In-situ U-Pb dating and Nd isotopic analysis of perovskite from a rodingite blackwall associated with UHP serpentinite from southwestern Tianshan, China

摘要

Metamorphic perovskite associated with diopside+ chlorite occurs in blackwalls surrounding rodingitized mafic dikes that are included in ultrahigh-pressure (UHP) serpentinized ultramafic rocks from Changawuzi, Chinese southwestern Tianshan. Perovskite forms discrete crystals in the chlorite-rich matrix or appears at the rim of ilmenite. The metamorphic perovskites from the blackwalls are characterized by high concentrations of REE, Nb, Ta, Th and U. The primitive mantle normalized patterns of perovskite are two to three orders of magnitude higher but parallel to the bulk rock patterns, demonstrating that perovskite is a major host of these incompatible trace elements in the ultramafic rocks. The bulk-rock major and trace element compositions of rodingite dikes and associated blackwalls display variable patterns, consistent with different mafic protoliths of the rodingites.