Trace Elements in Chromian Spinels from Four Siberian Kimberlites
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Geological Background
3. Materials and Methods
4. Results
4.1. Textures
4.2. Major Element Chemistry and Classification
4.3. Trace Element Chemistry
5. Discussion
5.1. Manganese
5.2. Zinc
5.3. Nickel, Co, Sc, Ga, V
5.4. Trace Element Modelling for a Peridotitic Source
5.5. On the Partitioning of Some Trace Elements between Cr-Spinels and Kimberlitic Melts
6. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Element | Dsp/melt | Source | Melt |
---|---|---|---|
V | 1.62 | [53] | Alkali basalt |
3.22 | [55] | Picrite | |
Mn | 0.70 | [57] | CMAS |
0.90 | [36] | FCMAST | |
Co | 2.00 | [55] | Ankaramite |
6.00 | [53] | Alkali basalt | |
Ni | 0.24 | [55] | Ankaramite |
12.86 | [55] | Ankaramite | |
Cu | 0.20 | [57] | Komatiite |
0.80 | [57] | MORB | |
Zn | 1.00 | [53] | Alkali basalt |
12.00 | [58] | CMAST | |
Ga | 3.10 | [53] | Alkali basalt |
11.30 | [36] | FCMAST | |
Zr | 0.02 | [36] | FCMAST |
0.14 | [53] | Alkali basalt |
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Venier, M.; Ziberna, L.; Princivalle, F.; Petrelli, M.; Lughi, V.; Logvinova, A.; Sobolev, N.V.; Turco, G.; Lenaz, D. Trace Elements in Chromian Spinels from Four Siberian Kimberlites. Minerals 2022, 12, 1439. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12111439
Venier M, Ziberna L, Princivalle F, Petrelli M, Lughi V, Logvinova A, Sobolev NV, Turco G, Lenaz D. Trace Elements in Chromian Spinels from Four Siberian Kimberlites. Minerals. 2022; 12(11):1439. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12111439
Chicago/Turabian StyleVenier, Marco, Luca Ziberna, Francesco Princivalle, Maurizio Petrelli, Vanni Lughi, Alla Logvinova, Nikolay V. Sobolev, Gianluca Turco, and Davide Lenaz. 2022. "Trace Elements in Chromian Spinels from Four Siberian Kimberlites" Minerals 12, no. 11: 1439. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12111439