Petrography and the REE-composition of apatite in the Paleoproterozoic Pilgujärvi Sedimentary Formation, Pechenga Greenstone Belt, Russia

Joosu, Lauri; Lepland, Aivo; Kreitsmann, Timmu; Üpraus, Kärt; Roberts, Nick M.W.; Paiste, Päärn; Martin, Adam P.; Kirsimäe, Kalle. 2016 Petrography and the REE-composition of apatite in the Paleoproterozoic Pilgujärvi Sedimentary Formation, Pechenga Greenstone Belt, Russia. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 186. 135-153. 10.1016/j.gca.2016.04.043

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2016.04.043

Abstract/Summary

The first globally significant phosphorous-rich deposits appear in the Paleoproterozoic at around 2 Ga, however, the specific triggers leading to apatite precipitation are debated. We examine phosphorous-rich rocks (up to 8 wt% P2O5) in 1.98–1.92 Ga old Pilgujärvi Sedimentary Formation, Pechenga Greenstone Belt, Russia. Phosphates in these rocks occur as locally derived and resedimented sand-to-gravel/pebble sized grains consisting of apatite-cemented muddy sediments. Phosphatic grains can be subdivided into four petrographic types (A–D), each has a distinct REE signature reflecting different early-to-late diagenetic conditions and/or metamorphic overprint. Pyrite containing petrographic type D, which typically has a flat REE pattern, negative Ce anomaly and positive Eu anomaly, is the best preserved of the four types and best records conditions present during apatite precipitation. Type D phosphatic grains precipitated under (sub)oxic basinal conditions with a significant hydrothermal influence. These characteristics are similar to Zaonega Formation phosphates of NW Russia’s Onega Basin, and consistent with phosphogenesis triggered by the development of anoxic(sulfidic)–(sub)oxic redoxclines at shallow sediment depth during the Paleoproterozoic.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	10.1016/j.gca.2016.04.043
ISSN:	00167037
NORA Subject Terms:	Earth Sciences Marine Sciences Biology and Microbiology
Date made live:	10 Jun 2016 08:36 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/513786

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

10.1016/j.gca.2016.04.043

ISSN:

00167037

NORA Subject Terms:

Earth Sciences
Marine Sciences
Biology and Microbiology

Date made live:

10 Jun 2016 08:36 +0 (UTC)

URI:

https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/513786