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The temporal distribution of enriched source components and magmatism in continental collision zones provides critical information about mantle dynamic processes in collision-related environments. This paper presents petrology, mineralogy, K-Ar ages and whole-rock major and trace elements, as well as Sr-Nd-Pb-Hf isotopic compositions of Melikler volcanism in Kars Plateau (KP) in the East Anatolia Collision Zone, NE Turkey, with the aim to understand the role of the subducting slab, the origin of magmatism and the geodynamic evolution in the collision-related environments. Our K-Ar dating results show the Melikler volcanism erupted between 5.29 and 1.7 Ma and allows us to divide it into an early (5.29–2.53 Ma) and a late (2.24–1.7 Ma) stage. Major-trace element abundances, isotopic compositions, EC(R) AFC (energy-constrained recharge, assimilation, and fractional crystallisation) and MELTS model calculations of both stages indicate that the least evolved samples were not affected by significant crustal contamination and fractional crystallisation. More evolved samples of the late stage underwent AFC processes with up to 6–9% crustal assimilation; however, those of the early stage were differentiated from a parental magma composition via AFC (up to 2–7.5% crustal assimilation) and experienced magma replenishment at pressure of 0.5 kbar; thus, both early and late stages have experienced open system conditions. The least evolved samples of both stages across the KP have arc-enriched geochemical and isotopic signatures, characterised by prevalent negative Nb–Ta anomalies and moderately radiogenic Sr, unradiogenic Nd-Hf and highly radiogenic Pb isotopic compositions. These primary melts could be derived from a depleted MORB mantle source metasomatised by sediment melt from the subducting Neotethys oceanic slab. Combined trace elemental and isotopic modelling results suggest that the least evolved samples of the early stage were formed by 2–4% melting of an amphibole-bearing garnet lherzolitic mantle source, which was metasomatised by 0.3–0.5% contribution of subducted slab component with a ratio of sediment melt/AOC (altered oceanic crust) melt about 90:10. A depleted lherzolitic mantle source containing apatite and garnet through inputs of 0.6–0.8% melts derived from the subducted oceanic slab, with 5–10% partial melting degree, could produce the least evolved samples of the late stage. Thermobarometric calculations reveal that the least evolved samples of the late stage are derived from the lithosphere-asthenosphere boundary at a depth of 77–82 km; in contrast, those of the early stage are produced from the lithosphere at a depth of 66–69 km. Literature data and the findings obtained from this study indicate that the onset of the Arabian-Eurasian collision may have occurred in the Oligocene and lithospheric dripping caused by the hard collision that occurred around the Late Miocene-Early Pliocene may produce the Melikler volcanic rocks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Collision-related Quaternary mafic volcanism to the north of Lake Van (Eastern Anatolia, Turkey) occurred by eruptions from both volcanic centres and extensional fissures trending approximately north-south. We report new major, trace and rare earth element abundances, Sr-Nd-Pb isotope ratios and K-Ar ages for basaltic and more evolved hawaiitic and mugearitic lava flows. The new K-Ar ages indicate that magmatic activity occurred between 10 and 04 Ma. The volcanic products consist of mildly alkaline lavas, ranging in composition from basalt to hawaiite and mugearite. Energy-constrained assimilation and fractional crystallization (EC-AFC) model calculations suggest that the least evolved basaltic samples were unaffected by the combined effects of fractional crystallization and crustal contamination processes, in contrast to the more evolved hawaiitic and mugearitic lavas, which have experienced up to 2-3% crustal assimilation. Calculations based on crustal temperatures and Curie point depths indicate that the magma chamber, from which the basic to evolved lavas were derived, might be located at a depth of around 6-8 km, within the upper crust. Enrichment of large ion lithophile elements and light rare earth elements relative to high strength field elements, and higher 87Sr/86Sr and Pb isotopic ratios and lower 144Nd/143Nd of the least evolved basaltic samples indicate that the mantle source region of the Quaternary mafic magmas might have been enriched by melts that were derived from subducted sediments with a partial melting degree of around 10% rather than from Altered Oceanic Crust melts and fluids. Our model melting calculations show that the basaltic melts might have been produced by melting of a mantle source containing both amphibole and garnet with a partial melting degree of 3%. Results of our petrological models indicate that a metasomatized mantle source, which was infiltrated by a mixture of 93% mantle melt and 7% sediment melt plus 001% residual rutile, added to mantle melt, could have been the source composition of the basaltic melts that produced the Quaternary mafic volcanism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]