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The role of eclogite in the mantle heterogeneity at Cape Verde

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The Cape Verde hotspot, like many other Ocean Island Basalt provinces, demonstrates isotopic heterogeneity on a 100–200 km scale. The heterogeneity is represented by the appearance of an EM1-like component at several of the southern islands and with a HIMU-like component present throughout the archipelago. Where the EM1-like component is absent, a local DMM-like component replaces the EM1-like component. Various source lithologies, including peridotite, pyroxenite and eclogite have been suggested to contribute to generation of these heterogeneities; however, attempts to quantify such contributions have been limited. We apply the minor elements in olivine approach (Sobolev et al. in Nature 434:590–597, 2005; Science, doi:10.1126/science.1138113, 2007), to determine and quantify the contributions of peridotite, pyroxenite and eclogite melts to the mantle heterogeneity observed at Cape Verde. Cores of olivine phenocrysts of the Cape Verde volcanics have low Mn/FeO and low Ni*FeO/MgO that deviate from the negative trend of the global array. The global array is defined by mixing between peridotite and pyroxenite, whereas the Cape Verde volcanics indicate contribution of an additional eclogite source. Eclogite melts escape reaction with peridotite either by efficient extraction in an area of poor mantle flow or by reaction of eclogite melts with peridotite, whereby an abundance of eclogite can seal off the melt from further reaction. Temporal trends of decreasing Mn/FeO indicate that the supply of eclogite melts is increasing. Modelling suggests the local DMM-like end-member is formed from a relatively peridotite-rich melt, while the EM1-like end-member has a closer affinity to a mixed peridotite–pyroxenite–eclogite melt. Notably the HIMU-like component ranges from pyroxenite–peridotite-rich melt to one with up to 77 % eclogite melt as a function of time, implying that sealing of melt pathways is becoming more effective.

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Our thanks go to Alfons Berger for analytical advice and assistance. We are grateful for discussions with Kaj Hoernle, Thor Hansteen, Alexander Sobolev, Andrey Gurenko, Catherine Chauvel and Hans-Ulrich Schmincke, whose input greatly improved the manuscript. This research was supported by the Swedish National Research Council (Vetenskaprådet) in the form of Grant (Dnr: 2009-4316) to Barker and Troll.

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Barker, A.K., Holm, P.M. & Troll, V.R. The role of eclogite in the mantle heterogeneity at Cape Verde. Contrib Mineral Petrol 168, 1052 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00410-014-1052-0

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