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Petrogenetic implications of mineral crystallization trends of Troodos cumulates, Cyprus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

P. Thy
P. Thy
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Department of Geology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA and Geologisk Institut, Aarhus Universitet, DK-8000 Århus C, Denmark
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Abstract

Hole number CY-4 of the Cyprus Crustal Study Project penetrated the lower sheeted dyke complex, gabbros and ultramafic cumulates of the Troodos ophiolite. The lower part of the drill core sampled a coarse-grained plutonic complex revealing phase and cryptic layering and one major magma chamber replenishment. This magma chamber intruded medium-grained gabbroic rocks showing intricate chemical evolution trends reflecting several magma replenishments. In the upper part of the core, the gabbroic cumulates are intruded by fine-grained dykes, which grade into the sheeted dyke complex and chemically can be correlated with the lavas of the lower pillow sequence. The upper pillow lavas are best correlated with the ultramafic cumulates. A study of coexisting plagioclase (An) and mafic mineral (opx Mg #) compositions in the drill core revealed three main rock types: (1) a primitive group (An95–98, Mg #75–85) represented by the lower, coarse-grained gabbroic and ultramafic cumulates. (2) an intermediate group (An86–95 and Mg #70–78) represented by the upper level gabbroic cumulates, and (3) the lower part of the sheeted dyke complex (An60–80 and Mg #60–70). The plagioclase of the gabbros and ultramafic cumulates have an unusually high An content. Numerical simulation of the expected anhydrous, one atmosphere, crystallization trends show that the Troodos trends cannot be reproduced from known spreading or subduction related glasses. Mineralogical evidence indicates that the extrusives and the cumulate sequences of the Troodos ophiolite are genetically related. Glasses from the extrusives, nevertheless, also fail to reproduce the mineral crystallization trends observed in the plutonics. Attempts to model high PH2O crystallization produced trends more consistent with those observed in the cumulates. The very sodium-poor nature of the plagioclase may therefore mainly reflect high PH2O crystallization. High water content is consistent with the inferred subduction zone basin origin for the Troodos ophiolite.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 124 , Issue 1 , January 1987 , pp. 1 - 11
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1987

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