The Vilyui-Markhinsky dike belt (VMDB), which
was formed as a result of Devonian rifting on the eastern
margin of the Siberian Platform, is the marginal
part (area of scattered rifting) of the Vilyui paleorift
structure. The Nakyn field is located in the central part
of the belt, but is controlled by an independent system of
NNE-trending tectonic faults. The belt dyke intrudes the
Nyurbinskaya kimberlite pipe. On their contact, specific
breccias were formed resulting from the interaction between
degassing products of basic magma with kimberlites.
The typical zonality of the dyke endocontact indicates
a later dyke introduction. Dolerite dikes thermally
metamorphosed breccias in which high-temperature
neoplasms of andradite, Al-lizardite, and clinochrysotile
were generated. VMDB basites represent a single association,
in which two series of rocks are distinguished:
moderate-titanium (TiO2 ~ 2.5 wt. %) with normal alkalinity
and low P2O5 content, and high-titanium (TiO2
~ 4.4 wt. %), occasionally with moderate alkalinity. The
differences in the dike composition are insignificant and
are the result of natural variations in the composition
of individual bodies. 40Ar/39Ar dating of the VMDB basites,
the method characterized by the best results convergence,
shows that they formed in a narrow timeframe
corresponding to the Upper Frasnian – Famenian stage
of the Upper Devonian (368.5 to 376.3 Ma). The location
of the Nakyn field basites and kimberlites is controlled
by faults of various types, orientation and age. Kimberlites
formed first, and VMDB intrusions followed.