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Minera l chemist ry o f u l t ramaf ic and maf ic cumulates as an ind icatorof the arc- re la ted or ig in o f the Mers in ophio l i te (southern Turkey)

Rece ived: 12 Decem ber 1995 / Acc epted: 15 June 1996

A b s t r a c t T h e M e r s i n o p h i o l it e , r e p r e s e n t e d b y a p -p r o x i m a t e l y 6 - k m - t h i ck o cean i c l i t h o s p h e r i c s ec t i o n o nt h e s o u t h e r n f l an k o f t h e T a u r u s c a l ca r eo u s ax is ,f o r m e d i n th e M e s o z o i c N e o - T e t h y a n o c e a n s o m e t im ed u r i n g L a t e C r e t aceo u s i n s o u t h e r n T u r k ey . T h e u l t r a -m af i c an d m af i c cu m u l a t e s h av i n g o v e r 3 k m t h i ck n es sc o n s is t o f d u n i t e + c h r o m i t e , w e h r l it e , c l i n o p y ro x e n i t ea t t h e b o t t o m a n d p a s s i n t o g a b b r o i c c u m u l a t e s i nw h i ch l eu co g ab b r o , o l i v i n e - g ab b r o an d an o r t h o s i t e a r eseen . Crys ta l l i za t ion o rder i s o l iv ine (Fo91_80)+ ch r o m -i a n s p i n e l ( C r # 6 0 - 8 0 ) , c l i n o p y r o x e n e ( M g # 9 5 - 7 7 ) ,plagioclase (An95.6-91.6) a n d o r t h o p y r o x e n e ( M g # 68-7 7) . M i n e r a l ch em i s t r y o f u l t ram af i c an d m af i c cu m u -l a t e s s u g g es t t h a t h i g h l y m ag n es i an o l i v i n e s , c l i n o p y -r o x en es an d a b s en ce o f p l ag i o c l a s e in t h e b a s a l u l t r a -m a f i c c u m u l a t e s a r e i n g o o d a g r e e m e n t w i t h p r o d u c t so f h i g h - p r e s s u re c r y s t a l f r ac t i o n a t i o n o f p r i m a r y b a s a l -t i c m e l t s b en ea t h an i s l an d - a r c en v i r o n m en t . M a j o r ,t r a ce e l e m e n t g e o c h e m i s t r y o f t h e c u m u l a t i v e r o c k sa l s o i n d i ca t e t h a t M er s i n o p h i o l i t e w as f o r m ed i n an a r cen v i r o n m en t . C o ex i s t i n g C a - r i ch p l ag i o c l a s e an d F o -r i ch o l i v i n e i n t h e g ab b r o i c cu m u l a t e s s h o w a r c cu m u -l a t e g a b b r o ch a r ac t e ri s ti c s . F i e l d r e l a t i o n s a s w e l l a s th eg e o c h e m i c a l d a t a s u p p o r t t h a t M e r s i n o p h i o l it e f o r m e di n a s u p r a - s u b d u c t i o n zo n e t e c t o n i c s e t t in g i n t h e s o u t h -e r n b r a n c h o f t h e N e o - T e t h y s i n s o u t h e r n T u r k e y .K e y w o r d s C u m u l a t e 9 M i n e r a l ch em i s t r y 9H i g h - p r e s s u r e f r ac t i o n a t i o n 9 S u p r a s u b d u c t i o n

Osman Parlak ([] )i . Michel DelaloyeDepartment of Mineralogy, University of Geneva,1211 Gen eva 4, Sw itzerlandFax: +41 22 3205732e-mail: Parlak@sc2a.unige.chErgtizer Bfng61Department of Geology, ~ukurova University,TR-01330 Adana, TurkeyPresent address:1Department of Geology, Cukurova University,TR-01330 Adana, Turkey

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649w i th dun i t e s i n w h ic h s t r a t i f o r m c h r om i t e s a r e s e e n ind i f f e r e n t l e vel s . D u n i t e s a r e g r a d ua l ly f o l low e d by w e l l -l a ye r e d w e hr l i t e s w h ic h in t u r n a r e a l so g r a dua l ly ove r -l a in b y c l i n o p y r o x e n i t e s .T h e m a f i c c u m u l a t e s w i t h m e -s o c u m u l a t e , o r t h o c u m u l a t e t e x t u r e s t a r t a t t h e b o t t o mw i t h o l i v i n e g a b b r o a n d c o n t i n u e i n t o g a b b r o , l e u c o -g a b b r o a n d a n o r t h o s i te . I n t h e u p p e r p a r t o f t h e g ab -b r o i c c u m u l a t e s , p o o r l y d e v e l o p e d l a t e - s t a g e m a g m a -c h a m b e r d i f f e r e n t i a t io n p r o d u c t s c u t a l so c o u n t r y r o c ka s p l a g iog r a n i t i c i nc lu s ions . I gne ous l a m ina t ion , m ono-m i n e r a l i c si ze g r a d i n g a n d r h y t h m i c l a y e r i n g h a v e b e e no b s e r v e d a s g r a v i t y - c o n t ro l l e d a c c u m u l a t i o n s t r u c t u r e sin t he u l t r a m a f i c a nd m a f i c c um ula t e s ( P a r l a k e t a l.1995a ) . N um e r ous m ic r o - ga bb r o i c - d i a ba s i c d ike s i n -t r u d e b o t h t y p e s o f c u m u l a t i v e r o ck s . T h e c u m u l a t e h a st e c ton ic c on ta c t w i th t he t e c ton i t e s a t i t s ba se a nd w i thba sa l t ic r oc ks a t t he t op . T he y show va r i a b l e a t t i t ude o ft h e l a y e r i n g s u c h a s E -W / 6 0 S , N 6 5 E / 5 0 N W a n d N 7 0 W /3 3 N E .

Pet rographic summaryT h e c u m u l a t e s o f t h e M e r s i n o p h i o l i t e c a n b e s u b d iv -i d e d i n t o t w o g r o u p s , n a m e l y , u l t ra m a f i c a n d m a f i c c u -m u l a t e s . F o r t h e c l as s if i ca t io n a n d n o m e n c l a t u r e o f t h er oc ks , S t r e c ke i se n ( 1976 ) de f in i t i ons ha ve be e n f o l -l o w e d . U l t r a m a f i c c u m u l a t e s a r e r e p r e s e n t e d b y d u n i t e ,w e h r l i t e a n d c l i n o p y r o x e n it e . R o c k u n i ts o f t h e u l t r a -m a f i c c u m u l a t e s p r e s e r v e d t h e i r p r i m a r y t e x t u r e s a n dt h e y s h o w a d c u m u l a t e a n d m e s o c u m u l a t e t e x t u r e s .P o r e / t r a p p e d l i q u i d c o m p o n e n t ( a s a p o s t - c u m u l u sp h a s e ) b e t w e e n c u m u l u s m i n e r a l s i n t h e r o c k u n i t s o ft h e u l t r a m a f i c c u m u l a t e s a r e v e r y l i m i t e d . T h e d u n i t e sc ons i s t o f c um ulus e u he d r a l o l i v ine 90 - 95 vo l . % ( Fo90_85) w i th g r a in s i ze o f 1 . 5 -3 m m a nd 1 - 5 vo l . % c h r o m ia nsp ine l ( C r # 60 - 80% ) w i th t he g r a in s iz e be tw e e n 0 . 7 -1 m m . T h e w e h r l i te s a r e r e p r e s e n t e d b y 2 5 - 3 5 v o l .%o l i v in e a n d e u h e d r a l - s u b h e d r a l ( 5 5 -7 5 v o l .% ) c l in o p y -r o x e n e w i t h t h e g r a i n s iz e o f 0 .5 - 5 m m . T h e c o m p o s i -t i o n o f t h e c l i n o p y r o x e n e r a n g e s f r o m (Ens45 Fs4 Wo47)t o ( Ens48 F s9 W o49) . Th e c l i nopy r oxe n i t e c on ta in s a d -c u m u l u s c o a r s e g r a i n e d e u h e d r a l ( 1 -8 . 5 r a m ) c l i n o p y -r o x e n e s .T h e m a f i c c u m u l a t e s c o n s i s t i n g m a i n l y o f g a b b r o ,l e u c o g a b b r o , o l i vi n e g a b b r o a n d a n o r t h o s i t e c o n s t i t u t ea l m o s t t w o t h i r d s o f w h o l e c u m u l a t e s e c ti o n . T h e m a f icc u m u l a t i v e r o c k s a r e v e r y f r e sh a n d t h e y p r e s e n t a d c u -m u l a t e , m e s o c u m u l a t e a n d o r t h o c u m u l a t e t e x t u r e . T h ega bb r os c ons i s t m a in ly o f 50 - 55 vo l . % c a l ci c p la g io -c l a se (A n95_91) w i th t he g r a in s i z e be tw e e n 1 - 3 r a m , 35 -4 5 v o l .% c l i n o p y r o x e n e (En40_45 Fs8_12 W 046~7) w i th0 . 5 - 2 m m g r a i n s i z e a n d i n t e r c u m u l u s a n h e d r a l 2 -5 vo l . % o r th op y r o xe n e w i th g r a in s i z e o f 0 . 5 -0 . 8 r a m .T h e g a b b r o w i t h o l i v i ne c o n t a i n s c u m u l u s 2 0 - 2 5 v o l .%o l iv ine ( F oso - 81 ) w i th g r a in s i ze o f 0 . 8 -2 . 5 m m , 55 -60vo1 . % p la g ioc l a se a nd 15 - 20vo1 . % c l inopy r o xe ne .T h e l e u c o g a b b r o s a r e m a d e o f 6 5 -7 0 v o 1 .% c u m u l u sp la g ioc l a se a nd 30 - 35 vo l . % c l inopy r ox e ne . Th e a no r -

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