The petrogenesis of sodic island arc magmas at Savo volcano, Solomon Islands

Smith, D.J.; Petterson, M.G.; Saunders, A.D.; Millar, I.L.; Jenkin, G.R.T.; Toba, T.; Naden, J.; Cook, J.M.. 2009 The petrogenesis of sodic island arc magmas at Savo volcano, Solomon Islands. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 158 (6). 785-801. 10.1007/s00410-009-0410-9

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Abstract/Summary

Savo, Solomon Islands, is a historically active volcano dominated by sodic, alkaline lavas, and pyroclastic rocks with up to 7.5 wt% Na2O, and high Sr, arc-like trace element chemistry. The suite is dominated by mugearites (plagioclase–clinopyroxene–magnetite ± amphibole ± olivine) and trachytes (plagioclase–amphibole–magnetite ± biotite). The presence of hydrous minerals (amphibole, biotite) indicates relatively wet magmas. In such melts, plagioclase is relatively unstable relative to iron oxides and ferromagnesian silicates; it is the latter minerals (particularly hornblende) that dominate cumulate nodules at Savo and drive the chemical differentiation of the suite, with a limited role for plagioclase. This is potentially occurring in a crustal “hot zone”, with major chemical differentiation occurring at depth. Batches of magma ascend periodically, where they are subject to decompression, water saturation and further cooling, resulting in closed-system crystallisation of plagioclase, and ultimately the production of sodic, crystal and feldspar-rich, high-Sr rocks. The sodic and hydrous nature of the parental magmas is interpreted to be the result of partial melting of metasomatised mantle, but radiogenic isotope data (Pb, Sr, Nd) cannot uniquely identify the source of the metasomatic agent. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s00410-009-0410-9) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	10.1007/s00410-009-0410-9
Programmes:	BGS Programmes 2009 > Minerals and waste
ISSN:	0010-7999
NORA Subject Terms:	Earth Sciences
Date made live:	04 Nov 2009 14:49 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/8446

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

10.1007/s00410-009-0410-9

Programmes:

BGS Programmes 2009 > Minerals and waste

ISSN:

0010-7999

NORA Subject Terms:

Earth Sciences

Date made live:

04 Nov 2009 14:49 +0 (UTC)