Eudialyte-group minerals from the Monte de Trigo alkaline suite, Brazil: composition and petrological implications

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ABSTRACT:The Monte de Trigo alkaline suite is a SiO 2 -undersaturated syenite-gabbroid association from the Serra do Mar alkaline province. Eudialyte-group minerals (EGMs) occur in one nepheline microsyenite dyke, associated with aegirine-augite, wöhlerite, låvenite, magnetite, zircon, titanite, britholite, and pyrochlore. Major compositional variations include Si (25.09-25.57 apfu), Nb (0.31-0.76 apfu), Fe (1.40-2.13 apfu), and Mn (1.36-2.08 apfu). The EGMs also contain relatively high contents of Ca (6.13-7.10 apfu), moderate enrichment of rare earth elements (0.38-0.67 apfu), and a relatively low Na content (11.02-12.28 apfu), which can be correlated with their transitional agpaitic assemblage. EGM compositions indicate a complex solid solution that includes eudialyte, kentbrooksite, feklichevite, zirsilite-(Ce), georgbarsanovite, and manganoeudialyte components. EGM trace element analyses show low Sr and Ba contents and a negative Eu/Eu* anomaly, which are interpreted as characteristic of the parental magma due to the previous fractionation of plagioclase and/or alkali feldspar. The EGMs from the dyke border have higher contents of Fe, Sr (2,161-2,699 ppm), Mg (1,179-3,582 ppm), and Zn (732-852 ppm) than those at the dyke center. These differences are related to the incorporation of xenoliths and xenocrysts of melatheralitic host rock into the nephelinesyenitic magma followed by crystal-melt diffusive exchange.KEYWORDS: mineral chemistry; agpaitic rocks; Serra do Mar alkaline province. Ca (6,10 apfu), enriquecimento moderado de elementos terras raras (0,67 apfu) e concentrações relativamente baixas de Na (11,(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)28 de Fe, RESUMO: A suíte alcalina do Monte de Trigo é uma associação sienítico-gabroide que pertence à província alcalina da Serra do Mar. Minerais do grupo da eudialita (EGMs) ocorrem em um dique de nefelina microssienito associados a egirina-augita, wöhlerita, lavenita, magnetita, zircão, titanita, britolita e pirocloro. As principais variações composicionais incluem Si (25,09-25,57 apfu), Nb (0,31-0,76 apfu), Fe (1,40-2,13 apfu) e Mn (1,36-2,08 apfu). Os EGMs também contêm concentrações relativamente altas de