs Across Volcanic Arcs

Abstract The stability and breakdown of mineral phases in subducting slabs control the cycling of trace elements through subduction zones. Stability of key minerals and the partitioning of trace elements between these minerals and liquid phases of interests have been charted by natural sample analysis and experimental constraints. However, systematic study from arc front to far back arc has rarely shown that the expected geochemical variations of the slab liquid are actually recorded by natural samples. Complexities arise by uncertainties on the nature of the slab component (melts, fluids and supercritical liquids), source heterogeneities and transport processes. Using data from olivine-hosted melt inclusions sampled along and across the NE Japan and southern Kurile arcs, we demonstrate that experimentally and thermodynamically constrained phase stabilities in subducted materials indeed control the trace element signatures as predicted by these models and experiments. The main reactions that can be traced across arc are progressive breakdown of light rare earth element-rich accessory phases (e.g. allanite), enhanced dehydration of the lithospheric mantle (serpentine breakdown) and changes in the nature of the slab component. This work elucidates subduction zone elemental cycling in a well-characterized petrogenetic setting and provides important constraints on the interpretation of trace element ratios in arc magmas in terms of the prograde metamorphic reactions within the subducting slab.

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Magmatic Evolution of the Fossil Melanesian Island Arc: Evidence From Lower Miocene Lavas of Malekula Island (Vanuatu)

AbstractThe subduction zones in the SW Pacific Ocean are some of the most dynamic plate boundaries on Earth with changes in subduction polarity and subduction initiation processes. The New Hebrides island arc formed some 10 million years ago after the Melanesian island arc was abandoned due to the cessation of subduction of the Pacific Plate after collision of oceanic plateaus with the island arc. Parts of the Melanesian island arc occur within the New Hebrides island arc and we show that Miocene volcanic rocks exposed on Malekula island in the New Hebrides island arc consist of island arc tholeiites to alkaline basalts with variable slab contribution. The lava erupted between 22.5 and 16.3 Ma, similar to the Wainimala Group lavas on Fiji representing the eastern portion of the Melanesian island arc. Partial melts from subducted sediments affected a Pacific MORB‐type mantle, but we do not find evidence for a slab component derived from the Ontong Java Plateau or for assimilation of continental crust. Thus, no Miocene subduction of the Ontong Java Plateau occurred beneath Malekula and the basement of the island probably does not consist of continental crust rifted from Australia. The Malekula lava succession resembles that of other portions of the Miocene Melanesian island arc between New Britain and Fiji, indicating continuous subduction of the Pacific plate along this arc.

Contribution of recycled oceanic crust to the extremely light molybdenum isotopic compositions of mid-ocean ridge basalts from the South China Sea

The contribution of recycled oceanic crust to the mantle source of mid-ocean ridge basalts (MORBs) remains a subject of debate, as radiogenic isotopes alone yield ambiguous insights. Here, we present comprehensive data on whole-rock major element, trace element, and Mo–Nd–Hf isotopic compositions for MORB samples from International Ocean Discovery Program Expedition 349 sites U1431E and U1433B in the eastern (ESB) and southwestern (SWB) subbasins, respectively, of the South China Sea (SCS). The δ98/95Mo values of the SCS MORBs exhibit a significant range (from −0.80‰ to +0.05‰), in contrast to the restricted composition observed in MORBs (δ98/95Mo = −0.19‰ ± 0.01‰). The ESB MORBs display extremely light Mo isotopic compositions (δ98/95Mo = −0.80‰ to −0.24‰) with NdHf isotopic compositions similar to those of Pacific MORB, whereas the SWB MORBs show higher δ98/95Mo values (−0.44‰ to +0.05‰) and depleted NdHf isotopic compositions. The δ98/95Mo values of the SCS MORBs are negatively correlated with Ce/Mo ratios and positively correlated with εHf values, suggesting the incorporation of dehydrated slab components into the source of the SCS MORBs. The subbasin-scale mantle heterogeneity in the SCS can be best explained by varying degrees of interaction between a mantle plume and stagnant slabs in the mantle transition zone, as suggested by mantle tomography. The rigid stagnant slab in the mantle transition zone beneath the SWB largely impeded the upwelling of the mantle plume, whereas the slab beneath the ESB was disrupted by the plume and subsequently transported into the upper mantle. This study, therefore, provides compelling evidence for the involvement of recycled oceanic slabs in generating MORB and the influence of an ascending mantle plume on seafloor spreading in a continental marginal sea. Mantle recycling processes in marginal sea basins exhibit distinct characteristics compared to those occurring in open oceans.

The Systematics of Olivine CaO + Cr-Spinel in High-Mg# Arc Volcanic Rocks: Evidence for in-Situ Mantle Wedge Depletion at the Arc Volcanic Front

Abstract We investigated the state of the arc background mantle (i.e. mantle wedge without slab component) by means of olivine CaO and its Cr-spinel inclusions in a series of high-Mg# volcanic rocks from the Quaternary Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt. Olivine CaO was paired with the Cr# [molar Cr/(Cr + Al) *100] of Cr-spinel inclusions, and 337 olivine+Cr-spinel pairs were obtained from 33 calc-alkaline, high-K and OIB-type arc front volcanic rocks, and three monogenetic rear-arc basalts that lack subduction signatures. Olivine+Cr-spinels display coherent elemental and He–O isotopic systematics that contrast with the compositional diversity of the bulk rocks. All arc front olivines have low CaO (0.135 ± 0.029 wt %) relative to rear-arc olivines which have the higher CaO (0.248 ± 0.028 wt %) of olivines from mid-ocean ridge basalts. Olivine 3He/4He–δ18O isotope systematics confirm that the olivine+Cr-spinels are not, or negligibly, affected by crustal basement contamination, and thus preserve compositional characteristics of primary arc magmas. Variations in melt H2O contents in the arc front series and the decoupling of olivine CaO and Ni are inconsistent with controls on the olivine CaO by melt water and/or secondary mantle pyroxenites. Instead, we propose that low olivine CaO reflects the typical low melt CaO of high-Mg# arc magmas erupting through thick crust. We interpret the inverse correlation of olivine CaO and Cr-spinel Cr# over a broad range of Cr# (~10–70) as co-variations of CaO, Al and Cr of their (near) primary host melts, which derived from a mantle that has been variably depleted by slab-flux driven serial melt extraction. Our results obviate the need for advecting depleted residual mantle from rear- and back-arc region, but do not upset the larger underlying global variations of melt CaO high-Mg# arc magmas worldwide, despite leading to considerable regional variations of melt CaO at the arc front of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt.

Formation of the eclogites of the Atbashi complex, Kyrgyzstan, in a subduction zone mélange diapir

Much debate exists concerning mechanisms of crustal material transfer from subducting slab to overlying mantle. Formation of mélange rocks by physical mixing of slab components within subduction plate interface is predicted to transfer their compositional signal to source of arc magmas by ascending as diapirs from slab-top. Despite being supported conceptually and through modeling, existence of these diapirs in global subduction architecture remains inconclusive. Here we use petrological observations, thermometry and thermodynamic modeling, combined with geochemical constraints and compilation of massive existing data, to investigate eclogites from a deeply buried mélange “package” in Kyrgyz Tianshan, southern Altaids. We find that various slab components physically mixed to form eclogitic mélange rocks at threshold depth of the subarc (i.e., ≥85 km). Index mineralogical and Pressure-Temperature records indicate a thermal history with substantial heating after peak burial to condition crossing wet solidus. Such translation, toward hot corner of mantle wedge, is short-lived around several hundred thousand to few million years, serving as first tangible evidence substantiating mélange diapirs propagate and dynamically mix with overlying mantle. Contemporaneous Late Carboniferous flare-up of regional arc magmatism with mélange diapir melting signal also advocates that non-negligible process of mantle wedge hybridization by buoyant mélange materials, to transfer volatile, generate arc lavas and regulate terrestrial geochemical cycles, stands.

Decoding subcontinental lithosphere processes: The key role of fractional crystallization in Central Andes monogenetic volcanism - Insight from El Negrillar volcanic field, Chile

Subduction zones are complex geodynamic settings in which volcanic arcs form due to the interaction between subducting slabs, water, and continental materials. Investigating this extensive Earth recycling system offers valuable insights into the exchange of materials between the crust and mantle. While previous research has primarily focused on analyzing polygenetic volcanoes to explore this interaction, monogenetic volcanic fields (MVF) present an opportunity to delve into the mechanisms operating within the upper and lower mantle. Monogenetic volcanoes are a class of volcanoes that are typically smaller in size but showcase a range of eruptive styles and compositions. These volcanoes can be found in various locations along the arc, including the main Central Volcanic Zone (CVZ) (arc-front volcanoes), and even far from the tectonic plate boundaries in the back-arc region (intraplate volcanism).We carried out a detailed geochemical study of El Negrillar (EN) MVF, located in the Central Andes main-arc, on the Altiplano-Puna Plateau's southwestern border. The volcanic field has 35 eruptive centers and a total of 86 eruptive phases originating from its three clusters: Northern, Central, and Southern. EN magmas range in composition from basaltic andesite to dacite and have produced over 6.8 km3 (DRE) of lava and pyroclastic material, which makes it the most voluminous volcanic field in the Central Andes, and therefore, an excellent example to study MVF in arc-systems. We have conducted an extensive study encompassing major and trace elements, as well as isotopic analysis using whole rock Sr-Nd-Pb. We also present an analysis of our results with available geochemical data from the back-arc and main-arc volcanoes, including other monogenetic volcanoes near EN (<80 km, EN's neighbors). The results revealed that EN magmas and their neighbors are strongly related and exhibit a clear similarity in major and trace element compositions and isotopic ratios, indicating a common source and origin of their melts. Our comparison across the arc surprisingly reveals similarities between EN and back-arc monogenetic volcanism. Both regions indicate geochemical signatures that do not support melting via slab metasomatism, typical of subduction zones. Instead, they show low Th/Ce (<0.1 ppm) and Ba/La (<30 ppm) and high Ce/Pb (>6 ppm), Ba/Th (>100 ppm), high 143Nd/144Nd > 0.51240, and La/Yb ratios at a given La/Sm compared to the main-arc polygenetic volcanoes. Interestingly, EN also exhibits adakite-like signatures with increasing SiO2 content (high Sr > 600 ppm, Sr/Y > 40, and high La/Yb > 20), a term used for igneous rock suites with chemical characteristics that are identical to those of adakites but produced through petrogenetic processes that do not include a slab component. We explore how fractional crystallization and crustal assimilation participate in the development of monogenetic volcanoes, and our findings underscore the significant influence of fractional crystallization on the monogenetic volcanic processes in the Salar de Atacama region. The geochemical changes observed in this area can be attributed to a combination of varying degrees of fractional crystallization within magmas generated through the partial melting of a garnet-enriched environment, which could be primary lower crust or partial melting of a peridotite mantle that has later equilibrated with garnet-bearing crustal melts.

Systematic Across‐Arc Variations of Molybdenum Isotopes in a Fluid‐Dominated Subduction Zone System

AbstractMass‐dependent Mo isotope variations are a promising new tracer to study magmatic processes in different geological settings. We report the first Mo isotope data for the Kamchatka arc system in the Northwest Pacific, comprising basaltic lavas of a complete Southeast‐Northwest traverse from the volcanic arc front through to the back arc region. The majority of volcanic centers investigated directly override the Hawaii‐Emperor Seamount Chain, which is currently being subducted underneath the arc system. Our Mo isotope data show systematic trends with Ce/Pb, Ce/Mo, Nb/Zr, La/Sm, and 143Nd/144Nd ratios from the volcanic arc front to the back arc. Arc front lavas have higher δ98/95Mo and lower Ce/Pb, Ce/Mo, Nb/Zr, La/Sm compared to back arc lavas. Because the involvement of subducted sediments can be excluded, we attribute the observed variations to a change in the mantle source composition from the arc front to the back arc regions. The isotopic and chemical budget of arc front lavas is dominated by a slab fluid component (high δ98/95Mo, low Ce/Pb, Ce/Mo), whereas mantle‐like Ce/Pb, Ce/Mo, elevated Nb/Zr and La/Sm in the back arc samples suggest an enriched mantle source. Combined δ98/95Mo, Nd, and Pb isotope data in back arc lavas are very similar to those observed for modern ocean island basalts from Hawaii. We thus explore the possibility that the back arc mantle was contaminated by a Hawaii‐type, enriched asthenospheric mantle component from the subducted Hawaii‐Emperor Seamount Chain.

Boron isotopes in Central American volcanics indicate a key role for the subducting oceanic crust

The geochemistry of arc magmas can shed light on chemical outfluxes from subducting slabs to the overlying mantle. Boron (B) abundances and isotope ratios are valuable tracers of slab-derived components due to the distinct compositions of the mantle and subducting materials and distinctive isotopic fractionation during dehydration. New Be/B and δ11B measurements in olivine-hosted melt inclusions (MIs) from three Nicaraguan volcanic centers (Telica, Cerro Negro, and Masaya) are consistent with a B-rich slab component that has δ11B ranging from +2.9‰ to +5.9‰, slightly higher than new measurements of hemipelagic (δ11B = +0.7‰±0.03 and +2.1‰±0.08; 1σ n = 3) and carbonate (δ11B = +2.9‰±0.06 and 3.7±0.09; 1σ n = 3) sediments sampled by DSDP Hole 495 on the Cocos plate.A thermochemical model of the Nicaraguan subduction zone is used to quantitatively model B loss and isotopic fractionation during slab dehydration and melting. In contrast to previous studies regarding B systematics in Central America and elsewhere, this model reproduces the range of δ11B preserved in Nicaraguan olivine-hosted MIs without the involvement of serpentinite-derived fluids. The model indicates that Nicaraguan MI δ11B signatures are primarily controlled by input from subducted altered oceanic crust (AOC), with a minor contribution from subducted sediments. This finding implies that the volatile element budget delivered from the slab to the volcanic arc is also mostly derived from the ocean crust, and that volatiles carried in deeper layers of the slab may be recycled beyond the arc into the deeper mantle beneath Central America.

Transmission of magnetic island modes across interplanetary shocks: comparison of theory and observations

Interplanetary shock waves are observed frequently in turbulent solar wind. They naturally enhance the temperature/entropy of the plasma through which they propagate. Moreover, many studies have shown that they also act as an amplifier of the fluctuations incident on the shock front. Solar wind turbulent fluctuations can be well described as the superposition of quasi-2D and slab components, the former being energetically dominant. In this paper, we address the interaction of fast forward shocks observed by the Wind spacecraft at 1 AU and quasi-2D turbulent fluctuations in the framework of the Zank et al. (2021) transmission model and we compare model predictions with observations. Our statistical study includes 378 shocks with varying upstream conditions and Mach numbers. We estimate the average ratio of the downstream observed and theoretically predicted power spectra within the inertial range of turbulence. We find that the distributions of this ratio for the whole set and for the subset of shocks that met the assumptions of the model, are remarkably close. We argue that a large statistical spread of the distributions of this ratio is governed by the inherent variation of the upstream conditions. Our findings suggest that the model predicts the downstream fluctuations with a good accuracy and that it may be adopted for a wider class of shocks than it was originally meant for.

The Khajraha, oldest carbonatite from India: Implications on carbonated-eclogite source, multi-level emplacement and its petrogenetic link with orthomagmatic fluids

Age and petrogenesis of a Neoarchean calcio‑carbonatite dyke from the Khajraha, Bundelkhand craton (BC, India) is presented here. Zircon UPb age data show emplacement age of 2567 ± 8.0 Ma marking the discovery of the oldest Indian carbonatites. Dyke consists of coeval emplaced three litho variants, recording multi-level emplacement and concomitant exsolution of carbo-hydrothermal fluids in their micro-textures and geochemical composition. The first emplaced grey sovite (c1) grade to silico‑carbonatite (SiO2: 24–26 wt%) consist of abundant autolith-segregations set in groundmass of fine-size spinifex-habit calcite. Autolith-segregations are hydrothermally altered early-formed cumulate and their alteration products formed while deep-seated storage. The later emplaced magma batches, pink alvikite (c2) and white sovite (c3), are monomineralic of calcite and have pure calcio‑carbonatite composition represented to be residual melt formed after fractionation of silico‑carbonatite solid-residue (c1) as evident from Harker variations. During fractionation at depth, hydrous fluids exsolved are re-equilibrated with primary magmatic biotite and amphibole, forming chlorite with byproducts of titanite and K-feldspar at ~300 °C. This autometasomatism also witnessed precipitation of primary hydrothermal phases like spherulite-chlorite, epidote, titanite, K-feldspar, apatite and REE-phases. While emplacing to subvolcanic level they variably admixed, disaggregated and dispersed in calcio‑carbonatite magma defining micro- to meso-scale flow fabrics in c1. At subvolcanic level, undercooling led the calcio‑carbonatite to crystallize spinifex-habit calcite by wrapping autolith-segregations. Continuously increasing Y/Ho and Th/U ratios, negative Eu-anomaly and positive Y-anomaly in REE pattern of c1, c2 and c3 record that fractionation of carbonic fluids (Mn-rich) accompanied with this kinematic crystallization. In addition to undercooling, rate of retention and venting out of exsolved fluids in the dyke-conduit has regulated nucleation and growth rate of spinifex-habit calcite, particularly in c3, they grown to pegmatoidal size in hot CO2-rich fluid ambience as indicated the gradual lowering of δ18OSMOW values from 7.28 to 3.41 ‰ keeping δ13C values almost constant. Dyke contains low Ba (27–298 ppm), Sr (146–739 ppm) and total REE (7–696 ppm), representing to be a carbonatite of ‘trace-element depleted end-member’. The elevated δ13CPDB-1 values (−1.93 to −2.99 ‰) coupled with δ18OSMOW values (5.82–7.53 ‰, in c1 and c2) within the range of Primary Igneous Carbonatite (PIC), low Nb/Y (<1) and Nb/Ta (1.4–16.1) ratios and high Zr/Hf (40–48) and Zr/Nb (12–116) ratios similar to recycled slab component and zircons εHf(t) value ~ −4.0 with TDMC of ~3.0 Ga suggest that calcio‑carbonatite magma sourced from a Mesoarchean depleted mantle containing carbonated-eclogite.

Heavy magnesium isotopic compositions of basalts erupted during arc inception: Implications for the mantle source underlying the nascent Izu-Bonin-Mariana arc

Basalts formed during the early development of an arc are usually buried, but they record critical information relating to the mantle source of the overriding plate prior to the addition of subducting slab components. Basalts recovered at Site U1438 of International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) Expedition 351, in the Amami Sankaku Basin (ASB), formed during the transition from forearc basalt (FAB) and boninite eruptions to stratovolcano developments in the Izu-Bonin-Mariana (IBM) arc. In this study, we present magnesium (Mg) isotopic data (δ26Mg) for the ASB basalt core samples, formed at arc inception in the absence of down-going slab components, and report the implications of these data for the characteristics of the mantle sources underlying the proto-IBM arc. The δ26Mg values of the ASB basalts range from −0.21‰ to +0.08‰, with an average value of −0.13 ± 0.07‰. These values are systematically higher than those of mid-ocean ridge basalts (MORBs) (−0.25 ± 0.06‰). No obvious effects of post-eruptive alteration, fractional crystallization, partial melting, or subduction component addition can be identified in the Mg isotopic compositions either of the ASB basalts or their mantle source, given the absence of correlations between the δ26Mg values and the proxies of these processes (e.g., K/Nb, Nb/Zr, Ba/La, Nb/Y, etc.). We conclude that the high δ26Mg values of the ASB basalts are inherited from their mantle source that was enriched in heavy Mg isotopes. Melting of an ultra-depleted, refractory spinel peridotite source containing talc-bearing serpentinite components can explain the origin of the heavy Mg isotopic compositions in the ASB basalts. The presence of water-rich serpentinite components in the mantle provides a new perspective on how a refractory mantle source can undergo partial melting at temperatures and pressures similar to the formation of MORBs without the influence of subducted materials, which has important implications for the initiation of plate subduction. Furthermore, the Mg isotopic contributions of subducted additions and mantle source materials should be carefully discussed in future studies due to the heterogeneity of Mg isotopes in the mantle.