| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4716717 | Lithos | 2011 | 12 Pages |
A new lamproite occurrence of inferred Carboniferous age intruded into an extensive, more than 5 km long rectilinear fracture zone in a granite of the West Troms Basement Complex, North Norway. This 30 cm wide dyke, which shows well developed chilled margins, is characterized by up to 3 mm long phenocrysts of phlogopite in a fine-grained gray matrix of K-feldspar and K-magnesioarfvedsonite with minor amounts of apatite, Ba-titanates (baotite) and rutile. Based on its mineralogy, whole rock chemistry (e.g., SiO2 = 54.4–57.3 wt.%, K/Na = 2.02–7.03, K/Al = 0.86–1.22, Mg# = 76–84 and Kagp = 1.0–1.7), and specific mineral compositions (e.g. tetrahedral coordination of Fe3+ in phlogopite, high Fe, but negligible Na in K-feldspar, and high Ti in K-magnesioarfvedsonite and phlogopite) the rock can be classified as a high-Si phlogopite lamproite. Concentrations and element ratios of a number of trace elements (e.g. high LILE and HFSE, except of Nb and Ta, high La/Ybn and low Th/Nb) in addition to isotope data (moderately radiogenic 87Sr/86Sr and extremely non-radiogenic 143Nd/144Nd; εNd(T) varies from − 19.9 to − 22.4) indicate an anorogenic, i. e., within-plate setting for the Kvaløya lamproite, similar to the anorogenic types of lamproite from Leucite Hills (Wyoming) and Smoky Butte (Montana). The Kvaløya lamproite shows high Nb/Ta and simultaneous high Zr, suggesting a multistage enrichment history of its mantle source. It is suggested that in addition to an ancient stage of enrichment (2.1–2.3 Ga, based on Nd model ages), parts of the mantle enrichment possibly resulted from the involvement of subducted materials during metasomatism of the mantle during the Caledonian Orogeny.
► We give the first description of lamproite from Scandinavia. ► Based on its mineralogy and geochemistry, the rock is a phlogopite lamproite. ► The lamproite has affinity to within-plate (anorogenic) lamproites. ► The rock's mantle source was enriched, possibly during the Caledonian Orogeny. ► The lamproite was emplaced in a Paleoproterozoic granite during Carboniferous.
