Affiliation:
1. A. N. Zavaritsky Institute of Geology and Geochemistry UB RAS
Abstract
Research subject. Permian-Triassic flood basalts in the basement of the Arctic zone of the West Siberian Platform locate mainly in graben-rift structures. Flood basalts in this region remain to be understudied in comparison with other areas of its distribution, mainly due to the significant depth of their occurrence (4–6 km).Materials and methods. 36 core samples from 11 superdeep and deep boreholes were studied. Isotopic ratios were measured on mass spectrometers NEPTUNE PLUS (Nd, Sm) and TRITON PLUS (Rb, Sr). Bitumen were studied using a Raman spectrometer LabRAM HR800 Evolution. The Raman spectra were deconvoluted (“Peak fitting” procedure), and the bitumen conversion temperature was estimated.Results. About half of the samples of volcanic rocks underwent metamorphism of the prehnite-pumpellite and locally greenschist facies or intense low-temperature hydrothermal alteration. The studied basalts are close to typical flood basalts and are somewhat similar to island-arc volcanic rocks in terms of their geochemical characteristics. For the first time, thin inclusions of bitumen were found in the amygdalae of Permian-Triassic basalts in the superdeep borehole Tyumenskaya SG-6 at a depth of 7310.6 m. A high similarity of the studied volcanics by geochemical characteristics and the isotopic composition of Sr and Nd with the flood basalts of the Siberian platform is shown.Conclusions. The presence of a negative Ta, Nb, Ti anomaly, as well as a negative Ce anomaly, in some of the analyzed samples indicates a possible contamination of the basalts by island arc volcanics and volcanogenic-sedimentary rocks. The temperature of transformation of bitumen in inclusions in basalts from the well Tyumenskaya SG-6 according to Raman spectroscopy is estimated at 150–300°C and generally corresponds to the temperature of metamorphism of the host basalts. The presence of bitumen in the amygdalae may indicate the migration of hydrocarbons through the basalts.
Subject
Stratigraphy,Geochemistry and Petrology,Geology,Geophysics
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