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Kombinierte chemische- und hochpräzise Isotopen-Analyse von Silikatschmelzeinschlüssen - Erkenntnisgewinn über den heterogenen Mantel der Erde

Antragsteller Dr. Felix Genske
Fachliche Zuordnung Mineralogie, Petrologie und Geochemie
Förderung Förderung von 2018 bis 2024
Projektkennung Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Projektnummer 398351295
 
Erstellungsjahr 2024

Zusammenfassung der Projektergebnisse

The most important scientific advances that emerged from the project was the discovery and establishment of the much greater isotopic variability of mantle derived melts as manifested by olivine hosted melt inclusions from the Azores, Tristan da Cunha and Gough Island and Hawai’i. All studied locations reveal that large heterogeneity is captured within single eruptions (lava flows) and that the mantle sources of OIB are indeed more heterogeneous than displayed by the compositions of bulk rocks. Further studies from many different OIB and MORB settings are strongly requested as these will improve our current understanding not only on magma genesis, but on the geodynamic cycles that form the surface of Earth and other rocky planets. Due to their small size – most inclusions were 50 micrometres or smaller – the amount of the analyte extractable was often too small (<<30 pg of Nd, <500 of Sr) to be measured for isotope ratios. Instead, several inclusions as captured in single olivine crystals were analysed. Nevertheless, by comparison to the host lavas, the new isotope data from melt inclusions obtained during this study reveal isotopic variability extending that of the erupted lavas. Severe restrictions led to some interruptions during the analytical work of the project.

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