Allanite in Variscan Post-Collisional Lamprophyre Dykes from Les Guilleries (NE Iberia) as a Part of Rare Earth Elements Recycling in Collisional Orogens
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Geological Setting
3. Materials and Methods
4. Results
4.1. Petrography
4.2. Microprobe Chemistry
4.3. Principal Component Analyses
4.4. LA-ICP-MS In Situ U-Th-Pb Ages
5. Discussion
6. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Allanite Type | Type I | Type I (rim) | Type II | Type II (EpC) | Other |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nº of Analyses | 24 | 7 | 21 | 6 | 20 |
SiO2 | 30.2–38.1 | 33.3–36.4 | 30.8–35.2 | 37.0–38.4 | 30.9–37.5 |
Al2O3 | 13.3–24.2 | 20.7–24.3 | 12.8–22.0 | 23.2–24.4 | 13.4–22.8 |
CaO | 11.1–23.2 | 15.6–21.1 | 11.8–19.3 | 22.2–23.5 | 11.2–21.3 |
FeO | 10.0–15.1 | 9.7–10.7 | 10.3–15.4 | 11.5–12.8 | 10.7–16.2 |
Ce2O3 | 0.2–11.4 | 1.6–6.4 | 3.8–10.8 | 0.0–0.6 | 1.5–11.3 |
La2O3 | 0.1–7.6 | 0.8–4.2 | 2.1–5.9 | 0.0–0.2 | 0.7–7.3 |
Nd2O3 | 0.0–3.0 | 0.6–2.0 | 0.9–3.1 | 0.0–0.4 | 0.5–3.4 |
MgO | 0.0–0.6 | 0.1–0.4 | 0.2–0.4 | 0.0–0.2 | 0.2–0.7 |
MnO | 0.1–0.6 | 0.5–1.0 | 0.0–0.4 | 0.1–0.3 | 0.1–0.4 |
TiO2 | 0.4–2.2 | 0.2–0.7 | 0.2–2.8 | 0.0–0.4 | 0.1–2.0 |
UO2 | <DL | <DL | <DL | <DL | <DL |
ThO2 | <DL | <DL | <DL | <DL | <DL |
Total | 92.7–97.5 | 94.4–97.2 | 93.8–97.5 | 97.0–98.0 | 94.7–97.6 |
Si [apfu] | 2.95–3.07 | 2.95–3.0 | 2.95–3.08 | 2.95–3.01 | 2.93–3.08 |
Al [apfu] | 1.52–2.26 | 2.18–2.33 | 1.47–2.25 | 2.17–2.26 | 1.53–2.19 |
Ca [apfu] | 1.15–1.97 | 1.48–1.84 | 1.23–1.75 | 1.89–2.0 | 1.15–1.86 |
Fe [apfu] | 0.68–1.22 | 0.68–0.8 | 0.75–1.25 | 0.75–0.85 | 0.74–1.31 |
Ce [apfu] | 0.01–0.4 | 0.05–0.21 | 0.12–0.39 | 0.0–0.02 | 0.05–0.39 |
La [apfu] | 0.0–0.27 | 0.02–0.14 | 0.07–0.2 | 0.0–0.01 | 0.02–0.25 |
Nd [apfu] | 0.0–0.1 | 0.02–0.06 | 0.03–0.11 | 0.0–0.01 | 0.01–0.11 |
Mg [apfu] | 0.0–0.09 | 0.01–0.06 | 0.02–0.06 | 0.0–0.02 | 0.03–0.09 |
Mn [apfu] | 0.0–0.04 | 0.04–0.07 | 0.0–0.03 | 0.01–0.02 | 0.01–0.03 |
Ti [apfu] | 0.02–0.16 | 0.01–0.04 | 0.01–0.2 | 0.0–0.02 | 0.0–0.14 |
A | 1.88–2.03 | 1.87–1.95 | 1.9–2.0 | 1.93–2.01 | 1.88–2.09 |
M | 2.95–3.11 | 3.07–3.14 | 2.95–3.11 | 3.03–3.08 | 2.75–3.11 |
%Fe+3 | 0.43–0.99 | 0.48–0.87 | 0.41–0.72 | 0.96–1.0 | 0.41–0.9 |
REE2O3 [wt.%] | 0.4–22.61 | 2.91–13.6 | 7.29–20.95 | 0.13–1.14 | 2.76–21.68 |
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Mellado, E.; Corbella, M.; Kylander-Clark, A. Allanite in Variscan Post-Collisional Lamprophyre Dykes from Les Guilleries (NE Iberia) as a Part of Rare Earth Elements Recycling in Collisional Orogens. Minerals 2022, 12, 954. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12080954
Mellado E, Corbella M, Kylander-Clark A. Allanite in Variscan Post-Collisional Lamprophyre Dykes from Les Guilleries (NE Iberia) as a Part of Rare Earth Elements Recycling in Collisional Orogens. Minerals. 2022; 12(8):954. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12080954
Chicago/Turabian StyleMellado, Esteban, Mercè Corbella, and Andrew Kylander-Clark. 2022. "Allanite in Variscan Post-Collisional Lamprophyre Dykes from Les Guilleries (NE Iberia) as a Part of Rare Earth Elements Recycling in Collisional Orogens" Minerals 12, no. 8: 954. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12080954