Metamorphic origin of large nuggets of platinum-group metals: evidence from multiphase inclusions in Os-Ir-Ru alloys from the Adamsfield placer, Tasmania

Kutyrev, A.; Kamenetsky, V.S.; Chayka, I.F.; Nekrylov, N.A.; Kryuchkova, L.; Shilovskikh, V.V.; Kontonikas-Charos, A.; Krasheninnikov, S.P.; Sapegina, A.; Perchuk, A.L.

Авторы: Kutyrev Anton, Kamenetsky Vadim S., Chayka Ivan F., Nekrylov Nikolai A., Kryuchkova Lyudmila, Shilovskikh Vladimir V., Kontonikas-Charos Alkiviadis, Krasheninnikov Stepan P., Sapegina Anna, Perchuk Alexei L.
Журнал: Journal of Petrology
Том: 65
Номер: 8
Год издания: 2024
Издательство: Oxford University Press
Местоположение издательства: United Kingdom
Номер статьи: egae086
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egae086
Аннотация: Platinum-group elements (PGE) are most effectively concentrated via sulfide-silicate melt immiscibility; however, under sulfide-undersaturated conditions, PGE may exhibit highly siderophile behavior and occur as native metals and alloys. In this case, they can form micrometer-size inclusions within Cr-spinel, but also large nuggets (up to several kilograms), found in chromitites and related placer deposits. The exact formation mechanism of such large nuggets and accumulations of PGE unrelated to sulfide melts remains controversial due to mass balance issues. In this study of multiphase inclusions in Os-Ir-Ru nuggets from the Adamsfield placer district (Tasmania, Australia), we constrain their crystallization environment. Multiphase inclusions comprise variable proportions of hornblende, enstatite, quartz, anthophyllite, anorthite, chlorite and native iridium and coexist with single-phase olivine and Cr-spinel inclusions. The heterogeneity in phase and chemical composition of the inclusions indicates a complex origin from an inhomogeneous source media. This is corroborated by grain scale disequilibrium mineral assemblages, where forsterite and quartz are both included within a single osmium grain. Our proposed multi-stage origin of Adamsfield Os-Ir-Ru nuggets involved magmatic olivine-Cr-spinel-Os-Ir-Ru cumulates in peridotite bodies that were subsequently overprinted by various hydrothermal and metamorphic processes, including serpentinization or growth of Os-Ir-Ru from supercritical fluids. The final metamorphic stage resulted in the obliteration of Os-Ir-Ru zonation, culminating in the current assemblage of inclusions.
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