Ultrapotassic igneous rocks

A dike composed of the ultrapotassic igneous rock, lamprophyre

Ultrapotassic igneous rocks are a class of rare, volumetrically minor, generally ultramafic or mafic silica-depleted igneous rocks.

While there are debates on the exact classifications of ultrapotassic rocks, they are defined by using the chemical screens K2O/Na2O > 3 in much of the scientific literature.[1] However caution is indicated in interpreting the use of the term "ultrapotassic", and the nomenclature of these rocks continues to be debated, with some classifications using K2O/Na2O > 2 to indicate a rock is ultrapotassic.

Conditions of formation

The magmas that produce ultrapotassic rocks are produced by a variety of mechanisms and from a variety of sources, but generally occur in a heterogenous, anomalous, phlogopite-bearing upper mantle.[2]

The following conditions are favorable for the formation of ultrapotassic magmas.[3]

Mantle sources of ultrapotassic magmas may contain subducted sediments, or the sources may have been enriched in potassium by melts or fluids partly derived from subducted sediments. Phlogopite and/or potassic amphibole are typical in the sources from which many such magmas have been derived. Ultrapotassic granites are uncommon and may be produced by melting of the continental crust above upwelling mafic magma, such as at rift zones.

Types of ultrapotassic rocks

Economic importance

The economic importance of ultrapotassic rocks is wide and varied. Because kimberlites, lamproites and lamprophyres are all produced at depths of 120 km or greater, they are known to be a major source of diamond deposits and thus can bring diamonds to the surface as xenocrysts.[4] Additionally, ultrapotassic granites are a known host for granite-hosted gold mineralization and well as significant porphyry-style mineralization.[5] Ultrapotassic A-type intracontinental granites may also be associated with fluorite and columbite – tantalite mineralization.

References

  1. ^ Foley, S.F.; Venturelli, G.; Green, D.H.; Toscani, L. (April 1987). "The ultrapotassic rocks: Characteristics, classification, and constraints for petrogenetic models". Earth-Science Reviews. 24 (2): 81–134. doi:10.1016/0012-8252(87)90001-8.
  2. ^ Peccerillo, Angelo (1992-12-01). "Potassic and ultrapotassic rocks : Compositional characteristics, petrogenesis, and geologic significance". Episodes. 15 (4): 243–251. doi:10.18814/epiiugs/1992/v15i4/002. ISSN 0705-3797.
  3. ^ Foley, Stephen; Peccerillo, Angelo (November 1992). "Potassic and ultrapotassic magmas and their origin". Lithos. 28 (3–6): 181–185. doi:10.1016/0024-4937(92)90005-j. ISSN 0024-4937.
  4. ^ Mitchell, Roger H. (2020-09-28). "Igneous Rock Associations 26. Lamproites, Exotic Potassic Alkaline Rocks: A Review of their Nomenclature, Characterization and Origins". Geoscience Canada. 47 (3): 119–142. doi:10.12789/geocanj.2020.47.162. ISSN 1911-4850.
  5. ^ "Direct associations between potassic igneous rocks and gold-copper deposits", Potassic Igneous Rocks and Associated Gold-Copper Mineralization, Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences, vol. 56, Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, pp. 85–134, 1995, doi:10.1007/bfb0017718, ISBN 3-540-62075-3, retrieved 2023-11-28


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