Simultaneous Magmatic and Hydrothermal Regimes in Alta–Little Cottonwood Stocks, Utah, USA, Recorded Using Multiphase U-Pb Petrochronology
Magmatic and hydrothermal systems are intimately linked, significantly overlapping through time but persisting in different parts of a system. New preliminary U-Pb and trace element petrochronology from zircon and titanite demonstrate the protracted and episodic record of magmatic and hydrothermal p...
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| author | Michael A. Stearns John M. Bartley John R. Bowman Clayton W. Forster Carl J. Beno Daniel D. Riddle Samuel J. Callis Nicholas D. Udy |
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| description | Magmatic and hydrothermal systems are intimately linked, significantly overlapping through time but persisting in different parts of a system. New preliminary U-Pb and trace element petrochronology from zircon and titanite demonstrate the protracted and episodic record of magmatic and hydrothermal processes in the Alta stock–Little Cottonwood stock plutonic and volcanic system. This system spans the upper ~11.5 km of the crust and includes a large composite pluton (e.g., Little Cottonwood stock), dike-like conduit (e.g., Alta stock), and surficial volcanic edifices (East Traverse and Park City volcanic units). A temperature–time path for the system was constructed using U-Pb and tetravalent cation thermometry to establish a record of >10 Myr of pluton emplacement, magma transport, volcanic eruption, and coeval hydrothermal circulation. Zircons from the Alta and Little Cottonwood stocks recorded a single population of apparent temperatures of ~625 ± 35 °C, while titanite apparent temperatures formed two distinct populations interpreted as magmatic (~725 ± 50 °C) and hydrothermal (~575 ± 50 °C). The spatial and temporal variations required episodic magma input, which overlapped in time with hydrothermal fluid flow in the structurally higher portions of the system. The hydrothermal system was itself episodic and migrated within the margin of the Alta stock and its aureole through time, and eventually focused at the contact of the Alta stock. First-order estimates of magma flux in this system suggest that the volcanic flux was 2–5× higher than the intrusive magma accumulation rate throughout its lifespan, consistent with intrusive volcanic systems around the world. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2e3c6ed3dda345108491e2d2f0dd41842023-11-19T20:29:28ZengMDPI AGGeosciences2076-32632020-04-0110412910.3390/geosciences10040129Simultaneous Magmatic and Hydrothermal Regimes in Alta–Little Cottonwood Stocks, Utah, USA, Recorded Using Multiphase U-Pb PetrochronologyMichael A. Stearns0John M. Bartley1John R. Bowman2Clayton W. Forster3Carl J. Beno4Daniel D. Riddle5Samuel J. Callis6Nicholas D. Udy7Earth Science Department, Utah Valley University, Orem, UT 84058, USADepartment of Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Ut 84112, USADepartment of Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Ut 84112, USAEarth Science Department, Utah Valley University, Orem, UT 84058, USADepartment of Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Ut 84112, USADepartment of Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Ut 84112, USADepartment of Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Ut 84112, USAEarth Science Department, Utah Valley University, Orem, UT 84058, USAMagmatic and hydrothermal systems are intimately linked, significantly overlapping through time but persisting in different parts of a system. New preliminary U-Pb and trace element petrochronology from zircon and titanite demonstrate the protracted and episodic record of magmatic and hydrothermal processes in the Alta stock–Little Cottonwood stock plutonic and volcanic system. This system spans the upper ~11.5 km of the crust and includes a large composite pluton (e.g., Little Cottonwood stock), dike-like conduit (e.g., Alta stock), and surficial volcanic edifices (East Traverse and Park City volcanic units). A temperature–time path for the system was constructed using U-Pb and tetravalent cation thermometry to establish a record of >10 Myr of pluton emplacement, magma transport, volcanic eruption, and coeval hydrothermal circulation. Zircons from the Alta and Little Cottonwood stocks recorded a single population of apparent temperatures of ~625 ± 35 °C, while titanite apparent temperatures formed two distinct populations interpreted as magmatic (~725 ± 50 °C) and hydrothermal (~575 ± 50 °C). The spatial and temporal variations required episodic magma input, which overlapped in time with hydrothermal fluid flow in the structurally higher portions of the system. The hydrothermal system was itself episodic and migrated within the margin of the Alta stock and its aureole through time, and eventually focused at the contact of the Alta stock. First-order estimates of magma flux in this system suggest that the volcanic flux was 2–5× higher than the intrusive magma accumulation rate throughout its lifespan, consistent with intrusive volcanic systems around the world.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/10/4/129incremental pluton emplacementcontact metamorphismpetrochronologytitanitezirconU-Pb dating |
| spellingShingle | Michael A. Stearns John M. Bartley John R. Bowman Clayton W. Forster Carl J. Beno Daniel D. Riddle Samuel J. Callis Nicholas D. Udy Simultaneous Magmatic and Hydrothermal Regimes in Alta–Little Cottonwood Stocks, Utah, USA, Recorded Using Multiphase U-Pb Petrochronology Geosciences incremental pluton emplacement contact metamorphism petrochronology titanite zircon U-Pb dating |
| title | Simultaneous Magmatic and Hydrothermal Regimes in Alta–Little Cottonwood Stocks, Utah, USA, Recorded Using Multiphase U-Pb Petrochronology |
| title_full | Simultaneous Magmatic and Hydrothermal Regimes in Alta–Little Cottonwood Stocks, Utah, USA, Recorded Using Multiphase U-Pb Petrochronology |
| title_fullStr | Simultaneous Magmatic and Hydrothermal Regimes in Alta–Little Cottonwood Stocks, Utah, USA, Recorded Using Multiphase U-Pb Petrochronology |
| title_full_unstemmed | Simultaneous Magmatic and Hydrothermal Regimes in Alta–Little Cottonwood Stocks, Utah, USA, Recorded Using Multiphase U-Pb Petrochronology |
| title_short | Simultaneous Magmatic and Hydrothermal Regimes in Alta–Little Cottonwood Stocks, Utah, USA, Recorded Using Multiphase U-Pb Petrochronology |
| title_sort | simultaneous magmatic and hydrothermal regimes in alta little cottonwood stocks utah usa recorded using multiphase u pb petrochronology |
| topic | incremental pluton emplacement contact metamorphism petrochronology titanite zircon U-Pb dating |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/10/4/129 |
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