MELT INCLUSIONS IN OLIVINE AS A SOURCE OF INFORMATION ON THE COMPOSITION AND EVOLUTION OF DEEP MELTS OF AILLIKITES (ULTRAMAFIC LAMPROPHYRES) OF THE ILBOKICHI UPLIFT, THE SW SIBERIAN PLATFORM

Abstract

Aillikites are kimberlite-like rocks, important for understanding the composition and processes occurring in the mantle. Melt inclusions represent a reliable source of information. The paper provides the first results of studies (Raman, EDS) on primary and secondary melt inclusions in olivine from the Ilbokich uplift aillikites. The composition of primary inclusions is close to that of parent melt of aillikites. It was significantly enriched in CO2, H2O, phosphorus and titanium. Phlogopite, diopside, dolomite, calcite, apatite, Ti-containing phases (brookite, perovskite, Ti-magnetite) and lizardite were identified in these inclusions. The similarity of the composition and ratios of the daughter phases with the aillikite matrix indicates a slight change in the parent melt when it is rising to the surface. As to the secondary inclusions, there are wide variations in compositions and a smaller amount of silicates, as compared to the primary ones. The main daughter phases are carbonates, e.g. dolomite, calcite, magnesite and alkaline carbonates. In addition, phlogopite, clinopyroxene, apatite, halite, pyrrhotite and magnetite, graphite and CO2 were discovered. The variability of the compositions of the secondary inclusions might be due to the silicate-carbonate immiscibility that appeared during the rising of the aillikite melt at pressures <4 GPa.

Keywords

• ultramafic lamprophyres
• aillikites
• olivine
• melt inclusions
• raman spectroscopy
• raman mapping