Contrasting isotopic mantle sources for Proterozoic lamproites and kimberlites from the Cuddapah Basin and Eastern Dharwar Craton: implication for Proterozoic mantle heterogeneity beneath southern India

Chalapathi Rao, N. V. ; Gibson, S. A. ; Pyle, D. M. ; Dickin, A. P. (1998) Contrasting isotopic mantle sources for Proterozoic lamproites and kimberlites from the Cuddapah Basin and Eastern Dharwar Craton: implication for Proterozoic mantle heterogeneity beneath southern India Journal of Geological Society of India, 52 (6). pp. 683-694. ISSN 0016-7622

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Abstract

Kimberlites intruding the Precambrian basement towards the western margin of the Cuddapah basin near Anantapur (1090 Ma) and Mahbubnagar (1360 Ma) in Andhra Pradesh have initial 87Sr/86Sr between 0.70205 to 0.70734 and εNd between +0.5 to +4.68. Mesoproterozoic lamproites (1380 Ma) from the Cuddapah basin (Chelima and Zangamarajupalle) and its NE margin (Ramannapeta) have initiail 87Sr/86Sr between 0.70520 and 0.7390 and εNd from -6.43 to -8.29. Combined Sr- and Nd-isotopic ratios suggest that lamproites were derived from "enriched" sources which have time-averaged higher Rb/Sr and lower Sm/Nd ratios than the Bulk Earth whereas kimberlites were derived from "depleted" source with lower Rb/Sr and higher Sm/Nd ratios. Calculated TDM model ages suggest that the lamproite source enrichment (∼2 Ga) preceded that of kimberlites (∼1.37 Ga). Our work demonstrates the existence of isotopically contrasting upper mantle sources for southern Indian kimberlites and lamproites and provides evidence for a lateral, isotopically heterogeneous mantle beneath the Cuddapah basin and eastern Dharwar craton. The significance of our results in the context of diamond exploration is also highlighted.

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Keywords:Petrology; Geochemistry; Kimberlite; Lamproite; Isotopes; Mantle; Andhra Pradesh
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