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In situ Os isotopes in abyssal peridotites bridge the isotopic gap between MORBs and their source mantle

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  • Olivier Alard

    (Macquarie University
    The Open University
    Université de Montpellier II, ISTEEM CNRS UMR5560)

  • Ambre Luguet

    (Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle
    Carnegie Institution of Washington)

  • Norman J. Pearson

    (Macquarie University)

  • William L. Griffin

    (Macquarie University)

  • Jean-Pierre Lorand

    (Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle)

  • Abdelmouhcine Gannoun

    (The Open University)

  • Kevin W. Burton

    (The Open University)

  • Suzanne Y. O'Reilly

    (Macquarie University)

Abstract

Abyssal peridotites are assumed to represent the mantle residue of mid-ocean-ridge basalts (MORBs). However, the osmium isotopic compositions of abyssal peridotites and MORB do not appear to be in equilibrium1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, raising questions about the cogenetic relationship between those two reservoirs. However, the cause of this isotopic mismatch is mainly due to a drastic filtering of the data based on the possibility of osmium contamination by sea water5. Here we present a detailed study of magmatic sulphides (the main carrier of osmium) in abyssal peridotites and show that the 187Os/188Os ratio of these sulphides is of primary mantle origin and can reach radiogenic values suggesting equilibrium with MORB. Thus, the effect of sea water on the osmium systematics of abyssal peridotites has been overestimated and consequently there is no true osmium isotopic gap between MORBs and abyssal peridotites.

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  • Olivier Alard & Ambre Luguet & Norman J. Pearson & William L. Griffin & Jean-Pierre Lorand & Abdelmouhcine Gannoun & Kevin W. Burton & Suzanne Y. O'Reilly, 2005. "In situ Os isotopes in abyssal peridotites bridge the isotopic gap between MORBs and their source mantle," Nature, Nature, vol. 436(7053), pages 1005-1008, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:436:y:2005:i:7053:d:10.1038_nature03902
    DOI: 10.1038/nature03902
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