Age and petrogenetic constraints on the Lower Glassy Ignimbrite of the Mount Somers Volcanic Group, New Zealand
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Age and petrogenetic constraints on the Lower Glassy Ignimbrite of the Mount Somers Volcanic Group, New Zealand. / van der Meer, Quinten; Waight, Tod Earle; Whitehouse, Martin; Andersen, Tom.
I: New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, Bind 60, Nr. 3, 2017, s. 209-219.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Age and petrogenetic constraints on the Lower Glassy Ignimbrite of the Mount Somers Volcanic Group, New Zealand
AU - van der Meer, Quinten
AU - Waight, Tod Earle
AU - Whitehouse, Martin
AU - Andersen, Tom
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - The Mount Somers Volcanic Group (MSVG) forms a large (~18000 km2) calc-alkaline volcanic complex on New Zealand’s Eastern Province. U-Pb SIMS spot ages on zircon from the lower glassy ignimbrite in Rakaia Gorge reveal a bimodal distribution of 99.0 ± 0.5 and 96.3 ± 0.5 Ma (2σ). These ages are within error of previous (unpublished) zircon SHRIMP ages but have a precision that enables identification of two distinct episodes of zircon crystallisation, indicating magmatic activity over a period of at least 2.5 Ma. The younger age is interpreted to represent the emplacement age of the ignimbrite. The older age may originate from the assimilation of underlying ignimbrites or prolonged magma chamber processes. Combined O and Hf isotopes in zircon indicate that melt compositions for the ~99 Ma and ~96 Ma magmatic episodes were very similar and intermediate between the local upper crust and mantle derived melts, supporting formation through hybridisation of mantle and crustal-derived melts. MSVG magmatism preceded, coexisted with and was succeeded by local mafic alkaline HIMU-type magmatism (97.0 ± 0.5 Ma and younger) on the nearby Pahau Terrane. In contrast, the mafic component of the MSVG was derived from a depleted and potentially subduction-modified source associated with the Rakaia Terrane.
AB - The Mount Somers Volcanic Group (MSVG) forms a large (~18000 km2) calc-alkaline volcanic complex on New Zealand’s Eastern Province. U-Pb SIMS spot ages on zircon from the lower glassy ignimbrite in Rakaia Gorge reveal a bimodal distribution of 99.0 ± 0.5 and 96.3 ± 0.5 Ma (2σ). These ages are within error of previous (unpublished) zircon SHRIMP ages but have a precision that enables identification of two distinct episodes of zircon crystallisation, indicating magmatic activity over a period of at least 2.5 Ma. The younger age is interpreted to represent the emplacement age of the ignimbrite. The older age may originate from the assimilation of underlying ignimbrites or prolonged magma chamber processes. Combined O and Hf isotopes in zircon indicate that melt compositions for the ~99 Ma and ~96 Ma magmatic episodes were very similar and intermediate between the local upper crust and mantle derived melts, supporting formation through hybridisation of mantle and crustal-derived melts. MSVG magmatism preceded, coexisted with and was succeeded by local mafic alkaline HIMU-type magmatism (97.0 ± 0.5 Ma and younger) on the nearby Pahau Terrane. In contrast, the mafic component of the MSVG was derived from a depleted and potentially subduction-modified source associated with the Rakaia Terrane.
U2 - 10.1080/00288306.2017.1307232
DO - 10.1080/00288306.2017.1307232
M3 - Journal article
VL - 60
SP - 209
EP - 219
JO - New Zealand Journal of Geology, and Geophysics
JF - New Zealand Journal of Geology, and Geophysics
SN - 0028-8306
IS - 3
ER -
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