Abstract
Many terrestrial silicate reservoirs display a characteristic depletion in Nb, which has been explained in some studies by the presence of reservoirs on Earth with superchondritic Nb/Ta. As one classical example, K-rich lavas from the Sunda rear-arc, Indonesia, have been invoked to tap such a high-Nb/Ta reservoir. To elucidate the petrogenetic processes active beneath the Java rear-arc and the causes for the superchondritic Nb/Ta in some of these lavas, we studied samples from the somewhat enigmatic Javanese rear-arc volcano Muria, which allow conclusions regarding the across-arc variations in volcanic output, source mineralogy and subduction components. We additionally report some data for an along-arc sequence of lavas from the Indonesian part of the Sunda arc, extending from Krakatoa in the west to the islands of Bali and Lombok in the east. We present major and trace element concentrations, Sr–Nd–Hf–Pb isotope compositions, and high-field-strength element (HFSE: Nb, Ta, Zr, Hf, W) concentrations obtained via isotope dilution and MC-ICP-MS analyses. The geochemical data are complemented by melting models covering different source compositions with slab melts formed at variable P–T conditions. The radiogenic isotope compositions of the frontal arc lavas in combination with their trace element systematics confirm previously established regional variations of subduction components along the arc. Melting models show a clear contribution of a sediment-derived component to the HFSE budget of the frontal arc lavas, particularly affecting Zr–Hf and W. In contrast, the K-rich rear-arc lavas tap more hybrid and enriched mantle sources. The HFSE budget of the rear-arc lavas is in particular characterized by superchondritic Nb/Ta (up to 25) that are attributed to deep melting involving overprint by slab melts formed from an enriched garnet–rutile-bearing eclogitic residue. Sub-arc slab melting was potentially triggered along a slab tear beneath the Sunda arc, which is the result of the forced subduction of an oceanic basement relief ~ 8 Myr ago as confirmed by geophysical studies. The purported age of the slab tear coincides with a paucity in arc volcanism, widespread thrusting of the Javanese basement crust as well as the short-lived nature of the K-rich rear-arc volcanism at that time.
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Introduction
The marked depletion of Nb in most reservoirs of the silicate Earth relative to Ta if compared to chondrites is well known, and its origin is matter of scientific debate (e.g., Rudnick et al. 2000; Wade and Wood 2001; Cartier et al. 2014; Münker et al. 2003, 2017). Earlier models explaining this selective Nb depletion involve a more siderophile behaviour of Nb during core formation (Wade and Wood 2001; Cartier et al. 2014), or the presence of a hidden refractory eclogite reservoir with high Nb/Ta (e.g., Rudnick et al. 2000). Recently, Münker et al. (2017) proposed that the Nb deficit of the silicate Earth might already constitute an inherited feature of Earth’s building blocks. Nevertheless, high precision Nb/Ta measurements in mafic intraplate lavas derived from the lithospheric mantle (Pfänder et al. 2012) suggest that the latter may also constitute a putative high-Nb/Ta reservoir.
To investigate the processes triggering selective Nb enrichment in the lithospheric mantle, an in-depth understanding of Nb–Ta geochemistry during subduction processes is essential. In general, island-arc lavas exhibit a characteristic depletion of the high-field strength elements (HFSE) such as Nb–Ta and occasionally Zr–Hf relative to the more fluid-mobile large-ion lithophile elements (LILE) or light rare earth elements (LREE; e.g., Pearce and Peate 1995) and sometimes also compared to MORB. The HFSE depletion is interpreted as either reflecting the presence of residual Ti–rich phases such as rutile in the subducting slab or, alternatively, the somewhat lower fluid mobility of Nb and Ta across the slab–mantle wedge interface (e.g., Brenan et al. 1994; Tanis et al. 2015). Notably, lavas from rear-arc (e.g., Whitford 1975) or post-collisional environments (Kirchenbaur and Münker 2015) frequently show an increasing enrichment of K that is often complemented by enrichments of Nb–Ta and other incompatible elements (LREE, LILE). This enrichment is readily interpreted as reflecting more fertile mantle sources that owe their characteristic HFSE budget to the breakdown of accessory HFSE-bearing minerals in subducted sediments or the subducted mafic portion of the slab with progressive subduction, thus facilitating their transport across the slab–mantle wedge interface by melts or fluids (Tatsumi 1989; Elliott et al. 1997; Hermann and Rubatto 2009).
One of the key localities to evaluate such models is the island arc-/rear-arc system of the Sunda arc in Indonesia (Edwards et al. 1994; van Bergen et al. 1993; Handley et al. 2007, 2011; Turner et al. 2014; Varne 1985; Leterrier et al. 1990; Stolz et al. 1996). The Sunda arc is well examined and comprises a unique spectrum of medium-K to high-K front arc and rear-arc volcanism, making it a highly suited location to study trace element behaviour along and across-arc (e.g., Handley et al. 2014). Additionally, the composition of local subducting sediments is well known (e.g., Vroon et al. 1995; Nebel et al. 2010; Turner et al. 2014), thus facilitating the identification of end-member compositions. Previous studies identified along-arc variations that are the result of changing subduction components (e.g., Handley et al. 2014), which allow for an assessment of the HFSE behaviour along the relevant sectors of the Sunda arc. Placed into this context, the hitherto sparsely investigated rear-arc volcanoes Muria and Ringgit may give important insights into geochemical variations across the Sunda arc that in turn provide information about mantle source variations and processes like fluid release or partial slab melting with progressive subduction.
In the present study, particular attention is given to the behaviour of the extended HFSE group (Nb–Ta–Zr–Hf–W–Mo), for which we present a dataset obtained via ID-MC-ICP-MS on powders exclusively prepared in an agate mill, thus excluding the possibility of HFSE contamination by tungsten carbide materials. Our new HFSE data are evaluated together with a dataset covering Sr–Nd–Hf–Pb isotope compositions and trace elements in representative lavas of the major Sunda arc volcanoes (Krakatoa, Galunggung, Merapi to Bali and Lombok), which serve as our reference basis to evaluate across-arc HFSE variations to the K-rich rear-arc volcanoes Muria and Ringgit.
Geological background
Geological setting and sample localities
The active Sunda-Banda arc extends over a length of ~ 6000 km (Turner and Foden 2001) from the Andaman Islands to the Banda Sea (see Fig. 1) and formed by subduction of the Indo–Australian plate beneath the Eurasian plate. Active subduction along the Sunda arc commenced in the late Eocene or early Oligocene (Hamilton 1979), triggered by the India-Asia collision at about 45 Ma in the Eocene (Hall 2002). The counterclockwise rotation of Borneo at 25–10 Ma caused a strong reduction of the volcanic activity on Java, Bali and Lombok (Hall 2002). Subsequently, subduction resumed again in the mid-Miocene (Hall 2002), starting the main tectonic and volcanic phase (Katili 1975). More recent volcanism along the whole Sunda arc started in the Pliocene and has ranged from intermediate lava compositions in Java to more mafic compositions towards the east (Hamilton 1979).
The Sunda arc was originally divided into three volcanic chains parallel to the active Java Trench (van Bemmelen 1970). The Benioff zone beneath the first volcanic chain, where for example Krakatoa is located, is about 110 km deep. Beneath the second volcanic chain the Benioff zone is about 180 km deep. Most of the sampled volcanoes are part of this second chain (e.g., Merapi). The Benioff zone beneath the third chain, including the rear-arc volcano Muria, is about 360 km deep (see Fig. 1), a depth from which partial melt extraction from either the mantle wedge or the subducted plate is highly unlikely at present P–T conditions (e.g., Nicholas 1986). As such, volcanic activity in the rear-arc region of the Sunda arc is somewhat enigmatic. There are hints for a special plate configuration beneath Central Java, which may account for the volcanism in the rear-arc region, such as a boundary between two different subducted segments (Hamilton 1979; Varekamp et al. 1989), a thinned plate (Widiyantoro and van der Hilst 1996), or an interplay of both. Edwards et al. (1994) noted that Muria is positioned at an intersection between the Sundaland craton to the East and the extensional Bawean trough, possibly represented by the Progo-Muria lineament (Smyth et al. 2007) or the Central Java Fault (see Fig. 1; Chotin et al. 1984; Hoffmann-Rothe et al. 2001). Based on Sr isotope data and volcano morphology and activity, Handley (2006) proposed a major crustal boundary between Central and Eastern Java and placed the location of Muria at the intersection of the Progo-Muria lineament and the Central Java Fault (see Fig. 1; see also Handley et al. 2014). However, Widiyantoro and van der Hilst (1996) found a seismic gap beneath Java, which may indicate a thinned or torn subducted plate, which was later on confirmed by further geophysical studies to represent a slab tear (Koulakov et al. 2007; Cottam et al. 2010; Widiyantoro et al. 2011; Hall and Spakman 2015).
Sunda frontal arc
Along-arc, the Sunda arc is divided from West to East in four sections: (1) West Java including Krakatoa, (2) Central Java, (3) East Java, and (4) Bali and Lombok. The samples analysed in this study cover all four sections. The border between Central and East Java is a major structural boundary, which is called the Progo-Muria lineament (Smyth et al. 2007) or alternatively the Central Java fault (Chotin et al. 1984; Hoffmann-Rothe et al. 2001), and lies close to Muria volcano at about 111°E. Another major structure that might have considerable implications on the subduction zone geometry and source input is the subduction of an oceanic basement relief, the so-called Roo Rise, extending from Central to East Java between 110° E and 116° E (Kopp et al. 2006; Handley et al. 2014). It comprises thickened oceanic crust populated with seamounts reaching 2500 m in height relative to the surrounding ocean floor. The onset of the subduction of the Roo Rise is presently unknown; however, it causes large-scale uplift and erosion of the fore-arc and steepening of the lower slope angle in the Central Java sector (Kopp et al. 2006; Handley et al. 2014).
The Sunda island arc lavas comprise a large spectrum of compositions, from basaltic to andesitic and more evolved ones although intermediate compositions dominate the erupted volume (Katili 1975). Thickness and composition of the subducted sediment layer varies along the arc (Vroon et al. 1995; Nebel et al. 2010), with ca. 300 m of siliceous ooze, terrigeneous turbidites and clay-rich material at the Central Sunda Trench and ca. 500 m of sediments with higher carbonate contents towards the East Sunda Trench (Plank and Langmuir 1998). The variable types of sediment input are associated with significant differences in the geochemistry of, e.g., West and East Java volcanic lavas (Handley et al. 2014), which are marked by differences in Pb–Sr–O isotope compositions as well as trace element ratios of the respective lava suites. In their detailed and extensive study, Handley et al. (2014) addressed the long-standing debate on the effect of crustal assimilation and different assimilants on Javanese lavas. Based on Pb–O isotopes and trace element systematics, Handley et al. (2014) identified different crustal materials that were incorporated to a small degree in the arc lavas during differentiation in the arc crust: (a) a predominantly ultra-mafic/mafic (ophiolitic) member in West Java, identified by, e.g. negative co-variation of 207Pb/204Pb with SiO2 together with O isotope compositions and mineral-whole rock isotope modelling (Handley et al. 2014) and (b) an upper crustal carbonate material in Central Java, which was also previously identified by Chadwick et al. (2007) for Merapi lavas. In contrast, East Javanese lavas provide little to no evidence for crustal assimilation. Geochemical variability beyond the limited influence of crustal assimilation, mainly established by Pb isotopes as the most sensitive proxy, was primarily attributed to a variation in source components, i.e., mantle wedge composition and/or subducted component. As such, a higher fluid component and greater incorporation of detrital-poor (clay-rich) pelagic sediments was found in East Java relative to West Java lavas (Handley et al. 2014). Because it may enhance fluid-flux and the scavenging of fluid-mobile elements in the Eastern Java sector, the collision of the Roo Rise may account for the West–East transition of different subduction components.
Sunda rear-arc
In this study, two rear-arc volcanoes were specifically sampled, namely Muria (in the literature alternatively spelled Muriah or Mt. Mouriah) and Ringgit. Muria volcano is located in the rear-arc of central Java on crustal basement considered to be transitional between oceanic and continental compositions (Ben Avraham and Emery 1973). The crust reaches an approximate thickness of ~ 20 km, and is covered by Neogene oceanic sediments consisting of shales, sandstones, and limestones (Edwards et al. 1994). Muria was active during the Pleistocene and is now extinct (Iddings and Morley 1915; Nicholls and Whitford 1983; Koulakov et al. 2007). Two types of basaltic series were erupted at Muria: an older K-series (1.11–0.64 Ma; Edwards et al. 1994) and a younger leucite-bearing high-K series (0.78–0.41 Ma; Edwards et al. 1994). The samples from Muria investigated here are exclusively from the younger high-K series. The extinct Ringgit volcano is part of the Ringgit–Beser complex (see Fig. 1). Van Bemmelen (1970) suggested a main phase of rear-arc volcanic activity between late Pliocene to late Pleistocene. Edwards et al. (1994) divided the volcanic rear-arc rocks into calc-alkaline, high-K calc-alkaline and high-K alkaline series (Peccerillo and Taylor 1976; Wheller et al. 1987).
Sample selection/petrography
This study includes 22 samples from 12 different volcanoes covering an area ranging from Krakatoa to Lombok Island (Fig. 1). Sampled volcanoes from west to east include: (1) Krakatoa, (2) Galunggung (West Java), (3) Slamet, Buntu, and Merapi. The volcanoes Watu and Burik, are close to the border between Central and East Java, but are listed here together with Central Java volcanoes, (4) Kelud and Baluran (East Java) and (5) Agung and Rinjani are located on Bali and Lombok, respectively. Although only one or two samples were sampled for each volcano, compositional characteristics are well representative of the volcanic suites as illustrated, e.g. for Sr–Pb isotopes as well as MgO contents, while our Hf data seem to be at the most radiogenic end of the data sets published so far (see, e.g. Fig. 4c, d and Appendix as compiled from the Georoc database; for details of sample screening, see the Appendix).
Most samples are of mafic-intermediate composition, devoid of alteration and contain olivine, pyroxene and plagioclase phenocrysts to varying amounts. Exceptions are the Ne- and Lc-normative samples from the rear-arc volcano Muria that contain abundant analcime, a pseudomorph after leucite (Putnis and Putnis 2007), as a major mineral phase (up to 37 wt. %). Only geochemically diverse samples with MgO > 3.5 wt. % were chosen for further trace element and isotope analyses.
Results
The major and trace element results as well as Sr–Nd–Hf–Pb isotope compositions are reported in Table 1, and HFSE isotope dilution (ID) data are shown in Table 2. Analytical details can be found in Appendix B and C.
Major elements
The studied samples can be divided into two groups based on their localities and K concentration: (1) a frontal arc suite with low to moderate K content (calc-alkaline- to high-K calc-alkaline series after Peccerillo and Taylor 1976; see Fig. 2a), and (2) a rear-arc suite with high-K contents (volcanoes Muria and Ringgit; shoshonite series after Peccerillo and Taylor 1976; Fig. 2a). Whereas the frontal arc rocks are quartz-normative basalts to basaltic andesites, the rear-arc rocks are olivine- and nepheline-normative and have K2O concentrations ranging from 3.0 to 5.5 wt. %. As their K2O/Na2O is clearly below 2, they are potassic and not ultrapotassic (Foley et al. 1987). There is no significant difference between the two suites in their SiO2 contents (see Fig. 2a, b) or Mg# as the arc suite ranges in Mg# from 41 to 68, whereas the rear-arc suite ranges in Mg# from 30 to 76. The sample from Ringgit (I25Pe1) is distinctively different with its low SiO2 at high MgO (15.1 wt.%) and alkali content (Na2O + K2O = 6.60). The sample is additionally characterized by high Ni and Cr contents (387 and 912 ppm).
Trace elements
The trace element patterns (Fig. 3 inset) show an overall LREE enrichment, however, both sample suites can be clearly distinguished based on their LREE patterns. The frontal arc suite displays LaN/YbN of 1.8–5.0 and the rear-arc suite of 27.4–48.3. No distinct Eu or Ce anomalies are observed in either suite. The different degrees of enrichment are also reflected in the multi-trace element patterns (Fig. 3). All samples are strongly LILE (large ion lithophile elements) enriched. The most pronounced differences, however, include striking depletions of the HFSE Nb–Ta, Zr–Hf, and Ti as well as for Pb in some samples in the rear-arc suite in an otherwise steep and smooth pattern. The frontal arc suite shows various depletions of the HFSE, and a pronounced positive Pb anomaly.
Sr–Nd–Hf–Pb isotope compositions
The isotope compositions of the erupted lavas show a correlation with the geographical location of the arc suite, i.e., the Central Sunda arc display more radiogenic 87Sr/86Sr (0.7045–0.7059) and elevated 207Pb/204Pb (15.69–15.75) compared to the more eastern sectors (see Fig. 4a–c). The other frontal arc lavas (Krakatoa, East Java, Bali-Lombok) as well as the rear-arc suite overlap in their Sr–Pb isotope compositions (87Sr/86Sr from 0.7039 to 0.7046, and 207Pb/204Pb from 15.59 to 15.66). As shown in Fig. 4a–c, the Sr and Pb isotope compositions of our samples are in good agreement with data compiled from the literature and the Georoc database.
In εHf–εNd space, all samples are offset from the mantle array towards less radiogenic εNd (Fig. 4d). The frontal arc suite lavas are more radiogenic in Hf and Nd isotope compositions (εHf = 12.2–15.3; εNd = 1.5–5.7) than the rear-arc suite (εHf = 3.6–6.3; εNd = − 1.1 to 2.4). Isotope compositions of the rear-arc suite plot closer to those of typical local ocean floor sediments (Vroon et al. 1995; Nebel et al. 2010).
HFSE
High-precision ID measurements for Nb, Ta, Zr, Hf, and W for the rear-arc suite revealed high concentrations of all HFSE (Nb: 36.5–93.6 µg/g, Ta: 2.07–3.78 µg/g, Zr: 124–313 µg/g, Hf: 3.14–6.42 µg/g, and W: 1.05–2.19 µg/g). Ratios of Nb/Ta (between 17.7 and 24.7) in the rear-arc suite are partly superchondritic, but are somewhat lower than earlier reported values of up to 33.1 by Stolz et al. (Nb/Ta = 16.8–33.1; 1996), which were obtained via SSMS and INAA.
Relevant HFSE ratios of the frontal arc and rear-arc suites are illustrated in Fig. 5 compared to the MORB array shown in Münker et al. (2004; after Büchl et al. 2002), arc lavas from the Solomon Islands that reflect sub-arc mantle enrichment by slab-derived melts (Schuth et al. 2004, 2009; König et al. 2008; König and Schuth 2011), and local subducting sediments (Nebel et al. 2010). In Fig. 6, some diagnostic HFSE ratios are shown for the frontal arc lavas regarding their latitudinal position.
The HFSE concentrations of the frontal arc suite lavas are considerably lower than in the rear-arc suite (Fig. 3). The Zr/Hf of the frontal arc suite lavas range from 30.6 to 40.6 and those of the rear-arc suite from 37.7 to 48.8. Compared to major terrestrial silicate reservoirs (Barth et al. 2000; Münker et al. 2003), the frontal arc suite overlaps the MORB field in Nb/Ta–Zr/Hf space (Fig. 5a) and also shows a negative co-variation between Zr/Hf and Lu/Hf (Fig. 5b). Conversely, the rear-arc lavas show a strong positive correlation between Nb/Ta vs. Zr/Hf but no correlation between Lu/Hf and Zr/Hf.
Owing to the high mobility of W in subduction zone fluids (König et al. 2008), ratios like W/Th or Ta/W, especially in combination with other fluid proxies like Sb/Ce or Ce/Pb, can give vital information about fluid-mediated source overprint (see Fig. 7). The W/Th in the rear-arc lavas range from 0.021 to 0.149 (lower than or overlapping with MORB) and correlations with other fluid proxies (e.g. Ba/Th) are absent. In contrast to the rear-arc lavas, W/Th in the frontal arc lavas range from 0.0911 to 0.320 (overlapping with and also exceeding MORB values) with the highest W/Th and Sb/Ce found in two samples from East Java as well as the sample from Galunggung (sample I3Ga1; West-Java; Fig. 7b). These W/Th are still considerably lower than those found in arcs with a high flux of fluids and/or sediments where W/Th of up to 1 were found (e.g., as is the case for Cyprus; König et al. 2008).
Discussion
To trace the processes leading to the observed HFSE fractionations in the Indonesian lavas, our new HFSE and isotope data need to be considered in the context of previous data and models for the petrogenesis of Central Indonesian lavas (e.g., Whitford 1975; Varne 1985; Edwards et al. 1994; Stolz et al. 1996; Woodhead et al. 2001; Gertisser and Keller 2003). Especially the previously identified and well-documented along-arc variations of subduction components (Handley et al. 2011, 2014) can serve as a framework to interpret the new HFSE data and allow the assessment of the representativeness of our dataset. We thus aim to (1) identify any along- and across-arc variations in HFSE compositions, (2) identify source compositions and mineralogies controlling HFSE fractionations, and (3) provide a basic genetic model that has to explain these geochemical characteristics within the larger framework of the Javanese plate configurations and input to the magmatic source(s).
Source components in Sunda frontal arc lavas
In general, the petrogenesis of the Sunda island arc volcanic rocks is influenced by (1) the composition of the asthenospheric mantle wedge, (2) the composition of subducted material (i.e., the oceanic plate and its sedimentary cover) that is known to exhibit strong regional variations (see Handley et al. 2011, and references therein), as well as (3) assimilation and fractional crystallization (AFC) during ascent or shallow-level AFC processes.
First, however, effects of crustal assimilation need to be assessed before evaluating the influence of subduction components on the relevant trace element and isotope signatures of the lavas. As shown for example in Fig. 2b, the Nb–Ta ratios of the arc suite are largely unaffected by assimilation and fractional crystallisation processes, as no correlation with indices of mineral accumulation and fractional crystallisation are observed, in this case Nb/Ta vs. SiO2. Although crustal assimilation has been inferred based on Pb–O isotope compositions (Handley et al. 2014), virtually all potential assimilants along the Java frontal arc (ultramafic/ophiolitic rock sequences in West Java, carbonate sediments in Central Java) have low HFSE concentrations (data for basement compositions in Handley et al. 2014, and text below), thus precluding a significant impact on relevant HFSE ratios. For example, a major contribution of carbonate assimilation on the HFSE budget of the Central Java samples can be ruled out as data for marls of the crustal basement (Handley et al. 2014) indicate rather low HFSE contents and unradiogenic Sr isotope compositions (Zr < 70 µg/g, Hf < 1.5 µg/g; Zr/Hf = 45; 87Sr/86Sr = 0.70433). Additionally, the Hf and Nd isotope compositions of the present samples overlap with those determined in previous studies, or are at the most radiogenic end for volcanic centres with limited available data (see Appendix Fig. 1). We thus consider our samples and their HFSE systematic suitable to constrain petrogenetic processes along the Sunda frontal arc.
The source input and type of source components in the Sunda arc are strongly related to tectonic configuration of the subduction zone. Whereas the mantle sources along the Sunda arc are purportedly very similar, i.e., an Indian MORB (I-MORB) type mantle, the subduction components along the arc are inferred to be quite heterogeneous (Handley et al. 2011, 2014). For example, the sediment type and mass deposited in the trench to the east and west of Java vary significantly along the entire Sunda arc: up to 5 km of sedimentary material fills the Sumatra Trench west of Java, less than 1 km in the western Java Trench and barely any trench sediments are inferred for the eastern Sunda Trench (Plank & Langmuir 1998). The sediments deposited on the Indian Ocean Plate south of the trench are relatively uniform in thickness along the arc (200–400 m; Hamilton 1979; Moore et al. 1980; Plank and Langmuir 1998) and are predominantly pelagic (Hamilton 1979). Additionally, the subduction of the Roo Rise (110–116° E) imparts structural and geochemical variations on the source input, which are listed in detail below. The resulting change in subduction components (composition and/or mass) is directly reflected by discrete isotope and trace element patterns for each of the Java sectors. This can be showcased, for example, with Pb isotope variations along the arc (see Fig. 4c) that mirror a change in sediment component and/or mass being subducted and assimilated from more radiogenic in the West (Krakatoa being an exception) to more unradiogenic 207Pb/204Pb compositions in the East Java sector.
West Java
While crustal assimilation of more isotopically primitive arc rocks and/or ophiolitic crust was inferred by Handley et al. (2014) based on Pb and O isotope compositions, its impact on the geochemistry of the West Java lavas was considered to be minor. The sample from Galunggung (I3Ga1) is similarly depleted in its trace element budget as the East Java samples, whereas the samples from Krakatoa mostly overlap with Central Java trace element compositions. Furthermore, Hf–Nd isotope compositions (Fig. 4d) show that source contamination in West Java might be controlled by < 5% of more continental (turbiditic) material that is potentially derived from the Himalayan collision zone and from deep-sea fans surrounding India (Handley et al. 2011, 2014). The West Java samples from our study furthermore show distinct radiogenic isotope compositions (Sr–Nd–Hf–Pb) in that, compared to the other sectors, they are plotting in between East Java and Central Java (Fig. 4a–c) as well as they have lower La/Sm (Fig. 4e). Additionally, the samples from our study also plot at the most radiogenic end in εHf–εNd space (Fig. 4d) compared to data for West Java given by Handley et al. (2011) and Woodhead et al. (2001).
Central Java
Our data combined with literature data indicate that Central Java samples tend to higher La/Sm (and also higher LaN/YbN) than West and East Java samples (Fig. 4e), which, together with the more radiogenic Sr isotope compositions, indicate a higher source overprint by melt-like sediment components. As shown in Fig. 3, the Central Java samples also display the highest incompatible trace element enrichment of the frontal arc suite, e.g., the highest positive Pb anomaly and LREE enrichment. Central Java lavas additionally have distinct Hf–Nd isotope compositions (Fig. 4d) that lie on a mixing line between Indian (I)-MORB and pelagic clay. The apparent decoupling of Hf–Nd isotope compositions might be due to bulk mixing with more clay-rich sediment or because of the higher mobility of Nd in subduction components (Pearce et al. 1999; Woodhead et al. 2001; Hermann and Rubatto 2009). As illustrated in Fig. 4, our samples show a good overlap with literature data from Handley et al. (2011) and Woodhead et al. (2001). Whereas the Hf isotope compositions of Central Java are quite similar to the other sectors, Nd and Sr isotopes are offset to less radiogenic and more radiogenic compositions, respectively, relative to West and East Java samples. Higher δ18O together with the more radiogenic Sr isotope compositions were previously attributed to shallow level assimilation of crustal carbonate/limestone, as was, e.g., previously shown for Merapi (Chadwick et al. 2007; Deegan et al. 2010; Troll et al. 2013).
East Java and Bali–Lombok
Compared to subduction accretion in the Western and Central sectors, the basement to the east is subjected to pronounced subduction erosion (Kopp et al. 2006) due to the subduction of the Roo Rise. Previous work (Handley et al. 2011, 2014) showed little evidence for crustal assimilation, but a higher proportion of fluid-like subduction components and incorporation of detrital-poor (clay-rich) pelagic sediments, which is evident from fluid mobility proxies, e.g., higher Ba/Th and lower La/Sm (Fig. 4e), and the most radiogenic Hf–Nd and most unradiogenic Sr–Pb isotope compositions of the Sunda data set (Fig. 4a, b). Additionally, East Java samples are the most depleted samples with the highest depletion of Nb–Ta and the highest enrichments in fluid-mobile elements like Ba, U, or Pb, relative to less fluid-mobile elements of similar incompatibility (Fig. 3).
Partial melting model
Based on the considerations above, it becomes obvious that at least three source components are required to account for the trace element and isotope budget of the frontal and rear-arc lavas from Java: depleted mantle, subducted sediments from the Australian plate, and components derived from the mafic portions of the subducting slab. To further quantify and constrain source compositions and—variations of the Sunda frontal arc and rear-arc lavas, we, therefore, modelled sub-arc partial melting, focussing on the HFSE and their ratios. Modelling details and input parameters such as mineral modes and starting compositions, partition coefficients and their respective references can be found in Appendix D. For the frontal arc lavas, we modelled partial melting of (A) a depleted spinel-peridotite mantle source with a slightly modified composition as the one reported by Salters and Stracke (2004). Model (A) serves as a comparison framework for MORB melting without the involvement of a sediment component. As such, we used model (B) of a spinel-peridotitic source enriched by sediment-like subduction components (2% bulk mixing of pelagic clay into the depleted mantle source), both followed by non-modal batch melting. For the frontal arc lavas, we broadly followed the parameterization of Handley et al. (2011), who showed the Hf–Nd isotope composition of most of the West and Central Java lavas to be in agreement with addition of 2–3% bulk pelagic clay or deep sea turbidites. The bulk sediment mixing model as employed here does not distinguish between fluid- and melt-related source enrichment of specific elements, but given the virtual immobility of the HFSE in subduction zone fluids, the bulk mixing model can still provide valuable information about source composition—enrichment and—melting processes.
To illustrate the influence of variable source overprint by slab melts derived from mafic portions of subducting oceanic crust on the HFSE and trace element inventory of the rear-arc lavas, we modelled addition of slab melts formed at different P–T conditions from mafic protoliths of basaltic composition: (C) Ti–rich, rutile-bearing eclogite, (D) grt-amphibolite, (E) amphibolite, as well as low-Ti rutile-bearing eclogite (F). The latter is a grt-pyroxenite (15:85 grt:px) containing 0.1% rutile with a HFSE composition transitional between N- and E-MORB or, alternatively a depleted source mixed with various proportions of pelagic sediment. Similar to models A and B for the frontal arc lavas, we used a batch melting model with source and modal compositions as well as partition coefficients as reported in Appendix C. The selection of appropriate partition coefficients for some HFSE was sometimes hampered by incomplete datasets for some mineral/melt composition, particularly those at elevated P–T conditions. Hence, some ratios could not be modelled and were omitted for the respective compositions. Results of the model calculations are illustrated in Figs. 5, 7, and 8.
Frontal arc along-strike HFSE variations
Although Handley et al. (2011, 2014) suggested a rather homogenous mantle source along the Sunda arc, mainly based on radiogenic isotope compositions, HFSE variations in conjunction with Sr–Nd–Hf–Pb isotopes along the arc might shed further light on mantle source compositions and input of subduction components along the arc. As such, critical HFSE ratios to assess potential source variations of the frontal arc lavas are shown in Fig. 5 compared to the rear-arc suite and MORB, and in Fig. 6 for the arc samples with respect to their latitudinal position. Owing to the compatibility order of Nb ≤ Ta << Zr ≤ Hf << Lu (e.g., Weyer et al. 2003; McDade et al. 2003), partial melting results in melts that follow trends as roughly outlined by MORB compositions. Consequently, any offset of a sample suite from the MORB array in a specific HFSE ratio indicates selective addition of the respective HFSE during sub-arc mantle enrichment by subduction components, depletion during previous melting events or by the selective retention by refractory HFSE-rich phases (see previous studies by Weyer et al. 2003; Münker et al. 2004; König et al. 2008; Kirchenbaur and Münker 2015).
Although a comparatively limited dataset is presented here for the Sunda frontal arc suite, the samples can be considered representative and put into the context of previously described mantle source variations along the arc. The entire frontal arc suite lies at the lower end of typical MORB compositions in Nb/Ta–Zr/Hf space (Fig. 5a). There are barely any variations of Nb/Ta between the individual arc segments and their Nb/Ta also cover a similar range to local sediments from the Banda arc (Nebel et al. 2010). An exception here is the East Java suite where the three samples cover a Nb/Ta range from 13 to 18, still in agreement with the data from Woodhead et al. (2001). In Lu/Hf vs. Zr/Hf space (Fig. 5b), the Central- and West-Java as well as the Bali–Lombok samples are shifted towards lower Lu/Hf than MORB, and the East Java samples overlap with the lower end of the MORB array. The modelling performed above essentially shows that the relevant HFSE ratios Nb/Ta, Zr/Hf, Zr/Nb, Hf/W, W/Th as well as the HFSE concentrations of the frontal arc lavas (see Figs. 5, 7, 8) can be well reproduced for the sediment-enriched source composition (model B). Melting degrees are in the range of ~ 3–20%, which is in agreement with general estimates for sub-arc melting in island arc settings (e.g. Hawkesworth et al. 1993). In line with the observations for Zr/Nb and Nb/Ta for the East Java suite, the modelling also confirms the derivation of these samples from more depleted sources compared to the other arc segments. The data and modelling potentially mirrors the Indian (I)-MORB mantle as a source, which is also reflected in their Hf–Nd isotope compositions that overlap with purported I-MORB mantle values (see Handley et al. 2011). As such, the East Java samples also lie at the most depleted end in Zr/Nb vs. Nb/Ta or LaN/YbN (Fig. 5c, d).
While the modelling shows that Nb/Ta is not overly sensitive to sediment addition, Zr/Hf is significantly affected and provides a far better fit for the sediment involved melting model (model B) compared to model A where melting of pure, depleted spinel-peridotite is assumed. For the frontal arc lavas, large effects of cpx fractionation on Zr/Hf can be excluded due to the lack of a negative co-variation with Sc that would otherwise be expected in this case (David et al. 2000). As the spread of Zr/Hf in the Central Java samples correlates positively with Sr isotopes, we consider this as further evidence for the contribution of a sediment melt to their mantle source.
Further insight into fluid-mediated source processes and sediment involvement can be provided by W systematics. In the absence of metal phases or sulphides, W behaves as a highly incompatible lithophile element during partial melting, similar to Th, Ba, or U (e.g., Palme & Rammensee 1981; Newsom et al. 1996). Tungsten is part of the extended HFSE group and considered fluid-mobile in subduction zones, similarly to, albeit slightly less mobile than Ba (König et al. 2008). Particularly in arcs with a high flux of sediments, elevated W/Th or fractionated W/Ba are found (König et al. 2008; Kirchenbaur and Münker 2015), arguing for an increased mobility of W compared to the purported similarly incompatible elements. Surprisingly, ratios of W/Th are quite invariant along the Sunda arc (Fig. 7c) and mainly overlap typical canonical compositions as displayed by MORBs and OIBs (ca. 0.15, König et al. 2011). Only two samples from East Java exceed the range for MORB, and these are also the samples that record the highest fluid contribution as evident from, e.g., high Ba/La in combination with low La/Sm (Fig. 4e). In a plot of W/Th vs. Sb/Ce (Fig. 7b), the highest fluid contributions are also revealed by the East Java samples and potentially also the sample from Galunggung. Other relevant trace element ratios involving W (Hf/W, Ba/W; see Fig. 6) show significant difference between West and Central Java, and East Java and Bali-Lombok. West and Central Java show successively decreasing Hf/W and Ba/W, while opposite trends are observed for the Eastern part of the Sunda arc. The higher Ba/W in the East Java suite are again in agreement with the higher purported fluid contribution as Ba is more fluid mobile than W, whereas the lowest Ba/W are found in the more sediment-dominated samples from Central Java and Galunggung. From the modelling it becomes obvious that the W budget in the frontal arc lavas is to a large degree controlled by the sediment component, which is showcased in Fig. 7 of Hf/W vs. W and W/Th vs. W. We estimate that the mass fractions of W in the frontal arc suite sources need to be enriched by a factor of ~ 10 compared to the DM value of 0.0024 µg/g (König et al. 2011). In our model, this is accomplished by mixing 2% of pelagic clay with a W content of 1.66 µg/g (local pelagic clay, Nebel et al. 2010) to the mantle source. However, the co-variation in the Central Java samples of e.g., Ba/W with Hf/W, which can be inferred from Fig. 6, might indicate that the W enrichment rather involved fluid-like components with high Ba/W and low Hf/W derived from the subducted pelagic clays. This is further supported, for example, by Hf–Nd isotope systematic (Fig. 4d).
Rear-arc variations
Only limited geochemical data are available for the rear-arc volcanoes for a comparison to our new data (Whitford 1975; Nicholls and Whitford 1983; Edwards et al. 1994; Vukadinovic 1995; Woodhead et al. 2001). Generally, all literature data agree very well with our data for the rear-arc volcanism and share the common consensus that the rear-arc lavas are derived from distinct and more enriched mantle sources compared to the frontal arc volcanism. The enriched nature of the rear-arc mantle source is evident in the strong enrichment of incompatible elements for which examples are the high La/Sm (> 6; Fig. 4e) or LaN/YbN (up to 48; Fig. 5d), together with elevated K2O contents (up to 5.50 wt.%). The trace element patterns of the rear-arc suite are reminiscent of intraplate/OIB type lavas for which Réunion samples are given as an example in Fig. 3. The rear-arc samples share some geochemical characteristics with OIB lavas such as enrichment in incompatible trace elements (e.g., Ba, Th, K, Nb) without any apparent Pb anomaly (see Fig. 3). However, the rear-arc lavas exhibit Nb–Ta and Zr–Hf troughs and low Nb/U (9–17), which are unusual for intraplate/OIB lavas and more typical of subduction-related lavas. Albeit being highly enriched in elements like Ba or Sr the samples show no indication of pronounced fluid-like source components as they have very low ratios like Ba/Th, Ba/La (not shown), and Sb/Ce (Figs. 4, 7). The rear-arc suite samples also do not deviate in their radiogenic isotope compositions from the frontal arc suite samples as would be expected from lavas originating from an OIB source, particularly regarding the Sr–Pb isotope composition (Figs. 4b, 7c, d). Nevertheless, the rear-arc samples display slightly less radiogenic Hf–Nd isotope compositions compared to the frontal arc suite (Fig. 4d). To explain these hybrid geochemical characteristics, previous studies (e.g., Edwards et al. 1994) inferred a transition from an intraplate setting (decompression melting) to subduction-overprinted sources, which results in low δ18O, extreme trace element enrichment and distinct Sr–Nd–Pb isotope compositions. These potential endmembers will be further evaluated below using the HFSE systematics of the rear-arc lavas in comparison to those of the frontal arc suite combined with trace element modelling addressing which source component can account for compositions of the rear-arc lavas.
As stated above, a distinct, more enriched mantle source for the rear-arc lavas is evident from trace element compositions, but also from the HFSE systematics presented here and in the literature (e.g., Vukadinovic 1995). Low Zr/Nb (< 10) as well as a clear displacement from the MORB array in Lu/Hf vs. Zr/Hf space (Fig. 5b) argues for a more enriched mantle source that is distinct from a typical mantle melting trend as exemplified by model A (depleted spinel peridotite). However, one of the most striking differences between the frontal arc and the rear-arc suite are the superchondritic Nb/Ta in the rear-arc suite. As noted early on, the Sunda arc is one of the key localities worldwide where superchondritic Nb/Ta (i.e. > 20) were previously observed in an arc setting (Stolz et al. 1996). These authors also attributed Nb/Ta > 20 to source hybridization by silicic melts derived from the subducted slab. More recently, Nb–Ta fractionation was also linked to their transport in supercritical fluids (Kessel et al. 2005; Chen et al. 2018). Average arc volcanism requires sub-arc melting at pressures corresponding to depths of 120–180 km at temperatures in the range of 700–1200 °C. Conversely, supercritical liquids occur at P–T conditions above the second critical end point of a H2O–silicate system (1.5–3.8 GPa and 900–1150 °C; Mibe et al. 2007; Chen et al. 2018), where the miscibility gap between silicate melt and aqueous fluid diminishes (Kessel et al. 2005; Chen et al. 2018). Generation of slab melts from mafic protoliths is anticipated to occur over P–T ranges where garnet is stable, i.e., in amphibolite- or eclogite-facies conditions (e.g., Ringwood 1976; Yogodzinski et al. 2001; Macpherson et al. 2006), and thus giving rise to silica-rich partial melts that react with the overlying mantle wedge to produce pyroxenites (e.g., Yaxley and Green 1998). Typical slab-melt signatures include elevated Sr/Y (> 30), LaN/YbN and GdN/YbN (>> 1), owing to the preferential incorporation of the heavy REE into residual garnet (e.g., Hauri et al. 1994; van Westrenen et al. 1999). A garnet-source signature is well known for the rear-arc samples from Indonesia and has already been described in early studies (Whitford 1975; Nicholls and Whitford 1983) and further co-variations of Lu/Hf with εHf, Nb/Ta with LaN/YbN or GdN/YbN (the latter is shown in Fig. 8a) support a slab melt control on the HFSE budget. The trace element modelling further confirms that only slab melts from high-pressure lithologies containing garnet (models C, D, F) are able to reproduce sufficiently elevated GdN/YbN values in the range of those of the rear-arc samples, i.e. > 3.5. However, a perfect fit for the GdN/YbN values of the rear-arc samples was not achieved with either of the three models, which can either be caused by the choice of partition coefficients for the HREE in garnet or that an additional mobilization of the HREE took place during sub-arc mantle enrichment.
During both slab melting or the release of a supercritical fluid, the accessory mineral phase essentially controlling the Nb–Ta budget in both cases is rutile. Rutile has been demonstrated to fractionate Nb/Ta to higher values compared to MORB in the partial melt during both slab melting and supercritical fluid release when present as a residual phase (Foley et al. 2000; Green 1995; Klemme et al. 2002; Rudnick 2000; Stalder et al. 1998; Xiong et al. 2005; Kessel et al. 2005; Chen et al. 2018). Conversely, during shallower slab-melting in the garnet–amphibolite stability field, much of the HFSE budget is controlled by low-Mg amphibole, which has been suggested to yield in lower Nb/Ta (< 15) in the partial melt (Foley et al. 2002). Additionally, partial melts in equilibrium with residual rutile result in lower W/Th or Zr/Sm due to the preferential incorporation of Ta, W and Zr in rutile (Brenan et al. 1994; Foley et al. 2000; Zack et al. 2002; Klemme et al. 2005; Bali et al. 2012). As such, the Nb–Ta systematics in combination with other trace element ratios (e.g., W/Th) and modelling of different source compositions is highly suited to distinguish between residual (low-pressure) amphibole (amphibolite) and high-pressure rutile (eclogite) during partial slab melting.
The combined results from the trace element modelling indicate that a small fraction of rutile (~ 0.1–0.5%) is already sufficient in the source of the slab melt overprinting the sources of rear-arc lavas to reproduce their high Nb/Ta. The general fit for some of the modelled curves is not perfect, e.g., for GdN/YbN as mentioned above; however, it is clear that only a combination of rutile + garnet present during slab melting yields the spread of the rear-arc lavas. Particularly the modelled trend in Nb/Ta vs. Zr/Hf space (Fig. 5a) exclude a (garnet–)amphibolite source for the rear-arc lavas as well as a Ti-rich eclogitic source. The starting composition of the best-fit modelling of the rear-arc lavas (low-Ti eclogite, model F) is that of an HFSE enriched source (see Appendix D), which is necessary to reproduce the high HFSE concentrations of the rear-arc lavas as it becomes obvious from the modelling of Nb/Ta vs. Nb concentration (Fig. 5e) or Zr/Hf vs. Zr (Fig. 5f). Furthermore, as shown above, the high Nb/Ta of the rear-arc lavas can only be the result of a melt generated in the presence of residual rutile. The negative correlation of Nb/Ta with εNd (Fig. 8d) and εHf (not shown), therefore, confirms a hybrid melt resulting from the tapping of the mafic portions of the slab in the eclogite stability field and a melt derived from subducted sediments generated in the presence of residual rutile.
Further information regarding the discrimination of melt vs. fluid source enrichment processes can be extracted from W–Th systematics. The W/Th of the rear-arc lavas mostly overlap the lower end of the MORB array with one sample trending to even lower W/Th of 0.021 (I16Mu6) as it would be expected for slab melts with residual rutile (Fig. 7a, b). The fact that a rutile signature is not more prominently featured in the W systematics might be due to the W budget being controlled by the different subduction components in the rear-arc lavas, i.e., also by the subducted sediment components with their elevated W contents of ca. 1–2 µg/g (Nebel et al. 2010). The rear-arc lavas are relatively enriched in W (up to 3.5 µg/g in sample I15Mu5), which can be reconciled in our modelling (model F) with a source containing about 0.21 µg/g W with a W/Th of 0.11. The source of the rear-arc lavas thus likely requires the presence of subducted sediments rich in W as, e.g., reported for sediments drilled SE of Java (W of up to 3.5 µg/g; Kurzweil et al. 2019), in the Banda Sea (W of up to 2.1 µg/g; Nebel et al. 2010), or the Eastern Mediterranean (W of up to 1.2 µg/g; Kirchenbaur and Münker 2015). In summary, the geochemistry as well as partial melting modelling of the rear-arc lavas indicate a mantle source that has been overprinted by both sediment melts and by a slab melt generated in the eclogite stability field.
Tectonic–petrogenetic model for the rear-arc volcanism and the across-arc variation
Several petrogenetic models have been put forward to explain the nature of the Java rear-arc volcanism, including (i) the models by Varne (1985), which was more specifically developed for the Banda arc sector but still bears some relevance to the Java rear-arc volcanism; (ii) the model of Edwards et al. (1994) targeting the volcanism at Mt. Muria as well as (iii) the model by Stolz et al. (1996), which, however, only refers to the origin of source components but does not put it into a broader geodynamic context.
Varne (1985) tentatively suggested partial melting of enriched, potentially old, subcontinental lithospheric mantle trapped in the subduction zone for the sources of arc volcanics that show affinities to ultrapotassic, orogenic lamproites. He developed his model for the Eastern sector of the Sunda-Banda arc (essentially to the east of Bali-Lombok), where some arc volcanism bears strong resemblance to Australian leucitites. Edwards et al. (1994) proposed a variation of this model for the Muria lavas, which were assumed to be produced by mixing of an I-MORB-type mantle with a metasomatic layer that these authors inferred to be derived from melts of deep recycled EM-II-type material that froze at the base of the lithospheric mantle. Melting of this hybrid mantle is proposed to occur by extension and decompression melting, potentially related to the extension occurring in the Bawean trough.
From the geochemical data and HFSE modelling presented here and elsewhere, a clear ‘slab-melt’ signature with residual garnet-rutile is evident in the rear-arc lavas. As such, in light of the models proposed by Varne (1985) and Edwards et al. (1994), the age of the purported ‘slab-melt’ mantle overprint needs to be addressed. If ancient lithospheric mantle would be involved as a source for the rear-arc lavas a significantly higher 87Sr/86Sr would be expected due to the time-integrated decay of Rb in a veined lithospheric mantle, where hydrous minerals like micas have high D’s for Rb, as is, for example, reported for the Eastern Mediterranean (Prelević et al. 2005, 2008). Consequently, the Sunda rear-arc volcanism can likely be linked to the active Sunda subduction, which was indirectly suggested in the model by Stolz et al. (1996). These authors suggested that the superchondritic Nb/Ta in the rear-arc lavas can be explained by partial melts derived from the subducting slab with residual rutile, hybridizing the depleted mantle wedge to form phlogopite-bearing harzburgite/lherzolite or orthopyroxenite/websterite. However, melting of the subducted plate is not a common process in a normal subduction zone environment, and is restricted to settings where very young or fragmented oceanic plates are involved (e.g., Kay 1978; Defant and Drummond 1990; Stern and Kilian 1996; Yogodzinski et al. 2001; König et al. 2007; König and Schuth 2011; Schuth et al. 2004, 2009). For the Sunda arc, subduction of very young (hot) lithosphere can be ruled out as the subducting oceanic plate is relatively old (45–80 Ma), and is subducting at a steep angle of 60–70° (see Hall and Spakman 2015, and references therein). However, in the case of Central and East Java, a slab window or slab tear as an alternative mechanism for increasing the heat flow to trigger partial slab-melting is supported by geophysical evidence, reporting a seismic gap at 250–500 km depth (Widiyantoro and van der Hilst 1996; Koulakov et al. 2007; Hall 2002; Cottam et al. 2010; Widiyantoro et al. 2011; Hall and Spakman 2015). As noted by Cottam et al. (2010), and in a more recent review paper by Hall and Spakman (2015), the size and position of the slab window or slab tear requires that it was formed at ~ 8 Ma, which rules out the current subduction of the Roo Rise as an underlying cause as previously suggested (e.g. Garwin 2002; Simandjuntak and Barber 1996; van der Werff et al. 1994). The slab window or slab tear is assumed to have developed in front of a buoyant plateau other than the Roo Rise while subduction along the other arc segments continued, thus augmenting and widening the developing slab tear. Moreover, thrusting in the upper crust of Java (Cross 2013; Lunt et al. 2009) is preceded by a paucity in arc volcanism in Eastern Java in the late Miocene (~ 10 Ma) until the late Pliocene (~ 3 Ma). The lack in arc volcanism coincides with the plateau uplift and the purported developing slab tear passing underneath the arc, thus effectively terminating the arc volcanism and triggering the melting of the slab-melt metasomatized deeper mantle domains by an increased heat flow permitted through the tear in the slab. This can explain both the hybrid (i.e. combined mafic slab-melt and sediment-melt metasomatized) and K-rich character of the rear-arc lavas and the short-lived volcanic activity in the rear-arc (see Hall and Spakman 2015, and references therein). The high-K nature in combination with the superchondritic Nb/Ta and high HFSE concentrations of the Sunda rear-arc volcanism highlights the importance of subducted continental sediments as a metasomatizing agent carrying incompatible elements to the deeper parts of the mantle. For example, in other settings where partial slab melting occurs (e.g., the Solomon Islands, SW Pacific) the occurrence of slab-melts is demonstrated to be linked to virtually sediment-free, or rather volcanogenic sediments only, melting of subducted lithosphere (e.g., Schuth et al. 2009), resulting in picritic to andesitic–dacitic arc lavas of the low-K series (König et al. 2007; Schuth et al. 2004, 2009). Thus, the Sunda rear-arc lavas hitherto represent a somewhat unique occurrence of lavas with source components including slab-melt and sediment-melt source components.
Conclusions
The high-precision HFSE dataset presented here for lavas from the Indonesian Sunda frontal arc and rear-arc provides further insights into systematic along and across-arc variations of source and subduction components and the origin of high-Nb/Ta lavas in subduction zones.
Using the geochemical dataset obtained here, we can confirm along-arc variations that correlate with distinct subduction components. The HFSE signatures along the frontal-arc together with source modelling confirm a control by subduction components on Zr/Nb, Zr/Hf, W/Th, whereas other HFSE ratios (e.g., Nb/Ta) reflect the Indian MORB mantle source of the frontal arc lavas.
While most HFSE ratios in the rear-arc lavas indicate an enriched mantle source (low Zr/Nb, high Zr/Hf, high HFSE concentrations), their most striking feature are the superchondritic Nb/Ta. They reach superchondritic values of up to 25, which is somewhat lower compared to previous literature data (33; Stolz et al. 1996), but still remarkably high. As confirmed by our melting models the residual mineral phases in slab melts controlling the HFSE budget in the rear-arc lavas are rutile for Nb–Ta and cpx for Zr–Hf. We propose a source of the slab melts in the eclogite stability field, involving a mafic protolith consisting of garnet(15%)-cpx(85%) and small amounts of rutile (0.1%). This slab-derived component is complemented by various amounts of sediment components, as shown by diagnostic correlations of Nb/Ta with some radiogenic isotope composition.
A tentative tectono-magmatic model for the rear-arc lavas includes melting of a mantle domain metasomatized by subduction-components that formed along a slab tear at ~ 8 Ma. While the tectono-magmatic setting of the rear-arc lavas is somewhat unique and its activity short-lived, it nevertheless shows that there are sub-arc domains consisting of strongly metasomatized regions that are highly enriched in HFSE and, in the Sunda case, particularly enriched in Nb and W. Further investigation might show how relevant these reservoirs are for the global HFSE budget with respect to a high-Nb/Ta end member.
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M. Kirchenbaur acknowledges funding by the German Research Foundation (DFG grant KI 1802/1-1) and C. Münker by DFG grant 1406/9. Parts of the sampling campaign were funded by a DAAD academic exchange program. S. König acknowledges support from ERC STG project O2RIGIN (636808). We would like to thank F. Wombacher, and A. Katzemich for lab support at the University of Cologne, S. Viehmann and H. Poppe for help during the sampling campaign, and J.E. Hoffmann for discussions and mass spectrometry assistance in Bonn. The help of U. Westernströer (University of Kiel) with ICP-MS analyses is greatly appreciated. The reviews by Bill Leeman and Marcel Regelous are highly appreciated and significantly improved the manuscript. We also acknowledge the comments of two anonymous reviewers on an earlier version of the manuscript.
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Kirchenbaur, M., Schuth, S., Barth, A.R. et al. Sub-arc mantle enrichment in the Sunda rear-arc inferred from HFSE systematics in high-K lavas from Java. Contrib Mineral Petrol 177, 8 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00410-021-01871-9
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