ANORTHITE MEGACRYSTS FROM ISLAND-ARC BASALTS

Anorthite megacrysts are common in basalts from the Japanese Island Are, and signally rare in other global fields. These anorthites are 1 to 3 cm in size and often contain several corroded Mg-olivine inclusions. The megacrysts generally range from An(94)Ab(4)Ot(2) to An(89)Ab(6)Ot(5) (Ot: other minor end-members, including CaFeSi3O8, CaMgSi3Os, AlAl3SiOs, nSiQ0s) and show no chemical zoning. They often show parting. Redclouded megacrysts contain microcrystals of native copper with a distribution reminiscent of the shape of a planetary nebula. Hydrocarbons are also present, both in the anorthite megacrysts and in the olivines included within them. Implications of lateral variations in the Fe/Mg ratio of the included olivines, in Sr-content and in Sr-isotope ratio of the anorthite megacrysts with respect to the Japanese island are, relate to mixing of cnrstal components and subducted slab-sediments into the basaltic magmas.