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Emplacement and Segment Geometry of Large, High-Viscosity Magmatic Sheets
Uppsala Universitet, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9368-7494
Uppsala Universitet, Sweden.
Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Geological Sciences. University of St. Andrews, UK.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0717-4014
Oslo Universitet, Norway.
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2021 (English)In: Minerals, E-ISSN 2075-163X, Vol. 11, no 10, article id 1113Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Understanding magma transport in sheet intrusions is crucial to interpreting volcanic unrest. Studies of dyke emplacement and geometry focus predominantly on low-viscosity, mafic dykes. Here, we present an in-depth study of two high-viscosity dykes (106 Pa·s) in the Chachahuén volcano, Argentina, the Great Dyke and the Sosa Dyke. To quantify dyke geometries, magma flow indicators, and magma viscosity, we combine photogrammetry, microstructural analysis, igneous petrology, Fourier-Transform-Infrared-Spectroscopy, and Anisotropy of Magnetic Susceptibility (AMS). Our results show that the dykes consist of 3 to 8 mappable segments up to 2 km long. Segments often end in a bifurcation, and segment tips are predominantly oval, but elliptical tips occur in the outermost segments of the Great Dyke. Furthermore, variations in host rocks have no observable impact on dyke geometry. AMS fabrics and other flow indicators in the Sosa Dyke show lateral magma flow in contrast to the vertical flow suggested by the segment geometries. A comparison with segment geometries of low-viscosity dykes shows that our high-viscosity dykes follow the same geometrical trend. In fact, the data compilation supports that dyke segment and tip geometries reflect different stages in dyke emplacement, questioning the current usage for final sheet geometries as proxies for emplacement mechanism.

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2021. Vol. 11, no 10, article id 1113
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magma transport, high-viscosity dykes, shallow crust, igneous, sills, Chachahuen volcano, anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility (AMS), magma flow indicator
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Geology
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Mineral Chemistry, Petrology and Tectonics
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URN: urn:nbn:se:su:diva-197908DOI: 10.3390/min11101113ISI: 000715252000001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85116764758OAI: oai:DiVA.org:su-197908DiVA, id: diva2:1604139
Available from: 2021-10-18 Created: 2021-10-18 Last updated: 2024-05-06Bibliographically approved

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