Magma reservoir dynamics at Toba caldera, Indonesia, recorded by oxygen isotope zoning in quartz

Quartz is a common phase in high-silica igneous rocks and is resistant to post-eruptive alteration, thus offering a reliable record of magmatic processes in silicic magma systems. Here we employ the 75 ka Toba super-eruption as a case study to show that quartz can resolve late-stage temporal changes...

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Главные авторы: Budd, DA, Troll, VR, Deegan, FM, Jolis, EM, Smith, VC, Whitehouse, MJ, Harris, C, Freda, C, Hilton, DR, Halldórsson, SA, Bindeman, IN
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Опубликовано: Nature Publishing Group 2017
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author Budd, DA
Troll, VR
Deegan, FM
Jolis, EM
Smith, VC
Whitehouse, MJ
Harris, C
Freda, C
Hilton, DR
Halldórsson, SA
Bindeman, IN
author_facet Budd, DA
Troll, VR
Deegan, FM
Jolis, EM
Smith, VC
Whitehouse, MJ
Harris, C
Freda, C
Hilton, DR
Halldórsson, SA
Bindeman, IN
author_sort Budd, DA
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description Quartz is a common phase in high-silica igneous rocks and is resistant to post-eruptive alteration, thus offering a reliable record of magmatic processes in silicic magma systems. Here we employ the 75 ka Toba super-eruption as a case study to show that quartz can resolve late-stage temporal changes in magmatic δ18O values. Overall, Toba quartz crystals exhibit comparatively high δ18O values, up to 10.2‰, due to magma residence within, and assimilation of, local granite basement. However, some 40% of the analysed quartz crystals display a decrease in δ18O values in outermost growth zones compared to their cores, with values as low as 6.7‰ (maximum Δcore−rim = 1.8‰). These lower values are consistent with the limited zircon record available for Toba, and the crystallisation history of Toba quartz traces an influx of a low-δ18O component into the magma reservoir just prior to eruption. Here we argue that this late-stage low-δ18O component is derived from hydrothermally-altered roof material. Our study demonstrates that quartz isotope stratigraphy can resolve magmatic events that may remain undetected by whole-rock or zircon isotope studies, and that assimilation of altered roof material may represent a viable eruption trigger in large Toba-style magmatic systems.
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spelling oxford-uuid:b2bbcc29-8ded-47b0-84f9-7e6d6af833102022-03-27T04:13:48ZMagma reservoir dynamics at Toba caldera, Indonesia, recorded by oxygen isotope zoning in quartzJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:b2bbcc29-8ded-47b0-84f9-7e6d6af83310Symplectic Elements at OxfordNature Publishing Group2017Budd, DATroll, VRDeegan, FMJolis, EMSmith, VCWhitehouse, MJHarris, CFreda, CHilton, DRHalldórsson, SABindeman, INQuartz is a common phase in high-silica igneous rocks and is resistant to post-eruptive alteration, thus offering a reliable record of magmatic processes in silicic magma systems. Here we employ the 75 ka Toba super-eruption as a case study to show that quartz can resolve late-stage temporal changes in magmatic δ18O values. Overall, Toba quartz crystals exhibit comparatively high δ18O values, up to 10.2‰, due to magma residence within, and assimilation of, local granite basement. However, some 40% of the analysed quartz crystals display a decrease in δ18O values in outermost growth zones compared to their cores, with values as low as 6.7‰ (maximum Δcore−rim = 1.8‰). These lower values are consistent with the limited zircon record available for Toba, and the crystallisation history of Toba quartz traces an influx of a low-δ18O component into the magma reservoir just prior to eruption. Here we argue that this late-stage low-δ18O component is derived from hydrothermally-altered roof material. Our study demonstrates that quartz isotope stratigraphy can resolve magmatic events that may remain undetected by whole-rock or zircon isotope studies, and that assimilation of altered roof material may represent a viable eruption trigger in large Toba-style magmatic systems.
spellingShingle Budd, DA
Troll, VR
Deegan, FM
Jolis, EM
Smith, VC
Whitehouse, MJ
Harris, C
Freda, C
Hilton, DR
Halldórsson, SA
Bindeman, IN
Magma reservoir dynamics at Toba caldera, Indonesia, recorded by oxygen isotope zoning in quartz
title Magma reservoir dynamics at Toba caldera, Indonesia, recorded by oxygen isotope zoning in quartz
title_full Magma reservoir dynamics at Toba caldera, Indonesia, recorded by oxygen isotope zoning in quartz
title_fullStr Magma reservoir dynamics at Toba caldera, Indonesia, recorded by oxygen isotope zoning in quartz
title_full_unstemmed Magma reservoir dynamics at Toba caldera, Indonesia, recorded by oxygen isotope zoning in quartz
title_short Magma reservoir dynamics at Toba caldera, Indonesia, recorded by oxygen isotope zoning in quartz
title_sort magma reservoir dynamics at toba caldera indonesia recorded by oxygen isotope zoning in quartz
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