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Journal of Petrology Advance Access originally published online on July 13, 2009
Journal of Petrology 2009 50(8):1575-1603; doi:10.1093/petrology/egp044
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Tholeiitic vs Calc-alkalic Differentiation and Evolution of Arc Crust: Constraints from Melting Experiments on a Basalt from the Izu–Bonin–Mariana Arc

Y. Tatsumi* and T. Suzuki

Institute for Research on Earth Evolution (IFREE), Japan Agency for Marine–Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Yokosuka 237-0061, Japan

RECEIVED JANUARY 14, 2009; ACCEPTED JUNE 15, 2009


  Abstract

The liquid line of descent (LLD) for a representative basalt from the Izu–Bonin–Mariana (IBM) arc was investigated at 0·3 GPa in the presence of 0·49–2·83 wt % H2O to constrain the differentiation of arc magmas and the evolution of the arc's crust. This is of interest as differentiated continental crust may form as the middle crust of the intra-oceanic IBM system. The tholeiitic differentiation trend, which is often documented in the volcanic sequences of intra-oceanic arcs, is best reproduced by the LLD of an H2O-poor (~0·5 wt %) basalt, whereas the calc-alkalic trend in the IBM rocks, which are likely to form middle crust of intermediate composition, mimics the LLD of a hydrous basalt with 2·5–3·0 wt % H2O. Magmatic temperatures estimated for IBM calc-alkalic rocks, however, tend to be higher than those for the hydrous LLD. It may thus be suggested that an alternative mechanism, mixing of basaltic and felsic magmas, could play a major role in calc-alkalic middle crust formation in the IBM. Seismic velocities of the inferred middle crustal rocks, obtained based on both the experimental results and theoretical calculations, agree well with the observed seismic crustal structure.

KEY WORDS: andesite; basalt; calc-alkalic: crust; tholeiitic

*Corresponding author: E-mail: tatsumi{at}jamstec.go.jp


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