Osmium isotope determination on mantle-derived peridotite xenoliths from Panshishan with N-TIMS

The187Os/188Os ratios of spinel lherzolite xenoliths from Panshishan determined with N-TIMS are lower than that of the primitive mantle, which shows depleted mantle characteristics. Their positive correlation with Al2O3/MgO suggests that the geochemical behavior of trace elements Re and Os is similar to that of Al2O3 and MgO respectively during the magmatic evolution and Re-Os isotopic system is largely immune to mantle metasomatism. A model age of 2.8–3.4 Ga obtained by187Os/188Os-Al2O3/ MgO correlation might represent the homogeneous age of the mantle lithosphere beneath the area.