From Mantle to Cratonic Reactivation: Petrological Insights from Kimberlites and Lamproites of the São Francisco Craton, Brazil
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Abstract
This study redefines the Nordestina Kimberlite Province (PKN), in the northeastern sector of the São Francisco Craton (SFC), as a composite kimberlitic–lamproitic system that hosts two genetically distinct magma types: (1) the primitive Braúna kimberlite and (2) hybridized phlogopite-rich lamproites belonging to the SFC lamproite variety. Braúna kimberlites represent an olivine-rich kimberlite sourced from a metasomatized lithospheric mantle, as reflected by its high MgO (15%–30.6%), Ni (up to 1172 ppm), and Cr (up to 2500 ppm). These geochemical signatures are consistent with a primitive melt capable of preserving diamond stability conditions. In contrast, the SFC lamproite variety exhibits strong crustal overprinting, marked by hydrothermal barite–carbonate–silica veining, cristobalite, elevated SiO2 (up to 80 wt.%), and high LOI (up to 27.5%). These features indicate significant post-magmatic alteration, felsic crust assimilation, and melt hybridization. Textural and mineralogical features found in both magma types, including olivine-phlogopite aggregates, irregular zoning, and disequilibrium assemblages, suggest magma mingling between compositionally distinct melts and/or crystallization under polybaric conditions. These findings clarify long-standing classification controversies by demonstrating that PKN magmatism is not represented by a single rock type but instead spans a continuum spectrum from primitive kimberlite to strongly hybridized lamproite. Regionally, the data reveal that PKN magmatism reflects Paleoproterozoic mantle metasomatism reactivated during Neoproterozoic tectonism. This dual-stage evolution explains the contrasting degrees of primitiveness and hybridization melt signatures observed across the province.
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Teacher imitationNot calibrated prevalence, not ground truth. Human validation pending. Learned from the 10,348 direct Codex labels and 10,348 direct Gemma labels. Candidate is the union of thresholded teacher heads; consensus is their intersection. These outputs are machine_predicted_unvalidated and are not human labels or direct frontier model labels.
Codex and Gemma teacher scores by category
| Category | Codex | Gemma |
|---|---|---|
| Metaresearch | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.004 | 0.000 |
Machine scores (provisional)
The two teacher heads of the student model, read on this work. A score orders the frame for review; it never asserts a category, and the validation status ships verbatim with every row.
Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.
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