Abstract
The origin of the wide range of sulfur isotope compositions (i.e., δ34S) measured in arc rocks remains debated. While the observed δ34S variability has been attributed to slab-related fluids that flux the sub-arc mantle, others have argued that it primarily reflects crustal-derived processes by some combination of magmatic differentiation, country rock assimilation, and/or degassing. Here, we present new whole rock sulfur isotopes for the Late Cretaceous Bear Valley Intrusive Suite (BVIS) that represents a continuous arc crustal section in the southern Sierra Nevada Batholith, exposing lower crustal mafic cumulates and cogenetic mid-upper crustal tonalites. Our data reveal a range of δ34S-depleted values (–1.2 to − 5.1‰) for the BVIS with overlapping δ34S between mafic cumulates and tonalites. Complementary δ34S measurements of structurally concordant metasedimentary pendants indicate δ34S-depleted values (–11.5 to − 5.2‰) for deep metasedimentary rocks compared to δ34S-enriched values (+ 1.6 to + 6.4‰) for shallower ones. Quantitative mixing models suggest that assimilation of crustal-derived sulfur from metasedimentary rocks in the lower crust can account for the δ34S-depleted values in the BVIS, whereas assimilation of shallower ones is unlikely. Sulfur degassing modelling indicates that the range of δ34S-depleted values observed within mid-upper crustal tonalites can be reproduced by degassing ~60–80% of the initial melt sulfur at fO2 ≤ FMQ + 1 with initial H2O content of 10–12 wt%. Finally, the identical ranges of δ34S values within the tonalites and mafic cumulates argue for limited sulfur isotope fractionation related to magmatic sulfide immiscibility. Although assimilation, magma degassing and sulfide immiscibility are not mutually exclusive during crustal magmatic processes, field, thermal and geochemical evidence favor lower crustal-derived sulfur assimilation as the primary mechanism to explain the range of δ34S- depleted values within the mafic cumulates, which are ultimately inherited by the derivative tonalitic melts. Overall, this study emphasizes that deep crustal magmatic processes can severely influence the early δ34S evolution of arc magmas.
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HR acknowledges the support by the Swiss National Foundation postdoc mobility grant P400P2_194421 and the University of Arizona. This work was also supported by the National Science Foundation NSF EAR-1552202 to OJ. GI gratefully acknowledges the Simmons Foundation (#290361FY18) and the NSF (#2148916) whose support through respective awards to Professors Roger Summons and Edward Boyle at MIT facilitated his contribution data acquisition and manuscript editing. BZK acknowledges internal support from the University of Lausanne. The authors would also like to acknowledge Rick Conrey from the Hamilton Analytical Lab for the XRF data. The Tejon Ranch Conservancy is acknowledged for facilitating rock samples collection during fieldwork. We thank the editor Dante Canil and the reviewer Joshua Schwartz for thoughtful comments that helped improving the clarity of the manuscript.
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Rezeau, H., Jagoutz, O., Beaudry, P. et al. Lower crustal assimilation revealed by sulfur isotope systematics of the Bear Valley Intrusive Suite, southern Sierra Nevada Batholith, California, USA. Contrib Mineral Petrol 179, 34 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00410-024-02123-2
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