Combined lithophile‐siderophile isotopic constraints on Hadean processes preserved in ocean island basalt sources

Autor(en)

Bradley J. Peters, Andrea Mundl-Petermeier, Richard W. Carlson, Richard J. Walker, James M.D. Day

Abstrakt

Detection of Hadean isotopic signatures within modern ocean island basalts (OIB) has greatly influenced understanding of Earth's earliest history and long-term dynamics. However, a relationship between two isotopic tools for studying early Earth processes, the short-lived Sm-146-Nd-142 and Hf-182-W-182 systems, has not been established in this context. The differing chemical behavior of these two isotopic systems means that they are complementary tracers of a range of proposed early Earth events, including core formation, magma ocean processes, and late accretion. There is a negative trend between Nd-142/Nd-144 and W-182/W-184 ratios among Reunion OIB that is extended by Deccan continental flood basalts. This finding is contrary to expectations if both systems were affected by silicate differentiation during the lifetime of Hf-182. The observed isotopic compositions are attributed to interaction between magma ocean remnants and Earth's core, coupled with later assimilation of recycled Hadean mafic crust. The effects of this scenario on the long-lived Nd-143-Hf-176 isotopic systematics mirror classical models invoking mixing of recycled trace-element enriched (sedimentary) and depleted (igneous) domains in OIB mantle sources.

If the core provides a detectible contribution to the tungsten element budget of the silicate Earth, this represents a critical component to planetary-scale tungsten mass balance. A basic model is explored that reconciles the W abundance and isotopic composition of the bulk silicate Earth resulting from both late accretion and core-mantle interaction. The veracity of core-mantle interaction as proposed here would have many implications for long-term thermochemical cycling.

Organisation(en)

Department für Lithosphärenforschung

Externe Organisation(en)

Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, Carnegie Institution for Science, University of Maryland, College Park, University of California, San Diego

Journal

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Band

22

Anzahl der Seiten

20

ISSN

1525-2027

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GC009479

Publikationsdatum

03-2021

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ÖFOS 2012

105105 Geochemie

Schlagwörter

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Geochemistry and Petrology, Geophysics

Link zum Portal

https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/93f65af2-0e9b-4769-92b5-1e590ab59c68