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Magmatic evolution of the ultramafic–mafic Kharaelakh intrusion (Siberian Craton, Russia): insights from trace-element, U–Pb and Hf-isotope data on zircon

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The ultramafic–mafic Kharaelakh intrusion in the northwestern part of the Siberian Craton (Russia) hosts major economic platinum-group-element (PGE)–Cu–Ni sulphide deposits. In situ U–Pb, REE and Hf-isotope analyses of zircon from these rocks, combined with detailed study of crystal morphology and internal structure, identify four zircon populations. U–Pb ages of these populations cover a significant time span (from 347 ± 16 to 235.7 ± 6.1 Ma) suggesting multiple magmatic events that cluster around 350 and 250 Ma, being consistent with two recognised stages of active tectonism in the development of the Siberian Craton. The oldest zircon population, however, represents previously unknown stage of magmatic activity in the Noril’sk area. Epsilon-Hf values of +2.3 to +16.3 in the analysed zircons reflect a dominant role of mantle-derived magmas and suggest that juvenile mantle material was the main source for the ultramafic–mafic Kharaelakh intrusion. A significant range in initial 176Hf/177Hf values, found in zircons that cluster around 250 Ma, indicate mixing between mantle and crustal magma sources. Our findings imply that economic intrusions hosting PGE–Cu–Ni deposits of the Noril’sk area have a far more complex geological history than is commonly assumed.

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This investigation forms part of a larger project (RFBR 09-05-12028-ofi-m) aimed on geochronology and isotope-geochemical speciation of ultramafic–mafic magmatism of the Noril’sk and Karelo-Kol’sk Provinces (Russia). The analytical work at VSEGEI was supported through the contract 7F-TAO/2005 from the Agency of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation. The analytical work at GEMOC used instrumentation funded by ARC LIEF and DEST Systemic Infrastructure Grants, Macquarie University and Industry. We thank V.V. Knauf for separating zircons from rock samples, N.G. Berezhnaya for preparing a zircon mount, A.A. Antonov for BSE and cathodoluminiscence imaging, E.V. Tolmacheva for initial input during zircon thin-section study, E.S. Bogomolov and P.B. Lebedev for performing ID-TIMS analyses, S.M. Tuganova and S.N. Bocharov for drafting the figures. Valuable discussions with O.V. Petrov, S.S. Shevchenko, S.V. Sokolov, S.Y. O’Reilly, V.V. Distler, S.F. Sluzhenikin, O.N. Simonov, F.P. Mitrofanov, T.B. Bayanova and D.I. Matukov are gratefully acknowledged. This paper has benefitted from constructive criticism of Anders Schersten, two unidentified reviewers, and helpful comments by Associate Editor Chris Ballhaus and Executive Editor Jochen Hoefs. This is contribution 620 from the ARC National Key Centre for the Geochemical Evolution and Metallogeny of Continents (http://www.es.mq.edu.au/GEMOC/).

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    Elena A. Belousova, William L. Griffin & Norman J. Pearson

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Malitch, K.N., Belousova, E.A., Griffin, W.L. et al. Magmatic evolution of the ultramafic–mafic Kharaelakh intrusion (Siberian Craton, Russia): insights from trace-element, U–Pb and Hf-isotope data on zircon. Contrib Mineral Petrol 159, 753–768 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00410-009-0452-z

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