Geochemistry of Proterozoic clastic rocks of the Kerur Formation of Kaladgi-Badami Basin, North Karnataka, South India: implications for paleoweathering and provenance

Ramachandran, A.; Madhavaraju, Jayagopal; Ramasamy, S.; Lee, Yong Il; Rao, S. V. G. Krishna; Chawngthu, David Lalhmingliana; Velmurugan, K.

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“…Various researchers have proposed different types of weathering indices (Nesbitt and Young, 1982;Harnois, 1988) and these indices are commonly used by many researches around the globe (Madhavaraju and Ramasamy, 2002;Armstrong-Altrin et al, 2004;Nagarajan et al, 2007a,b;Bhuiyan et al, 2011;Sun et al, 2012;Madhavaraju, 2015;Ramachandran et al, 2016). Few examples are weathering index of Parker (WIP;Parker, 1970), chemical index of weathering (CIW; Harnois, 1988), chemical index of alteration (CIA; Nesbitt and Young, 1982) and plagioclase index of alteration (PIA; Fedo et al, 1995).…”

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“…Mafic and felsic source rocks differ significantly in the ratios such as Eu/Eu*, (La/Lu)cn, La/Sc, Th/Sc, La/Co, Th/Co, and Cr/Th and hence provide useful information about the provenance of sedimentary rocks (e.g., Cullers et al, 1988;Cullers, 1994aCullers, ,b, 2000Cullers and Podkovyrov, 2000;Armstrong-Altrin et al, 2004Madhavaraju et al, , 2016aMadhavaraju, 2015;Ramachandran et al, 2016). In this study, Eu/Eu*, (La/Lu)cn, La/Sc, Th/Sc, La/Co, Th/Co, and Cr/Th values of the PP, DE and BK sands are similar to values for sediments derived from felsic source rocks than to those for mafic source rocks (Table 6), suggesting derivation from felsic source rocks.…”

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“…Geochemical studies on clastic rocks had long been used to unravel the provenance signatures (Madhavaraju and Ramasamy, 2002;Yan et al, 2002;Armstrong-Altrin et al, 2004;Nagarajan et al, 2007a,b;Paikaray et al, 2008;Moosavirad et al, 2012;Madhavaraju, 2015;Ramachandran et al, 2016). The rare earth elements and certain trace elements (Y, Th, Zr, Hf, Nb, and Sc) are most suited for discriminations of provenance and tectonic setting because of their relatively low mobility during sedimentary processes and their short residence times in seawater (Taylor and Mclennan, 1985).…”

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Provenance and tectonic settings of sands from Puerto Peñasco, Desemboque and Bahia Kino beaches, Gulf of California, Sonora, México

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Provenance and tectonic settings of sands from Puerto Peñasco, Desemboque and Bahia Kino beaches, Gulf of California, Sonora, México

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“…No other trace and/or rare earth elements show good interrelation to V. In addition, scattered V stream sediment point anomalies on studied location might be caused by local geological substrate or by coprecipitation conditions in that should be investigated locally. Chromium is a lithophile metallic element and its elevated Cr value is an indicative of mafic or ultramafic rocks [3], [27]. Very low Cr contents in association with elevated values of K, Th, U and REE may indicate the presence of felsic rocks, which explain the chemical abundances on SSS 48-SSS 50.…”

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Thorium and Total REE Correlation in Stream Sediment Samples from Lingga Regency

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2018

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Rare Earth Elements (REE) are found in variety of minerals, which are mobilized by weathering from adjacent watersheds into streambeds and affect the chemical content. A study of stream sediments is useful to trace the source of metals, as they are representative of the composition of the drainage basin. This study describes trace and rare earth elements geochemistry composition of selected nine stream sediment samples from two major Islands in Lingga Regency, namely Singkep and Lingga. Moreover, the associations of rare earth elements abundance to other elements in selected samples are used on tracing the most possible mineral as REE source. Nine selected stream sediments were identified megascopically and measured for the trace and rare earth elements composition by inductively coupled plasma -mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). The selected samples from Lingga yielded very strong average Zr, Mn, Ba, and Rb compositions of 246 ppm, 172 ppm, 126 ppm, and 84 ppm, respectively. On the other hand, Zr, Mn, Cr, and Rb are the top four abundant trace elements from Singkep with consecutive median value of 486 ppm, 305 ppm, 145 ppm, and 85 ppm. Feltilizer for agricultural area at Lingga most posibly contain As and Rb upon these elements abundances and association. Tin mine activity was found to influence the streambeds composition with low Rb-Cs composition but high Zr-REE abundance. Very strong Th to ∑REE association suggests that thorium-bearing mineral, especially monazite-La, is the main REE source of the selected samples. All of the studied samples exhibit Eu negative anomaly to imply the absence of either detrital apatite or chemical weathering of apatite. Moreover, REE of Lingga stream sediments is averagely more fractionated than Singkep. Keywords

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“…The petrography and geochemical composition of clastic rocks provide valuable information regarding their provenance and tectonic setting (Cingolani, Manassero, & Abre, ; Jafarzadeh & Hosseini‐Barzi, ; McLennan & Taylor, ). Geochemical studies on clastic rocks have long been used to identify the provenance characteristics (Armstrong‐Altrin et al, ; Concepcion et al, ; Madhavaraju, ; Madhavaraju & Ramasamy, ; Moosavirad, Janardhana, Sethumadhav, Moghadam, & Shankara, ; Ramachandran et al, ; Raza, Ahmad, Khan, & Khan, ; Srivastava, Randive, & Khare, ; Velmurugan et al, ). The geochemistry of clastic sedimentary rocks is considered a powerful tool in the study of provenance, tectonic setting, and palaeoclimatic conditions (e.g., Absar, Raza, Roy, Naqvi, & Roy, ; Bhatia, ; Madhavaraju & Lee, ; Nesbitt & Young, ; Taylor & McLennan, ).…”

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Detrital zircon record of Mesozoic volcanic arcs in the Lower Cretaceous Mural Limestone, northwestern Mexico

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The northwestern part of Mexico, southern Arizona, and southern California witnessed extensive arc magmatism during Late Triassic to Early Cretaceous. Here, we present results from petrography, whole‐rock geochemistry (major and trace including rare‐earth elements), and detrital zircon geochronological studies that were carried out on sandstones and shales of the Mural Limestone exposed in the Rancho Bufalo area. Based on the petrography, sandstones are classified as sublitharenite, litharenite, feldspathic litharenite, and lithic arkose. The sandstones contain higher proportion of monocrystalline quartz than polycrystalline quartz. Sandstones and shales from the various members of the Mural Limestone show large variations in major and trace elements concentrations. The average concentrations of ΣREE (total ΣREE) are lower in sandstones than in shales. The chondrite‐normalized REE patterns of the sandstones and shales are moderately fractionated with light REE (LREE) enrichment relative to heavy REE (HREE) and with flat to slightly depleted HREE patterns. The chemical index of alteration values and A–CN–K relationships of sandstones indicate low to moderate intensity of weathering in the source region; however, shale samples suggesting the source rocks were subjected to moderate intensity of chemical weathering. The chondrite‐normalized REE patterns, Al2O3/TiO2 ratio, elemental ratios like Cr/V, Y/Ni, and Eu‐anomaly (Eu/Eu*), and bivariate plots suggest that the sandstones and shales were derived mainly from felsic source rocks. Detrital zircon U–Pb geochronology of sandstones from Fronteras, Rancho Bufalo, and Cerro La Ceja members of the Mural Limestone show five main groups of detrital zircon age populations: (a) Proterozoic, (b) Palaeozoic, (c) Triassic, (d) Jurassic, and (e) Early Cretaceous. Our study suggests that continental volcanic arcs in northwestern Mexico, southern Arizona, and southern California served as the provenance for the Late Triassic‐Jurassic detritus, whereas the Early Cretaceous zircon grains were derived mainly from the active Alisitos volcanic arc along the northwestern coast of Mexico.

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Geochemistry of Proterozoic clastic rocks of the Kerur Formation of Kaladgi-Badami Basin, North Karnataka, South India: implications for paleoweathering and provenance

Cited by 38 publications

References 78 publications

Provenance and tectonic settings of sands from Puerto Peñasco, Desemboque and Bahia Kino beaches, Gulf of California, Sonora, México

Provenance and tectonic settings of sands from Puerto Peñasco, Desemboque and Bahia Kino beaches, Gulf of California, Sonora, México

Thorium and Total REE Correlation in Stream Sediment Samples from Lingga Regency

Detrital zircon record of Mesozoic volcanic arcs in the Lower Cretaceous Mural Limestone, northwestern Mexico

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