Ev. Sharkov, ON THE INTRAPLATE FE-TI PICRITES AND BASA LTS AS AN EVIDENCE OF THE HETEROGENEOUS ACCRETION OF THE EARTH, Geohimia, (5), 1995, pp. 733-753
Geochemically and isotopically enriched Fe-Ti picrites and basalts of
normal, moderate and high alkalinity and associated Ti-bearing alkalin
e rocks of K-Na and potassium rock series are considered as main melt
types associated with the intraplate magmas. This magma type is assume
d to be different from that associated with plate margins and related
to abyssal mode of origin. These magmas are widely distributed in the
Earth's crust in suits not older than of 2.2-2.0 Ga agu. The intraplat
e picrites and basalts are practically absent in Archean and Lower Pro
terozoic series the fatter being presented by depleted komatiites and
even boninite-like rocks. Some analogy could be seen in the character
of terrestrial and lunar magmatic series. The most ancient lunar conti
nental rocks are presented with depleted low Ti-margins ANT rock serie
s and high-alumina basalts whereas the high Ti-bearing mare basalts we
re generated only 0.8-1.0 Ga later. The data on magmatic evolution ind
icate the existence of two greatly different matter types in the infer
iors of Earth and Moon. It is interpreted as an evidence of heterogene
ous accretion of terrestrial planets.