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Ca isotope systematics of carbonatites: Insights into carbonatite source and evolution

doi: 10.7185/geochemlet.2107 Carbonatite, an unusual carbonate-rich igneous rock, is known to be sourced from themantlewhich provides insights intomantle-to-crust carbon transfer. To constrain further the Ca isotopic composition of carbonatites, investigate the behaviour of Ca isotopes during their evolution, and constrain whether recycled carbonates are involved in their source regions, we report δ44/42Ca for 47 worldwide carbonatite and associated silicate rocks using a refined analytical protocol. Our results show that primary carbonatite and associated silicate rocks are rather homogeneous in Ca isotope compositions that are comparable to δ44/42Ca values of basalts, while nonprimary carbonatites show detectable δ44/42Ca variations that are correlated to δ13C values. Our finding suggests that Ca isotopes fractionate during late stages of carbonatite evolution, making it a useful tool in the study of carbonatite evolution. The finding also implies that carbonatite is sourced from a mantle source without requiring the involvement of recycled carbonates. Received 8 September 2020 | Accepted 8 January 2021 | Published 17 February 2021