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Lithium, Oxygen and Magnesium Isotope Systematics of Volcanic Rocks in the Okinawa Trough: Implications for Plate Subduction Studies

Zhigang Zeng    
Xiaohui Li    
Yuxiang Zhang and Haiyan Qi    

Resumen

Determining the influence of subduction input on back-arc basin magmatism is important for understanding material transfer and circulation in subduction zones. Although the mantle source of Okinawa Trough (OT) magmas is widely accepted to be modified by subducted components, the role of slab-derived fluids is poorly defined. Here, major element, trace element, and Li, O and Mg isotopic compositions of volcanic lavas from the middle OT (MOT) and southern OT (SOT) were analyzed. Compared with the MOT volcanic lavas, the T9-1 basaltic andesite from the SOT exhibited positive Pb anomalies, significantly lower Nd/Pb and Ce/Pb ratios, and higher Ba/La ratios, indicating that subducted sedimentary components affected SOT magma compositions. The d7Li, d18O, and d26Mg values of the SOT basaltic andesite (-5.05? to 4.98?, 4.83? to 5.80? and -0.16? to -0.09?, respectively) differed from those of MOT volcanic lavas. Hence, the effect of the Philippine Sea Plate subduction component, (low d7Li and d18O and high d26Mg) on magmas in the SOT was clearer than that in the MOT. This contrast likely appears because the amounts of fluids and/or melts derived from altered oceanic crust (AOC, lower d18O) and/or subducted sediment (lower d7Li, higher d18O and d26Mg) injected into magmas in the SOT are larger than those in the MOT and because the injection ratio between subducted AOC and sediment is always >1 in the OT. The distance between the subducting slab and overlying magma may play a significant role in controlling the differences in subduction components injected into magmas between the MOT and SOT.

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